"To the Lord of the City, I am... I am just following orders..."
"On orders? Whose orders are you on?"
"Yes... it's Commander-in-Chief Xue. This... these are all his orders!"
"So, Mr. Xue ordered you to oppress the people?"
"Ah!?" When Wandong said this, Mr. Hu screamed out in shock. If Xue Dongfeng heard this, it would be strange not to skin him.
Such things as oppressing the common people are unspeakable. Counting all the corrupt officials throughout the ages, which one is not scraping the land while desperately trying to gain a reputation for being honest and upright? On the surface, it seems that they want to be a concubine and build a chastity memorial for themselves, but in fact, they are so 'tired' just to give an explanation to their superiors. Otherwise, those corrupt officials, all of them openly and openly shouting that they want to extract money and bully the people, then it is not them who have ugly faces, but the emperor!
"Lord City Lord, this... This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Xue. It's all about the little one... The little one is obsessed with it, the little one is guilty, the little one is guilty..."
If this dirty water were poured on Xue Dongfeng's head, not only would the person named Hu die, but his family would also not end well. Everything is taken care of, maybe Xue Dongfeng can give him a guarantee, and if he doesn't become an official, he can go home and become a rich man.
"Wow! Mr. Hu is so righteous and will never bring trouble to the summit. I admire you! Since Mr. Xue didn't order you to oppress the people, then you are the one seeking death yourself! Come on, drag him out and chop him up!"
"Ah!? City Lord, have mercy on me, City Lord, have mercy on me!" Mr. Hu still thought of things simply. He didn't expect that although Wan Dong was young, he was decisive in killing. He actually wanted to kill him and not give Xue Dongfeng any chance. A chance to intercede for him. How is this possible? Mr. Hu's face turned pale at that time, and his head banged, as if he didn't know the pain at all.
"You oppress the people and act like a bully, but you still have the nerve to ask me to spare your life? Okay! Then give me a valid reason!"
"Lord City Lord, little one..." The bully came to the head of the City Lord's eldest brother, and he was even caught by the City Lord. Not to mention that Mr. Hu only has one head, even if he is covered with heads, what excuse can he come up with? Come
At this moment, seeing Wandong's cold eyes and murderous intent, he felt that the blood all over his body was freezing.
Wan Dong chuckled lightly and said, "Let's do this. This city lord will give you another chance. Are you following Xue Dongfeng's order when you come here?"
"Ah? This..." After hearing what Wandong said, Mr. Hu's heart suddenly moved, and his mind suddenly became alive.
Mr. Hu is a smart man, but he was just frightened. At this time, I sent Wan Dong's words back to me and thought about it several times, and I immediately got a taste of it. The new city lord seemed not very happy with Xue Dongfeng.
what to do? Should he surrender to the new city lord or give his life to Xue Dongfeng? Pooh! Xue Dongfeng is not my biological father, and he has never raised me for a day. Why should I give my life to him? Grandma, wealth can be found in danger. Perhaps this is the turning point in my life, Hu Gui!
Hu Gui's mind wandered several times. Instead of dying right away, it was better to give it a try!
"To the Lord of the City, I remember, I just followed Lord Xue's order, there is nothing wrong with it!"
A smile appeared on Wandong's face, he nodded slightly and said, "I'm just telling you! How can you, a small commander, get such courage? After all, you are also acting under orders, and you have no choice but to do so. Today, the Lord of this city will I’ll give you a break! However, you have to pay me the price for the things you damaged, no less!”
"This is nature, this is nature!" Hu Gui breathed a sigh of relief when Wandong said this. As for losing money, it’s not a problem at all! Hu Gui hurriedly took out all the money he had, and even searched his subordinates with beatings and scoldings. Finally, he broke a large bag of banknotes into pieces and handed them to Zhu Cai with both hands.
Zhu Cai took a look and realized that with all the money, he could build a new inn.
"Brother, since they are the ones who compensate you, just accept it!" Seeing Zhu Cai's hesitation, Wandong opened his mouth and said.
"Yes, yes, it's all the young people who are blind and offend the eldest master. Please don't take offense, eldest master!" Hu Gui also said to Zhu Cai with a smile on his face. With that look, he just wished he could kneel down and lick Zhu Cai. The toes are good.
The normally dignified official turned into a lapdog, flattering and flattering him in every possible way. Zhu Cai was obviously not used to it. However, he still listened to Wandong's words and collected the silver.
"Hmph... Mr. Hu?"
"Goodbye, farewell, city lord, how can I bear the responsibility of calling you this? My surname is Hu and my name is Gui. You... just call me Hu Gui."
Wan Dong nodded and said, "Hu Gui! Send someone to call Xue Dongfeng immediately, tell him that I am waiting for him at the City Lord's Mansion, and ask him to come see me as soon as possible!"
"Lord City Lord, you... do you want to..." Seeing Wandong's unkind expression, Hu Gui felt very nervous.
"Hu Gui, you seem to have a lot of problems."
"No... no, no! Send someone right now, send someone right now!" Wandong's eyes were as cold as ice, almost freezing Hu Gui's whole body to death. How dare you ask nonsense again? He quickly ordered someone to invite Xue Dongfeng.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Cai, Wandong took Hu Gui and went straight to the city lord's mansion.
"What? The new city lord has arrived?" Xue Dongfeng was really surprised when he received the message.
The officers and soldiers who came to invite him nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes! The Lord of the City has an order, please go to the Lord of the City to see him immediately!"
"You want me to see him, right away? Hahaha... It seems that this kid really thinks of himself as the Lord of Divine Thunder City. Okay! I'll go see him right away, and I also want to let him know by the way, even though he is City Lord, he may not have the final say in this Divine Thunder City!"
Xue Dongfeng deliberately wanted to give Wandong a blow, and when he roared out, dozens of people immediately rushed in. They were all Xue Dongfeng's personal guards. They were all masters and rushed straight to the city lord's mansion. People who don't know, might think that Xue Dongfeng is preparing to attack the city lord's mansion!
At the same time, in the city lord's palace, Hu Gui carefully waited beside Wan Dong, not even daring to be distracted.
He could finally see that although the new city lord was young, he was definitely a master, and he was the kind of master who couldn't afford to offend!
"Hu Gui, what are you searching for today?"
Wan Dong suddenly asked casually, his eyes not falling on Hu Gui, but Hu Gui still felt a kind of pressure that was almost unbearable.
Under this heavy pressure, how could Hu Gui dare to tell lies? He said matter-of-factly, "Miss Chu suddenly disappeared. I followed Xue Dongfeng's order to search in the east of the city!"
Wandong nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied that Hu Guineng could tell the truth. When Hu Gui saw it, a lot of the pressure on his body was immediately relieved.
"Besides you, are there other people searching?"
Wandong's nod was like an encouragement to Hu Gui, and Hu Gui replied without thinking, "Yes! Because Xue Dongfeng asked us to search every house, not letting go of an inch, so it requires a lot of manpower." It’s very troublesome. Besides me, there are several people searching in the east of the city. In addition, I have a brother who was sent to the west of the city.”
"The ghost imperial army appeared in the south of the city last night. Today they are searching the east and west of the city. That means that tonight it is the turn of the north of the city..."
"Huh? Mr. Landlord, what did you say? I didn't hear clearly."
Wan Dong smiled and said, "It's nothing! Hu Gui, I want to give you a great opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but I don't know if you have the guts to do it!"
"Of course! Just ask the city lord!" Hu Gui said happily.
Wandong said, "Tonight, I want you to lead your troops and ambush them secretly in the north of the city. Once you find anyone from the Ghost Imperial Army, kill them immediately!"
"Ghost Imperial Army?!" Hu Gui obviously didn't expect that the opportunity for meritorious service that Wan Dong mentioned would be to ambush the Phantom Imperial Army, and his eyes widened in shock.
Wan Dong glanced at him and asked lightly, "What, are you afraid?"
Hu Gui's expression immediately became awkward and he said, "I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid. I have 10,000 troops under my command! It's just that the ghost forbidden army comes and goes without a trace and behaves strangely. How did the city lord know that the ghost forbidden army will appear tonight?" North of the city?”
"Don't worry about it! Just do what I say!"
Hu Gui nodded heavily and said loudly, "Don't worry, City Lord, Hu Gui will do his best!"
Hu Gui also saw that Wandong was not the kind of soft-spoken master who could get things done with just a few words of flattery. If he wanted to be a reliable errand in front of him, he had to have something real. It seemed that, It's impossible not to fight a tough battle.
"Okay! Go and greet Mr. Xue, he has already arrived!"
"Are you here?" Hu Gui was slightly startled. One of his officers and soldiers suddenly walked in quickly.
"For your information, Lord City Lord, Xue Dongfeng and his guards are walking towards here and should arrive soon."
When Hu Gui heard this, he immediately looked towards Wandong with horror on his face. Listening to what the officers and soldiers meant, Xue Dongfeng hadn't arrived at the city lord's mansion yet, but Wandong was sitting here, but he already knew what kind of magical power this was? It's like having eyes from the sky.
Wandong smiled at Hu Gui and said, "Go!"
Hu Gui responded quickly, bowed and took three steps back, then turned around and walked quickly towards the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Eh? Master Xue, those seem to be Hu Gui's men!"
The City Lord's Mansion at this time is no longer comparable to before. Hu Gui had already ordered the people to be closely guarded on three levels inside and three outside. There is a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, which is very strict. A guard next to Xue Dongfeng had sharp eyes and whispered in Xue Dongfeng's ear.
"Hu Gui's men?" Xue Dongfeng was also slightly surprised, obviously not understanding, when did Hu Gui and Xu Yaoting get together
"Stop!" As soon as Xue Dongfeng and others approached, someone rushed out and shouted.
"Wei Tong, are you blind or crazy? How dare you block Lord Xue's way!?" It was the sharp-eyed guard who pointed at Wei Tong's nose and cursed. (To be continued)