Chapter 498: Chapter 138: The Case Arrives—Is There a Rebellion? (Part 4)
There’s definitely no problem with getting three meals a day.
Moreover.
Although the place where the rebellion broke out is Lishui City,
the faces of the townspeople here show no signs of panic. It seems the news of the rebellion hasn’t begun to ferment in the city yet.
We still need to investigate a bit before we take any action!
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing Ye Liuyun’s orders, Si Nan and the others didn’t say much and answered seriously.
The restaurant provides dinner specially.
Apparently, the County Magistrate of Lishui City already arranged everything in advance, so Ye Liuyun didn’t need to bother about it.
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Night falls.
The restaurant is quiet.
In contrast, at the County Magistrate’s residence, even deep into the night, it was brightly lit, obviously troubled by something—he couldn’t sleep.
"Is everyone resting?"
The servant reported that those Embroidered Uniform Guards were all asleep in the restaurant.
With nothing unusual, the County Magistrate couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Sir!"
Beside the County Magistrate stood an elderly man with graying hair.
This person was not only the steward of the magistrate’s residence, but also the chief registrar at the yamen. One could say he was truly the magistrate’s confidant, trusted to handle many affairs.
He was also aware of much about the magistrate’s secrets.
At the moment, as chief registrar, he naturally understood why his master was so anxious about those Embroidered Uniform Guards at such a late hour instead of sleeping.
"That bunch of Embroidered Uniform Guards must be here to investigate those water bandits. Sir, why not strike first?"
"Strike first—at whom? The water bandits or the Embroidered Uniform Guards?"
Hearing this,
the County Magistrate shot him a nasty look.
"If I had the means to deal with the water bandits, would I even need to beg the Imperial City for help? As for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, do you even know who their leader is?"
At first he didn’t recognize him.
But when he escorted Ye Liuyun and the others to the restaurant, the magistrate got clarity on Ye Liuyun’s identity.
Southern Governor of the Embroidered Uniform Guard—a young Grandmaster.
Someone of that status, the County Magistrate truly never expected he’d meet in his lifetime.
"Do you know what being a Grandmaster means?"
"Uh! No, I don’t!"
The chief registrar shook his head honestly.
He really didn’t know.
He’d spent his whole life in Lishui City; the strongest martial artist he’d ever met was only in the Postnatal Realm, not even the Innate. A Grandmaster was simply out of the question.
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Seeing how honest he was, the County Magistrate was left speechless.
If not for his loyalty and obedience, he’d have wanted a cleverer underling long ago.
"In short, all you need to know is that people at that level are beyond us. Don’t even bother with tricks like poisoning—I’ve heard that once someone reaches the Innate level, ordinary poisons stop working!"
Clearly.
Compared to the chief registrar, the County Magistrate knew a lot more.
"This..."
Even poisoning doesn’t work?
The chief registrar went quiet immediately.
In the past, he’d offered plenty of strategies to the County Magistrate, but most of them involved shady tactics like poisoning. If that doesn’t work—
He truly had no other ideas.
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The County Magistrate shot him a glare—a real useless piece of work.
"Damn it, if I’d known, I’d never have partnered with those people. Water bandits are just water bandits—a bunch of never-do-wells who’ll never see the light!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
Lishui City isn’t rich, but the County Magistrate loves money.
So, he came up with a scheme: work with the water bandits to rob passing merchant ships.
The County Magistrate supplied inside information, the bandits struck, then they split the loot fifty-fifty.
Over the years, the County Magistrate had lined his pockets until they were bursting!
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