The summer thunderstorm came and went quickly. In less than an hour, the clouds were already closed, and a ray of sunshine shone into the tavern from the broken wall hole, and shone on the three strong men who had been tied up. At this time, they had long lost their previous arrogance, and they looked like they were lowered and held their eyes and were slaughtered.

In front of the three of them, in addition to Sun Tu and a few people who had fought with them, there were also some strong men from the town who came to hear the news. The leader was Wang Xi, the Lizheng in Qingdian Town. However, at this time, his face was not filled with joy, but instead he looked at Sun Tu and the others for a few glances, but muttered: "What... what should I do?"

Although this was said lightly, many people around her heard it. Before Sun Tu and his wife could speak, the girl had already spoken first: "You are just unreasonable here. We will help you catch the thief who disturbed the place. You not only did not thank you, but you also looked like this. Could it be that you and them are accomplices?" As she spoke, her pretty face turned cold, and her hands were placed on the long sword of the mandarin duck that had just been taken off from her, with awesome spirit.

Wang Xi was so scared by her that she was shocked and hurriedly defended herself: "How could a villain be with them? In the past few years, our Qingdian Town has been harassed and bullied by these horse thefts. We are not too late to prevent them from being too late."

As he said this, the young and strong men in the town who were also worried about the same face nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, we are all duty-minded people, how dare we join such a loud horse..."

It was not until then that Sun Tu spoke slowly: "Your Lizhi doesn't need to panic. I can see that you are all good people and will never collude with thieves. But your reaction to this matter cannot help but feel suspicious. If you have any difficulties, just say it directly. Although I am not a local official, as long as I can, I can help you to calm the place within my ability."

"Do you dare to ask if you are... a person from the government?" Wang Xi hesitated for a moment and asked with some expectation.

"Yes, I am a sixth-rank military officer from the court who went to Qingzhou to take office. If you have something to say, even this prefect of Jeju can see it."

"To be honest, these three people and their accomplices have long been a big trouble for our Jeju. They are called Jeju's horse thief..." After a little hesitation, Wang Xi finally told the other identity of the three-hero Jeju.

It turns out that what really harmed the people in the Jeju area was not the bandits hiding in Liangshanpo, but the bandits who were thirty or fifty, coming and going like the wind. Shandong is already a tough folk custom, and with the advantage of the territory, many families have raised horses, so they have emerged from a group of unwilling to live honestly. They also practice martial arts and riding and shooting together, and they robbed families in this area, and became known as the horse thief.

Compared with the Liangshan heroes who do not eat grass by their nests and adhere to the morality of the world, these horse thieves have no bottom line. As long as they provoke them, or they find that someone has a lot of wealth, they will rush to the door and kill all the target family. There are even several villages and towns that have been wiped out by them.

After hearing the name of the Xiangmao thief, Zhu Sanlang, the girl, and the long-haired head Tuo who had just watched coldly before, showed a strange expression on his face. Sun Tu did not pay attention to their reactions at this time, but asked in surprise: "Since Xiangmao is a disaster, why don't you report to the government and let the government army wipe them out? Can the thirty or fifty bandits still resist the government army?"

"Brother Sun doesn't know that the horse thief is the most cunning and good at watching the wind and scenery. As long as there is a movement, they will escape and sneak into the vast mountains around them. The government has used troops to them several times, so they have let them escape, so all the people can do is to defend themselves." Zhu Sanlang immediately answered.

"Hey, Brother Zhu actually knows their style of conduct. Have you ever dealt with them?" Sun Tu looked at the other party curiously and asked.

"As long as you are from Jeju, who doesn't know the evil deeds of the sound horse thieves that have emerged in the past two years. Moreover, the fact that I, Zhujiazhuang and the surrounding Hulizhuang formed an alliance and attack and defense is not only to guard against the thieves in Liangshan, but also to resist the sound horse thieves who come and go like the wind." As he said that, Zhu Sanlang also looked at the girl beside him with a careful look and added a sentence in his heart, but it was a surprise to be able to get close to Sister Rong because of this.

After pausing, he said again: "But since I, Zhu Hu Li Sanzhuang, formed an alliance to fight against the thieves, these horse thieves have known that they have fled far away and have never harassed us. I just didn't expect that they actually ran here to cause trouble..."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Yes, over the past year, this horse thief has caused many harm to the villages and towns in our area. The government army has come and disappeared. We can't let them stay in the town all the time. So..." After saying that, he sighed again. Then, he looked at the three guys who were dying on the ground and said with a sad face: "Now the three of them are taken in my Qingdian Town. As soon as the news spreads, those horse thief accomplices will come to take revenge soon. Moreover, a man who was at the same table with them had left first, but he knew that these three people had come to my town. Now that something happened to them... what should I do..." Thinking of the fear, he shivered violently.

Not only him, but the young and strong people also looked terrified, and they kept saying, "Yes, what should we do? Our town has no cover. Once they come, they can't resist it with just our hands. That's all the people in the town..."

These words made Sun Tu frowned even more. He really didn't expect that there was such a large force behind the three Jeju heroes, and that he would even bring such a disaster to the local people.

At this time, Nie Wanxiong, the least injured, suddenly smiled and said with a grim smile: "Do you know what consequences will be? If someone who knows the truth quickly releases us brothers, hand over those horses to us, and then spends 5,000 guan to buy life, maybe grandpas can let you go. If you dare not follow, it won't take long time for the people in your town to die...ah..." Before he finished speaking, a long and delicate leg kicked over, hitting the door of his face, kicking him up and falling on his back, blood flowing. The girl Hu Rong, who suddenly had her legs raised her eyebrows, her pink face turned cold, and she shouted in a sweet voice: "You prisoner dares to swear loudly, I will take your life first!" As he said that, he had already pulled out a knife and was about to step forward.

Fortunately, Sun Tu reacted quickly enough, so he stopped her and said anxiously: "Miss, please don't be impatient. Even if you kill the three of them at this time, it will be useless. It may be more useful to save their lives."

Hu Rong's actions were stopped by him, trying to refute, but after meeting Sun Tu's eyes, his heart beat for some reason, and his pretty face turned red. He obediently stopped and stopped talking. This reaction naturally fell into the eyes of Zhu Sanlang and Yaer who had been guarding by Tang Feng a little far away. Both of them felt a little uncomfortable.

However, Sun Tu, because he was concerned about the important things and did not pay much attention to the strange reaction of the girl, quickly turned around, stepped on Nie Wanxiong, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me honestly, where are your accomplices hiding? Tell me that the government may be able to spare your life, otherwise I can kill you on the spot based on the serious crime you committed before!"

"Haha, do you think I'm afraid of death? As long as you are not afraid of bringing the people of a town to bury me, just kill me. If you frown, grandpa will not be a hero!" Nie Wanxiong spat disdainfully. Although he was very embarrassed when he was lying on the ground, he still looked back at Sun Tu fearlessly.

"You..." Zhu Sanlang was furious when he heard this, and stepped forward and said, "Don't be proud, we have some means to make you live and die!" Obviously, he wanted to torture him.

But Sun Tu immediately shook his head and denied this choice: "No, I'm afraid it's too late to torture them now. Just now, the three of them mentioned that they would go to Jeju City to celebrate their accomplices' birthday tonight. It's almost evening, and it's probably not long before those thieves will notice something wrong with them."

After hearing this judgment, Wang Xi and others were even more panicked and trembled all over and said, "What should I do?"

"Don't worry, since this matter is caused by us and we are also taking it, I, Sun Tu, have never abandoned you and left without hesitation." Sun Tu said, and glanced at the people around him. Lu Da nodded without hesitation, "No, aren't it just thirty or fifty horse thieves? The Sa family wants to compete with them to see what ability they have to disturb the entire Jeju Prefecture in peace!"

Hu Rong immediately followed and said, "That's right, these loud horse thieves are causing harm to all directions in our territory of Jeju, so we will naturally eliminate harm for the people. Let them meet us this time, it will be their end. Zhu Sanlang, do you think so?"

Zhu Sanlang was still muttering in his heart, after all, there were quite a few people who could fight here, but since Hu Rong said so, he couldn't go against his sweetheart's intentions, so he nodded: "Of course we want to eliminate harm for the people, but how to deal with them has to be long-term and think of a way to defeat the enemy."

"Brother Zhu's words are deeply loved by me. Although we have fewer people, we may not have no chance when we have a calculating or unintentional situation. And I believe that few of those pirates can be as powerful as him. Ordinary bandits are not too threatening." Sun Tu said, and looked at Cao Xinxiong who was still unconscious, and he had already begun to quickly formulate a strategy in his heart.

At this time, another voice sounded from the side: "Since I am in this town, I'm the only one of the killing of bandits." The voice was loud but unfamiliar, and it was Tautu, who had not made any moves, who spoke.
Chapter completed!