Looking at this ledger, all the country brothers lowered their heads. Qian Fufei said: "Well, let me explain this matter. This account book Guo showed me is some of the expenses of their gang. Unfortunately, the Yiyang Gang has been unable to make ends meet recently, so in desperation, I underreported some land taxes.”
Magistrate Jiang said: "Gang Leader Guo, do you know what the punishment is for tax evasion?"
Guo Renjie hurriedly begged for mercy and said: "Jiang Zhixian, I hope you will be merciful. I will definitely pay the full amount of what I owe in the next two days."
Guo Renjie looked like he had repented of his past mistakes. The yamen servant Lao Zhang helped to persuade him: "Yes, Lord Magistrate. This matter is big or small. The Yiyang Gang does not evade much tax. If the evaded tax can be repaid, Qi can just make up for the county government's finances."
Li Yu said with disdain: "You can build such a big house if you don't have money."
Guo Zixiong wanted to refute, but then he immediately looked like he was admitting his mistake and said, "Well, don't you just want to live a comfortable life? Just to build a house, you emptied your family fortune."
Jiang Zhixian looked at Hua Feng, who whispered in Jiang Zhixian's ear: "The city must be besieged." After Jiang Zhixian heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "Okay! Gang Leader Guo, I will only be here for three days." If you make up for the taxes you evaded, I will not pursue this matter too much. However, the merits and demerits are balanced. I will temporarily withhold your credit for suppressing the bandits. I will look at your performance. I will consider it. Should we report it to the court?"
Guo Renjie said excitedly: "Thank you, Lord Magistrate." At this time, the gang members brought over all the old, weak, women and children from the bandit village. Li Yu quickly walked over and said to everyone, "Are you okay?"
These people looked at Li Yu with puzzled faces. Only then did Li Yu realize that he had not taken off his disguise, so he took off the beard and eyebrows on his face. After these villagers recognized Li Yu, Old Man Li said gratefully: "Master Ouyang, it's you!" The others also looked like they had narrowly escaped death, and uttered words of thanks.
Li Yu comforted him: "It's okay, it's okay." Li Yu glanced around and asked, "Where is Sanniu?" Old man Li realized immediately, handed a headband to Li Yu, and said angrily: "Yes. Yes, on the way here, Zhang Haiwei asked me to give this to you." Li Yu saw at a glance that it was Chen Sanniu's headband, and asked anxiously: "Where is Zhang Haiwei?" All the villagers showed expressions of ignorance. Li Yu looked towards the back of the crowd and saw no trace of Zhang Haiwei. He turned to Guo Renjie and asked, "Where is Zhang Haiwei?"
Guo Zixiong shrugged and said, "You gave him to us? His legs are long and he can go wherever he wants!"
Qian Bufei recognized Li Yu and said, "It's you! Lord Magistrate! He is the young robber who appeared in the county government office that day!" Qian Bufei pointed at Li Yu and reminded Jiang Magistrate.
Jiang Zhixian looked at Li Yu and saw that he was indeed the young man who saved Li Chunlin that day. At this time, Li Yu thought that the label of a robber on himself had not been taken off, and he was still a robber now. Looking at everyone, he showed a trace of panic, muttering in his heart: How should I explain my rescue of Li Chunlin that day? Tell the truth? But if I say it, I will expose the master as well. However, if we don’t tell the truth, how can we explain it?
Hua Feng seemed to see Li Yu's difficulty and said, "I asked him to do this."
Qian Fufei said with a look of disbelief: "Did you, Deputy Leader Hua, ask him to do this?"
Hua Feng said: "That's right. He was arranged by our Jiangmen Alliance to infiltrate the robbers."
Qian Fufei said: "Then why did he save the captured robber?"
Hua Feng smiled disdainfully and said, "How else can we establish their trust in our disciple? By the way, I was the one who rescued him at the county government office." Then, looking at Guo Renjie, he said meaningfully : "So, you can't untie the acupuncture points I tapped!"
After hearing this, Guo Renjie gritted his teeth, then his face changed again, and he said with a smile: "Vice-President Hua's martial arts skills are unparalleled, Guo is willing to be defeated."
A member of the gang ran into the hall in a panic and said: "Gang leader, a group of government officials have surrounded the Guo Mansion."
Guo Renjie was shocked and asked: "Magistrate Jiang, did you give the order?"
County Magistrate Jiang also had a puzzled look on his face. Yuanhao on the side lowered his head and said to Jiang Captou: "It should be Jiang Captou who brought the people here."
After Jiang Hong escaped from the Guo Mansion, he immediately returned to the county government office, summoned all the government officials who were on duty at the county government office, brought them to the front of the Guo Mansion, and surrounded the Guo Mansion. Yamen servant Lao Chen said to Jiang Hong with some worry: "Jiang Captou, without Mr. Jiang's order, we will lead people to surround this place, isn't it good?"
Jiang Hong said: "If you are told to do it, you do it. I am the head catcher, and I will bear the responsibility if anything happens." After hearing this, Lao Chen was speechless. The door of Guo Mansion slowly opened, and a man walked out. Jiang Hong said: "The government is investigating the case, and those who know the truth should quickly clear the way."
The man said: "The person coming is Jiang Hong and Jiang Captou."
Jiang Hong replied: "Exactly."
The man said: "Magistrate Jiang is in the mansion now, and I have specially ordered someone to take you in."
Jiang Hong said to the people behind him: "If I don't come out after half an hour after I go in, you go in and look for me."
Lao Chen nodded and said yes, and Jiang Hong followed this man into Guo Mansion. Jiang Hong held the waist knife tightly in his hand, the waist knife usually used by the government officials. Since being caught by Guo Zixiong once, Jiang Hong has become more cautious. When this man was about to take Jiang Hong to the Yiyang Gang through the backyard of the Guo Mansion, Jiang Hong asked: "Didn't he say that Magistrate Jiang is in the mansion? Where are we going?"
The man returned: "This Guo Mansion leads to the Yiyang Gang, and Master Jiang is in the lobby of the Yiyang Gang." Jiang Hong was doubtful, but still followed this man cautiously. When we arrived at the lobby of the Yiyang Gang, we really saw Jiang Zhixian.
After Jiang Zhixian saw Jiang Hong, he asked, "Ah Hong, where have you been all day?"
Jiang Hong pointed at Guo Zixiong and said: "I challenged this man to a contest last night. But this man has no martial ethics. Come, lie, come, attack me. After I was knocked down, he captured me in the Guo Mansion. Thanks to someone Only by rescuing each other can we escape.”
Yuanhao hurriedly said at this time: "Jiang Captou, last night we went to Tingjiu Restaurant to drink together. You drank too much and rested there all night. Why did you get into trouble with Mr. Guo Er?" Yuanhao He kept waving his eyes at Jiang Hong.
Jiang Hong said: "Brother Yuanhao, you remember wrongly, when you and I went to have a drink." Seeing that Jiang Hong was not on the road, Yuanhao sighed helplessly. Jiang Hong said to Magistrate Jiang: "After I escaped, I returned to the county office and brought people over quickly. By the way, uncle, there is a room in the Guo Mansion, and that person may still be in it. I have to go there quickly. Help him." Jiang Hong's series of words made Jiang Zhixian feel a little dizzy.
Li Yu said: "No need to help, I'm here."
Jiang Hong looked at Li Yu and said, "That man is not like you. I think he has a big beard. As for you," Jiang Hong looked at Li Yu again, pointed at Li Yu and said, " I recognize you, you were the robber who was at the county government office that day!"
Li Yu also sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it."
Guo Zixiong said: "Mr. Jiang, what I said is right. Jiang Captou did attack me yesterday, but I defeated him. In order to prevent him from hurting others again, I had to tie him up in the house first."
Jiang Hong said unconvinced: "If you hadn't asked someone to sneak attack me, it's not certain who among us would win and who would lose!"
Jiang Zhixian said angrily: "That's enough! Captor Jiang! Isn't that embarrassing enough? As a captor, you block the road and find someone to compete with! Is this what a captor should do?"
After Jiang Hong heard this, he still explained: "I just wanted to discuss with him. And it was in my own name, not in the name of the headhunter."
Jiang Zhixian asked: "It's late at night, you stop others and say you are looking for someone to discuss with you?"
Guo Zixiong said quickly: "Okay, Mr. Jiang, everything is fine anyway."
Jiang Zhixian said to Jiang Hong: "From now on, you are no longer a head hunter, you are just an ordinary government servant. Apologize to Mr. Guo Er quickly."
Jiang Hong felt a little aggrieved and said, "Why should I apologize? It was obviously him who caught me!"
Jiang Zhixian said angrily: "I ask you to apologize, then apologize. If it doesn't work, just go home! Don't stay in Xinyang anymore."
Jiang Hong knew that his uncle was really angry. He raised his hands to Guo Zixiong in a very reluctant tone and said perfunctorily: "Mr. Guo Er, it was Jiang Hong who was offended!"
Jiang Zhixian said: "I'm sorry, it's my fault in discipline. I hope Gang Leader Guo, Mr. Guo Er, will forgive me."
Guo Zixiong waved his hand and said: "It's okay, Jiang Captou, no, Jiang Yamen. If you want, you can come to my Yiyang Gang to discuss with me, but next time, don't choose a place with no one around in the middle of the night."
After Jiang Hong heard this, his face was very ugly and he said: "Since there is nothing else, I will leave."
Jiang Captou said: "Come back! Just in time you brought people here to take Master Zhu and these people away."
Jiang Hong glanced at Zhu who was drunk and sleeping soundly on the chair and said, "He is quite at ease. If you drink too much, lie down there."
County Magistrate Jiang said, "If it hadn't been for Master Zhu today, you would have carried me back to the county office tomorrow!" Although Jiang Hong was reluctant, he still followed Magistrate Jiang's instructions and took Zhu Shuo and all the people away.
After Jiang Hong left, Li Yu continued to question: "Where is Zhang Haiwei?"
Guo Zixiong said: "I don't know."
Li Yu said: "Don't you know about your people?"
Guo Zixiong said: "We haven't been watching him for twelve hours, right? I still want to find him now."
Li Yu said: "There is one less person among the people you arrested! What do you say!"
Guo Zixiong said: "Those people have been brought out. If you don't believe it, go back to the secret room and see for yourself."
Guo Renjie said: "Young hero, is it possible that the person you mentioned is not at the robbers' stronghold, so that person is not among the people we brought back."
Li Yu said: "Impossible! I just saw her in the dungeon of your secret room!"
Guo Zixiong said: "Who can prove it?"
Li Yu said: "Zhang Haiwei! There are two of them!" Li Yu pointed at Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma.
Zhang Niu Zhang Ma said: "We don't know who you are talking about at all. Now that everyone has been brought out, you can find it yourself."
Li Yu could only look at Hua Feng at this time and said, "Uncle Hua Feng, someone is missing?"
Hua Feng asked: "Are you sure there is another person?"
Li Yu said firmly: "Sure! She is a little girl about ten years old."
Hua Feng said: "Okay, then you wait for me and I will go look for you."
Li Yu said, "Thank you, Uncle Hua Feng." Hua Feng nodded and disappeared in a flash. Li Yu turned to glare at Guo Zixiong and others.
