The county magistrate and the county magistrate continued to discuss how they would respond if Zhao Jin came.
"The mine will be sealed first, and we can start mining after Zhao Jin leaves."
The county magistrate's face was gloomy, "Keep an eye on those people, and we must not let anyone escape again!"
"Your Majesty understands." The county magistrate's expression was equally dark, "My Majesty will order them to strengthen their guard."
The county magistrate narrowed his eyes, "If it's Zhao Jin..."
"Bang!"
Before the magistrate finished speaking, the study door was opened directly.
Both of them were startled. When they looked up, they saw the county captain walking in quickly.
"Sir, it's terrible!"
The county captain's face was full of anxiety, "Xu Qi escaped!"
"I just went to the prison to kill Xu Qi, but as soon as I walked to the door of the cell, I saw the jailer unconscious on the ground."
"When I go in and take a look, Xu Qi is gone!"
"What!" the county magistrate shouted, pacing back and forth in the room, looking extremely anxious.
The county magistrate frowned and murmured in a low voice: "Xu Qi..."
He suddenly stopped and said, "The mine is sealed immediately! We'll do it overnight!"
"yes!"
The county magistrate and the county captain immediately took the order and went down.
For a time, the entire county government was in commotion.
The county lieutenant led the government guards and soldiers to search everywhere in the county government and Qingxi Town.
The county magistrate immediately went to the mine secretly, sealed the entire mine, and strengthened guards and patrols.
"Damn it!" the county captain cursed secretly.
They searched the entire county government office and found no sign of Xu Qi.
If he escapes and tells Zhao Jin what happened...
Thinking of this, the county captain immediately walked towards where the county magistrate was.
"Sir." As soon as they entered, the county lieutenant said hurriedly: "I can't find anyone. I'm afraid we have to clean up all the people in the mine."
The county magistrate's breathing became a little heavier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Ask the chief to search the town. Go and tell the magistrate immediately and take everyone there immediately!"
He was not afraid that Zhao Jin would come directly to question him. In the worst case, he would let Zhao Jin stay in Qingxi Town.
However, Zhao Jin is the county guard after all. If he directly summons troops from surrounding towns...
No! The county magistrate narrowed his eyes, at least he couldn't let Zhao Jin catch the evidence.
Late at night, the mine in the west of the city.
The county magistrate and the county lieutenant sullenly drove all the people in the mine to other places.
Tall and strong men stood behind and beside the miners in the queue, holding knives in their hands and driving them away one by one.
What no one saw was that behind a huge boulder in the mine, a man was hiding there, watching the farce.
And he followed them away until he saw a group of people being driven into a secret place.
Qingxi Town seemed to be a bit turbulent and noisy late at night due to the raids by the government guards.
Zhao Jin was thinking about how to deal with this matter in the room, when suddenly the door was knocked.
"Mr. Ning! Mr. Ning! Something happened!" The old man's voice was urgent, accompanied by continuous knocks on the door.
Zhao Jin was slightly startled, then quickly walked over and opened the door, "What happened?"
The old man stamped his feet, "The county government is now searching for you. Have your people been discovered?"
Hearing this, Zhao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.
At this time, there was a sudden search, and Xu Qi never came back. I am afraid that the person who was searching was none other than Xu Qi.
Zhao Jin was a little worried, but since the search was still going on, it meant that no one had been arrested.
"Old man." Zhao Jin comforted him: "Don't worry, they won't recognize me. Even if they are really searching for Xu Qi, Xu Qi is not here now."
"Just do what you usually do. If they ask..."
Zhao Jin's voice paused, "Can you please help me change your son's clothes for us?"
"So you can call us your distant relatives. Your son is traveling far away and you don't want to worry about your parents, so let us come over to help take care of him."
The old man immediately smiled and said: "Okay, good idea! The old man will go get the clothes now."
After Zhao Jin and Takeda changed their clothes, the Yamen Guards came over soon!
"Pah! Pah!"
The yamen guard banged the door vigorously and shouted loudly: "Open the door! The county yamen is searching for fugitives!"
"Hey! Here we come!"
The old man pretended to be sleepy, pulled out the door bolt, and muttered: "What happened? In the middle of the night..."
Before the old man could finish what he said, several government guards roughly pushed the old man away and shouted: "Search for fugitives! Please cooperate!"
As soon as he heard that it was a "fugitive", the old man's face immediately showed fear, "A fugitive? This, this... The officer must search carefully. If there is a fugitive, the old man will be in danger."
The old man cooperated very well with the search by the Yamen Guards.
It was rare to meet such a cooperative person, so the yamen guard subconsciously relaxed his vigilance and looked much better towards the old man.
Zhao Jin was lying on the bed, and suddenly the door of the room was opened directly.
"What happened?" Zhao Jin asked with a confused look on his face.
The yamen guard glanced at Zhao Jin, and his eyes fell on his clothes, which were old and washed linen clothes, typical of farmers.
In addition, it was dark at night, so the yamen guards could not see clearly. But seeing the clothes, they did not look at Zhao Jin any more.
If he were the county governor, it would be impossible for him to wear such coarse linen clothes.
After searching around and finding nothing, the Yamen Guard left directly.
What the government guards didn't know was that after they left, Zhao Jin did not go back to sleep, but got up and lit the oil lamp.
About a quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door.
Zhao Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, "Who?"
"Sir, it's me."
A very low voice sounded from outside the door, it was Xu Qi.
"Come in."
Zhao Jin looked at Xu Qi who walked in covered with dust and asked, "How is the situation?"
Xu Qi gasped slightly, "The county government has a problem. They have now sealed the mine and moved all the miners inside."
really.
It is very difficult to hide such a major event from the eyes of the county government unless the county government is also involved.
"My subordinates followed them and saw them driving the miners to a hidden mountain."
"On the mountain?" Zhao Jin sneered, "It's really a good idea. We may not have thought of the secrets in the mountain."
"Sir, now..."
Zhao Jin knocked on the table with his fingers and said in a deep voice: "Wait!"
"Waiting for replies from Lin County and Yao County."
These two counties are closest to Qingxi Town, and he has already sent letters to them asking them to send troops.
The most important thing is that the places he went to before were Lin County and Yao County. Officials from these two counties have confirmed that there is no problem.
Otherwise, the county magistrate of Qingxi Town, who is always evil and courageous, may not do anything.
Although Zhao Jin was confident that the other party could not take his life, he still had to take precautions just in case.
Moreover, Zhao Jin's eyes turned cold. What would a county magistrate do with so much iron ore?
The things hidden here are definitely not trivial. Zhao Jin wants to catch them off guard!
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