Since his robbery, Ji had had lingering palpitations and fears.

　　If it weren't for NingShuang's help, he might had already become a ghost under the broadsword.

　　He had some doubts about NingShuang at first, but from what happened later on, it was indeed an accident that she saved him.

　　Ningshuang was an extremely simple girl, without a heart of defense. She would not hide her inner thoughts and told everyone the truth.

　　Ji had been in business for many years and had encountered many things, but it was still the first time that something like this was so dangerous.

　　Before taking the position, he had secretly visited various parts of Qi County. The road he traveled when encountering bandits that day was not remote, and there were few bandits on weekdays. Why did he encounter them on that day?

　　“It looks like a weak scholar,brother. Let's go!”

　　“Slow down, wait... you said your name is Xiaofu Ji,the new deputy magistrate of Qi County?”

　　“Kill him!”

　　Ji recalled time and time again what the bandits had said, deeply feeling that this distress was not an accident, it was clearly someone behind the scenes.

　　From the performance of the gangs that day, it could be seen that only the bandit leader knew about the assassination of Ji, and others were not aware of it.

　　Ji predicted that it must have done by Liu, but he didn't expect his speed to be so fast and his actions to be so ruthless.

　　Ji knew that he had a strong influence in Qi County. He had originally planned to "With static braking" and told him to be calm before finding a chance to slowly deal with him. However, now it seemed that this plan was not feasible.

　　“Since he had a killing intention towards me, if I returned to the yamen now, they would definitely find another opportunity to attack me again "Ji thought to himself.

　　So,the flying pigeon sent a message and quickly summoned An Qin and others to discuss countermeasures.

　　Ji and NingShuang quietly arrived at the countytown, found a hidden hotel to stay in, and hid in the city, secretly observing Liu's every movement.

　　Ji quietly asked someone to keep an eye on Liu.

　　On Liu's side, there had been no news from Ji since he was robbed.

　　What was happening to him now, and no one knew what happened.

　　Liu and others were so anxious that they turned around and sent people to search for Ji everywhere.

　　If the superiors pursued him, it was difficult for him as a deputy county magistrate to explain. If anyone found any clues, it would be even more dangerous.

　　Now, he had no choice but to send people to search again and again every day.

　　“Tell me, what's going on? Didn't you tell me everything's all right? "Liu angrily asked his subordinates.

　　“My lord, I don't know. Everything was going smoothly, but I didn't expect a woman in white emerged from the air suddenly, wielding unparalleled divine skills. she saved Ji with only a few steps.”

　　“fools,All of you, "Liu roared in a fury.

　　The subordinates left trembling.

　　The incident of the newly appointed county magistrate being robbed had a negative impact, and Liu dared not conceal it.

　　He immediately sent someone to search for Ji, which was also considered an initiative.

　　If the higher authorities pursued him and convict him of inadequate protection at most, he would still be his county magistrate.

　　Even if his superiors punished him and demoted him, Qi County was still his place, and he would still be reinstated soon.

　　How it would be great if Ji had been killed by the bandits!

　　If Ji could be retrieved, Liu would have made a contribution. Even if the plan failed this time, at least he was still under his own control. The days ahead were long, and he had plenty of time to maneuver with him.

　　However, now Ji 's whereabouts were unknown, which was what Liu was most worried about.

　　Because he doesn't know what accidents would happen.

　　Thinking of this, Liu quickly recalled his subordinates.

　　“Come back... come back to me...”Liu shouted loudly.

　　“My lord, what is your instructions?”

　　“Send more people and horses to arrest all those bandits for me.” Liu instructed.

　　Liu sent people to search for the whereabouts of Ji and the woman in white, while also capturing the robbers.

　　Quickly, a group of bandits were caught,Liu couldn't bear it anymore and took them all to death row.

　　During the process of capturing the bandits, Liu and others performed outstandingly and received praise from the superiors.

　　Time flew fast, and in an instant, the day of execution had arrived.

　　People in city cheered and took to the streets one after another.

　　This group of bandits were fierce and brutal,they had been rampant in Qi County for many years. The government had repeatedly arrested them, but they had all returned without any result.

　　By capturing this group of bandits this time, Liu got rid of an evil for people actually this time.

　　The yamen guards escorted the bandits to parade in public, and all of them were disheartened. Only the bandit leader was extremely excited, and it seemed that he was very unwilling.

　　However, yamen officials had a way naturally.

　　They tied him with thick ropes and blocked his mouth with paper,the bandit leader couldn't escape.

　　Capturing the bandits was a great joy. Liu dressed up and attended to pay tribute to the people in the county.

　　“Every dear fellow villagers, in the past few years, bandits have been rampant in this county, all due to my fault. During these days, I have been unable to sleep day and night, thinking that I felt guilty to the my emperor and people in city. I regret not having done so early. Today, catching these bandits can be considered as fulfilling my wish. I am already old, and I only hope to do more good deeds for the people during my reign. I will face my ancestors with my duty when I pass away.”

　　Liu spoke so forcefully with every word and sentence,as he spoke, he couldn't help but shed tears.

　　Upon hearing such words, the people were very moved, and some women even teared together with him.

　　Everyone was impassioned and demanded to kill the bandits.

　　In addition to Liu, many officials from court also attended this time.

　　After all, catching the elusive bandits for many years was a great achievement, and they would not miss such a good opportunity.

　　Kill him, kill him, "the crowd said passionately, pointing to a group of bandits.

　　Stop... "Just as the executioner was about to start, a loud shout came from afar.

　　“Who dares to disturb the legal court?” Liu roared in a fury.

　　“It's me”

　　As everyone fixed their eyes, a young gentleman walked out of the crowd, followed closely by a masked woman in white.

　　He was no other but Xiaofu Ji.

　　“See you here well,my lords,I am Xiaofu Ji, the magistrate of Qi County. The incident happened so sudden and I had not explain it to everyone in advance. Ji apologizes to everyone hereby, and please listen to me,my lords.”

　　Everyone was very surprised to see Ji suddenly appear.

　　The superiors looked at each other, unsure of what had happened.

　　Liu was even more frightened.

　　However, he quickly calmed down.

　　“Lord Ji, this robber was the one who assassinated you on that day. Yamen can testify that you openly rescued them. Are you trying to shield them? "Liu asked angrily.

　　Upon hearing Liu's question, many people agreed.

　　“Xiaofu Ji, what exactly do you mean? “Asked the superior impatiently.

　　“To report to all the lords, these robbers were indeed the ones who assassinated me that day, but they were only instructed by others and had another mastermind behind them.”

　　Under the command of someone? Who did you say was under the command of? "Asked the superior angrily.

　　Quicker then words can tell, Ningshuang jumped into the court and took away the paper that had blocked the bandit's mouth.

　　“It's him... it's him... "the bandit leader pointed at Liu and exclaimed.

　　“I'm wronged,lord. It must be Ji, who instructed the bandit to say so.”

　　Liu immediately knelt down and kowtowed in tears.

　　The officials were stunned and speechless when they saw the magistrate and deputy magistrate of Qi County accusing each other.

　　Late for a while, and then ordered everyone back to the yamen to hear this case.

　　In fact, Ji had been secretly observing Liu's every movement. He had previously assumed that the bandits were under Liu's command. When he saw Liu catching the robbers and wanted to convict them of death, he guessed that Liu was trying to kill to silence them, in order to avoid being caught in the future.

　　So, Ji secretly ordered Ningshuang to sneak into the prison, inquired about the truth of the matter, and collect evidence

　　Meanwhile, Ji secretly ordered An Qin and others to infiltrate the city and gather all those who wanted to sue Liu Ming to collect all the evidence.

　　At the same time, he exaggerated Liu's contribution to the capture of bandits and used his desire to seek credit to invite all superiors.

　　Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner under the command of Ji ,just waiting for the opportunity to come and make a final decision to solve this problem.

　　Liu,Ji, and others arrived at the court, but Liu refused to plead guilty.

　　However, Ji was already prepared, and he had people presentd evidence. All the evidence pointed to Liu, including the assassination of Ji, the case of Ningshuang, the seizure of civilian landings, the forced marriage of women, and more than a dozen cases of murder and wealth.

　　The bandit leader was extremely angry and not only revealed the entire process of planning to kill Ji, but also revealed all the bad things he had done to help Liu over the years.

　　Until now, it was clear to everyone that Qi County had been unable to catch this group of bandits for many years because Liu had secretly supported them.

　　The collusion between officials and bandits had led to many major cases.

　　Liu originally did not intend to catch this group of robbers, but he was worried that the leader of the robbers would be caught by Ji and confessed himself, so he adopted this tactic of "abandoning the commander to protect the soldiers".

　　Liu knew that the bandit had a simple mind and deceiving him was only a temporary detention. After a while, he would find reasons to release him.

　　It wasn't until before the he was taken to the execution ground that the bandit leader knew that Liu was going to kill him, so he was extremely excited at the execution ground. Unfortunately, he had already been sealed off and couldn't speak, almost becoming a "stupid ghost".

　　“Being instructed by someone is still a capital offense. I dare to ask evey lord, what kind of should the mastermind be dealt? "Ji asked loudly in the court.

　　There was a complete silence in the court, and no one dared to answer this question.

　　“Say it, what exactly should he be guilty of? "The superior asked the Qi County staff.

　　“My lord,this... this is”

　　Before he could finish speaking, Liu "plopped"to kneel down on the ground. He knew that he had committed a capital crime this time, and that several of his homicides had been uncovered by Ji. He cried out and knelt down to beg for mercy.

　　Liu had been occupying Qi County for many years and had colluded with many officials above. However, at this time, when Liu was publicly tried for so many major crimes, they dared not speak up for fear of being implicated in their dealings with Liu and causing harm to themselves.

　　Moreover, with so many officials gathered today, if they openly covered up, wouldn't it be self seeking death?

　　“My lords,deputy magistrate Liu had committed thirteen major crimes, including murder, embezzlement, false accusation, occupation of civilian landings, and forced marriage of women. If he knows the law and violates it,executed according to the law was his final result."Ji replied.

　　Liu was so scared that his face turned to ashes. He was shouting and begging for mercy in the court.

　　At this moment, those bureaucrats who had had interactions with him ignored him, afraid of accidentally involving themselves and refusing to intercede for him.

　　Other officials knew that Liu was a native "local tyrant" and did not want to offend him too much. They expressed that Ji was the magistrate of Qi County, and the matter of Qi County should be handled by him, so they were not able to interfere.

　　Ji saw that the officials were like this and did not refuse, but resolutely accepted their opinions.

　　Seeing such a situation, Ji knew that if not dealt it soon, he wooried there would any changes to happen.

　　As the saying goes“Speed is the soilder’s asset”,Ji cut Liu off out of the court immeadiately.