Chapter 102: Capturing the Bandit Leader
Chen Yu's dark eyes flashed with coldness, like the cold light of a knife blade, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
The bandits outside Li'an City are rampant and it is difficult to suppress them. It is indeed a collusion between officials and bandits.
Thinking about the fact that this city was so close to the emperor's feet and the county magistrate was bullying the common people, his face turned even colder.
"Who are you?" Zhao Biao held the machete in his hand in front of himself, ready to ward off the enemy.
Zhao Biao was originally a very vicious person. He was originally a famous person who massacred 35 people in a village in Dian City. He was wanted by the government and fled to the vicinity of Li'an City. He was taken in by the former head of Songfeng Village and became a bandit.
He is different from Luo Lei. He is brave and kills people like crazy.
"Here comes someone to kill you." Shen Yu's voice sounded as if it was poisoned. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and a terrifying coldness emanated from his entire body.
Now that his way was blocked by Shen Yu and he had no way to retreat inside the house, he fought back and said, "I will kill you!" He raised the knife and chopped at Shen Yu without any mercy.
How could these bastards hurt him at all? As Zhao Biao just started to move, he drew out the Xiaoyao Sword, blocked it, and attacked Zhao Biao's hand holding the machete.
Zhao Biao let go of the machete in pain, and it fell to the ground with a clang.
He was just about to squat down to get it, but at that moment, he saw a flash of sword before his eyes, "Ah!" Without caring about what was happening on the ground, Zhao Biao covered his eyes with his hands, fell to the ground, and rolled on the ground in pain.
The sharp sword accurately slashed across Zhao Biao's eyes, and blood kept oozing out from between his fingers.
Shen Yu kicked the machete on the ground away and pointed the sword at Zhao Biao's neck.
The woman lying on the bed had never seen such a bloody and terrifying scene. She hugged the quilt and screamed, waking up the entire village.
The person who came to inform Zhao Biao was already terrified and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Fang Xuren was attracted by the woman's scream. Seeing that his prince had captured the leader of the thieves, he immediately stepped forward and tied him up.
In just one hour, all the people in the village were captured by Shen Yu and others, and none of the five hundred elite soldiers were injured.
The mountain village, which was originally pitch black, now had a brazier lit, with the flames shining on the face of every bandit.
"Take all these people to Li'an City and hand them over to the governor in charge of Li'an City and Magistrate Gou. Investigate them thoroughly. If the collusion between officials and bandits is true, report it directly to the court."
Shen Yu handed this matter over to his most capable general Fang Xuren, and asked him to lead these 500 elite soldiers to Li'an City.
Since these bandits have come to rob him, it is natural for him to give them a good fight.
"Also, did you find anything?" Shen Yu looked at Fang Xuren. This was the task he had just assigned.
Fang Xuren waved his hand, and two people carried a heavy box. They carried dozens of boxes at once. When they opened them, they were full of gold, silver and jewelry.
"Your Highness, they are all here." He took out a stack of letter papers from his arms and handed them to Chen Yu. "Some of these are evidence of collusion with the government, and some are evidence of someone hiring these bandits to kill people."
I originally thought these bandits were just robbing people, but I didn't expect that some people would pay them to kill people.
Killing them all on the spot would not be enough to vent my anger.
"Take all these jewels back and put them into the national treasury. As for this village, burn it down to prevent any bandits from being left behind."
Chen Yu and others left Songfeng Village, with flames rising to the sky behind them, burning away all the darkness.
As the sky brightened, Chen Yu rode his tall horse back to the temporary camp.
Xu Zhao had been waiting by the carriage long ago, waiting for Chen Yu to come back.
There were less than thirty people returning with him, and they were pulling a cart full of boxes.
Shen Lingge was too worried to sleep in the first half of the night, and he fell into a light sleep after a daze. When Xu Zhao woke up, he woke up too.
Seeing Chen Yu return safely, he heaved a sigh of relief, "Uncle, where is Deputy General Fang?"
He remembered that his uncle brought five hundred elite soldiers with him, but how come less than thirty of them came back?
How could this group of bandits be so ferocious? Even the brave and combative Lieutenant General Fang was killed?
Shen Yu glanced at Shen Lingge and knew what he was thinking, and said in a calm voice: "Deputy General Fang took the rest of the people to escort that group of bandits to Li'an City. The officials and bandits colluded, and I'm afraid it will take some time to interrogate them."
Shen Lingge was relieved to hear that Deputy General Fang was fine. He ran behind Shen Yu curiously and asked, "Were these boxes searched out from the mountain village? Could they be gold, silver, and jewelry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to open the box.
The glittering jewels almost blinded his eyes. In order to protect his eyes, Shen Lingge quickly closed the lid and said with emotion: "It's really easy to make a fortune as a bandit."
Shen Yu jumped off the horse and slapped Shen Lingge unhappily on the back, "What nonsense are you talking about? These are the flesh and blood of ordinary people."
Shen Lingge touched his burning back. It was just a joke, but the emperor's uncle was really harsh.
"Don't make such a joke," Xu Zhao knew that what he said was just a joke, but as the heir to this country, Shen Lingge should not say such words.
After being accused by two close people, Shen Lingge knew that he had said something wrong, so he bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, Qinghe was the one who said something wrong."
Xu Zhao: "You've been tired all night. Go and rest for a while. Qinghe and I will go to Lihua Village."
Chen Yu held Xu Zhao's hand and said, "The bandits are rampant. You don't know martial arts. It's too dangerous." He stopped her from going to suppress the bandits.
After learning about the situation in Lihua Village, Xu Zhao felt that no one was more suitable to go there than her. "Don't worry, Lihua Village is mostly inhabited by the elderly, the weak, women and children. Besides, they are not like ordinary mountain bandits. They are just a group of pitiful people who seek warmth from each other."
Chen Yu held her hand tightly. Xu Zhao's hand was cool and soft. This was the first time he held a girl's hand.
"I'll send you a thousand elite soldiers, otherwise I won't be at ease."
Xu Zhao laughed, but did not push Chen Yu's hand away. Instead, he wanted to put his hand on the back of his hand, "Give me a hundred elite soldiers, but you must obey my arrangements completely."
"Can……"
Xu Zhao placed his slender fingers on his lips and interrupted him, "Believe me, the world is unfair to them, and their lives are too hard. I am just taking a look. If I am sure there is no problem, I will let them live here."
They were just a group of poor people huddling together for warmth. Xu Zhao believed that Chen Yu was not a cold-blooded person. If he were him, he would definitely let go of the women and children in this village.
"But can you spare me half a box of jewels? Times are tough, and I need some money to keep me company."
Chen Yu held the fingers to his lips and placed them on his chest. His fine hair half covered his eyebrows, and his deep eyes could not hide his smile and tenderness.
He showed a gentle smile, and there was a little more tenderness between his brows, "If you want, take some."
As a prince, he still has the right to deal with things that have not yet been confiscated.
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