Realm Overlord

Chapter 44: Settling in Gaojiazhuang (please read)
The season is almost autumn!

The afternoon sun was still blazing, making pedestrians anxious.

It's a journey of several miles, but it only takes half an hour.

Lin Qi trotted into the city gate, sweating profusely and looking a little embarrassed.

I looked up at the sun and saw that I had plenty of time.

He slowed down his pace, sorted out the small packages he had brought with him, and then walked directly towards the county school.

On the way, many urban residents were talking about the Gao family in Wuli Town.

Obviously, the Gao family's affairs have been completely spread.

However, when residents in the urban area talked about the Gao family in Wuli Town, every one of them was filled with anger and vomiting sweet things in their mouths, as if they were gloating about the misfortune they deserved.

Lin Qi sighed secretly, who asked the government to accuse the Gao family of being a bandit!
Because of the special geographical environment, Xiajun County is not too worried about the war and chaos outside. The only worry is banditry.

Even when Lin Qi was studying in the county town, he occasionally heard that a certain village in the county was massacred by bandits, and that a certain market was disrupted by bandits and suffered great losses.

It can be said that banditry is the biggest disruptive factor affecting the normal production and life of the people in Xiajun County.

Anyone associated with the word bandit can easily become a public enemy of the entire county.

As long as the normal ruling order of the government does not collapse, the incident of Huang Silang in Echeng rarely occurs in Xiajun County.

Regardless of whether there are any descendants of the Gao family in Wuli Town, it will be difficult for them to stand up.

Lin Qi didn't have much sympathy. Now that he had made a choice, he had to bear the corresponding consequences.

Lin Qi's pace was not slow and he soon arrived at the county school.

First, he met with his master and explained clearly that he would be on a mission for a while, and then returned the borrowed historical materials and classics to the library.

After doing this, he found his younger brother Lin Fan who was taking martial arts classes.

After saying hello to the martial arts instructor of the junior class, Lin Qi called his confused brother to the side to talk.

Now, he still has some reputation as a martial arts teacher in the county.

"To make a long story short, I'm going on a mission and will be stationed outside for a while. I may not go home soon!"

"You boy should study and practice martial arts honestly, and listen to your mother at home. You will benefit from me when I come back!"

"Also, there is a hundred coins left by me in our secret treasury. If you are greedy, take the money from it and buy some snacks!"

"Remember, you gave me a clear note of what you bought and how much you spent in copper coins. I want to keep track of it!"

"If you don't understand anything about martial arts, you can go to the martial arts school and ask for advice!"

"Okay, that's all. Time is too tight and I have to go back to camp!"

Ignoring his brother's stunned expression, Lin Qi ran away as soon as he finished explaining.

It was almost the same as when I arrived. After leaving the county school, I ran almost all the way back to the Xiaogushan patrol camp.

The reason why I didn't go to the county government office to find my father or the textile workshop to find my mother was because I didn't want to be too conspicuous.

Who knows if there are well-informed people in the county government and textile workshops who know the situation in the patrol team?
In that case, wouldn't many of Lin Qi's secrets be exposed on the spot?

It took a little more than half an hour to get there and back, and there was still time for him to organize and pack up the equipment he had just been handed out.

An official patrol uniform and a waist knife!

It was that simple, but it was enough for Lin Qi to be temporarily satisfied.

As for a change of clothes and bedding, they will be provided at the station.Soon it was time to gather. Lin Qi joined Fa Xiao Wangyou and two county school seniors Zhou Liang and Zheng Ming, and went directly to the entrance of the camp.

By the way, Zhou Liang and Zheng Ming were the county school students who had been persuaded by their friend Wang to not petition the left-behind deputy officer and wanted to get involved in the Gao family incident in Wuli Town.

According to Fa Xiao Wangyou, they are all 'our own people'.

That's right, because of the petition, the county school students in the patrol team split into two groups. They didn't like each other and the relationship was not very pleasant.

Lin Qi and Fa Xiao are on the same side, so naturally they are 'ours' with Zhou Liang and Zheng Ming.

Therefore, the atmosphere between them was quite good, and they were no longer as indifferent to Lin Qi as they were when they first came here.

At the gate of the camp, Hu Xingrui and his ten soldiers had been waiting for a long time, fully armed.

A small cowhide shield, a waist knife, a spear, a bow and arrow, and even a few hand axes!

Captain Qian took the initiative to see them off and encouraged the guys on the mission to do their jobs well.

Lin Qi didn't care about anything else. He only heard that the patrol team would receive additional subsidies during the mission, and the sun suddenly brightened in his heart.

Wuli Town Wuli Town, as its name suggests, is five miles away from the county seat!
It's a pity that it's not in the same direction as the Xiaogushan Patrol Camp. Otherwise, with Lin Qi's footsteps, they wouldn't be able to reach it in just one stick of incense.

They were all strong soldiers. Although they had not practiced marching in the field with heavy loads and the road conditions were not satisfactory, the group's speed was still not slow.

After walking for almost six or seven miles, the group finally arrived at the Wuli Town area before the sun set.

When they arrived at the place, everyone was dumbfounded.

The passage into the town is connected to the main street of the town, but at this time there is no one on the main street, and it is frighteningly empty.

Of course, Lin Qi could clearly sense the sound of heavy breathing coming from the thatched houses on both sides of the main street.

That’s right, the main street is lined with thatched mud houses.

Several houses have collapsed, and there are signs of fire and fighting.

Obviously, the previous battle to exterminate the Gao family spread here.

"Hu Shichang, what should we do next?"

Lin Qi was the first to speak. It was obvious that the people in the town were wary of the arrival of the patrol team.

After all, it was during an official mission, so he addressed Hu Xingrui directly by his job title instead of calling him "Lao Hu Lao Hu".

"Don't worry, our station is not here!"

There was nothing unusual on Hu Xingrui's face. He just glanced at the thatched houses on both sides of the street, then led Lin Qi and his party into the fork in the middle of the main street.

The branch road is quite wide, and the road surface is compacted quite tightly.

Thousand-layer-soled shoes made a crunching sound when stepping on them.

After jogging for almost two or three miles, we soon reached a small hill.

On a small hill, a seemingly huge manor stood on the top of the mountain.

From a certain distance, you can see that the gate of the large manor is open, and the buildings inside seem to be partially damaged, giving off a very clear atmosphere of dilapidation.

"This is the old residence of the Gao family. We will be stationed here for a while in the future!"

Hu Xingrui said at this time: "Don't have any psychological burden. If you are afraid, just find a few more brothers to live in the same house!"

(End of this chapter)