For Lu Hanjiang, two days passed in the blink of an eye, but for the other two Fu Qianhu, it was like a year.
The most important thing for promotion to Qianhu is ability, and the second most important thing is the examiner. They are also familiar with Lu Hanjiang's personality. He is not strict but not easy to fool.
From the examiner's point of view, the two of them started at about the same starting point, and neither of them were closely related to Lu Hanjiang. This made them very distressed, and they couldn't find a way to fall in love with him.
After spending two days in anxiety and excitement, Liu Yishou and Ying Wushang finally waited for Lu Hanjiang at the Qianhu Office under Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town.
"I've met Mr. Lu."
Lu Hanjiang said "Yes" and then took out two wanted posters: "You pick yourselves. These two thieves are in Jiangnan. Go back today and prepare well. Set out tomorrow. Counting from the date of arriving in Jiangnan, they will be killed within ten days." Caught and brought to justice.”
"I humble my position and take orders."
Although they had one day left, there was actually nothing to prepare for. Ever since they learned that they had the opportunity to be promoted to Qianhu, the two of them were like a fully drawn bow, already ready to go.
After sending the two of them away, Lu Hanjiang thought that he had nothing to do, so he simply took out yesterday's building blocks and continued playing with them. However, Qiao Shifang came without warning, and he had no time to finish them.
"Brother Lu actually has research on this mechanism, I admire him."
It was obviously a compliment, but with his smile that didn't deserve a beating, it always made people feel like they were being ridiculed.
Now that everything had been seen, Lu Hanjiang didn't have to worry about anything. He casually asked, "Brother Qiao Xian, what brought you here?"
"Hey, I heard that Brother Lu is going to Jiangnan tomorrow. I plan to book a place to see you off, how about it?" Qiao Shifang sat down on the table in a familiar manner.
Lu Hanjiang's nose smelled a strange aroma. He frowned and looked at Qiao Shifang, who showed off a small bottle of rouge: "This model from Xiangbaozhai is the favorite of Miss Qianqian from Yueyuelou. Lu Hanjiang frowned and looked at Qiao Shifang. Brother, if you want to invite a beauty, you won’t refuse to give her face.”
"Yao Yue Lou? It's not appropriate."
The place Lu Hanjiang was talking about was a famous romantic place in the capital. In terms of specifications, it was considered one of the best among the brothels. However, because of this, it was usually a place where literati showed off their literary talent. It seemed a bit out of place for them to go there on errands.
"Whatever brother Lu said, there is no place that you and I cannot go to without you and me here." Looking at Qiao Shifang's appearance, it was obvious that he had been there a lot.
"It's better to skip it. I remember that brother Qiao Xian is still a married man. Aren't you afraid that your brothers and sisters will talk about you behind your back in the future?"
"..."
Hearing Lu Hanjiang's teasing, the corner of Qiao Shifang's mouth twitched slightly. It is common for men to go to brothels these days. The so-called people are not romantic and spend their youth in vain, unless they are free and don't pay, then this is a matter of morality and there is nothing to say.
And this guy Lu Hanjiang actually has the nerve to say that although they are not married yet, judging from their age, what qualifications do you, a widower, have to criticize me!
He was cursing in his heart and submissive in his mouth. When Qiao Shifang saw that Lu Hanjiang didn't have that idea, he stopped talking and continued to persuade.
Lu Hanjiang watched Qiao Shifang feel depressed and left indifferently. He could guarantee that as long as he followed, he would definitely meet someone there.
This kind of thing can't be done with a slap. No matter what Qiao Shifang does, Lu Hanjiang is determined to lie still and pretend to be stupid. If I pretend to be dead, there's nothing you can do to me.
As the sun set and the sun rose, there were no more disturbances on this day. In the blink of an eye, the next day came. When Lu Hanjiang arrived at Qianhu's place, two deputy Qianhu had already prepared their horses and were waiting.
With an order, the three of them rushed to Jiangnan together.
After all, it is an assessment. It would be inappropriate if Lu Hanjiang, the examiner, is not here. He must accompany the next trip to Jiangnan. On the one hand, he can monitor the assessment process at any time, and on the other hand, it is also for safety reasons.
If a madman suddenly appears, and the Jin Yiwei fails to suppress the thieves but is killed by the thieves, it will be great fun.
As their horses galloped, the three of them arrived in Jiangnan in a short time. This matter was regarded as an internal secret of Jinyiwei and it was not convenient for many people to know about it. Therefore, the three of them did not stay at the local guardhouse, but stayed at an inn.
Anyway, Lu Hanjiang was just going through the process, and it happened to be dark, so he simply asked for a room, went in and fell asleep. The other two deputy Qianhu didn't dare to delay for a minute, and set off overnight to start the search.
Unexpectedly, just as Lu Hanjiang went to bed, there was movement on the roof. This really made him a little speechless. Maybe the thief had come to find him.
It seemed that Liu Yishou was the one who selected the snitch. This guy was really unlucky. He had just gone out to look for clues when the thief came to his door.
"well."
With a soft sigh, Lu Hanjiang took out the small crossbow he carried with him. He was lazy, but the thieves were bullying him to the extreme. If he didn't do something, he would not be able to sleep well.
Phew!
Two bursts of crossbow arrows penetrated the tiles on the roof, but there was no sound anymore. Lu Hanjiang climbed over the eaves from the window, and the little thief in black turned around and ran away.
"Stop." Lu Hanjiang raised his crossbow and pointed it at the thief. Unexpectedly, the other party ignored him and didn't even stop.
While running, he didn't forget to turn around and say: "I bet you don't have any arrows on your crossbow."
Lu Hanjiang's face darkened. The little thief was right. His crossbow arrows were fired twice at a time, and he didn't have time to reload them when he just entered the room.
But without a crossbow, it didn't mean that he could only watch the other party swagger away. It was painful enough to use this thing as a hidden weapon to hit someone!
Lu Hanjiang grabbed the small crossbow and threw it out. He had not done anything good with the building blocks these days, but it felt very good, especially when used to hit people.
"Ouch!"
The small crossbow hit the little thief's leg, and with a cry of pain, he landed on the ground like a wild goose falling on the sand.
Lu Hanjiang chased after him several times, and looked down at the little thief in black who was holding his calf and rubbing it non-stop. He picked up the crossbow and put it away slowly, and then asked: "Are you the one who has been causing trouble recently? The 'stealing saint' in Jiangnan that is making a lot of noise?"
Hearing this, the little thief's movements froze, and he stammered: "What, what a thief saint, I've never heard of it."
What a pale explanation.
Lu Hanjiang was speechless. He knelt down and stretched out his hand to lift the veil of the other party and see clearly this guy's true face, but the other party avoided him. Suddenly, he seemed to smell a familiar smell, and a picture of Qian Bian flashed in his mind. smiling face.
"Rouge smell?"
As soon as these words came out, both of them changed their expressions, and Lu Hanjiang stood up suddenly: "No wonder you are not interested in the gold and silver jewelry. I never thought that you are still a flower picker."
"You are the flower-picking thief!" The little thief ignored the injury on his leg and also stood up and scolded Lu Hanjiang: "Bah, you are a disciple!"
"Hey, if you are uneducated, why don't you just imitate the educated people and scold them? Do you know what being a disciple means?"
Lu Hanjiang suddenly felt something was wrong after he was so happy with the scolding. He had just scolded the other party to the point of scolding the flower picker, and the "Deng Tuzi" was extremely high-pitched and not at all like a man...
Lu Hanjiang felt a headache. He couldn't believe that this "Holy Thief" was actually a female thief...
