Gao Wu: My martial arts training relies solely on hard work

Chapter 42 Don’t want wealth, just life

After dealing with Hu Mingkui and his party, Zhao Xuan nodded to Gu Qingqiu: "Sister, follow the plan. You take the people away first."

Gu Qingqiu said with a smile: "This is a success, I will definitely ask the senior management for credit on your behalf."

Then he held Hu Mingkui in one hand and flew away.

After Gu Qingqiu disappeared, Zhao Xuan opened the door to Ke Laixiang and said loudly: "I am Zhao Xuan, the county police officer. The thief Hu Mingkui failed to attack the official and fled with his accomplices in fear of crime."

"Anyone who provides clues to Hu Mingkui will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and whoever brings the thief to justice will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Abandoning this road, Zhao Xuan left in a hurry.

People passing by nearby were in an uproar when they heard this. Their first reaction was: How could someone dare to openly attack an official?
Although I was surprised, I couldn't help but feel that someone was being alarmist.

It was so lively. I immediately went over to check and saw corpses everywhere in the restaurant. I screamed: "People are dead, something big has happened."

There were more and more onlookers, and some people with sharp eyes recognized the identity of the deceased: "Isn't that Liu Tiezhu, the bodyguard of the Hu family? The person who died was a member of the Hu family."

Someone remembered what Zhao Xuan said and shouted: "The policeman said that the culprit is named Hu Mingkui. Isn't he the eldest son of the Hu family? So the Hu family attacked the official?"

Everyone said something to each other, and the news gradually spread.

A quarter of an hour later, news of the Hu family's rebellion spread throughout the city.

Mr. Hu, who was inspecting the granary in Zhuangzi, broke his beloved crutch after learning the news.

"Who did the Hu family offend? Are they trying to kill me, the Hu family?"

"Come here, prepare the carriage and banknotes. I'm going to the county government office to visit you all."

"Lao Liu, please take someone to find out what happened. See if there are any remedial measures."

"Madam, you immediately pack up the belongings and distribute them to the families of each house, and let them go out for a while. Then you take the second and third sons to Nanzhou."

"The sooner the better. Don't look back. Don't come back unless I pick it up myself."

As he aged and matured, he began to realize that something was wrong.

It has been passed down to him for five generations from the Hu family.

He knew very well that in order to stabilize the place, the government had always given preferential treatment to them, a group of gentry who could safely cultivate land and grain.

But the premise is that they act honestly and do not pose a threat to the government.

If there is a rumor that any family is related to the rebels, it is not far from annihilation.

……

"Mr. Hu, the chief catcher has gone to catch thieves outside the city and is not in the county government office."

Mr. Hu, who had hit the wall three times in a row, turned pale.

He is not a fool, and it is impossible for all the officials who have good friendship with him to stay away.

When this happens, there is only one possibility: knowing his purpose but refusing to help him.

He grabbed the clerk who was responsible for reporting the news and stuffed him with a piece of silver: "Please help me inform the county magistrate, saying that someone from the western suburbs is asking for a meeting."

The clerk was very impatient at first, so he weighed the money and suddenly said with a smile on his face: "Please wait a moment."

After a while, Hu Laoliu, who was responsible for inquiring about the news, came back: "Brother, I asked the people in Bieyuan that something happened to Mingkui."

"He gathered 30 to [-] people to round up and kill a policeman named Zhao Xuan. As a result, all the people who went there died in Kelaixiang Restaurant. Mingkui disappeared. No one was seen alive or dead."

"He is also the one who is rumored to have rebelled against the Hu family. In my opinion, the root cause lies with Zhao Xuan. If we catch him, everything will be solved."

Mr. Hu said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? A policeman can put my Hu family into dire straits? Do you think he is the illegitimate son of the county magistrate?"

Can a policeman make the chief policeman avoid seeing him?
A policeman could silence county officials, big and small, and convict him of the Hu family's rebellion?

The clerk who just announced the news came out and said, "Mr. Hu, the county magistrate said he doesn't have time to see you. Please come back."

Mr. Hu staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He pulled Hu Laoliu and said, "Go find the policeman named Zhao Xuan and ask him how to let the Hu family go." Hu Laoliu was confused: "Brother, didn't you mean..."

Mr. Hu shouted angrily: "Go quickly."

Is he looking for a police officer?
He was looking for the person behind the police officer.

Not long after he finished speaking, a servant hurried over: "Master, someone just sent a letter and said it would be delivered to you."

Mr. Hu opened it and read on it: "If you want Hu Mingkui to survive, prepare the following supplies: [-] portions of body-building ointment, [-] shi of refined food...deliver to such-and-such location within three days."

"This matter must not be made public, otherwise Hu Mingkui's life will be at risk."

When Mr. Hu saw this, he was not angry but smiled. He breathed a sigh of relief and kept repeating: "Just ask for money, just ask for money."

He pointed to the servant who delivered the letter to him: "Go back and tell the butler to prepare according to this list. No matter what method he uses, it will be ready in two days."

"A little less or an hour later, I'll ask him."

After a while, Hu Laoliu came back: "Brother, someone saw the policeman leaving the city. I don't know where he went. He can't be found."

Mr. Hu regained his composure: "If you can't find him, don't look for him. What's the use of looking for a policeman?"

Hu Laoliu...

……

Two days later, a group of uninvited guests arrived in the wilderness thirty miles away from the county seat.

This group of people escorted dozens of large vehicles, but they stopped in the field and did not move away, as if they were waiting for something.

After waiting for about half an hour, a figure flew over and said loudly: "Is this Mr. Hu?"

This person is none other than Gu Qingqiu. At this moment, she is dressed as a chivalrous woman, looking like a forest hero.

Mr. Hu walked out of the crowd: "I am exactly that, this heroine. I have brought everything you asked for. Where is my son?"

Gu Qingqiu smiled and said: "Master Hu, please take the people back three miles. When the little lady inspects the goods, they will be released naturally."

The situation was stronger than the people, so Mr. Hu had no choice but to do as he was told.

After two days, he became more convinced that the people behind the scenes were plotting against the Hu family. They only wanted to seek money and did not want to kill the Hu family. Otherwise, there would be no need to come here.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the Hu family's property was in the fields and the tenants bound to the fields, he would have actually thought about giving up on Hu Mingkui and running away to save the lives of the whole family.

If the son is gone, he can be born again.

If the family is gone, he will be the eternal sinner of the Hu family.

Waited for half an hour.

Gu Qingqiu threw the unconscious Hu Mingkui to Mr. Hu: "I will give it back to you."

Mr. Hu took over his legitimate son and thanked him quickly.

Just when he thought he had escaped, his legs suddenly became weak and he collapsed to the ground.

Like dominoes being knocked over, Hu's family members fell to the ground one after another, unable to move.

Gu Qingqiu smiled and said: "Martial nephew, for you, I even used the extremely precious Ruanjin Powder. You owe me a favor."

A young man came riding on horseback in the distance and replied: "Sister, didn't we agree? I will help you set up a trap to raise supplies, and you will help me kill the enemy myself."

"It's a deal that you and I agree on, there's no telling who owes whom."

Mr. Hu's expression changed drastically: "Didn't I say that I would seek wealth but not my life?"

Zhao Xuan stepped forward: "Those are them, and I don't want wealth, I just want my life."

　Some plot readers don't like to read it, but the plot is consistent and can't be too abrupt. I will deal with it as soon as possible. Please have more patience. Thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)