Qiu Dafu shook his head. "It doesn't seem like it. It should be bandits causing trouble and robbing people."
"These bastards!" Zheng Hong gritted his teeth and was about to rush out of the inn when Qiu Dafu grabbed him.
"Calm down. You are the county magistrate of Baiyang. The security of Huaiyuan is not under your jurisdiction."
What Qiu Dafu didn't say was that anything can happen, and if Zheng Hong encountered a strong enemy, he might not be able to withstand it.
"I..." Originally, he thought he could do it, but after what happened during the day, he became somewhat insecure.
Qiu Dafu is right; the security situation in Huaiyuan is not under his jurisdiction.
Because of the bandits' disturbance tonight, Qiu Dafu was even more unable to sleep. He put on his coat and prepared to go out.
This time, it was Zheng Hong who stopped him. "You won't let me go out, but why are you trying to go out yourself?"
"I'll go out and take a look, I'll be right back." He didn't want Zheng Hongqiang to get involved in Qiu Dafu's matter.
“Let’s go together.” Zheng Hong followed behind Qiu Dafu.
In the moonlight, to avoid being discovered by the villains, Qiu Dafu and his companion followed cautiously behind them, moving nimbly.
The bandits moved from west to east, attacking and breaking into the courtyards of officials one by one.
During the pursuit, Qiu Dafu discovered that these people specifically entered high-class mansions, which made him feel vaguely uneasy.
From ahead came the sound of thieves banging on the door. "Open the door!"
"Who is it, so late at night..." The courtyard gate had only been opened halfway when the servant was slit in the throat by the villain.
Immediately following, there were more screams of terror.
The bandits' actions were outrageous, and Zheng Hong felt a chill run down his spine.
Various evil deeds continued unabated.
"Should we save these people or not?"
Qiu Dafu glanced at the endless stream of bandits and thieves, "Go find the prefect. We'll split up and be careful!"
Zheng Hong gazed in the direction the bandits had gone, a sense of curiosity rising within him: "Where are you going?"
Qiu Dafu: "Let's see what they're up to."
He finished speaking and left, and Zheng Hong went to find the prefect alone.
Qiu Dafu unknowingly arrived at the Jiang residence during his journey.
Before the others even got close, they saw a group of bandits arrive at the gate of the Jiang residence and bang on the door.
After a long while, a response came from inside the courtyard.
Who is it?
Outside the door, the people were getting impatient and didn't bother to respond; all that could be heard was the sound of them banging on the door.
The servant of the Jiang family was half asleep when he saw the bandits standing outside the gate with torches in hand, and he instantly became fully awake.
He was so frightened that his legs felt weak.
Why would there be robbers out of nowhere?
"What to do, what to do..." The servants were at a loss and began to pace back and forth.
Behind him, two strong hands supported his body.
"Who?" The servant was terrified. He turned around shakily and saw Qiu Dafu standing behind him.
Upon seeing who it was, he was startled.
"You...you..." Could it be that this man has wicked intentions, and that he found out about the family's wealth some time ago, and is planning to join forces with bandits to rob the Jiang family at night?
As the servant thought this, his eyes were filled with fear when he looked at Qiu Dafu.
He knelt down with a thud, crying, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
Qiu Dafu stepped forward, which frightened the servants into begging for mercy again.
"You've misunderstood." He shook his head and whispered to the servant:
"Quickly inform the entire Jiang family that bandits are causing trouble and tell them to hide."
Hearing the increasingly loud banging outside the courtyard gate, Qiu Dafu paid no attention to the servants' misunderstanding and hurriedly went to the gate.
The servant kneeling on the ground thought Qiu Dafu was going to let a wolf into the house. Even though he was terrified, he still mustered up his courage and said, "Don't open the door. You can't do this."
"Hurry up and go!"
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