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Chapter 56: Burning Paper to Pay Debts (Please collect and read!)
Although Xu Biao was dead, the city-wide manhunt was not over.

Because Yuan Guilong and others who "escaped" with Xu Biao have not been found yet.

The most important thing is that the Tibetan silver that was robbed by Xu Biao and his gang has not been found yet.

In the chief clerk's mind, it didn't matter if Yuan Guilong and others ran away, the hidden silver must be recovered!

That's a lot of money! Even more valuable than the Black Wind Gang's assets that were seized in the past few days!

Only after recovering the silver could he better manage operations in the county government and completely wash away his "mistakes" and turn them into "merits", so that he would not only be exempt from punishment but also be promoted based on his merits.

Because of this, the chief clerk's hatred for Captain Ma actually deepened a bit.

In the eyes of the chief clerk, Captain Ma was a complete idiot. Not only did he kill himself with greed for money, but he also killed Xu Biao.

If Xu Biao was not dead but just seriously injured, it would be a good opportunity to capture him and force him to tell the whereabouts of the hidden silver.

Now that the person is dead, the clues are gone, and the chief clerk does not have the means to ask ghosts.

The witch officials have this kind of method, and the shamans also know one or two tricks, but the chief clerk does not dare to ask them for help.

Because the one who was truly colluding with the Black Wind Gang was not someone else, but the chief clerk himself.

Asking witch officials and shamans for help, isn't that tantamount to walking into a trap?

The chief clerk could only resort to a stupid method and ordered the yamen runners to conduct a large-scale search, wishing they could dig deep into the ground to find Yuan Guilong and the others and the hidden silver.

It's a pity that he didn't really order the digging to go deep into the ground, nor did he let anyone dig outside the city, otherwise it would be possible to find the bodies and silver.

That night, the officers of Luoshui County Government were extremely tired.

The people in Luoshui County were also in chaos and complained bitterly.

When the police search for people, they don't just search the streets and alleys, they also knock on doors and search homes, and when they leave, they also take away some valuables.

If any family dares not open the door, they will suffer even worse and be accused of harboring a wanted criminal, which is more than a few coins can buy.

It is said that bandits are like combs and soldiers are like combs. These wolf-like and tiger-like officials are not much better than bandits and soldiers.

Only some powerful families, or those with family members working in the government, could escape this disaster.

No one dared to break into Shang Lu's house.

It's not only because of his identity as a deputy chief of police, but also because the place where he lives is a famous haunted house in Luoshui County.

The officers were also afraid. When they went in, they touched copper coins, but when they came out, they turned into paper money.

In this regard, all Shang Lu can do is to try his best to restrain the people in the capture team.

As for the runners in the fast and strong squads, he could not control them and had no right to do so.

In the blink of an eye, daybreak came and the officers, who had been busy all night, gained nothing except the money they had extorted.

Neither the trace of Yuan Guilong and others was found, nor the lost Tibetan silver was found.

The scope of the daytime search was expanded. Checkpoints were set up not only in the city, but also on many roads outside the city to strictly check every passerby.

Even so, after a busy day, there was still no gain.

It would be strange if there was any harvest! Yuan Guilong and his men had been killed by Shang Lu a long time ago, and their bodies were buried deep underground. Unless the location was pointed out, they would not be found even if they passed over their heads.

The same goes for Tibetan silver. If Shanglu doesn't tell others, no one will be able to find it.

Although the chief clerk urged him to do so, Shang Lu did not dig up the bodies of Yuan Guilong and others and report them to his superiors.

Like Xu Biao, Yuan Guilong and others had also been dead for several days.

Xu Biao could fool people by practicing evil skills, but what about Yuan Guilong and others? They were also practicing evil skills?

Although this reason is barely acceptable, when there are too many corpses, it is hard to guarantee that there will not be some flaws exposed.

Besides, the bodies of Yuan Guilong and others have been dug up and handed over, so what about the hidden silver? Should it also be contributed?
How foolish it would be to give away the silver you had obtained! So Shang Lu thought it would be a good idea to let Yuan Guilong and his men "disappear" with the silver.

The silver was taken away by Yuan Guilong and his men. What does it have to do with us, Shanglu?

As for the consequences, it was nothing more than being severely scolded by the chief clerk for not doing his job well.

But he was not the only one who was scolded.

In the entire yamen, everyone who participated in the search and arrest operation was scolded by the chief clerk.

The chief clerk seemed to be affected by the strange and sultry weather. His temper became more and more irritable, and he would fly into a rage at the slightest thing that didn't go his way.

The people in the yamen didn't dare to speak for two days, for fear of angering him. They could only curse Captain Ma in their hearts.

Everyone thinks that it's all Constable Ma's fault that things turned out the way they are now.

If he had not colluded with Xu Biao and others, perhaps Xu Biao and his gang would have been caught red-handed. If they were lucky, everyone could have gotten a share of the spoils.

It’s not like now, not only do you not get any benefits, but you also work hard for a day and a night and don’t get any praise, but also get scolded.

"It's all Captain Ma's fault! I hope he gets chopped into pieces and boiled in oil in hell!"

The officers all prayed for Captain Ma in their hearts, hoping that he could become an "acquaintance" among the people down there as soon as possible.

After Shang Lu was scolded by the chief clerk in the yamen, he took Du Feng out for a walk, pretending to be searching intently.

Passing by a funeral shop, Shang Lu thought of something and went in to buy some paper money, paper silver ingots and other items.

Du Feng followed Shang Lu into the funeral shop. He looked at the female paper figurine in the corner curiously and asked, "Boss Lu, why did you buy these things?"

"Pay back the money."

"what?"

Du Feng was stunned, thinking, what kind of debt do you need to pay with paper money? Is it a debt for the dead?
He was very curious and wanted to ask, but he didn't dare.

But he really guessed it right. Shang Lu bought these things to pay off a debt to a dead person.

When Shang Lu accepted the IOU that Zhao Hai sent back, he made a promise to repay the loan and not take advantage of Zhao Hai.

Now that Zhao Hai is dead, there is no use for real silver. It would be most appropriate to burn some paper money or paper silver ingots for him.

"I, Shang Lu, keep my word. If I say I will pay you back, I will definitely pay you back. No matter if it's real money or paper money, I will pay you back anyway."

Shang Lu picked up a paper silver ingot and weighed it. It was very light, but looked quite large.

If you count by size, a few paper silver ingots should weigh a hundred taels.

In other words, there is no Tiandi Bank in the country of Ba, otherwise Shang Lu would be able to give Zhao Hai paper money with a face value of tens of billions or hundreds of billions to burn, which is a billion-fold return, which shows his integrity and conscience!

As for whether this money would cause currency depreciation once it reaches the grassroots, that was not something Shang Lu considered.

Shang Lu, who had bought paper money and paper silver ingots, did not take them away, but burned them directly in the funeral home.

The IOU was also burned.

The owner of the funeral home was somewhat surprised, but he didn't dare to refuse and could only cooperate.

After leaving the funeral home, Shang Lu asked Du Feng to continue patrolling the streets and searching, while he returned home and activated the Internal Classics Refining Organs Diagram to digest the violent blood and qi, in order to nourish the internal organs and widen the meridians, in preparation for the subsequent acupuncture and meridian opening.

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

The search still yielded no results, and everyone lost their initial enthusiasm and began to slack off.

Shang Lu felt that the time was about right, and prepared to perform acupuncture in public in the yamen to "break through" the Tongmai realm.

Otherwise, if it is delayed for too long, a constable might be transferred from somewhere else, which would affect his plans for advancement.

(End of this chapter)