Chapter 15: Spreading the Word to Black Wind Village, Liancheng Jue
Author: Shanyang Xiaoqing
Chapter 15: Spreading the Word to Black Wind Village, Liancheng Jue
Who on earth would provide resources and teach martial arts to support Black Wind Village?
And he can get a batch of strictly controlled silver crossbows used by the Imperial City Guards, so this person must be extraordinary.
Yan Ming quickly analyzed in his mind.
To be honest, he doesn't want to care about the bad things outside. He just wants to run his own territory of Qixia Town well, protect the peace of the area, earn system rewards and cultivation points, and continuously improve his strength.
But Cuiwei Mountain is too close to Qixia Town, so we can't cover our ears and steal the bell. We must consider all situations carefully to prevent accidents.
Yan Ming asked some more questions and learned more detailed information.
According to this bandit's account, Heifeng Village only had about a hundred people before, and its core combat strength was about dozens of people. Most of the time, they blocked roads and robbed money.
But recently, with the help of that mysterious man, Heifeng Village has annexed several waves of bandits. Now their number has reached a terrifying thousand, and they have begun to frequently rob towns.
Only here in Qixia Town, the big boss has been suppressing them from invading, and at most they were looting along the Xiliang River - until this time they blackmailed Yuan Wei.
As for whether there are undercover agents from Heifengzhai in Wei Yuan's house, or why the boss is targeting this place now, this little bandit can't tell.
After Yan Ming knew what was going on, he interrogated several other bandits and got similar answers.
Finally, Yan Ming came to a cell where the evil Shura Niu Wanshan was imprisoned.
Different from his usual style, after Niu Wanshan entered the prison, he became extremely silent and sat in the corner very gloomy.
Now seeing Yan Ming walk in, Niu Wanshan, who had broken his arm, rolled his eyes with a strong sense of dissatisfaction.
"Stop wasting your time. I won't tell you anything you ask me. If you have the guts, I'll be killed!"
"If you want to be tortured, go ahead. I will lick blood from my knife for the rest of my life. Am I still afraid of you, the eagle-clawed grandson, who will torture me to extract a confession?"
"Grandson Eagle Claw, you are using dirty tricks. I will have another fight with Grandpa. Grandpa will definitely tear you apart and kill all the men and women in your family..."
Before Yan Ming could speak, Niu Wanshan spoke first and cursed.
Yan Ming knew in his heart that for such a vicious and violent bandit, execution may not scare him, and the information provided may not be true.
Yan Ming still had many things to do, and seeing his uncooperative attitude, he temporarily lost interest in interrogating them.
Just listening to Niu Wanshan's loud voice and his constant filthy words, Yan Ming frowned again.
"Noisy!"
Yan Ming said, grabbed another bandit next door and ordered.
"Go ahead and shut up your second master's mouth."
Hearing this, he was about to gag again. Niu Wanshan was stunned and then cursed even harder.
The bandit dragged a broken leg and looked at Yan Ming in fear, not daring to resist. He limped over and tore off a piece of dirty rags from his body.
"The second boss, the younger brother can't do anything, don't blame me..."
"Asshole, how dare you touch me! Just wait, I'm going to... Bah, what's the smell? I told you to take a bath more often, you... ugh!"
Soon, Niu Wanshan's mouth was blocked again.
He had already been hit by Shixiang Ruanjin Powder, and his hands and feet were handcuffed, so he had no power to fight back.
But this level of humiliation is even worse than killing him directly.
After the bandit finished his work, he felt an inexplicable sense of joy as he saw the once mighty and domineering second-in-command in such a miserable condition under his hands, as if he had unlocked some strange psychological quirk.
Yan Ming checked around again, and then caught the bandit who was interrogated at the beginning.
This bandit was more obedient, and only had his hands broken, so he could still move around.
Yan Ming said to him.
"I can let you go back, and you can help me send a message to your boss."
"Really, really?"
After hearing this, the bandit suddenly saw hope.
"Yes, but I can't be too easy on you. As a punishment, I will cut off your nose and make you look small. Go back and tell the people in your village that the next time you dare to cause trouble in Qixia Town, the price will not be such a small price."
Before the bandit could react, he felt a chill on his face and let out a scream that echoed in the prison for a long time.
Not long after, outside the Seven Heroes Town, a miserable figure with his hands cut off, his face covered in blood, and one eye blind, stumbled away in a hurry towards the Cuiwei Mountain.
Yan Ming had already left the prison at this time.
He just asked the rice shop clerk, found all the stolen goods he had stolen, and returned them to the rice shop shopkeeper.
Seeing Yan Ming's skill in dealing with the bandits, the boy was so frightened that he cried out and asked what he wanted to say.
After handling this small matter, Yan Ming rushed to the county government office.
There used to be less things going on in Qixia Town. Like the prison, it was usually relatively quiet.
In addition, Lou Zhixian's official style is relatively indifferent, so he will not be promoted to the court if nothing happens.
At best, this is called governance by doing nothing; at worst, it means that it can be mixed up.
Lou Zhixian is a typical two-ranked Jinshi, but he is not young, has no utilitarianism, and does not like too many official rules. His official career is limited. His biggest dream is to work in Qixia Town until he retires and returns to his hometown.
Normally, Lou Zhixian likes to raise flowers, birds, fish and insects in his mansion, and cultivate some elegant hobbies. Even if he has something to do, he will try his best to ask his subordinates to do it.
This is not surprising to Yan Ming. In the plot of the TV series Wulin Gaiden, Lou Zhixian has never appeared once. He is obviously not a strong or troublesome character.
It’s just that the county government office is quite lively today.
Wei Jin, the rich man in the town, donated two thousand taels of silver for the first time and also sent people to deliver a large number of gifts!
Wei Jin's Hanyuanzhai specializes in the Four Treasures of the Study, books and classics, and the gifts he sent were very scholarly, which was in line with Lou Zhixian's interests.
Lou Zhixian had just received the donation, and Yuan Qiu also came shortly after.
Because Yanming rescued Qiu Xiaodong last night and heard that Wei Jin donated taels of silver, Qiu Yuanwai, who was also one of the four richest men, refused to lag behind and donated a thousand taels of silver and a free house to Yanming.
Before Lou Zhixian finished his work, he heard that Mrs. Qian, the proprietress of Wanli Bank, had personally come forward on behalf of the people of Qixia Town to thank Agent Yan for quickly eradicating the bandits and protecting the peace of the country.
One after another, the magistrate of Lou County was extremely busy.
When Yan Ming arrived, the Lou magistrate happened to see off Mrs. Qian.
Yan Ming stepped forward and bowed his hands.
"Captain Yan is coming soon, you gave me a big surprise!"
The Lou magistrate apparently also knew about the capture of the bandits. Speaking with a Lingnan accent, he led Yan Ming into the county government office.
Someone has already found someone to start counting the silver gifts.
Lou Zhixian had no idea about money at all, and immediately told Yan Ming that if he needed to renovate and repair the prison, or purchase and make various torture instruments, he could just use the money. As long as the records were clear, there was no need to ask him again.
Anyway, everyone who donated money was for Yan Ming.
After explaining, he turned to ask with interest.
"Captain Yan, do you know martial arts? Capt. Xing has never mentioned it to this county."
"When I was in the countryside, I met an expert by chance and learned some things."
Yan Ming lied casually.
"That's good. With you protecting Qixia Town, this county will feel more at ease."
Lou Zhixian didn't ask any more questions and felt he was very indifferent to the matter. He was more interested in the few ancient books sent by Wei Jin and held them in his hands.
"By the way, Captain Yan, you come with this county. I have something to ask you for help today."
After saying that, Magistrate Lou took Yan Ming through the county government office and to the mansion behind.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Yan Ming saw an elegant middle-aged man sitting upright and sipping tea. There was a guard standing next to him, and there was a faint sense of oppression on his body.
"Brother Nian, there are a lot of things going on, so I kept you waiting for a long time."
As soon as Lou Zhixian entered the door, he bowed his hands and apologized to him, and then pointed at Yan Ming.
"This is the Qixia Zhenyan agent. He can help you with your matter."
Then he introduced to Yan Ming.
"This is Ling Tuisi, the prefect of Jingzhou. He came here to ask for help from our town."
"Ling Tuisi?"
Yan Ming cupped his fists to say hello, but the name sounded familiar.
"I wonder if I can help Magistrate Ling with anything?"
Yan Ming asked.
"It's quite simple. Two felons on death row in Jingzhou escaped from prison. Not only did they kill their little girl, they also stole something from my Ling family."
"I led people to track them all the way. These two people disappeared when they arrived near Qixia Town. They must be hiding here. Therefore, I asked Detective Yan to help find the new suspicious strangers in the town. If they are found, they will be paid heavily.
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Ling Tuisi had no airs, put down the tea cup and said politely.
Although Ling Tuisi's statement sounded reasonable at first, Yan Ming suddenly felt that something was wrong.
How could the magistrate of Jingzhou personally hunt down serious criminals?
Moreover, it was obviously just a matter of assisting the investigation of official documents, but he came to entrust it privately. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that there was something wrong.
Yan Ming continued to ask.
"I don't know what the two of them stole from Magistrate Ling. If I catch them, I can count the stolen goods or interrogate them about their whereabouts."
Ling Tuisi hesitated slightly after hearing this, but still pretended not to care.
"Actually, it's just an ancestral sword manual from my Ling family, called Liancheng Jue."