Poor Family: I reached the top by marrying a wife

Chapter 138 Murder and Silence

"Village Chief! You're back!"

"Village head! What did the county magistrate say!?"

"village head……"

As soon as Jiang Chen returned to the inn, Old Wu and his men hurriedly surrounded him.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and smiled at everyone, "The county magistrate said that he would solve this matter and we don't have to worry about it."

Jiang Chen told everyone exactly what the county magistrate had said.

"Great! The county magistrate has taken action, and those bandits are dead!"

"That's right! They dare to touch our Zhoujia Village! They are simply courting death!"

"It's time to avenge our dead brother!"

Old Wu and the others were talking excitedly.

But Jiang Chen still couldn't be happy.

He always felt that something was wrong.

But seeing how excited Old Wu and the others were, Jiang Chen didn't say anything else.

He went upstairs with a frown on his face.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Qin Ruyue couldn't help but worry when she saw Jiang Chen's gloomy look.

"Nothing, just..."

"Second brother! I'm coming!"

Just when Jiang Chen was about to speak, he heard the voice of Mr. Xue San.

Jiang Chen heard the voice and hurried downstairs.

"Brother, why are you here?" Jiang Chen asked hurriedly when he saw Mr. Xue San.

"Second brother, it was my second uncle who asked me to come. They were planning to suppress the bandits tonight, but he was worried that the bandits would come to deal with you, so he sent me to bring people to protect you!"

"Second brother, I really envy you!"

"My second uncle personally sent people to protect you. This is really unique!" Master Xue said with envy.

But when Jiang Chen heard what Third Master Xue said, he felt something was even more wrong.

Not many bandits from Mopan Mountain ran away, so with these old soldiers around, there will be no problem!

But...the county magistrate sent Mr. Xue San to protect him!

This... Jiang Chen felt this matter was strange!

……

Could it be that the county magistrate doesn't want Mr. Xue San to join him in this bandit suppression campaign?

But, why is this?

Could it be that... the Mopanshan bandits still have the county magistrate's secrets?

He doesn't want himself to know?

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong!

Because, the county magistrate sent Mr. Xue San here, saying it was to protect him, but it could also be said... it was a disguised way of imprisoning him!

Jiang Chen smiled at Mr. Xue San, then gave Old Wu a look.

Old Wu understood what he meant and hurried upstairs!

"Brother, drink your tea first. I'll go upstairs and change my clothes!"

Jiang Chen smiled at Mr. Xue San and found an excuse to go upstairs.

"Village chief, do you have any instructions?" Old Wu asked respectfully after seeing Jiang Chen coming up.

"Old Wu, tonight you..."

Jiang Chen whispered to Old Wu.

After hearing what Jiang Chen said, Old Wu was confused, but he still did as Jiang Chen instructed.

After Old Wu left, Jiang Chen went to the first floor and started drinking with Mr. Xue Sanye.

……

At night, the bailiffs from the county government set out.

They did not light torches, but hid their bodies and went all the way out of the county town.

After arriving at the place where the bandit leader and his men were hiding, they lit the kerosene and actually started shooting arrows!

Under the dense rain of arrows, the dilapidated temple was directly set on fire!

Some people in the ruined temple wanted to rush out, but... they failed!

"what!"

"Help!"

"Big brother!"

"what……!"

Scary screams continued to ring out in the ruined temple.

That sound was particularly scary in the dark night!

It was not until the second half of the night that the fire in the dilapidated temple was extinguished. The bailiffs carried out eight charred bodies from it, and then... returned to the county government to report!

But they didn't notice that there was a figure... following them from behind!

……

Early in the morning, there was a knock on Jiang Chen's door, and Jiang Chen woke up suddenly.

He stood up, put on his clothes, and walked to the door of the room.

"village head!"

Jiang Chen opened the door and saw Old Wu, who looked exhausted.

"Well, let's go next door and talk!"

Jiang Chen nodded and took Old Wu to the next door.

"What's the situation?" Jiang Chen asked Old Wu after sitting down in the next room.

"Village chief, after those yamen runners arrived at the location, they directly fired rockets. It didn't look like they were suppressing bandits at all. Instead, it looked like... they were killing people to silence them!" Old Wu said with a serious expression.

Yes, the one who followed those yamen runners last night was Old Wu!

Jiang Chen always felt that something was not right with the county magistrate, so he ordered Old Wu to follow him.

Now it seems that it was right to let Old Wu go back!

There must be some unspeakable secret between the county magistrate and the Mopanshan bandits!

But...what exactly is this secret?

Will it involve him?

Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

If it didn't involve him, why did the county magistrate treat him strangely, and why didn't he bring Mr. Xue San with him when there was such an opportunity to make a contribution?

This……

Jiang Chen thought of the previous incidents when he was not in the village.

Will the Mopanshan bandits really attack Commander Chen because of what he said?

This……

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

A bold guess came into his mind!

But this guess is too scary!

It was so terrible that he couldn't accept it!

……

In the morning, the county magistrate sent someone to call Jiang Chen to the county government office.

"Second Uncle!" Jiang Chen bowed respectfully when he saw the county magistrate.

"Nephew, it's good that you're here. All those bandits have been dealt with!"

"This time, you don't have to worry!"

"Hahaha!"

The county magistrate laughed at Jiang Chen.

"Thank you, second uncle. This time I can finally do big things with peace of mind!" Jiang Chen also showed a happy smile.

"Good! You can do great things!"

"Besides, after doing this great thing, your future will be limitless!"

The county magistrate looked at Jiang Chen with admiration.

"Uncle, thank you for your praise. I am where I am today thanks to your promotion!" Jiang Chen said respectfully.

"Hey, nephew, that's a bit too formal. There's no need for us to be like this between uncle and nephew."

"Although you are not my biological nephew, I have always treated you as my nephew."

"What's more, you and Linglong get along very well. In the future... maybe we can become closer relatives!"

"Hahahaha!"

When the county magistrate said this, he burst into laughter.

But when Jiang Chen heard this, he was stunned!

Did the county magistrate know about him and Xue Linglong?

And now, there is even a hint of support in these words! ?

This... this is not right! ?

If the county magistrate wanted to harm him, would he do this?

Or is it that the county magistrate wanted to harm him before, but now that he sees that he is valued by Eunuch Zhang, he doesn't dare to do so?

This……

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more confused he became.

"My dear nephew, I will be going to the county town soon. You... must take good care of yourself!"

The county magistrate patted Jiang Chen's shoulder affectionately.

"Uncle, I'm fine here, but you...you must take care of yourself!" Jiang Chen acted as if he was reluctant to leave.

At this moment, to outsiders, the two really looked like uncle and nephew.

But...what they think in their hearts, only they themselves know!