The county magistrate's eyes turned red with anger. "These bandits are too self-righteous. If it weren't for me, would they be so rampant and free as they are now? They want to cross the river and destroy the bridge now? Dream on!"

The old butler shook his head: "Master, no! Please read the letter first."

The county magistrate snatched the letter from the butler's hand, and his expression became even uglier after taking a closer look.

"How is this possible? This is impossible! How could it be a stone?"

The butler shook his head and said, "Master, do you think it's possible that they don't want to share the money? They want to keep it all for themselves, so they deliberately made up an excuse?"

The county magistrate said sullenly, "It is possible, but the court cannot fool people with fake money. After all, the people really need money."

At most the imperial court could bring more guards and soldiers, but it is impossible for them not to bring silver, otherwise there would be no point in them coming here to provide disaster relief.

"These bastards actually dared to play tricks on me! They must have forgotten who is the king here!"

The housekeeper reminded tremblingly: "Master... please read the last few lines..."

The county magistrate was already furious after seeing the first part, so how could he have the patience to watch to the end?

Hearing the butler's reminder, I skipped the nonsense in the middle and read the last few lines of words.

"Oh!"

He slammed the table hard, his face turning ashen with anger.

"This...this bunch of daring bandits actually dared me to pay for their losses?!!"

The butler spoke cautiously, fearing that he would be accidentally implicated by the master's anger.

"Master, not only did they refuse to share the money we received, they even pretended to be stupid and asked us to pay them compensation. Why don't we just..."

"No!"

The county magistrate knew the intention of the steward's proposal to suppress the bandits, but now was the time when people from the capital came. If he got into trouble with the bandits at this time, all his crimes might be exposed.

All the crimes he has committed over the years in secret collusion with these bandits will be exposed.

Bandits have no scruples at all, and if they speak out, they will be the only ones who suffer. Bandits are not tolerated by the imperial court. They, the barefoot ones, are not afraid of those who wear shoes. But as an official, they have many scruples.

"They have calculated that I dare not turn against them at this time!"

The housekeeper frowned: "Master, what should we do?"

The county magistrate was so angry that he had no place to vent. He felt so aggrieved that when he saw him asking questions over and over again, he kicked him away.

"What should we do?! What else can we do? Do as they say! Send them the gold in the basement! Keep them stable for the time being."

If they really reveal their own affairs, it will definitely involve the death penalty for all nine generations of their clan!

The housekeeper felt pained: "Master, that's several boxes of gold and silver! Just gave them away like this..."

The county magistrate took a deep breath and said, "Go if I tell you to. Hurry and do it!"

The housekeeper quickly got up from the ground and crawled outside.

The county magistrate suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Wait, come back!"

The old butler paused, his legs went weak with fear, and he turned around tremblingly.

"Master, what else do you want me to do?"

The county magistrate said in a deep voice: "What about those imperial officials who were robbed? Were they captured? Or were they all killed?"

The old butler was stunned: "It seems that they no longer care about those people after they robbed the box."

The county magistrate was so angry that his teeth itched. Since they had already robbed, why didn't he kill those people at the same time? ! Leaving them a chance to live, whether they returned to the capital or came to Chi County, would not be a good thing.

"Get out of here!"

The old butler immediately trotted out, not forgetting to close the door considerately.

As soon as the old housekeeper left, a woman came out from behind the screen. She looked worried and said, "Master, what should we do? Should we really send all that gold and silver to the mountain?"

The county magistrate had no choice but to sigh helplessly: "What can I do? They didn't kill those officers and soldiers. If those idiots on the mountain expose me, it will be a heinous crime that will exterminate my entire clan!"

The woman frowned and said, "But if we lose the gold and silver, our family..."

After saying this she started to cry, sobbing softly.

The county magistrate immediately felt sorry for the woman and held her on his lap.

"Don't worry, Madam. Half of them have been sent away, and we still have half left in our house."

"Master, you know that our expenses are huge. If we give away this real money, we will have to live frugally in the future! How can we live like this?"

The county magistrate kissed the woman's face and said, "Don't worry, Madam. Let's take it one step at a time. If those soldiers don't come to Chi County, if they go back to Beijing, then I won't have anything to fear. Then I can wipe out all the bandits on the mountain. Won't all the gold and silver be ours?"

"If those officers and soldiers hadn't gone back, I could still take this opportunity to sell myself out."

The woman was still a little worried: "What if they want to suppress the bandits? This has been robbed for the third time, the court will definitely not let it go."

The county magistrate snorted coldly: "A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. They are not familiar with the environment in the mountains and may not be able to find the bandits' lair."

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In the mountains and forests.

A black-clad secret guard knelt down and said, "Master, I have found out where the gold is stored."

Zhan Jingchen nodded: "Take Feng Er and the others to prepare, and take action tomorrow night when there is chaos."

"Yes!"

Afterwards, the black-clad secret guard immediately disappeared, truly coming and going without a trace.

Tang Xiluo stared straight at the direction where the black-clad secret guards came and went. This was the first time he saw a secret guard. He had only seen Lei Er, Lei San and others on weekdays. This was the first time he saw one with a name starting with Feng.

With his speed of coming and going without a trace, no wonder he was named Feng.

At this time, another guard came over to report: "Master, the gold is really on the way."

Baili Yu rubbed his hands excitedly: "Let me go too, this is my first time robbing!"

Shen Jingbei squinted at him and asked, "Do you like robbing?"

Baili Yu paused, then angrily said: "Who likes to rob?! You are the one who likes to rob. This is the first time I have encountered such a situation. I can't help but be a little curious."

Shen Jingbei commented calmly: "Well, very good, you have the talent to be a bandit."

Baili Yu: “…” I really want to tear his mouth apart for slandering a good person.

"I don't think you're a good person!"

Zhan Jingchen interrupted their quarrel with a cold voice. He was used to hearing it along the way. If he didn't interrupt them, they would quarrel until tomorrow morning.

"Shut up, everyone. You all go tonight and leave no one alive."

"Yes!"

The man turned to look at the little girl again.

When Tang Xiluo heard him say that he must succeed without leaving any one alive, he felt that he had the potential to be a bad guy.

So I joked, "I didn't expect you to be so skilled."

The man raised an eyebrow and retorted: "Are you going or not? Go do your old business tonight." Robbery.

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