Chapter 171

Qi Zhi: But there are a lot of spicy things, and just forcing chili peppers into it can only be described as... a justice punishment slightly mixed with personal emotions. Compared with Zhao Kuo, who was a armchair strategist, it is still more reliable.

Qi Zhi: Speaking of which, considering Bei Qiao's non-nosy nature, this guy was able to get her to take the initiative, so...

"What did this guy do before?"

"He's banging on Qianqian's door."

The native who had been forced to eat a mouthful of chili peppers had a swollen mouth and a dislocated jaw. He lay motionless on the ground, looking rather miserable. Seeing that there were no shops around and nothing to do to pass the time, the foreign natives who had followed Qi Zhi to watch the fun simply formed a circle around the native, squatting or standing, observing him in various ways, and some even started to touch him, trying to understand his current condition.

These foreigners hadn't seen the man's previous frantic pounding on the door; they only saw his current plight. While most felt he deserved this, a few judged him by his own standards and felt Bei Qiao's handling of the situation was a bit extreme: "It was just pounding on the door, and to torment him like this was just too much..."

"Will this stove work... Ouch!" Inside the courtyard, Yu Qian, having put down her porcelain pillow, unearthed the long-unused stove, carried it to the door, and unbolted it. The next second, with a clang, the two doors, barely propped up by the bolts, fell down. One door was halfway off, barely hanging on to its frame, while the other fell flat on its face, nearly hitting Yu Qian, who was standing in the middle.

"Be careful." Bei Qiao rushed over and kicked the door panel against the door frame.

"Oh my god!" Yu Qian dropped the door latch and ran to safety, frantically grabbing Qi Zhi's sleeve. "Thank you, Qiao Qiao... Ah! My door! What should I do now?"

Hiss, the door is broken... The natives who had originally felt a little sympathy for this man gasped on the spot: What's the difference between this and a bandit! No wonder he was tormented like this, tut tut.

"It can be repaired." Bei Qiao pushed the fallen door panel against the door frame and said, "It just requires some tools."

"I'll get it." Yu Qian carefully walked around the door and ran into the yard: "Azhi, I'll put the stove by the door for you!"

"good."

Qi Zhi began to boil the medicine on the spot. The locals who had come with her had nothing to do, so they simply helped her light the fire and fan it. The rest of the people who couldn't squeeze in continued to push the person lying on the ground. If there were cameras in this other world, these people might have taken a photo with the person on the ground and posted it on their social media to complain: Who understands my family? Today I met a...

By the time Bei Qiao had repaired Yu Qian's front door with a flurry of activity, the medicine on the stove had already begun to boil. Seeing another job, the locals enthusiastically helped Qi Zhi lift the man lying on the ground and pour the medicine into his dislocated jaw, which couldn't close. Because more than one person tried to grab the medicine bowl, at least two-thirds of it was wasted in the scramble.

Fortunately, Qi Zhi had boiled more medicine, so she could fill two more bowls. After three rounds of washing her face and neck with Chinese medicine, the person on the ground finally drank enough of the antidote, and her eyes gradually regained focus.

"Someone just said that you have caught an attempted criminal." Captain Chen, who received the news, led his team and rushed out of the yamen: This is outrageous!

"Yes, that's him!" The natives dispersed, revealing the surrounded man. After drinking the medicine, the man's complexion gradually returned to normal, though his expression was slightly stiff. It seemed that after regaining his composure, he found himself feeling uncomfortable being watched.

Captain Chen didn't ask why the men were gathered there. He stepped forward and hoisted the man up, along with the rope. Unsure how resistant he was to the drugs, Qi Zhi tied him up again after administering the drugs, then gave him an injection to restore his mobility. The local native helping Qi Zhi tie him up was a piglet seller. He had tied him up like a New Year's piglet. Despite struggling several times when he was lifted up, he couldn't break free from the ropes.

This person seems familiar... Captain Chen frowned and took the person away: It's troublesome, let's leave it to the village chief.

Let’s watch the fun… The onlookers all moved behind Captain Chen and followed him to the yamen: Another hot topic!

"Finally, it's quiet." Watching the people leave, Qi Zhi took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat and clean out the medicine residue in the stove. "Just now, I was followed by a large group of people. It was really..." It was very noisy and embarrassing. Even more embarrassing was that she kept speeding up along the way, but she couldn't get rid of any of them... any of them! It's just a delivery of medicine, there's no need to be so curious!

"Just to watch the fun. Even if I'm not the one doing the fun, I'd still enjoy watching it!" Yu Qian diligently patted Bei Qiao's arm: "Qiao Qiao, you've worked hard!" Fortunately, the door was repaired, otherwise she would have to sleep in the inn - a courtyard door that couldn't be closed really made her feel unsafe!

"You've seen a lot of fun yourself... I'll go back first. Good night."

"Hey? Going to bed so early? Good night!" Yu Qian jumped and waved, watching Bei Qiao go back to the house and close and lock the door.

The stove had just been used and was very hot, making it difficult to clean up. Qi Zhi dug out the tools from the medicine box and moved the stove to Yu Qian's yard. Turning back, she saw Yu Qian still jumping around, and couldn't help asking, "Are you still scared? Do you want some tranquilizer pills?"

"Ah? What?" Yu Qian jumped back and forth: Scared, who am I?

"You're so nervous that you can't even stand." Qi Zhi walked over, held the person down, and took her pulse: Yu Qian is usually lazy when she can, and would rather sit than stand or lie down than sit. But now she is like someone with ADHD, jumping up and down and can't stop, and there is an abnormal blush on her face.

"I should be fine... Never mind, have some, I might not be feeling well." Yu Qian put her head on Qi Zhi's shoulder: "Oh, I was really scared just now!"

Yu Qian: Having someone bang on the door is so scary! So scary! So scary! If I hadn't known Qiao Qiao was right across the street, I would have been terrified!

Qi Zhi took out the tranquilizing pills from the bottom of the box and poured a few pills to Yu Qian. Then she put the medicine box on her back and stood outside the door, saying that she would not leave until she saw Yu Qian close the door.

"Okay, bye, Ah Zhi!" Yu Qian swallowed a pill, waved to Qi Zhi outside, closed the gate, bolted it, and subconsciously tugged at it before turning around. The gate, firmly nailed by Bei Qiao, swayed only slightly before remaining motionless.

Oh, the sense of security returned instantly... Yu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, unlatched the door, turned around, and was about to step forward, but when she saw the dark yard in front of her, she suddenly became timid.

Gritting her teeth and hunching her shoulders, Yu Qian ran desperately towards the lighted house, running so fast that it seemed as if a dog was chasing her from behind: "Why didn't I realize how dark the yard was just now! Oh my god, I always feel like some big monster will jump out from the corner and bite me!"

She seemed calmer than before... Qi Zhi listened to the sound of Yu Qian running back to the house and closing the door, nodded and turned to leave: I thought she would fall in the yard and then scream for help, but it seems that she has recovered.

Yu Qian: No, who was making that noise? I'm such an introvert, how could I possibly make that kind of noise?

The three of them returned to their respective homes, each looking for their own mothers. Peace returned to the escort agency, save for the occasional patrol. Because they hadn't spotted the native man before, which had led to the subsequent incident, they deliberately lingered a little longer this time, fearing they might miss something unusual and cause the same thing to happen again.

Meanwhile, the man being taken back to the yamen by Constable Chen ran into a fellow villager on the road. Recognizing the man, the fellow villager, after inquiring about the circumstances, felt Constable Chen was making a fuss and demanded his immediate release: "He only banged on the door, not on anyone. Isn't the girl fine? Why are you arresting her?"

Captain Chen chuckled expressionlessly. "Finally I remembered who this guy is. It's Yan Se, the notorious pervert in the area!" And then there are these, uh, anonymous but wealthy cronies in front of me.

Friends: A-choo! Who the hell is talking about us behind our backs?

"That's right, isn't she fine? I just broke the door, at most I have to pay some money." Yan Se, who had been feeling a little embarrassed, saw someone coming to support him and immediately felt that he was fine again. If he wasn't tied up and unable to move, he would even want to straighten his back and shake his hair.

That's right, keep going... The eyes of the locals following Captain Chen lit up when they saw this. They immediately ran to the nearby stalls to buy food, enjoying the fun while watching: "This is perfect!" In the past, when watching operas, the prisoners would always cry out "Unjust, sir" before being dragged away. If you didn't hear this "unjust", you always felt that the play was missing something.

"Unjust, huh? Fine, let's all be the judge of whether you're truly wronged." Captain Chen's head was buzzing with anxiety. Seeing the village chief, who had rushed over after hearing the news, standing outside the crowd and making a gesture, he tacitly gave him the green light to proceed. He simply dumped the man in the middle of the road and ordered the other detectives to hold him down: "Come on, start your show!"

"It's unfair...ah? What kind of performance?" Yan Se was stunned: Why is it different from the previous situation?

"Playing innocent? Didn't your friend already give you a heads-up? Keep going!" Captain Chen borrowed a bench from the bun shop and sat down. "Don't worry, we'll review your acting skills slowly and won't leave you feeling lonely."

"Yes, keep going!" The others also joined in the fun. Some of them knew Yan Se, while others didn't and just wanted to join in the fun. Their main purpose was to show their support. If it were someone else, they would probably be flattered to the point of being embarrassed.