376 See You Later
After all this busy work, it was almost dawn.
Huo Zhi's men found their belongings and the carriage, and the rest were basically the belongings of the so-called Ten Evils of the Southwest.
Lin Feng packed the things and put them into the broken backpack early without his master's instructions. These all belonged to his master.
"Brother Huo, what are you going to do with these people?"
Huo Zhi vented his anger and learned that his grandfather was fine. It was all caused by Huo Xun, so he felt relieved.
"Ping An, didn't these people say that Huo Xun would meet them in Mu Town? Then I will take people to capture them, and then go with you. Wherever you go, I will go."
Going to King Yingtian’s house is even better.
Wang Tao asked, "Huo Xun is your half-brother?"
Huo Zhi said, "Brother Wang, he can't be considered one. When he was young, his mother sent him to the Huo family and said he was my father's son. But his origins were unknown, and my father didn't know either. The Huo family kept him and didn't include him in the Huo family tree."
I was so well behaved at home, but I didn't expect him to have such thoughts and wanted to torture me in person. This person is so vicious.
Wang Tao said, "Ping An, Huo Zhi, didn't enter Huo. The family tree is fine. You see, this is feasible. I'll have someone ride a horse to report to the officials now. The county town is only ten miles away. Let the officials arrest them directly. My things are not something he can easily touch."
Luo Ge on the ground suddenly said, "Yes, that's what Huo Xun asked us to do. Otherwise, why would we arrest you for no reason? We didn't kill any of you."
Wang Tao smiled and said, "That's fine. It depends on your attitude. You should know the consequences of being the principal offender or the accomplice."
Luo Ge said, "Sir, we know that as long as you don't bite us to death, we really want to make money and leave, and we have never thought of taking your lives."
Ping An sneered, as if there was someone else who wanted to kill them before.
But it is indeed a good thing this way. With Wang Tao's help, Huo Xun can be killed. Even if something is revealed, Huo Xun will not be included in the Huo family tree. He will just be kept like that.
But this way, they can't leave for the time being.
"Brother Huo, Brother Wang, since we have reported to the police, I am afraid I can't leave today. I will go find my people first and come back later."
Without waiting for Huo Zhi to speak, Ping An walked away in square steps.
Lin Feng thought about it and decided to put on his broken backpack and drive away in a carriage.
It is enough to leave one car, as the officers will take these ten people away later, otherwise he will not leave any car.
If we return safely to the courtyard, we will have broken the formation. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with what will happen if the police come.
Wang Tao's people soon brought yamen runners, and even the county magistrate was alarmed and drove two horse-drawn carriages over. Ping'an saw that the county magistrate was very respectful to Wang Tao, so he knew that this young man had a good background, at least a good official position.
But since they didn't say anything, he didn't want to ask, and saving them was just a coincidence.
When the county magistrate heard that one of the parties involved was the future head of Huashou Hall and the other was the eldest son's apprentice Ping An, he also knew the name Ping An, so he hurriedly greeted Ping An and Huo Zhi with a smile.
Ping An and Huo Zhi also smiled and performed the scholar's salute to the county magistrate.
In a real comparison of official positions, their official ranks are higher than that of the county magistrate, except that one is a nominal position and the other is a real vacancy.
The county magistrate was very sensible. He stuffed the ten people into the car without asking if there was anything else.
The Ten Evils of the Southwest certainly hoped that the county magistrate would not mention these things. They were no different from refugees. How could they have any carriages and weapons?
Lin Feng drove away another carriage.
Wang Tao found it funny. The people around Ping An were very interesting. They took the things and left quietly. Logically, as Sun Sicheng's apprentice, he should not be short of money.
But it’s hard to say, these guards also need money to support them.
Their belongings had been returned, and Huo Zhi and his men's belongings had also been returned, so there wasn't much left, so the two carriages should be taken.
The county magistrate said that it was enough for his people to arrest Huo Xun, and that he would close the case as quickly as possible so as not to delay everyone's trip.
Ping'an was eager for this, so he took his people directly to the largest inn in the county to stay.
Of course Huo Zhi also followed. His men still needed to be recuperated for two days. As for the two seriously injured ones, they would have to lie down in the carriage when they left.
Wang Tao and his six companions naturally stayed in the same inn.
The first thing to do when you move into an inn is to wash, then eat and sleep.
Ping'an also slept until noon, but was still woken up by Erqiang.
"Ping An, someone from the government office said that the principal criminal has been arrested. You will all go to the government office to testify at noon tomorrow, and then we can leave."
"Got it. Are Huo Zhi and the others up yet?"
"No, they are all asleep."
Ping An stretched lazily: "Why are you still bothering me? I didn't sleep all night. You are my cousin, don't you feel sorry for me at all?"
Erqiang was anxious: "I was worried about you being anxious about that matter, wasn't I? Besides, if I don't feel sorry for you, who will? Among all these people, I am your cousin. Be safe, get up and eat before going to sleep."
Ping An just needed to tease him and he slept well after two hours.
The next morning.
In the county court, Ping An met Huo Xun.
Although he looks like a decent person, he doesn't look like Huo Zhi at all. No wonder Huo's father just raised him but didn't put him in the family tree. In other words, Huo Zhi's father admitted that he had done this and that with that woman, but he didn't know whether the child was his.
People in big families attach great importance to their offspring. Real doctors know that blood test to identify kinship is inaccurate. So just keep the child. It doesn't matter if you have one more person. What if it's your own son?
But Huo Zhi's father never imagined that this bastard would almost kill his own son one day.
So men should stop doing weird things and just be monogamous.
When Huo Xun saw that the man surnamed Luo was biting him, he had no choice but to admit that he had ordered people to arrest Huo Zhi purely out of jealousy, and he would never admit to being involved with the six men of Lord Wang.
But it doesn't matter whether he admits it or not.
Ping'an and his friends signed their names, declined the county magistrate's invitation to stay for dinner, and returned to the inn.
But I couldn't refuse the county magistrate's invitation to dinner.
That night Huo Zhi wrote a long letter and sent two people who were not seriously injured back to Jiangnan. If he didn't send someone back in person to explain the matter, the letter alone would not be able to explain it clearly.
Huo Zhi was determined to follow, so Ping An had no choice but to go with him. For the sake of Huo Zhi's two guards, the two decided to stay and rest for a day.
Wang Tao and six others came to say goodbye to Ping An and Huo Zhi early the next morning.
"Ping An, thank you so much for this time. This jade pendant is my thank you gift. I will treat you to a banquet when I return to the capital."
Ping An refused: "Brother Wang, I was lucky enough to save you, and it is also the fate between us. I can't accept the things. A gentleman does not take away what others like. If we are destined to meet in the capital in the future, I will treat you to a banquet then."
Wang Tao was also very straightforward: "Okay, Ping An, Huo Zhi, we'll take our leave now. See you later."
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