Every night, little eyesless thieves sneak into Chen Xuan's house.
As a result, his body was naturally buried at the bottom of the river.
"It's all this damn world's fault."
Throwing a corpse into the river, Chen Xuan sighed.
He just wanted to stay at home quietly and improve his proficiency, but these little thieves didn't want to let him rest in peace. They wanted to break into his home and force him to kill them.
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Bang bang bang bang——
As soon as it got light, Chen Xuan heard someone knocking on the door.
"Who!"
Chen Xuan did not open the door immediately, but asked with a bow and arrow.
"Open the door quickly, we are from the government."
The person who knocked on the door answered.
"What, someone from the government?"
Hearing this, Chen Xuan was immediately surprised.
He didn't understand why people from the government suddenly came to him.
Could it be that something has been exposed?
It shouldn’t be!
Now the city is in chaos. The government doesn't even have enough manpower to maintain order. How can it have the manpower to investigate the case? What's more, the dead are all petty thieves. Normally, the government doesn't bother to expend energy to investigate when they know about it, let alone this situation now.
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"Don't scare yourself. People from the government may have other matters here." Chen Xuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and asked, "I don't know what the government wants to do with me."
"Recently, many vicious cases have broken out in the city. The government is short of manpower. Following the order of the county magistrate, idle warriors in the city have been recruited to form a patrol team to maintain order."
The official outside the door replied.
"Recruit idle warriors in the city to form a patrol team to maintain order."
Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment.
Unexpectedly, the government would come up with such a solution.
In addition to some gangsters and thieves, part of the chaos in the city is caused by idle warriors. Now that idle warriors are recruited as members of the patrol team, it is equivalent to a higher level of restraint.
Moreover, there was a patrol team composed of warriors, so some gangsters did not dare to cause trouble when they saw it.
This is simply killing two birds with one stone.
As for refusing the call.
How could an idle warrior have the qualifications and ability to refuse a call from the local government?
This is an order personally issued by the county magistrate. Disobey the county magistrate's order unless you don't plan to live in the local area.
Although the imperial court is currently weak, it is still as easy as crushing an ant for the government to crush an idle warrior.
"Open the door quickly."
The official outside urged.
"coming!"
Chen Xuan put away his bow and arrows, then stepped forward and opened the courtyard door.
Outside, there were two official servants standing, with the word "soldier" written on the chest of their clothes.
These are the lowest-ranking officers and soldiers in the government yamen.
"You are Chen Xuan, who practiced martial arts at the Giant Bear Martial Arts School and is now a warrior in the skin-grinding realm."
A slightly fat officer and soldier glanced at Chen Xuan and then asked.
"it's me."
Chen Xuan nodded slightly.
"That's right. We are following the order of the county magistrate to recruit idle warriors in the city. Come with me!"
The slightly fat officer and soldier said.
"Wait a moment, you two, I'll lock the courtyard door."
Chen Xuan turned around and closed the courtyard door, then locked it.
"Let's go!"
Two officers and soldiers led the way, with Chen Xuan following behind.
Xinglongfang is no longer prosperous in the past.
There are few people on the road, and the shops on both sides of the street have broken doors and windows, and the shops are in a mess.
In some shops, there were even stains of dried crimson blood.
Walking on the street, you can hear crying and howling coming from the house from time to time.
White lanterns and white cloths were hung in front of the houses where the sounds of crying and howling came from.
Along the way, Chen Xuan encountered several groups of mourners wearing sackcloth and mourning.
Those who still had money were able to mourn, and some who had no money could only wrap the corpse in a ragged straw mat and transport it to a mass grave outside the city. Some who had a filial piety sold their bodies to buy coffins to bury their fathers.
Pass through Xinglongfang and arrive at Ping'anfang.
This is where the wealthy people in Beicheng District live.
Many of the former high-walled courtyards are now in ruins. The high walls of the mansions have been broken and collapsed. Some mansions have been burned beyond recognition by fire, leaving only ruins.
At a glance, it was a mess.
There were still some people surviving in some mansions, cleaning the ruins and carrying out charred corpses one after another. Cries could be heard from these mansions, and their voices were filled with sorrow.
Even the most powerful family in Beicheng District, one of the best in Qingshui County, was looted. The mansion building showed traces of smoke and fire, the door was broken open, and there were servants cleaning the floor.
The pavement of the street was also dyed crimson with blood, obviously it had experienced an extremely fierce bloody battle with the bandits.
after an hour.
Chen Xuan came to the government office.
Inside and outside the Yamen, many craftsmen and carpenters were busy repairing the Yamen.
The two officers and soldiers took Chen Xuan to the back door of the Yamen, and entered an empty martial arts field through the back door.
At this time, there were many people in the martial arts arena.
These people are all idle warriors like Chen Xuan.
Those warriors who were affiliated with some small gangs and had no specific positions and only received affiliation fees were regarded as idle warriors in the eyes of the government, and they were all recruited at this time.
In the crowd, Chen Xuan saw an acquaintance from the Giant Bear Martial Arts School, but he did not go up to say hello. He stood silently alone. These people originally invited him to join and wanted to do some business without capital.
After he rejected these people, the two sides had basically drawn a clear line.
The atmosphere in the martial arts arena was somewhat depressing.
Perhaps because they were recruited, everyone was somewhat reluctant, but they did not have the ability to resist the government's recruitment, so everyone kept a straight face and looked serious.
Chen Xuan closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting quietly.
Time passed little by little.
One after another, officers and soldiers came to the martial arts field with idle warriors.
It was almost noon, and there were already more than 500 idle warriors in the martial arts arena.
"The county captain has arrived."
As a shout rang out, Chen Xuan opened his eyes and looked forward.
I saw a giant man at least two meters tall, with a muscular back and a muscular waist, wearing official uniform, walking in.
The county lieutenant, like the county magistrate, is the county's top official. His duties include arresting thieves, suppressing small-scale resistance, and normal patrols and law enforcement.
If the county magistrate wants to set up a temporary patrol team, the county captain will naturally be in charge.
"I, Qingshui County Lieutenant Lin Changrong, have been ordered by the county to form a temporary patrol team. I am the captain." As soon as he came in, the county lieutenant Lin Changrong went straight to the point and said: "Although this patrol team is temporary,
But the government will not let your efforts go in vain. Ordinary team members can receive eight taels of silver per month, deputy captains can receive fifteen taels, and captains can receive twenty-five taels. Moreover, the government is currently hiring people. If you are on patrol,
If you perform well during the process, you can also be promoted and become a formal official."