Full-Level Fierce Person-Chapter 40 Water Thieves

40: 40 Water Thieves

40: 40 Water Thieves

Bang bang!

As the brothers were talking, a sudden knock on the door interrupted them.

“Who’s that so early in the morning?”

Cheng Tianen slightly furrowed his brow and got up to open the door.

With a creak.

The door opened.

Cheng Tianen focused his gaze, and outside stood a red lacquered carriage.

The one knocking was the coachman, a short, stocky man with the appearance of someone in his fifties.

Upon seeing Cheng Tianen, the coachman immediately nodded and bowed repeatedly, smiling, “Hero Cheng, good morning!”

Cheng Tianen recognized this coachman; he was the local official’s personal driver.

“Old Li, it’s you,” Cheng Tianen responded while lifting his head to look at the carriage.

Indeed, the next moment!

The curtain slowly opened.

A middle-aged man, reeking of alcohol and corpulence, slowly emerged from the carriage, yawning twice in succession.

Witnessing this scene, Cheng Tianen couldn’t help but smile wryly and greeted with a clasped fist, “Prefectural Governor, what brings you here so early in the morning?”

The local official of Qinghe market town was named Luo Kegong.

He slowly alighted from the carriage, his legs wobbly, suddenly stumbling and nearly falling over.

Cheng Tianen quickly steadied him and noticed red lipstick marks on his cheeks and neck, and his body was heavily scented with the fragrance of rouge and face powder.

It didn’t need guessing to know where Luo Kegong had been reveling the night before.

“Younger brother Cheng, how’s your injury?

Has it improved?” Luo Kegong swayed and muttered.

Cheng Tianen hastily replied, “Thanks to your great blessing, my injury has mostly healed.”

“That’s good, that’s good, wow…”

Suddenly, Luo Kegong bent over, and a large amount of vomit gushed from his mouth, covering the ground.

Immediately, a foul smell permeated the air.

Cheng Tianen, suppressing his revulsion, patted Luo Kegong’s back and instructed the coachman, “Old Li, quickly fetch a bowl of hot tea.”

The coachman hurriedly ran into the courtyard.

Soon, Cheng Tianxi and the coachman came out together, carrying a teapot and tea cup.

Pouring a bowl of tea, they offered it to Luo Kegong’s lips.

Gurgling~

Luo Kegong took a few sips, which slightly alleviated his drunkenness.

He leaned back against the carriage, massaging his temples, appearing to have a splitting headache.

“Prefectural Governor, let me help you inside to sit,” offered Cheng Tianen.

Cheng Tianen and Cheng Tianxi together supported Luo Kegong, brought him under the eaves, and seated him in a bamboo chair.

No sooner had Luo Kegong sat down, than he vomited again!

Seeing this, the Cheng brothers exchanged wordless glances and got busy.

One poured tea and water, and the other handed over a damp towel.

This situation…

Fang Zhixing, hidden in his room, saw everything clearly.

“What’s the situation, the local official has arrived?”

Xigou suddenly transmitted a message, shocked, “Why has he come?

Could it be that what we did yesterday has been exposed?”

Fang Zhixing responded calmly, “It shouldn’t be, if the local official came to arrest me, he wouldn’t be drunk.”

Xigou thought about it and agreed, “I’ll go and listen to what they’re discussing.”

Fang Zhixing opened the door a bit wider, letting Xigou out.

Xigou ran into the courtyard and meandered to a corner under the eaves, laying down on a pile of weeds, pretending to sleep.

After a while, Luo Kegong finally sobered up somewhat.

Unable to hold back, Cheng Tianen asked again, “Mr.

Local Official, did you need me for something?”

Luo Kegong came to his senses and nodded, “Yes, something important.”

He pulled a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cheng Tianen, “Take a look at this.”

Cheng Tianen took it and handed it straight to Cheng Tianxi.

He was illiterate, but his younger brother was self-taught.

Cheng Tianxi took out a paper, looked it over, and declared, “This is a notice issued by the Prefectural Governor, mentioning that a group of river pirates has appeared recently, having attacked thirteen large boats on various water channels.

Not only that, but these river pirates have grown increasingly rampant.

They are no longer satisfied with just attacking boats on the river but have brazenly invaded some docks and riverside towns, engaging in extensive arson and looting, extremely brutal. freёweɓnovel.com

The dock of the small Qing River Market Town is very likely to become one of the targets of these river pirates.

The Prefectural Governor reminds us to be prepared and to proactively defend against potential threats.”

“River pirates?”

Hearing this, Cheng Tianen frowned deeply, expressing his surprise and doubt, “Qinghe County’s waterways are crisscrossed with boats shuttling back and forth, very busy and thus prone to incidents.

To tackle this chaotic situation, the ‘Cao Gang’ emerged, managing eighteen water routes.

Since the founding of the Cao Gang, river thieves had long vanished.

How could a group of river pirates suddenly emerge?”

Cheng Tianxi also found it strange, “Logically, with the massive presence of the Cao Gang, dealing with a group of river pirates should be easy, so how has it escalated to this uncontrollable situation?”

“Hah, you only know one aspect and not the other.”

Luo Kegong rubbed his temples and explained carefully, “The head of the Cao Gang has passed away, and his subordinates are fighting over his position, causing mayhem.

Who has the time to deal with those river pirates?”

The brothers suddenly understood.

Luo Kegong grew solemn and added, “That group of river pirates has likely set their sights on our place.”

Cheng Tianen was alarmed and asked, “How could that be?

Have you received some information?”

Luo Kegong glanced at Cheng Tianen and blinked, “You might not know yet, but the riverside restaurant was burned down, and that Chen Family’s young master and his lackeys are all dead.”

“What?!”

Cheng Tianen turned pale, his breathing stalled.

Cheng Tianxi was also stunned and incredulous, hesitantly saying, “Chen Yusheng is an early-stage martial artist from the Great Python Realm, a certified disciple of the Black Tiger Sect; he isn’t someone easy to kill, right?”

Luo Kegong sighed, “That’s what I initially thought too, but the riverside restaurant was burned down, and he’s gone, dead through and through.

That old man from the Chen Family cried and begged me all night to find the murderer and avenge his son.”

Understanding dawned on Cheng Tianen, “You suspect that Chen Yusheng was killed by the river pirates.”

Luo Kegong nodded, “What else?

In the entire small Qing River Market Town, aside from you two brothers, who else has the capability to kill that young master?”

The brothers thought about it and their expressions inevitably turned grave.

“The riverside restaurant is the most lucrative spot in our town; it’s not surprising that the river pirates targeted it.”

Cheng Tianen figured.

Luo Kegong agreed profoundly and analyzed, “I suspect that after the river pirates set their sights on our town, they initially sent a few people to scout the place.

They encountered that young master in the riverside restaurant, didn’t hesitate at all, killed him, took over his restaurant, and finally, they set it on fire and left.”

Cheng Tianen quickly added, “If those river pirates are still not satisfied, they will definitely return, and then we’ll really be in trouble.”

Luo Kegong slapped his thigh, urgently saying, “Exactly, that’s why I hurried over to discuss countermeasures with you.”