He had just been enjoying tea in the room when he suddenly heard from his subordinates that Su Mu was organizing the soldiers, so he rushed over in a hurry.

However, it was too late; all of his proud subordinates had been eliminated by Su Mu.

Deputy Liu pointed angrily at Su Mu's nose, "Those are the most elite soldiers in our city, and you just drove them out like that! What are you up to?!"

He looked around, hoping to find someone who agreed with him.

However, these soldiers were all shrewd enough to know that the city lord was deliberately targeting Deputy Liu, so they all kept their mouths shut and didn't utter a word.

Seeing this, Deputy Liu became even more annoyed, and tried his best to remain calm, saying, "Lord City Lord is still ill. Such overwork will probably worsen his condition. He should go back and rest as soon as possible."

He spoke lightly, but his words were a veiled sarcasm that Su Mu was doomed and should not waste his energy.

Su Mu sensed the sarcasm in his words, and his smile deepened. "That's no need for Deputy Liu to worry. I've been feeling quite well lately, and I just happened to have some free time to tidy up the city. Is there any problem?"

Hearing this, Deputy Liu was furious, but he couldn't say anything in front of so many people, after all, he was just a deputy.

He had manipulated everything before, and Su Mu hadn't stopped him at all. He thought that becoming the city lord would be a natural progression.

But who would have thought that Su Mu would suddenly realize his mistake and repeatedly thwart his plans?

"If you don't have anything else to do, don't interfere with my military operations."

Su Mu smiled, but his eyes didn't reach his eyes, and he said to his deputy Liu.

These words clearly imply expulsion.

Hearing this, Deputy Liu became even more indignant. He simply swung his arm and sneered, "Lord City Lord, you'd better deal with the thieves as soon as possible. The half-month deadline is almost here!"

After saying that, Deputy Liu left arrogantly, not taking Su Mu seriously at all.

In his view, none of this mattered.

If he waits for half a month, the position of city lord will definitely belong to him!

Seeing his deputy Liu leave arrogantly, Su Mu remained unmoved and withdrew his gaze.

Half a month later, he had a solution.

After resolving the soldiers' issue, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he wasn't sure at first, but as he learned more, he realized that Deputy Liu had been deceiving the soldiers all along.

In reality, only a small number of people are truly under control.

"Is everything resolved?"

Xu Nian looked at Su Mu, who had relaxed, with a smile, and couldn't help but ask, "What do you plan to do?"

Su Mu naturally knew that Xu Nian was referring to the theft, so he lowered his voice and answered seriously, "Although we have evidence, the people around the Third Prince are always cunning. If they are not caught in the act, they will definitely have many excuses."

"So you plan to confront them face to face?" Xu Nian asked, puzzled.

"That's right."

Su Mu nodded, a bitter smile on his face, "But this also requires your and General Gu Zhan's help."

In this city now, apart from the two of them, there is no one else who can capture the thief alive and escape unscathed.

Hearing this, Xu Nian nodded, "That's nothing, but I also have to remind you that you need to appease the people during this period, otherwise you will definitely suffer in the future."

Su Mu remained silent in response, "I understand, but I'm still considering what to do."

"Naturally, we will compensate the people and guarantee that this matter will be resolved in a short time."

Xu Nian snapped his fingers and began to explain, “The people’s concerns are nothing more than rampant thieves and the difficulty in solving their personal safety and food problems. Since that’s the case, why don’t you go and make a statement?”

Hearing her words, Su Mu's expression turned slightly awkward. "Personal safety is one thing, but food..."

Suddenly, Xu Nian came to her senses.

Su Causeway was not a city with abundant food supplies; it was merely a place where people could survive.

Thinking of this, Xu Nian clicked her tongue lightly, "Now you owe me another favor."

Immediately afterward, to Su Mu's astonishment, Xu Nian turned and went out, taking out a lot of grain from her spatial storage and piling it directly on the ground.

"This should be enough, right?"

Xu Nian wiped the sweat from her forehead, pointed to the grain on the ground and asked, "Is there anything else you need? Just give me a list and I will provide it to you."

Xu Nian couldn't guarantee anything about the rest, but as for supplies... she had plenty!

Along the way, she used quite a few things from her space, but she didn't even use up a tenth of them, which is enough to show how much stuff Xu Nian had packed in.

[The streamer looks like a nouveau riche, hahaha~]

Has the streamer managed to hitch a ride on the Prime Minister's coattails this time?

[I have a feeling that if anything happens to the streamer in the future, the Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely not stand idly by.]

"Oh, I can't accept this!"

Su Mu subconsciously assumed that this was food that Xu Nian had been saving for a long time, and immediately declined, saying, "I've already received so much help from you, I'm really sorry."

Seeing his reluctance, Xu Nian quickly explained, "Don't worry, I have plenty of this grain."

"And I'm not doing this for you. I just don't want those people to be displaced and live in fear."

After listening to Xu Nian's explanation, Su Mu reluctantly accepted all of this.

He immediately sent people to distribute the supplies, explaining that everything was provided by Xu Nian.

At first, the people thought it was a hoax and looked at the soldiers distributing food in disbelief.

The soldier, having received orders to appease the people, said softly, "Don't be afraid, you won't have to take these back. The city lord and Lord Xu Nian said there's more if it's not enough."

The people in the city were immediately abuzz with discussion.

"This Miss Xu Nian is such a kind person!"

"I heard this was requested by the city lord. The city lord is so kind to us!"

All the people excitedly received their share of grain.

They were initially worried about the prevalence of thieves, but who would have thought that the city lord had considered this in advance!

Su Mu's prestige among the people immediately rose even higher.

Xu Nian didn't rush to explain, letting the people discuss it amongst themselves.

On the other side.

Deputy Liu sat upright at the table, his face grim.

Standing opposite him was a group of thieves.

"We're not going this time, no matter what!"

The leader of the thieves was none other than the one whose face had been beaten black and blue by Xu Nian last time.

His eyes were filled with fear as he recalled, "That witch used some kind of sorcery, and she knocked everyone down in an instant. Weren't we just asking for trouble this time?"

"What kind of witch is this!"

Deputy Liu slammed his fist on the table in anger, "With so many of you, is dealing with one woman really a problem? Besides, all we need you to do is cause trouble!"

Hearing this, the thief was relieved. "If it's just causing trouble, then it's fine."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Liu revealed an evil and cunning smile.

"Tomorrow at noon will be Su Mu's death day!"