There's something wrong with me

Chapter 57 Capture
Half a month later.

morning.

Hucheng and Anqing counties.

Inside the local government office.

The county magistrate, who was over forty years old, was walking anxiously back and forth in the hall, looking outside from time to time.

Because he received a message three days ago that the two princes were on their way.

This incident happened suddenly and he was not prepared at all, but he was inevitably excited!
You know, they are the eldest prince and the seventh prince!

Especially if the eldest prince is in line for the throne, he will be the crown prince!

There is no need to say much about what the prince means.

"I wonder what the two princes are here for?"

He speculated in his mind for several days, tossed and turned for several days, and did not sleep well.

And this moment.

A county magistrate in his thirties trotted into the courtyard, followed by a stern-looking county lieutenant.

The county magistrate's deputy is in charge of clerical work such as paperwork and household registration.

The county lieutenant was in charge of investigating the case, but after entering the courtyard, he did not go to the hall, but went to call the constable in the yamen to prepare to pick someone up later.

"grown ups!"

Now, the county magistrate came into the hall and said anxiously to the county magistrate, "The post station has reported that the two princes will arrive in an hour!"

"Are we almost there?" The county magistrate quickly straightened his clothes.

Although it wouldn't be too late to tidy up his appearance after arriving at the pick-up place, the county magistrate was still nervous.

"Calm down...Calm down..."

The county magistrate kept breathing, then adjusted his clothes several times and looked at the equally excited county chancellor.

The county magistrate looked around and saw that there were no obvious wrinkles, then nodded.
"Sir, courtesy is here!"

"Okay..." The county magistrate took another long breath, then looked at the excited county magistrate again and said:
"Tell me... Your Highnesses, with your precious bodies now, what on earth are you doing coming to this small place like ours?
Could it be that, as we've speculated these days, they're here because of the banned book incident from a few years ago?"

"That's probably the case!" the county magistrate said confidently, "Our county is relatively insignificant in the entire Lake City. This is the only thing that can..."

He pointed to the sky.
"It reaches the ears of Heaven."

"But this case has been unsolved." The county magistrate felt a headache when he thought about it. "Our government has been running around for a long time on this case, and even now we only occasionally investigate it.

But there is really no trace!

You, me, and the county lieutenant, the three of us are not neglecting our duties!"

The county magistrate's heart skipped a beat when he said this, and he couldn't help but panic and said to the county magistrate, "Could it be that...could it be that the two princes think the three of us are incompetent...and are...are they here to call us to task?"

As he spoke, the county magistrate felt dizzy and staggered. Adding that he had not had enough rest in the past few days, he fainted.

If the county magistrate had not been quick-witted, he would have fallen headfirst to the ground.

"Sir? Sir?" The county magistrate supported the county magistrate and called him hurriedly.

Looking at their anxious expressions, if outsiders saw this, they would naturally think that the county magistrate and the county magistrate had a very good relationship.

In fact, what the county magistrate was thinking was, if the county magistrate could not be awakened, and if the two princes really came to accuse him, then wouldn't he have to bear the blame himself?
Although he was not in charge of investigating the case, he was the deputy of the county magistrate.

“Sir… Sir… please wake up…” The county magistrate was almost crying, “Don’t abandon me, I can’t bear it…”

"Uh..." The county magistrate slowly woke up in response to the county magistrate's sincere call.

"Who are you?" But he was so angry that he suffered a brief period of amnesia.

"Sir?" The county magistrate was stunned for a few seconds when he saw that the county magistrate did not recognize him.

Then he ignored everything and dragged the county magistrate to see the two princes first.

In this way, he supported the county magistrate who looked confused.

As he walked, the constables stationed in the yamen followed him excitedly one by one.

The official uniforms they wore today were all new uniforms that they were reluctant to wear normally.

It can be said that they brought out the best of their county.

But when they saw the county magistrate being dragged and supported in front of them, they felt a little surprised.

"What's going on?" the constable asked his colleague. "It's such a beautiful day, why does the master look so distracted?"

"Can't you see that?" a colleague said, understandingly, "I'm about to meet the two highnesses descending from heaven. My legs are inevitably weak with excitement!"

"Yes." The constable understood.

But in front of the detectives, the county lieutenant narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded slightly to the long-faced detective next to him.

The head constable glanced around, waved his hand to let everyone follow the county magistrate, and then took a few steps behind, looked at the county lieutenant, and whispered:

“I thought the matter was settled a few years ago and the government no longer pursued it, but I didn’t expect two princes to come today?

I also heard that the eldest prince is proficient in investigating cases. Brother, do you think they will find Master?"

"Of course." The county lieutenant said as he walked, "In the past, it was you and I who suppressed the information, and some of it was not reported.

But now that the meticulous eldest prince has taken over, how can this be concealed?"

"Then?" The captain rolled his eyes and said with a death wish, "Anyway, after some time, you and I will also visit the palace.

The palace is heavily guarded, and there are many hidden masters, so there is no hope for you and me to go back and forth.

It would be better to use the convenience of your official position to get close to the two princes and kill them first!
Repay Master for saving our lives!"

"Brother, there's no need to provoke me. I'm not afraid of death." The county lieutenant looked determined, remembering that when he was a child he was a little beggar who was almost starving to death.

It was the Master who discovered him, saw him, cooked a pot of rice soup for him, and fed him spoonful by spoonful, keeping him alive.

"Master, your kindness to me is as great as a mountain. I must thank you today for giving me this life, and repay you for feeding me once."

……

Several miles outside the county, hundreds of soldiers set up camp.

General Sheng, who led the team this time, brought dozens of tall soldiers and followed the eldest prince and Zhang Feng to meet the county magistrate and others who came to the outside of the camp.

Just met.

As usual, the weapons of the county magistrate and others were taken away.

Wait until the weapons are finished.

The eldest prince looked at the county magistrate who could hardly stand.

"Greetings, Your Highnesses!"

As the eldest prince took a look, the county magistrate regained his composure and hurriedly led his men to pay their respects again.

The eldest prince went straight to the point and looked at the county magistrate and the others. "Are there any clues in the case of the banned book?"

"This..." The county magistrate rubbed his hands back and forth while holding the salute, but he could not say a word.

The county magistrate looked at the silent county lieutenant and motioned him to speak.

at the same time.

Zhang Feng also followed the county magistrate's gaze and looked at the county lieutenant and a constable beside him.

"Your Highness..." The two men pretended to be frightened and stepped forward, holding two scrolls of bamboo books that had been examined by the soldiers in their hands, seemingly wanting to explain the case.

"He has martial arts skills." Zhang Feng saw the county lieutenant slightly bent over and raised his hands slightly, as if he was ready to exert force at any time.

The other captain of the police had a look of fear on his face, but more of a gloom between his brows.

"Brother!"

At this time, when they were eight steps away from the eldest prince, the captain suddenly shouted loudly, and the strength in his hand shook the bamboo book away, and scattered it to the surrounding soldiers.

The county lieutenant took a step forward and reached out to grab the eldest prince who was ten feet away!

"Your Highness!" General Sheng was horrified and wanted to stand in front.

Wow—

Several soldiers behind the eldest prince also stepped forward to escort the seventh prince to retreat.

"Xiaoqi, be careful!" The eldest prince subconsciously turned around and wanted to push his younger brother out of danger first.

Zhang Feng, however, was like a mountain falling from a river. He was not pushed back by the eldest prince. Instead, at the moment when the county lieutenant attacked, he took a step forward a few feet away, stretched out his hand, and used great force to forcefully shake off the county lieutenant's hand. He then grabbed the county lieutenant's neck and lifted up the 150-pound man with ease.

At the same time, Zhang Feng thought that he might be related to the banned book, so he did not kill him. Instead, he suffocated him and threw him aside.

"Your Highness!" When his body fell to the ground, everyone was relieved of the alarm and hurriedly captured the captain of the police who was later subdued by the soldiers, as well as the unconscious county lieutenant, and panickedly apologized to the two princes.

While apologizing, they looked at the Seventh Prince in surprise. They didn't expect that the Seventh Prince was actually a martial arts master!

But I don’t know if I took the forbidden fruit.

When they thought of this, they didn't dare to think any further.

The eldest prince pushed away the soldiers who were protecting him and just kept looking at Zhang Feng, the chubby little boy who used to be, the little brother who loved to eat.

He observed her quietly for more than ten breaths before shaking his head and smiling gently, saying, "Xiao Qi, you've grown up. It's no longer me protecting you, but you protecting me."

(End of this chapter)