While Lao Xing was patrolling the streets with Xiaoliu, Shopkeeper Tong and the others had also arrived at Feilong Valley.
After some bargaining with Shopkeeper Hao, everyone paid a deposit of one hundred taels and successfully rented four horses with good morals from Shopkeeper Hao.
"This old Hao is really stingy. He only borrowed four horses and actually asked me for ten taels of silver a day." Shopkeeper Tong said with an unhappy face while holding the horse.
These ten taels of silver were enough for her to pay the owner of Tongfu Inn for more than a year.
"Forget it, shopkeeper, it's not easy for shopkeeper Hao. There are few people buying horses in our town, there has been no war recently, and the government's purchases have also decreased, so it is not easy for him to do business." Lao Bai quickly comforted him.
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Tong, this account will be credited to our account." At this time, Xiao Guo also said generously.
In fact, she should have paid the money, but since they didn't bring much money this time, and they had offended so many people before, they still don't know if this amount of money is enough to compensate them. So she doesn't dare to use it randomly now.
"It's okay. When your matter is resolved, the losses between us will be calculated separately." The shopkeeper was also very reasonable.
"Then thank you so much, shopkeeper Tong." Xiao Guo cupped his fists and thanked him.
"Okay, let's set off." The shopkeeper said and got on his horse.
Everyone couldn't help but froze when they saw the shopkeeper's dashing movements, especially Xiao Guo and Xiao Qing.
They were originally worried that the shopkeeper didn't know martial arts and had never ridden a horse. However, they didn't expect that the shopkeeper's movements were so skillful.
"Shopkeeper Tong, you..."
Seeing the two of them like this, Lao Bai quickly said with a smile.
"Our shopkeeper is the rich daughter of Longmen Escort Agency. She has been able to ride horses since she was a child."
"Oh, I see."
Xiao Guo and Xiao Qing nodded. They didn't expect that the shopkeeper was actually a real person without showing his face.
Although the Longmen Escort Agency is not as prominent as the Guo Family, it is still a world-famous Escort Agency.
"Oh, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time." The shopkeeper said with a smile.
This was her first time riding a horse since she got married. She didn't really like riding horses before, but now she actually felt a little nostalgic.
"Let's go, drive!"
With that said, the shopkeeper didn't wait for everyone, just waved his riding whip, and rushed out first, one person at a time.
Seeing that the shopkeeper's horse was riding ahead, the three of them quickly got on their horses to catch up. In this way, the group of people ran straight towards Black Wind Ridge.
. . . . . .
At this time, Xiaoliu had followed Lao Xing to the gate of the county government office.
The county government office is located in the center of Qixia Town. It took Xiaoliu and the others less than half an hour to walk back from Nanting.
Qixia Town is not a big town, and the county government is naturally just a small county government.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
I saw two stone lions at the gate of the county government office. They had curly hair on their heads, their mouths were open and their necks were raised. Their four claws were strong and powerful. They looked domineering and looked like a majestic person.
When they came to the door, a big drum was set up beside it. It was the drum used to cry out injustice.
However, this drum looks very old and there is still a layer of dust on it. It seems that no one has played this drum for a long time.
But yes, after all, although it is not a peaceful and prosperous time, it is not a troubled time either.
In addition, the people of Qixia Town are simple and honest, the magistrate Lou is also a good and upright official, and Lao Xing is so conscientious in his duties, so it is not strange that no one beats the drum to complain.
There are only two guards at the gate of the county government office. These guards are different from the policemen like Xing Baotou. They only need to sit in the government office, so they are also called government officials.
The job of a yamen servant is much easier and safer than that of a police officer, so there is no shortage of yamen servants in Qixia Town.
For example, there is only one head catcher in the entire Qixia Town now, not even a single police officer, but there are seven or eight government officials.
The government servants standing at the door bowed and said hello when they saw Mr. Xing coming with a young man.
"Xing Captou!"
These government servants have no official status, and their status is equivalent to today's contract workers. But Lao Xing is different. Lao Xing is an authentic ninth-grade head catcher in silk robes. Although he is only the tiniest official, he is still an official after all.
Lao Xing nodded slightly to the two of them, which was regarded as a courtesy, and then he took Xiaoliu directly into the county government office.
Xiaoliu followed Lao Xing slowly into the county government office. The two of them bypassed the front hall and came to a small courtyard in the back hall.
The servant at the door hurriedly came forward to greet him. After Lao Xing whispered a few words to the other party, the other party walked towards the back room, while Lao Xing and Xiao Liu stood in the hall waiting.
Soon the servant came out and took Lao Xing to see Lou Zhixian. Before Lao Xing left, he told Xiao Liu to stand obediently and not to move around.
After a while, Lao Xing came out again and took Xiao Liu to visit Lou Magistrate.
It was finally time to meet Magistrate Lou. Xiao Liu quickly followed Lao Xing step by step. He was afraid that he would violate some taboo by walking too fast.
At the same time, he kept his head down tightly. If he wanted to watch it, he could watch it at will after he became a policeman. Now he was afraid that he would not be able to pass the test of Lou Zhixian.
Arriving in the hall, after Xiao Liu greeted him, Lou Zhixian sat on the main seat and drank tea and asked. "You must be Xiao Liu!"
"Yes, Cao Minyan Xiaoliu." Xiaoliu bowed and responded.
Listening to the tone of Xiao Liu's answer that was a little nervous, but not panicked, Lou Zhixian nodded with satisfaction and continued.
"Well, raise your head and let me see."
"Yes!" Xiao Liu slowly raised his head, but he did not dare to look directly at Lou Zhixian.
After all, even if he has not read ancient etiquette, Xiao Liu also knows that this must be an impolite behavior, especially in the ancient times when hierarchy was orderly, so Xiao Liu only dared to use his peripheral vision to secretly look at this legendary figure. Louzhi County!
Lou Zhixian was quite thin and looked a bit old. Xiao Liu didn't expect that the other person was actually an old man.
But yes, he and Dazui's mother are from the same generation, and they should be about the same age.
"Yes!" Seeing Xiao Liu's cautious and respectful behavior, Lou Zhixian nodded with satisfaction.
After taking a closer look at Xiao Liu's face, Lou Zhixian smiled happily.
"Well, not bad! Not bad! At first glance, this face shows that he is honest and honest. Coupled with his fair skin, it looks like he is blessed. You have chosen Mr. Xing well. From now on, the security of Qixia Town will be controlled by the two of you. , I feel relieved."
Lou Zhixian knew some facial skills, and he was very satisfied with Xiao Liu's appearance.
"Lou Zhixian is really a sharp eye! Xiaoliu has no other skills, but he is an honest person. As for the security of Qixia Town, it is mainly due to your good leadership in Lou Zhixian. We are just following orders to run errands." Lao Xing also knew that How to answer this.
Lou Zhixian was also very happy after listening to Lao Xing's words. It's not that he didn't know that Lao Xing was complimenting him, but Lao Xing was telling the truth. Moreover, Lao Xing is a practical person and he likes him very much.
"Okay, Mr. Xing, there's no need to say these things. We are just doing things for the people." Magistrate Lou also said modestly.
Xiao Liu listened to the conversation between the two and knew that both of them were good officials who did practical things and wanted to clear their names.
It is said that it is a blessing for Qixia Town that these two people can come to Qixia Town together.
"By the way, Capt. Xing, how are you doing with the male and female evil spirits recently?"
After the joke was over, Lou Zhixian directly asked the question he was most concerned about. Recently, this male and female evildoer has made people panic.
And the most important thing is that several nearby towns have been poisoned by them. Seeing that he was about to arrive, how could he not be anxious.
And this was the reason why he was anxious to ask Lao Xing to recruit an agent.
Hearing that Lou Zhixian mentioned this issue, Lao Xing quickly reported it. "Mr. Lou, I just want to report this matter to you."
As he said this, Lao Xing relayed everything that Xiao Liu told him to Lou Zhixian, except that the Xiao Liu in the story became a secret agent that he specially placed in Tongfu Inn to protect the safety of the inn.
When Lou Zhixian heard about Guo Juxia on the first day of the school, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't realize who the other party was. After all, he was not a gangster.
However, when Lao Xing introduced that the other party was actually the current head talker of the Six Gates, and was in the fourth rank, his hand holding the tea cup shook, and the tea cup in his hand almost broke.
When he heard that the matter was resolved perfectly, Lou Zhixian also breathed a sigh of relief.
What he fears most is that these officials' children will do evil under his jurisdiction. It doesn't matter whether they take it or not.
At his age, he has already given up the idea of taking another step. After all, he is so old, where can he go?
Now he just wants to retire peacefully and finally gain a reputation as an upright official.
But his ideas coincided with Lao Xing's.
Lou Zhixian looked at Xiao Liu and said. "Xiao Liu, you did a good job this time. As an official, you must consider the people, but at the same time, you must not be reckless. You must understand the right and wrong before speaking."
"It's Lou Zhixian!" Xiao Liu quickly clasped his fists and said.
Lou Zhixian knew that Xiao Liu learned this from Lao Xing and didn't care, he said with a smile.
"Alright Mr. Xing, let's take Xiao Liu to the master's place to register. In addition, you can also follow up on Miss Guo's matter quietly."
"It's Lou Zhixian!" Lao Xing responded quickly, cupping his fists.
Lou Zhixian waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to retreat.
Lao Xing took Xiao Liu and slowly retreated.
"call!"
After coming out, Xiao Liu took a long breath, knowing that he had passed the test.
Then from today onwards, he will be a real policeman, and he can be regarded as half a public official.
Lao Xing looked at the happy smile on Xiao Liu's face and couldn't help but smile and pat Xiao Liu's shoulder.
"Let's go. Master will take you to go through the formalities first. Then he will take you to Tongfu Inn for a good meal in the evening. This will be considered as celebrating your success as a police officer."
"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Liu responded happily.
Then the two of them went to the master's place to register. After registration, they went to the warehouse to get a set of fitting official uniforms and an official sword.
To be honest, this official uniform is really ugly, but Xiaoliu doesn't care. After all, beauty and ugliness are just appearances.
And this official sword is quite exquisite. Xiao Liu touched the shining official sword and felt the cold chill on the blade. This was a real weapon, different from the props in TV series.
"Master, can I try the knife?" Xiao Liu said happily.
Seeing Xiao Liu's happy look, Lao Xing also brought Xiao Liu to an empty yard.
There are several wooden figures in the yard, and there are some knife marks on the wooden figures. It is obvious that this is where Lao Xing and the others practice.
But looking at the knife marks here, Xiao Liu knew that no one had been here for a long time.
But yes, there are currently only two people in the town who carry swords, one is himself and the other is his master, and he still doesn’t know how much his master weighs.
Xiao Liu stepped forward with his knife, and then he slashed hard at the wooden man's head. As the sword flashed by, the whole wooden man's head flew out.
Lao Xing was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene. You must know that although the sword issued by the county government is not bad, it is not a sword that can cut iron like clay.
Moreover, this is a knife and not an axe. An ordinary person would just make a cut when cutting this wooden man, and the more powerful ones would only cut in half, but Xiao Liu can actually cut off the head with one knife. How strong is this!
As someone who had cut down this wooden man before, Lao Xing naturally knew how difficult it was.
He hurriedly stepped forward and looked at the neat cuts. He took the knife from Xiao Liu's hand and tried it himself, but found that he could only make a cut.
"Xiao Liu, tell my master, have you ever practiced martial arts?"
Xiao Liu listened to the master's inquiry and explained with a smile.
"No, master, look."
As he spoke, Xiaoliu walked to a large stone lock that had not been touched for a long time. This stone lock was as big as a small millstone.
Lao Xing once mentioned that the stone lock weighed about a hundred kilograms and he needed both hands to lift it.
But Xiao Liu just exerted a little force with his right hand, and Xiao Liu easily lifted the stone lock.
Lao Xing couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene. This is a natural divine power!
'No, that's not right! Lao Xing quickly realized that he had grown up watching Xiao Liu, so he still didn’t know whether Xiao Liu was born with supernatural powers.
"Xiao Liu, what are you doing?"
Xiao Liu smiled, and then he told Lao Xing about how his strength increased greatly after being struck by lightning.
Lao Xing felt envious and helpless when he heard this.
I couldn't help but sigh. 'Perhaps this is the so-called saying that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be lucky! '
Then he didn't mention any of this. This was God's compensation for Xiao Liu.
"Xiao Liu, let the past go by. People always have to look forward. Let's go! Master will take you to patrol the streets."
"Yes, Master." Xiaoliu had actually already let go of the knot in his heart.
With that said, the master and apprentice started patrolling the streets again, but this time the patrol was different from the one in the morning. Xiaoliu in the morning was not an official police officer yet, so he just followed the master and watched.
But this time it was different. He became an official detective, wearing an official uniform and carrying an official sword at his waist.
Everyone in Qixia Town also knew that there was a new policeman named Yan Xiaoliu in their town.
