In the midst of cranky thoughts, it's night.

Li Zhen was already exhausted after the turmoil, and he slept extremely deeply.

In the dream, Zhang Zhi came as promised.

"Why are you unhappy?"

Zhang Zhi asked with a smile.

"I escaped a catastrophe of life and death."

"Huh?"

"More than 20 men and horses died for me."

"What?"

Zhang Zhi became nervous, looked Li Zhen up and down, and said eagerly: "What's wrong?" Are you alright? ”

Li Zhen told the matter of Yanziji. The mentality that had been calmed down collapsed again, and when I saw Zhang Zhi, I couldn't hide the true emotions in my heart. In the dream, he howled and cried again.

"They all died for me."

Zhang Zhi's eyes were red, and he could imagine the tragedy of Yanziji from Li Zhen's trembling words.

"And what do you do now?"

"I didn't know what I was going to do, I didn't dare to go into Golden Harvest at that time. After coming to Huangpu County, I didn't even dare to report to the official, I felt like I was so guilty. ”

Li Zhen had some self-hatred and gritted his teeth.

Zhang Zhi thought for a while and comforted: "You are right to do this." According to what you said, I can feel that in 10,000 years, corruption should be very serious in your place. It is not impossible for officials to protect each other. If it is really an official bandit as your teacher Wang said, if you dare to report to the official, you may be throwing yourself into the net. Listen to me, don't leave the hotel now, just stay in the hotel every day, wait for the exam, leave after the exam, and don't stay in Huangpu County. ”

"Could it be that they can really kill Huangpu County?"

"Just in case. If I were a horse thief in Swallow Rock, something happened and so many horse thieves died, and one ran away. I'm sure I'm not going to give up. If I really have the backstage of the Jiahe County government, I will definitely block the road to Huangpu first, and block the road to Hangcheng County, blocking both ends. ”

Li Zhen was scared for a while when he heard this, but fortunately he didn't stay after escaping Yanziji, he didn't stay in Jiahe County, and he didn't stay along the way. Those who are in the dust will come to Huangpu County.

If it is really as Zhi said, the horse thieves of Yanziji will chase after them, and if they dare to stay, they will most likely catch up.

"If it is not blocked, then I may enter Huangpu County and wait for you near the official mansion. Or simply go into the government and wait for you to report to the official. If...... I really have the backstage of Golden Harvest County, and I can do it. You are just a student, you are a small person, and no one cares about your life or death. ”

Li Zhen's heart trembled for a while, he never thought that this world would be so dark, and he never thought that human nature would be so dark. I have never been out of Hangcheng County, but this time, I saw the blood and tears on the rivers and lakes.

It's also a sense of powerlessness, and his hatred for the swallow rock horse thief is not a star, but now don't talk about revenge. even had to face a chase and killing, and he didn't even dare to report to the official, or even dare to go out.

"I ...... Should I write a letter back to my hometown in Hangcheng County and inform the people of Hangcheng County of this bad news? ”

Li Zhen asked.

Zhang Zhi thought for a while, and said, "No." Just in case, you can't leave the residence right now. You have to wait until the day of the exam to go out. After the exam, I left immediately. You said...... Liu Quan left you 10,000 coins? ”

"Yes, he has 10,000 coins in his bag. I have four thousand five on me. This is the cost of the exam. ”

"But I've heard that it seems that exams cost money? So where is the money spent? ”

Li Zhen slapped his forehead: "I forgot!" When I got my test number today, I forgot to teach the seat fee. ”

"What? What is the seat fee? ”

"When I came, the teacher did all this, and the teacher said that the reason why the exam costs money is the seat fee. The seat fee is 1,000 yuan in total, and the money is taught to the examination room. It is mainly to provide venue fees, room and board fees for the exam, a total of 1,000 yuan, and the price is clearly marked. ”

Zhang Zhi said in surprise: "Do you still have to charge a seat fee for the exam? ”

"yes. The seat fee is the big head, and there are small heads scattered around. When you enter the examination room, you have to find someone to cover the 'passing fee'."

"What is a Passage Fee?"

"Before the exam, in order to verify your identity, make sure that you are who you are. There will be a special person who will review you when you enter the exam room. It's a waste of time, I heard that some candidates didn't pay the pass fee, and they delayed the time of the exam in the identification of their identity, and some people deliberately made it difficult. During the exam, there will be random checks on you from time to time, which will affect your exam. Therefore, it is necessary to pay a passage fee to some of the people who are responsible for this.

The merchants in charge of this area are all extremely powerful people in the main city. After you pay them, they will send you a certificate to help you reassure the exam room that you are okay. The passage fee is mainly the cost of the guarantee. It's okay not to pay it, but it will be very troublesome, and someone will deliberately influence you and make it difficult for you. If you hand it over, you won't have these troubles. ”

Zhang Zhi was dumbfounded and muttered, "In 10,000 years...... You people there are blind to making money. I have to pay so much money for the college entrance examination, isn't this nonsense? ”

Li Zhen smiled bitterly: "It's good to get used to it." It's not just the exam room, there are more of these kinds of fees everywhere. ”

Returning to the topic, Zhang Zhifeng changed his words and said: "By the way, your top priority now is to ensure your own safety. Since Liu Quan left you money, you have to use the money to ensure your safety. I suspect that even if the horse thief were to come after you, he would not dare to come with great fanfare. They know that you are only one person, and they are weak, and they will definitely think that just a few of them will take you away. ”

"Then I...... How? ”

"Bodyguards, please."

“……”

Getting up in the early hours of the morning, Li Zhen walked out of his room after getting dressed neatly. In the wee hours of the morning, everyone was still asleep, and there was no one in the whole hotel, so the owner was stuck at the counter in a daze.

'Knock knock'

Li Zhen lightly buttoned the wooden cabinet.

The boss woke up and said in a daze, "Do you live in the hotel?" ”

Li Zhen walked into the counter, and the boss sobered up on the spot and looked at Li Zhen vigilantly: "What are you going to do?" Get out. ”

"Excuse me, inquire about something."

As he spoke, he slapped a hundred coins on the table.

Seeing the money, the innkeeper relaxed his vigilance and said with a smile: "I know everything." ”

"Are you a local here?"

"That's not blowing, my family goes back three generations, all of them are local residents in Huangpu County. Other houses are rented houses, but my hotel's hotel is the foundation of my family's homestead. I grew up in Huangpu County, and I know it by heart. ”

"I'll inquire about ......"

Li Zhen's voice was lowered: "Do you know that near Huangpu County, there is a kind of person who is very capable of fighting, and has a black heart and a poisonous hand when he starts?" ”

The boss gasped, quickly stood up and looked left and right, and after seeing that there was no one, he lowered his voice and said, "This question is worth the money...... Who are you going to kill? ”

Li Zhen saw the boss's reaction like this, and sighed in his heart, wondering if this should be a black store, right?