Why did the government refuse to make a desperate effort to clear it out?

Of course, it is because of the interests of others. Someone must have gained benefits from it. It is impossible to say that there is a collusion between officials and bandits!

After hearing this, Jin Chengyu asked the shopkeeper again.

"Then... can the shopkeeper know who in this village is the bandit's eyeliner?"

The shopkeeper said with a bitter face,

"Customer, we are the good people who dare not provoke those bandits. How dare we inquire about these things? Aren't we afraid of being led by them to confiscate the house in the middle of the night?"

Jin Chengyu nodded when he heard this.

"Then...when will they come to collect the money?"

The shopkeeper's response,

"I'll come to pick it up tomorrow. It's hard to walk on the road with heavy snow. I don't know if it will be delayed!"

After hearing this, Jin Chengyu pondered for a moment,

"Shopkeeper, it's hard to travel in the snow these days. We stay here at your place. I will pay you double the daily store money!"

The shopkeeper thanked him very much.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

At that moment, they were busy arranging rooms for everyone. These people were exhausted. Even if they had to take off their clothes, they would fall asleep. Wei Wu was still able to get angry and fucked hot water to serve Wang Dahu to burn his feet. The master and apprentice lived in the same room. Wang Dahu was burning his feet while asking Wei Wu.

"What Xiao Wu thinks about what the shopkeeper said today?"

Wei Wu thought about it and responded,

"Qingzhou is the territory of Shandong. This place is a tough people and bandits are rampant. However, the militias in the village are also very brave. No matter how weak the guards are, they will not be able to use these bandits at all. I think there must be something strange about this!"

To wipe out this group of bandits, the military forces are not good, and there are still militias who can cooperate with each other. How could they not be able to take it? It must be because the Qingzhou government’s ineffective suppression of bandits!

Wang Dahu nodded,

"Let you come out to practice and let you see and think more. I think this is not that simple, but I'm afraid there is something strange in the middle!"

It is said that the Jinyiwei is doing business outside and does not easily interfere in local affairs. Jin Chengyu thought that there was something strange about it, so he wanted to interfere in this matter!

The master and apprentice each burned their feet, lay on the bed and talked for a while before they fell asleep.

On the second day, the weather was indeed gloomy. Snowflakes with goose feathers fell in the sky, covering the ground, and the road to Qingzhou had been blocked, so the group stayed here.

This time they stayed for two days. While raising their spirits, they walked around the village and inquired about the bandits. As the shopkeeper said, the bandits were gone without a trace, but when the officials and soldiers were dispatched, they disappeared immediately and could not find any trace. When the officers and soldiers left, they immediately appeared again.

Over time, the government has less control, but they only harass merchants and do not rob the people. Instead, those who hate the rich call him a thief, which is a good thing to kill the rich and help the poor!

Wei Wu sneered after hearing this.

"Kill the rich and help the poor, and these people are not clear about it. They have killed the rich, so where is the help the poor? Have you ever heard of someone benefiting from it in all corners of the countryside?"

Wang Dahu,

"The people are ignorant, spread rumors without scrutiny!"

In his opinion, there are probably people who push back after this to pull up a piece of cloth to cover up their shame!

On the third day, the weather cleared and the cashiers came. It was noon, and everyone sat in the inn lobby to form a table to eat.

When the curtains in the lobby were raised, I saw a man coming in, dressed like an ordinary merchant, with an ordinary appearance and a fierce aura between his eyebrows. When I came in, I looked at the table in the hall and went straight to find the shopkeeper.

When the shopkeeper saw him, he nodded and bowed.

"You are here!"

The man asked with a nod,

"Shopkeeper, what's the business going on these days?"

The shopkeeper's wry smile,

"It's the solar term again when the snow is heavy, and there are very few guests going out!"

The man hummed,

"The shopkeeper's name is called poor. Aren't you just sitting in the hall?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, stopped arguing with him, bowed his head and went to the counter to get the silver.

"There are 250 yuan in total, please dig it!"

The man only weighed it with his hands and frowned,

"How come these things?"

The shopkeeper's response,

"There are only so many in the past few days..."

The man narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

"Old Liu, you may not want to open this store!"

The shopkeeper's bitter way,

"You don't have to worry, you are preparing to close the store during the New Year!"

The man became angry when he heard this, and slapped the counter.

"Bang……"

"Old man Liu, do you want money or life?"

The shopkeeper's old face wrinkled into a ball, and he bowed his hands and said bitterly,

"I'm a little kid. If I can get a few dollars, I'll just take it. I just want to not harm my family!"

The shopkeeper's attitude of a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, which makes the man lose his rules for a while. He now has a dark face, puts his purse in his hand and weighs it, and says,

"I'll spare you this time, and I'll come back next time, and I won't let you go lightly!"

After saying that, he turned around and left. Jin Chengyu winked at the side, and someone immediately followed him out.

When it was dark, Wang Dahu came into the room and called Wei Wu.

"Xiao Wu, follow me and take a look!"

Wang Dahu led Wei Wu out of the inn and walked out of the village. After walking for about a mile, he saw Jin Chengyu and others who had already been here in an abandoned farmhouse.

When Jin Sung-yu saw him coming in, he waved,

"Xiao Wu, come and see what brothers do!"

Wei Wu went in and saw that the man had been taken down. At this time, he tied his hands and hung them on the beam of the house, and a piece of rag was blocked on his mouth. This man seemed to have been running around the world for a long time and knew this. He was not panicked when he saw everyone around him to watch, and there was a fierce look in his eyes.

Kim Sung-yu ordered,

"Let this kid speak!"

Someone next to him took the cloth from his mouth. The rag was casually searched in this abandoned farmhouse. I don’t know what he had done before. The man was relieved and spitted a few spits on his mouth.

"Phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

He shook his head, glanced across the faces of several people one by one, and said in a deep voice,

"A few brothers are from all the way. They dare to go to Qingzhou to do business, and they don't know whose territory this place is!"

Jin Chengyu laughed and asked,

"We brothers are just a little unaware of whose territory we are here. Let's talk about it, let's listen!"

The man sneered,

"Master Lin Jiu, have you heard of Lin Tianbiao's name?"

After hearing this, the few people laughed and pretended to look at each other.

"Have you heard of it?"

"No?"

"Have you heard of it?"

"No, no!"

Several people shook their heads like rattles. The man saw that several people were playing tricks on him. Obviously, these people didn't take Lin Tianbiao's name seriously. Seeing this, they were also very bachelor, and said in a deep voice.

"Brothers, don't do a show, just draw the way!"

Kim Sung-yu smiled,

"Okay! He's a cool guy..."

Paused,

"Even so, I will report the origin of your Master Lin Jiu, and then tell me how you collected the safe silver in nearby villages and towns, and where did you hand over it? Who is the one above?"

The man was stunned when he heard this. He thought that these people were jealous of money and were robbed halfway. He didn't expect that he would come to find out the truth when he saw this situation. He sneered,

"I can't help but inquire about it too much! Not everyone can ask about our Lin Jiuye's origin!"
To be continued...