"Sir, do you still remember the people who attacked us yesterday? Many of them are homeless people. They are all used by others to think that you are the culprit of everything. If you are not prepared, you will definitely be attacked again. There will be people who incite public opinion and use people to do irreparable things."
Governor Zhou thought he had lucked out, but now he found out that it was a trap. He couldn't help but feel depressed. If he broke his promise to the people again, he was afraid that the arrangements he had made would be empty talk and would never be realized. He began to calm down.
"Then what should we do? The temple fair is the only opportunity for me to talk directly to the people in the near future."
You Ziji thought for a while and said, "Let's implement it according to your original plan. We will treat it as the real Five Elements Orb. At that time, besides Lieutenant Hong, I will also go there secretly. If the situation is not right, I will come on stage as a ranger." Taking out the real orb can also be regarded as an explanation to the people."
"It can only be the."
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Liu Qiming and Zhu Xiong had a very comfortable life these two days. Since Li Qiming completed the task perfectly, Zhao Ji gave him many rewards. Drinking and eating meat every day in the mansion, as well as the performances by the dancers in the brothel, it was such a fairy-like day, and after a few days, everyone became puffy and fat.
Zhu Xiong and some teenagers were Liu Qiming's helpers. They had different statuses, so they naturally enjoyed it with him. Although the other people who broke into the county magistrate's mansion did not receive the same treatment as them, every household could barely eat enough with the food and money stolen from the county magistrate's mansion. It was a huge difference from before.
They were grateful to Liu Qiming, and Liu Qiming's prestige was increasing day by day.
Since the attack on the Sheriff's Mansion, there have been officials looking for their traces everywhere. Fortunately, under the cover of Zhang Mansion, no one can find them as long as they avoid the limelight.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Qiming works for people from big families, such as Zhu Xiong. He sees everything Liu Qiming does. He knows that the young man in front of him is taking advantage of these refugees who don't have enough to eat, and he doesn't really want to do anything for them. They work for welfare.
But so what, as long as you can have enough to eat, working with whomever you work for is not work, and working for someone is not selling your life? If you are still working hard at the dock, you will never be able to live a life of wine and meat.
In the past two days, although the few people had a great time and had no access to sunlight day and night, due to the warnings from the Zhang family, they only stayed within the small courtyard.
At midnight, although the dancers had gone back to rest, the carnival was still going on in the house.
The drink was in his stomach and it wasn't long before he had to go to the toilet. Zhu Xiong originally asked someone to go with him, but he was laughed at by several teenagers for being timid. He was such a good man that he couldn't let others look down upon him, so he went out alone.
Zhu Xiong was originally from a rough country, and he didn't even look for a hut, so he just relieved himself on the spot among the flowers. When he was about to go back, he thought that he wouldn't be out for a long time. If he went back now, he wouldn't show his courage, so he didn't go back into the house, but left towards the outside of the yard.
The Zhang Mansion is a well-known large family in Zijun City. The mansion is huge and complicated. If it were not like this, there would be no way to hide Liu Qiming and the others, leaving the outside officials clueless.
Zhu Xiong was already drunk and his steps were frivolous. After a while, he lost his direction and didn't know where he was going.
At this time, most of the servants, except the night-watch servants, had gone to bed, and they were the only ones still playing. Zhu Xiong saw a brightly lit room from a distance, somewhere else if it wasn't the courtyard where he was.
He thought that since he had been out for such a long time, no one would laugh at him anymore, so he quickened his pace and rushed to the house. Unexpectedly, what he heard was not the clinking of wine glasses and the noisy sound of fists, but the silver bell-like laughter of a girl.
Do these dancers have a nightclub?
Zhu Xiong couldn't wait to get closer, but he saw that there were many people working in the room, which was not a place for him to drink.
Zhu Xiong's curiosity skyrocketed, and the strong drink emboldened him. He had already forgotten Zhang's warning and put his head close to the window, wanting to find out.
He wet his fingers with saliva, poked the window paper open, and looked inside.
The red gauze and pink tents and misty sandalwood in the house made it look like a fairyland. Four or five young girls were curling up, singing origami, playing with hydrangeas, and playing around in the house.
The girls' voices are clear and sweet, and the lingering sound lingers in my ears, like fairies. I also saw them wearing tulle, their skin looming, just like charming witches, making people's blood rush.
Looking to the side, I saw a figure lying across the layers of pink tents, seemingly looking sideways at the girls in front of me.
Zhu Xiong was filled with envy and wondered who could be so blessed. Taking a closer look, he saw that the man was wrapped in red silk, covering his body so tightly that he could not move at all. This is not a blessing, it is clearly a suffering.
Looking at his face again, it is shriveled and dull, unlike a normal human face. The hair is yellow and sparse, and there is no trace of life at all. Zhu Xiong felt a little bad, and looked up and saw the man's eyes.
Those eyes were dull and lifeless, with no pupils visible, only withered whites, like crushed tofu.
Zhu Xiong broke out in a cold sweat and was mostly awake from the wine. There was no living person here, it was clearly a corpse that had been drained by something unknown not long after death.
Suddenly, he noticed that the eyes of the mummy were moving, and seemed to be looking in his direction.
Zhu Xiong couldn't stand it any longer. He was so frightened that he was scared to death. He screamed and ran away.
The girls in the room stopped when they heard the sudden sound. Some of them listened attentively, and some looked at the sound. One of them had the courage to lie directly on the window. She observed carefully for a while, but did not find the hole poked in the window. Then she turned around and continued to play with her sisters, crossing the long night, never ending and tirelessly.
On the way back, Zhu Xiong didn't dare to think about it. No wonder he was not allowed to wander freely in this mansion. Could it be that there was a female ghost in the mansion? I don’t know what the Zhang family is doing.
When he returned to the banquet, he was no longer interested in playing and seemed very worried.
"Brother Zhu, why did you come back?"
"Are you afraid that we would laugh at you for being cowardly? You just carried it outside and refused to come back. Now you are so frightened that your face has turned pale."
There was a burst of laughter at the banquet, but Zhu Xiong bowed his head and remained silent.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Li Qiming came over to comfort him, but he smelled a strange fragrance.
"Brother Liu, your whole body is full of rouge. Could it be that you secretly fell in love?" To confirm, Liu Qiming picked up Zhu Xiong's sleeve and sniffed it hard. Unexpectedly, he became a little drunker and fell asleep.
When Zhu Xiong heard this, he also smelled his sleeves. The smell was the same as that in the mummy room. He trembled and froze on the spot.
Others came over curiously, and after smelling the smell, they all fell asleep. The room suddenly became quiet, and Zhu Xiong was the only one awake.
