Chapter 18 God Teammate Liu Er
After everyone was in position, Xu Chong led his men straight to Baiyang Lane at the far west.
All his arrangements were to make one thing clear to Fu Yuanlong: I, Xu Chong, have nothing to do with traitors.
Check Baiyang Lane first, because his old house is there.
"Is Aunt Ma home? I'm Xu Chong."
At the end of the alley, Xu Chong stood outside the fenced yard and shouted inside.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open.
"Is it Mr. Xu?"
Aunt Ma walked out carefree.
"Aunt Ma, the government is looking for suspects, and every household must be checked. Please forgive me for the inconvenience."
Xu Chong didn't mind talking a little more about the old neighbors in Baiyang Lane.
"I understand. I understand."
Aunt Ma nodded repeatedly, stepped aside, and said, "Mr. Xu, please come in directly. Our house is so spacious that it won't take much effort on your part."
Xu Chong nodded and called three yamen runners to go into the yard together.
When conducting a house search, there must be three or more people supervising each other.
This is a rule he set deliberately.
In addition, after searching each alley, street, neighborhood, and market, two to three people will be left behind to form a quarantine line depending on the area, and then the number of people will be gradually increased to connect the quarantine lines to ensure that the rebels will not sneak into the areas that have already been searched.
Soon, the inspection of Aunt Ma's house was completed.
Under the bed, rice jar, and beams.
All the places that could be checked were checked.
Xu Chong took his men and said goodbye and left.
"Mr. Xu is such a good official."
Aunt Ma stood at the door and sighed.
Why did a dignified official like the Registrar personally lead people to search house to house?
It must be to prevent those yamen runners from harassing the people and stealing their property.
Well, what a good official.
Aunt Ma repeated it again in her heart.
Quarter of an hour later, near the entrance of the alley, it was finally Xu Chong's own old house's turn.
Many people in the team knew Xu Chong's past, and now they all spoke up, either to please him or to show off.
"I know this place. Lord Xu used to live here."
"It's here. I met Lord Xu here when I was patrolling the streets."
"At that time, I thought, how great it would be if Lord Xu could become an official. As a result, I really became his subordinate. I am so lucky."
"There's no need to search this place. No one has lived here for months. It's locked up, so even the fugitive can't get in."
"Indeed, let's go..."
At first, it was just a few yamen runners talking to themselves, but later even the white runners got involved.
These people were willing to work for the government voluntarily, and they already had some intention of currying favor with the government.
Normally they could only curry favor with yamen runners who were not even clerks, let alone the chance of currying favor with the third in command, so the scene gradually became exaggerated.
"Hmm? Old Zheng, why don't you say anything? Do you think the fugitive is hiding in Lord Xu's house?"
"Bullshit! Do you dare to make a bet with me? If there is a fugitive in there, I will chop off my head and use it as your urinal!"
"Tsk, what's a urinal? If there's a fugitive in there, I'll eat whatever you poop!"
“…”
At the beginning, Xu Chong was still immersed in the bad atmosphere and felt a little proud of it, but he didn't expect that it would become more and more bad later.
I don't know who started this, but these uneducated and rough guys followed suit and started to compete with each other.
Xu Chong's scalp tingled when he heard this, and he quickly shouted to stop them: "This is simply nonsense!"
With a majestic tone, everyone quickly quieted down and looked at Xu Chong.
"My orders are very clear. Every home, every household, even every tree, anywhere where there is a possibility of hiding someone, must be checked!"
"Did you turn a deaf ear to my words?"
"Um?!"
Xu Chong swept his cold gaze over, and everyone lowered their heads one by one, silent as a mouse.
"If you understand, cheer up and continue!"
Xu Chong raised his hand and threw the key to the old house to the person next to him.
Now no one was smiling anymore, everyone was as serious as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Soon, the entire alley was checked.
Xu Chong left one person to guard the entrance of the alley, and advanced towards the entire county town with Baiyang Lane as the center of the semicircle.
Time passes slowly.
Because the search was so detailed, by the time night fell, they had only checked a small area in the west of the city.
At this rate, it will take ten days to complete a county-wide inspection.
When it’s Xu’s turn...it will probably be tomorrow night.
Xu Chong led everyone to the next place, silently calculating in his mind.
"grown ups!"
Liu Er suddenly appeared and started greeting from a distance.
"How did you come?"
Xu Chong frowned.
"Sir, Zhao Liu and I have discussed it. We will take turns to replace you."
Liu Er approached with a playful smile, "You are also a human being. You need to rest when you are tired. How can you stay awake for ten days?"
"Um?"
Xu Chong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted.
If you reach the fourth level of enlightenment, it is no problem to go without sleep for ten days.
He actually overlooked such a crucial thing!
If I had reacted a little slower and was still so energetic , it would definitely arouse suspicion!
Fortunately, Liu Er came.
Xu Chong was relieved, but he put on a serious face and said, "Nonsense, you and Zhao Liu each have your own responsibilities, how can you switch positions at will?"
"I won't be on the city wall until tomorrow afternoon. When you come back after daybreak, I can still sleep for a while. The same goes for Zhao Liu."
Liu Er patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured, sir, we will not be careless at all."
"forget it……"
Xu Chong hesitated. "Everyone's scattered values have been arranged. If we transfer them now, what if something goes wrong..."
Yes, he even arranged groups to supervise each other on tasks and sleep.
Anyway, it's a shift system, and there are only two hundred people resting at the same time. The vacant buildings in the county government office plus the official quarters are barely enough.
"It's just one night, it's no big deal."
At this time, someone else spoke up, a yamen runner from the inner class, "Lord Xu is fair and selfless, and he performs his duties conscientiously. We have seen it with our own eyes. He is just taking a night's rest. Even if the county magistrate knew about it, he would not say anything."
When someone speaks up, there will be another person to join in.
"Yes, Lord Xu."
"We who are following behind can take turns to help you when we get tired, but you haven't rested all day, so go back quickly."
"Master Xu, please don't refuse. You will have to lead the team tomorrow."
"yes……"
After repeated persuasion, Xu Chong finally nodded reluctantly.
"Alright, then I will go back to the government office to rest for a while..."
"Um, sir, have you forgotten?"
Liu Er scratched his head. "There are only so many empty rooms in the government office. You have already given up your official residence for the brothers to rest... You should go home! Uh, come to think of it, it seems that you haven't been back to visit the government office for three months since you moved in."
When these words were spoken, those who didn't know yet were filled with awe.
Because of the official business of the government, he didn't go home for three months.
What a good official this is!
"That's the only way."
Xu Chong nodded helplessly.
That's how it was settled.
After returning home, Xu Chong went straight back to his room, put on his clothes and fell asleep.
Soon, faint snoring sounds were heard from the bedroom.
Until three o'clock in the morning.
Xu Chong's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
