Capítulo 1749: Chapter 1749: County Magistrate
Long Rui and Xuexue stood on the rooftop, never dreaming that Hu’s Bay’s county magistrate was actually a bandit, and knew martial arts; otherwise, their barely audible noise earlier would definitely not have been noticed by an ordinary person.
They lay on the rooftop, reaching out to gently lift a roof tile and continued their observation…
“Third Brother, tell Big Brother, are you going to release Second Brother or not?”
“Of course, I’ll release him, but now is not the ti. Big Brother, can’t you trust Third Brother? We three brothers are as close as siblings; I would never harm Second Brother. Rest assured, he’s safe with ! After a while, I’ll find a way to let him go.”
“Trust you? It was precisely my trust in you that led Second Brother into this prison disaster. Cai Wenxuan, today I lay it down right here. If anything happens to Second Brother, this official position will be over, and you can forget any notion of climbing the ranks or making a fortune.”
“Big Brother, am I truly so worthless in your eyes? Am I just a person who disregards brotherhood and only cares about personal gain?”
“Hmph!”
“Right now, we really can’t release Second Brother. If we do, there’s no way to explain to the people of Hu’s Bay.”
“Ah hahaha…!” Suddenly, the sharp-faced man burst into laughter, speaking between laughs: “It’s absolutely ridiculous, you’re a bandit, what are you explaining to people?”
“Since Third Brother is in this position, he has to put up appearances.” The county magistrate said helplessly.
Ever since becoming the county magistrate, he has lived in constant fear, worrying that one day the truth would co out, and the people would discover that he was actually a bandit leader.
“I don’t care about your trivial matters; I only care about Second Brother’s life. If he dies, I definitely won’t let you off.”
The county magistrate thought for a mont and said, “Big Brother, give ten days. Within ten days, I’ll definitely get Second Brother out. Will that be acceptable?”
“Ten days?”
“That’s right.”
“Alright, after ten days, if Second Brother hasn’t returned to the mountain stronghold, don’t bla for disregarding brotherly loyalty.” With that, he drew a dagger from his thigh and stabbed it fiercely into the table, then turned and strode out.
Watching his back, the county magistrate’s face turned dark, feeling as if he were being strangled, constrained in everything he did. Big Brother and Second Brother had beco stumbling blocks to him, and he feared day and night that the truth would co out. Transitioning from a county magistrate to a bandit—it would be the biggest joke in the world, wouldn’t it?
He certainly didn’t want to end up becoming a laughingstock.
But now, even though he had captured Second Brother, he couldn’t kill him, because Big Brother was watching him intently. If he killed Second Brother, Big Brother wouldn’t let him off, and in a fit of rage, might reveal his secret—it would be a disaster!
“Bang…!”
With this thought, Cai Wenxuan was filled with anger, smashing a table with one punch. Anyone witnessing this would surely be astonished that the normally gentle county magistrate had such strength to shatter a table with a single blow.
Looking at the broken wood on the ground, Cai Wenxuan finally cald down a bit.
Indeed, it was maddening for a county magistrate to be held in check by a bandit, controlled in everything he does—his anger was inevitable.
The more Cai Wenxuan thought about it, the angrier he beca, thinking he must find a way to eliminate these two to eradicate future troubles. Only then could he secure his position as a county magistrate for good.
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