"Junjiang County, it's been a long time coming!"
In the sky, light rain continued to fall, and there were not many people on the street. Occasionally, there were pedestrians holding umbrellas, and they hurried past.
Chen Ke looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Junjiang County, and couldn't help but think of the time when he followed Sister Qin to the capital.
Chen Ke held Xiaojiu, and Xiaojiu held an umbrella. Behind him were Xie Hongfei and Hu Xiaoxue, each holding an umbrella and walking behind Chen Ke. Hu Xiaoxue is on the left side of Chen Ke, and Xie Hongfei is on the right side of Chen Ke.
"Sir, I do know the magistrate of Junjiang County." Upon hearing this, Chen Ke remembered that the magistrate of Junjiang County seemed to know some information about the person with the cross tattoo.
It's just that the county magistrate pretended to be stupid and didn't tell Chen Ke the identity of the real murderer.
"Since we know him, let's go meet him." Chen Ke said.
"yes!"
Xie Hongfei responded.
A group of people went to the yamen. When they came to the yamen gate, two yamen servants were leaning against the door, taking a nap. In a small county like this, except for a murder case, basically no one came to report the official, because in order to report to the official, they had to pay first. .
If you don’t have money, how can you let the boss file a lawsuit?
Chen Ke ignored the two sleeping yamen servants and walked directly to the half-open yamen door. Seeing this, Xie Hongfei hurriedly followed. Hu Xiaoxue glanced at the two yamen servants, snorted coldly, and strode in with them.
The two yamen servants were still fast asleep and had no idea that someone had walked into the yamen.
Chen Ke carried Xiaojiu across the front hall and walked to the back hall. The front hall is where the magistrate's office is, and the back hall is where the magistrate lives and lives.
Having been here once, Chen Ke had some impressions of Junjiang County Government and went directly to the back hall.
In the back hall, the shiny-faced magistrate sat on a bamboo chair, leaning back leisurely. There was a small table beside him, with a plate of oily and salted peanuts, a plate of cold pig ears, a pot of wine, and a pair of chopsticks.
The magistrate watched the rain fall, and from time to time he would pick up a peanut with his hand, put it in his mouth, close his eyes, shake his head and hum a few words.
"Life is free and easy, better than that of an immortal. Even if you give me the emperor's seat, I won't change it!"
The magistrate picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and shook his head again. He felt very comfortable!
Chen Ke walked over from the Full Moon Gate with Xiao Jiu in his arms. Seeing the magistrate so at ease, he said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Does the magistrate still remember me?"
"You?" The magistrate frowned slightly, secretly wondering why a stranger came in and no one informed him. The two bastards guarding the gate were lazy again!
The magistrate looked at Chen Ke carefully. He was young, handsome, and had the temperament of a young man from a big family. He didn't look like an ordinary person.
The young man was holding a very beautiful and cute little girl, followed by two people, one of whom the county magistrate knew. When he saw Xie Hongfei, the county magistrate was shocked.
As for Hu Xiaoxue at the end, the county magistrate just glanced at it and didn't look at it any more.
Girls from wealthy families are not allowed to look around, who knows if it is the prince's forbidden love?
"Young Master looks familiar, but I have been reviewing too many cases and have forgotten your identity for a moment. Please forgive me." The county magistrate said with a smile, but he still leaned on the bamboo chair and did not get up to greet Chen Ke. the meaning of. For Xie Hongfei, the county magistrate seemed not to know him.
Chen Ke said with a smile: "Let me remind you, last summer, Sister Qin and I came to report the crime together."
The county magistrate's eyes narrowed slightly, and he remembered that it was that person!
"You..." When the county magistrate saw Xie Hongfei and thought of Chen Ke's hatred, he was a little surprised that Chen Ke was actually with this group of people.
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, you have forgotten me." Xie Hongfei walked over with a smile and took out a bamboo chair from the side, "Master, please sit down."
Chen Ke walked to the corridor and sat on a bamboo chair, feeling as if he was the master of the county government.
The county magistrate frowned slightly at this moment, feeling a little panicked. He didn't want to face the group of people in Ansheng Palace, but why did these people always come to him?
"Your Excellency, you are such a noble person and forget things. When I reported the case to you, you didn't answer it. Now I have no choice but to find their people and bring them to you." Chen Ke said with a smile.
Xiaojiu put away his umbrella, sat on Chen Ke's lap, looked at the county magistrate's dishes, and smiled.
Xie Hongfei immediately put out the food box in his hand, picked up the county magistrate's dishes, and threw them to the ground far away.
"you!"
The county magistrate was a little angry and wanted to reveal Xie Hongfei's identity, but then he calmed down.
"What do you want the young master to do? I can't afford to offend them. Now that the young master has joined them, just live a good life." The county magistrate said.
Chen Ke said with a smile: "I just want to know how much the county magistrate knows about the original group."
The person who massacred the village was Zhao Jiachu, but it was not just Zhao Jiachu, there should be others. Maybe the magistrate of Junjiang County knew the whereabouts of the remaining people.
The county magistrate frowned and said, "Are you not one of theirs?"
"No." Chen Ke shook his head.
"Then he..." The county magistrate motioned to Xie Hongfei from the corner of his eye.
"The person who owes the debt does not owe me the debt. I just let him lead the way and help me find the person I owe the debt to!" Chen Ke said lightly.
"I understand." Although the county magistrate looked like a straw bag with his fat head and big ears, the person who could remain unchanged in Junjiang County for twenty years was not a fool.
"What do you want to know?" The county magistrate didn't know Chen Ke's identity, but when he saw that Chen Ke could surrender to immortals like Xie Hongfei, he knew that Chen Ke was no ordinary person.
He couldn't afford a cross tattoo, and he couldn't afford to offend Chen Ke either.
"Everything you know, do you know what happened to the monks' village that was massacred in Shanyin County?" Chen Ke asked the county magistrate.
The county magistrate nodded and said: "I know a little bit, but not comprehensively."
"Tell me about it." Chen Ke said.
"Yes." The county magistrate nodded, "Back then, the people who tattooed the crosses in Ansheng Palace came to me. They called themselves Qingdao Guards and asked if any practitioners would cause trouble during my reign. I had already heard of the bad reputation of cross tattoos, and I didn't want to To deal with them, we can only shirk. Later, this group of people went to Shanyin County and heard that there were many monks in Shanyin County who were killed by them."
"It's just that there was a flood and Shanyin County became a swamp. Many people from the Qingdao Guards drowned. The Qingdao Guards asked me to send soldiers to help them find people..."
The county magistrate talked about what happened at that time. He had dealt with people from Ansheng Palace many times because this was a borderland with many practitioners and people with cross tattoos were very active.
"Except Zhao Jiachu, how many people did you remember who went to Shanyin County?" Chen Ke asked.
The county magistrate said: "I remember the faces of four or five people, but I am of low status and dare not ask about their names."
"Then you are of no use?" Chen Ke said lightly.
The county magistrate thought that Chen Ke was going to kill him, so he quickly said: "I am familiar with gongbi, and I can draw the appearance of those people for you."
"Oh, please excuse me, Mr. County Magistrate." Chen Ke smiled.
"You're welcome, that's right. I didn't have the ability to help you at that time, and now I can only do my little bit." The county magistrate smiled sarcastically.
"It's indeed a meager amount of power." Chen Ke said.
The county magistrate was immediately suffocated and could only turn around to find the paintbrush. Hu Xiaoxue took the initiative to follow him.
"What are you doing?" Chen Ke asked.
Hu Xiaoxue said: "I will monitor him for you and prevent him from escaping."
After hearing this, the county magistrate felt a chill in his back. He did have this idea. He could only smile and said: "Girl, you are laughing. How can I escape with my old arms and legs!"
After finding a paintbrush, the county magistrate painted seven pictures for Chen Ke. He said: "I saw these seven people by chance. When they came back from Jiangyin, they were in a sorry state and did not wear a scarf. I wrote them down. "
Chen Ke put away the drawing paper and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. County Magistrate, and say goodbye."
Chen Ke stood up with Xiao Jiu in his arms. Xiao Jiu held up an oil-paper umbrella and walked into the rain with Chen Ke. Xie Hongfei glanced at the county magistrate, then put away the food box and followed him holding an umbrella.
Hu Xiaoxue left last.
The county magistrate touched the cold sweat on his head and said: "Why is he back? I thought he would die in the capital. It seems that Ansheng Palace has provoked an enemy that cannot be provoked, haha, not bad, not bad..."
He was an upright official at the beginning. When he first entered the officialdom, he redressed the grievances of the people and offended the powerful people, so he was sent to this small border town. He was confused and bullied by Ansheng Palace many times.
Now that he saw some people resisting Ansheng Palace, the county magistrate was very happy. He walked into the rain, picked up the wine bottle that had fallen into the soil, and took a few sips of wine through the rain.
"Hahaha... If it weren't for their oppression, this county would be just like Long Tu, an incorruptible official, haha..."
The rain was still falling, and Chen Ke took Xiaojiu on the road.
"Do you know the nearest Ansheng Palace stronghold?" Chen Ke asked Xie Hongfei.
Xie Hongfei said: "I know a place."
"take me."
Chen Ke said.
Xie Hongfei took Chen Ke towards the stronghold of Ansheng Palace. This stronghold was not outside the city, but in the city.
In a gambling house, even if it rains, there are still people coming and going. Compared with other places, it is much more lively.
People wearing raincoats came in and out, some had ecstasy on their faces, while others looked like they were mourning for their heirs.
"Sir, are you coming to play?"
At the entrance of the gambling house, two boys greeted Chen Ke with a smile. As soon as they saw Chen Ke's elegant clothes and jade belt, they knew that Chen Ke was not an ordinary person.
"No, come find someone." Chen Ke said lightly.
The boy asked casually: "Who are you looking for?"
"Ansheng Palace, Qingdao Guards."
Chen Ke's voice was not loud, but it confused the two boys. Inside, a burly man sitting in the banker looked towards the door of the gambling house with a sharp light in his eyes.
"Young master, you are looking in the wrong place. We don't know who the Ansheng Palace Qing Dao Guard is." The big man said with a smile.
"puff!"
The big man's head was removed from his body and fell to the ground, blood spurting three feet high.
This scene immediately shocked the people in the gambling house. The originally confused gamblers woke up one by one as if they were dreaming, and they were so frightened that they froze in place.
"How dare you lie to me about your cross tattoo?"
