Chapter 118: The Cowardly Liu He, Revealing the Truth!

Night filled the air.

To the right of the Longshan robber camp.

Liu He was leading dozens of county government soldiers in an ambush in the forest.

Liu He, leaning against a large tree, held a wine skin and took a happy sip.

The other dozens of soldiers were leaning crookedly in the forest, some even already asleep.

"My Lord, the time is almost here."

Just as Liu He was happily drinking from the wine skin, his deputy came to his side and whispered.

Putting down the wine skin, Liu He had already changed his face.

Where was the look he had toward Duan Yu just moments ago?

Turning his head and glancing impatiently at his deputy, Liu He frowned and said: "What, are you in a hurry to earn merit, or in a hurry to die?"

"Ah?" The deputy was stunned, not understanding Liu He's words.

So he asked cautiously: "My Lord, didn't we agree with Patrol Officer Duan to attack the camp together at this time?"

Liu He rolled his eyes and said: "Attack my ass."

"That Duan Yu is brave; let him go and attack. If he is capable and can really kill all the bandits in this camp, it won't be too late for us to go in."

"Having been an official for so many years, if you can't even figure out this much, I think you might as well go home and farm."

"Stay honestly on the side; I, the Thief-Catching Official, naturally know when to move."

The deputy was scolded by Liu He and immediately hid to the side, feeling resentful.

Liu He picked up the wine skin again, twisted off the wooden stopper, took a gulp, and snorted.

"Hmph."

"If there were really any merit to be earned, would it be the turn of a small village patrol officer?"

"What a pity."

Liu He shook his head and said to himself: "What a pity for that beautiful wife at home."

"It's likely going to be someone else's gain."

Liu He narrowed his eyes, a lecherous smile hanging on the corners of his mouth.

Just as Liu He was smiling, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Before Liu He could look down.

A powerful hand had already covered Liu He's mouth from behind the tree.

"Wuwu~"

Liu He wanted to shout, but could only make muffled sounds.

However, following the cold voice that sounded behind him, Liu He immediately became obedient.

"What did Thief-Catching Official Liu say was a pity?"

Duan Yu's figure appeared from behind the tree Liu He was leaning against.

A cold dagger in his hand was held against Liu He's neck.

The cold gaze in his eyes pierced straight into Liu He.

The moment he saw Duan Yu, Liu He's eyes widened instantly, filled with an expression of disbelief.

"Thief-Catching Official Liu, don't be too excited. If you get excited, I tend to get scared, and if I get scared, my hand might shake."

"If this dagger cuts Thief-Catching Official Liu, I'm afraid there will be no medicine to treat it in these deep mountains and old forests."

"If Thief-Catching Official Liu were to die in the mountains like this, when I return to Jinyang, should I say Thief-Catching Official Liu died fighting bravely against the bandits?"

"Or should I say Thief-Catching Official Liu colluded with the bandits and was killed by me after I discovered it?"

At this moment, Liu He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; the chill he had just driven away with two gulps of wine returned instantly.

And this time, it pierced through his entire body.

Duan Yu gently lowered the hand covering Liu He's mouth.

Liu He also obediently did not shout or scream.

At this moment, no one in the forest noticed that there was suddenly one more person beside Liu He.

And the forest was pitch-black; even if they saw, they wouldn't recognize it was Duan Yu.

Plus, the deputy had just been scolded and was afraid of provoking Liu He again, so he was already far away.

Now, Liu He was in a situation where calling to heaven brought no response and calling to earth brought no answer.

Duan Yu slowly extended three fingers and said: "Three questions."

"Answer correctly, and I will leave you a path to live."

"Answer incorrectly, and Thief-Catching Official Liu will likely die in the line of duty."

"Do you understand?" Duan Yu asked expressionlessly.

Gulp.

Liu He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded.

"First question, who is the mastermind behind this?"

"Chen Ye, it's County Magistrate Chen," Liu He said almost without hesitation: "It was County Magistrate Chen who instigated it."

"He told me to lead Patrol Officer Duan... no, Patrol Officer Duan... here, to attack the Longshan bandits in the name of suppressing them."

"In reality, there are not just a few dozen bandits in this camp, but hundreds."

Duan Yu sneered.

This Liu He was indeed a person who feared death greatly.

Confessing so quickly.

"Second question," Duan Yu extended two fingers and said: "How did you know my wife's name?"

Liu He was stunned.

The expression on his face turned from terror to shock.

From the moment Duan Yu appeared, Liu He had been very surprised.

Why did Duan Yu know this was a trap?

From the beginning, he thought he hadn't revealed any flaws.

Now he understood.

All of this was because of that one sentence that night.

Thinking this through, Liu He felt the Duan Yu before him was even more terrifying.

He had known all of this from the very beginning.

Yet he was able to endure until now without acting.

This...

Is this something an ordinary person could do?

"It's... it's County Magistrate Chen."

At this moment, Liu He dared not hide anything: "It's just... I only heard it."

Liu He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and recalled: "That day I saw the eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Gai, come to find the County Magistrate."

"I happened to be summoned by the County Magistrate that day, so I overheard it at the door."

"It was the eldest son of the Wang family who wanted County Magistrate Chen to get rid of you, Patrol Officer Duan."

"The eldest son of the Wang family said it was best to find a legitimate reason, and thus this plan was born."

Duan Yu's brow furrowed. ===== CHAPTER 120 =====