In the tenth year of Yonghe, bandits roamed the land. With the provincial governor due to pass through, the magistrate of Heyan County came up with a harebrained scheme to restore his image and manufacture impressive results: a “mock robbery drill” targeting wealthy households.
Everyone at the county office understood the unspoken arrangement. It was all just for show.
But Qi Ping, the constable assigned to play a bandit, had other ideas.
“As a transmigrator, I refuse to settle for mediocrity!”
So Qi Ping, having been steeped in countless movies, decided to pull off something big.
Scouting the place, making plans, training, running simulations…
On the day of the drill, the magistrate stared at the deserted streets and suddenly realized the script had changed…
