Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Shen Nankui asked with a half-smile: "How is it, did you find anything?"

The squad leader clasped his fists and said, "The wanted criminal is not here. We are sorry to have disturbed Madam tonight. We will take these bandits back to the yamen first. As for the people in your house who were injured by the bandits, I will ask the doctor to come and treat them later."

Just as he was about to leave, Shen Nankui stopped him again, "Wait, I have something to ask you."

"I wonder what advice does Madam have for you?"

Shen Nankui carefully looked at their faces and asked, "I remember that the person in charge of hunting down the murderer was a captain named Sun. Why didn't I see him today?"

Captain Sun was a subordinate of Zhang Tongzhi. She had dealt with him before in the Tao Xin case, so she had an impression of him.

But the group of yamen runners who came tonight all looked very unfamiliar.

The squad leader was stunned, "Madam, do you know Captain Sun?"

Shen Nankui said, "I am good friends with the wife of Tongzhi Zhang. When I visited Zhang's house, I occasionally saw this Constable Sun a few times. I heard that he is very skilled in martial arts and is an expert in catching criminals in the Yongzhou government. I was a little surprised that I didn't see him today, so I asked this question."

After hearing this, the squad leader became more convinced of her identity.

After all, before Zhang Tongzhi was dismissed, he was the second in command of the Yongzhou government office. Shen Nankui must have a great background to be on good terms with the Zhang family.

His eyes flickered twice, and he replied respectfully, "Madam, you may not know that Captain Sun had an emergency at home, so he asked for leave from the government office, so he was unable to be here."

Shen Nankui asked again: "Now that the governor has been murdered and Mr. Zhang has been dismissed from his post, I wonder who you belong to...?"

The squad leader said, "I am the new patrol squad leader promoted by the governor."

"I see."

Shen Nankui nodded, "The squad leader has to deal with the case, I won't keep you any longer."

"Then I'll take my leave."

After saying this, the squad leader led a group of people out in a line.

Shen Nankui looked at the backs of the people as they left, but his brows were still furrowed. The behavior of these officials was completely different from what it was under the previous leadership of Zhang Tongzhi. There was something indescribably weird about it.

The most alarming thing is that when these people came, they were not in a hurry to capture the bandits and interrogate them. Instead, they wanted to arrest a person who had made great contributions in repelling the bandits. Even the behavior of those bandits when they were caught seemed a little suspicious.

And what about that bearded guy? Who is he?

The government called him a serious criminal, and these thieves and bandits were incompatible with him, but when they saw his actions, they did not match the crimes listed at all.

Could it be that he really killed Zhou Zun?

Seeing her expression, Cai Ling couldn't help but ask softly, "Are you still thinking about what happened just now?"

Shen Nankui nodded, "I feel something is wrong."

Cai Ling's eyes showed a hint of understanding, "The Yongzhou officialdom seems to be a little complicated."

The two looked at each other, and saw the look in each other's eyes.

Cai Ling comforted him, "Don't think about it. These things have nothing to do with us. You were frightened tonight. Go back to your room and rest."

"it is good."

Shen Nankui had been tossing and turning for most of the night and was indeed tired. She was helped into the house by Hehua and leaned on the bed to take a rest. She was not sleepy at all at the moment and just closed her eyes and thought about what had happened tonight.

The doctor had not arrived yet, and Hei Niu happened to know some ways to treat external injuries, so he took some medicine and gave the injured people a simple bandage.

Cai Ling and Hei Niu arrived late at night, and the guest rooms in the courtyard had not been cleaned up yet. After He Hua was taken away by Hei Niu to have medicine applied on her wounds, he went to prepare a room for them.

Shen Nankui closed his eyes for a while, but his heart couldn't calm down.

Hearing a noisy noise coming from the yard outside, as if a doctor had arrived, she wanted to go out and check on the injuries of the people.

She was able to be safe tonight, thanks to the Zheng brothers and Hehua and Zhongshan who fought to the death to protect her. Fortunately, their lives were not in danger. Only the Zheng brothers were seriously injured, especially Zheng Hui. According to Hei Niu, he seemed to have broken a leg bone.

She had to go personally and ask the doctor to use the best medicinal materials and make sure to cure the injuries of the several people.

Shen Nankui just sat up and glanced at the corner of her eye, and saw two drops of blood at the foot of the bed in the inner room. Her heart tightened and she hurriedly called out, "Mr. Cai!"

The next moment, Cai Ling appeared at the door, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "I heard a lot of noise outside, but the doctor is here. How are the Zheng brothers doing?"

Although she asked this, her hand was pointing under the bed.

Cai Ling understood what she meant instantly. He gently drew out his sword and walked to the bedside. He shook the sword, making a crisp buzzing sound.

"Come out."

After a while, a figure crawled out from under the bed. It was the bearded man.

Cai Ling put the sword to his neck and asked coldly, "Are you a wanted criminal?"

The bearded man seemed to be unafraid of death. He closed his eyes and did not struggle or beg for mercy. He just said, "You are good at martial arts. Since you have found me, you can kill me or chop me up if you want."

Shen Nankui pressed down the sword in his hand, shook his head slightly and said, "Mr. Cai, he saved me from the knife attacks of those four men, and once when I was robbed of my belongings on the street, he also helped me get them back."

Cai Ling put away his sword and asked cautiously, "Who are you?"

The bearded man said nothing.

Shen Nankui thought for a moment and said, "Good man, you have helped me before, and saved my life again tonight. I believe you are not a bad person, and I should repay you for saving my life. But the government said you are a wanted criminal, so it must not be groundless. If you can't tell me the truth, I'm afraid I can't help you."

The bearded man glanced at her and asked, "If I tell the truth, will you dare to help me?"

Shen Nankui said: "Whether to help or not, we have to judge for ourselves."

The bearded man was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

"My name is Gong Tao. I used to be a wandering man. I came to Yongzhou a few months ago. I didn't kill the governor, and the bloody incidents that happened in the city recently were not caused by me. This is the truth. Are you willing to believe it?"

Shen Nankui asked: "Since you didn't do it, why are you blamed?"

Gong Tao looked angry and said, "You should ask the officials about this. I don't know how I became an unforgivable person out of nowhere."

Cai Ling said thoughtfully, "I have heard of a chivalrous man in the south of the Yangtze River, known as Gong Daxia, who likes to stand up for the weak and often helps the weak. He is well-known among the people. Is this person you?"

Gong Tao smiled bitterly, "That was in the past. Now, I am charged with these unfounded crimes and am wanted by the government. I am just a rat crossing the street. How can I still be a hero?"