C74 (2/2)
The little girl with silver flowers carefully observed. She lifted her eyes and asked her mother, ”Mom, why did Daddy call them all to come in …” Is this our guest? ”
The woman was also a bit confused. She thought it was some amazing guest that came to visit and had been busy the whole day slaughtering chickens and ducks, but in the end, it turned out to be a large group of men who were picking up crops. She had to hurry up and help them, ignoring the old monk eating outside, she ran into the kitchen in a fluster.
The postman's surname was Ren, and he had a single name, 'Chi'.
The most pitiful officer in the world was most likely him.
In terms of position, a seventh rank county magistrate was extremely small.
He, the postman, had to be reduced by three levels. He could not even be compared to the county's ”Fourth Elder”.
However, there was one benefit to being a manager who could be considered a lone wolf. It was more convenient to curry favor with the higher ups than the county magistrate. He would bow and bow all day to send them off.
Even though it was difficult to serve senior officials, there were still rules to be followed. What they were afraid of was a group of small officials with sesame seeds. The bailiffs and constables in the yamen were the most difficult to deal with.
These people all had a protective talisman, an emergency document of eight hundred miles in radius, an official warrant for the arrest of a criminal in the sea, and the orders of all the managers of the yamen, regardless of which one they flashed.
He, the postman, had to respectfully welcome him. Even the slightest bit of change in the atmosphere was enough to make him unable to bear the consequences.
Earlier, the yamen authorities had taken care of him and told him to take care of this errand.
As for the details, Ren Chi didn't know. He only knew that Qin Zhe, the head of the third squad in Hangzhou, was being escorted down from the provincial capital along with the other county constables.
Before they had even met, all the official documents had already arrived. This made it so that no one dared to lower their guard.
He had been in the post for more than ten years.
He had seen a lot of different officials.
There was no need to mention the similar work, he could just use his eyes to glance at it and his ears to listen, and he would know.
With his intelligence, he could always do whatever he wanted. He could only do whatever he wanted when people said what they wanted, and he never failed when people said what he said or what he didn't know.
However, he was somewhat confused about the task in front of him. What kind of business was this?
Constable Qin was their old friend, and with the addition of the neighboring counties' Boss Li, Boss Cai, and Boss Ma, they were all old friends. Although these people did not look like they were on the same level as the officials, they were all dressed in the livery of the city. Most commoners and merchants would have to deal with them on a daily basis.
This confused Ren Chi.
What kind of errand would require a head constable from one county, six counties, to go all out. This was something that he could not understand no matter how much he thought about it.
Now that both sides had met, even though he didn't open the bottle gourd, it had become heavier.
The twenty to thirty strong men entered the inn one by one, the people who were drinking tea busily asking for water all gathered in a ball.
Ren Chi forced himself to remain patient in the side room, smoking half a bag of cigarettes before arriving at the hall.
The head constable, Qin Zhao, who was known as the Thousand-Hands Divine Catcher, had already washed his face. He was drinking tea with an ashen face, and when he saw Ren Chi, he hurriedly stood up and bowed with a cupped fist, forcing a smile. ”Excuse me, excuse me, I've caused you so much trouble.”
”What is it? Since your brother has personally come, how can your brother not wholeheartedly entertain you? ” Ren Chi said.
”I don't dare, I don't dare. We'll hand over our work another day, and our brothers will specifically come back to pay our respects to us.” Qin Zhao said.
Then Li, Cai, Ma, and Zhang came in and greeted Ren Chi with a smile.
Only after they sat down did Ren Chi notice that although Qin Zhao was dressed as a farmer, he was in the inner layer of his bamboo hat with a patch of white hemp on it. His waist was tied with a rope and his shoes were covered with hemp. For someone who was out walking, especially someone with an official position, this was an important act of mourning.
”What's the matter?” Ren Chi's eyes were wide open as he spoke with great surprise, ”Which one of you …”
It was one thing to not mention it, but when he mentioned it, Qin Zhao's eyes turned red and his face turned white. He could only smile bitterly and shake his head repeatedly.
The Fuyang County Constable, Black Panther Cai Yang, hurriedly winked at Ren Chi. He let out an ”Ah!” but did not continue the conversation.
The atmosphere seemed to have sunk.
Seeing Ren Ziling's blank look, Cai Yang had no choice but to explain further.
”Elder Ren, you probably don't know.” Boss Cai's expression was cold as he said, ”Big Brother Qin must have had some problems at home during this trip.”
”This …” Ren Chi said in surprise, ”I've never heard of it …” How is the old gramps? ”
”There's no need to mention this …” Cai Yang shook his head, his expression dark.
When the people in the room heard this, not a single person uttered a sound. Naturally, no one answered Old Master Ren's words.
Seeing that the conversation was not going well, Ren Chi quickly changed the topic, clapping his hands and said, ”Everyone must be hungry after a day's journey. Come, come, let's go eat at the back.”
At this moment, these words were the most pleasing to hear.
Thousand-Hands was the first to capture Qin Zhao. He stood up and said with a smile, ”People are iron, while food is steel. Come, brothers. Let's go eat and see what kind of good dishes Lord Ren has prepared for me.”
In the end, he was still able to eat on the ground. He could take it and put it to use. However, Qin Zhe's words made the big fellows laugh. For a moment, everyone was overjoyed as they made their way to the canteen in the backyard.
Halfway to the canteen, Ren Chi stopped the black panther, Cai Yang, and asked quietly, ”What's going on? What happened to Qin Zhao's family? ”
Cai Yang shook his head and sighed. ”You don't know about such a big thing?”
Ren Chi said, ”I don't have Clairvoyant, Clairaudient. His family lives in Hangzhou, and this place is Wuxi.”
Only then did Cai Yang put his head close to his ear and whisper, ”My husband and mother were both killed, and my son died.” The house is on fire... Cough! The Qin family's sister-in-law was also kidnapped. ”
Hearing this, Ren Chi was dumbfounded.
”This... My God … ”Who did this?” Ren Chi said.
”This is hard to say …” Cai Yang rubbed his chin and said, ”It's most likely that woman.”
”That woman.” It was unknown when it had become synonymous with a person, but it represented the strong woman who had killed and looted people in Zhejiang Province – Fourth Miss Yun.
Hearing this, Ren Chi didn't say anything further.
Everyone seemed to have a taboo. When it came to ”that woman”, everyone kept quiet and didn't want to say anything anymore.
From this, it could be imagined just how powerful Fourth Miss Yun's cultivation was.
It was rare to see someone who could maintain his calm after encountering a massacre as heinous as Qin Zui.
This was where Qin Zui became a hero and was respected.
During the banquet, the punches that were slicing open the air were jeering and jeering. It didn't seem like such a thing was happening at all.
Thousand-Hands was just a bit more silent than the others when he captured Qin Zhaoge.