Old Sun must be a cunning man, but he never expected that this time he would be outsmarted by his own cleverness.

The reason is simple: this time, Zhu Yunwen wanted him to do things according to Zhu Yunwen's plan, as he thought he could.

Only in this way can more problems be exposed. The more you do, the more mistakes you make, and the easier it is for others to find problems and exploit them.

Therefore, in his current panic, Old Master Sun is eager to do something to cover up what he did before, and he will inevitably fall into Zhu Yunwen's trap.

Thus, Old Sun and the registrar of the county government each went to carry out what they considered to be useful remedial measures according to the plan.

Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen had already dispatched ten Imperial Guards to conduct close surveillance and investigation.

The investigative abilities of ten Imperial Guards are beyond question.

Old Master Sun had already done the job, using various methods to cover up much of the truth. It's normal that it would be difficult for the Embroidered Uniform Guards to get any results from their investigation.

But now, after being fooled by Zhu Yunwen, these guys are about to take action again. At this point, it will be difficult for them to escape the eyes of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen was basically certain that as long as Elder Sun and his group took any further action, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would quickly gather evidence against them.

And that was indeed the case. Although Old Master Sun very discreetly instructed the registrar of the county government to give the beggars a sum of money, it was still discovered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Of course, the Embroidered Uniform Guard did not take action directly. Instead, they waited until the county clerk left before arresting the Beggar Clan disciples who were responsible for collecting money.

He was secretly imprisoned in a house rented by the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Hekou County.

They didn't even dare to imprison him in the county jail, because the jailers there were probably all Sun Lao's henchmen.

If these beggars were arrested, the truth would likely be exposed immediately. As for the silver, it would be sealed up as embezzled funds.

After capturing several Beggars' Sect disciples, the Imperial Guards immediately began interrogating them.

Once these beggars who collected the money confessed everything, the county magistrate's registrar would have nothing to say in court, faced with irrefutable evidence and witnesses.

In addition, other members of the Imperial Guards also kept a close watch on Old Master Sun.

Anyone who has been in contact with Elder Sun will be secretly followed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The letters Elder Sun writes and the items he sends out will also be followed by the Embroidered Uniform Guard for a certain distance to ensure that there are no problems with the items before they stop.

Despite such close surveillance, Old Sun's true colors were still revealed.

Just as he very discreetly had someone take a letter out, a member of the Imperial Guard followed and discovered that the letter had been delivered to a middle-aged fat man.

After receiving the letter, the middle-aged fat man spent a day wandering around the city before heading directly out of the city towards the north.

This action also attracted the attention of the Imperial Guards.

So the Imperial Guards continued to follow the fat man, following a letter from Old Sun, and went directly to the area to the north where there had been bandits before.

After arriving at the destination, the fat man walked onto the cement road built by the bandits. After walking to the end and then along the mountain path for a while, he entered the forest.

After wandering around for a while, they arrived at the outside of a cave. Before they could even get close, a bandit suddenly appeared and held a long knife to the fat man's neck. The fat man was so frightened that he hurriedly spoke:

“Good sir, don’t act rashly. I have something to discuss with your leader. I have a big business deal to discuss with them.”

However, the bandit who held the long knife to the middle-aged fat man's neck sneered and asked:

"What big deal? Tell me!"

The middle-aged fat man then immediately spoke again:

"There is something I would like to ask you to do. The reward will be no less than one hundred taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, the bandit's eyes lit up immediately, knowing that one hundred taels of silver was no small sum.

Although these bandits hadn't been bandits for long, their initial goal for a month was to rob one hundred taels of silver.

Unfortunately, their first attempt failed when they encountered Zhu Yunwen. Not only did they fail to rob him, but they also lost a sum of money.

Therefore, one hundred taels of silver was a huge sum of money in the ears of those bandits. Not only could it make up for the losses from their first failed robbery, but it could also make them a fortune. It was definitely a good thing.

Then the bandit's eyes darted around before he said again:

"Doing business is fine, but first tell me who you are, what your purpose is, and why you're looking for us?"

The middle-aged fat man smiled and said:

"I cannot reveal who I am, and I can only tell you my purpose after meeting your leader. As for why I am looking for you, you are the only bandits in Hekou County. Who else can I turn to for this matter if not you?"

The bandit seemed a bit dim-witted; after thinking about it carefully, he realized it made some sense, so he said:

"Come in with me, our leader is inside the cave."

As she spoke, she led the middle-aged fat man into the cave. Inside the cave, a female bandit dressed in red and practicing martial arts sat on a stone chair on the stone steps.

Her complexion was not good. Since being robbed by Zhu Yuntang a few days ago, the already impoverished bandit den had become even worse off.

The bandit leader was having a headache as the food inside was almost gone.

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