Chapter 44 Principles and Bottom Line

The two officers did not doubt Qin Feng's words.

But the other party's conversation and temperament give people a convincing feeling.

On the other hand, Zhou Tao looked guilty and angry.

What’s more, what Qin Feng said was so tempting. As long as they caught the bandit’s accomplice, they would have made a great contribution!
In the face of such interests, these little things are not worth mentioning!

In fact, even a fool knows what to choose at this time.

On one hand, there are Zhou Tao's verbal threats, the credit already obtained, and the temptation of becoming a regular employee.

On one hand, he is facing a powerful warrior, and on the other hand, the other party may know the county magistrate.

The most heartfelt choice is undoubtedly the first one.

In this way, Qin Feng helped the two officers capture an accomplice of the bandit, and then helped collect normal taxes in the village without any additional items.

The two officers had already thought of a reason, which was to use Qin Feng as a shield.

This man has a good relationship with the county magistrate, so just say this when the time comes.

Anyway, the other party is from Qinjia Village, so the monk can run away but the temple cannot.

If Qin Feng brags, he will be asked to return the money he was shortchanged.

Soon, the tax collection was completed. The two officers tied Zhou Tao's hands with ropes and led him towards the county town.

Although Zhou Tao kept cursing, the two officers had already prepared themselves mentally and were not moved at all.

"Xiao Feng, you are awesome!"

When the official walked away, the third uncle gave Qin Feng a thumbs up.

"Those who go to the city to practice martial arts are different."

"I can even speak to the county magistrate. I've become a big shot!"

"Ever since I was little, I knew that this kid from the Qin An family had great potential!"

"The eldest son will probably pass the exam next year, and the second son is so outstanding. The Qin An family has a good son!"

The villagers praised it highly and looked very proud.

Hearing this, Qin Feng's mouth corners unconsciously curled up, and he spoke modestly.

Anyone would feel happy when being praised and affirmed by others.

Qin Feng's level of cultivating his qi is still a little lacking, and he is unable to hide his emotions. He needs to work harder in the future.

Not long after, the crowd dispersed.

Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, everyone is busy with various things and has no time to stay here for long.

In the end, the only ones left were those who were close to Qin Feng.

After some greetings, Qin Feng's parents hurriedly took him home.

"Master, I will visit you later." Qin Feng shouted to Qin He.

"This boy!"

Qin He shook his head with a look of joy on his face.

He was really satisfied with this apprentice.

The serious illness he had suffered had indeed awakened his mind. After a tour around the city, he had become a completely different person.

With such cleverness, he will achieve great things in the future.

It’s a pity that I started learning martial arts much late, so I may not be able to achieve great success.

If you want to have a future, besides studying medicine, the only way is to study.

When Qin Feng comes over later, he will have to have a good talk with him.

"Xiaoya, have some candy." As soon as he got home, Qin Feng grabbed a handful of candy and handed it to his little sister.

"Thank you, brother."

Qin Xiaoya took the candy and said happily. Then she couldn't wait to tear open the candy wrapper and put the candy in her mouth. The sweet taste was refreshing and her little eyes curved into a crescent.

After patting his little sister's head, Qin Feng placed the things he had bought in the city on the table one by one.

Soap, fine salt, silk, toothbrush, tooth powder, etc.

These things are rare goods for city dwellers and cannot be bought in small places, just like Danzhou where Fan Xian lives.

Although Pingchuan County is also a small place, it is a great place.

Danzhou is located in the northeast corner of the entire Qing Kingdom. It is not only a small place, but also very remote. Naturally, there are no such good things.

Pingchuan County belongs to Qingzhou, and Qingzhou belongs to Jiangnan Road, which is the Jiangnan area with extremely prosperous business.

Even in a small place like Pingchuan, these rare goods are sold within the city because of the water routes.

"Kid, just go home, why are you buying so many things?!"

"Exactly, how much does this cost? And we're not used to these things!"

Although both parents said some words of rejection, the proud smiles on their faces could not deceive anyone.

"It didn't cost much." Qin Feng smiled.

"By the way, you said before that you had a conversation with the county magistrate. What's going on?"

"I just saved a person, but I didn't expect that the person was related to the county magistrate, and then..."

Qin Feng briefly explained the situation, but did not go into detail. He only said that he was now being taken care of by the county magistrate.

"Good boy, you have really made it now." Qin An nodded with satisfaction.

"If your eldest brother passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, our Qin family will be honored!"

Although a scholar cannot become an official, it is still a title and belongs to the privileged class. At that time, their family will not have to pay taxes or serve in the military.

After Qin Feng put everything on the table, he didn't stay in the house for long.

"I'll go to Master first and come back later."

With that said, Qin Feng went out and walked towards Qin He's house. He also brought some things for his master.

About a quarter of an hour later, Qin Feng left Qinjia Village.

Judging from the time, Zhou Tao should have gone far away by now. If Qin Feng takes action now, as long as he does it covertly, there should be no problem.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he is not a master, and it is impossible for him to kill people silently.

By then, Zhou Tao will be dead, and the other two officers will be his witnesses.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng used his lightness skills all the way and soon caught up with the three people.

While rushing there, Qin Feng came up with another plan.

Didn’t he say before that Zhou Tao was an accomplice of the bandits? What if he staged a robbery to save people?

On second thought, this isn't a good idea, as I'd have to deal with the body myself, which would be quite troublesome.

Why not just stage a bandit attack to silence the witnesses?

The accomplice was discovered, and in order to avoid being exposed, he was silenced. This is reasonable.

But why didn't they just kill the two officers and rescue Zhou Tao? The logic doesn't make sense.

And instead of doing this, it would be better to kill all three of them. This is the safest way and saves trouble!
After all, it's because Qin Feng has a conscience. He has his own bottom line and principles, and he won't kill people indiscriminately.

If he breaks his bottom line and does everything according to his own preferences, all he will get in the end is loneliness.

Qin Feng did not understand this principle himself, but learned it from somewhere else.

Those dictators, emperors and so on still hold the power of life and death.

In the end, the other party isolated the world, and the world isolated him.

Qin Feng naturally doesn't want to be that kind of person, so he has to stick to his bottom line and be a principled person.

So after thinking about it, Qin Feng decided to follow his previous idea and secretly kill Zhou Tao.

(End of this chapter)