Chapter 133 Fishing
Since Wei Cen said that Yang Zhengshan should be the main person, Yang Zhengshan would handle the next matters according to his own ideas.

Rather than investigating the smuggling case, Yang Zhengshan’s top priority was naturally to take control of the garrison office and the garrison battalion first.

So after meeting Wei Cen, Yang Zhengshan first dealt with the matters in the garrison office.

While he was heading to Chengguanbao, Yang Minghao also checked the clerks and runners in the government office. Compared with the problems in the garrison camp, the clerks and runners in the government office were naturally not a big problem.

Although these clerks and runners may act arrogantly and domineeringly in front of ordinary people, they have no right to resist true power.

Yang Minghao's method of investigation was also very simple. Based on the investigation they had done before, he called all the people in individually and questioned them one by one. After they reported someone, they would be rewarded. Then, the clerks and runners would start to expose their colleagues' past.

Who has done something immoral, who is close to whom, who takes money and abuses power for personal gain, who neglects his duties, etc., all report on each other.

If the case really needed to be dealt with seriously, everyone in the office should be dragged out and beaten. It's not necessary to chop off all their heads, but no one should be wronged if they were beaten with twenty sticks, including Zhou Ren, the clerk.

Of course, it was impossible for Yang Zhengshan to deal with all the clerks and runners. The operation of the government office was inseparable from these clerks and runners, so Yang Zhengshan dealt with more than ten people based on the principle of catching the big ones and letting go of the small ones. The rest had some minor problems, but they were still within the tolerable range.

Of course, after a blow, you should give someone a sweet reward.

Yang Zhengshan also increased the salaries of clerks and runners, and explained the rules.

There is no need to elaborate on the specific rules, but they are meant to constrain clerks and runners to do their work conscientiously and not to act recklessly.

By the time all this was done, the sky had completely darkened.

Snowflakes began to float in the gloomy sky and landed on the eaves and roofs of the houses.

Yang Zhengshan came out of the study wearing a gray cloak, looked at the falling snow, and said softly, "It's almost the New Year again!"

Time had unknowingly entered the twelfth lunar month again. If you counted the time, he had been in this world for more than three years.

It's been three years!
Yang Zhengshan stroked his long beard, looking somewhat helpless.

He felt as if he had been in this world for a long time.

Probably because his beard grew too fast.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was wondering whether he should trim his beard, Zhou Ren came closer.

"Sir, Xu Wanfu wants to see you!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "I thought he would fight to the end, but it seems I overestimated him!"

Zhou Ren remained silent. He was now full of awe for Yang Zhengshan and was trembling with fear when standing in front of Yang Zhengshan.

"Let's go, let's go see him again!"

Soon, Yang Zhengshan came to the cell and met Xu Wanfu.

Seeing him coming, Xu Wanfu's face showed complicated emotions.

"Yang Zhengshan!"

The cell was very simple, with nothing on the floor except straw.

At this time, Xu Wanfu looked very miserable. His arms had been broken off and even eating and drinking were problems for him. As for other things, he could forget about it.

Zhou Ren was very tactful. As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered the cell, he moved a chair and placed it behind Yang Zhengshan.

"You go out first!"

Yang Zhengshan drove Zhou Ren out.

After Zhou Ren left, Yang Zhengshan sat on a chair and looked at Xu Wanfu lying on the ground, and asked, "What do you want to say to me?"

Xu Wanfu was silent for a long time, "I don't want to die!"

"You have no way to survive. You are collaborating with the enemy and betraying your country. I can't save you!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Hearing this, Xu Wanfu raised his head suddenly, "You~"

He wanted to ask Yang Zhengshan how he knew and what he knew.

But Yang Zhengshan interrupted him and said, "You don't really think that I took action against you just because he occupied the garrison camp!"

"If you just occupy the garrison camp, I will target you, but I won't kill you."

Xu Wanfu's face turned pale, and he finally realized where he had gone wrong.

He always thought that Yang Zhengshan just wanted to compete with him for power, and never thought that Yang Zhengshan was actually here for smuggling.

"Don't be optimistic. No one can save you now, not even the person behind you!"

Yang Zhengshan said calmly: "But I guess not only will they not save you, they are probably now discussing how to kill you and silence you!"

Xu Wanfu's face turned even paler.

"Do you want to tell me something? For example, who is the person behind you? Is it from Heiya Village?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Heiya Village?" Xu Wanfu looked up blankly.

"It's not Heiya Village!" Yang Zhengshan was also surprised.

Wei Cen said that these people were connected with Heiya Village, but looking at Xu Wanfu's expression, it seemed that he didn't know the existence of Heiya Village at all.

Xu Wanfu lowered his head, his face solemn and uncertain, and after a long while he said: "I don't know if it is Black Cliff Village. There is only one person who contacted me, and he called himself Mr.

"Oh? Then what are you responsible for?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Cao Han will be responsible for concealing the traces of the goods by requisitioning food and fodder, and I will be responsible for the goods entering and leaving the city." Xu Wanfu said it straightforwardly without hesitation this time.

"Then who is transporting the goods?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"The master doesn't allow us to ask more questions, but I know that it is the Liang family of Jing'an." Xu Wanfu said.

Yang Zhengshan was a little curious, "Why do you want to work for this gentleman?"

"For money!" Xu Wanfu raised his head and his expression became numb.

"Just for money?" Yang Zhengshan was even more surprised.

"It was for money at first," said Xu Wanfu.

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized that he was after money in the beginning, but later he found himself on a pirate ship and could only be forced to obey the arrangements.

"You don't know the identity of that gentleman?" "I don't know!" Xu Wanfu said.

At this moment, Wei Cen appeared outside the cell and said softly, "That gentleman is Yi Shan, the master of Heiya Village."

Xu Wanfu turned his head to look at him, "Who are you?"

"Wei Cen, a captain of the Secret Guard Zhenbei Division."

Xu Wanfu completely gave up and collapsed.

The Secret Guards have all arrived, and he really has no hope.

Yang Zhengshan looked at Xu Wanfu with some disappointment. He originally thought that Xu Wanfu knew something, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't even know about Heiya Village.

Looking at the collapsed Xu Wanfu, Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, stood up and walked out of the cell.

When they were far away from the cell, Wei Cen couldn't help but say, "They might kill someone tonight to silence him!"

Although Xu Wanfu didn't know much, he was aware of Yi Shan's existence. In order to avoid exposing himself, Yi Shan would definitely not keep him.

Yang Zhengshan stopped, looked back at the cell, and said, "You should be good at tracking!"

"Of course!" Wei Cen said.

"Then let's follow the clues and see if we can make any new discoveries!"

Xu Wanfu is no longer useful, and there is no point in keeping him. It would be better to make use of him and let him make use of his remaining energy. Maybe he can even lure in a big fish.

Moreover, only when Xu Wanfu dies can the other party relax their vigilance, which may be more conducive to them finding the other party's weak spot.

Wei Cen naturally had no objection to this, he also wanted to see what kind of people Xu Wanfu could attract.

……

The snow fell heavier and heavier, dark clouds covered the bright moon, and the sky and the earth were pitch black.

The city of Anyuan in the dead of night was like being in an abyss, with almost no light visible.

The garrison hall was silent, with only two lanterns in front of the gate emitting a faint light.

A very subtle whooshing sound was heard, and a dark shadow sneaked into the hall.

The guards and soldiers had already fallen asleep in the room and had no idea anyone had broken in.

The shadow flashed, and in a moment it was outside the cell.

Without any movement on his part, he entered the cell.

Xu Wanfu, who was lying in the straw and shivering, seemed to sense some movement and suddenly opened his eyes.

But before he could make any move, a pungent smell blocked his mouth and nose.

He wanted to shout, but no sound came out.

He wanted to struggle, but could only kick his legs in vain.

Soon, his body became stiff, his eyes rolled back, and he lost all breath.

Shadow kicked the weeds on the ground, quietly exited the cell, locked it, and left.

Just after he left, several dark shadows quietly followed him outside the official hall.

At the same time, Yang Zhengshan and Wei Cen walked out from the other side of the cell.

"Totally dead?"

"Dead as a bee." Wei Cen nodded.

"Can you tell who that person is?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Judging from the actions of the shadow just now, his cultivation should be around the fifth level of the acquired realm, or even higher.

Moreover, he is extremely skilled in the art of lightness, even better than Wei Cen.

Yang Zhengshan also practiced the art of lightness, but he was not good at it. He mainly practiced moves and techniques that were focused on fighting on the battlefield.

For him, the light body technique is not very useful.

"Hou Jun, the third leader of Heiya Village." Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in amazement, "You can even see this!"

He was just asking casually just now and never thought that Wei Cen really knew who the visitor was.

Wei Cen had a barely perceptible smile on his cold face. "There are only four people in Black Cliff Village who have acquired the fifth level of cultivation. The first village chief Rong Qianjun is at the seventh level, the second village chief Zheng Qidao is at the sixth level, the third village chief Hou Jun is at the fifth level, and Master Yi Shan is also at the fifth level."

"The only one who has such a light body skill is Hou Jun."

Yang Zhengshan paused. Well, if we can be sure that the other party is from Heiya Village, then it will be easy to infer who is coming.

This is the gap caused by the information gap. Yang Zhengshan doesn't know the situation of Heiya Village, so naturally he can't tell who it is, but Wei Cen has already figured out Heiya Village clearly.

Just as the two were talking, a series of tinkling sounds suddenly came from the silent night.

The two looked at each other and their expressions changed.

"problem occurs?"

Yang Zhengshan frowned slightly.

This was obviously the sound of a fight, and it sounded like it was not far from the government office.

Wei Cen's face was a little gloomy. He jumped up and flew away from the roof following the sound.

Yang Zhengshan looked at his back with some envy. He really couldn't match his light body skills.

He could jump up and fly over the roof, but he couldn't leave no footprints on the snow like this.

I guess his kick would break several tiles.

There was no other choice but for Yang Zhengshan to jump over the wall and chase after him along the street.

(End of this chapter)