Chapter 4: Do you know martial arts?
"Where is the treasurer? Open the door and bring me the account book!"
Shen Yu led a large group of people and went straight to the treasury. Without any nonsense, he asked the clerks for the treasury account books and asked them to open the treasury so that he could check them one by one.
"Sir, the treasury is an important place, how can we open it easily?" With so many people suddenly appearing, the treasury clerk's face showed a little panic, but he quickly calmed down.
"How dare you! I'm the new official in office, so naturally I have to take inventory of the treasury. Is there something fishy going on? Get out of the way!" With a cold snort, Shen Yu ordered the detectives to push the man away, then opened the door of the treasury and walked in.
However, the scene before him was slightly different from what he had imagined. The granaries were full of grain, and the treasury was overflowing, as if there was no shortage at all.
He casually picked a small hole in the rice bag with his sword, and the plump rice grains fell out through the gap. The storekeeper who followed him in couldn't help but reveal a smug smile on his face and bowed to Shen Yu.
"Sir, the treasury has always been under the personal supervision of the county magistrate. We are also very cautious and dare not slack off. Don't worry, sir, the treasury is absolutely safe and there will not be any omissions!"
Looking up, the storekeeper's smug expression was not concealed at all, as if he was waiting for Shen Yu's praise. However, he didn't know that in Shen Yu's eyes, his current expression really made people want to punch him.
"Football-proof? Really?" After giving the other person a cold glance , Shen Yu looked at the full warehouse of grain, then waved to the detectives: "Come on, move all these outside away, I want to check the grain inside!"
"Sir!" Shen Yu's sudden decision shocked the treasurer. His expression changed visibly, and he said hurriedly, "Sir, you are a new official and you may not know that the treasury is a very important place and must not be touched lightly. If something goes wrong, we can't afford it!"
"Have I asked you to take responsibility? If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible! Move it!"
With a loud shout, Shen Yu ordered the detectives to take action. Soon, under Shen Yu's order, the detectives moved the outermost grain to the side. As they went further in, Shen Yu could clearly feel that the storekeepers next to him were gradually becoming panicked, and in the end they even began to tremble.
This time, it seems like it's a sure win! He knew that a dog will always eat shit, so he just did it more covertly, just a superficial effort to cover it up, a petty trick!
"Swish!" Shen Yu pulled out the sword he carried with him and directly inserted it into the rice bag inside. Soon, mud, sand and gravel flowed out through the gap.
"Is this foolproof?" Looking back at the storekeeper, Shen Yu snorted coldly , and then went through the storehouse from inside to outside. The entire storehouse was suddenly filled with the sound of mud, sand and gravel falling to the ground.
Shen Yu stretched out his hand to take a handful, and his face became a little gloomy. Damn, these bastards are too arrogant. Only the outside is real, and the rest is all fake. This is too greedy.
If the matter is discovered in the future, will I, the current county magistrate, be blamed again? Just like the previous magistrate, who was killed without any clear reason!
What's worse, if he stays in this position for a long time and cannot shirk his responsibilities, these people can use this to threaten him. At that time, he will have no choice but to take responsibility for the empty treasury and let others take advantage of him. Otherwise, if they report him, he will be in big trouble.
Fortunately, he has only been in office for a few days, so the blame cannot be put on him no matter how hard you try.
"Look, this is what you said about the treasury being full. You are so brave!" Shen Yu threw the dirt in his hand fiercely on their faces, and then shouted to the constables, "Catch them all!"
"Oh my, what happened..." Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard outside the treasury. Soon, the county magistrate Cai Chong hurried over. When he saw the scene inside and the mud and sand falling into the rice bags, the muscles on his face trembled noticeably.
"What's going on? Where's the rice?" In a blink of an eye, anger was the only thing left on Cai Zhong's face. He pulled up the store clerk who was pressed to the ground. His eyes were and his expression was ferocious as if he was going to choose someone to eat.
"Jiang Yu, I trusted you so much, but you embezzled money and embezzled the treasury. I will kill you!"
As he spoke, Cai Zhong pulled out the knife from the waist of the constable next to him and chopped it down fiercely. At this moment, a sword suddenly appeared from the side and blocked the fatal blow.
"Sir, County Magistrate, are you planning to kill people to silence them?"
"Killing to silence witnesses? County Magistrate, where did you get that? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I am upright and honest. What does it have to do with me that they replaced food with mud and sand? I am also deeply distressed now!"
"County Magistrate Cai, you were the one who handled all the county affairs before I took office. How can you say you have nothing to do with it? Moreover, the treasury is empty now. These people are guilty of false accounts , passing off inferior goods as good ones, and all kinds of crimes. Not only are they guilty, but you, the county magistrate, are also to blame!"
With a cold snort, Shen Yu waved his sleeves fiercely, not giving the man any face at all. "I will report this matter to the county governor, but before that, please take off your official uniform, County Magistrate!"
"What? You!" His eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous aura emanated from Cai Zhong. A cold voice followed, "Sir, don't you think you've gone too far, County Magistrate?"
"What? County Magistrate has any objection? County Magistrate Cai, you need to know one thing. No matter what the truth is, you cannot escape the guilt of negligence. I only asked you to take off your official uniform, and I did not arrest you and put you in jail. County Magistrate Cai, please do not make things difficult for me!"
"Okay, very good!" Looking at Shen Yu coldly, Cai Zhong knew in his heart that this young county magistrate had set his first fire on himself after taking office, and he was afraid that your small body could not bear it!
Without paying any more attention to Shen Yu, Cai Zhong turned to look at the treasury clerks who were being detained by the police. His cold face was already filled with murderous intent. "You guys dared to tamper with the treasury. Do you know what crime this is?"
"The county magistrate will not let you go, and neither will I! You'd better think it over. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family, your parents, your wife, and your children! I don't need to teach you what to do, right?"
"Cai County Magistrate, don't you think you've gone too far?"
"I don't understand what the county magistrate means!" Cai Zhong raised his head, smiled lightly, and said lightly, "I am just telling them a fact!"
"Ah!" Not long after Cai Zhong finished speaking, Jiang Yu suddenly broke free from the arrest of the constable and slapped Shen Yu. Caught off guard, Shen Yu subconsciously slapped him and stepped back several steps.
Jiang Yu was even more surprised. Not only did he retreat three steps, but a trickle of blood even flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Protect the lord!" At this time, the head constable Zhou Yuan also reacted and kicked Jiang Yu away. Several constables quickly drew their swords and surrounded Jiang Yu.
"You know martial arts? You actually know martial arts?" The person who was most surprised by this scene was the county magistrate Cai Zhong. He really did not expect that the county magistrate actually knew martial arts, and it seemed that his skills were quite good.
You have to know that Jiang Yu's skills are already considered good. Six or seven sturdy men can't get close to him, but he actually suffered a loss at the hands of the little county magistrate. If Jiang Yu hadn't suddenly taken action today and forced the opponent to reveal his martial arts, how long would they have been kept in the dark by this little county magistrate?
In an instant, a huge wave of emotions rose in Cai Zhong's heart. The county magistrate, who was originally skilled in martial arts, pretended to be powerless and was beaten up by his useless nephew. This was clearly a way of hiding his incompetence!
Could it be that the reason why his nephew beat him that day was a trap set by this little bastard to lure them into it?
The key point is that the other party seemed to have noticed something as soon as he took office, and now he has directly attacked the treasury. If this continues, they will all be in danger.
With his hands clasped tightly between his sleeves, Cai Zhong had an uncertain look in his eyes and secretly glanced at Shen Yu.
Are today's young people really that scary?
