Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 157: The thief shouts to catch the thief, but the evildoer complains first
On an extremely hot noon, there was no cloud in the sky, no breeze in the air, and the air seemed stagnant.

A gust of wind blew, and a heat wave rolled up on the ground. It was so scorching that it was hard to breathe.

After Chen Mo looted the salt warehouse last night, he returned to the village at almost dawn. After taking a bath and absorbing the purple energy of the morning sun, he took the Shen Yong Wei who had not participated in the operation last night and three hundred The Shenwu Guards took the two survivors captured last night and headed to Qingting County.

That's right, Chen Mo's main priority is to file a complaint first.

In the lobby of the Qingting County Yamen, two beams of light from the scorching sun passed through the eaves, like two transparent golden ribbons, with specks of dust shining inside, spreading outside the lobby, and half of them even passed through the threshold.

Chen Mo sat at the bottom, took a sip of tea, and looked up at Yuan Youchun above. There was a red number "228" on his forehead.

Obviously, his strength is lower than Cui Shuang.

Bai Su sat across from him and looked at Chen Mo, who looked leisurely and casual. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "I haven't gone over to look for you yet. I didn't expect you to come to your door."

Chen Mo put down his tea cup, ignored Bai Su, looked up at Yuan Youchun, and said, "Yuan Youchun, this is the first time we meet, Chen is so polite."

After saying that, Chen Mo bowed his hands to Yuan Youchun.

Yuan Youchun didn't like this, and said coldly: "Young lady, please be polite to me. It's just a good time for you to come. I just have something to ask you."

Yuan Youchun was born as a bandit and had a gangster spirit. He was already filled with anger when He Jinwu was killed. How could he have a good attitude towards Chen Mo when something like that happened again last night.

Su Wen, who was standing behind Chen Mo, frowned. Just as he was about to draw his sword, Chen Mo raised his hand and said, "Don't be rude."

After saying that, Chen Mo said with a smile: "That's great. It just so happens that Chen also has something to ask General Yuan."

After saying that, Chen Mo clapped his hands, and four brave guards escorted the two prisoners alive last night into the lobby.

As soon as the two survivors entered the lobby, they were escorted to their knees by the brave guards. Bai Su's expression changed slightly when he saw the two of them.

Chen Mo said: "General Yuan, last night our people discovered a group of thieves stealing rice outside Liu Village. When they saw our people, they turned around and ran away. Although our people tried their best to kill them, some of them still escaped. These are the two people caught alive last night.

They call themselves Liu Shi and Liu Tong, and they are soldiers of the Hujie Army under General Yuan. They went to Pingting County to cut grain last night under the leadership of Commander Bai."

After saying that, Chen Mo looked at Bai Su: "Commander Bai, I wonder if this is the case?"

Bai Su was slightly startled. He understood why Chen Mo was here. Not only did he take advantage last night, he actually dared to come here today to ask for punishment.

There are people who are so bold and reckless.

Bai Su did not answer in a hurry, but glanced at Yuan Youchun who was standing above him.

Yuan Youchun also frowned, secretly thinking that Chen Mo was too arrogant, and said, "What do you mean?"

"Don't get me wrong, General Yuan. Logically speaking, Chen did not doubt General Yuan. After all, with General Yuan's personality, Chen felt that he would not be able to do such a despicable and shameless thing.

But these two people have always claimed to be General Yuan's people. In order to investigate this matter clearly, not to accuse General Yuan unjustly, and to not repeat the incident of Commander He, if these two people are really General Yuan's people, then they should be handed over to General Yuan. If not"

Chen Mo picked up the tea cup again, took a sip of tea, and said, "Su Wen, I'd like to trouble you to do the surgery, lest some cats and dogs come to pretend to be General Yuan's people, which would cause so much trouble to General Yuan."

"No." Su Wen stared at the two of them with murderous intent.

"General, save me, Commander Bai, save me."

Liu Shi and Liu Tong had suffered a lot last night after being captured last night. When they heard Chen Mo's words, they were so frightened that they asked Yuan Youchun and Bai Su for help.

Yuan Youchun and Bai Sui's expressions darkened.

However, the matter of stealing food is secretive, so naturally it cannot be brought to light.

Moreover, the higher-ups have already spoken. The He Jinwu matter has ended, and now this matter is brought up. If someone stabs him, who will be slapped in the face?

Therefore, of course it cannot be admitted.

Yuan Youchun gave Bai Su a look.

Bai Su immediately said: "Boy, don't just find two people to pretend to be under the general's command. Our Hujie Army naturally does not have such people."

Hearing this, Chen Mo didn't say anything. Liu Shi and Liu Tong became anxious and said hurriedly: "Commander Bai, it's me. I'm Liu Shi/Liu Tong. I talked to you last night. It's you who leads the way." You have to save us from those who went to Pingting County to steal food."

"Shut up, you bold thief. Stop biting and biting. I don't know you."

"."

Chen Mo was drinking tea and watching quietly. Knowing that the other party would not admit it, he immediately raised his hand.

Su Wen understood, drew the knife and stepped forward.

"Drag it outside, don't dirty General Yuan's land." Chen Mo said.

"No." Su Wen led the brave guards and dragged the two of them out of the lobby.

Soon, Su Wen came back with a trace of blood on his face.Chen Mo took out a handkerchief from his sleeve basket and handed it to Su Wen, saying, "Don't be more careful, just wipe it off."

"Thank you, County Magistrate." Su Wen took it and wiped it without any pretense.

Chen Mo then looked at Yuan Youchun and said: "It seems that the thieves are counterfeiting it. They are so bold that even General Yuan's people dare to fake it."

Speaking of this, Chen Mo dusted off the dust on his body and said: "By the way, when Chen came here, I heard that General Yuan's salt warehouse was also robbed." He clicked his tongue and continued: "General Yuan , you said, the thieves who robbed the salt warehouse are not the same people who stole the rice in Pingting County, right?"

"Young lady, you are acting like this. How dare a mere thief rob our Hujie Army's salt warehouse? It's obviously you who wants to catch the thief. I will definitely report this to Commander Qu and punish you."

When Bai Su saw that Chen Mo had gotten an advantage and came to investigate, he shamelessly blamed the thieves for plundering the salt warehouse on them. He was so angry that he slapped the table and stood up, pointing angrily at Chen Mo.

"Unbridled." A powerful innate spiritual energy rippled out from Chen Mo's body. As soon as Yuan Youchun reacted, Bai Su was suppressed and sat down on his knees. When Chen Mo let go of the teacup, the suppression stopped.

He glanced at Bai Kuan lightly and said: "In terms of level, I am one level higher than you, and in terms of strength, I am also stronger than you. You were disrespectful to me before, and I spared you once, but you actually If you still dare to do the following, this time is a lesson, and next time, you will not be spared."

"You're the one who's so presumptuous." Beating a dog depends on the owner. Now the other party is still coming to beat the dog. If Yuan Youchun doesn't care anymore, who among the people below will obey him.

He shouted softly and stood up slowly. An earth-yellow innate spiritual energy swept out of his body, but the moment he left the body, a more powerful innate spiritual energy covered the top of his head. Let him sit down again.

"I think General Yuan should calm down first. The salt warehouse was robbed, which is something Chen doesn't want to see. We should discuss how to arrest the thief." Chen Mo drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

If it weren't for the close relationship between Yuan Youchun and Yang Minggui and killing him would cause unnecessary trouble, Chen Moding would not have kept him.

Yuan Youchun sat down with a shocked look on his face. Although there was no real fight, judging from the situation just now, it was clear at a glance that the superiority and inferiority were high and low.

"Okay, okay, what a young hero." Yuan Youchun was stunned, his face was the color of bitter melon, and there was a bit of coldness in his words.

But Chen Mo seemed not to have heard Yuan Youchun's words and said:
"Last night, the rice under Chen's control was stolen. Our people chased them all the way into Qingting County. Immediately afterwards, your salt warehouse was robbed. Therefore, Chen has reason to suspect that this is a group of people." . Therefore, Chen asked General Yuan to investigate with us to find out these thieves as soon as possible and arrest them."

After saying that, Chen Mo looked at the dark-faced Bai Su and said, "If Commander Bai suspects Chen, you can provide evidence, but don't accuse Chen unjustly."

All the people guarding the salt warehouse were killed, and there were no witnesses. Where could the evidence come from?

Bai Sui was a little dumbfounded, but he still managed to hold on and said, "Do you dare to swear that you were not the one who robbed the salt warehouse?"

"No." Chen Mo said calmly.

"you swear."

"Don't you think you're childish?"

Looking away from Bai Su, Chen Mo looked at General Yuan again and said, "What do General Yuan think of my proposal?"

"Hmph, I will investigate what happened in Qingting County myself, so I won't bother County Magistrate Chen to worry about it." Yuan Youchun snorted coldly: "See you off."

He felt that if Chen Mo was not allowed to leave, he would not be able to control the anger in his heart and do something outrageous.

"Alas." Chen Mo sighed and said, "Since General Yuan has no intention, forget it, but when Chen finds out who the thieves who stole the rice are, he will definitely tell General Yuan."

After saying that, Chen Mo stood up and walked out of the lobby.

Su Wen followed immediately.

However, a group of Hujie soldiers blocked the door.

Su Wen's expression changed, and he quickly took out the Tang Dao on his back and handed it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo did not answer, but looked back at Yuan Youchun and said calmly: "What does General Yuan mean?"

"What do you want to do, rebel? Let them go." Yuan Youchun scolded, not knowing who he was angry at.

In this way, Chen Mo led the people out of the lobby.

After Chen Mo left, Bai Su said unwillingly: "General, are you just going to let them go? When they came, my subordinates saw it and brought more than 1000 people with them. We have more people, so why not..."

Bai Su made a gesture on his neck.

"Do you think that since they dare to come, don't you think about leaving? The war is coming. If you and I start the war first, and if we don't stay, who will bear the blame if Qu Shuai takes the blame?" Yuan Youchun asked.

He was even a little worried in his heart. If a war really started, the other party would lead people to kill him, and he would not be able to stop it.

"Then let's just forget about it?" Bai Su gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't worry, this matter won't be so easy. The reason why he is so arrogant now is simply because Qu Shuai is on his side. But in the end, he is an outsider after all. When he loses favor, it will be his death.

There's still a lot of time, we'll see. "

(End of this chapter)