Li Hui climbed up the wall and looked at the cross street and the square in front of the government office. There were figures walking on the street, but they did not come towards the county government office, and there was no noise. Although Li Hui was puzzled, he also
It is basically certain that the refugees are not chasing us.
Li Hui recalled the situation not long ago, and thought of the group of people standing on the city wall laughing. He could definitely conclude that this farce was arranged by those people. But all this made Li Hui very confused.
The strange thing about Li Hui is that he can't figure out the logic of this group of people's actions. Since they don't want Lu Zhan and himself to come, they don't hesitate to send people to threaten them. Then why do they open the city gate and let him and others enter the city?
After entering the city, they encouraged the refugees to come forward to rob and create chaos. Could it be that they wanted to use the hands of the refugees to kill them all? But why didn't the refugees come after them now?
If they really wanted to kill Lu Zhan and his group, they didn't have to do it now. They could just intercept and kill them all halfway. But they didn't do that.
What do they want to do?
The behavior of these people is confusing. But Li Hui figured out a few things.
First, it is absolutely certain that this group of people is definitely not the group of bandits entrenched in Juchao County as the teahouse owner of Liyang County said. They knew their itinerary, but they did not steal property or intercept and kill people. If they had
They are the bandits from Juchao County. My group must be finished now. The bandits entrenched in Juchao County are the deadly enemies of the government and will not show mercy at all.
Second, at least this group of people has no murderous intention so far. The scene at the city gate was more like a farce they deliberately created. They laughed loudly as they watched the refugees grab things and let themselves and others escape in embarrassment.
Looking for fun. Now the refugees are not chasing me, maybe it’s because they stopped me.
If this judgment is correct, then things may take a turn for the better. Since these people do not want to kill themselves and others, there will be some space between them. Maybe dialogue and coordination can be done, provided that they do not anger these people from now on.
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Third, if we can reach a consensus with this group of people, it may be a turning point. If this group of people wants to gain a foothold, they must also guard against the gangsters entrenched here. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so perhaps we can reach cooperation with this group of people and face the gangsters together.
The threat is also unknown.
Although there is some wishful thinking, the chance may be slim. But it is better than no chance at all. Under the current situation, you must do everything you can to find a way to save yourself. Because this small Juchao County is indeed
It is an existence like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.
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The sun sets slowly over the mountains, twilight falls, and the air is biting.
The surroundings were as quiet as death, except for the whining sound of the cold wind blowing through the treetops. This scene makes it hard to believe that this is in a county town, but rather like being in a deserted mountain wilderness.
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A Lu family nurse came to the base of the wall, raised his head and whispered to Li Hui: "Li County Cheng, my husband invites you to speak."
Li Hui glanced at the dark main hall, and vaguely seemed to see Lu Zhan standing at the door looking over. Li Hui thought for a while and climbed down the wall to see Lu Zhan. In any case, there should be no civil strife at this time.
Although Lu Zhan is unreasonable, we cannot be hostile to each other first, which will make the situation even more dangerous.
Lu Zhan stood in the corridor of the lobby. When he saw Li Hui coming over, he frowned and said, "Li Xian Cheng, if you were just now, I would treat it as if you were motivated and I wouldn't care about you."
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "I would like to thank County Magistrate Lu for his magnanimity."
Lu Zhan snorted and said, "But it won't happen again."
Li Hui frowned and sneered, sighing in his heart.
"Why didn't they come after me?" Lu Zhan asked.
"I don't understand either. I don't know what kind of medicine they sell in the gourd." Li Hui said.
Lu Zhan said in a deep voice: "I think they are afraid. We are officials sent by the imperial court, and they don't dare to make mistakes."
Li Hui didn't want to argue with him and said softly: "Maybe."
Lu Zhan said: "What should we do tonight?"
Li Hui muttered: "Looking at the situation here, the back hall of the Yamen must be in a mess. Everyone is staying in the lobby tonight, gathered together, so it's easy to take care of us when something happens."
Lu Zhan nodded and said, "It seems like this is the only way."
Li Huidao: "We still need to be careful at night to prevent them from sneaking up on us in the middle of the night. I suggest that we send people to take turns on duty tonight. It's cold at night, and we should change them every two hours. If there is a situation, we can find out and warn in time."
Lu Zhan waved his hand and said, "That's all, it's your arrangement. Jiang Sheng, you follow Prime Minister Li's arrangement."
Jiang Sheng was the team leader of the nursing home who came with Lu Zhan. When he heard the order, he hurriedly agreed.
At that moment, Li Hui ordered Jiang Sheng to organize the people into two teams, and arranged four groups of people to take turns to watch the night. He ensured that people would be on guard all night. He also ordered people to unload the things carried on the mule carts, and simply cleaned the lobby.
Then, a bonfire was lit in the middle. We made a bed around the bonfire. We took out some dry food and water and ate some, and finally settled down for the time being.
Lu Zhan was so tired that he ate a few mouthfuls of dry food and water, then ordered his people to get their bedding and clothes and lie down to sleep. Others were leaning against the fire, each with a sad look on his or her face, thinking.
Li Hui couldn't swallow after several bites, so he closed his eyes and leaned against the bonfire. He looked like he was resting his mind, but his heart was as uneasy as a turbulent sea.
During the first update, after the security personnel on the wall took their shifts, Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang were replaced. The two of them had good appetites. Others could not eat, but they were not affected at all. One person made seven or eight big steamed buns, and another
I drank a lot of cold water, and finally I was half full.
Li Hui really wanted the two of them to have a good sleep and rest, but there was something he had to do. Otherwise, he would not feel at ease.
After the two had finished their meal, Li Hui stood up, picked up a lantern, lit it, and asked the two to follow him.
Seeing this, Jiang Sheng hurriedly stood up and asked in a low voice. Li Hui explained in a low voice: "I haven't gone to take a look at the back hall of the Yamen yet. If the back hall is damaged and collapses, and the enemy can get in from the back hall, wouldn't it mean that we are all in one fell swoop?"
I'm going to check out what's going on behind the scenes, and if necessary, I'll be vigilant behind the scenes."
When Jiang Sheng heard this, he felt it was reasonable and admired Li Xiancheng's meticulousness. This was a question that he should have thought about, but he didn't think of it at all. He was really ashamed. So he got up and wanted to follow him to have a look.
The four of them went out from the back door of the main hall with lanterns and entered a corridor leading to the back hall. The corridor collapsed in many places, and weeds and thorns were entangled in the pillars of the corridor. Weeds also sprouted from the gaps in the floor below.
Under the dim light of the lantern, we could see that both sides of the corridor were covered with weeds and thorns just like the front yard, with slanted trees and overgrown branches, creating a messy and decadent scene.
Several people walked slowly along the corridor to the back hall. The wooden floor under their feet seemed to be rotten, and it made a weird creaking sound when they stepped on it. Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang were heavy, and they would step on the wooden floor if they were not careful.
The clattering sound even frightened away the night birds living in the surrounding grass, and made people's scalp numb.
"This ghost place is really scary. Why did the grand county government lobby look like this?" Jiang Sheng said in a low voice.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Juchao County has been abandoned for seven or eight years. Let alone seven or eight years, it will take less than four or five years for a house to be uninhabited, and it will become the current situation. No one takes care of it, and it is exposed to wind and sun.
It will be lifeless if it is exposed to rain, cold and heat."
Jiang Sheng nodded and said: "That's true. But it's strange. The county government's buildings here are considered very good. Why doesn't anyone come to live in them? It stands to reason that living here is not as comfortable as living in those thatched houses outside.
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Li Hui sneered and said: "What if there had been a murder case in this county government office? What if the county magistrate's family, including dozens of servants and maids, were all killed here? Do you still dare to live here?"
"Ouch!" Jiang Sheng trembled with fright and shouted: "Li County Cheng, please don't scare me."
Li Hui sighed: "Why am I scaring you? This is what the bandits Feng Heizi and others in this county did. Since then, Juchao County has been abandoned. This is a haunted house."
Jiang Shenghan came down. He had heard Li Hui and Lu Zhan arguing about bandits on the road before, but he didn't hear it clearly. Now when he heard Li Hui say this, he suddenly got goosebumps all over his body, and he didn't dare to do it anymore.
Made a sound.
Naturally, the situation in the back hall was also in ruins. Everything in the house had been looted, and all that was left were broken furniture, tattered clothes and other junk items.
Li Hui's words were also confirmed, because everyone saw a large number of yellow papers with spells painted on them in the courtyard of the back house and on the walls of several courtyards in the main house. There were also incense, candles, paper money and other things scattered on the ground. Look.
Seeing these things, Jiang Sheng was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.
Li Hui didn't care about these weird things. Standing in the main room of the dilapidated back house, Li Hui spoke out his analysis.
"It seems that no one has come in. But I'm afraid they haven't stayed here for long. Something must have happened here, so the local people came in and put up charms, burned paper money and incense. Maybe it was haunted here. This can also be
Explain why no one dares to live here. All the furniture and items here have been moved, they just came in to move things, but they don’t dare to live here.”
Jiang Shengnuonuo agreed. She said tremblingly: "No... there are ghosts around looking at us, right? I'm scared to death right now. Let's go back to the front."
"Ghost? Hahaha, what are there to be afraid of ghosts? If there is a ghost here, you can't escape wherever you hide. Besides, if there is a ghost, they should seek revenge on the people who killed them. We have no grievances against them.
Wuqiu, what do they want from us?"
Li Hui laughed. As a person who grew up under the education of materialism, he naturally did not agree with the theory of ghosts and gods.
"That's what I mean, I always feel chilly on my body." Jiang Sheng smacked his lips.
Li Huidao: "That's just a passing incident, and I'm cold, not just you. In fact, people are the most terrifying thing. The biggest threat we face now is people, not ghosts. You don't worry about people, but worry about ghosts. It's really unreasonable."