Chapter 505 - 140: These River Bandits Are Really Bold! The Mastermind Behind the Scenes (Part 3)

"Yes, yes, yes! I was being talkative!"

"Get lost!"

The middle-aged man was clearly not interested in continuing the conversation with Lu Yuan.

He waved his hand directly, signaling that Lu Yuan could leave.

"Once we get to Lishui City, I’ll make my move!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan naturally didn’t dare question anything and nodded repeatedly.

Then he bowed his head and left the room, even thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

"Phew!"

Only after leaving the room did Lu Yuan finally let out a sigh of relief.

It was clear.

Lu Yuan was genuinely scared of this middle-aged man, deep down in his heart. Even staying in the same room with him for a while made him extremely uneasy.

It was only when he reached his own room that Lu Yuan finally relaxed.

"Damn it!"

Lu Yuan wasn’t an idiot.

This middle-aged guy wants nothing in return, seems to be helping them out of the goodness of his heart.

But the more it looked like that, the less confident Lu Yuan felt—like there could ever be such an unselfish saint just giving things away?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

The guy must have some ulterior motive. Lu Yuan just didn’t know what it was yet.

"Forget it, whatever!"

After thinking for a long time and coming up with nothing, all he could do was shake his head and push those useless thoughts away.

"We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Worst case, same as before, I’ll just dive underwater. So what if he’s Innate Realm? When I go under, no one can find me!"

The chief escort of Lu Yuan’s previous security agency was also Innate Realm.

But even so, Lu Yuan had managed to evade pursuit by relying on his diving skills. In that regard, he was still quite confident.

At worst, he’d just lay low for a year or half a year.

Once the heat died down, he could find a new place, gather new followers. As for the current bunch of brothers, Lu Yuan honestly didn’t care much. If they died, so be it.

After all, if there’s one thing this world isn’t short of, it’s people!

,,,

Meanwhile.

Over at the County Magistrate’s side.

Standing on the deck, the Magistrate was so anxious he couldn’t stop pacing back and forth, unable to calm himself no matter what.

"Hey!"

Finally.

It was Si Nan, beside Ye Liuyun, who couldn’t stand it anymore, and snapped impatiently.

"Can’t you sit still for a moment? You’re making me dizzy just watching you!"

"Sir!"

Hearing Si Nan say that,

the Magistrate could only force a bitter smile. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to settle down.

The problem was, he just couldn’t.

"It’s not that I won’t sit—it’s that I can’t. Judging by the time, that gang of water bandits is probably almost at Lishui City!"

Lishui City is his turf, after all.

If those bandits really take the city,

never mind whether the bandits eventually get wiped out or not—even if they’re all killed, he’ll still be facing a beheading for dereliction of duty.

Letting Lishui City be raided by water bandits because of poor defense is no small crime.

"So what you’re saying is, you’re worried about the townsfolk of Lishui City?"

With Si Nan’s keen eye, he could easily tell what the Magistrate was anxious about.

But he still teased him in a mocking tone.

"Uh..."

The Magistrate was stumped for a moment, but once he caught on, he immediately nodded along and said,

"That’s right, that’s right! I really can’t bear to see the townspeople suffer at the hands of water bandits. I’m worried for them!"

",,,"

Lousy acting.

Watching this display, Si Nan couldn’t help but laugh.

Honestly, the performance was pretty clumsy.

Not that it mattered. Si Nan had no intention of exposing him. They were all going to die soon anyway. Letting him stay calm at the end was practically a charitable act.

"If that’s what you’re worried about, you can relax already!"

"There are still other Embroidered Uniform Guard in the city. Holding off this batch of water bandits won’t be a problem."

The ship Ye Liuyun was on, although not small, wasn’t big enough to carry a hundred or more Embroidered Uniform Guard.

So half the force was still left behind in Lishui City.

That half was more than enough to temporarily fend off the water bandits.

They didn’t need to hold out long—just until they returned.

Otherwise, why would Ye Liuyun look so relaxed right now?

He wasn’t a good person, true.

But not so bad as to just watch a gang of water bandits loot a city and do nothing about it.

"So that’s how it is!"

Hearing this,

the Magistrate immediately understood. No wonder Ye Liuyun, the Southern Governor, hadn’t said a word the whole time—clearly, he had it all under control.

With that, the Magistrate felt much more at ease.

As long as Lishui City was safe and he kept his job, nothing else mattered.

With that in mind, even his expression became visibly lighter.

Watching him relax, Si Nan smiled to himself. Lishui City would be just fine, but as for you, Magistrate—who knows if you’ll be okay!

,,,

Just as Ye Liuyun’s ship was speeding toward Lishui City,

on the other side,

the ship Lu Yuan was on had already arrived at Lishui City.

Looking at the city ahead—even Lu Yuan couldn’t help feeling a little excited at this moment.

All else aside, if they really pulled off this heist, he probably wouldn’t have to worry about money for the rest of his life.