The billionaire girl: Daddy and Mommy, love me again
Chapter 286: Theft of Military Pay
He thought that his poor mental state was caused by his physical exhaustion from traveling so long and sleeping in the open air.
So I didn't take it to heart.
When the sky was bright, he came in, crawling and rolling, shouting in despair, "My Lord, it's bad! It's bad!"
Liu Peng was immersed in a sweet dream when he was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door. He was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing. He picked up the teacup on the bedside and smashed it on the forehead of the visitor.
"What are you arguing about? I'm fine. Why are you saying such unlucky things so early in the morning? Get out of here!"
He roared, his voice shaking the whole room.
The visitor said tremblingly: "But...but Sir... Sir!"
"There's nothing to worry about. Get out of here!" Liu Peng waved his hands impatiently, as if to shoo away a fly.
"Yes!" the visitor responded quickly, turned around and left the room in embarrassment.
Liu Peng lay back on the bed, trying to continue his sweet dream.
However, his mood had been ruined and he could no longer sleep.
The more Liu Peng thought about it, the angrier he became. He decided to get up and go find those who had disturbed him to settle the score.
Several subordinates outside the door were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. In the middle of winter, cold sweat was dripping down their foreheads.
Liu Peng looked at them coldly and asked, "Why did you wake me up?"
The servants lowered their heads, not daring to look Liu Peng in the eye, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, this morning, we found that the silver in the post station was stolen."
Liu Peng was horrified when he heard this. He kicked each of them upside down.
"You idiots!"
Liu Peng was furious, his voice was deafening, "Why did you tell me now? How did you guard it? You'd better pray that you can find it back, otherwise, expect to kill all your clans!"
He glared at several people viciously, his ferocious eyes seemed to want to eat people, and he wished he could chop them in half with one knife.
"Hurry up and leave!"
When he returned to the inn and saw the empty house, he was stunned.
His eyes widened and his mouth opened, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.
His heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of his chest, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He kept shaking, his body seemed to be drained out and he couldn't stand.
He twisted his subordinate's collar and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Who is it? Who stole it?"
"Sir, I don't know. This is what happened when I opened the door this morning."
"Come here, seal off the post station and check it carefully.
I just don't believe that dozens of boxes can grow legs and disappear out of thin air. You have to find them for me even if you have to dig three feet underground.
If you can’t find it, you will die without a burial place!”
When the officials heard this, they were horrified as if struck by lightning!
Losing military pay is a serious matter that could lead to the extermination of the entire family.
The post station was blocked off in three layers inside and outside in the blink of an eye. The soldiers treated it as a powerful enemy and turned the entire post station upside down, not even sparing a fly, but still found nothing.
"What use do I have for you, you good-for-nothings? You actually let someone quietly move away thirty large boxes right under your noses."
"My Lord, please allow me to report that there is something fishy about this matter. The doors and windows are intact, and the door locks are also in good condition. There is no trace of picking the locks. It doesn't look like something an ordinary thief could do.
In my opinion, the perpetrator must be an expert who not only has the ability to climb walls and climb roofs, but can also enter the house without anyone noticing without damaging the door lock.
This level of skill must be a long-lost skill in the martial arts world, and it must be the work of that great bandit."
When Liu Peng heard that it was a notorious bandit, he was completely paralyzed.
One million taels of silver were all stolen. What could he use to explain to Zhang Shizhong?
"I don't care if he's a thief or a robber, go find him for me right now.
The city gates were closed last night, so they must still be staying in the city.
It is simply impossible to transport thirty large boxes out of the city quietly.
Search! Go search every house for me!"
"Sir, without the permission of the county magistrate, we have no right to search for him."
"I can't care less. If we can't find it, you and I will just have to wait for our heads to be moved away!"
After saying that, he took two people and immediately rushed to the county government office.
Even though he was shouting, this was not his territory after all.
He was afraid of making the matter worse, so he could only go to the county government office to file a report like a defeated rooster, and ask the county magistrate to seal the city gates to prevent the silver thief from escaping with the money.
After verifying the other party's identity, the county magistrate was so frightened when he heard that such a big thing had happened on his territory that his face turned pale, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
If the lost salary is not recovered, not only will he lose his official hat, but even his head will have to be moved.
He hurriedly ordered people to seal the city gates, and then personally led people to search for the bandits from house to house.
In order to minimize the impact of the incident, they even issued a gag order to all those who knew about it.
In the dead of winter, a group of soldiers and officers broke into the house and turned the house upside down.
These officers and soldiers were even worse than bandits. Not only did they turn the house upside down, some of them even stole all the money and property of the people.
The people who did not know the truth complained bitterly and gathered at the county government office, demanding an explanation from the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was busy looking for the lost military pay while also having to deal with the people making trouble. He was so busy that he was overwhelmed and could not focus on the whole thing.
He was forced into a corner, and in desperation, he ordered the yamen runners to beat the troublemakers with thirty sticks and throw them out.
This way of handling the issue is like adding fuel to the fire, causing increasing conflicts among the people and causing public resentment.
The shouts of the people were deafening, like waves of raging storms, and even reached the military camp.
Early in the morning, someone came to report that the people in the city suddenly rioted.
Countless people surrounded the county government office, and the scene was extremely chaotic, as if a terrible storm was about to come.
However, Zhang Shizhong knew nothing about this.
He didn't know that Cheng Xingwan had stolen the military pay, which made him very surprised and confused.
He didn't understand why the common people were so angry, so he decided to go to the county government in person to find out the truth of the matter.
When Zhang Shizhong arrived at the county government office, he was stunned by the scene before him.
The gate of the county government office was crowded with people, who were holding various weapons, were emotional, and kept shouting slogans.
"You dog officer, get out of here!"
"You coward, come out if you have the guts! What's the point of hiding in there?"
Zhang Shizhong tried to communicate with the people, but they simply did not listen to his explanation.
They believed that Zhang Shizhong was in cahoots with the county magistrate.
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