Yamazaki handed over a thousand taels of silver notes and took back eight horses.
The girls didn't say much. This horse originally belonged to someone else.
Yamazaki didn't leave either, and took a nap in his room.
And a lot of idle people came here early in the morning, eating and watching the fun.
Officials soon arrived, directing people to move the body and find people for questioning.
I thought a little about the gold and silver in the hands of the girls and the property deeds, but I was scared to death. I really don’t have the guts to touch them now, so I just registered them honestly and waited for the relevant personnel to claim them.
The other side.
After asking, he quickly found Yamazaki.
The front shop owner also followed. He remembered that there were eight horses in the Yamazaki yard.
The incident seemed to have started in the Yamazaki yard, but then the bearded man forced himself to buy a horse, so it probably wasn't the case.
The shopkeeper in the front hall was really not sure, so he simply didn't say anything more. It was better to do less than to do more.
Besides, if he is right and someone takes action, isn't he looking for death?
Anyway, he has nothing to do with it, so we can just muddle along.
…
Yamazaki just walked over to the lake, and when he asked the other person, Shandai also came back and brought breakfast as promised.
After dawn, she shaved half of her beard, and then sneaked back among the crowd entering the city.
I brought some bean curd and steamed buns by the way, so I went to buy breakfast.
Yamazaki pretended, "Come here, Master Cha, I just said he went to buy food. Really, why are you so slow? Master Cha is here to question you."
Shan Dai laughed and said, "Ah, how can you blame me? There are so many people on the street, and they all blame the bearded man."
"That's all, you only have many reasons."
"That's what it is. If you're not satisfied, I'll buy it myself next time."
"I won't bother you with this, Mr. Cha, we are all here, what else do you want to ask?"
"It's okay." The official had no doubt that he had it, but he really didn't expect that someone who had obviously escaped was eating buns in front of him.
…
The official and the front desk clerk both left, and the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled.
Putting aside the matter of killing people, this thing is really fun and full of drama.
Next, let them slowly check their beards.
But the beard has disappeared and cannot be found anywhere again.
As for whether it is possible to find out their true identities, judging from the current situation, it is unlikely as they have been confused by them.
Therefore, the rivers and lakes are dangerous, so you have to be careful at all times. Only by being really careful can you sail the ship of ten thousand years.
…
The two of them checked out of the hotel after breakfast and paid fifty taels of silver honestly.
After leaving the door, the two of them clapped their legs together.
Because after all the calculations, the two of them not only paid the same amount, but also paid double the amount.
After working all night, even though others were busy, they didn't get even one tael of silver, and they were even given twenty-five taels of silver.
This unlucky place will never come again next time.
…
Yamazaki and Shandai left, and the news began to spread last night.
It was sent to the capital that night, the news was compiled, and handed to the emperor who was about to go to court the next morning.
The emperor read it twice, then looked at the spy commander, "Is this true?"
"It should be true."
"Killing thousands of people just for twenty-five taels of silver?"
"Yes."
"Is there something wrong with this guy's head?"
"It must be, and the illness is not serious."
The emperor scratched his head and said, "Well, who in the right mind would use all the money they had worked so hard to rob for disaster relief? Forty-three million taels, how much money is that!"
"It's about one-twentieth of the national treasury."
"Is that all? I mean, did he take it all out?"
"Probably, the change was said to be given to the girls in the flower shop, a few hundred taels each."
"This guy is indeed seriously ill." The emperor gritted his teeth. "What's more interesting is that a few officials and businessmen in Pingcheng can actually spend 40 million taels of silver. Where did they get so much money!"
"It has been accumulated over the years," the secret agent leader said calmly, "The Feng family has been running the flower shop for decades, and it is normal to have 20 to 30 million taels of silver."
"Are you sure it's all legal?"
"I'm sure most of it is made by people who want to bully men and dominate women. I'm afraid I won't be able to find out whether it's legal or not."
"Can't find out?"
"Yes, there are too many ways here. Unless the black ledger is stolen first, no one knows how to balance the accounts."
The emperor threw away the document and said, "Ha, my world is just like this peace law."
The secret agent leader shook his head, "It's actually the same in all dynasties. Hualou Archway has been a place of right and wrong since ancient times."
"This dynasty is actually doing a good job. It suppressed the Jianghu gangs with local forces and did not let the Jianghu gangs do too much in this regard."
"Of course, local forces will inevitably collude and engage in illegal activities."
"But it's much better than letting the Jianghu people blatantly make people angry."
"Just like this bearded swordsman who killed thousands of people in one night."
"If the disputes in the rivers and lakes cannot be suppressed, I don't know how many people will die in one night."
"Now it's the lesser of the two harms."
The emperor frowned, "Is there no better way?"
The secret agent commander said expressionlessly, "Yes, we will start with the administration of officials, but that matter is not under the control of the secret agents."
"You mean, this is my problem!"
"I didn't say it, Your Majesty said it yourself."
The emperor picked up the documents on the table and smashed them, "Get out of here!"
"Yes, it's indeed time for Your Majesty to go to court." The secret agent commander bowed his hands and stepped away.
The emperor sighed, and the officials should not rush now, because all the kings in the world are watching.
If officials from all walks of life are forced to join forces to defect, then the defense lines established by various armies will be meaningless.
The world is really in danger.
…
In the morning, the emperor told the matter and appointed Qingliu officials as imperial envoys to Pingcheng to deal with the aftermath.
In the name of lax supervision and ineffective work, Mr. Tai, the chief official of Pingcheng, was dismissed.
Investigate the collusion between businessmen, court officials, and city defense officials, and investigate whether water conservancy is involved.
There is also coordinated disaster relief to eliminate the negative impact of floods in the southeast region.
There was no mention of capturing the bearded swordsman, because ordinary people couldn't capture him and would only cause more killings.
Let the spies catch you slowly, this matter cannot be rushed.
…
On the other side, August 29, afternoon.
Yamazaki and Shandai were unlucky enough to encounter a mountain rain on the official road by the river. This was actually not bad luck, but the mountain rain caused a flash flood and mudslide.
Watching helplessly, a large amount of sediment rushed down the mountain road and slopes, growing from small to large, forming a section of three hundred feet long, rushing straight towards them.
There was really no way to hide, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet, drive my horse and jump into the river.
The mountain torrent rushed on the official road, carrying the merchant carriages on the official road and pouring into the river.
The boats and sampans traveling along the river were immediately damaged. Some sank directly, while others were knocked over.
Two people and eight horses were in the river. They were pushed out by the rapid current for an unknown distance, but they were all dizzy.
The only good thing is that they are all still alive.
Oh, and luckily the banknotes are all wrapped and won't get wet.
…
In the middle of the river.
Yamazaki and Shandai stood on horseback, looking at the situation on the shore despite the wind and rain.
Hundreds of feet of road have collapsed, and the area along the river bank is shocking. There are a lot of debris, as well as the remains of people, horses and livestock floating on it.
Later I found out that it was something from the Jianghu Market in the mountains, and that market happened to be on the road to the mountain torrent.
Listening to the cry for help coming from nowhere, Yamazaki asked Shandai to look at the horse while he went to help save people.