City Lord’s Mansion.

Zhang Ke hurriedly broke into the courtyard gate.

"Zhang Baifu, sir, you have already rested."

Zhao Xi suddenly appeared and reached out to stop Zhang Ke.

Didn't you just go back to the city lord's mansion and take a rest?

Zhang Ke quickly said: "Zhao Xi, call me sir."

"If it's not urgent, don't call the adults."

Zhao Xi frowned and rejected Zhang Ke.

Zhang Ke patiently said to him: "If it's not urgent, will I come to see you? You go in and report it quickly. I have my own sense of discretion."

Zhao Xi still didn't want to go in and wake up Cao Su.

When I was in trouble, I heard a deep voice coming from the courtyard.

"Zhao Xi, open the door."

Zhang Ke also heard it, looked happy, and proudly passed Zhao Xi and walked into the door.

In the courtyard, Cao Su sat at the stone table, his body steaming with heat and white steam.

This Zhao Xi is talking nonsense again. It’s obvious that you haven’t rested yet...

You are so diligent, even at this point, you are still practicing.

Zhang Ke saw Cao Su and said, "Sir, something happened."

"What else?"

It was a long night, and Cao Su had no intention of sleeping. He practiced for a while and then rested in the pavilion. He happened to hear Zhang Ke rushing over in anger again.

Zhang Ke whispered: "Sir, Zhou Qing is back."

Cao Su knew that Zhou Qing was chasing the thief.

Looking at Zhang Ke's behavior, is there something wrong with Zhou Qing or the thief?

"Zhou Qing was severely injured. He is lying in the main hall now. I have asked the doctor to see him. I don't know how many bones in his body are broken. He will not be able to recover in a few months."

When Zhang Ke said this, Cao Su stood up suddenly.

Do you really dare to take action?

Cao Su was very surprised. The warriors from Lingzhou were more arrogant than he expected.

Cao Su said in a deep voice: "Zhou Qing must not die. Let the doctor use the best medicine to save him."

"In addition, starting from tomorrow, we will step up patrols across the city to find where the thieves are staying."

Are you ready to deal with them?

Zhang Ke perked up and clasped his fists.

.......

The next day, it was dark and bright.

After a crazy night, the residents of the city opened their doors to welcome a new day.

People can see that the streets have already returned to their former hustle and bustle.

Security was strengthened at the gate of the city, and a large number of rebel troops gathered at the gate, conducting detailed checks on everyone who passed by.

Among this crowd, many people were detained outside the city all night and were ready to enter the city at dawn.

As a result, when I entered the city, I encountered such a strict interrogation and felt very uncomfortable.

And because the interrogation was very detailed and there was only one passage, people entering and leaving the city formed long queues.

There were some complaints among the people.

"What's going on? What are the government troops doing?"

"What do you mean by blocking us all here in broad daylight?"

"Is there any more advice? I'll give you my money back today, I won't go out anymore!"

Just when the people were making a noise.

On the official road in the north of the city, a clear and melodious sound of camel bells suddenly sounded.

Then, a caravan of camels came slowly from the official road.

Camel merchant!

The businessman who rides the camel has a great background.

After the war started, it may have been a long time since I saw camel traders from far away in the city.

The arrival of this group of camel merchants attracted the attention of many people.

Flowers rain along the Silk Road, and camel bells transport cotton silk.

The camel traders carried their goods all the way to the city gate.

The rebel army at the gate of the city has increased their workload a lot.

There were so many goods that it took a lot of time to open and inspect each box.

"Businessman, are you going to the south?"

The city gate commander asked curiously when he saw that all the camel merchants were tired from work.

The camel merchant replied with a smile: "No, sir, we will go as far south as Dengcheng. If we go further south, we heard there is war, so we won't go there."

"What are you doing in Dengcheng?"

"I heard that Dengcheng is rich in ore, so we are going to purchase some ore here. At the same time, we heard that people here also like our goods very much, so we are going to sell some goods here."

Most people in this world do business by selling goods from the south to the north, from the east to the west, and making a profit from the price difference.

Camel traders are no exception.

It's just that they transport more goods, travel longer routes, and make more profits than ordinary Central Plains merchants.

The city gate commander nodded and warned: "We will be under martial law in the city for the past two days. Please be careful after entering the city and don't run around."

The camel merchant smiled and thanked the city gate order, and then pulled the camel.

"Da da da da" walked into Dengcheng.

The sound of camel bells floated far away in the streets and alleys...

........

A few days later, the martial law on the city ended.

After searching for several days, they found nothing and gave up searching for the fugitives.

Cao Su ordered Master Xu to write a notice and post it at the city gate.

This means that the suspect Chen An was kidnapped by strongmen. According to the Qianyuan regulations, he was ordered to surrender to the government within three days. Otherwise, he would be treated as "absconding in fear of crime" and he would be charged with intentional homicide.

As soon as this notice was posted, everyone realized that it was the young master of the Chen family who had run away a few days ago.

The residents of Dengcheng did not like this young master at all.

I thought that when Master Qingtian came, someone would punish him.

I didn't expect this young master to run away on his own. He is really a scumbag.

I feel sorry for the little daughter-in-law of the Gu family. She is still waiting at home for a verdict from the government.

The crime is condemned, but what's the use if the person runs away?

Everyone can only condemn him in name and in spirit and morality, but cannot actually impose any punishment on him.

The Gu family is really miserable...

........

After Cao Su solved this trivial matter, his reputation in Dengcheng skyrocketed.

Even though he obviously didn't do anything, people thought that Lord Cao was a good person. It would be best if Lord Cao stayed in the city for a long time. The city must be clean and upright, full of fairness and justice.

A few days later, Cao Su led the four major families and many large families who came to the city to hold the first Mining Association Conference.

There is no doubt that everyone is confused.

Especially when Cao Su took out a bunch of articles of association, all the families were confused and could only nod and applaud.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Under a joyful and urgent applause, each agenda was applauded and passed.

No objections, no comments.

Who dares to have an opinion at this time? Whoever has an opinion will be against so many families in the city.

It's just to offend the public.
To be continued...