After making a round, she silently took out the dozen or so patrolling guards inside the granary, while the patrol soldiers outside and the men at the main gate remained completely oblivious.
Jiang Jin moved with lightning speed, activating her collection mode. In less than two minutes, she had stored all the carts, including the horse-drawn carriages, into her spatial dimension.
As for the grain in the warehouse, she didn't plan to take it this time. The situation in Lin County was different from Liang City; she had to leave some behind for the commoners in the city.
By the time Jiang Jin returned to the medical clinic, the bandits had already entered the city, pillaging everywhere and throwing the city into utter chaos.
She curiously asked the two who were guarding the clinic, "How long have they been in the city?"
Zhou Sui actually didn't know where Jiang Jin had gone earlier. She had only said she was going out for a bit. Seeing her return safely, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "It's been about fifteen minutes. Are we making our move now?"
Jiang Jin nodded. "Yes."
She looked at Yun Chengxuan and handed him a Tang sword she had taken out of her space beforehand, instructing him in a low voice.
"Remember, listen to Zhou Sui. Make do with this sword for now, and when Auntie finds a better weapon, I'll give it to you."
Zhou Sui's eyes flickered; this sword looked quite impressive.
Yun Chengxuan took the Tang sword, looking somewhat unhappy. "Can't I follow you, Auntie?"
Jiang Jin shook her head. "Be a good boy. I have other matters to attend to. Remember to follow orders."
Yun Chengxuan reluctantly agreed. "Alright."
He asked with some hesitation, "Auntie, can I really kill people?"
Although Yun You had found someone to teach him horseback riding, archery, and martial arts, due to his special circumstances, Emperor Yan had never agreed to let him go to the battlefield.
Therefore, aside from killing two refugees who wanted to eat him while they were on the run, he had never killed anyone else.
Jiang Jin looked him straight in the eyes. "You can. Remember, the ones we are killing are all bad people!"
Yun Chengxuan pursed his lips and nodded solemnly. "Understood, Auntie. We're killing bad people!"
The three of them left the clinic and quickly split up to take action.
Jiang Jin went to the Gao residence, which was the private estate Magistrate Gao had purchased in Lin County.
A magistrate's rank was not high, and the government would not provide them with a mansion, so magistrates generally lived in the inner courtyard of the government office.
However, some magistrates with better financial means would purchase additional properties to serve as their residences. Magistrate Gao had his own mansion, namely the Gao residence.
The wealth he had plundered from various places was likely kept in the Gao residence, so she had to go and raid it.
As for Zhou Sui, he went to the county office. They didn't know where Magistrate Gao would be at this moment, but on this chaotic night, he should be at one of these two locations.
If he was at the Gao residence, she would kill him; if he was at the county office, Zhou Sui would kill him.
Yes, she was prepared to eliminate Magistrate Gao, this cancer of society.
As for who would take over Lin County after Magistrate Gao was killed, and whether the person who came into power would still be a puppet for the Quzhao people, that was beyond her control.
According to Mu Zhuo, the power struggle in Lin County was not simple. Not everyone approved of cooperating with Quzhao; many were forced by circumstances and had no choice but to go along with it.
But once these people had a chance to turn things around, they would very likely change the current situation in Lin County.
No matter who ultimately took power, internal fighting was always better than making the commoners suffer. This was also one of the reasons Jiang Jin planned to kill Magistrate Gao.
On the surface, Lin County was still controlled by the Han people. Whether the newly appointed official was a Quzhao puppet or a Han person, they could not openly harm the citizens in the city.
Furthermore, even if the person who came into power was still a Quzhao puppet, his prestige would certainly not compare to that of Magistrate Gao. As a result, fewer commoners would migrate to Lin County, meaning fewer people would be persecuted.
Of course, it would be best if a Han person took power.
From any perspective, she was doing a good deed for the people of Lin County.
Magistrate Gao had probably done too many guilty deeds, as the security at the Gao residence was extremely strict. There were six people guarding the front gate alone.
She walked around the perimeter wall of the Gao residence. The wall was built very high, estimated to be over three meters, making it look like a fortress.
After confirming there was no one around, she took out that wooden ladder and entered the courtyard using her old method.
While she was observing the courtyard to figure out where the storehouse was, she heard approaching footsteps in the distance and quickly hid behind a rockery.
The sound of conversation followed.
"It's chaotic outside again. Sigh, when will these days ever end?"
"Just be content. Our Gao residence is perfectly safe."
"Sigh, the Master just works too hard. He went to the government office again. It's all to blame on these bandits who never give it a rest day after day."
"Why should we maidservants worry about such things? Just do our work properly."
As the voices gradually faded away, Jiang Jin emerged from behind the rockery with a thoughtful expression. It seemed Magistrate Gao was not at the Gao residence.
She felt a bit worried about Zhou Sui and Yun Chengxuan over at the county office. From the guards here, it was clear that Magistrate Gao valued his life, so he must have brought quite a few guards with him.
After thinking about it, she felt it was highly necessary to start a fire. Once things got chaotic, it would be easier for her to get her work done quickly.
Acting on the thought, she quickly found an unoccupied room, took out a few bundles of firewood from her space, poured some oil on them, and lit a fire. The flames instantly shot into the sky.
The Gao residence immediately descended into chaos, with people shouting and rushing to put out the fire...
Amidst the chaos, Jiang Jin darted through the Gao residence, occasionally shouting a few times about putting out the fire to show her anxiety.
Before long, she located the storehouse. She was certain this was the storehouse because, even at a time like this when everyone was rushing to put out the fire, there were actually two older maidservants guarding it. This showed how important the place was.
Jiang Jin quickly stepped forward and scolded them, "Mamas, do you not know there's a fire up front? Why aren't you going to help put it out?"
The older maidservants were startled by her words. Seeing an unfamiliar face in the dim light, the two couldn't help but become vigilant. "Which room are you from? How come we haven't seen you before?"
Jiang Jin remained completely unfazed. "You don't even know which room I'm from? How do you do your jobs? Forget it, let me show you something."
As she spoke, she reached behind her back, pulled out two stun batons, and thrust them toward the two mamas. In no time, the two older women rolled their eyes back and collapsed.
After knocking them out, Jiang Jin searched their bodies for the keys and unlocked the storehouse door.
However, upon entering the storehouse, she was somewhat disappointed. Although there were many things inside, there were no gold or silver ingots. There were only some gold and silver artifacts, and not many of them—just a few dozen pieces.
There were also two chests of copper coins, roughly estimated to be just a few dozen strings.
Fortunately, there was a large amount of fabric inside, ranging from coarse linen to fine silk. In short, there were fabrics of all kinds of materials, and even over a dozen sacks of cotton.
There were also some other miscellaneous items, all of which she stored into her spatial dimension.
After coming out of the storehouse, she set it on fire as well. Since it was already chaotic, she might as well make it even more so.
She wandered around the Gao residence, trying to find Magistrate Gao's study. If the gold and silver treasures weren't in the storehouse, they should be in the study. Or perhaps Magistrate Gao had a private vault?
Somehow, she ended up walking to the kitchen. She hadn't originally planned to rob the kitchen this time.
Since it was handed right to her on a silver platter, she wouldn't hold back. Collect, collect, collect! After all, there was no one here right now.
She was already very experienced in clearing out kitchens, knowing that there was usually a utility room next to it for storing supplies like firewood, rice, grain, oil, and salt.
Sure enough, she found the utility room next door to the kitchen. Inside, there was a massive amount of rice, grain, tableware, firewood, and more.
She unceremoniously collected everything before quickly leaving.
Soon, she found a place that appeared to be the study.
Two men dressed in black stood dutifully on guard at the door. Seeing someone approach, they merely lifted their eyes to give her a single, icy glance, not uttering a single word.
