"Is there anyone here?!"

Yao Xiong shouted loudly.

There is some thin snow on the school ground, and there are obvious signs of cleaning.

Following Yao Xiong's roar, a cough suddenly came from the distance, and a thin old man was seen tremblingly emerging from the aisles of many tents.

This man was still wearing a heavy military uniform. He looked at the people in front of him with some fear and walked forward hesitantly.

He looked at the people in front of him and asked cautiously: "What are your orders?"

"Are you a military officer here?"

Hearing this, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Exactly."

"Then where are the soldiers in this school field?"

The old man looked at them suspiciously and asked, "I wonder who you are?"

"My lord is the new county captain!"

Yao Xiong answered.

The old man suddenly realized it and hurriedly bowed to see him.

Liu Taozi still looked around, "Where have the county soldiers gone?"

The old man stood up and looked around blankly, "I don't know."

Yao Xiong was about to reprimand, but Tian Zili glared at him and walked forward with a smile, "My father, don't be afraid. Are you from Anping?"

"yes."

"So how long have you been here?"

“Almost a year”

"Oh, how many county soldiers are there in the school grounds?"

"have no idea."

"Then do they usually live in the school grounds?"

"have no idea."

"Is there a county soldier roster?"

"have no idea"

Tian Zili's smiling face gradually solidified, and his eyes became unkind, "Yao Xiong, take this old man to reminisce!!"

Yao Xiong stepped forward, grabbed the old man's neck, and just slapped him, the old man screamed, "Don't hit! Don't hit! I remembered!"

Tian Zili signaled Yao Xiong to stop and smiled again, "Can I tell you something?"

The old man hesitated and said: "I was originally a casual official in the county government, and then I was sent here. They said I was asked to clean and clean, and there was nothing else to do. I have no idea about the situation in the school grounds.

I don’t know, but occasionally people come here to cause trouble. They beat me a few times at first, but then they stopped beating me.”

"I haven't seen any county soldiers here, nor have I seen anyone in charge. A few county captains came before and asked about the situation, but then they disappeared."

This time the old man told everything he knew.

Yao Xiong sneered, "Wouldn't it be better if you said this earlier?"

He pushed the man away and looked at Liu Taozi on the horse.

"Brother Taozi, those soldiers outside the city in the air school are all my escorts??"

"How come there are no county soldiers in such a big county? What is the situation?"

Tian Zili squinted his eyes, "What else could it be? It's probably because of the eunuch. Brother, what should we do now?"

Seeing everyone looking at her, Liu Taozi slowly spoke, "Send that Miss Zhang home."

"Um???"

"Is this here?"

Tian Zili looked around. This is a residential area in the west of the city. Most of the buildings are simple and ordinary looking. Zhang Siyan stood aside and nodded timidly, "I have been here several times when I was young, and this is where it is.

"

Tian Zili stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Soon, a man with a mid-section figure and an ordinary appearance opened the door and looked outside warily, "Who is he?"

Seeing this person, Zhang Siyan immediately cried, "Uncle!!"

"Siyan?"

The man was shocked. Siyan rushed into her uncle's arms, crying and recounting her experiences along the way. The uncle listened very seriously, but before he could finish speaking, Liu Taozi dismounted and stood in front of the two of them.

He lowered his head and looked down at the two of them, both of whom were so frightened by him that they could not speak.

"Let's talk after we go in."

Liu Taozi roughly pushed the two of them into the courtyard. Everyone walked in one after another, and the courtyard was empty.

The man wiped his tears and said, "This strong man. Oh, your Majesty, you saved me."

"I have something to ask you. Come with me first."

Liu Taozi grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the side room. The man couldn't resist at all. Siyan was stunned when she saw this scene.

Liu Taozi dragged the man into the back room, and then looked around. The man's arm was in sharp pain, but he didn't dare to speak. He just squeezed out a smile and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Don't be afraid, I just have something to ask you."

Liu Taozi let go of her hand and continued to look down at him, "Why are there no county soldiers in the school grounds?"

"ah??"

The man was stunned for a moment, "I'm just a restaurant owner, I really don't know anything about a school ground."

Liu Taozi found a place, sat down, and looked at the other party calmly, "I also had a friend who opened a restaurant in the past."

"Since I saved your relatives, please tell me what happened at this school. Why are there no county soldiers?"

The man didn't know what to say at this moment, he just stared at Liu Taozi blankly.

"I really don't know."

"You own a restaurant, and the restaurant is always noisy with people coming and going. As long as you're not deaf, you can still hear some things."

"You said you didn't know anything, so you were deliberately lying to me."

"I just helped you, why don't you help me? Just say whatever you know."

The man swallowed.

He hesitated and said: "I heard that there were county soldiers before, but later, it was all because of those Xianbei people."

"Perhaps your Majesty doesn't know that there are many Xianbei people here. These people don't do farming and mulberry fields. They just idle around in the city all day. They rob passers-by, break into people's houses, and kill innocent people indiscriminately. In short, they do all kinds of evil, or because of the county soldiers.

After arresting their people, they gathered together and stormed the school grounds."

"Those Xianbei people are all very skilled, they can ride horses and shoot arrows, and they also know how to fight, but they caused chaos in the city. They went to the school grounds several times to cause trouble, and there were many casualties among the county soldiers."

"Later, several leaders were arrested, several county officials were dismissed, and then the school grounds became empty until now."

"I see. Do county officials change frequently?"

"Frequently. Those Xianbei people always come out to cause trouble and do evil everywhere. County and county offices also dare to break into them. Once they do it, it will be a big deal and officials will not be able to escape."

"In winter, they don't dare to come out, so we can feel more at ease. As soon as spring comes, they will come out to commit murder again."

Liu Taozi nodded and then stood up, "Okay, I understand."

He led the man out of the house. Everyone was still standing in the courtyard, confused, Liu Taozi led the people away, the man's face was tangled, and he didn't know whether he should ask to stay.

It was Zhang Siyan who hurried forward and said, "Mr. Liu, you saved my life. I can't thank you enough. My family is hosting a banquet today to entertain you and all the gentlemen. Please finish your meal before you leave."

Liu Taozi waved her hand, but looked at her uncle.

"If you find out any information in the future, remember to report it in time."

After saying that, he took the rest of the people and left here.

Only two people were left stunned.

After Liu Taozi and his group left on horseback, the man looked at Zhang Siyan and the two walked into the inner room.

The man spoke.

"This is the kind of person the general values?"

"Isn't this a lunatic? What's so important about this??"

"Well, it's because of his father."

The man shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face, "This hellish place is full of lunatics, and we can't hide from it anywhere. Don't you think he has discovered us?"

The man suddenly became very alert.

Zhang Siyan frowned, "He came too suddenly this time, and we were in a hurry to prepare. But if he found out, why did he keep us? Why didn't he expose it?"

"How can we guess what this madman is thinking??"

"What are we going to do? Do we still want to keep this stronghold?"

"Keep it for now. There is always hope if you keep it. If he really finds out, it will only be death. What is there to be afraid of?!"

The man nodded, and then laughed sinisterly, "Just now he asked me about the situation in the school field, and I put all the blame on those Xianbei people. This guy is tall and thick, and he looks quite energetic. If he can fight with those Xianbei people,

, then the entire Boling County will be in chaos."
To be continued...