Many gentry and merchants from the county came specially to watch the excitement. Their emotions were very complicated. They were respectful and afraid of Ju Ming, and they were also worried that they would also be cleared of land.

There were even thieves among the crowd.

"Brother, this is a good official."

"What's the use of a good official? He works for a few years and then leaves, only to be replaced by a corrupt official."

"Life will always be better for a few years."

"The good life has nothing to do with us. Who made us become robbers?"

"Brother, I want to work with Zhizhou."

"Don't be ridiculous. He is an official and you are a thief. I will arrest you when you get there."

"I want to give it a try, maybe I can find a future. Brother, I'm leaving."

"You really want to go, come back quickly!"

"..."

A thief squeezed out of the crowd and chased Ju Ming out of the city.

When he arrived at the outskirts, he bypassed the long queue and ran to the official road in front, where he knelt in the center of the official road.

Zhu Ming thought someone was stopping him to complain, so he ordered: "Let him come over."

The thief was brought to Ju Ming by Bai Sheng, and he knelt down again.

Ju Ming said: "If you have any grievances, go back to the city to find the county magistrate."

The man said: "My name is Yang Pu. I used to be a good man, but I was forced by the government to become a thief. Zhizhou is a good official, and I want to work with Zhizhou."

Zhu Ming couldn't help but laugh and asked: "If a thief dares to come to the government, are you not afraid of being arrested?"

"Don't be afraid. Although I am a thief, I only rob the rich and never the poor." Yang Pu said confidently and in a very proud tone, as if he was not guilty if he only robbed the rich.

Zhu Ming called Wei Dian over and said, "This man's name is Yang Pu. He is a thief. Do you know him?"

Wei Dian shook his head: "I don't recognize him."

Most likely he is an unknown person. There are countless thieves like this in Shandong.

Ju Ming asked again: "What are your abilities?"

Yang Pu replied: "I can run fast and can also climb trees and walls. Every time I go to the city to find out information, I am sent to pretend to be a woodcutter. I often climb over the walls to steal things from rich people's houses."

"Follow me from now on, and you are not allowed to do evil again." Zhu Ming accepted this person, even the crowing of cocks and dogs would be useful.

"Thank you sir for taking me in!" Yang Pu happily joined the team.

Everyone continued on their way.

Xu Er, the leader of the horse bandits, stood on a hill and watched them go further and further.

"Second brother, why don't you take action?" asked a horse bandit.

Xu Er asked back: "Why do you want to take action?"

The horse bandit said: "In the past, when brothers were arrested, it was the Sun family who helped release them. This time the Sun family is in trouble, we should repay our kindness."

Xu Er sneered: "You deserve to be caught, and only a fool rescues you. This Zhizhou is not easy to deal with, so you must be more careful in your future work. Let the brothers have a good rest, and we will take action at night!"

"Didn't you say you won't save people?" the horse bandit asked doubtfully.

"We are robbers, so of course we are going to rob things," Xu Er said. "The three brothers of the Sun family have been arrested. We just took the opportunity to rob the Sun family. There is a lot of gold and silver there."

Zhu Ming's journey was smooth, but the Sun family was robbed by horse bandits at night.
Chapter completed!