Perhaps he wanted to have a good relationship with Chen Yuan, the patrol angel. After all, they had just had a friendly cooperation before, and Chen Yuan's authority was just enough to help him.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to leave Qingzhou alive with the noise caused by him taking in dozens of horses.
Or maybe Yan Kai just wanted to thank Chen Yuan. With the strength Chen Yuan had shown before, it would not be difficult to defeat him.
Yan Kai also gave up his intention to fight with Chen Yuan.
Looking at the rugged man in front of him, Chen Yuan paused for a moment on his black beard. He looked somewhat similar to Li Kui in the novel. The atmosphere between the two parties stagnated for a moment. Chen Yuan took the lead and asked knowingly:
"Why did Master Yanzhai come here instead of fleeing?"
Yan Kai: "I came here to ask for a helping hand from Inspector Chen."
His expression was very solemn.
"How can I help?"
Chen Yuan motioned Yan Kai to sit down, made him a cup of tea, and looked directly at Yan Kai with a calm expression.
From the moment he let him go, Chen Yuan was 50% sure that he would come back instead of just leaving.
Without his help, Yan Kai would not have been able to escape the endless pursuit of the Sky Patrol Division, and he even gave Yan Kai a meaningful look at that time.
As long as Yan Kai is not stupid, he can understand the meaning contained in that look.
Then, he came as expected.
Yan Kai took a deep breath and whispered:
"As long as Inspector Chen doesn't count us among the fugitives after returning to Fucheng, the Tianxian Division will not take action. As for the others, Yan is confident that he can escape."
"Then are you deserters?"
Chen Yuan did not agree or directly refute but asked a question instead.
Yan Kai hesitated and did not admit it immediately. Chen Yuan did not urge him, but just drank the tea on the table.
"yes!"
After a long time, Yan Kai nodded.
"Tell me about your origins..."
Yan Kai glanced at Chen Yuan and didn't know what his plan was, but now that he had admitted it, there was nothing to hide anymore, and then he spoke briefly.
He joined the army when he was young and grew up on the border of Youzhou. He served as a captain in one of the armies. Because... he had no choice but to hide and escape to Qingshui County.
I wanted to stay here for the rest of my life, but it was a pity that the imperial court had zero tolerance for deserters and traitors like them, and would not give them a way to survive.
"How is the situation at the Liangyou border?"
Chen Yuan has always wanted to know about the situation on the northern barbarian border and the strength of the Jin Dynasty. From Yan Kai's story, Chen Yuan learned about the situation on the border far away from the Central Plains from a new starting point.
Millions of soldiers, evil spells, and tens of thousands of people fighting at every turn. The lives of both sides are cut off in waves like straw. The border is closed with blood, the blood scab is a finger thick, and the bones are spread on the ground...
These are the border passes that Yan Kai briefly described. The imperial court's strength at the border could not overwhelm the Northern Barbarians and could only support them. It was a lucky thing that Yan Kai could survive for more than ten years.
The Northern Barbarians are not monsters, but people just like them, but they have different beliefs. They covet the Central Plains extremely and try to bring the war to the Central Plains...
For a long time, Chen Yuan rubbed his frown and understood that the current situation of the imperial court was indeed not optimistic, and Chen Bing on the border involved a large part of the strength.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Jianghu's strength is as arrogant as it is now, and it can even provoke the imperial court...
The imperial court's strength is not weak, even very strong, but its strength is too scattered, and the forces in the world are equally powerful. In this world where the strong are respected, only the top strong ones control the world.
Comparing the two sides, Chen Yuan felt that the Jianghu forces were superior.
After finishing the story, Yan Kai set his eyes on Chen Yuan, ready to wait for his answer, with a little hope in his eyes.
"What benefits can I get from helping you?"
After a long time, Chen Yuan came to his senses and focused his attention on Yan Kai again.
The major events in the world are still a bit too far away for him now, so he should take care of the matters in front of him.
"Whatever Inspector Chen wants, as long as Yan can satisfy it, he will not refuse." Yan Kai sat upright with a solemn expression.
After staring at Yan Kai for a while, Chen Yuan smiled:
"There is nothing in you that I covet. Do something for me and I can try my best to erase your identity as a fugitive."
The rights of the patrol angels are not small. It is not difficult to erase the identity of a deserter. As long as there is no one causing trouble, very few people will pay attention to it.
"Thank you, Inspector Chen. I wonder what's going on?" Yan Kai asked gratefully, cupping his hands.
"Do you know there is a Chiyang Mountain in Qingshui County?"
"Know."
"You go and lead some people to loot. If the noise becomes louder, then... you won't have anything to do. Just leave." Chen Yuan warned.
Yan Kai nodded. Although he didn't know what Chen Yuan's purpose was, he just wanted to help him erase some traces in the Tianxuan Division. He immediately agreed, and after talking for a while, he said goodbye.
Chen Yuan did not hold back, but continued to focus on his practice.
The next day.
Chen Yuan did not leave the inn until noon. Sun Yuan, who asked someone to monitor him, was a little confused. Could it be that he was overthinking?
It shouldn't be...
But Chen Yuan didn't behave abnormally at all. Of course, the more this happened, the happier Sun Yuan became. He wished Chen Yuan could leave as soon as possible, but before he could completely feel relieved.
A piece of news made him drop his cup.
The group of bandits who had escaped before attacked Chiyang Mountain brazenly, fought on it for a while, snatched some Chiyang stones and continued to flee. The Naqi warrior guarding the Chiyang Mountain mine did not even have time to fight Yan Kai.
Although the speed is very fast, the noise caused is very loud.
Chen Yuan, who was well prepared, went directly to the county magistrates Sun Yuan and Zhang Hefeng and told them that since the news about the group of bandits had appeared, he could not sit still and wait for death. He wanted to investigate Chiyang Mountain carefully.
These words made Zhang Hefeng look at him thoughtfully. Yesterday, the bandits attacked Chiyang Mountain just after they escaped. However, Chen Yuan also asked about the situation of Chiyang Mountain.
It is completely impossible to say that there is no connection between them.
But there was a question before him. Could it be that Chen Yuan and Yan Kai were colluding?
Thinking about it carefully, if this was the case, it seemed that the previous suppression of bandits was not necessary, which puzzled him.
But despite the confusion, Zhang Hefeng concluded with great certainty that the relationship between Chen Yuan and Yan Kai was definitely not that clean.
Chen Yuan didn't care at all about Zhang Hefeng's eyes. He just glanced at him and then focused on Sun Yuan.
Compared to Zhang Hefeng's silence, Sun Yuan seemed a little excited.
While advising Chen Yuan that Chiyang Mountain is not important now, the important thing is the group of bandits. The most important thing for Chen Yuan now is to lead people to pursue them immediately, instead of placing his hope on Chiyang Mountain.
On the other side, it was vaguely revealed that the Chiyang Mountain Mine was related to a certain big shot in Nanling Mansion, which made Chen Yuan turn a blind eye.
However, Chen Yuan was indifferent and pretended not to understand anything. Sun Yuan was angry and cursed in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face, lest Chen Yuan kill him on impulse.
I can only harbor anger in my heart.
After informing Sun Yuan, Chen Yuan led his people to Chiyang Mountain immediately. Before leaving, he saw Sun Yuan's livid face.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but Chen Yuan didn't take it seriously.
...
...
Chiyang in Qingshui County is located in the east of the county. The distance from the county seat is about the same as that in Dagushan, but the speed used by Chen Yuan was reduced by more than half.
This time Chen Yuan went to Chiyang Mountain with not many people, only Mo Donghe and three other patrol guards. As for the county police officers, Chen Yuan felt that it was more of a hindrance, so he did not order them to go.
Zhang Hefeng was also happy with this. He would rather sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers than get involved. Therefore, even if he guessed that Chen Yuan had some relationship with Yan Kai's group of bandits, he had no intention of revealing it to Sun Yuan.
This time he was the one adding fuel to the fire.
If possible, he even hoped that Chen Yuan could directly capture Sun Yuan, and he could take advantage of this opportunity to gather his forces and completely control the Qingshui County Government before the next county magistrate came.
If you can establish a foothold in one county, it doesn't matter whether you can climb up or not.
It is also good to control a county and be a local emperor.
Chen Yuan ignored the twists and turns. He thought about it but he was not interested in it. He just wanted to get the Xuanyang Divine Crystal. This time, he didn't waste much energy. He just wanted to find a legitimate reason for himself. .
In any case, he is also a member of the imperial court and not a bandit with no scruples. He must have his own reasons before acting. Like now, is he wrong to trace the traces of those bandits?
Who can say no?
When we arrived at Chiyang Mountain, the mines were in full swing. The skinny people were shirtless, carrying frames of gravel from the mountain to the foot of the mountain.
At a glance, there are almost a hundred people, so it is not a small group.
A dozen supervisors armed with whips would whip up anyone they saw slacking off.
There was a slight trace of blood on the ground, which was obviously caused by the noise caused by Yan Kai and others in the morning.
"Who is in charge of things on the mountain? Tell him to come see me quickly!"
A pebble broke the right arm of the supervisor who had whipped him before, and his tone was cold.
The man was helped up, and he was about to scold him, but when he saw Chen Yuan's unconcerned eyes, he felt a little fearful in his heart. He subconsciously nodded and asked the people next to him to quickly call the adult in charge.
Chen Yuan waited quietly for a moment, opened his Dharma Eyes, and looked at the mine ahead, but there was no green light shining as he expected. He thought it must be because the distance between them was a bit far.
Not long after, a dozen people gathered around a middle-aged man dressed in black and came closer. The absentee workers also stopped and looked at the scene in whispers.
"I don't know why this gentleman, whose name is unknown, wants to break into our Chiyang Mountain Mine." The middle-aged man set his sights on Chen Yuan as soon as he came up.
"You don't need to know this, you just need to know that this envoy is here to investigate the traces of the bandits who caused trouble at noon."
