"Report Lei Liquan? County Captain Lu, are you serious?" Chen Yunxuan's face turned serious after hearing the news.
Just now, he was listening to Lin Tongxi's report on the recent situation in Guangyang County, and was happy about the prosperous situation in Guangyang County.
But not long after he was happy, County Captain Lu gave him some shocking news.
You know, ever since Lei Liquan suffered setbacks in the civil service exam and the school bullying incident, he has kept a low profile and no longer secretly opposed Chen Yunxuan and the others.
The two originally thought that Lei Liquan had learned his lesson, but after the report of County Lieutenant Lu, they discovered that Lei Liquan was secretly doing something very shocking.
"Yes, I have evidence to prove that Lei Liquan is colluding with the bandits in the west of our county!" After saying that, County Lieutenant Lu took out the evidence and asked his subordinates to bring out witnesses.
Originally, the two were still skeptical about this matter, but the evidence provided by County Magistrate Lu was irrefutable!
In addition, County Captain Lu even found out the traitor hiding in the team - it turned out to be a member of the Ye family!
"Sir... I have confessed everything I should have confessed. Please spare me." The wounded Jia Lang cried.
County Lieutenant Lu smiled faintly and ordered Jia Lang to repeat the story of Lei Liquan and others' involvement in smuggling.
According to Jia Lang's description, Lei Liquan colluded with local gentry including the Tian family and the Pan family to participate in smuggling.
The so-called smuggling includes not only goods, but even living people!
"Sir, that's all I know. You can ask other people and get the same result!" Jia Lang burst into tears after saying this, and it was obvious that he was quite afraid of County Magistrate Lu.
Lu Fengyu did not respond, but turned to look at Chen Yunxuan and the others: "Sir, this is the key witness."
"Please understand, Your Excellency. If necessary, I can send our spies from the Golden Lion Village to conduct more searches."
"But if things go on like this, Lei Liquan will probably know that we've discovered this, and then we'll be in a passive position."
"According to our informants, Lei Liquan will leave the county the next day under the pretext of returning home, but he will actually be meeting with the leaders of the Golden Lion Village and other bandit groups."
"If we seize this opportunity... maybe we can catch the criminal red-handed and wipe out these bandits entrenched in the west of the county!"
Listening to Lu Fengyu's thoughts, the two fell into deep thought.
"I have understood what County Magistrate Lu meant. Please allow me to think about it again." Chen Yunxuan replied.
Lu Fengyu nodded without showing much emotion, as if he had expected this result.
"I understand. If the county magistrate has any new instructions, please inform me in time." After saying that, Lu Fengyu took Chen Yunxuan and others out.
At night, Lin Tongxi and six others gathered together to discuss Lu Fengyu's report.
"I checked the account books recently and indeed found that the data in the accounts were not right..." After Ye Moqing finished speaking, he took out the information.
There are obvious differences between the data in the account books and other materials, even the number of people is a little different. It is obvious that someone has tampered with it.
After Ye Moqing, the chief clerk, finished speaking, Su Ruoxue also shared her intelligence: "I heard from many people that the Ye family, which had fallen on hard times, suddenly became very wealthy, and the Ye family's wives are even more lavishly adorned."
Yue Lingyun then added, talking about the news he heard at the Wang family martial arts school: "It is said that the Tian family has been recruiting thugs recently, and has even extended their hands to the martial arts schools in the county."
"There's one thing I'd like to note. After school, I occasionally hear strange screams from the Pan family. They sound painful... their tone is like they're angry, but they don't speak the language we speak here." This was said by Xiaojiu, who was studying in the school.
After listening to everyone's information, Lin Tongxi began brainstorming.
Smuggling by officials and gentry... collusion with bandits... numbers in the account books... the Ye family's growing wealth... recruiting thugs... strange shouting, all of this might be related.
What is the key point that connects these strange times?
Lin Tongxi sorted out the existing information and finally came up with two words: smuggling!
Previously, I heard from County Lieutenant Lu that County Magistrate Lei was colluding with bandits and had good connections with many gentry, and he could not be shaken.
I thought things would change after the new county magistrate arrived, but unexpectedly the bandits were still not wiped out, and the gentry still refused to play with Chen Yunxuan.
The only explanation is smuggling!
What is smuggled is not only goods, but also people!
Chen Yunxuan is too upright and is deeply admired by Ding Nanjing. He is also General Wen's confidant and will obviously oppose smuggling.
These gentry may have participated in smuggling and enjoyed the benefits it brought.
If a family gets too close to Chen Yunxuan, they might be excluded from this huge force.
County Magistrate Lei has been an official in Guangyang County for many years. With his ability, it is not difficult for him to run a smuggling business.
The difficulty lies in not being discovered. If someone is as attentive as County Lieutenant Lu, he will definitely be able to find some clues.
If it weren't for County Lieutenant Lu's report, the two might not have discovered the smuggling case.
Of course, it’s not just smuggling that’s worrying, there’s also one most important thing!
Colluding with bandits and recruiting thugs, what on earth are you trying to do, Lei Liquan?
Not to mention that the Pan family, the Ye family, and other aristocratic families already have servants with strong martial arts skills...
Lin Tongxi couldn't imagine what would happen if these forces gathered together to attack Guangyang County...
Even if County Magistrate Lu stood on their side at that time, the outcome would still be unpredictable.
Of course, Lei Liquan is the county magistrate after all, so he shouldn't do anything desperate, but it's hard to say.
Guangyang County is close to Bai'an County in the west, where the warlord Yu Xianluo is entrenched!
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