Chapter 190 Do you know your crime?
Unexpectedly, the children's kindness brought them into big trouble.
Who would have thought that this old man was actually related to the bandits and even recognized the five horses.
So, he quietly and secretly observed Yue Fuli and his group. This observation revealed another problem. He had not expected that these people were actually exiles.
How could an exiled criminal ride in a carriage, ride a horse, and even pull more than a dozen carts of goods? This didn't seem right.
Therefore, when they arrived at the next town, the old man got off the carriage on the pretext that he had arrived home, and then asked someone to inform the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was unable to find the murderer who killed those secret agents and was embarrassed to report to the bandits, so the old man sent a letter.
This news was like timely relief for the worried county magistrate.
Therefore, without saying a word, he directly sent out officials to chase Yue Fuli and his party.
It was noon when the officials from the county government caught up with Yue Fuli and his party. They stopped to rest and have lunch.
"Sir, it's them!" The old man pointed at Yue Fuli and his group, a little proud on his face. He would get paid for reporting this.
The county magistrate said that he had made a meritorious report and would be rewarded with fifty taels of silver once they were caught.
Although he had some connections with the bandits, he was not a real bandit, so he did not have much money on him. The fifty taels promised by the county magistrate was a huge sum of money for him.
Yue Fuli and others were a little surprised to see the officers. Just when they were wondering why they came, they saw the old man standing up.
After hearing the old man's words, the faces of the Yue family children all darkened, and then they looked at Yue Fuli with self-blame, afraid that she would be angry.
Yue Fuli glanced at her brothers and sisters, but didn't say much. Sometimes, you have to let them experience the dangers of the world on their own, so that they can grow.
This was also the reason why she did not stop them when they felt sorry for the old man.
Although she felt that the old man was a little suspicious at the time, she did not investigate further. However, she did not expect that the old man would bring officials to arrest them.
Fellow official Hu Wei took the initiative to negotiate, showing his ID and asking, "I am an official escorting a prisoner from the capital. I wonder why you are here? Is there anything we can help you with?"
"Are you responsible for escorting the prisoners?" The county police chief gave Hu Wei a cold look and asked, "Do you admit your guilt?"
"Brother Captain, why do you say that?" Hu Wei frowned and looked back at the other party. At this time, he also understood that the other party had come with bad intentions.
"Why do you say that?" The captain sneered, pointing at Yue Fuli and his group, and said, "They are prisoners? But look at them now, how can they look like prisoners? There are carriages and horses. And look at them, each of them has a rosy face and wears fine clothes. This is how a prisoner should look."
"You are clearly going against the court. If this isn't a crime, what is it?"
After hearing this, Hu Wei stopped trying to defend himself. He knew the other party was looking for trouble, and no matter how much he explained, it would be useless.
Therefore, his face darkened, he looked at the captain coldly, and asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"What have you done? Of course I will take you to be punished." The captain snorted coldly. Once these people were arrested, not only would he and the county magistrate be able to explain to the bandits, but the county magistrate might even get a promotion.
By then, he can also rise to fame with his family.
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