Chapter 48 Reinforcements Arrived
When Cheng Fa thought about the more than 10,000 taels that were stolen, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
"Lin Xiaoqi, the disaster that befell the county government today is all your fault."
Lin Qianqian asked back: "Master Cheng, you are so angry, did your valuables also get stolen?"
She was secretly happy, thinking that Cheng Fa didn't dare to say anything about losing the banknotes, so he could only hold his anger in his heart.
As expected, Cheng Fa suddenly stuttered, "No, no, I am the county magistrate in this poor, remote place, what valuable things can I have? I just want to say it is too dangerous."
All the money he had embezzled with great effort was gone, but he couldn't say it. If he did, Lin Xiaoqi would definitely question the unknown origin of his huge amount of silver bills.
Lin Qianqian sighed: "Fortunately, there were no casualties."
Cheng Fa was extremely depressed. More than eighty people had died, and they said there were no casualties?
But when I think about it carefully, what Lin Xiaoqi said was actually right. Those who died were all bandits, and there were really no casualties in the county government.
When he heard a county government guard say that Lin Xiaoqi killed those bandits, he didn't believe it.
She must be bragging, how could a girl have such great abilities?
Cheng Fa was frightened unconscious by the bandits in the house at that time, so he didn't see anything.
As for his trusted advisor with a goatee, he was so frightened that he fainted and hasn't woken up yet.
Cheng Fa felt that everything was weird. Lin Xiaoqi had only been here for three days, but why did it feel like Tong County was no longer under his control?
What is the truth? Cheng Fa guessed that it might have been done by Zhao Xiaoliu, a subordinate of Guanjun Hou.
Maybe Guan Junhou has secretly sent people to help.
This champion marquis is really considerate to his fiancée.
During the three days that Lin Xiaoqi stayed in the county government office, he received gifts from Marquis Guanjun every day. I'm afraid there is no other man in the entire Dayan Dynasty who can do this.
Cheng Fa found that he could not gain any advantage by talking to Lin Qianqian. "Lin Xiaoqi, you are a military commander appointed by the imperial court. If you really have the ability, go chase the bandits."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
He loved money like his life, so he hurried to other rooms to count the calligraphy and paintings and antiques and calculate the losses.
Cheng Fa thought that Lin Qianqian didn't dare to go, but his expectation was totally wrong.
Lin Qianqian quickly gathered the remaining people and left the city, this time taking Hongdou with her.
Hongdou has been learning martial arts from her for several years, so naturally she also knows some simple punches and kicks.
"Girl, I brought a few more packets of drugs."
"You're very thoughtful, Anko."
A total of more than a dozen people walked out of the city gate and disappeared into the darkness.
Among the two soldiers who were injured while guarding the city gate, one was from Niujia Village, named Niu Tiechui.
He didn't care about his serious injuries or the darkness, and rode his mule to Niujiazhuang to report the good news.
Everyone in Niujiazhuang knew that bandits liked to roam around at night, so they would take a nap during the day and force themselves to stay alert at night.
After Tiechui arrived at Niujiazhuang, he quickly gathered all the survivors in Niujiazhuang.
"Iron Hammer, why did you come here in the middle of the night?"
Tiechui's eyes sparkled. "I'm here to tell you some great news. More than eighty of the bandits went to the county government office to rob, but were killed by Lin Xiaoqi and his men. You don't have to stay up all night and can sleep peacefully. Those bandits definitely don't have the energy to come to Niujiazhuang tonight."
Everyone sobbed with excitement.
They had waited for so many years and finally received the news that the bandits had been killed. It turned out that the imperial court had not abandoned their loyal subjects.
Being able to kill so many bandits at once, this Lin Xiaoqi must be a very important official, right?
"Iron Hammer, how high is Lin Xiaoqi's official rank?"
"Lin Xiaoqi is a minor official, of the seventh rank. Although she is not a particularly high-ranking official, she is the first female official in our Great Yan Dynasty. It is not easy for a woman to be an official. The world is very harsh on women, so women must have more abilities and make more efforts than men to become an official."
Niu Tiechui added, "I heard that she stayed in our Niujiazhuang a few days ago. She only had a few men under her command, but she killed more than 80 bandits."
When the villagers heard this, they immediately knew who their savior was.
It was the girl who gave them porridge. Her smile was so dazzling that people would never forget her after seeing her once.
The little girl only had a few men under her command, but I didn't expect that she could kill so many enemies.
Old Mrs. Niu was old and had thought that she would not be able to see the revenge while she was alive, but she did not expect that Lin Xiaoqi would help them realize their wish.
"Lin Xiaoqi is a great benefactor of Niujiazhuang. We must ensure that the descendants of Niujiazhuang will never forget Lin Xiaoqi's kindness!"
Not only did the villagers have no objections, they were all very positive.
"Lin Xiaoqi killed more than eighty bandits. This is a good sign. Next year will definitely be a bumper year. When we harvest the grain, we will build a temple for Lin Xiaoqi and offer sacrifices to him every day."
Even a 3-year-old child followed suit and shouted: "Build a temple, build a temple."
More than eighty bandits were killed, and the revenge of their relatives was avenged.
Old Mrs. Niu limped back home, walked to her son’s tablet, and burst into tears.
"My son, your great revenge has been taken. Lin Xiaoqi has taken it for you. You can rest assured and go to reincarnation."
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Lin Qianqian and her group arrived at the foot of Guanxi Mountain in the dark, but encountered a large group of people.
Because she didn't know whether the other party was a friend or an enemy, Lin Qianqian immediately ordered: "Everyone, hide in the woods on the left immediately."
After everyone was hidden, Lin Qianqian moved alone and approached the main force.
After careful observation, she discovered that the other team was led by Lin Qingping.
Did the imperial court send Lin Qingping to suppress the bandits? He arrived just in time.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
Lin Qingping was startled by the sudden appearance of Lin Qianqian.
"Qianqian, it's still dark, why are you in the wild?"
"Uncle, I have already found out the location of the bandits' base camp. I plan to hide nearby and catch them all in one fell swoop when the opportunity arises."
Seeing that some of the people brought by Lin Qingping were holding torches and hurrying on their way, Lin Qianqian immediately reminded them: "Uncle, the bandits are high up in the mountain. So many torches on the road will alert them."
"Qianqian, you're right. I was careless."
The torch was quickly extinguished.
Lin Qianqian talked with Lin Qingping in detail and learned that the court had sent a total of 300 reinforcements this time.
Although there were only 300 people, it was a pleasant surprise.
After all, there is a war at the border and many troops have been transferred to the border for support. It is already very good that 300 people can be sent at this time.
Lin Qingping: "Where is the bandit's lair? Uncle will follow you to destroy it now."
"Uncle, we can't bring too many people, or we might alert the enemy. How about this, you select 20 elite soldiers and I'll take them to the bandit base. The others can temporarily hide in the woods at the foot of the mountain and wait for my signal before going up."
Lin Qingping had no doubts at all and directly assigned her twenty elite soldiers according to Lin Qianqian's request.
It was still dark when Lin Qianqian and her men reached the natural barrier.
She arranged for the thirty-five people she brought with her to hide in various places outside the natural moat.
Some are hidden in the creeks, some are hidden in the trees, and some are hidden behind the boulders.
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