Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Help!

At this moment, Li Ningshu wished he had never come out. His gaze gradually turned to Xie Xunzhi, as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

"Thank you, Master! Please save me! I really don't know anything. If you lock me up, what will happen if the bandits come and attack me?"

He grabbed Xie Xunzhi and told him that as long as they left the alley and hid at home, he would never admit what happened today even if he was beaten to death.

Hezhou laughed out loud: "I'm just trying to scare you. What's the name of that bandit's lover?"

"I think his name is Su Chun, but he doesn't live in the yard, he lives outside." Li Ningshu breathed a sigh of relief.

He had almost let the cat out of the bag, but the information he wanted to know was still nowhere to be found.

"Um...when does the exam start?"

Hezhou looked up at him, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, but it only flashed by.

"Actually... the test is tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow!!!" Li Ningshu was shocked again.

What is this?

"Are you crazy?" He froze, his eyes suddenly widening.

"What if something goes wrong? Everyone in that room is a sitting duck! Crazy... Really crazy..."

Hezhou just smiled at him, and his smile was meaningful.

The calmer they were, the more shocked Li Ningshu seemed, and his voice echoed in the alley.

Li Ningshu's mouth twitched: "You must be kidding, right? Tomorrow...how could it be..."

His voice stopped abruptly as he discovered something. Two people's strange smiles flashed before his eyes.

"You...why did you just tell me that the exam will be in a while?"

Hezhou chuckled softly but said nothing. He moved aside, and the feeling of oppression just now disappeared.

He locked the back door, tried to open it to make sure it was intact, and then spoke lazily.

"Mr. Li, you should go back."

"go back?!"

Hezhou didn't explain and took Xie Xunzhi outside.

Xie Xunzhi still looked helpless, but he lowered his eyes and whispered, "If you come, I'll prepare some writing materials for you."

He struggled and shook his head: "It's better not to come."

The person below didn't dare to say much and followed Hezhou, looking back every few steps.

Li Ningshu is certainly not a fool, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He wanted to ask if there was any other way.

It’s too dangerous to go out tomorrow. If we accidentally lose this talent, it may change history.

Before I took two steps, I heard someone shouting in the distance.

"Master! Master!"

"Damn it!" Li Ningshu couldn't even utter a threatening word, for fear of being seen the next moment.

He ran to the alley at the front.

Xie Xunzhi held Hezhou with two fingers, bent slightly, and took one step at a time.

Until they completely moved away from Li Ningshu.

He smiled and slowly straightened his waist. Just as he was about to let go of his hand, it was grabbed by another hand.

"My miserable childhood sweetheart, I'm going to torture you now."

Hezhou pulled the man into his arms dissatisfiedly and whispered in his ear: "You are living under someone else's roof...how are you going to compensate me!"

"I always obey the adults." Xie Xunzhi raised his head and blinked: "Didn't you expose me?"

"That's different."

Hezhou put his arm around him with a wicked smile, restraining his strength: "Do you think he will come tomorrow?"

"Tsk~ that's a bit of a clumsy way of provoking someone. It's too rushed, so it's a bit clumsy."

From the moment he saw Xie Xunzhi's eyes, his thoughts somehow followed his lead. Rather than knowing what intelligence the bandits had, what was more important was that the Li family could not turn against them.

It’s a simple routine. Li Ningshu is like a child. The more you don’t want him to go, the more he wants to go.

This kind of false facts that are covered up from the side are what makes him...

"Are you going to look for Su Chun later?"

"No, if we go now, we will alert the enemy. Besides, we can't trust all the information given by Li Ningshu." Xie Xunzhi slowly moved out and carefully kept a distance.

Hezhou noticed it and interlocked his fingers: "I think the same thing as you, but I guess you won't be able to sleep well tonight."

He lowered his eyes and held the hand tighter. The area around the examination hall remained the same, with almost no mountain roads on the mountain side.

As they walked forward, they found that there was indeed a section that had been cut down by humans.

The ground was in a mess, with leaves scattered everywhere and trees lying all over the place.

But it is just this area, and it remains the same from front to back.

Hezhou stepped on the tree stump and picked up a colorful scimitar from the pile of leaves on the ground.

The knife was only the size of a forearm, with blunt teeth at the back end, and an unpleasant smell of blood.

He threw it aside in disgust.

"here it is?"

Xie Xunzhi walked around the area and asked, "Guess what it is?"

"Boom!" A heavy muffled sound came from the side.

"I guess they are here to bury us!" Hezhou squatted beside the big pit, and Xie Xunzhi came over soon.

The pit in front of me looked dark at first glance, at least as tall as a child. There were several fallen trees on top, and the treetops blocked the pit.

"I just noticed something was wrong here." He Zhou leaned over and lay on the ground: "Look... Tsk! It's right under our noses."

He stood up and clapped his hands. Things really changed in a flash. Before coming here, he had never imagined that he would be working here for so long.

The young man beside him didn't say anything, but just frowned.

Hezhou put his finger between his eyebrows and said, "You'll be an old man soon. What are you thinking about?"

"It will take a long time to fill such a big hole."

"Pfft!" He couldn't help laughing. "If he survives, I'll fill it up tonight."

"real?"

"real."

Coincidentally, not long after Hezhou made this oath, he went out and saw Zhao An in front of the examination hall.

Zhao An sat on a chair with his eyes half closed. Chunjuan was standing beside him, and next to him was Hehua, who looked worried.

"Master He... Ouch! I threw the silver down, but there was no sound." He spoke lazily, stretched and opened his eyes.

"I risked my official position to come here. Lord Su personally ordered that I not be allowed to come again."

"But you still came." Hezhou smiled: "Thank you."

Zhao An curled his lips and waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm not here to help you, I'm here to find the refugees. Let's not beat around the bush. I know it's just an excuse, but..."

He slowly raised his head and stared at him viciously: "I have reported this reason to the superiors. He has bypassed the Su Mansion to transfer people. I will deal with the bandits for you later, and you, the people, must also find a way to kill him!"

"Of course. If Brother Zhao wasn't sure, he probably wouldn't have come." Hezhou smiled. He wasn't quite sure how the letter was written, but he didn't dare reveal too much.

He blocked Xie Xunzhi behind him.

Zhao An looked back with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "You've made up? I've always wanted to ask you guys... "

Hezhou smiled and said nothing, but quietly took the hand of the person behind him and then smiled.

"Brother Zhao, can't you see?"

Xie Xunzhi lowered his head, a blush behind his ears: "Yeah."

"I can see it, I can see it, Lord He is so lucky." Zhao An laughed dryly.

"Hey, how much information do you have about the bandits?"

He put away the chair and handed it to the person next to him, carefully instructing: "Put it away properly. It's not uncomfortable here."

"Not much, I just read the diary written by the previous county magistrate." Hezhou shook his head. He didn't let go of his clenched hands and broke out in a little sweat.

"I have an exam tomorrow, so there might need to be more people around here."

Zhao An put his hands on his hips, looked back at the huge examination hall, and snorted coldly: "That's going to be troublesome. Let's go back to the government office first. My people have arrested the guys who blocked the road."

His eyes swept over Chun Juan standing aside, and he instantly became interested. He pulled her forward and said, "Where did you come from, you were so smart to follow the escort team. I didn't even want to get involved in this matter."

Chunjuan smiled shyly, said a few compliments, and was very happy to be praised by Zhao An.

"Why are you taking your childhood sweetheart with me? Stop doing this nerve-wracking work. I saw last time that you have talent."

"?" Hezhou looked at Zhao An in confusion, his face full of surprise.

"Brother Zhao, it's not good to poach people right in front of me, right? I only have these four people here."

Even if he himself is included, if one of them is missing, it would be like missing a leg.

Zhao An smiled cheerfully: "I'm just asking. I asked Brother Xie last time but was rejected. If the girl is willing to leave, I'll leave a few people for you."

"Forget it. I'm afraid the people you left behind won't be able to adapt to this place. Let's see what they think." Hezhou said jokingly.

Although I'm reluctant to let Chunjuan and Hehua go, this is a big deal after all, and leaving isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just...

Lotus shook her head lightly: "Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Zhao, but Lord He saved my life, and I really haven't repaid you..."

Zhao An smiled and said, "Sure! If you have any ideas in the future, you can still consider me!"

Hezhou smiled and made a gesture of invitation: "Brother Zhao, please go back to the government office first."

The people around were all in casual clothes and were not conspicuous. They entered the yamen through the back door.

As expected, there were several scarred men tied up in the yard, and the yamen runners were still wearing casual clothes.

Seeing them coming, he took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Sir, these people were howling too loudly, and I blocked their mouths without permission."

"Oh, noisy?" Zhao An pulled out the short knife from his arms: "There are so many people, just leave one who is willing to talk. Who is the noisiest?"

The bailiff looked at it and pointed to one at the side.

Zhao An took the knife and pulled out the rag stuffed in his mouth: "Stick out your tongue and the sound will stop."

"Sir, please spare me! Sir, please spare me!" The man stepped back repeatedly, with two tears in his eyes.

"Sir, help me! I won't say anymore! I really won't say anymore!"

"Tsk!" Zhao An put the knife to his face and said in a terrifying voice: "How can we not tell you? We just want to know the plan!"

"Ah---"

Hezhou thought it was just a scare, but unexpectedly, Zhao An actually cut a gash on the man's face.

Bright red blood flowed down instantly, and the man was sweating and rolling on the ground in pain.

"Fighting is very difficult, and getting injured is normal!"

Zhao An slowly wiped the blood off the knife and looked at the person beside him: "Do you have anything to say to me?"

Next to him was a thin and dark bandit. He swallowed, shook his head nervously at first, and then nodded.