Thief Emperor

Chapter 30 Great Hero!
Gu Cheng and Gu Zhang were both tied to pillars, with a piece of cloth tied around their mouths, blocking their mouths tightly.

At this moment, the uncle and nephew looked up at Li Yun, tears bursting out uncontrollably.

God!
The officials finally arrived!

Who knows how much suffering and humiliation these two father and son have endured in the past few days!
As the effect of the drug wore off, both men began to whine. Only then did Village Chief Li "discover" that there was a strip of cloth tied behind their heads. He walked behind them and pulled gently, and the two strips of cloth broke immediately.

At this moment, both the uncle and nephew were in tears.

Before the two of them could say anything, the chief of the Li Clan cleared his throat and said, "A few days ago, bandits broke into Tangxi Town and kidnapped people. County Master Xue sent us to investigate the matter, and we found our way to Erlong Mountain. I didn't expect that you two were actually here."

At this moment, the uncle and nephew were still a little confused. After hearing what Li Yun said, they couldn't help but redden their eyes again. Gu Zhang, the second master of the Gu family, who was elegant and graceful in Qingyang before and was not afraid of the county lord, couldn't stop crying and choked up, "You are finally here, you are finally here..."

Gu Cheng on the other side also had tears on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Erlong Village! Erlong Village! Gu will spend his entire life to destroy the entire village and turn their bones into ashes!"

He was extremely angry, and he hadn't eaten much in the past few days. He was so excited that he fainted.

Li Yun pulled out the dagger from his waist and cut the ropes on the two men, then frowned and said, "You two, we have captured several bandits from Erlong Village outside, but this is their territory, we can't stay here for long, the bandits' reinforcements may come at any time."

"You two..."

Li Dazhaizhu looked calm. He first looked at Gu Cheng, then asked Gu Zhang, "Mr. Gu, can you still walk?"

"I can walk, I can walk..."

He has lived for more than forty years, and what he experienced in the past few days can be said to have left him with a huge psychological trauma.

He didn't want to stay in this place for even a quarter of an hour.

Although this was not where they were previously imprisoned.

After breaking free from the ropes tied around his body, Gu Zhang just stood up, then staggered and fell directly to the ground.

He had been tied up for too long and his body was numb.

Gu Zhang gritted his teeth, hit his thighs hard a few times, and tried hard to stand up.

Seeing that his nephew was still asleep, he hesitated for a moment before turning around and slapping Gu Cheng twice to wake him up.

"Ji Lang, go, go!"

After saying this, he did not wait for Gu Cheng, but staggered out.

After Gu Cheng woke up, he didn't dare to stay. After throwing away the rope on his body, he walked and crawled, limping towards the outside.

Village Chief Li followed behind them, with his hands folded across his chest, watching the ugly appearance of the uncle and nephew.

Previously, when he met the uncle and nephew in Qingyang, they were not like this.

At that time, Gu Zhang was eloquent and had a noble demeanor.

Although Gu Cheng had a lot of bad intentions, he spoke clearly and looked like a gentleman.

And now...

Village leader Li followed behind the two of them with his hands behind his back, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The Gu family...can barely be considered a local aristocratic family.

It seems that these noble families, when faced with life and death, no longer have the same high-handed attitude as before.

I just don’t know…

Li Yun looked up into the air and grinned.

He had already seen these so-called local clans, and he wondered what those so-called thousand-year-old families were like.

them…

Will you be afraid?
………………After descending Erlong Mountain, the uncle and nephew of the Gu family wolfed down a meal in the village at the foot of the mountain.

After dinner, Li Yun asked Chen Da and others to hire a few carriages. One of the carriages carried Gu Zhang's uncle and nephew, and the other cart carried the three captured bandits.

After eating a little, Gu Zhang and his nephew got on the carriage. They looked at Li Yun with gratitude. Gu Zhang bowed his head and said, "Li... Captain Li, thank you very much. Please send someone to send us back to Shidai. In a few days, our Gu family will naturally give Captain Li a thank-you gift."

Li Dadu shook his head and said seriously, "Mr. Gu, arresting thieves and suppressing bandits is my job, so I can't thank you enough. But I can't send you back to Shidai right now."

Gu Zhang wiped the dust off his forehead and asked, "Li... Li Dutou, why is this?"

"Li, I am here on the orders of the county lord to investigate the kidnapping case in Tangxi Town. Although the kidnappers on that day have not all been arrested, Mr. Gu and the other victims have at least been found."

"I need to take you back. First, I need to report to the county magistrate. Second, I need you to testify for me that I did rescue you from the bandits."

"After all, Mr. Li has just arrived at Qingyang to work. Now many of the people below are dissatisfied, and I need some credit to make them speechless."

Gu Cheng, the second young master, looked embarrassed at the moment, with bruises all over his face. He couldn't wipe his face, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Captain Li, our Gu family will write a letter to the Qingyang County Office to explain today's situation. My second uncle and I were beaten by thieves, and now we need to rest. You should send someone to send us back to Shidai."

Li Yun looked at the face of the second young master Gu, smiled, and answered very straightforwardly: "Well, then you two can go back to Shidai. Li will take his leave."

Gu Zhang's face turned pale and he said in a lost voice: "Captain Li, why don't you send someone to take us back?"

"It's not that I don't send anyone."

Li Yun glanced at the cart behind the carriage and said calmly, "As you can see, we have caught three thieves here. We only have three people in total. We need to escort them back to Qingyang. If you two are unwilling to go with me, then we can only go our separate ways here."

What a joke! Although they are not in Erlongzhai anymore, they are still in Erlongshan. There might be bandits watching them in the dark!
How can we separate from the government troops at this time? !
Gu Zhang swallowed his saliva and shook his head, saying, "If that's the case, then... Captain Li should take us to Qingyang..."

Gu Cheng looked unhappy, but fortunately he did not refute.

Li Yun smiled and nodded, then called out to his two subordinates, asking them to keep an eye on the bandits who had been tied up. Then he personally sat in the carriage and drove for the two suckers.

After the carriage had been on the official road for a while, the driver, Li Yun, asked with a smile, "Mr. Gu, what old grudges do your Gu family have with Erlong Village? I asked around in Tangxi Town, and they only captured the two of you that day, not even your servants."

Gu Zhang looked grim, and said with his head down: "I'm not sure yet, I need to go home and ask my brother to find out."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes, said nothing more, and concentrated on driving.

Fortunately, Erlong Mountain is not too far from Qingyang County. At night, the group arrived at the foot of Qingyang City. The city gate was closed at this time, but Li Yun still quickly opened the gate and brought the uncle and nephew of the Gu family to the county government office.

After arriving at the county government office, Li Yun handed the people over to Magistrate Xue. As it was too late, Magistrate Xue could only arrange for them to stay and plan to inquire about the details tomorrow.

After arranging the affairs for the uncle and nephew of the Gu family, Magistrate Xue grabbed Li Yun who was about to leave and pulled him aside. With a serious face, he asked in a low voice: "Why did you bring Gu Zhang and the others back?"

Li Dutou smiled and said, "Gu Zhang offended the county lord that day. Now the county lord has shown him a favor. If he goes and acts weird tomorrow, wouldn't that make people happy?"

County Magistrate Xue frowned at first, but then some excitement appeared in his eyes.

But he remembered one more thing and continued to ask,
"So, what about the other three people you brought back?"

Li Dazhaizhu stretched his back and said with a smile: "I asked Chen Da and the others on the way, and it was indeed the bandits from Erlongzhai who I ran into."

"County Master, reporting this matter will be a great achievement."

Li Yun smiled and said, "We, the yamen runners, under the wise command of the county lord, wiped out the Erlong Village that had been causing trouble for many years."

He continued, "Please publicize this matter, the county lord. Firstly, it will be your achievement, and secondly, my reputation as a great hero will be established."

"From now on, I, as the captain, will help the county lord to suppress bandits."

"Wait until the state government is alerted."

Li Dutou paused, then smiled and said, "I was sent by my superiors to suppress the bandits and robbers in our entire state..."

"Maybe."

(End of this chapter)