"Sir, you don't know. We went through a lot of trouble to get these cattle," Zhou Fugui said, subtly boasting as he led the way.
"Well done," Rong Bai laughed and patted the two on the shoulders, skillfully making promises: "You'll get plenty of benefits in the future."
"In the future?" Zhou Fugui and Hu Laizi exchanged a glance, and their faces lit up with joy.
They've... hooked up with the county magistrate?
"Yes, sir, we will certainly live up to your trust."
Rong Bai lowered his eyes, concealing the mockery within.
"Sir, this is the place." Before long, they arrived at their destination.
When Rong Bai took a look, he was shocked to see that there were seven or eight of them. The Chaoyang Manor must be in a real panic.
"My lord, how is it?" Zhou Fugui raised his chin two fingers higher than before: "It should make that Luo Xi feel a pang of heartache, right? Those bandits are all bad seeds, they deserve to suffer."
"I think you're even better than others," Rong Bai muttered to himself. "Hmm, very good. I didn't expect you common people to have such a high level of awareness, knowing to fight off bandits on your own."
"Good, very good. These cattle will now be handed over to the county government for disposal. You may all go back."
"No problem, sir." Hu Laizi readily agreed and immediately waved for his men to be withdrawn.
"Then our..." He licked his lips and chuckled.
The promised reward hasn't been given yet.
“You guys…” Rong Bai raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, “Of course you’re going to the prison to have some fun.”
"Men, take them all down." His smile vanished.
In an instant, more than a dozen constables rushed out of the bushes like wolves and tigers, pinning Zhou Fugui, Hu Laizi, and the other thugs to the ground.
"Rong Bai, what do you mean?" Zhou Fugui struggled to lift his head and asked angrily.
"Didn't you see them arresting you?" Rong Bai looked at him with an idiotic expression.
Zhou Fugui finally understood, and his nose was crooked with anger: "You scoundrel, have you been hooking up with that stinking woman all along? You're deliberately lying to us."
"Brother Hu, I'm sorry. I suppose this magistrate has long been a follower of Luo Xi. I've implicated you."
Hu Laizi smiled sinisterly: "Brother Zhou, what are you afraid of? Since he's so disrespectful, we won't let him get away with it either."
He glared at Rong Bai with hatred: "You wait, I'll go to the prefect's office in a moment and accuse you of colluding with bandits. The Rong family will be executed along with the entire clan."
Rong Bai even suspected that this person had left their brain at home when they went out: "Then go ahead, whoever doesn't go is a coward."
Hu Laizi: "..."
"Fine, I'll go. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" He struggled to get up, but as soon as he raised his upper body, the yamen runners pressed him back down, and he ended up lying on the ground like a pancake.
"If you don't let go of me, how am I supposed to get there?"
"What an idiot!" Rong Bai flicked open the fan in his hand and shook it in a showy manner: "Gag them, take them away, and let's see how it goes."
"Don't worry, sir."
Zhou Fugui Hu Laizi: "Ugh, ugh, woo woo woo..."
As Rong Bai heard the whimpering sound, he hummed a little tune: "Tie all the cows together in a string, so that I can lead them."
It's time to demand some compensation.
When Luo Xi arrived with his men, they saw Rong Bai with his buttocks sticking out, desperately pulling on a rope with a long string of cows attached to it.
Because the ropes were tied to the cows' noses, Rong Bai's pulling made them very uncomfortable, causing them to shake their heads and some even to show signs of horn protrusion.
Zhou Cang was so angry that his liver hurt. He quickly ran over and snatched the rope away: "You brat, let go!"
This cow is so valuable, we can't let him suffer like this.
Rong Bai looked up and saw that it was them. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly let go of the rope: "That's great, Uncle Zhou. These cows are so hard to take care of."
"Boss, you've arrived too." He grinned and moved closer to Luo Xi, starting to chatter on without waiting for anyone to ask.
They described how treacherous and cunning Zhou Fugui and Hu Laizi were, how resourceful and brave they were, and how difficult it was for them to deal with the villains—it was even more exciting than Tang Sanzang's eighty-one tribulations.
Everyone: "..."
Where did this storyteller come from? He must have come to the wrong place.
Luo Xi didn't say anything, just stood there, quietly watching him.
In ancient times, without cell phones or televisions, people would treat it like watching a monkey show.
Why do you, a county magistrate, have so many dramas to perform?
Under their intense gaze, Rong Bai couldn't continue: "Hehe, well, that's it."
"Boss, have I done something good?" he asked expectantly.
The performance was finally over. Luo Xi glanced at him and said in a flat tone, "I guess so."
Originally, she wanted to take this opportunity to completely get rid of Zhou Fugui, who kept causing trouble, but now that he had interfered, it was difficult for her to take action.
Rong Bai didn't notice anything amiss and quickly seized the opportunity: "So, does that mean I can get another reward?"
His smile grew even brighter: "I'm not greedy, just give me any position as the third-in-command, I'm not picky, hehe~"
The top leader is Luo Xi, the second leader is Jiu Xian, and the third leader is him.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. If Luo Xi hadn't been silent, they would have rushed over and given him a good beating.
Third Master, why aren't you choosing?
How could he say something so shameless?
Could this cattle theft incident have been staged by him? I haven't seen the cattle thief he mentioned.
Luo Xi asked the question on behalf of everyone: "Where's Zhou Fugui? Didn't you say you caught him?"
He had already thought of this, and Rong Bai blurted out: "My distant cousin's brother-in-law's sister's brother's cousin works in the county government. I have already handed the thief over to him."
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