A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Judge Wu was very cunning and he quickly guessed that the arsonist must be related to Zhou Qi. He must have come to rescue people after going through so much trouble!

A sneer appeared on his face. Want to save people from him? Forget it!

He said to the chief guard who was directing the firefighting, "You, tell them to put out the fire, and now follow me in and kill the two men inside!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The guard leader agreed and said to a guard next to him, "Hurry up, I'll be back soon!"

In fact, this was the study of Wu Tongpan, and there were already quite a few guards there. As soon as the fire started, everyone started to put it out. Therefore, the fire was almost completely extinguished at this moment.

There were only a few broken doors and windows in the study room, but the rest was not seriously damaged.

When Wu Tongpan and the head of the guard entered the room, they were shocked! The ropes on Yang Zhong had been untied at some point. He was squatting there, untying the ropes on Zhou Qi.

"Quick, kill them!"

Judge Wu was very smart. He knew that these two men were powerful characters and would be difficult to deal with once they broke free from their restraints.

So, he gave the order and retreated to the door.

The chief guard did not dare to hesitate and rushed forward with the sword in his hand raised.

Unfortunately, it was too late, the ropes on Zhou Qi had already been untied!

The first thing Zhou Qi did after regaining his freedom was, of course, to confront Pan Wu.

How could Wu Tongpan let the cooked duck fly away?

So Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong started fighting with Wu Tongpan's men again.

This time was different from the previous times, as both sides were aiming for each other's life. Therefore, every move was full of killing intent, and the scene was quite intense.

The commotion here naturally attracted Shen Qingqian's attention, and she came over quickly.

Shen Qingqian came quietly and did not attract anyone else's attention.

She hid on the roof and saw Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong fighting. Not far away, a group of people were protecting a middle-aged man. Shen Qingqian guessed that the man should be Wu Tongpan.

Now, Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong have saved themselves and are able to protect themselves. So what she has to do now is to capture Wu Tongpan alive.

Only by controlling Pan Wu can they force him to let them go, and only then can they leave the city safely!

Shen Qingqian raised her wrist, where her crossbow was hidden. The roof was very close to Wu Tongpan's position, and she only needed to lightly press the switch to shoot Wu Tongpan.

However, Pan Wu was an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if his crimes were extremely serious, he should be dealt with by the imperial court, not killed by her.

Therefore, Shen Qingqian aimed the crossbow at the people who were protecting Pan Wu.

When the crossbow arrows were shot out, several people around Wu Tongpan fell down instantly.

Everyone looked in the direction where the crossbow arrow came from and saw Shen Qingqian on the roof. At the same time, they also saw another crossbow arrow shot towards them.

Judge Wu's face changed drastically, and the rest of the people were also in a panic.

The head of the guard just now shouted: "Quick, protect the adults and get out of here!"

So, five or six guards protected Wu Tongpan and were about to escape.

Just at this moment, Zhizhu also rushed over after hearing the noise, blocking the retreat of Wu Tongpan and several guards.

Shen Qingqian saw the opportunity and flew down, cooperating with Zhizhu to attack them from the front and back. It didn't take long before all the guards around Wu Tongpan were knocked to the ground, and Wu Tongpan was captured by the two.

"stop!"

Shen Qingqian put the dagger against Wu Tongpan's neck and shouted at the people who were still besieging Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong.

Those people were so engrossed in fighting that they were unaware of what was happening around them. Only when they heard Shen Qingqian's loud shout did they see that their leader had been captured.

Wu Tongpan was extremely cruel in his heart, but he spoke soft words.

"Girl, don't mess around! Let's slowly clarify any misunderstandings."

Shen Qingqian pointed at Zhou Qi and Yang Zhong with his other hand and said, "There is no misunderstanding. To tell you the truth, I am in the same group with them. If you arrest them, I will arrest you. There is nothing to say."

"Okay, okay, it was my fault for arresting them. I didn't recognize the real talent. So, as long as you let me go, you can ask for any conditions. You can even ask for money. I will definitely give it to you."

Shen Qingqian felt that Wu Tongpan's proposal was worth considering. She was about to speak, but Zhou Qi spoke before her.

"What is there to say? This kind of dog official should just be killed with a knife to prevent him from harming the people!"

Shen Qingqian rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything.

Wu Tongpan was terrified. He hadn't even had time to spend his millions of dollars yet. How could he die?

He was afraid that Shen Qingqian would really kill him on impulse after hearing Zhou Qi's words, so he quickly flattered her: "Miss, I am an official appointed by the court. Killing me will not do you any good. As long as you spare my life, I will give you 50,000 taels of silver. How about that?"

"Fifty thousand taels?"

Shen Qingqian's eyes lit up. This Wu Tongpan had suffered heavy losses in order to save his life.

But on second thought, this man was tyrannical and abused his power for personal gain, so he must have embezzled a lot of money. Maybe this fifty thousand taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket for him!

So Shen Qingqian refused and said, "No! Sir Wu, is your life only worth 50,000 taels?"

When Wu Tongpan heard that Shen Qingqian complained that the money was too little, he was actually delighted. This meant that there was still room for negotiation, and there was hope that he could save his life.

Judge Wu quickly replied, "What the girl meant was..."

"Two hundred thousand taels of silver!"

Shen Qingqian said: "As long as you pay us two hundred thousand taels and let us out of the city, I will spare your life."

Wu Tongpan's flesh trembled slightly. Two hundred thousand taels! He felt pain in his flesh! However, in order to survive, he had to pay no matter how much silver he had!

"Okay, okay! Two hundred thousand taels, I will definitely find a way to collect it! Also, you can leave the city whenever you want, Wu will cooperate with you."

After Shen Qingqian heard this, she was secretly delighted. Two hundred thousand taels is not a small amount! It is more than all her property combined!

If she brought this huge sum of money to the border to support the war, it would definitely play a big role.

However, this Wu Tongpan was very rich! He agreed to the offer of two hundred thousand taels without blinking an eye. It seemed that he was really greedy!

"Well, Lord Wu, that's great! However, Lord Wu has to personally escort us twenty miles away. Can Lord Wu do that?"

Would Judge Wu dare to say no at this time? Naturally, whatever Shen Qingqian said was the final word!

Seeing that Shen Qingqian and Wu Tongpan had reached an agreement, Zhou Qi asked anxiously, "Shen Qingqian, are you so short of money? Are you so easily bribed by this corrupt official?"

Shen Qingqian felt that she and Zhou Qi just had nothing in common, so she was too lazy to explain and ignored him.