Chapter 56 Chapter 56 “Your Excellency’s words…
"Sir, you should wait until the prisoner has finished confessing before you say anything like this," Hezhou winked playfully.
If someone was a little less courageous, they would probably confess immediately after hearing these words.
It’s a pity that he is not from Hezhou, so he is not the leader of the bandits.
Xu Feng smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up: "You are an interesting person. Weren't you very scared just now? Why now..."
A vague interrogating look swept over him, somewhat amusingly.
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I feel disgusted." He Zhou frowned slightly: "Tsk! If I'm scared and don't say anything, I'll be stabbing my own people in the back."
Xu Feng patted him and said, "No problem, wait for me to come back and have a drink."
He glanced at the yamen runner beside him and said, "Watch this! Find someone to give him some medicine. Don't let him die here. I want to die with my head chopped off."
"Yes." The person next to him responded.
As soon as the man on the cross was taken down, he fell to the ground. The bailiffs did not let up and dragged him up like a dead pig, putting bracelets and anklets on him.
Hezhou was so disgusted that he didn't want to take another look. He walked out half a beat late, and Xu Feng was no longer outside.
Zhao An, on the other hand, was holding a piece of broken grass from somewhere and looking forward with empty eyes.
When he saw him coming out, he stopped him and called out mysteriously to the person next to him.
"Brother, let me be frank. I do doubt you." He scratched his hair, spit the grass on the ground, and his eyes gleamed fiercely.
"I'll tell you the truth. Xu Feng is from the prefectural government, that is, the Su Mansion. He's here to kill people and silence them. I didn't even mention the refugees. I only did it for the girl's sake."
"But you know, I can't come here every day. There must be a reason. He thinks I'm investigating you now, about murder and seizing an official position. But if you keep covering it up like this, I can't protect you.
Zhao An cleared his throat and said, "Of course, we are all brothers. If you really have something wrong, it will come out sooner or later. It's better to give me a chance."
How much truth and how little falsehood there was in this sentence, probably only Zhao An himself knew. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was a little bewitching.
If you are not careful, you might treat him as a great benefactor.
That was too careless. Hezhou felt a faint itch in his teeth, but he complimented, "Thank you, Brother Zhao. If it weren't for Brother Zhao, I don't know how many times my head would have fallen off!"
I don’t know how many times Zhao An has claimed the bounty.
"No need, no need." He sighed deeply. "I understand that you don't understand these things in the officialdom. In fact, every time I come here, I feel embarrassed. Counties shouldn't interfere with each other, but I am a person... It's better not to talk about it. Let's talk about business."
"My younger brother is dull and needs some guidance from Master Zhao."
Zhao An also noticed Hezhou's attitude. He was too lazy to correct Master Zhao's way of addressing him. His voice immediately hardened: "Where do you think these refugees can be?"
"Maybe it's in the next county. These heavy mountains are probably enough to crush him." Hezhou smiled and no longer paid attention to Zhao An.
When I reached the middle, I saw several yamen runners in official uniforms walking inside. They were most likely going to guard the interrogation room.
Hezhou heaved a sigh of relief after returning to the inner room. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Xie Xunzhi making a hushing gesture.
He grabbed a bottle of water from the side and drank it, then glanced across the table. It was the test paper for today's exam.
"How did you do on the test?"
"It's okay. There are a few that are particularly outstanding. Look at this one, it's one in a million!" Xie Xunzhi pointed to the one displayed separately in front, with the rubbing of the name on it still not peeled off.
"Could it be Li Ning's book?" Hezhou smiled and tried to pick up the edge of the name to read it, but was knocked back by a brush.
He walked to Xie Xunzhi, put his arms around his waist from behind and hugged him: "Don't be angry? I was wrong~"
"When have you ever truly known you were wrong?" Xie Xunzhi's tone was filled with a hint of anger.
Hezhou lowered his head, kissing her neck loudly. His soft lips moved up and kissed her earlobe devoutly: "Where is it?"
Xie Xunzhi calmed down his confused heart and pointed at it: "Are you born in the year of the dog?"
"I don't know." He showed no sign of stopping. He snatched the brush from Xie Xunzhi's hand with one hand, picked him up horizontally, and brought him to the bed.
The bed shook violently, and the curtains on both sides fell down.
There were rapid gasps and the sound of taking off clothes. Hezhou knelt on the bed and whispered the agreement between himself and the bandits, as well as Zhao An's own words.
Xie Xunzhi's clothes were also torn open, half of them revealing his inner garment. He put his arms around Hezhou's neck, pulled him down, and said with a light parted mouth: "Is that all?"
"And Xu Feng seems to be more loyal." Hezhou had taken off all his clothes, and was leaning over with his upper body naked.
Just as they were about to kiss, his waist pressed against Xie Xunzhi's feet and he was gently pushed away.
Xie Xunzhi sat up and straightened his messy clothes: "How can you be so shameless in broad daylight?"
After saying that, Hezhou was left alone in bed.
He stepped forward, holding onto Xie Xunzhi, and muttered aggrievedly, "Will we be suspected if we stop now?"
"Besides, the Chen family is going to die, isn't that worth celebrating?"
Xie Xunzhi smiled and patted his cheek: "No! I need to correct the papers! Okay, now it makes sense."
Hezhou quickly put on his clothes, glanced at it, and couldn't help cursing in his heart, this brother is not helpful!
What can you hear when you lie so high up?
He sat cross-legged in front of the desk and said, "You said I haven't watered my fields in the past few days. I wonder if they'll die of dryness."
Fortunately, I was planting chives at the time, and the weather hasn’t been too dry recently. I just don’t know if there are any blind animals around.
"Leeks are not important." Xie Xunzhi drew a mountain on the blank paper with a flick of his pen and circled it. "What should I do?"
Hezhou licked his lips and smiled: "Yugong moves the mountain?"
"Kill..." He opened his mouth silently.
It was so exciting, under surveillance, telling a secret that only two people knew...
Xie Xunzhi shook his head: "It's not appropriate. The situation in the village is always an unknown."
"But if this thing stays, it will be a real disaster..." Hezhou frowned: "Besides, I have already thought of a way to deal with it."
"How do you say that?"
"Xu Feng wants to silence the Chen family because the Chen family has something on the Su family. The current Chen family is no longer what it used to be, so he naturally doesn't want to be controlled by others." He raised his eyes and looked at Xie Xunzhi.
"Then why isn't he afraid that I'll use this as leverage?"
Xie Xunzhi: "Want to show you a flaw?"
"Yes!" Hezhou nodded. In this way, once the bandit leader died, there would be no way to verify anything.
He felt that this was the best outcome. As for the official seal, he would talk about it later. He would drive this group of people away first.
Xie Xunzhi was silent for a while, then he exhaled: "Then the best choice is to let him go."
"Why?"
The question was not answered immediately, and he gradually lost to the other party's tangled and uncomfortable look.
An answer has already emerged, why?
Is it time to leave?
"You..." Hezhou was holding back the words but couldn't utter them: "Why?"
The Chen family has just fallen, and the small fields have just been planted. In less than a month, the leeks will be harvested and the wheat will be planted.
Things will get better and better, why?
"We are too restricted now. Sooner or later someone will come and recognize me. What will we do then?"
Hezhou was panicked for a moment, tapping his fingers on the bench rapidly: "But... you still have amnesia! What will you do when you go back?"
What should I do? He simply couldn't imagine the days without Xie Xunzhi.
This is not right. After traveling through time, Xie Xunzhi was a gift from God to him.
Before, he was guilty, and he thought that Xie Xunzhi was a rich young master who could save him from danger, but now it is different.
Now I just want someone to stay with me and be with me, and I don’t want anything else.
Perhaps the cellar that could not be found could come in handy, and he could lock up Xie Xunzhi. This was how it should be, as everything here was built by the two of them.
Xie Xunzhi always has ideas and is a little liar. He clearly had a premonition, so why did he still believe that nonsense?
The thoughts in my mind became stronger and stronger.
"Are you sure you want to..."
Xie Xunzhi wiped his hands with a handkerchief and walked over slowly.
He held Hezhou's face, leaned over and kissed her, slowly going all the way to her Adam's apple.
When Hezhou came to his senses again, a slender hand reached his sleeve, the dagger was stripped of its sheath, and the sharp tip of the knife pressed against Xie Xunzhi's soft belly.
He was so surprised that he wanted to shake his hand away, but he was so weak: "What are you doing?"
"Just kill me."
The dagger went a little deeper, and Hezhou felt it for the first time, his heart bleeding. What a bullshit.
Miss Huang was right, he was just sick: "At worst, after sending Xie Xunzhi away, I can just commit suicide. I don't have any ties to this place anyway."
Once a thought arises, it is like termites in rotten wood, constantly growing.
He forced a smile and used all his strength to pull the other person's hand away: "Forget it, just go away... You're right, and..."
The knife did not fall to the ground as he expected, but was picked up by a pair of beautiful hands, with the tip of the knife pointed at his neck.
Xie Xunzhi chuckled and shook his head: "No, your promise to go with me doesn't count anymore, does that mean it doesn't count?"
He lowered his eyes and said, "If that's the case, I'll just die in front of you. Hand me over to that lord up there. I should have no worries about food and clothing, right?"
"What...alive or dead! Isn't that childish?" Hezhou didn't dare to move, the tip of the knife shone silvery light on his neck.
Let’s not talk about the situation in the capital first, let’s talk about how a county magistrate could leave?
The two of them only have one identity, and there is not enough money.
How come after he finally learned to let go, it turned out differently than he had imagined?
"Put down the dagger first."
Xie Xunzhi smiled and shook his head: "Actually... the last time I saw you talking to Miss Huang, you were nervous because... she said I was sick."
He shrugged nonchalantly: "Maybe she's right."
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