A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Zhao Yantang remained silent for a long time, and seeing that Ye Qingxue's expression did not seem to be fake, he believed her.

His eyes gleamed with excitement: "In that case, let's hurry up and report them!"

Ye Qingxue pressed down his excitedly raised hand: "Do you know who to look for?"

Zhao Yantang fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"If we just file a complaint, someone will take care of something this big, right?"

Ye Qingxue thought even deeper: "Such a big matter, I think, cannot be handled by one person from the Fierce Tiger Stronghold, much less by the so-called connections in Jiangnan Prefecture."

Zhao Yantang raised his eyebrows and looked at Ye Qingxue: "You mean..."

Ye Qingxue nodded: "The person behind this is definitely not simple. How can you guarantee that the person we seek help from isn't one of them?"

Zhao Yantang gradually realized the seriousness of the matter.

He frowned: "This is really troublesome."

Ye Qingxue glanced at him, her eyes serious: "So we can't report this to someone beforehand. We have to find an opportunity when everyone is present to make this public!"

Zhao Yantang was somewhat surprised; he had never even dared to imagine what Ye Qingxue was talking about.

"How to do?"

Ye Qingxue leaned closer to him and whispered her thoughts in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yantang's eyes lit up: "Good, good! That's a great idea."

Ye Qingxue: "It's just that you'll have to go through all that trouble."

Zhao Yantang glared and shook his head, saying seriously, "What's so hard about this? I'm not even afraid of death, why would I be afraid of this?"

Ye Qingxue chuckled slightly, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, do you have the guest list for the Lu family's birthday banquet?"

Zhao Yantang pondered for a moment: "I don't have it, but Xu Guangming might."

Ye Qingxue was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this.

She hadn't held out much hope; she was just asking casually. After all, it was the Lu family's birthday banquet, so how could they possibly have a banquet guest list?

But to my surprise, she actually managed to get some clues from the questions.

"How do you know that Magistrate Xu has it?"

“I saw him call that young man from the fast class to steal at the county gate... observe the people coming and going, and even remember some things.”

As he spoke, Zhao Yantang's expression turned somewhat strange, and he began to mutter, "Who knows if he's up to some trick again, trying to curry favor with someone?"

Ye Qingxue smiled and shook her head: "Perhaps Magistrate Xu, like you, wants to take this opportunity to do something?"

Zhao Yantang's tone was somewhat unnatural, and he glanced to the side: "Who knows? That guy is so smooth and mature, who knows what he's thinking?"

“You should communicate more with Magistrate Xu,” Ye Qingxue said, standing up. “You rest first, I’ll go get the guest list from Magistrate Xu.”

At the very least, you need to recognize the people and understand the identities of the guests in order to be able to respond better to different situations.

Zhao Yantang knew her intention. After thinking for a moment, he quickly pulled off a jade pendant from his waist: "Then take this with you. Although Xu Guangming seems easy to talk to, he doesn't easily trust others."

Ye Qingxue accepted the jade pendant: "Thank you."

"Be careful."

"it is good."

After saying that, Ye Qingxue walked out of the kitchen, lifted the awning, and looked outside.

It was late at night, and the streets were deserted.

Ye Qingxue observed carefully for a while before slipping out of the noodle stall.

They moved stealthily through the streets and alleys like ghosts.

After navigating through street after street, Ye Qingxue arrived at the county government office.

Although all was quiet, Ye Qingxue still sensed something was wrong.

Finding a corner, Ye Qingxue climbed onto the wall, leaned over the eaves, and observed the county government office.

Upon seeing this, Ye Qingxue's pupils contracted slightly.

Each patrol team is led by a member of the Fierce Tiger Stronghold!

This means they're going to start monitoring the county government from all angles.

This Tiger Stronghold is simply too arrogant!

Fortunately, the route and method of inspection and shift handover have not changed.

Ye Qingxue nimbly leaped down from the wall and crouched low as she moved through the darkness.

They narrowly avoided the patrol and arrived precisely at the magistrate's residence.

As soon as you get close, you can hear the sound coming from inside.

"What exactly did you do to Zhao Yantang?!"

Xu Guangming's voice was filled with anxiety. He no longer wore his usual joking mask and began to question the person in front of him directly.

"Magistrate Xu's words are quite interesting. Clerk Zhao and his accomplices have trespassed into our Fierce Tiger Stronghold. Shouldn't I be the one asking them what they want?"

It was Hu Fu's voice.

Ye Qingxue peeked through the crack in the window. Hu Fu was sitting at the tea table with his back to the window, while Xu Guangming was standing facing Hu Fu.

Her heart sank. Tiger Fu had excellent hearing; she had to be extra careful.

"I told you I didn't know anything about this!"

"It's best if we don't know. Let's just wait here and see when Zhao Yantang comes back!"

Xu Guangming paced around anxiously a few times, as if he wanted to say something more.

Ye Qingxue couldn't wait any longer; she had to find a way to get Hu Fu away.

But Xu Guangming was anxious and worried about Zhao Dianshi. He was too busy asking for news to even think about sending him outside.

Ye Qingxue lowered her head and thought for a moment before taking out the jade pendant from her pocket.

Slowly, he extended the jade pendant to the crack in the window and shook it.

Xu Guangming was still anxious: "Tell me first, what... happened today?"

Ye Qingxue heard him pause for a moment, and knew that he had seen it.

She put the jade pendant away, peeked out from the window with one eye, and met Xu Guangming's gaze directly.

Xu Guangming's eyes flashed with surprise for a moment, then returned to normal as he looked at Hu Fu.

"Say something! Just tell me, nothing bad will happen!"

Hu Fu was extremely impatient. He scratched his ear with his little finger and said, "Are you annoying or what?! Who gave you the guts to throw a tantrum at me like this? If you weren't going to that birthday party tomorrow, I would have slapped you to death!"

Xu Guangming didn't care anymore. His eyes darted around, and he started acting like a rogue: "What can I do? You suddenly barged into my county office with a bunch of people, asking me where Clerk Zhao is without telling me anything. How can I not be anxious?"

He turned and ran away, then plopped down on the bed. "You've been sitting in my room the whole time, and I can't sleep. When I see you, I think of my poor, wretched Zhao Dianshi. Of course I have to ask you!"

Hu Fu slammed his hand on the table, glaring at him fiercely: "Enough! How can a grown man act like a sissy? And you call yourself a county magistrate!"

Xu Guangming retorted with a "what's the use" attitude: "Either let me sleep, or I'll annoy you to death! If all else fails, just slap me to death right now!"

Hu Fu, panting heavily, was clearly furious. He pointed a finger at him and said, "Fine, you're something else! You're going to play the rogue with me for a mere Zhao Dianshi! You just wait!"

After saying that, he stood up, flung his hand, walked out of the room, and slammed the door shut.

"Stop bothering me, go to sleep!"

Hu Fu didn't find Xu Guangming's behavior strange at all; he only thought that Xu Guangming was too worried about Zhao Dianshi, which was why he started acting crazy.

After the birthday party, he'll have to teach Xu Guangming a lesson he won't forget!

Ye Qingxue overheard the whole thing from outside the window and secretly chuckled.

This Magistrate Xu is truly a talented individual.

With that thought in mind, the window in front of me was opened completely.

Xu Guangming's head popped out from inside.