A quarter of an hour later, we were in a guest room on the third floor of the inn.
It was quiet outside the window, with the bright moon hanging in the sky, and the cold wind blowing sometimes and sometimes stopping, beating the window lattice intermittently.
Wei Changtian was sitting at the table, his expression unremarkable.
"Sir, why did Zhongling become like this?"
Yang Liushi, who was sitting opposite, sighed softly: "I don't know if County Magistrate Wang is still alive now..."
"Wang County Magistrate" is the skinny magistrate two years ago.
Although this person was not very capable, his character would never allow Zhongling County to become a bandit den, let alone collude with the bandits.
Therefore, in the opinion of Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi, this person either resigned or died.
"never mind."
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian's face remained expressionless, and he didn't know what he was feeling in his heart.
Just like that, the room fell into silence for a while.
Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen live next door, and they must have noticed something was wrong with Zhongling County.
But they don't care about it.
If the thieves really dare to cause trouble, then they will all be killed.
Anyway, the combat power of any one of the Wei family is enough to sweep through the entire Zhongling County.
As for more... Daning has just experienced two years of turmoil, and there should be many places as miserable as Zhongling County.
When bandits take over, people suffer.
The government was unable to control the bandits, so they had no choice but to let them go, and even collaborated with the bandits to prey on the common people.
They were able to save one, two, but it was impossible to save them all.
What's more, the upcoming national war is the top priority.
Therefore, now Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen are meditating and practicing like normal people, not caring about what will happen next.
As for Wei Changtian on the other side...
"coming."
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the closed door.
The footsteps were very light and could not be heard. It was roughly judged that there must be about ten people.
Obviously, these people must be here to kill people and steal goods.
The person behind it might be the woman, the soldier at the city gate, or both.
But none of this matters anymore.
Because just when Yang Liushi reached out and cast an illusion to envelope the entire inn, fierce fighting sounds could be heard outside the door, and then it calmed down in less than ten breaths.
During the whole process, Wei Changtian didn't even move.
"Dong dong dong~"
"Son."
The door was gently pushed open, and Zhang San, whose clothes were stained with blood, walked into the room, and the strong smell of blood hit his face.
The latter stood at the door, lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "There are thirteen people in total, and they have all been dealt with."
"As you commanded, the woman was spared her life."
"Bring her here."
"yes!"
Zhang San responded and immediately turned his head towards the outside of the room and nodded.
Soon, two men dressed as house servants dragged the pale woman into the house.
These two servants were the ones Wei Xianzhi took with him when he went to Shuzhou City.
Plus a Zhang San.
Just three people managed to kill thirteen bandits in less than ten breaths, which fully demonstrated that these bandits were extremely powerful in combat and could probably show off their prowess in front of ordinary people.
"..."
"You, who exactly are you!"
With a "pop", she was pushed to her knees. The woman's eyes were full of ferocity, but she could not conceal her current panic.
She's not stupid.
When the thirteen accomplices moved their heads in the blink of an eye, she knew she had encountered a tough problem this time.
But even so, she still thought that Wei Changtian and his party were just ordinary wealthy businessmen.
"Guest, there are my people outside the inn! If they hear something is wrong, they will immediately report it!"
"Our people from the city will all come by then!"
"I advise you to know your identity..."
"Snapped!!"
A crisp sound suddenly sounded, and blood mixed with broken teeth flew into the air.
Wei Changtian only looked at her, and Zhang San immediately slapped the woman hard, interrupting the latter's meaningless threat.
"Now, I will ask you a question and you will answer."
Still sitting at the table, Wei Changtian looked coldly at the woman who was twitching due to severe pain, and said in a calm tone: "If you say even half a word of nonsense, then you won't have to live."
"..."
To be able to survive in an environment like Zhongling until now, a woman is naturally not a good person.
Although she had just been slapped, she soon regained consciousness, and a trace of fierceness like a poisonous snake flashed in her eyes.
However, when she turned her head with difficulty and her eyes accidentally glanced at the corner of Wei Changtian's clothes, she suddenly froze again.
Because there is a small "Wei" embroidered there.
Wei...
There are many people with the surname Wei in the world, including some big ones.
But at least in Daning, there is only one company that dares to embroider the word Wei on clothes...
"You, you are!"
All the ferocity disappeared in an instant, leaving only endless fear.
Only now did the woman know the origins of this group of people tonight, and she could guess Wei Changtian's identity from this.
She watched Wei Changtian trembling and unable to speak a complete sentence, but the latter had no time to waste time with her here.
"Where is Magistrate Wang now?"
"Wang, Wang County Magistrate?"
His body was shaking crazily due to fear, and his voice was completely out of shape.
The woman had already been frightened out of her wits when she saw the word "Wei", and she no longer had any will to resist in her heart.
At this moment, she knew that the only way to survive was to tell everything she knew.
"Young Master, you are referring to Wang Ren'an, who was a little thin and served as the magistrate of Zhongling County two years ago. No, no, Lord Wang?"
"it's him."
Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is he dead or alive now?"
"Back, back to the young master..."
Not daring to look at Wei Changtian, the woman held back the severe pain and lowered her head: "Master Wang is dead."
"How did you die?" Wei Changtian's expression remained unchanged.
"this......"
The woman seemed to be reminiscing or organizing her words. She paused for a few breaths before answering tremblingly:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes, on the way to the state government to invite state soldiers to suppress the bandits, I was, was killed by the bandits..."
"Yes, some people say that there is a rumor that there is a Tiha named Tang in the state government. I don't know why..."
"What about the current county magistrate? Why doesn't he care about banditry?" Wei Changtian asked again.
"This, this..."
"Because he is also a thief?"
"Bad, almost..."
"It's interesting to see a bandit serve as a county magistrate in Tanzhou."
Wei Changtian sneered, already roughly understanding what was going on.
It was probably that County Magistrate Wang had collected enough money and was going to go to the state government to hire troops to suppress the bandits. However, a local official leaked his whereabouts, and he was intercepted and killed by the bandits on the way.
In fact, this alone is not bad, and the people of Zhongling can continue to live a cautious life.
But who knew that the next county magistrate would turn out to be a bandit.
Wei Changtian had only seen this kind of thing in a movie in his previous life, when a bandit became a county magistrate.
And unlike Zhang Mazi, this "bandit magistrate" was obviously not a "chivalrous bandit", but had completely turned Zhongling County into a big bandit den.
In this way, the lives of the people in Zhongling will no longer need to be talked about.
As for why Tanzhou Prefectural Government doesn’t care...
It may be because the bandits have paid enough tribute, or it may be because the state government is no longer capable of taking care of these things due to the previous chaos.
Anyway, in troubled times there are always excuses.
Shaking his head and not thinking any further, Wei Changtian slowly stood up from the table.
He walked slowly to the woman and asked condescendingly:
"Where do all the gangsters in the city gather?"
"The county, there are more than a hundred people in the county government..."
"Cheng, there are some casinos in the east of the city..."
Soon, the woman trembled and named four or five locations, and then kowtowed desperately.
"Mr. Gongzi, I really don't know the rest..."
"Please, please be merciful and spare my life..."
"I was forced. If I don't join the gang, I will be tortured by them. I, I can't do anything..."
"..."
The cry for mercy was extremely miserable, but it failed to stir up any waves in Wei Changtian's heart.
In just an instant, the shadow of the knife flashed past, and the woman's head flew high into the air, with pleading and fear still remaining in her wide eyes.
And until the heads fell to the ground, the expressions of everyone in the room, including Yang Liushi and Zhang San, did not change, as if they were accustomed to such bloody and terrifying scenes.
"Tell my parents not to worry about tonight and just have a good rest."
"We will continue our journey early tomorrow morning."
Returning the sword to its sheath, Wei Changtian looked at the cold moonlight outside the window.