"Sir, the master has made up his mind. Please help me." Wang Hao bowed to Tan Zong with a decisive expression.

"Please help me. Wang Qiang will bring those bad people to justice like he is." Seeing this, Wang Qiang said loudly.[]

"Get up, I promised you." Looking at the smart and cute Wang Qiang, Tan Zong smiled slightly, stood up and helped him up.

"Sir, Mr. Xie!" Wang Qiang looked happy when he heard this, looked very excited, and jumped away with Zhang.

In the eyes of eight-year-old Wang Qiang, Tan Zong, who saved his family, was an absolute hero and an idol he admired in his heart.

The next morning, Tan Zong bid farewell to Zhao Yunan and Cao Qiaomu and led his men to Wujiang County where the Japanese bandits disappeared, preparing to investigate some clues.

When Tan Zong was on the road, he was in Nanjing City and Dongsheng Inn.

A carrier pigeon landed in the backyard and ate the millet sprinkled on the ground. Seeing this, a waiter passing by reached out to grab it, took off a small bamboo tube from its feet, hurried to a door, and knocked on the door rhythmically.

"Come in." Then, a calm voice came from the room.

The waiter pushed the door and handed the small bamboo tube to a forty-year-old middle-aged fat man in the room, bowed and retreated.

The middle-aged fat man is Fang Yu, the owner of Dongsheng Inn. Fang Yu first checked the sealing wax at the mouth of the small bamboo tube and confirmed that the bamboo tube had not been opened. Then he took out a small note inside and read it carefully.

After reading the small note, Fang Yu frowned slightly, lit it casually, then got up and shouted outside the door, "Prepare the car, I'm going out."

Wujiang County.

Wujiang is located in the west of Taihu Lake and the north of Suzhou. It is located in a water town with crisscrossing rivers. It is known as the "land of fish and rice" and the "palace of silk". It has rich resources and rich life.

When Tan Zong and his group arrived at the Wujiang County Government Office, they did not ask the doorman to inform him, but took the people in.

Wujiang County Magistrate Zhang Zhongchao was comforting an emotional middle-aged man in his study and saw a group of people entering the yard. A young man walking in front was wearing casual clothes.

Just as Zhang Zhongchao was stunned, a government official walked in quickly and whispered a few words in his ear. He quickly sorted out his official uniform and went to the door to greet him.

"I don't know that Lord Tan's arrival has made a mistake and the subordinates are welcome. I also ask Lord to atone for his sins." After seeing Tan Zong, Zhang Zhongchao bowed his hands and apologized.

According to the rules of the Dashun officialdom, the superiors came to inspect and the subordinates must go out to welcome him, otherwise the rules of the court would be broken. Since the Supervision Bureau did not inform Wujiang County of the news that Tan Zong was coming, Zhang Zhongchao knew nothing about this.

"I don't have any official uniforms, so Lord Zhang doesn't have to be too polite." Tan Zong smiled slightly and bowed to Zhang Zhong.

Under the guidance of Zhang Zhongchao, Tan Zong walked into the study. Seeing this, the middle-aged man in the room stood up and bowed to Tan Zong with disrespect.

"Sir, this is Boss Liu. This time, he donated 300 dan of grain to the country." Zhang Zhong introduced the middle-aged man to Tan Zong.

Boss Liu is named Liu Yao, a prominent family in Wujiang County. His family has a large business and is spread throughout Nanjing Prefecture. He is one of the top celebrities in Wujiang County.

"Mr. Tan, you have to make the decision for the little people. Xiaomin is obedient to the public and law-abiding, and he really cannot suffer such an injustice." Hearing that the young man in front of him was Tan Zong, who was Zhao Yuanchang outside Suzhou City a few days ago, Liu Yao's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of surprise, and he quickly bowed to Tan Zong and said loudly.

"What's going on?" Seeing Liu Yao's serious expression, Tan Zong was confused and turned his head to look at Zhang Zhongchao.

"Sir, this is the thing..." Zhang Zhongchao bowed to Tan Zong and told the whole story.

The incident was caused by those Japanese bandits. Because the Japanese bandits disappeared from the territory of Wujiang, three thousand soldiers mobilized from various prefectures and counties in other places were stationed in Wujiang County.

When a large army gathers, food and grass are naturally the top priority.

Suzhou Prefecture is a granary in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are a lot of grain stored in each county. Because the incident suddenly happened, Zhao Yun'an asked the counties in Suzhou Prefecture to solve the food and grass problems of the troops stationed in their territory, and then they will be transferred to Nanjing Prefecture for settlement.

In order to capture the Japanese bandits as soon as possible and to show their determination to fight the Japanese bandits, wealthy families like Liu Yao in Suzhou Prefecture donated grains one after another, and the problem of food and grass was successfully solved.

Since the soldiers entering Suzhou Prefecture this time were temporarily drawn from various prefectures and counties in Nanjing Prefecture, there were unavoidable people with traitors and bad quality, invading the local area by the name of searching for Japanese bandits and committing evil deeds.

Yesterday, several soldiers broke into Liu Yao's cousin's home and falsely accused him of colluding with Japanese bandits. Not only did he forcibly extort 500 taels of silver, but his newly married concubine was also humiliated by the leading military man.

When did the Liu family, a famous local family, ever be humiliated like this? What's more, if this matter is not clear, outsiders might really think that the Liu family's cousin colluded with Japanese bandits. As the patriarch of the Liu family, Liu Yao naturally could not sit idly by, so he found Zhang Zhongchao and sued the soldiers for robbing property and humiliating women, so as not to commit trouble in the future and be made into trouble by some people with ulterior motives.

Zhang Zhongchao was just Wujiang's parents' official, so he could not take care of the soldiers from other places. Therefore, he comforted Liu Yao with kind words and prepared to report the matter to Suzhou governor Sun Yan, asking Sun Yan to deal with the matter.

The two were talking, and Tan Zong came unexpectedly. Liu Yao knew in his heart that this young sixth-rank guerrilla was from Cao Qiaomu and Zhao Yuan'an's. If Tan Zong was willing to intervene in this case, no matter whether the evil soldiers were punished as they deserved, as long as Tan Zong affirmed the Liu family, the Liu family would have no worries.

"Is there such a thing?" After listening to Zhang Zhongchao's story, Tan Zong frowned slightly. Because he was busy with Zhao Yuanchang's affairs, he had not heard any news of soldiers disturbing the people in Suzhou City.

"Sir, this matter is absolutely true. The common people are willing to use the title of the leader to guarantee it." Liu Yao said decisively without waiting for Zhao Zhongchao to speak.

"You go back first, I know." Tan Zong pondered for a moment and waved at Liu Yao.

Liu Yao wanted to say something else, but Zhang Zhongchao shook his head slightly at him, and then he said goodbye and left.

"Mr. Zhang, are there many such incidents that disturb the public?" After Liu Yao left, Tan Zong asked Zhang Zhongchao in a deep voice.

"Sir, there are countless people." Zhang Zhongchao nodded with helplessness. "The people are afraid of being cheated on by the enemy, so they dare not speak out. If Boss Liu had not been angered this time, they would not have come to report it."

Tan Zong understood. Although Zhang Zhongchao did not say it clearly, the meaning in his words was already very clear, and he secretly accused the garrisons of disarraying disciplines.

I'm afraid Cao Qiaomu also knew what some soldiers in Suzhou Prefecture did, but at this time he had to rely on them to encircle and suppress the Japanese bandits. Therefore, he didn't bother to pay attention to them before the soldiers had any big trouble, turned a blind eye.

In the evening, Zhang Zhongchao held a banquet in the mansion to welcome Tan Zong.

Although Zhang Zhongchao had found a house for Tan Zong in the county town, Tan Zong still chose his residence in the county government office.

After the banquet, Tan Zong returned to his residence, walked back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back, with a serious expression. If he did not find the Japanese bandits as soon as possible, the chaos in Suzhou Prefecture would not be settled, but where could those Japanese bandits hide?

Bainiu Town is located in the southeast of Wujiang County. It is a large town with tens of thousands of residents. The streets are prosperous and the people are rich in livelihood.

At noon, a restaurant.

Tan Zong, wearing casual clothes, sat in a window on the second floor, eating while looking at the bustling crowds on the street. In the past few days, he brought his guards to visit many places, but unfortunately he found nothing, and the Japanese bandits seemed to have really disappeared out of thin air.

At this moment, Tan Zong finally felt Cao Qiaomu's helplessness and depression, just like a knife hand holding up a sharp steel knife, but he didn't know where the opponent was, so he could only stand there stupidly holding the knife, waiting for the opponent to appear.

Suddenly, a noise came from outside the elegant seat. Tan Zong couldn't help but turn his head and look out the door. An escort immediately opened the door and went to check it.

"Uncle, uncle, you can't do this, she's still a child!" In the corridor, an old man held the thigh of a fat young man who looked like a playboy, begged loudly, and a erhu fell on the ground beside him and broke into two pieces.

"Old thing, it's your granddaughter's blessing to me. She is better than living a hard life with you after I eat delicious food and drink spicy food!" The fat young man held a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with a frightened look on her face and cursed.

Several men dressed as servants, who seemed to be servants of a playboy, rushed up and held the old man, trying to drag him away from the fat young man's feet. However, the old man hugged him too hard, and the few people had been useless for a long time but did not pull him away.

"You are immortal." The old man's tears and snot stained the fat young man's glamorous coat. The fat young man couldn't help but get furious, raised his feet and kicked the old man in the chest.

The old man groaned, opened his mouth and squirted out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground beside him without moving.

"Grandpa!" Seeing this, the girl shouted heart-wrenchingly, pounced on her, knelt beside the old man, and burst into tears.

The movements in the corridor alarmed the people who were having dinner in the private rooms on both sides. Many doors of private rooms opened, and people stood at the door and looked at the girl and the old man whispered and talked a lot.

Obviously, the old man is already unable to make things happen.

"What are you looking at? Do you want to die?" The fat young man glanced at the person in the corridor, shouted arrogantly, then he stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the girl's shoulder, "Let's go, the uncle just misses the ninth concubine, you should be the ninth concubine for the uncle."

The girl turned her head and opened her mouth to the fat young man's right wrist. The fat young man felt pain and screamed in his mouth, unable to help but take a step back.

"Help! Kill someone!" Taking advantage of the fat young man's moment of being stunned, the girl ran away and shouted while running.

"Damn it, you dare to bite me." There was a row of blood marks on the fat young man's wrist, and blood was oozing out. He suddenly became angry and pointed at the girl at the servant beside him, "Take off the clothes of this little bitch."

Several servants immediately rushed towards the girl when they heard this. The girl might have been too frightened. When she arrived at the door of Tan Zongya's room, she suddenly staggered and fell heavily to the ground.

"Little bitch, look at where you run, you actually bit my young master. You're so impatient to live." A stout servant with a fierce face sneered and reached out to grab the girl's hair.

The girl looked at the thick servant in horror. Seeing that the thick servant's hand was about to reach out, suddenly a figure flashed, and the guard who went out to check was blocked in front of her, looking at the thick servant coldly, "Isn't you afraid of seeing the official in broad daylight?"

"Oh, whose crotch is broken, revealing you, a nosy guy." The thick servant looked up and down at the guard, reached out to push the guard's shoulder, and warned with a domineering look, "Tell you, don't make trouble, otherwise you will be in trouble."

The thick servant pushed hard for a few times, and the guard stood there motionless. At this moment, he felt that the guard was a little difficult, so he looked at the fat young man behind him.

"Fuck, why are you still standing there? Let's get on together and ruin him!" The fat young man seemed to be angry, pointed his hand at the guard and issued an order loudly.

When the other servants heard this, they immediately rolled up their sleeves and walked towards the guards with a fierce look.

The servants had just approached the guards, and before they could do anything, they could hear three clangs and clangs. The doors of the left and right rooms of Tan Zong's private room and the opposite room opened, and a group of big men rushed out and surrounded them in the middle.

Looking at the big men with their eyebrows, the servants suddenly became depressed and looked at the fat young man as if they were asking for help.

The fat young man obviously didn't expect that the guard had so many helpers and was stunned for a moment. At this time, Tan Zong's voice came from the room, "Take it down and send it to the county government."

Several guards immediately walked over to the fat young man. Seeing this, the fat young man quickly reported his identity loudly, "My father is Li Jimin, the governor of Changzhou Prefecture. I think who dares to touch me!"

"Hmph, you actually pretend to be the magistrate, and you will be more guilty!" As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Zong's voice came over.

"I...my father is really Li Jimin!" Looking at the guards running towards him with gloomy faces, the fat young man became anxious and shouted quickly.

The guards, regardless of whether the fat young man's father was Li or Wang, kicked him to the ground with one kick. The fat young man fell to the ground and shouted. A guard stretched out his hand and slapped him twice. The fat young man with swollen cheeks did not dare to say anything.

"Grandpa!" At this time, the girl cried and rushed to the old man's body, burst into tears, and the crying was miserable. The listener was so sad, and the listener burst into tears.

When Tan Zong heard the crying, he got up and walked out. He surrounded the guards and came to the girl, leaned over and patted her on the shoulder, "Little sister, who else is there in your family?"

The corridor was already full of people watching the fun, guessing Tan Zong's identity in a verbal way, and wondering whether the fat young man was the son of the prefect of Changzhou.

"I... my parents died long ago and depended on each other for life. Now my grandfather is dead, what should I do?" The girl turned herself around and looked at Tan Zong with rain, looking pitiful.

"Don't worry, Suzhou magistrate Sun will properly place you." Tan Zong took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the girl to wipe her tears, comforting him softly.
Chapter completed!