After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 166 Real Refugees

"Money is needed everywhere, but how can these refugees have any money? That's why there is a refugee zone. The emperor wants to carve out a new county for the refugee zone, probably to give these refugees a real place to settle down."

"Therefore, we must not act hastily. They are not ordinary people. They can do anything to survive. Naturally, they are extremely hostile to people like us who look very wealthy." Xu Yingying patiently explained to Li Siqi.

Li Siqi suddenly realized, but his brows immediately frowned, "Then what should we do now?" In fact, these are the things that Li Siqi is least good at.

"Let's go back first and we'll discuss it." Xu Yingying casually brushed off the dust that had just stained her clothes.

With no other choice, Li Siqi had to follow Xu Yingying.

After returning to the County Lord's Mansion, Li Siqi went to ask Huang Shaohua.

"Your Highness, what do you want to talk to me about?" Huang Shaohua looked at Li Siqi, who was silent in front of him, and felt confused.

"Do you know how refugees are generally dealt with?" Li Siqi asked the question that was in his mind.

But this sentence also stumped Huang Shaohua. He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I have never encountered such a thing, so I don't know much about it. Why don't you ask Master Xu? I always feel that Master Xu will have a way."

In the end, it was Xu Yingying who had to solve the problem, so Li Siqi went to Xu Yingying's room again.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, but are you still worried about the refugees?" Xu Yingying knew Li Siqi well, and looking at his appearance, she had an idea in her mind.

Li Siqi nodded dejectedly, "I still haven't figured out how to deal with this period."

"It's very simple, actually. Only when you know both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Given the current situation, we might as well pretend to be refugees and sneak in, figure out what's going on, and then make other plans." Xu Yingying smiled slyly.

Li Siqi suddenly realized why he hadn't thought of this, but soon, he thought of another thing, "But wouldn't this be a bit risky? I'd better go alone. If anything happens, I can get away by myself."

Li Siqi was still thinking about the fact that Xu Yingying had been in a coma for such a long time some time ago.

"I know my body well, and I've recovered a long time ago. As a prince, you can't be alone. I'll be with you so we can take care of each other. Besides, I have a cheat, so I can protect myself."

Thinking of the ghosts around Xu Yingying, Li Siqi fell silent. He felt that his worries seemed very unnecessary.

After some discussion, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi decided on the action. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Siqi went back to his room.

After Li Siqi left, Xu Yingying called Ye Cao out, "Ye Cao, go to the refugee area first and find out who is the leader of this group of refugees now."

Ye Cao took the order and left. Xu Yingying had seen it in the daytime. There were quite a few souls floating around in the refugee area. It was most appropriate to let Ye Cao investigate.

Ye Cao was very efficient. The next morning, when Xu Yingying woke up, she saw Ye Cao had been waiting there for a long time.

"How is it?" Xu Yingying asked while changing clothes.

"My lord, I have found out that the one with the most say is called Rao Qingji. It is said that he used to be a soldier in the army and knows some martial arts. Most people cannot beat him." Ye Cao said truthfully.

When Xu Yingying heard this, her expression suddenly turned serious, "A soldier? Then why is he a refugee now?" This is what Xu Yingying couldn't understand the most.

"I've also inquired about it. He had always been a good person in the army, but I don't know who he offended. He was framed and convicted of a crime. Before the execution, Rao Qingji escaped with his superb martial arts, and then became a refugee." Ye Cao continued.

Xu Yingying's expression became even uglier. If this was true, then this Rao Qingji would definitely not be someone who was easy to deal with.

After much deliberation, Xu Yingying went to find Li Siqi first and told him about Rao Qingji.

"Is this true?" Li Siqi was a little bit unbelieving.

"Wild grass has been with me for quite some time, there's no need to lie to me." Xu Yingying's voice was low, and her worry grew even more intense.

"I have heard of this Rao Qingji. He is indeed quite powerful. If he is really the leader among these refugees, I am afraid that our trip will be in vain." Li Siqi recalled the news he had heard about Rao Qingji before.

"That's right, but we still have to give it a try. If it succeeds, things will be much easier to solve." Xu Yingying said.

Li Siqi nodded in approval, "Then let's proceed according to last night's plan."

The two men moved very quickly, and in a short while, they had completely changed their appearance. When Huang Shaohua came, he almost didn't recognize who they were.

Xu Yingying was very satisfied with this. The two of them followed the route they had taken the day before and approached the refugee area. After estimating that they were about the same distance, the two pretended to be very weak, and with their makeup, they looked no different from refugees.

Seeing this, the people who intercepted Xu Yingying and Li Siqi at the periphery yesterday this time were very kind and took them into the refugee area.

Only after they actually entered the area did they know what the real refugee zone looked like.

The ground was in a mess, with old people and children everywhere, all of them skinny. There were also many wounded people lying in the hastily built shelters, their wounds looked horrific because they had not received timely treatment.

Li Siqi couldn't help but clench his fists. It was the first time he wanted so badly to do something to improve the current situation here.

Xu Yingying noticed Li Siqi's abnormality, held his hand tightly, shook her head gently at him, and signaled them not to act rashly.

The person who led the two saw them like this and thought they were afraid, so he couldn't help but comfort them, "Now that you are here, you don't have to worry. Although the environment is a bit bad, with Brother Rao here, no one dares to bully us. You just stay here with peace of mind."

When new people came to the refugee area, they would usually be taken to see Rao Qingji first, and Rao Qingji's residence was right in the middle of the refugee area.

It looked shabby, but still much better than others.

"Brother Rao, these two people are new refugees who arrived today. Can you tell me where is the best place for them to stay?"