Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, his fingers tapped on the table, looking at Tie Qinghua kneeling on the ground for shelter, but he was thinking in his heart whether Tie Qinghua guessed that Tie Xuan's death was related to him. .
Connecting the details of that time and now in his mind, it seemed that there was no grudge or conflict of interest between him and Tie Xuan.
So...
Chen Yuan stood up, helped Tie Qinghua up, and said softly:
"For Brother Tie's sake, I will protect the Tie family!"
"Thank you, sir..."
Tie Qinghua showed a relaxed smile.
With the protection of Mr. Chen, the Tie family will have no worries.
She was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
"However, fifty taels of silver is too little, one hundred taels." Chen Yuan stretched out a finger.
Tie Qinghua was a little hesitant. One hundred taels of silver was really beyond her budget. With the current situation of the Tie family, it was impossible to provide so much money to Chen Yuan every month.
But looking at Chen Yuan's unyielding look, Tie Qinghua didn't dare to refute, so she could only nod her head and said:
"My lord said one hundred taels, then one hundred taels!"
In her heart, she was thinking about how to expand the Tie family's business. She also saw some of Chen Yuan's character. He was definitely the kind of cold-blooded person who could not be disobeyed.
Chen Yuan held one hand behind his back and raised the corners of his mouth slightly:
"Don't worry, with me here, the Tie family can not only dominate the south of the city, but it can definitely get a big share of the pie. The Wang family you mentioned is good. From now on, you will be able to control his family's foundation."
He doesn't have the time to do these things, he just wants to sit and wait to receive the money.
In this case, he really has a lot of power in Ping'an County from now on, and his monthly money is no less than Li Mingqi. Of course, if Li Mingqi has other sources, that is another matter.
Tie Qinghua was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized that Capt. Chen was probably going to attack the Wang family to establish his power. She cupped her hands and fists, bowed slightly and said:
"Thank you, sir. Qinghua will manage these businesses for you in the future."
...
...
The next day,
early morning.
As Chen Yuan expected, several forces in the city came to the county government together, hoping that the county government would make the decision for them. Their goods were robbed in Ping'an County, so they would naturally rush to the county government to report to the officials.
Otherwise, wouldn’t their annual filial piety be in vain?
If it were a family, maybe the county government would ignore it, but there were six caravans worth nearly a thousand taels, and no one could take them lightly.
Some families may even decline because of such a robbery.
The county lieutenant Li Mingqi and the county magistrate Wu Qingfeng also immediately summoned Chen Yuan, who was responsible for arresting the thieves, to the county government office.
When Chen Yuan walked in with a calm expression, the head of the six families looked up and down on Chen Yuan's body, somewhat doubting whether such a young head catcher could kill those horse bandits who killed without blinking an eye.
Tie Qinghua didn't look away, and immediately moved away after meeting Chen Yuan's eyes.
Before Chen Yuan let her be exposed, Tie Qinghua really didn't have the courage.
"I have met you two adults in this humble position."
Looking at the county magistrate Wu Qingfeng and county lieutenant Li Mingqi who were sitting at the top, Chen Yuan looked straight at them and bowed slightly.
"Chen Yuan, how did you become the head catcher? You didn't know anything about such evil things happening in the county?" Wu Qingfeng's tone was a little cold.
I didn't scold him when he came up, otherwise it would appear to be degrading.
"Sir, when I first took up my humble position, I really didn't know much about the county..." Chen Yuan said in a low voice.
"Then what have you been doing these days?" Wu Qingfeng stared at Chen Yuan and sneered.
"I was ordered to track down the traces of the Wusheng Cult thieves."
Chen Yuan said this.
"By whose order?"
Li Mingqi frowned and coughed a few times:
"According to my order, Capt. Chen has been investigating for the past few days. He doesn't even have time to rest. How can he know what happened outside the county the day before yesterday?"
"Magistrate Wu, please don't be too harsh."
Wu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes and smiled:
"I see. Then Capt. Chen must have found something by spending so much time and energy on the investigation."
Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged and he nodded directly:
"There are indeed some traces, but we can't confirm it yet."
Wu Qingfeng's eyes were suffocated, and then he said:
"In that case, I am waiting to hear the good news about Capt. Chen."
Li Mingqi coughed twice:
"Magistrate Wu, today is not the time to talk about Wusheng Cult demons."
"You guys will tell Capt. Chen exactly what happened. The county government will definitely do its best to track down the traces of those horse bandits..." Wu Qingfeng didn't take it seriously, smiled, and looked at the people sitting below.
Then he stood up and left the lobby with a few attendant officials, leaving only Li Mingqi to support the scene.
Li Mingqi, who was left behind, looked at Wu Qingfeng's leaving figure and snorted softly. Of course he knew what Wu Qingfeng had planned. He left all these burdens to him, so he was fine.
But he couldn't say anything more, because according to his duties, as a county captain, this was indeed his responsibility.
Chen Yuan raised his head, moved his eyes lightly, and showed a smile. Then he walked to Li Mingqi's side and whispered a few words, which made Li Mingqi's mouth curl up slightly.
I secretly thought in my heart that Chen Yuan is a talent.
The remaining family heads looked at each other, completely confused as to what Chen Yuan and the others were communicating, but they just had some bad premonitions.
"Just tell me, let Chen Captou listen." Li Mingqi said calmly.
After he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a good figure stood up, cupped his hands towards Chen Yuan and said:
"Captain Chen, I'll wait..."
After listening to the narration, Chen Yuan was slightly surprised and said:
"You all believe that it was the gang of horse bandits wandering near Ping'an County that did it?"
"Other than them, no one dares to touch our things..." someone echoed.
"Yes, I heard that these horse bandits do all kinds of evil and come from other states. I thought they were just passing by, but I didn't expect that they would actually dare to take action!"
"Captain Chen, I hope the Yamen will take action quickly to wipe out these thieves and restore peace to Ping'an County." Someone said loudly.
Chen Yuan glanced at him:
"Then do you know where they are now? There are many mountains in Ping An County. These horse bandits are hidden everywhere, so it is not easy to find them."
The man responded with silence.
"Captain Chen, these are not things that we worry about. They should be matters that the Yamen cares about. I only care about whether my goods will come back."
Someone said in a solemn voice.
"That's it. Then you go back and wait for the notification. They will naturally tell you when they are wiped out."
Chen Yuan breathed out lazily, seeming a little sleepy, but mostly still perfunctory.
"Captain Chen, what do you mean?"
"Is this how the county government treats horse bandits?"
Seeing this scene, some people were a little angry.
Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed and he picked up the long knife in his hand.
