Seeing Tong Wenyao riding behind him, his eyes were filled with hatred. He had just wanted to beat and kill his wife because she had taken their fish. So much so that his wife kept going crazy and saying there were ghosts. Even after arriving in Yuguan County and doing hard labor every day, his wife was still worried and afraid, making him uneasy. Even beating and scolding her every day was ineffective.

Thanks to the connections he had made with the big shots in the capital, he was able to afford to escape from forced labor. When he thought of the big shot saying he wanted to get rid of Tong Wen Yao, his eyes darkened, as this was similar to what he was thinking.

I heard the person next to me say, "Hello, Mr. County Magistrate. He has just taken office here and has been on a rural inspection tour. Now he heard that there are bandits on the road to Cangzhou, so he specially organized troops to suppress them."

Many people nearby echoed, "Yes, yes, the county magistrate cares about us, the people, and is a good official who stands up for the people. My daughter was abused by her in-laws, and it was this county magistrate who allowed her to divorce."

"It is a blessing for us that he is here to take office."

After hearing this, Zhang Li chimed in, "How about we follow the magistrate? It'll be a way to show his support." Someone nearby disagreed, "That's not a good idea. The magistrate is here to help us eliminate the bandits. If we follow him, it might hinder us, which would be disastrous."

Zhang Li said, "Oh, this is nothing. We'll just follow behind. If the bandits come and attack us, we can kill them even if we die. It's their fault for always killing us civilians."

After he said this, some of the people present were eager to go, thinking that if they could save the county magistrate, they might even receive a large sum of money and be considered his savior. Others thought that since bandits had killed so many people in the past, if the government were to send troops, they would follow and kill the bandits, at least avenging their family members' deaths.

Zhang Li looked at their expressions and tempted them again, "The bandits have killed many of our family members. Why don't we take this opportunity to come back and kill them together?"

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Yes! Revenge for our families! I'll go with you."

Of course, there are many people in the crowd who are sober, but the voices they make cannot match the utilitarian voices. Their vision is higher than the sky, and they don’t even look down on the green on the ground. Maybe it’s not that they can’t see it, but that they choose to ignore it and choose the path that is most beneficial to them.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhang Li quietly retreated and followed the main force.

Wei Qi saw a large group of people following behind him and realized something was wrong. He quickly rode his horse to the side of the county magistrate and said, "County magistrate, there is a group of civilians following behind, about twenty people."

After hearing this, Ji Shikang frowned and said, "Hurry up and let them go back. We are going to suppress bandits, not on a spring outing. It's just nonsense." Although he said this, he was still unsure in his heart. Tong Wenyao said that Laohuzhai and Xionghuzhai had been taken over by her. If he went there now, he would just pick up a ready-made one. But if the people followed him, how could he suppress the bandits!

After hearing this, Wei Qi quickly responded, "Yes, I'll go down and let them go back."

After turning their horses around, they rode back. Zhang Li and the other dozen or so people followed them closely.

"Everyone, our county magistrate is going to suppress the bandits. Please go back, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless!"

The crowd became unhappy when they heard this. Some of them were originally hesitant, but when they heard the government's tough attitude, they immediately became rebellious.

"Officer, we also want to contribute to the suppression of bandits. Please report this to the county magistrate." After hearing this, Wei Qi snorted coldly, "Don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. You are hindering our officers from doing their work. Take him back to the prison!"

Several officers behind him immediately stepped forward and arrested those who were making a fuss about leaving, intending to take them back to the jail.

Seeing that his plan was not working, Zhang Li quickly ran away from the crowd. When some people saw this, they followed suit and hid from the officials. Wei Qi could not help but feel ashamed when he saw this scene.

A bunch of wimps, they'll run away at the slightest scare.

After seeing that the people behind him had disappeared, Wei Qicai led his men to catch up with the county magistrate and his men. Because they were riding horses, they arrived at the inn in the afternoon. When the third brother saw that they were officials at first, he was so scared that his legs went weak. But when he saw that it was his boss who brought them, he couldn't help but secretly admire the boss in his heart.

"Third brother, please prepare a good room to entertain Master Ji."

"Yes." He agreed and quickly retreated to the kitchen, his legs trembling. Are all officials so majestic? In his admiration, he had forgotten Tong Wenyao's gender, only hearing her familiar voice giving him orders. When Tong Wenyao found him, he realized that the boss was a woman?

"You said you wanted to take the county magistrate up the mountain?" The third brother couldn't believe it, his face full of shock! In his opinion, why didn't the county magistrate stay in his own yamen and suppress the bandits? Although it was just acting, it still showed a little disrespect to his Tiger Gang!

"Let's arrange to go up the mountain now, and come down early tomorrow morning. Tell others that the bandits have risen up in resistance, and kill them on the spot!" She had a bad feeling. If she didn't deal with it quickly, there might be other accidents later!

Uncle De saw her serious expression and couldn't help but start to take it seriously. This was the first time the county magistrate had visited their lair! No, no, no, it was the lair of the Bear and Tiger Gang. This was something that would bring honor to them!

He also felt a little regretful. Why didn't the boss let him take the county magistrate to their Tiger Gang? After all, they were also a small gang of mountain bandits! At the same time, it also gave the city people some small shocks!

That night, after dinner, they went up the mountain with torches to "suppress the bandits." Tong Wenyao asked, "Master Ji, are the people you brought with you trustworthy?"

Ji Shikang glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, otherwise, my reputation will also be damaged."

The mountain road was not easy to walk on, so they set up camp directly on the open space where they had confronted Song Ming before. They planned to spend the night there and go down the mountain tomorrow!

However, Tong Wenyao's premonition was getting worse and worse. Her intuition told her that something might happen tonight. "Master Ji, let's set up camp directly in Xionghu Village tonight! I have a bad feeling about this place."

Perhaps it was a prophecy, or perhaps Tong Wenyao had truly sensed the impending danger. Shortly after they evacuated, a group of men holding torches followed them there. These bandits were different from the Tiger Village and the Bear Tiger Gang. Their faces were fierce and fierce. Zhang Li, standing by, said, "Boss, the government is sending people to suppress the bandits. If they eliminate the Bear Tiger Gang, then you'll be next. So, if the government wants to suppress the bandits, then we must not let them succeed. It's best to get rid of them halfway! I don't think they'll dare to come next time."