Late at night.
Inside Jizhou City, a large number of soldiers suddenly appeared outside the Luo residence and surrounded it completely.
Thump, thump, thump~~
The violent pounding on the gate rang through the night.
"Who is it!" A servant inside the gate was woken by the noise and asked impatiently.
"Open the gate!"
With a creak, the main gate opened a crack. Before the servant inside could even see what was happening outside, the soldiers charged straight in.
"The yamen is handling a case! Thieves have sneaked into the city to cause trouble. By order of the Assistant Prefect, this official is searching for the thieves!"
"Men, search the place!"
A middle-aged man in a blue official robe likewise led the charge into the Luo Family, and immediately the entire Luo Family was thrown into chaos, chickens flying and dogs jumping.
"Who are you people?"
Luo Jiangqiu came out of his bedroom with clothes draped over his shoulders. Looking at the pack of soldiers who looked like fiends with baleful intent, he angrily shouted his question.
"The yamen is handling a case! You are Luo Jiangqiu?" the middle-aged official asked.
"The yamen is handling a case? Which yamen are you from!" Luo Jiangqiu shouted.
A cold smile appeared on the middle-aged official's face. "The Jizhou Guard Division Office! This official is Li Guangyao, Guard Command Assistant Commissioner of the Jizhou Guard!"
Luo Jiangqiu was completely dumbfounded!
Soldiers from the Jizhou Guard had come to arrest thieves!
Who the hell arranged this?
The Jizhou Guard was responsible for the defenses of Jizhou City, as well as patrol duties along the Jizhou Canal, but the one thing it was not responsible for was arresting thieves inside the city.
Arresting thieves was the work of the Prefecture Magistrate Office. Unless they ran into