Eternal Sword

Chapter 70 Let You Die with Understanding

Meng Liangyu asked, "What are your plans in Wu'an County after today?"

"not decided."

Chen Tang said: "Let's see how big a disturbance this evening's incident can cause in Wu'an County and even Pingzhou. Let's wait and see what happens. The Black Water Gang is so deeply involved with the counties and prefectures that it may not be destroyed because of this."

Meng Liangyu pondered and said, "If this matter cannot severely damage the Black Water Gang, then you'd better find a backer in Wu'an County."

"Wu'an County is not like Changze County. It is a place where all kinds of people gather and the forces are intertwined. Your status as a low-ranking warrior alone cannot protect you. If you want to continue investigating the Black Water Gang, the best way is to seek an official position in the court and act in an official capacity."

Chen Tang disagreed and said, "You were originally the head of the county government office. You were just transferred away by the county lieutenant after you found out about the Black Water Gang."

Meng Liangyu pondered and said, "The Wu'an County Magistrate may have problems, so he cannot go to the government office. But the Wu'an County Magistrate is well-known for his diligence, benevolence and righteousness, and has a very high reputation among the people. At least in the past few years when he governed Wu'an County, the people in the county lived a relatively prosperous life, a hundred times better than Changze County."

"If you have the chance to meet the Magistrate of Wu'an, you can seek a job with him."

Chen Tang frowned slightly and said, "If the county lieutenant has a problem, would the county governor not know about it?"

The most likely possibility is that the two are in cahoots with each other and are birds of the same feather.

It's just that one does the dirty work and the other pretends to be a good guy.

This kind of thing is not uncommon from ancient times to the present.

"Knowing is for sure."

Meng Liangyu shook his head and said, "It's just that although the county governor seems to be one level higher, in Wu'an County, the county governor cannot command the county lieutenant."

Chen Tang asked, "Has the position of county governor been sidelined?"

"Somewhat similar."

Meng Liangyu said: "Generally speaking, in the prefectures of Qian State, if the prefect is a warrior of the sixth rank or above, he can take charge of the military and political affairs. The responsibilities of the county lieutenant are much smaller, and he is only responsible for maintaining public security and arresting thieves in the county."

"If the county governor is below the sixth rank, he will only be in charge of civil affairs, and all military affairs will be handled by the county lieutenant. The county lieutenant's status is equal to that of the county governor, and he can run his own office."

"The county lieutenant is a military officer. He must be of the fifth rank and have cultivated internal energy to be qualified. In some counties, if the county governor is temporarily vacant, the county lieutenant can even take over the position of the county governor and take charge of the military and political affairs of the county."

Chen Tang asked, "In other words, the governor of Wu'an County is a lower-rank sixth rank official?"

"Ah."

Meng Liangyu said: "I heard that he was a fifth-rank official before, but later he was seriously injured for some reason and his vitality was greatly damaged. He never recovered and his combat power dropped to below the sixth rank. He gradually handed over his military power."

"I don't know what's going on in this power struggle. The Wu'an County Magistrate seems to be the highest local official, but in Wu'an County, there are at least several forces that he dares not touch, and he doesn't have the strength to touch them."

"Under the constraints of those forces, it is rare for this county governor to be able to govern Wu'an County to such an extent."

Chen Tang came from Wu'an County, where he could indeed see a thriving scene. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the streets and alleys were filled with the bustling atmosphere of the market, which was completely different from Changze County.

The two chatted briefly for a few more sentences. Chen Tang looked at the sky, didn't stay any longer, and left, carrying the sack on his back and pushing the door open.

The blood on his body had long since frozen, and no trace was left when he walked on the snow.

Chen Tang sneaked in the night, making many detours, and only arrived at Meng Liangyu's remote residence after making sure that no one was following him.

He took away the set of clothes he had changed out of earlier, and then, as agreed, burned the place down.

Afterwards, Chen Tang walked up the mountain on the snow and headed straight for the cabin in the woods where the father and son had lived for many years.

A moment later, Chen Tang came to the door of the wooden house with a sack on his back and threw the sack on the ground.

"Ouch!"

A scream of pain came from the sack, mixed with a muffled groan.

Chen Tang had already sensed that the two people in the sack had woken up.

However, the two men didn't dare to say a word and continued to pretend to be unconscious.

Now that he was thrown to the ground by Chen Tang, he could no longer pretend.

Chen Tang untied the sack, dumped the two people out, took the rags out of their mouths, and at the same time took off the black scarf on his face that was soaked with blood. "Ah!"

Magistrate Sun cried out in shock, quickly closed his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "I, I didn't see anything, you don't have to kill me to silence me."

Cui Zhao's broken hand was bleeding a lot and his face was pale. His leg was also broken by the kick before, so he looked extremely weak at this moment.

Chen Tang was not afraid that they would escape, so he swung his knife twice and cut the ropes on their bodies.

Cui Zhao didn't close his eyes at this moment, but gritted his teeth to endure the severe pain, staring at Chen Tang and said slowly: "You are not from the Evil Wolf Gang, who are you?"

"Don't you recognize me?"

Chen Tang said calmly.

Magistrate Sun closed his eyes and shook his head, saying, "We don't recognize him, and we don't want to recognize him!"

Cui Zhao sneered and said, "Lord Sun, you should just give up now. This person is obviously coming for us."

Afterwards, Cui Zhao looked at Chen Tang and said, "With your skills, you should not be an unknown person in the martial arts world. I, Cui Zhao, don't know how I have offended you. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstand?"

Chen Tang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Cui Zhao began to recall carefully.

Over the years, he has indeed harmed many people.

But he has always been cautious in his actions. Before taking action, he would thoroughly investigate the ancestors of these people for three generations to make sure that they have no power and are just ordinary people. Only then would he take action.

Even if some people just have some underworld background, he will still be wary of them.

Cui Zhao really couldn't figure out how he had ever offended such a ruthless person!
"I brought you here today so that you can die knowingly."

After Chen Tang finished speaking, he bit the bloody long knife in his mouth, grabbed Cui Zhao's long hair with his left hand, grabbed Magistrate Sun's hair with his right hand, kicked the wooden house open, and dragged the two men into it.

Magistrate Sun kicked his legs wildly, howling in pain, and felt as if his scalp was about to be torn off.

Then, he was thrown into the wooden house and looked up subconsciously.

On the wooden bed in the room lay a dead body that had been frozen for a long time.

The corpse was covered with wounds, its eyes were wide open, as if it was looking at him!
"what!"

Magistrate Sun screamed in fear, struggled to stand up, and tried to run back.

boom!
Chen Tang kicked him to his knees, then stepped on his shoulders, took out the long knife from his mouth, leaned forward slightly, and asked coldly: "Do you know who he is?"

"No, no, I don't recognize him! I've never seen him before!"

Magistrate Sun was so frightened that his legs were trembling and his face turned pale.

He really didn't recognize this person and felt that he looked very unfamiliar.

Cui Zhao frowned when he saw the dead body on the wooden board.

The appearance of this corpse does look familiar.

His eyes turned and fell on the broken and drooping calf of the corpse. He suddenly realized something and his expression changed drastically. Then a chill rose from the bottom of his heart and his whole body trembled.

"You recognized it."

Chen Tang's voice sounded in Cui Zhao's ears, creepy!
"This, this is Chen Daan, who are you?"

Cui Zhao could no longer remain calm, and his voice was trembling slightly.

Chen Daan!
Upon hearing the name, County Magistrate Sun also reacted.

More than two months ago, the man who called him a dog official in court was called Chen Da'an!

(End of this chapter)