Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

Chapter 160 Let Lin Yi take charge

"I laugh, you're ignorant."

Lin Yi slowly said, "I heard that there are robbers nearby."

"Now the robbers are all in the inner yard."

Hearing this, the officers and soldiers were surprised, but the prefect looked a little panicked.

"Are you going to arrest me first, or those robbers who have committed countless crimes?"

Following Lin Yi's question, which had an almost certain answer, all the officers and soldiers temporarily ignored Lin Yi and began to search inside the house.

"who?"

"We are from the government!"

The moment the conversation took place, swords were drawn in the room.

After a fierce fight, the bandits were driven out.

The moment the prefect and the robber met eyes, both were shocked.

The robbers thought that the prefect was taking advantage of their misfortune and was deliberately looking for someone to capture them so that he could take all the money.

The prefect was shocked that Lin Yi actually found this group of people.

Now I am really in a difficult situation!

"Catch them!"

"These are bandits!"

The prefect's words made the robbers even more certain that he was taking advantage of their misfortune.

At the moment of "life and death" for these bandits, they told all the ugly deeds done by the prefect.

In addition to deceiving his superiors and subordinates, he also robbed merchants from the surrounding areas who came to do business and made huge profits!

Fortunately, it was night time and there were not many people around. In addition, there were many officers and soldiers around the prefect, so these robbers finally surrendered.

"Sir, I've done you a great favor. You should thank me, right?"

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Spend a little money and I won't say anything."

"Spend money? I haven't punished you yet!"

"Someone, take him away!"

Having said that, the officers and soldiers were about to arrest Lin Yi.

However, before he walked out of the courtyard, he saw people gathering together.

The prefect did not expect that Lin Yi's act would be widely publicized. This time it was completely a "fishing expedition".

As long as those bandits shout out what happened, the people of the entire Donghai City will basically know about it.

At this time, the angry people have begun to gather. Although they don’t have any weapons in their hands, they still pose a certain threat when they gather in large numbers.

"What are you all doing?"

"Get back!"

The prefect roared angrily, but the people still blocked them and wouldn't let them leave.

All the people had anger on their faces. After learning that the prefect was exploiting them to make profits for himself, they gathered in greater and greater numbers.

Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Even though the entire Donghai City had a population of only 100,000, 70% of the people had already surrounded the prefect and his entourage.

"Release Boss Lin!"

"Release Boss Lin!"

They kept shouting, and the words changed from releasing Lin Yi to arresting the prefect!

Faced with such a large number of civilians, the officers and soldiers panicked.

If he could get rid of the prefect alone, he could save himself. But if he insisted on not releasing Lin Yi, he might not be able to get out at all.

Immediately, all the officers and soldiers turned against us.

They captured the prefect and were able to leave.

Amid the people's clamor, the prefect was taken into the yamen by officers and soldiers.

They all wanted Lin Yi to be the judge.

"Everyone, I'm not an official, so I can't judge him. However, I've already contacted the capital, and officials from there will come to conduct the trial."

Lin Yi said this and was about to dismiss the people.

"Lin Yi, do you know what you are doing?"

"You are inciting the people, you are plotting a rebellion!"

The prefect was tied up but still shouting.

As the people went back to wait for the magistrate to be tried, the entire yamen became empty.

"rebellion?"

"If I am guilty of treason, then you are right to oppress the people, recruit bandits, and rob the company?"

Lin Yi sneered, "I have already contacted the capital, and your crimes will eventually be exposed!"

Hearing this, the prefect sneered.

"Do you think I'm that afraid of you?"

"Let me tell you, I have brothers in the capital!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi became even happier.

"Tell me, who can save you?"

"Minister of Justice!"

"And the Minister of Revenue!"

Facing Lin Yi's question, the prefect sneered, "When Prime Minister Xiao finds out you dared to do this to me, he'll give the order and you'll be finished!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was stunned.

The prefect took this as him being frightened.

In his previous life, Lin Yi had indeed heard some sayings like the sound of the voice changes every ten miles and that news would travel more slowly.

But he really felt it in this life.

The capital city is only about eighty miles away from Donghai City, or about a hundred miles at most, but now... the news is cut off?

"Oh? I'm looking for the Minister of Justice. Let's see who's more powerful, your Prime Minister Xiao or my Minister of Justice."

Lin Yi smiled.

Planning to play with him again.

Anyway, it would take some time for the Ministry of Justice to send someone to take over, so Lin Yi waited in the government office.

The next day at noon, people from the Ministry of Justice arrived.

This time Bao Bu Tong came in person.

"Lin Yi, are you just going to sleep on a chair in the government office all night?"

Bao Bu Tong walked into the yamen and asked immediately when he saw Lin Yi.

"Minister Bao, he still misses Prime Minister Xiao."

Lin said this and pointed at the prefect who was tied up.

"Prime Minister Xiao was arrested for treason a few months ago, and he was recently executed."

Bao Bu Tong said, "When I came here, I heard that you were my brother?"

"Who are you? Didn't the Minister of Justice tell you?"

The prefect frowned, thinking that this was Lin Yi's trick.

"The Minister of Justice participated in the rebellion and escaped."

"I'm Bao Bu Tong, now I'm the Minister of Justice."

Bao Bu Tong said this and took out the token and seal of the Minister of Justice.

At this point, the prefect could only believe that Xiao Changyun was really arrested for treason.

But now, he himself...

At this moment, there were only two words in his mind: It's over!

"I will try your case."

"Stay here for now."

Having said that, Bao Bu Tong walked to Lin Yi's side.

"Your Majesty already knows about these events in Donghai City."

"However, Donghai City still needs to be built."

Bao Bu Tong said, leaning close to Lin Yi's ear, "His Majesty wants you to take charge of Donghai City. This way, you can plan it yourself, and you will have all the options without any restrictions."

"Don't do it."

As soon as Lin Yi heard it, he knew that Huangfu Qingling was still "testing" him, as if she would never give up unless she allowed Lin Yi to become an official!

"Just go to the Ministry of Personnel and ask them to send someone over."

"It's not that easy to get me to be an official."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "I'm already busy enough with building ports and ships, what else do you want from me?"

After hearing these words, Bao Bu Tong felt embarrassed.

Although this was not Huangfu Qingling's death order, but... she always wanted to promote Lin Yi to the position of prime minister.

"I'll find a way, don't worry."

Seeing Bao Bu Tong in a dilemma, Lin Yi offered a plan.