Nanxing said, "Madam, please tell the Grand Secretary in advance if you have anything to say in the future. Why don't you trust him? The Grand Secretary is almost going crazy with worry."

Xie Zhaozhao remained silent; she would never tell Gu Shaoyu, because she was taking revenge on the Bo family.

The man in black armor was just an accident.

......

For three days, Xie Zhaozhao followed Gu Shaoyu's instructions and stayed at the county government office with Yuan Yuan, without going anywhere else.

On the fourth day, Gu Shaoyu returned from outside. His jade-like face was covered in a bluish-gray tinge, his eyes were rimmed with a bluish-brown color, and his eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that he had not had a good rest for a long time.

"Take a rest for a while, shall I give you a massage?" Xie Zhaozhao quickly told him to close his eyes and rest.

Gu Shaoyu grabbed her hand and looked at it. She had jumped off the cliff that day and hit the cliff wall when the net was being pulled in. She had some injuries on her hands and body.

"If you can hold on, would you mind coming out with me?"

"Okay." Xie Zhaozhao changed her clothes, tied her hair up, and went out with Gu Shaoyu.

Upon arrival, they realized it was the prefectural governor's office.

The chief steward's surname was Song, and his given name was Lian.

Upon seeing them, Song Lian immediately greeted them with the utmost respect.

"Madam, I was negligent and caused you distress. Please punish me, Your Excellency and Madam."

"Lord Song, there's no need for such formalities," Gu Shaoyu said calmly. "How did the capture of the thief go?"

"They've all been captured; a total of 108 bandits have been apprehended."

Seventy-four artisans who were illegally smelting weapons and two hundred assassins were captured in a mountain cave. The ringleader, Niu Haotian, has been imprisoned in a separate cell.

More than 300,000 weapons of various types were seized, and all have been registered.

Xie Zhaozhao was dumbfounded.

They even raided a weapons smelting den and an armory!

The reason those bandits existed for so long was that they were supported by the rebels.

Gu Shaoyu then turned to look at Xie Zhaozhao and asked with certainty, "The capture of the bandits and the dismantling of their den were done by Yin Jin'an, the second son of the Duke of Xun, right?"