The officer looked at him and Duan Sui, and exchanged glances with each other.

"You have a lot of brothers, don't you?"

Cheng Cang: "Fishmen rely on strength. If there are no men in the family, there will be no food. Our parents work very hard."

"Ha!" The government officials laughed.

These people are also accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Judging from their natural strength, they are not weak in appearance, and their tone of voice is a bit softer.

"Ask your sister to open the door."

"Yes, yes. Open it now." Cheng Cang was polite.

Before his voice fell, Xin Yi had already opened the door opposite.

A thin and frail little lady stood at the door, her face was pale, and she looked like she didn't have much flesh. The room was empty, with a bed, a table, four stools, and nothing else.

The yamen servant turned his eyes back to Cheng Cang.

"There are five brothers and sisters, where is the other one?"

Cheng Cang pointed to the canopy bed in the room, "My sixth brother had a cold yesterday. He just boiled some medicine in the store and took it. He fell asleep and it was inconvenient to get up to see the official."

After that, he shouted "Brother Six".

A human head slowly poked out of the tent. Like them, it had a beard and a full head of messy hair covering half of its face. Its eyes were drooping with no focus, and it looked haggard. Without speaking, it fell down with a thud.

"Forgive me, my sixth brother is really sick and confused."

Several government officials looked at each other and were very dissatisfied with their family.

It’s okay for a sick sixth brother to go out to see people after sleeping. What’s the matter with the ninth brother who didn’t come out to see the official when he saw him, but sat leisurely by the window drinking tea?

Moreover, how can they be willing to accept the fact that they haven’t even offered half a piety of money for a long time?

"I suspect you are harboring the bandit leader. Get out of the way. We want to search the room."

Staying calm is the best Fu Jiuqu can do. Let him meet the police officer. Who doesn't want to die?

When Xin Yi saw the yamen officer trying to break in, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, before the guy even took a step forward, a teacup flew out.

With a "bang" sound, it landed heavily on the door.

Fu Jiuqu turned his head coldly and said, "With such unscrupulous behavior, your Yongqiu County Magistrate is going to raise his flag and declare himself king?"

Several government officials were startled by the tea cups thrown at them. Then they looked at Fu Jiuqu, a fisherman with a pale face and a beard on his chin. His face was sharp and his eyes were fierce. They couldn't help but flinch. Only then did they react and draw their swords.

Opposite.

"I've rebelled against you, who are you talking to?"

"He Zhixian County has said that anyone who refuses to submit to the search will be taken back to the Yamen and charged with the same crime as the bandit leader."

"Brothers, arrest them."

The roars are louder than the others.

However, facing Cheng Cang and Duan Sui who were blocking the door, several government officials held their knives, but no one took the lead to move forward.

"Don't be upset, sir." Xin Yi walked over with a smile, took out a piece of silver from his arms, which seemed to be about ten taels, and stuffed it heavily into the hand of the leading yamen servant.

"My ninth brother has been ill for a long time, and his legs and feet are inconvenient. He can't get up to salute the official... In addition, sixth brother is sick and is away from home. We brothers and sisters have been tortured a lot. Ninth brother has a short temper and will inevitably say some bad things.

…You adults are in large numbers, so don’t argue with us, the common people.”

The officer put the money into his arms and looked at the two tall men at the door.

"We are searching for the bandit leaders to restore peace to the people. You are unwilling to cooperate and are angry at each other..."

"Yes, yes, it's our fault." Xin Yi didn't wait for him to finish what he said, and stuffed another ingot of silver into it, "I'm really sorry for what happened today, so I'll take it to some tea to calm down."

Several government officials fell silent, but the doubts were still not eliminated.

Xin Yi took the note from Cheng Cang's hand.

"You see, we have all the procedures in place. Even when we go to the Yamen, we have something to say... I heard that the Prince of Guangling County is staying in Chenliu now. If the matter gets serious, it will not be good for several officials...

"

Perhaps this last sentence reminded the government officials that the real reason why they caught ten thousand carps was to appease the anger of the nobleman across the river.

At this juncture, Hezhi County did not want to involve innocent people anymore. Taking two ingots of silver to make a small fortune was enough.

"Huh, if you see that the little lady is sensible, the official will sell you a favor. That's all! Next time if your brother is more careful and falls into the hands of others, he will not be able to handle this matter."

After saying that, he glared fiercely at Naijian, said a few words in a pretentious manner, and turned to ask the landlady.

"Where is there another person? Which room does he live in?"

The landlady pointed to the guest room at the end of the passage.

Several government officials went over to knock on the door, but no one answered. They knocked it open and found that no one was inside, and the building was empty. There were bloody clothes scattered on the ground.

"It's Ten Thousand Carps."

A group of government officials were shocked and went into the house to check.

The window was wide open, and there was a huge footprint on the windowsill.

"Oops! He ran away from the window."

"Hurry up and chase!"

The government officials walked very fast, and the sound of their footsteps soon disappeared in the corridor.

Xin Yi glanced at the proprietress who was hesitant to speak and smiled slightly.

"They are all poor people. It is not easy for them to be away from home."

The landlady looked a little confused, but she didn't say anything more, nor did she ask why she did this. She nodded and went downstairs.

Xin Yi walked to the opposite side and signaled Cheng Cang to close the door.

She smiled at Fu Jiuqu, "Brother Jiu's anger just now was so timely that he shocked people immediately."

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her lukewarmly and snorted.

Xin Yi pursed his lips, then walked to the bed, hung up the tent, and looked at Wan Liyu lying there with his eyes wide open.

"Gang Leader Wan, it's okay."

Wan Liyu turned to look at her, "Why do you want to help me?"

Xin Yi said: "We all come from poor backgrounds. I think you are a thief and a gangster, and you are not from a wealthy family. There must be some compelling reasons..."

"Yes. Who doesn't have to suffer in the rivers and lakes?" Wan Liyu suddenly clenched his fists, "Fu Jiuqu, the Prince of Guangling County... I just want to kill him and take revenge. He Xu, that turtle, knows that he is

I came to check on him, but I was afraid of death and didn’t dare to move, and I was not allowed to take action... But how could I miss this opportunity?"

Xin Yi was slightly surprised.

"Are you saying that your robbery of Prince Guangling's ship in the Bian River was not a coincidence... but planned in advance?"

Wan Carp nodded.

"That's right. When Fu Jiuqu's boat entered the Bianhe River, I got the news from He Xu. At that time, I made up my mind to kill him. But I didn't expect... I let him escape anyway and lost so much money to me.

The lives of many brothers. That bitch He Xu thought I had caused him trouble, so he fell out with me..."

I see?

Xin Yi's heart suddenly stopped.

"Did you also participate in the hijacking of the ship that night?"

Wan Liyu shook his head, "I didn't want to offend He Xu, so I specially took him to drink, and asked the fourth child to take people there secretly... I thought I could kill him by surprise, and no one would be able to escape. As long as the fourth child's hands and feet are cleaner,

It is difficult to find out this matter... How could I have expected it... Alas, it has become like this!"

He sighed heavily and punched the head of the bed.

Xin Yi glanced at Fu Jiuqu.

"What grudge do you have against Prince Guangling? Are you going to kill him even if you risk your life?"

Wan Liyu narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly.

"There is hatred, sworn hatred."

Xin Yi looked at him doubtfully, and Wan Liyu calmed down, covering his wound, as if he didn't want to mention the matter again, and instead smiled coldly.

"I see that you are not ordinary fishermen...but no matter what, the little lady saved my life, I should repay you both emotionally and rationally..."

He paused for a moment to catch his breath, as if he had made up his mind.

"When it gets dark, I will take you to a place. As for whether you can rescue your third and fourth brothers, it depends on your own abilities."

~~

It's quiet at night.

Several figures left the foot shop, got on a carriage prepared in advance, drove through Nanxi Street, passed by the Yongqiu County Government Office, exited the city from the north, and then detoured to the mountains to the west of Yongqiu County.

In the dark night, the village dogs kept barking.
To be continued...