Chapter 163 The Plan
“You’re right. This man is a criminal that our government is looking for. His name is Liu Deqiang, and he’s thirty-six years old. When I first heard about him, he had been a bandit for over ten years and had quite a few underlings. The twenty or so you see are actually a group of others, but I don’t know where they ran off to. I’ve been looking for him all these years.”
Zhao Decai sighed: "He has ruined quite a few innocent girls. He used to stay in our Shushan County, but we were poor and everyone was struggling. Even if he came to rob us, he couldn't take much of anything good. He was more often seen in Linshui County. Perhaps his territory was taken over by other bandits in Linshui County, so he came to our Shushan County instead."
"So that's how it is," Jiang Mi suddenly realized. No wonder she hadn't heard of bandits for so many years, but suddenly encountered one today. It seems that everyone has had a tough year.
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
Zhao Decai already had a general idea of where to make the arrest, but he needed a bait, a smart bait who could protect himself.
Seeing that Zhao Decai seemed to have something difficult to say, Jiang Mi asked doubtfully, "Can I really help? If so, please tell me, sir. I will help you with anything I can do."
This is why Zhao Decai said it in front of the Jiang family. He felt a little embarrassed, but still brought it up: "Actually, I have tried many methods, but this Liu Deqiang is too cunning. I really have no way to deal with him. I heard that he has arrested not only Yang Liu, but also many good people, and even children. Thinking of their safety, I am restless day and night."
Jiang Mi rolled her eyes and guessed, "Could it be that the master wants me to be used as bait to find Liu Deqiang's hiding place?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Jiang family was startled. Jiang's mother immediately said, "No, no, my honey is a girl too. What if she gets bullied?"
Jiang Cheng also expressed his dissatisfaction: "Yeah, we can't let my honey get hurt just to save someone else. My honey is smart, but we can't use her in a place like this. It's too dangerous. How about I take her place? I'm very strong!"
The Jiang family members are all reasonable people. When faced with such a situation, they would naturally help if they could. However, they love Jiang Mi and are reluctant to let her put herself in danger.
Zhao Decai said with shame, "You are right. In fact, I also think this method is inappropriate. However, Liu Deqiang likes beautiful women. If we want to lure him out in a short time, this is the only way. Our Shushan County is too small. It is not easy to find a woman who knows martial arts. I will think of other ways. I just hope that the people he captured can still live well."
Jiang's mother hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself. They were all ordinary people, and of course they cared about what the official said. Moreover, Zhao Decai was a good official who served the people, and they couldn't bear to see him in a difficult position.
"Is there any other way we can help? We can provide some financial support, but we don't know what else we can do to help."
Zhao Decai smiled and said, "You've already helped a lot back in Qingyun Village. We can't keep taking advantage of your family all the time. Besides, it's not money we need to catch some bandits, but experts and strategies. Unfortunately, we don't have any experts in Shushan County. Although Young Master Huo left two behind before he left, they are no match for four hands."
After saying this, Zhao Decai realized he had said too much. He shouldn't have told the common people this kind of thing. It was a habit of his when he was the village head that he liked to confide in the people. However, now there were some things he could no longer say.
"It's alright, I'll handle these matters. You don't need to worry about them. They're just some bandits from Linshui County. I'll go and ask Magistrate Zhao of Linshui County for a solution. After all these years, he must have a plan."
[A new mission has arrived. The host must help the magistrate rescue those good citizens. In return, the host will receive 30 "Good Woman Values" and a reward.]
"!!!"
Jiang Mi was shocked. She hadn't heard the system's voice in a long time, and it sounded incredibly familiar now.
"I thought you had a new host, because you haven't been giving me missions much lately."
The system asked in surprise, "How did you know I'd found a new host?"
Jiang Mi was taken aback. She had only said it casually, but she didn't expect there to actually be other hosts. It seems that she wasn't the only one who was reborn; there were others as well.
The system seemed to have guessed what Jiang Mi was thinking and said, "Don't overthink it. You're the only lucky one around you. As for the other hosts, you won't have any interaction with them."
Jiang Mi had no other thoughts. Although she had benefited from being reborn, she also wanted to find someone like her so she could tell her about her experiences. She dared not tell her mother and Jiang Cheng about her rebirth; they would probably be terrified if they knew.
"Okay, so what is the reward you mentioned?"
[One rare weapon.]
"What?" Jiang Mi was greatly shocked. "What weapon?"
[You'll find out once you complete the mission. This weapon is definitely unique to this area, and it's incredibly powerful. If you perform well, I'll pass on the secrets of weapon crafting to you later.]
This is really a great product; only a fool wouldn't want it!
"Okay, I must complete this task!" Jiang Mi had just made up her mind when she noticed that Zhao Decai was about to leave.
"In that case, I'll head back now. Sorry to have bothered you all."
Zhao Decai got up to leave, but Jiang Mi didn't say anything. Seeing the guilty expressions on her mother and father's faces, she said, "Father, Mother, I'll go see the magistrate off."
Jiang's mother quickly said, "Alright, alright, go and see them off. I felt really bad for refusing them earlier."
Jiang Mi smiled, comforted her for a few words, and then chased after her. Zhao Decai hadn't gone far; he looked worried and was surprised when Jiang Mi caught up with him.
"Miss Jiang? What brings you here?"
Jiang Mi glanced in the direction of the restaurant and lowered her voice, saying, "It's nothing, I just came to see you off. By the way, that plan you mentioned today, did it really work?"
Zhao Decai shook his head: "I was confused. How could I push you into a fire pit? I was so anxious just now that I thought of this method in a moment of impulse."
"No, others may not understand you, but I do, sir. If I can help, then let me go. You can tell me your plan first."
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