In Qian's room, the Qian Warden was still hesitating, until his henchman's clerk reminded him and asked if he wanted to hold the lamp, he woke up to the fact that it was already twilight, and the room had already become dark.

If it was a normal time, he should have gone back more than an hour ago.

Some of them waved their hands in disbelief, and the Qian Warden went straight to the outside of the house, and in the hazy night, the two lanterns hanging under the eaves of the porch were dazzlingly red. He tilted his head slightly, looking at the stars above the canopy, two fiery red lights jumping in a pair of bloodshot pupils.

"Let's go, let's go to the house."

The hoarse voice was like a night owl whispering, startling a henchman, but fortunately, it was not late at night, and nothing evil would happen------

The clerk led the way with a lantern in front, and the clerk followed without saying a word, and no one could know what he was thinking at the moment. The two of them went one after the other, and soon came to the edge of the house, in front of a locked door.

The Qian Warden took out the key on his waist and opened the room where the county's accounts were kept------

Coming out of the house was the Ring Stone Workshop, and it was already night, so there was usually no one in the hall, but today was clearly something extraordinary.

Through the light under the eaves of the hallway, Qian Dianguan vaguely saw two figures disappearing around the corner, it seemed that they should be going to the back of the office------ there was a hall behind the hall, but it was for the county lord, and others generally did not go there.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, the Qian Warden could still guess that one of the two should be Master Xiaorong.

He hurriedly handed over the stack of account books in his hand to the scrivener, and commanded in a low voice: "You first take these back and hand them over to my wife, and then go home by yourself, and leave me alone." ”

Officials have official offices, and officials have officials' houses. But as long as they have been in the county government for a few years, the officials who have a certain status usually do not live in the small bureaucratic house. They generally have their own residences around the county office.

After simply dropping the sentence, the Qian warden didn't even use the lantern, so he felt the darkness and tiptoed to follow the two people in front of him.

The two men were not walking fast, pacing slowly, talking softly as they went. He quietly stuck behind the two of them, and when he listened attentively, he heard that the person who spoke was Master Xiaorong.

"Xiao Zhu, I have already done the things that Mr. explained, can this money pawn really be reliable?"

"Hehe, senior brother, don't worry, Mr. is like a god, and his vision of seeing people is definitely not bad!"

Zhu Zhendong said: "Although I have some old grudges with the surnamed Qian, I know a little bit about him, this person is not a good person!" The most important thing is that he and Zhang Fu are incompatible, last time I also accidentally touched his moldy head, and after inquiring, I learned that he was trained by Zhang Sihu that day, which caused his heart to be too hot, and he bit ------ when he saw people."

"That's just as well." Xiao Rong nodded and asked, "Did Mr. say that if the Qian Warden resolutely refuses to make a move, what should he do?" ”

"Isn't that easy? Money is moving, there are more people who want to be officials, and there is only one seat, is there more! Especially in this house, there is plenty of oil and water, and the power is monopolized, which is not comparable to the mere warden, who eats meat and drinks soup, does it need to be said? Just said that in front of our adults, the priest can watch the seat, and the pawn is only worthy of standing------" Xiao Zhu snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Mr. also said, if his surname Qian doesn't know how to lift, we can change someone!" ”

Mr? Brother?

In the dark, Warden Qian frowned deeply, and intuitively felt that things were not simple.

It turns out that this Master Xiaorong is not the one who controls the current situation, there are other people who are really laying out the situation and stirring up the situation! It's the "gentleman" they call it!

In the entire county office, there are few people who can be called Mr., and even Master Xiaorong has to call him Mr., who else is there besides that person?

Thinking of this, he only felt chills all over his body, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble slightly. It was a feeling of fear that came from the depths of my heart and suddenly came over my heart------

The three of them turned around, and after a while, they had come to the doorway of the Master's Courtyard, and then the Qian Warden quietly pulled back, turned around the corner, and left quickly.

Here, after entering the Master's Courtyard, Rong Rong glanced back behind him and asked puzzledly: "Xiao Zhu, why does Mr. want to do this and let us play such a drama against him?" Besides, doesn't this expose him too? ”

"Mr. said, Qian Warden is a person who can't make up his mind for a long time, if he doesn't inject such a booster, he is afraid that it will drag on for a long time------ now the summer tax is about to be levied, and it is not important for the household to be a priest, but there must be a person who is familiar with the regulations to stand up, and the Luo Dianguan of the grain department ------is not very reliable."

Xiao Rong let out an "oh", and then asked, "What is a heart booster?" ”

"Mr. didn't say ------"

Xiao Zhu saw that he looked suspicious, as if he thought he was hiding his secrets, and hurriedly explained: "Mr. really didn't say it------ senior brother, didn't you tell me, can't you pretend to understand if you don't understand, and if you don't understand, you have to ask?" This hurts me------" said and threw a resentful little look at Xiao Rong, touched his hips depressedly and said, "At that time, I just asked one more question, but Mr. kicked me!" ”

“------”

Xiao Rong was a little stunned when he heard this, and when he came back to his senses, he just patted his right shoulder with a solemn face, and then turned around and left silently, leaving Xiao Zhu alone in the wind------

Is this an apology? Or are you telling me that this is the attitude of learning from my husband?

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This night, the money warden had insomnia.

He lay on the bed, his mind replaying the scenes of the day like a movie.

Xiao Rong's angry expression when he left Qian Kefang's room, and the completely different side he showed at night; Xiao Zhu has a "sir" on the left and a "Mr. said" on the right; Xu Jie's meaningful smile when he left------

Thinking of this, Li Qian's harmless smile unconsciously surfaced in his mind, no matter how you look at it, there is a knife hidden in the smile, a living "smiling tiger------", and then compared with Zhang Fu's gloomy face when facing him, Qian Dianguan suddenly felt that Li Qian's face looked more comfortable------

In the darkness he got up from the bed, and without disturbing his sleeping lady, he came to the table lightly, took the torch and lit a candle. The light instantly drove away the darkness and filled the room.

Looking at the thick stack of ledgers on the table, the money warden suddenly remembered a common saying.

Wealth ------ seek danger!

There was a faint sound of drums outside, listening to the sound, it was already the third watch at this moment.

Qian Warden didn't plan to sleep tonight, he began to follow the "stupid method" that Xiao Rong had personally told him during the day, and extracted those very cumbersome and extremely scattered purchase records from the accounts one by one, and then summarized them------

Syllable------

The burning candle on the table burst into a dazzling spark, and the candle flame became a little brighter again, shining on his face with a few wrinkles, witnessing a rather perfect face-changing process.

In the candlelight, his face changed from solemn at first to euphoria, then from euphoria to ecstasy, and from ecstasy to unease, but soon it quickly changed to firmness, and resoluteness------

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When arranging the government the next day, Wang Zhixian found that Qian Dianguan was absent from work.

He is a very confused county lord, the whole thing is planned by Li Qian and others, and there are not many links he can know, so when he Xiaorong told him that there will be results today, he was very happy, and the results were ------

This surnamed Qian didn't come!

Wang Zhixian couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, although Xiao Rong had been reassuring him to relax, things had fallen into place, and he was waiting patiently for the result. He was still apprehensive, even a little restless, and didn't know how to vent such emotions, so he had to pace back and forth in the signing room, but his heart was high------

In order to get the exact news faster, and not very worried about the other people in the county office, Wang Zhixian sent Xiao Zhu to the concierge early. But until the third o'clock in the morning, when there was still no news from the gatehouse, Wang Zhixian finally couldn't help it.

"Master Rong------"

"Dong Weng Mo ------"

Xiao Rong was a little helpless, and when he was about to persuade again, Wang Zhixian asked with a worried face: "You say------ this money warden, will he fall to the house and reveal the news that we have found out the accounts?" If Zhang Fu learns about this, I am afraid that he will try his best to smooth out the accounts------ what this county is even more worried about is that if he finds that he can't erase all traces and is determined to fight with this county, what should we do? ”

"Dong Ong ------"

"Why did the master teach me?"

"Uh------ I mean, don't worry about this, don't worry about this, it's impossible for the money warden to fall to the house!"

"But the county still feels a little uneasy------

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At this moment, Zhu Zhendong's voice came from under the corridor. The tone of the voice was unusual, and when I didn't see anyone, I heard it first, but it made a stone hanging in the hearts of the two people in the house fall to the ground.

"Your Excellency!"

"Come on, is the money warden here?" It was naturally Wang Zhixian who was in a hurry to ask, but in front of his subordinates, he still had to try his best to pretend to be unhurried and calm, so he sat straight back to his position.

"Yes------"

Xiao Zhu had just answered, and he had already let him cut off the conversation, and asked directly, "How is his face?" ”

"The face doesn't look very good------ haggard with paleness, the dark circles under the eyes are also very heavy, and the eyes are like rabbits, it seems that he didn't sleep well last night------" Xiao Zhu scratched his head, stroked his chest with one hand, and calmed down the heart that was driven by the violent running a little------- just as the old man's heart sank, he gasped and said: "But his steps are extremely fast, and he doesn't enter the sixth room, it seems that he is coming to our back office!" ”

Call------

Wang Zhi County Magistrate let out a sigh of relief, couldn't help but glared at Xiao Zhu with disgust, and then when he looked at Xiao Rong again, his face had already changed to a calm and determined smile.

"Sir is really a man of God!"