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Chapter 174 Bandits
There was absolutely no possibility of Chen Xingyan's reputation being slandered, but what followed was even greater trouble.

Strictly speaking, this trouble is not just for a certain person, but for the entire Lujia Village and even Gaoyang County.

Because Ying County's rescue and post-disaster reconstruction were not done well, and because the government's power came too late, many victims of the disaster were wandering around.

What's more, they turned into bandits directly.

These people may have just wanted to get some food to fill their stomachs at first, but when they got money almost effortlessly, their thoughts were no longer pure.

A few months passed, and these people even grandiosely occupied the mountain as kings, intending to be free and easy bandits.

These thieves chose to do evil on the border between He County and Gaoyang County, mainly because there are some caravans coming and going there.

Because of these bandits, many merchants suffered.

Boss He and the others were not affected because they were going in the direction of Fucheng and in the opposite direction to those bandits, but some small traders who were going to He County were in trouble.

Although the supply of Ruyi Workshop's products is in short supply, Chen Xingyan feels uncomfortable with the existence of so many harmful people.

Looting houses is a villain in any world, and it must be punished quickly.

It's just that Chen Xingyan is a girl who has the spirit but not the ability.

But Lu Daxiong didn't pay attention to this.

He is the inspection department of Qingshui Town, and those villains are not in his jurisdiction, so he has no interest in interfering with other people's duties.

It's just that if he doesn't interfere, it doesn't mean that these villains won't focus on Qingshui Town.

At the county government office, County Magistrate Li had a sad expression on his face.

"Our two towns on the border with He County have been harassed by bandits. This time they went even further. Not only did they rob food, but they even robbed two women!"

Lu Daxiong's face remained unchanged, and it was not his turn to speak about such matters.

Liu Xunjian on the side said: "My lord, do you want to join forces with Hexian to suppress the bandits?"

When this was mentioned, County Magistrate Li became even angrier.

"Don't mention it! Just the one from Hexian County, who is drunk every day, and doesn't care about the lives of the people at all. If we succeeded in suppressing the bandits, he would definitely stand up and take credit for it, but if we didn't succeed, he might not want to Go to Shangfeng and sue us!"

Liu Xunjian frowned. This kind of person is indeed difficult to deal with.

"My lord, if this banditry is not eliminated, it will definitely be a great harm to the people of our Gaoyang County. Besides, they dare to harass the town now, who knows if they will come to our county again someday?"

"Well, it's true that we can't just ignore this matter all the time, but these thieves are very cunning. They're just above that canyon, so it's easy to defend but hard to attack."

Liu Xunjian is also at a loss. Throughout the ages, it must be difficult to suppress bandits.

It's not that the opponent's military strength is so strong, it's mainly because they have a geographical advantage, and these people are used to taking some old and weak women and children as hostages. They are officials, not bandits, so naturally they can't ignore the lives of those people. Come on, this shot is prone to weaknesses.

"My lord, otherwise, how many people should we send to check the situation first?"

County magistrate Li thought it was feasible.

After Lu Daxiong and other small inspectors retreated, the county magistrate and inspector Liu decided on specific matters.

When inspector liu returned to the inspection department, he found that several inspectors under him were waiting for him.

Inspector Liu let people sit down, and then began to order some things.

"We have to pay attention to several places on the border with Hexian County. Not only that, but also some places further inward, so don't be careless. Qingshui Town is not far or close to the bandit's den. I have seen it, and it is almost the same. It’s more than 20 miles away. If the other party has a horse, the distance is nothing. Even if they don’t have a horse, it’s very possible to come over the mountain. In short, you have to be careful everywhere.”

"Yes, my lord."

For a while, it is estimated that it is impossible to affect other towns.

After all, they now also know the methods used by those thieves to commit evil. Most of them use butcher knives, hatchets and the like, and there should be no regular weapons.

Moreover, I just got the news this morning that the town on the edge of the county was attacked, and the other party only had two donkeys in their hands. With these things, they should not have the courage to go far to make trouble.

Having said that, you still have to be careful.

Lu Daxiong returned to Qingshui Town and made adjustments according to the current schedule.

Especially at night, the town now has three main entrances, one is connected to the county seat, and the other two are often used by the villages below. The roads are relatively narrow, and at most a carriage can pass.

After thinking about it, Lu Daxiong decided to take someone to inspect the entire Qingshui Town every day.

What he meant was not just to patrol the town, but to patrol the entire Qingshui Town as shown on the map.

After Lu Daxiong discussed with the deputy inspector, the two took turns to take people out to check. After all, they also had a mountain to rely on in Qingshui Town, and those thieves didn't have horses. Who knows if they would come over the mountain?
Since ancient times, money has touched people's hearts. Anyway, it's not the first day for those people to be bandits. I'm afraid they only want more.

All are not fools.

If those bandits get gold and silver, they can expand their manpower and update their weapons. After a long time, they will inevitably become real kings of the mountain.

Right now they want to get rid of the bandits, but they don't cooperate with the county. The most important thing is that they don't know the specific situation on the mountain, so right now they can only focus on defense.

The workload has increased, but there are only about [-] people in Qingshui Town, how can they be busy with such a small number of people?
Instead, Chen Xingyan reminded him that he could use the strength of the villagers, at least he could patrol the village, and if something happened, he would ring the gongs and drums, and the villagers would always be prepared.

Lu Daxiong sent someone to invite the mayor over again and told him about the bandits.

Since the last meeting in the courtroom, Mayor Liu has always felt ashamed to face this Inspector Lu.

Fortunately, people never made things difficult for his son, nor came to ask his teacher about his crimes, but he himself couldn't stand the test of conscience.

"My wife acted recklessly earlier, so I ask inspector Lu to forgive me."

Lu Daxiong waved his hand: "It's the past, so don't mention it."

Mayor Liu nodded and sighed: "It's still Lu Xunjian who is magnanimous, but it seems that I have a villainous heart. I have asked my wife to reflect on myself at home. If you and your wife hadn't raised your hands in court that day, I'm afraid it would be me. Zhang's old face is about to be lost."

(End of this chapter)