Jiang Yimian nodded in agreement, but she was somewhat worried about the situation on the mountain.
Jiang Yaoguang must have intended to kill her. These three were not ordinary thugs; they acted swiftly and decisively, and they even had sleeping pills on them. If it weren't for her and Lu Cijian being there, these three would definitely have succeeded tonight.
I wonder if anything will happen in that small depression.
The more Jiang Yimian thought about it, the more worried she became. She told everyone and then went up the mountain with Zhao Dashu and the other two.
Meanwhile, in Yuanlin Lane.
Chen Shaofu was half asleep in bed with her child in her arms when she suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from outside the courtyard, accompanied by a few curses.
I was already having trouble sleeping because I had something on my mind, and this woke me up instantly.
Hearing the man's curses coming from outside, she was startled and quickly climbed out of bed, carefully listening to the sounds outside. She heard a heavy thud, and although she tried to be quiet, she could still tell that someone had entered the yard.
Her legs went weak instantly, and she felt a surge of fear.
After searching the house, I picked up a stool and leaned against the door, listening anxiously to the approaching footsteps.
Soon, the footsteps stopped at the door, and the tightly closed door was shaken a few times from the outside.
Chen Shaofu's heart leaped into her throat instantly. She began to regret listening to Jiang Yimian. Was this person talking nonsense? She said she would protect her and her child, but it seemed she hadn't.
If that man outside were to enter the house, she knew she couldn't kill him.
I should have run away overnight.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. To make matters worse, the man outside seemed to have lost his patience and started kicking the door with all his might.
With a loud bang, the door, which had been tightly closed, collapsed instantly.
Chen Shaofu screamed in fright and threw the stool she was holding at the man at the door.
However, the man collapsed to the ground and fainted.
Chen Shaofu was stunned for a moment before she immediately reacted. She picked up the still unconscious child from the house and screamed loudly, "Ah, help! Murder! Help!"
The shout instantly woke up many people who were still asleep, and also attracted the attention of the constables who happened to be patrolling nearby.
In the darkness, Song Er saw several constables take away the unconscious man and Chen Shaofu before disappearing into the night.
*
When Jiang Yimian and her group arrived at the small depression, it was already dawn.
Seeing that the doors of several houses were tightly closed, and the chickens in the coop were crowing with their necks outstretched, they did not seem to have been attacked by bad guys, and the group breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Zhen rubbed his eyes as he came out of the house, rushing to urinate, when he met the gazes of several people, which startled him and surprised him.
"Jiang girl, why are you up the mountain so early? What happened?"
Over the past few days, he had become familiar with everyone and knew that Jiang Yatou and the others had their own things to do and rarely came up the mountain. The fact that they suddenly came up the mountain early this morning meant that something must have happened in the village.
As he got closer, he noticed that the people in front of him didn't look too good, especially Zhao Dashu and his two companions, who were covered in soot mixed with their wet clothes, making them look particularly disheveled.
Zhao Dashu and the others quickly recounted what had happened down the mountain, leaving Li Zhen stunned for a moment before he asked, "How is it? Is the village alright? How could such a wicked person set a fire out of nowhere?"
Zhao Dashu and the others shook their heads, clearly unaware of what was going on.
Jiang Yimian didn't explain much. She just checked around the small depression to make sure there was no problem, gave everyone a few more instructions, and then left.
After descending the mountain, they saw that Li Yishi had already thrown the three men onto the mule cart and was about to send them to the yamen.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian said, "Village chief, I'll go. These people are probably after the Jiang family."
Li Yishi hesitated for a moment, still somewhat uneasy about the other party, a young woman, taking several murderers to the yamen, when he saw Lu Cijian already sitting in front of the mule cart.
"I'll go with Mianmian, don't worry, village chief."
He nodded. "Alright, Jiang girl, you go with Brother Lu. These three were originally captured by you, so it's a good opportunity to go to the yamen and get to the bottom of things."
We absolutely cannot let our villagers suffer injustice for nothing.
Jiang Yimian then responded and, together with Lu Cijian, boarded the mule cart and headed towards Qingshui County.
The journey was leisurely, and by the time we arrived at the Qingshui County government office, it was already broad daylight, and a red sun had already appeared on the mountaintop not far away.
By this time, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered at the yamen gate, and the sounds of crying and deafening drumming could be clearly heard from within the crowd.
"My lord, I want to sue the officials. I sue Jiang Yaoguang for abandoning his wife and children and for taking my life in order to curry favor with the Song family's daughter."
Chen Shaofu spoke with red eyes as she forcefully struck the yamen drum.
This surprised all the onlookers, who became curious.
"Who is Jiang Yaoguang, and what's the story behind that Song family's daughter?"
"You don't know yet, do you? The Song family's daughter is going to marry a poor scholar. I remember that scholar's surname is Jiang."
"Oh, right, I heard a lot of people say the other day that a poor scholar has gotten involved with the Song family's daughter and they're getting married soon. Could it be this Jiang Yaoguang?"
"Yes, that's the scholar surnamed Jiang. I heard he's already living at the Song family's house."
"Then what's going on here? Is this woman Jiang Yaoguang's wife?"
"Who knows? There's going to be some excitement today, especially from the Song family."
As the onlookers were engaged in heated discussion, the tightly closed gates of the yamen suddenly opened from the inside, and Song Quanzhao, dressed in official robes, sat on the high platform, coldly announcing, "Court is now in session."
Zhao Da quickly came out to maintain order. He immediately saw Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian standing outside the crowd. He was taken aback and was about to speak when he heard Jiang Yimian say, "Sir, I also want to report to the authorities."
Zhao Da was stunned for a moment, and only after seeing the three people tied up in the mule cart did he instruct the others to take them into the yamen.
Song Quanzhao frowned slightly when he saw the people they brought in, and was taken aback when he saw who they were, but quickly regained his seriousness. "What's the deal with these people?"
Jiang Yimian bowed to the people in the hall before saying, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I am from Qingshi Village in Qinghe Town. Last night, three robbers suddenly broke into the village. They not only set fire to the houses in the village, but also tried to kill people."
If it weren't for the fact that I and my family members knew some martial arts, these three villains would have surely succeeded. I beg you, sir, to do justice for me.
Song Quanzhao coldly looked at the three men on the ground who had regained consciousness but could not speak because their mouths were stuffed with something, and could only groan incessantly. He simply said, "Put this matter aside for now. I will interrogate this woman first."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Shaofu and asked, "Who is below, and why is the drum being beaten?"
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