At the county office, in the duty room.
Constable Captains Dong Yue and Zhang Tie were drinking.
Zhang Tie was on duty today, but Dong Yue had been bored and came to drink with him.
"Damn it, those Black Mountain bandits are getting more brazen by the day. They even dared to stage a jailbreak! Do they think the Inner City is the Black Mountain they infest?"
Recalling how the Black Mountain bandits had raided the execution grounds yesterday, Dong Yue slammed his cup onto the table in anger, sending wine splashing out.
"Infuriating. The County Magistrate wouldn't even let us pursue them. We could only watch them rescue their men and escape...
"I really wish the new County Commandant would arrive soon and stamp out this foul wind!"
"Even when the new County Commandant arrives, things might not go as you hope.
"Besides, pinning your hopes on someone else is a mistake to begin with...
"Compared to that, hunting down Sang Qi would be much more satisfying."
Zhang Tie merely shook his head with a smile.
Dong Yue gave him an odd look. "Old Zhang, don't tell me you believe that talk about a Grandmaster Secret Cache too?!
"Let me remind you, although Sang Qi killed people from the academy and stole its treasures, that doesn't necessarily mean there was any so-called Grandmaster Secret Cache among them.
"If there really were, powerful experts from the prefectural city would have come after him long ago. How could he have escaped all the way here?
"Don't let the lure of treasure cloud your mind and throw your life away..."
But Zhang Tie was determined. "Heh, even without a Grandmaster Secret Cache, there are still methods for reaching Twelve Refinements, or becoming a martial arts master. Kill him, and we'll get not