Chen Yuan's gaze moved lightly, his fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and he looked at Tie Qinghua kneeling on the ground to seek shelter, but he was thinking in his heart, whether Tie Qinghua had guessed that Tie Xuan's death had something to do with him.

In his heart, he connected the details of that time and the present, and there was indeed no grudge between him and Tie Xuan on the surface, nor was there any conflict of interest.

So...

Chen Yuan stood up and helped Tie Qinghua up, and said softly:

"For the sake of Brother Tie's face, I will protect the Tie family!"

"Thank you, sir..."

Tie Qinghua showed a relaxed smile.

With the protection of this Chen Zhutou, the Tie family will definitely be worry-free.

She was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"However, fifty taels of silver is too little, one hundred taels." Chen Yuan stretched out a finger.

Tie Qinghua was a little hesitant, one hundred taels of silver really exceeded her budget, with the current situation of the Tie family, she couldn't take out so much silver to supply Chen Yuan every month.

But looking at Chen Yuan's irrefutable appearance, Tie Qinghua didn't dare to refute, so she had to bow her head and say:

"If the adult says one hundred taels, then one hundred taels!"

But she was thinking about how to make the Tie family's business bigger, and she also saw something about Chen Yuan's character, he was definitely the kind of person who was more shady and cold, and he couldn't be disobeyed.

Chen Yuan held one hand, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly:

"Don't worry, with me, the Tie family doesn't say that it can dominate the south of the city, but it can definitely get a big share, the Wang family you said is good, and the foundation of his family will be handed over to you to control in the future."

He didn't have the time to do it, he just sat and waited to collect the money.

In this way, he really has a lot of power in Ping'an County from now on, and his monthly silver is no less than that of Li Mingqi, of course, if Li Mingqi has other sources in his hands, it will be another matter.

Tie Qinghua was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, this Chen Zhutou was afraid that he was going to use the Wang family to open the knife, she arched her hands and clenched her fists, bowed slightly, and said:

"Thank you, my lord, Qinghua will take care of these businesses for adults in the future."

......

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Following

Early morning.

Not to Chen Yuan's expectations, sure enough, several forces in the city joined forces to go to the county office, hoping that the county government could make decisions for them, and their goods were robbed in Ping'an County, so they would naturally rush to the county government to report to the official.

Otherwise, wouldn't their annual filial piety be given in vain?

If it is one, maybe the county government will ignore it, but there are six caravans, worth nearly a thousand taels, and no one can ignore it.

Some families may even decline as a result of such a raid.

And the county lieutenant Li Mingqi and the county commander Wu Qingfeng were also the first to summon Chen Yuan, who was responsible for arresting the thieves, to the county office.

When Chen Yuan walked in with a calm face, the heads of the six families looked up and down on Chen Yuan's body, and some doubted that such a young head catcher could kill those horse bandits who killed people without blinking.

Tie Qinghua's eyes did not squint, and immediately moved away after meeting Chen Yuan's gaze.

Before Chen Yuan let her be exposed, Tie Qinghua really didn't have that guts.

"I've seen two adults."

Looking at the county magistrate Wu Qingfeng and the county lieutenant Li Mingqi sitting at the top, Chen Yuan looked at eye level and bowed slightly.

"Chen Yuan, how did you act as a head catcher? You don't even know that such an evil thing has happened in the county? Wu Qingfeng's tone was a little cold.

didn't come up and scolded, otherwise it would seem to be a loss of identity.

"Lord Hui, at the beginning of his tenure, he really didn't know much about the county..."Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

"So what have you been doing these days?" Wu Qingfeng stared at Chen Yuan and sneered a little.

"Ordered to track down the traces of the Immortal Sect thieves."

Chen Yuan said.

"On whose orders?"

Li Mingqi frowned and coughed lightly:

"On the orders of this official, Chen Zhutou has been investigating for the past few days, and he doesn't even have time to rest, how can he know what happened outside the county the day before yesterday?"

"Wu County Order, don't be too harsh."

Wu Qingfeng squinted and smiled:

"I see, Chen Zhutou must have found something after such a waste of sleep and food."

Chen Yuan's face remained unchanged, and he nodded directly:

"There are some traces, but they can't be known for sure."

Wu Qingfeng's eyes were stunned, and then he said:

"Since this is the case, then the official is waiting to hear the good news from Chen Zhutou."

Li Mingqi coughed lightly twice:

"Wu County Order, today is not the time to talk about the Demon Sect of Wusheng."

"A few people told Chen Zhutou the original story, and the county government will definitely do its best to track down the traces of that group of horse bandits..."Wu Qingfeng didn't care, smiled, and looked at the few people sitting below.

Then he stood up and left the lobby with a few entourage scribes, leaving only Li Mingqi alone to support the scene.

Li Mingqi, who was left, looked at Wu Qingfeng's departing back and snorted a few times, of course he knew what Wu Qingfeng was planning, leaving all these burdens to him, and he was fine.

But he can't say anything more, because according to his duties, as a county lieutenant, this is indeed his responsibility.

Chen Yuan raised his head, his eyes moved lightly, revealing a smile, and then walked to Li Mingqi's side and whispered a few words, making the corners of Li Mingqi's mouth slightly hooked silently.

secretly said in his heart that Chen Yuan was a talent.

The heads of the few families left behind glanced at each other, completely puzzled by what Chen Yuan was communicating, but had some bad premonitions.

"Let's talk about it, let Chen Zhutou listen to it." Li Mingqi said lightly.

As soon as his words fell, he stood a middle-aged man with a rich body, arched his hand at Chen Yuan and said:

"Chen Zhutou, I'll wait for ......"

After listening to the narration, Chen Yuan was slightly surprised and said:

"How many of you think it was done by the gang of horse bandits who roamed around Ping'an County?"

"I'm afraid no one will dare touch our stuff except them," someone chimed in.

"Yes, I heard that these horse bandits are all evil, and they are from other state capitals, I thought they were passing by, but I didn't expect to dare to do it!"

"Chen Zhutou, I hope that the yamen will act quickly to exterminate these thieves and return me to peace and tranquility in Ping'an County." Someone shouted.

Chen Yuan glanced at him:

"Do you know where they are now? There are a lot of mountains in Ping'an County, and these horse bandits are hidden everywhere, and they are not so easy to find. ”

The man was silent.

"Chen Zhutou, these are not things we worry about, they should be matters that the yamen cares about, and I only care about my goods in the next place, so can I come back?"

Someone said in a condensed voice.

"In this case, then you go back and wait for the notice, and they will tell you when they are destroyed."

Chen Yuan let out a lazy breath, seemingly a little sleepy, but more perfunctory.

"Chen Zhutou, what do you mean by this?"

"Is this how the county government treats horse bandits?"

Seeing this scene, some people were a little angry.

Chen Yuan's eyes froze, and he picked up the long knife in his hand.