How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

On a dark and windy night, people are killing people and setting fires.

Xie Chengze and Wuji sneaked into the county government office quietly.

"We'll get real tough later." A nasty smile appeared on Xie Chengze's pretty face.

He pulled out a black triangular face scarf from his shirt, and with his small hands deftly tied it around Wuzhi's face, leaving only his pair of slender peach blossom eyes visible while not revealing his entire handsome appearance, making him look nothing like a vicious bandit.

Wu Ji nodded, then turned over and walked in through the window, standing in front of the bed of the Black Tiger City County Magistrate.

With a "swish" sound, the long sword flew out of its sheath, shining coldly in the moonlight. Wu Zhi placed the sword next to the county magistrate's neck, then raised his foot and kicked the county magistrate, waking him from his sleep.

When the county magistrate saw the knife at his neck, he was almost frightened to death and subconsciously wanted to call for help.

"Shut up, or you'll die." The long knife was placed against the county magistrate's neck, and the magistrate was so frightened that he dared not shout for help anymore. He begged for mercy in panic, "My dear hero! Hero! I can give you whatever you want! Please don't kill me!"

"That depends on your performance." Wuji's peach blossom eyes, which usually smiled, now showed an extremely bloodthirsty coldness. He tapped the magistrate's frightened face with the long knife in his hand. He raised his foot and stepped onto the bed, saying absentmindedly, "I'll ask you a few questions, and you must answer truthfully."

"Yes, yes, please ask, hero!" the county magistrate asked with great tact.

"Why didn't you go to other mountains to suppress bandits, but went to Black Tiger Mountain so many times?"

"This..." the county magistrate hesitated, "Because the Black Tiger Village is too difficult to find, I spent a little more time and effort."

Wu Ji suddenly sneered, "It seems that you want to die."

After saying this, the long knife approached the county magistrate's throat.

“No, no, no! Don’t kill me, hero!” Seeing that Wu Ji was going to get serious, the county magistrate was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and had to tell the truth, “Because I heard that there was a tiger on Black Tiger Mountain, I wanted to take it for myself, so I went up the mountain frequently to look for tigers!”

Wu Ji snorted coldly, and slashed the county magistrate's neck with his long knife. The sharp blade directly cut out blood, "Do you think I believe it?"

The county magistrate closed his eyes tightly and began to tremble all over. "Sir! I am not lying! I really just want to take the tiger for myself, but I have searched for it for many times and still cannot find its cave!"

"With your guts, you still want to take the tiger for yourself?" Wu Ji sneered and loosened his sword. "Is there a Black Tiger Village on Black Tiger Mountain?"

"No! Absolutely not! There are tigers on Black Tiger Mountain. Who would dare to seize the tiger's territory without regard for his own life?"

"Why does the leader of the Black Tiger Camp ride a white tiger?"

"That's all rumors! I have searched Black Tiger Mountain so many times, and there is no such thing as Black Tiger Village, let alone a leader riding a tiger!" The county magistrate said with a wry smile, "My hero, why are you asking these questions? Do you have a grudge against the Black Tiger Village?"

"This has nothing to do with you."

Wu Ji thrust the long knife fiercely into the pillow, frightening the county magistrate so much that he immediately fell silent and dared not say anything more.

Until a faint voice sounded outside the window, asking playfully, "Rumor? Could it be that the rumor about the big boss riding a tiger came from your mouth?"

Wu Ji turned and looked at the county magistrate.

The county magistrate looked away guiltily: (;?д?)

Wu Ji laughed immediately, "In order to take the tiger for himself, he spread the rumor that the leader of the Black Tiger Village has a tiger mount, so that others dare not go up the mountain to look for the tiger. The county magistrate is very clever."

"No, no, I'm just trying to prevent anyone from getting hurt by the tiger when going up the mountain," the county magistrate laughed dryly.

"Okay Shen Yuan, I've asked all the questions I need to ask." Outside the window, Xie Chengze smiled evilly and said, "Let's go."

Wu Ji raised his eyebrows, used the back of his knife to knock out the county magistrate, whose eyes widened instantly, then climbed out the window, pulled off his veil and smiled brightly, "Your Highness is so bad~"

He actually put the blame on Shen Yuan again.

"No, no, it's just basic operations~" Xie Chengze lifted his hair and said seriously, "I have a rough idea in my mind."

After returning to the inn, Xie Chengze integrated the information and confirmed, "Shen Yuan should not be missing, but entered the Black Tiger Village to save people."

"Doesn't the Black Tiger Village exist?" Wu Ji asked doubtfully.

Xie Chengze smiled, "The Black Tiger Village does not exist, but that does not mean these bandits do not exist. Perhaps they have another name for the village, or perhaps they have dual identities."

Wuji suddenly realized, "You mean, their village is not on Black Tiger Mountain, but on another mountain!"

Xie Chengze nodded with satisfaction, "How smart."

"So who are you saving?" Xie Zimiao asked in confusion, "Are they the people who are transporting the government grain?"

"Maybe, maybe not." Xie Chengze pointed at the table. "Wuji, after we sneaked into the county magistrate's mansion, did you find that it was very cold inside?"

Wu Ji nodded, "Yes, only the firewood is burning."

"If the craftsmen from the capital came to the county, they would definitely install a kang for the prefect and the county magistrate to keep them warm, and teach their skills to the local craftsmen. However, there is no trace of a kang in the county magistrate's house..."

Xie Chengze analyzed, "The common people only know that firewood is selling well recently, but they don't know what a heated bed is. It is impossible for Shen Yuan to be so careless as to forget to assign craftsmen to Black Tiger City. That can only mean that either there are not enough craftsmen to assign, or something has happened to the craftsmen assigned to Black Tiger City."

He took a deep breath, "In fact, it's not just the craftsmen in Black Tiger City."

The cold winter has arrived, and the greedy bandits are probably eyeing not only food and winter clothes, but also the kang.

Bandits know how to enjoy life better than ordinary people.

Whether this is true or not, we will have to wait and see tomorrow.

……

At noon, a horse-drawn carriage was driving at the front of the road, with two carts full of goods behind it. A slender male servant was sitting in the front of the carriage, whipping the carriage and shouting, "Master, Madam, we are still a long way to the next county town. Should we take a rest?"

There were intermittent coughs coming from the carriage, like a kitten sneezing and scratching people's hearts. Then a middle-aged male voice sounded, "Well, stop the car and take a rest. Madam is tired too."

As the carriage stopped, a middle-aged man brushed the curtain and dismounted. He stood by the road and admired the snowy scenery in the mountains. The young groom started to cook porridge and chatted with the middle-aged man, "Master, I heard that the craftsmen in Liaozhou are making a lot of money recently. Weren't you also a craftsman when you were young? Don't you plan to start a business?"

"Well, that's exactly what I meant." The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said proudly, "I'm not bragging. When I was in Chang'an, I was a famous craftsman genius. Even the craftsmen who have made a name for themselves in the capital today were all my brothers and sisters. If he hadn't fallen in love with my wife, he wouldn't have moved here to do business and become someone's son-in-law!"

"Fortunately, I am good at doing business, and I even outlasted my father-in-law. Now this huge fortune is in my hands!"

The middle-aged man put his hands on his hips, opened his arms and laughed triumphantly. Suddenly, a sharp arrow with a cold glow pierced the cold air with a clanging sound, and then stabbed into the middle-aged man's feet!