Capítulo 1751: Chapter 1751: Putting on a Show
The entrance of the County Yan was facing the street, bustling with commoners and small vendors.
Xuexue, seeing the county magistrate trying to backtrack, was displeased and deliberately shouted loudly, “What’s going on with the County Yan of Hu’s Bay? Are you bullying us because we’re outsiders? The notice clearly said there’s a bounty for capturing the horse bandits. We’ve caught them, but now the county magistrate denies it.”
Xuexue’s shouting at the Yan’s entrance had already caught the people’s attention; pedestrians on the street gathered around.
Seeing the crowd, Xuexue simply addressed them, “Everyone, give us your judgnt, is what the county magistrate is doing right or wrong?”
In the crowd, so people who had been saved by Xuexue and her companions at The First Tower Under Heaven the day before stepped forward and asked, “Miss, what’s going on? Has the county magistrate not given you the reward for catching the horse bandits?”
Yesterday, Long Rui and his group’s heroic deed at The First Tower Under Heaven had spread throughout Hu’s Bay.
Everyone knew that three horse bandits had been captured by them and were held at the County Yan.
Seeing allies arriving, Xuexue’s eyes lit up, and she quickly said, “Not yet! Yesterday he said he’d give it to us today, and now we’re here, and they’re saying there’s no cash, asking us to wait a few more days. We’re just passing through; how long can we wait? Isn’t it obvious the county magistrate is trying to renege on his promise?”
The townspeople, hearing this, all nodded in agreent, saying it was wrong for the county magistrate to treat the heroes who captured the horse bandits this way!
Fearing the uprising of emotions, the gate officials worried that if these two managed to tarnish the county magistrate’s reputation.
If the county magistrate blad them, they would bear serious consequences, so after so discussion, one official ran back into the County Yan to report to the county magistrate.
Soon, the county magistrate rushed out with his entourage.
“Who dares to make noise in front of the County Yan?”
Before the county magistrate even appeared, his stern shout rang out.
Long Rui and Xuexue turned their heads to see the county magistrate approaching.
Today’s county magistrate, unlike the timid one from last night, appeared righteous and commanding.
Clad in an official robe, his hair neatly combed under his official cap, with delicate features and a refined appearance, at this mont, he scanned the crowd and quickly locked his gaze on Xuexue and Long Rui.
“Is it you causing trouble here?” the county magistrate’s tone was very serious.
Long Rui stood in front of Xuexue, coldly saying, “County magistrate, that’s not true. We’ve told you earlier, we’re not here to cause trouble; we’re here to claim the bounty.”
Seeing the dissatisfied expressions of the townspeople around, the county magistrate controlled his anger and said in a deep voice, “Haven’t I told you that the Yan is currently facing a funding difficulty? We’ll give it to you in a few days.”
Long Rui laughed, but it was a cold laugh: “A grand County Yan so lavishly decorated, yet you claim there’s no re one hundred taels of silver? Who would believe that?”
“This… this…!” The county magistrate’s face turned very unsightly; however, soon he changed his expression, surprisingly smiling at Long Rui, saying, “If you insist on receiving the reward today, that’s possible. My wife has so jewelry that our steward can take to the pawnshop.”
As the saying goes, “A chaste official for three years, tens of thousands of snowflake silver,” let alone that this county magistrate was originally a bandit. Claiming he is honest and clean, Xuexue would never believe it, thinking he was just putting on a show, she loudly replied, “Fine, we’ll wait here.”
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