Who is not afraid of being pointed at by a heavy crossbow?
County Lieutenant Zhao was so frightened that he almost jumped off his horse.
The soldiers also drew their swords one by one.
The scene suddenly became tense.
Jin Feng, who was sitting in the woods in the distance drinking porridge, suddenly jumped up, stood up and shouted: "Stop it!"
Then he threw the bowl away and ran over.
He signaled Liu Tie and others to put away their weapons, but did not let them build the heavy crossbow. They just turned the heavy crossbow slightly.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
County Lieutenant Zhao asked with a cold face.
"It's not interesting. My Lord was attacked by bandits last night. Brother Tiezi and the others were just a little too nervous."
Jin Feng said casually, and then asked: "Zhao County Lieutenant, where are you going this early in the morning? I was still thinking of going to you to report the crime."
"I also heard that bandits have been rampant recently, so I am going to take my soldiers out of the city to suppress the bandits."
County Lieutenant Zhao asked: "Since it's a misunderstanding, please ask Sir to have someone put away the heavy crossbow. It's so scary."
Jin Feng frowned slightly when he heard this.
In the morning, he learned that County Lieutenant Zhao had sealed the city gate, and he was secretly glad, thinking that now he could catch a turtle in a jar.
Who would have thought that not long after dawn, County Lieutenant Zhao would make such a fuss again.
However, suppressing bandits was one of the duties of the county captain, and he had no reason to stop them. He could only ask Liu Tie and others to get out of the way.
"Sir, we can't let them go!"
Tie Zhui, who arrived later, whispered: "A brother just told me that he saw Master Peng and Master Zhu hiding among the soldiers. They obviously wanted to run away!"
"What reason do we have for not letting the government soldiers go to suppress the bandits?"
Jin Feng shook his head helplessly: "If we act rashly, County Lieutenant Zhao might let the government soldiers kill us."
"Are we just going to watch them escape?"
Iron Hammer asked unwillingly.
"That's naturally impossible."
Jin Feng said coldly: "Go and call all the brothers from the city gates and follow Zhao Tingzhi. Wherever he goes, we will follow him!"
"Sir, this is a good idea. As long as we follow him, he won't be able to escape. When Lao Xiao comes, we can take off his hat, and then we can pinch it however we want!"
Tie Chui said: "But I will just take people to follow him. There is no need for you to go, sir. Just stay here and wait for Lao Xiao. If you go, we can focus on protecting you."
"If I don't go, can you do it yourself?" Jin Feng asked.
"Just follow, what's wrong?"
Iron Hammer waved his hand and asked someone to bring his war horse over.
"Then I won't go. I just have to go to the county government."
Jin Feng knew that going there would only cause trouble, so he nodded and said, "Just follow him from a distance, but don't make a move with him, okay?"
"clear."
Tie Hammer clasped his fists, got on his horse and left.
On the official road, County Lieutenant Zhao led his troops and marched toward the Jialing River in a mighty manner.
But not long after they left, Tie Hui led others to follow them.
"Go and see what's going on?"
County Lieutenant Zhao frowned and said.
"yes!"
The captain of the Fubing team beside him turned his horse's head, ran to the hammer and shouted, "Why are you following us?"
"Master Jun, who said we were following you?"
Tie Zhui said nonchalantly: "This is an official way. You can't leave, but we can't leave, right?"
The squad leader's tone was stagnant and he couldn't find the words to retort.
He said coldly, "Stay away from us!" and went back to resume his duties with County Lieutenant Zhao.
Although County Lieutenant Zhao was angry, just as Jin Feng could not stop him from going out to suppress the bandits, he could not stop Iron Hammer from following him.
The two sides were separated by a mile and kept walking eastward along the official road.
After Tie Zhui left, Jin Feng didn't care about eating anymore. He first took Guan Xiaorou, who was delivering food, to Qinghuai's other courtyard, and then immediately went to the county government, wanting to find out about County Magistrate Zhao's dispatch of troops.
The procedures for suppressing bandits are incomplete.
If the procedures are not complete, it is also an excuse for him to make trouble.
But who knew that the housekeeper of the county government told Jin Feng that the county magistrate was seriously ill yesterday. As soon as the city gate opened, he left the city through the west gate, saying that he was going to the mountains to see a famous doctor.
But the housekeeper didn't know which mountain he went to, which famous doctor he went to, or when he would return.
When Jin Feng heard this, he understood that the county magistrate was afraid that his foundation was too shallow and did not want to get involved in the fight between Jin Feng and Zhao Xianwei, so he chose to escape from illness.
The county magistrates all ran away, so Jin Feng could only leave the county government, pick up Guan Xiaorou, and return to Heishui Gou temporarily.
When Jin Feng went to greet the villagers last night, Qing Mulan stayed in Heishuigou to sleep.
When Jin Feng came back, she had just gotten up to eat.
As soon as he heard that County Lieutenant Zhao led his troops out of the city to suppress the bandits, Qing Mulan slapped the table and stood up: "Sir, this old boy wants to run away, why don't you stop him?"
"He is a county lieutenant, and suppressing bandits is one of his main responsibilities. How can I stop him?"
Jin Feng shook his head helplessly.
"You can't stop me, I'll stop you!"
Qing Mulan said: "If he dares to resist, I will kill him!"
"Don't mess around. Zhao Tingzhi is so anxious that he can do anything."
Jin Feng said: "I will ask Brother Liang to gather his men later. When Captain Xiao arrives, we will go and capture Zhao Tingzhi together!"
Iron Hammer only brought more than twenty people with him, and Qing Mulan had a hot temper. It would be dangerous if he had a conflict with County Lieutenant Zhao.
Jin Feng originally thought that Captain Xiao would not be able to reach Jinchuan until noon the next day at the earliest, but who knew that in the early morning of the next day, he led his people to Heishuigou.
Returning with Captain Xiao were more than a hundred escorts from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency.
Now at the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau headquarters, there are only a few female slaves cooking and two old concierges left.
All the bodyguards that could be summoned followed Captain Xiao and rushed back for reinforcements.
"Old Xiao, why did you come so fast?"
Jin Feng asked Zhang Liang to arrange escorts.
Welcoming Captain Xiao to the small tower, he asked.
"How could I dare to postpone such a big matter when my husband was attacked? I immediately went to report it to the county governor. He was also shocked and immediately issued me a document asking me to come to Jinchuan."
Captain Xiao said: "We only stopped a few times to let the horses rest along the way."
"Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work. When this matter is over, I will definitely not treat the captain badly."
Jin Feng knew that Captain Xiao was making a good sale, so he turned to look at Tang Xiaobei and ordered: "I'll arrange for someone to go back to Xihewan later and bring over five hundred taels of silver ingots!"
It took less than a day to get here from the county town, and it must have been a long night journey. Captain Xiao really tried his best this time, and Jin Feng was not stingy.
After all, Captain Xiao might be needed again in the future.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements as soon as daybreak."
Tang Xiaobei nodded in agreement.
"Sir, that's not what I meant..."
Captain Xiao quickly waved his hand.
"Of course I know that the captain doesn't mean it this way, but this is what I feel."
Jin Feng asked: "The most important thing now is to catch Zhao Tingzhi quickly!"