Seeing Qin Feng's somewhat displeased expression, Wu Chenggong couldn't help but feel a chill running down his back. After all, the man in front of him was the most powerful person in the entire Daliang, except for His Majesty.
The last person who offended Qin Feng was the King of Beidi, and now he has committed suicide and died for his country.
Even if he lent Wu Chenggong a hundred courage, he would not dare to anger Qin Feng.
Moreover, the only person who can help Yuping County bail out is the man in front of him, so Wu Chenggong must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Master Qin, I don't dare to push the envelope even further. I really have something to hide."
"As far as I know, the disaster occurred not only in Yuping County, but also in three counties within a hundred miles, all of which are suffering from banditry."
"Even if the state government sends troops to Yuping County under pressure from the Marquis, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
"After all, the current pressure on the state capital to suppress bandits is huge. Yuping County is not the most serious. Even if we need assistance, we should start with the counties where banditry is most serious."
Hearing Wu Chenggong's words, Qin Feng couldn't help but secretly sighed.
It would be fine if it was during the war years and bandits would be everywhere, but now the war between Daliang and Beidi has subsided, and the country has begun to recuperate.
As long as people have a head start in their lives, they will not be easily turned into bandits.
How could the banditry in Yuping County become so serious? !
And according to Wu Chenggong, the banditry only broke out recently, and Qin Feng had just returned to Daliang, and it happened to be on the road that Qin Feng must pass. This was too coincidental.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Qin Feng has a vague suspicion in his heart that this menacing banditry is most likely a gift specially prepared by some thoughtful people in order to "receive the wind and wash away the dust" for Qin Feng.
Qin Feng winked at Zhao Yulong calmly. Zhao Yulong understood and immediately turned around and left, going out to investigate secretly.
After a while, the best doctor in the city was brought over by the Yamen.
Putting aside the matter of the bandit disaster for the time being, after some intense diagnosis and treatment by Dr. Ji, who had been busy for nearly an hour, Dr. Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, Lord Qin, if you come a day too late, even if Daluo Jinxian descends to earth, it will be difficult to restore the situation."
"Children like this are most afraid of the long journey."
Qin Feng nodded repeatedly and blamed himself: "This matter is indeed my fault. I only focused on rushing, but ignored whether the child could bear it."
Qin Feng was secretly afraid. If something happened to Niu Er, he really didn't know how to face Li Xiaolan.
Niu Er was saved, which was considered a blessing in misfortune.
To be on the safe side, Qin Feng simply asked the sick doctor to stay at the county government office until Niu Er was completely out of danger and it would not be too late to go home.
Although the doctor repeatedly declined and refused to collect the consultation fee, Qin Feng still gave him enough money.
In the end, Niu Mu was comforted, and it wasn't until mother and son fell asleep that Qin Feng's heart finally settled.
When Qin Feng returned to the county government hall, he found that Wu Chenggong was still guarding him, and he couldn't help but take a high look at this seemingly "mediocre and incompetent" county magistrate.
At least Wu Chenggong was sincerely worried about banditry, unlike those corrupt officials who made a fortune in the name of suppressing bandits.
"Magistrate Wu, do these thieves have a hiding place?"
Realizing that Qin Feng was interested in local banditry, Wu Chenggong was naturally overjoyed.
"Returning to the Marquis, this group of thieves is extremely smart and their whereabouts are always elusive. They also send out a large number of probing horses. It is not easy to find them."
"But these scum are greedy. Whenever they encounter a big business, they will kill people and steal goods."
"If you lure the snake out of its hole, you will surely gain something."
After hearing this, Qin Feng felt confident.
At this moment, Zhao Yulong hurried back. As soon as he saw Qin Feng, he kept winking, signaling Qin Feng to speak privately.
When he arrived in the backyard and there were no other eyes or ears except the two of them, Zhao Yulong lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Brother Qin, these bandits are drunkards who don't care about drinking."
"According to the information provided by Jin Yiwei, banditry has occurred in all three counties along the official road."
"And based on the location where the bandits committed their crimes, it can be roughly judged that these bandits are all moving closer to the official road intentionally or unintentionally."
"Robbing homes and homes is just a cover, but intercepting a convoy halfway is the real thing!"
Knowing the true intentions of the bandits, Qin Feng couldn't help but frown. After all, the women had already taken the lead. If these bandits attacked the convoy halfway, wouldn't it endanger the safety of the women?
Qin Feng's tone was cold and stern: "Since the Jin Yiwei has understood the true purpose of the bandits, why didn't they report it in advance?"
Zhao Yulong quickly explained: "Brother Qin, don't be anxious. Jinyiwei didn't report the information, so naturally the situation has changed."
"The bandits from the three counties have already evacuated the official road. It's obvious that they have got the wind and know that Brother Qin has separated from the convoy."
"Instead of taking the risk of besieging the convoy, it is better to concentrate all our efforts and besiege Brother Qin!"
It is indeed extremely risky to besiege the convoy. After all, the convoy is protected by hundreds of people, and they are all the best among the best.
Once there is a fight, it is simply unrealistic to want a quick victory.
As long as there is a slight delay, reinforcements will arrive from all directions. By then, all the bandits will be surrounded and annihilated, and their carefully prepared traps will be in vain.
On the contrary, Qin Feng only had fifty black riders around him, and he was in Yuping County.
As long as you concentrate your strength and set up an ambush outside Yuping County, you can directly take Qin Feng's head.
In other words, the success rate of hunting Qin Feng is much higher than that of besieging the convoy.
Realizing that the female family had no worries, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and the solemnity on his face was immediately replaced by disdain.
"Haha, I was wondering before, could it be that these brave and skilled thieves all jumped out of the cracks in the rocks?"
"Since their target is me, it makes sense that these people must be supported by the wealthy families in the south."
"If you can kill me before the beginning of spring, the next war will be unfavorable."
Although Zhao Yulong despises these thieves who do not know life or death from the bottom of his heart, as the only general beside Qin Feng, he will never allow himself to be careless and underestimate the enemy.
"The reason why Jin Yiwei didn't report it in advance was because he was worried that the news would leak out. After all, Jin Yiwei is also a human being, and mistakes can happen as humans."
"So when he learned that Niu Er was critically ill, Liu Ming judged in advance that the Marquis might enter Yuping County to seek medical treatment, so he took people into Yuping County in advance."
"When I went out to inquire about information, Liu Ming immediately showed up and told the truth."
Hearing this, the corners of Qin Feng's mouth raised slightly, showing a hint of confidence.
"In other words, Jinyiwei wants to catch all these thieves?"
Zhao Yulong nodded solemnly: "That's right, if you knock the mountain and shake the tiger, no one will be left alive!"
