When Wang Jin woke up, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.
He fell asleep last night and didn't see what the inn had become. Only when he saw it today did he realize how terrible the fire was.
The faint smell of burning wood and rubble wafted into my nose. The entire post station had been burned down. The furnishings in the house and the bodies of the dead soldiers had all turned to black ashes, leaving only a ruin that was charred by smoke.
Qin Yao took a shovel and was putting out fires everywhere.
She stared at the fire all night, and only after she put out the last spark with dirt did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Turning back, he saw Wang Jin had woken up. He was sitting on the straw mat looking at him in a daze. He raised his hand and waved at him, "Good morning!"
".Good morning." Wang Jin hesitated for a moment before reacting and nodded.
"You stayed up all night just to watch this fire?" he asked tentatively.
Seeing Qin Yao nodded, there was surprise in her eyes, "Why?"
Qin Yao threw the shovel into the car, clapped her hands, took a big sip of water, and then looked at the green mountains in front of her and said:
"It's midsummer now. If there's even a little spark, all this green mountain and water will be burned. It takes more than ten years or even decades for these plants to grow into this large forest. It would be a shame if they were burned."
"Humans have caused too much harm to nature. Just think of it as me making up for it for humanity." Qin Yao said half seriously and half jokingly.
Wang Jin's mouth twitched slightly, and he stopped asking the reason. Seeing that the sky was gradually getting brighter, he asked Qin Yao if she wanted to rest for a while.
"No, let's go. Let's get to the city early so I can catch up on my sleep."
Qin Yao blew a whistle, and the released Old Huang immediately ran back.
The two men set up the carriage and set off immediately without even having breakfast.
The next short journey was much easier than the previous one. As we got closer to the capital, we met more and more business travelers on the road.
With more people around and more eyes around, it was actually safer for Qin Yao and the others.
However, the burning of the post station inevitably alarmed the government.
After leaving Kaiyang County, Qin Yao didn't know which side the officials here stood on. When she was planning to push Wang Jin out alone as a shield, Wang Jin raised his hand and made a gesture to her to stay calm.
"No problem, we are one family."
Wang Jin whispered these words, then jumped off the carriage and walked confidently towards the officers and soldiers surrounding the carriage.
He revealed his identity.
The officers and soldiers looked at each other.
The next moment, the leading officer waved his hand and gave an order: "Catch these two criminals who burned down the post station and flouted the law!"
It’s all over, Qin Yao whispered in her heart.
Wang Jin didn't have time to be surprised. He quickly turned around and looked at Qin Yao to tell her that he really didn't know why things turned out like this, and he didn't mean to harm her.
Qin Yao glanced at him speechlessly, pulled out the knife box, connected the knife and stick together, picked up the two-meter-long sword, jumped off the carriage, pulled Wang Jin behind him, and blocked the officers and soldiers who were about to come forward to arrest people.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yao would actually draw a knife at the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers were shocked at first, and then they became angry and shouted:
"How dare this bold criminal resist arrest!"
Qin Yao stood in front of Wang Jin, motionless as a mountain. She looked up at the leading officer on horseback and said loudly:
"You soldiers are going to arrest innocent passers-by without asking any questions? May I ask which government office sent you?"
The official smiled contemptuously, "How dare a reckless woman like you ask me where I work?"
His expression turned cold, "Catch him! No matter the casualties!"
After hearing these words, the officers and soldiers no longer cared about anything and immediately swung their swords to chop at Qin Yao.
These are government soldiers, not bandits or assassins who dare not show themselves to the public. If a fight really breaks out, Qin Yao will at least be charged with injuring government soldiers.
If she was alone, she could just run away.
But she is not alone. Not only that, she is also the village chief of Liujia Village. If she is really investigated, her entire clan will be wiped out!
Just as Qin Yao was struggling to step back, Wang Jin changed his previous shameless style and suddenly raised the Imperial Censor's token and said in a deep voice:
"I am Wang Jin, the imperial censor appointed by the emperor. I am here at Zijing Mansion to supervise the emperor. Anyone who dares to obstruct me will be considered to be obstructing the emperor and offending the saint, punishable by death!"
As he said this, he immediately ordered Qin Yao: "Qin Yao, I order you to quickly arrest all these bold lunatics who offended the saint and hand them over to the prefectural government for punishment!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yao looked back at him and asked, "Sir, are you sure you will protect me?"
Wang Jin nodded heavily, his expression serious and earnest.
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows immediately, and then she started to eat!
While the officers and soldiers were shocked by Wang Jin's words about acting on behalf of the emperor, the sword in Qin Yao's hand suddenly moved.
With a swipe of the long sword, the area was swept across!
He turned the knife and hit them hard with the iron rod, and they all fell down.
Let alone resisting, before he could even react, the long knife had been put away and the hemp rope was swung. I don't know how she moved, but in a few quick moves, the man's hands were bound and strung up.
“Done!”
Qin Yao clapped her hands and stood up. She looked up at the only officer and soldier leader still on horseback and asked with a kind smile, "Would you like to come down and surrender yourself or should I help you?"
The soldier's eyes widened with anger and shock, his face full of expression: How dare you!
But his lips moved a few times and he was so angry that he couldn't utter a word.
Qin Yao had no patience. Seeing that he didn't answer, she helped him make a choice. She hit him with a stick, knocking him off his horse. She quickly approached him, tied his hands, and grabbed a handful of hay from the roadside to block his mouth as he was about to curse.
"Excuse me, Your Excellency the Censor, what should we do next?" Qin Yao asked seriously.
She looked like an innocent worker who just had no choice but to obey his orders, and in fact, everything she did was not voluntary.
Wang Jin glanced at her uncomfortably, then looked at the dozen officers and soldiers in front of him, pondered for a moment, and ordered:
"You continue to drive, and I will ride on horseback to lead these bold lunatics who despise the saints. Let's go into the city and head straight to the prefectural government office!"
Qin Yao clasped her fists and said, "Yes, sir."
So he handed the rope in his hand to him and climbed into the carriage neatly.
The officers and soldiers were extremely shocked. What was going on? The direction of events was completely different from what they expected!
Shouldn't they be the ones catching the murderer?
How did he suddenly become a murderer?
The group arrived at the towering gate of Zijing Mansion in a mighty procession. Not only the tied-up soldiers were puzzled, but also the curious passers-by and the guards guarding the city.
Wang Jin had already seen through these little devils. Without any explanation, he took out the Imperial Censor's Order with a gloomy face and threw it into the guard's arms impatiently.
When the four guards saw this, they immediately widened their eyes and looked at Wang Jin and the group of familiar colleagues he was leading.
At this moment, silence was more powerful than words. Wang Jin looked up from above, and the four guards trembled all over. They hurriedly handed the token back respectfully with both hands and knelt down to salute: "We are here to see the Lord Censor!"
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