Chapter 22 These two bandits ostensibly came to buy things…

The two bandits ostensibly came to buy things, but in reality, they were there to gather information about the town.

If the town is poorly defended, they will send a large force to plunder the grain.

If the town already has an army, they pretend to be refugees coming to buy things.

Now there are disaster victims everywhere, as well as some refugees, whose identity documents are incomplete. They pretend to be ordinary refugees, and the soldiers have no way to verify their identities.

Since they were there to scout out the situation, the two bandits didn't bring their broadswords, but instead hid two daggers on their bodies.

They were carrying a lot of gold and silver, which they had robbed from several towns before.

They have a large population and a large amount of food.

Nowadays, the main things that need to be purchased are things like oil, salt, and sugar.

If you don't eat salt for a long time, your body won't be able to handle it.

One of the square-faced bandits patted the gold hidden in his clothes and said with a grin to his companion, "Ah, I really want to take this money to the city so I can visit a brothel."

His companion, a man with a small mustache, couldn't help but whisper, "Shh, there are guards in the city. You're asking for trouble. We heard that an army is coming. The boss told us to be careful and not to get discovered."

The square-faced bandit snorted, "Didn't they say that the main army went to the capital and the Marquis of Zhenbei's army went to the border? Where did these troops come from?"

The man with the mustache blew on his stubble. "Who knows? These are none of our business. We just need to rob as much money as possible. Once we get to the south, we can transform ourselves into disaster victims and live a good life."

"Yeah, the boss is really smart. He led us to get rich, so we can live a life of luxury. It's just a pity that we killed that woman before, otherwise we could have continued to have some fun on the road."

As they chatted and dreamed of a bright future, a figure suddenly appeared behind them, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

They fell in a remote spot, and since it was already dark and there was hardly anyone outside the town, no one noticed what had happened.

Qin Ren looked at the two bandits who had fallen to the ground, first tied their hands and feet, and then began to search their belongings.

They were carrying a lot of gold and silver, as well as two daggers and a packet of sleeping pills.

Qin Ren took the gold, silver, and dagger, and then directly fed them the sleeping potion.

It's their own medicine, they took it themselves, so it's not a waste.

Because they were knocked unconscious by electric shock and Qin Ren also gave them drugs, they probably won't wake up for a while.

Qin Ren left them there and then turned and left alone.

Not long after he left, the town's patrol officers spotted them.

The patrolmen found them suspicious, not like disaster victims from the north, and reported it to the town's garrison.

Several nearby towns were in chaos, so the officials in their county made preparations in advance.

Their county has 500 soldiers, but with war raging on the border and unrest in the capital, the magistrate is worried about unrest in their area, so he has temporarily conscripted another 500 soldiers, bringing the total number of soldiers in their county to 1,000.

This town is a large town, and the county sent a hundred soldiers.

Including the local militia, there were nearly two hundred of them.

Because of the tight schedule, these troops only arrived in the town today, so the patrol system is not yet fully developed.

The garrison commander discovered the suspicious individuals and arrested the two bandits, handing them over to the county sergeant.

When the two bandits woke up, they found themselves captured and surrounded by a group of soldiers, which immediately caused them to panic.

They were just thugs and hooligans, with no decent character whatsoever; otherwise, they wouldn't have followed the bandits.

Once captured, they were only threatened by two soldiers, and they confessed everything in fear.

The square-faced bandit shouted, "We didn't really want to be bandits. We're just ordinary people. We were forced into it by those bandits."

The man with the mustache chimed in, "Yes, yes, we can help you find them. Could that be considered atonement?"

Upon hearing this, the junior flag leader lowered his eyes and looked at them. "What if you're lying to us? Also, who knocked you unconscious?"

The square-faced bandit looked completely bewildered. "Weren't we knocked unconscious by you?"

They fainted immediately, and when they woke up, all they saw were these soldiers. There were no other people around.

Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of them, the squad leader ordered one of the bandits to be imprisoned, and then left someone behind to guide them.

Because he didn't know how many bandits there were, he didn't dare to lead all his soldiers directly over.

If it turns out to be a trap, and all of their soldiers are wiped out, the town they are guarding will fall.

While they were busy here, Qin Ren returned home with the stolen goods.

He didn't examine the contents closely, but they were heavy, so there must be quite a lot of things.

As soon as he got back, he threw his things aside. He hadn't been back for five or six days, which meant he hadn't had a hot meal for five or six days.

Now that he's finally back home, he had a hot meal at home before riding his motorcycle into the passageway.

Liu Qingyue, with her long, black hair flowing freely, followed behind Qin Ren until his figure disappeared before leaving the basement carrying a pillow.

Having nothing to do these past few days, he explored Qin Ren's house.

He can use a hairdryer by himself now, but the first time he used it, he made his hair all frizzy.

He found something delicious, which was the candy that Qin Ren had bought earlier.

The candy wrappers are colorful and pretty.

He would eat one candy and then carefully keep the wrapper.

He ate a total of four candies in the past few days.

The four candies had completely different flavors, and he liked the pink one the most.

Also, someone came looking for Qin Ren these past few days.

It was a young woman who called Qin Ren's name from outside his house.

Liu Qingyue couldn't understand what she was saying, but she could make out the name Qin Ren.

Since no one responded to her, she even called Qin Ren.

Qin Ren's phone was in his grandfather's room, on vibrate mode. It vibrated for a long time before stopping, and then the young woman left.

Liu Qingyue felt that the girl must have a close relationship with Qin Ren, otherwise she wouldn't have taken the initiative to come to him.

This made Liu Qingyue feel a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't explain why.

The girl whom Liu Qingyue mistakenly believed to have a close relationship with Qin Ren was none other than Qin Lianrui.

Qin Lianrui and Qin Ren are relatives; according to seniority, Qin Ren calls her Grandma.

They not only share the same surname but are also from the same family, making marriage impossible for them.

Qin Lianrui has a boyfriend. She came to see Qin Ren because her parents asked her to deliver roast chicken to him.

Qin Lianrui's father ran a small shop selling roast chicken in town. Thinking that Qin Ren was a grown man without a wife, he wanted to send him two roast chickens to try.

Qin Ren has been back for so long, and this is the only time Qin Lianrui has come. She didn't expect to be misunderstood.

Of course, neither Qin Ren nor Qin Lianrui knew about this; only Liu Qingyue, the only one who knew, felt awkward about it for a long time.

Meanwhile, Qin Ren was speeding along on his motorcycle through the night.

He wanted to avoid these troublesome bandits and planned to overtake them at night.

He followed them for five or six days and discovered that the bandits were quite numerous.

Even if he were incredibly powerful, he couldn't possibly kill them all by himself.

Fortunately, his efforts weren't entirely in vain; he knocked out two bandits near the town. Once the townspeople discovered the two bandits, they would naturally become aware of their existence.

The townspeople are on guard now, so it shouldn't be as devastating as the other towns that were looted before.

Qin Ren deliberately avoided the bandits, as he and Liu Qingyue had asked for directions beforehand. Continuing south past this county town, there was a long stretch of mountain road.

Even if Qin Ren's motorcycle is an off-road motorcycle, it probably won't be able to run in the mountains.

Another issue is that the road conditions in mountainous areas are complex, and people who are not familiar with them can easily get lost.

Qin Ren probably planned to bring Liu Qingyue along so they could ask for directions on the road.

Qin Ren rode his motorcycle for nearly two days before entering a desolate mountainous area.

It's very desolate here, with wasteland everywhere.

Qin Ren walked along the official road, which was difficult to traverse, and the other smaller paths were even more difficult.

Seeing that there were fewer disaster victims around, Qin Ren went back and brought Liu Qingyue over.

Because the road conditions here are so complicated, it looks like it's going to rain these next few days.

Qin Ren didn't bring his motorcycle or mountain bike; instead, he pulled a small handcart.

The main purpose of the small carts was to carry their various supplies.

If Liu Qingyue gets too tired on the way, Qin Ren can take her with him.

Once you enter the mountains, you won't see doors everywhere anymore.

They don't know how many days they'll be traveling, but they've brought a lot of food with them.

After picking up Liu Qingyue, the two of them were not very lucky, because it started to rain that night.

Qin Ren took Liu Qingyue to a cave to shelter from the rain. Liu Qingyue was afraid of getting dirty, so she rested on a cart at night.

Qin Ren barely slept all night, only feeling sleepy at dawn.

However, before he could close his eyes to rest for even a moment, two people suddenly burst into the cave from outside, immediately waking Liu Qingyue from her rest.

Liu Qingyue subconsciously touched his head to make sure the cinnabar mole on his forehead was covered, and then he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Qin Ren didn't pay much attention to his reaction; he was currently observing the two people who had suddenly barged in.

The two people seemed surprised to find other people in this desolate place, and they were startled when they saw them.

The newcomers were two men, one tall and one short. When they saw that Qin Ren also had two people, one of whom looked very thin, the tall man's eyes flickered.

But he quickly dismissed the thought, because he saw the entrenching tool next to Qin Ren.

He didn't recognize the entrenching tool, but he could tell it was a weapon.

Also, Qin Ren was too tall and slender. The warm yellow firelight in the cave illuminated his scarred face, making him look very intimidating.

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