[Comprehensive martial arts] Drawing swords to help

The county magistrates Wang and Ma are Xu Ran's unlucky predecessors and ex-predecessors.County Magistrate Ma was beheaded by a bandit in his sleep, while County Magistrate Wang was attacked by bandits on the way back from seeing off a colleague and was killed on the spot. Their master and a dozen of them were unlucky with them. A yamen servant... It is conceivable that the county yamen servant has basically become the occupation with the fewest local applicants.

The woman in the pharmacy babbled about the peaceful days before, and Yang Chun listened carefully, her intention was to get some useful information from it, but the woman regarded her as a kind listener. When Yang Chun left, she returned the general money she had collected, saying that she was grateful for her company.

Yang Chun put the money in his pocket and walked this bustling street from beginning to end.She returned to the county office and saw that Xu Ran had summoned a handful of employees here to prepare for a lecture.

"You're back, these are your colleagues from now on." Xu Ran waved to Yang Chun, seeing his move, all the yamen servants who were standing in front of him turned their heads, waiting for them to see Xu However, when the "colleague" in his mouth was a woman, he showed a surprised expression by coincidence, but he restrained his surprise when he saw the knife on Yang Chun's back.

Yangchun has five new colleagues.The two elderly guards, Liu Sanwu and Saturday Seven, can tell from their names that they are from poor families. According to Xu Ran's understanding, these two are the former department of Ma County Magistrate, and they are also natives of Lanxi. Lan Xi, has a deep affection for Fu Ya, and is reluctant to leave.There are also two younger policemen, Hao Rui and Hao Yun, who are brothers. They became policemen to avenge their families who were killed by bandits.The last one is Qin Shu, a somewhat stupid scholar. He is inactive and sickly. There is an old mother who needs to support him. Now that the shops in Lanxi are not doing well, no one wants him to be a bookkeeper. He can only join this dilapidated family. Be a useless assistant.

Liu Sanwu and Saturday Seven have always been in charge of chores such as cleaning and shopping. Although they have sincerity, they are useless; the Hao family brothers are young and vigorous, but they have no martial arts at all. At the second-rate level, they have to become a drag on Yangchun; as for Qin Shu... don't mention it.

All in all, the future is bleak.

Yang Chun felt that Xu Ran could start worrying about whether he would be killed in his sleep.

After greeting these people, they went to do their own things. Yang Chun told Xu Ran all the news he had heard from the woman in the pharmacy, and expressed his worries.

"The two assassinations did not catch a single suspect. I'm afraid this group of gangsters are veterans. Especially in the assassination of the county magistrate Wang, they retreated as soon as they succeeded. Obviously they have received certain training. I'm worried..." She frowned. "I'm worried that this group of thieves may be related to the Red Scarf Bandits under Chi Zunxin."

"With Chi Zunxin's status in the arena, will he still be entangled with a small Lanxi Town?"

"Chi Zunxin himself naturally wouldn't. It's just that Zunxin's family has a great career, and there are many messy branches under it. We beat the young ones, and if we don't keep them all, we will attract the old ones." ..."

It's just that Chi Zunxin is not comparable to a guy like Mo Yixian, and they don't have the righteous help of the master Li.

"We have no hope at all." Xu Ran forced a smile, "You see, we are all so poor here, and this bandit probably has no interest in us recently. When we become prosperous later, when we have money and people, Let's organize against them."

Yang Chun cruelly broke Mr. Xu's self-comfort, and pointed out: "Lanxi is extremely short of manpower now, and there are only a dozen families left in this huge town, and they are all old and weak, women and children, and they can live by farming and selling melons and fruits. No home. Even if we set up loose conditions to attract foreign businessmen to operate here, like the Lanxi county magistrates who made Lanxi a wealthy town in previous generations, I am afraid that they will shrink back because of fear of bandits. In other words, If Lanxi Town is to be managed well, banditry must be eradicated...otherwise the people living here will not feel at ease."

Master Xu couldn't understand such a reason, but now he has almost no reliable help except Yang Chun, it is really difficult to deal with such a group of gangsters, even he can't help but feel a little guilty.However, the idea of ​​retreating only appeared for a moment before being overwhelmed by his innate sense of responsibility. After clarifying the status quo, no matter how difficult the situation is, there is no other way to go except to face it.

"I want to see what kind of monsters and ghosts are making trouble here." Xu Ran raised his robe in a majestic manner, but it was a pity that he tripped over the uneven ground before taking two steps.

"Even if I want to hire a skilled bricklayer, I must deal with this matter as soon as possible!" Master Xu, who was thrown badly, swore.

Looking at the cracked walls and the creaking wooden chairs in the government office, Yang Chun sighed helplessly.

Maybe it's because Lanxi Town is getting poorer and the frequency of robbery and house robbery is gradually decreasing, but it doesn't mean that they have given up on this area that was overly spoiled by them. Lanxi Town is located at the intersection of two waterways. The many traffic arteries are simply treasures for robbery.The thieves and bandits are stationed here, and every month they can always meet a few businessmen who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and have a fluke mentality to support themselves.

Another thing about these thieves that attracted Yang Chun's attention was their eyesight. They have been doing these things for a long time, and they are greedy enough when they commit crimes, but they have never caused trouble for themselves. The background cannot be robbed, they are almost clear about it, if it is not luck, or someone gives advice... This knowledge makes Yang Chun more worried about their backers.

These people usually hide in the mountains. Not to mention that Xu Ran only has a few people under his command now. The old data can only wait.Ten days after Xu Ran came to Lanxi Town, on a sunny morning, a man covered in blood came to the yamen to report the crime.

The appearance of that man when he came in was horrifying. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness. He startled the brothers of the Hao family who were guarding the gate today. Hao Yun looked at the man, Hao Rui Then he rushed to inform Xu Ran.

Xu Ran was also taken aback, Yang Chun beside him galloped out, approached the informant like lightning, tapped several acupoints on him to stop the bleeding, and after confirming that there was nothing serious except for a knife wound on his back, he stopped He was handed over to the care of the people in the pharmacy who were invited to help on Saturday and Seven.

It was too difficult for the old man in the pharmacy to communicate, so the woman who came was naturally the woman he had met on the first day of Yangchun.Her surname is Cao, and the old people in the Yamen call her "Second Mother".Cao Erniang's medical skills were mediocre, but she moved quickly and steadily when bandaging the trauma. The reporter who was seriously injured and comatose quickly woke up under her care. When he saw the official, he became very emotional and struggled to get up.

"There's no need to salute, you just need to tell me what happened." Xu Ran asked standing beside his bed.Years of career as an official have taught him how to face thousands of people, and now he is standing in front of this informant with a solemn face, such an extremely reliable appearance, people can't imagine what kind of virtue he usually has.

"My lord, the villain's name is Ping An, he is a silk merchant, and he was going to the north to do some business, but on the way, he ran into robbers. The villain originally wanted to save money and eliminate disasters, but who knows that these people have no sense of loyalty. , After taking all the villain’s money away, they have to do something to the villain’s maid, and if the villain wants to stop them, they will draw their knives and kill them...” When he said these words, his eyes were red, but he was not chaotic. It can be seen that he is a sensible person, "The villain has learned some martial arts in the early years, and his body is still strong. After being stabbed by them, he survived by luck. It's just the servants of the villain... I knew it, I knew it ...I used to..." He choked up, unable to speak any more.

Although he is called An An, he doesn't pay attention to safety at all. If he is willing to spend money to hire a few bodyguards along the way, or is willing to take a longer detour, I'm afraid it won't be the result.

"Can he walk around now?" Xu Ran asked Cao Erniang after listening to the security statement.

"It shouldn't be a problem. He just passed away because he was exhausted from running all the way. Now that he has slept for a while, he should be able to move. If we let him sleep again, he may be able to run and jump." Cao Erniang replied , she is a woman who likes to chatter very much, and she has to wind up a long list of words that can be finished in one or two words.

Xu Ran nodded after listening to her answer, and said to An An: "In that case, take us to the place where the crime happened."

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