The Golden County Magistrate

Xueyan nodded frequently. She really didn't pay much attention just now, but now she thinks that it is true.

She thought for a while and asked again: "Even if he is greedy for power, how can we tell that he is lustful? This Lord Jin has never looked at me straight from beginning to end, it seems..."

Chen Yan couldn't help but smile: "If you girls are all so innocent, you will be dealt with by those perverts sooner or later. He didn't look at you in public to preserve his reputation. In fact, this person secretly looked at you many times when others were not paying attention! Moreover, he looked at all shameful things!"

Xueyan said with wide eyes: "This..."

Chen Yan sneered slightly: "If there is a chance, this old man will be more ridiculous than this official!"

Xueyan thought of Chen Yan's actions in the past few days, and her cheeks flushed.

But she still had some doubts in her heart.

Is Jin Ze really like that?

After everyone left, a plump woman came out of the restaurant. She was about 25 or 26 years old, with a beautiful face and wearing a cloth skirt.

She looked deeply in the direction where everyone was going and waved to the other side.

This woman was the one who secretly followed Chen Yan and others.

Just now on the second floor, she sat in a corner and saw everything that happened to Chen Yan and others.

People were coming and going outside the restaurant. There was a young man wearing a melon-shaped hat in the crowd, who quickly ran to her side.

"Go back and tell Mr. Tan that the fish is indeed fat and can be caught." She whispered to the young man in a slang.

The young man in the melon-shaped hat agreed and turned around and ran away again.

The woman then chased in the direction where Chen Yan and others went.

Not long after, Jin Ze and others returned to the pier.

"Sir, if there is nothing wrong, I will go back." Chen Yan didn't even bow and said directly.

"Hmph, Master Chen, I have something to say, I hope you remember it." Jin Ze said coldly, "Young people, don't be too arrogant, otherwise the consequences will be beyond your ability to bear!"

"I also have something to say to you, Master," Chen Yan said with a smile, "The gangplank is slippery, be careful, don't fall into the water again, ha!"

"You!" Jin Ze glared angrily.

But before he could get angry, a soldier on the small boat ran down.

"Master! A thief sneaked into our boat and wanted to steal something!" The soldier came close and reported loudly.

This sentence made several people tremble in their hearts. Jin Ze and others immediately thought of the two people sent to find evidence, and looked at each other in surprise.

"What! Did you lose something?" Chen Yan pretended to be shocked and asked anxiously.

"The five thousand taels of silver that Miss Xueyan left in our boat are gone!" The soldier said with a bitter face.

Xueyan next to him was stunned.

When did she leave five thousand taels of silver there?

"You bastards! I told you to watch the boat, now you're owed five thousand taels!" Chen Yan pretended to be furious, pointing at the sergeant, his fingers trembling, "Even if I sell you and me together, I can't pay it back!"

"I know my crime!" the sergeant said hurriedly, "Fortunately the thieves have been caught, but the silver was taken away by their accomplices and could not be recovered."

As soon as these words came out, Jin Ze and others all changed color.

They had already vaguely guessed that the two of them had been discovered, but they didn't expect to be caught!

"Hmph, unscrupulous thieves, I will personally interrogate them and must get back the five thousand taels of silver!" Chen Yan said angrily, "Let's go! Beat them with a hundred sticks first!"

Jin Ze's face turned blue.

The people sent were officials from the Water Affairs Bureau. Although they often ran outside, they were not doing physical work after all, and their bodies were not that strong. If they really had to be beaten with a hundred sticks, I'm afraid they would be dead!

"Sir Chen!" Seeing that Chen Yan was about to board the ship, he couldn't help but get anxious and hurriedly grabbed Chen Yan.

"What's wrong with Sir Jin?" Chen Yan looked at him in surprise.

"Well, can I also see this thief?" Jin Ze reacted quickly, "After all, I am the consul on this trip to the north. If this happened in the fleet, I should naturally see him."

"That's not necessary. This happened on my private ship. I can handle it." Chen Yan refused directly.

"You..." Jin Ze was speechless for a moment.

"Sir, there is actually no need to interrogate them. We have already asked them and they have confessed their crimes. We just need to hand them over to the local government office and recover the silver." The sergeant on the side suddenly said.

"Confessed? What did they say?" Chen Yan was surprised.

The sergeant quickly took out the confession that had been signed long ago and presented it respectfully.

Chen Yan took it and unfolded it to look at it carefully.

After a moment, he showed a look of shock and anger, and looked up at Jin Ze: "Master Jin, how do you explain this matter!"

Jin Ze felt uneasy and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Chen Yan said angrily: "Look for yourself!"

As he said this, he turned the written side of the confession toIt unfolded in the direction of Jin Ze.

Jin Ze and others looked at it carefully, and all of them changed color!

The confession said that the two of them went to the ship to steal silver under Jin Ze's order, and the stolen 5,000 taels of silver had been handed over to Jin Ze to take away!

"False accusation! Absolutely not!"

"Who is this official? How could I do such a thing!"

"Besides, this official has always been honest and upright, how could I be greedy for your silver!"

Jin Ze said angrily in a trembling voice.

Chen Yan had expected him to say this, and said decisively: "So, they are lying? Well! Miss Xueyan, the matter is of great importance. We can't go north for the time being. I will immediately take these two back to Qingshan County and try them carefully to see why they want to frame Lord Jin!"

As he said, he was about to get on the ship.

"Wait! County Magistrate Chen, can you let me confront them first?" Jin Ze was startled and said quickly.

Are you kidding!

If Chen Yan takes them away, it will be terrible!

"Why do two thieves who framed you need to confront each other? I believe they must have framed you, so I will give you justice." Chen Yan said as he winked and hurriedly boarded the ship.

Xueyan was still confused at this moment and couldn't help but follow.

Jin Ze and others wanted to follow, but the soldier blocked the gangway: "My lords, this is a private ship, please don't make things difficult for me."

Everyone had no choice but to return to the cargo ship.

When they arrived in Jin Ze's cabin, Zeng Hong said anxiously: "My lord, what should we do now?"

Jin Ze said with a gloomy face: "We must rescue the people!"

A person next to him said worriedly: "But what can we do now? We can't forcibly rob people, right?"

Everyone was struggling with no idea, when suddenly there was a commotion outside.

A few people were startled and went out to see that the small building ship had set sail first, ignoring the cargo ship behind it, and sailed away.

"Quick! Catch up!" Jin Ze was shocked and shouted hurriedly.

We must not let Chen Yan really take the people away, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!

On the small building boat, Xueyan stared at the boat behind her getting farther and farther away, and said in a lost voice: "My lord! How can you really abandon the cargo ship?"

Chen Yan asked someone to bring out a lounge chair, and lay on it comfortably, saying lazily: "Don't worry, just tease them, anyway, we should fight those river pirates."

Xueyan was anxious: "But if they ignore us and go to find the cargo ship behind..."

Chen Yan said leisurely: "I have left people around the cargo ship to watch over it, and your people are all there, nothing will happen. Besides, I have thrown such a delicious bait, those river pirates will definitely find me, a corrupt official who spends money without limit, haha!"

Xueyan was stunned: "What? How do they know that you are... Oh! Could it be..."