In the evening, an explosive news spread throughout Jiangcheng.

After three days and three nights of fighting, General Cao Shen led his soldiers to blow up the embankment at the entrance of Fanshan Mountain. They followed the flood and entered Fanshan Mountain, occupied Fanshan Mountain in one fell swoop, and successfully wiped out all the bandits.

All the people are very excited about it.

Once the Fanshan bandits were eradicated, they no longer had to worry about it. People in the restaurant raised a toast to celebrate.

The storyteller at Juwanglou even recited the chapter of "The Havoc in Heaven" from "Journey to the West" several times.

At this time, in the eyes of everyone, Cao Ran is no longer a person, but a deified hero, the incarnation of Sun Wukong who can change seventy-two times and soar into the clouds and mist in "Journey to the West".

Otherwise, how could a man with a serious heart injury who should have been lying on the bed to rest, appear on the Fu'an River like a descendant from heaven, blow up the embankment, introduce floods, and make the bandits flee in panic.

In Jiangcheng, people spread rumors about Cao Ran's deeds, but no one knew that the protagonist behind this incident is still missing.

In the dungeon of Shenjiang Mansion, on the cold and damp ground, due to the continuous rain in the past few days, the moisture and mold in the air have become thicker and thicker, mixed with the stench of feces and urine. Taking a breath makes you feel nauseous.

The dungeon was on the low side, and the rainwater from the heavy rain poured down slantingly, and the water on the ground was already knee-high.

In the past few days, the prisoners in the cells have been having a hard time. Many of them caught colds and had high fevers. Every few hours, one or two bodies would be dragged out.

In a corner of a cell somewhere, a woman was curled up, with one leg raised and her whole body shaking.

When she raised her head slightly, her face was covered in bruises, redness, and swelling, and her original face could no longer be seen clearly.

"Baby's daddy." She called out to the person in the prison next to her in a hoarse voice.

In the prison next door, the terrain is slightly higher, and the rainwater has only spread halfway. Zhang Dakui's hands and feet were handcuffed, and he was lying on a pile of wet grass.

Obedient to her call, he opened his eyes slightly, but did not respond to her.

"Baby's father!"

Zhang Cuicui's voice was like a piece of iron scraping against the ground, hoarse and unpleasant, "They said that you reported to the bandits and it was a trick of the bandits, but I don't believe it."

Zhang Dakui lowered his head in a depressed manner, looking weak.

"I lost my mother when I was young, and my father raised me single-handedly, but he always drank and beat me, and even wanted to sell me to get money for drinks. It was you who gave him ten taels of silver and married me off."

Zhang Cuicui's expression began to fall into the memories of the past. "Although you hit me, it is not as dead as him. After we have a daughter, you also hurt her.

Punched and kicked."

"You went to drink even though you had nothing to do. Others said you were a swindler, but I married a chicken, followed a chicken, married a dog, and I never disliked you."

"But why do you want to do the details of a bandit? Do you know that this is a capital crime! Our daughter will also be killed by you."

Mentioning Zhang Xiaohua, Zhang Dakui finally looked up from the tangle of grass, feeling angry and annoyed, "I'm not doing this for her, but for that Luo Hong."

"He told me that as long as I listen to him, when Cao Ran is gone, he will be the general of Jiangcheng and will definitely treat his daughter as an equal wife. Otherwise, why would I risk my life to help him?"

Zhang Dakui was extremely upset, "Who would have thought that before the Lord's father-in-law could be made, I would become a prisoner and an accomplice of the bandits. What should I do?"

Zhang Dakui was howling when a man walked out of the shadow of the cell opposite.

When he moved, the chains dragged on the ground, making a dull sound accompanied by the sound of rushing water.

"Zhang Dakui, I, Luo Hong, have never assigned you to do anything. Whose orders are you listening to?"

Zhang Dakui glared at the person in the prison opposite, and his temper grew, "Luo Hong, you don't want anything to happen, and you want to blame it all on me?"

"How many times have you met that person recently?" Luo Hong's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth and asked.

"You've met me a few times, don't you know?" Zhang Dakui asked.

"Say!" Luo Hong asked angrily, which frightened Zhang Dakui immediately. "On the day I was released from prison, you stopped me on the way back to the village and asked me to monitor Cao Ran's every move by the Fu'an River."
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"The day you were released from prison, I was in Lin County on business and I haven't returned yet."

"Five days ago, you gave me a piece of paper and asked me to put it in the tree hole on the river bank's flood control embankment."

"Five days ago, I was on my way back to Jiangcheng. My colleagues who were working with me can testify."

"Yesterday, you came to my house and told me that as long as there was green smoke rising from the river, I would go to the foot of the green mountain, light the smoke, and use this as a signal to assassinate Cao Ran and save my wife and daughter."

"You fart!" Luo Hong swore directly, "I was in the school all day yesterday, taking care of the injured, and I never left."

"That person is clearly you!"

Zhang Dakui was flustered, but he argued forcefully: "Even if I am blind, I will not mistake you."

"You are just blind!" Luo Hong finally understood that as soon as he appeared yesterday, a group of people rushed over and pressed him to the ground.

Everyone believed that he was a mastermind behind the assassination of the Lord, and even the Lord was unwilling to listen to his explanation.

"Come, come quickly. I am Luo Hong, and I want to see Mr. Cao." Luo Hong was lying on the iron pillar of the prison, calling loudly.

A jailer came forward. When he saw it was Luo Hong, he whipped him and scolded: "Luo Hong, I want to see you after assassinating you, don't be a fool."

"How dare you speak to me like this." Luo Hong was furious.

"What's wrong, you still think that you are a big shot with a nose that shoots to the sky? A death row prisoner dares to act arrogantly despite his detailed work. Bang!"

A whip was thrown over and hit Luo Hong on the back of his hand, leaving a purple stripe, "Dishonest, he loves howling, he just eats too much. Come on, there is no need to deliver food to him these days."

The two jailers cursed and walked away.

With no way to call for help, Luo Hong cast his sinister gaze at Zhang Dakui, then looked at Zhang Cuicui aside, and roared: "Someone is impersonating me, and we have all fallen into a trap."

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In the evening, Xia Qianqian was walking home. When passing by the village, Liu Erniu blocked the road with a shovel, pointing towards the river not far away, making gestures while shouting: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

When Xia Qianqian glanced at him, he turned his head, grinned at her, and trotted forward, "Daughter-in-law, where have you been?"

She did not answer, but solemnly warned: "Liu Erniu, if you dare to scream next time you meet me, be careful and I will slap you."

Liu Erniu looked confused, leaning on the shovel, tilting his head, and said shyly: "My mother said that sooner or later you will be my wife."

He leaned forward with his big and round body, and said with a silly smile: "Hitting is love, scolding is love. If you don't fight, you don't scold, you don't love each other. You hit me, you hit me, hit me quickly!"

Xia Qianqian: "..."

This person really deserves to be beaten!

She was so angry that she stamped her feet, turned around and walked away quickly. Behind her, Liu Erniu clapped his hands happily and shouted: "Ah... my wife is shy.

"If my wife doesn't hit me, she will hurt others."
Chapter completed!