Chapter 102: The bandit nest is wiped out, the boss is arrested, and there are many doubts
It is understood that there are 150 to 160 bandits in Heifengzhai. These people have been entrenched in Lion Mountain for nearly ten years and have killed many passing merchants and civilians.
These people basically have knives and have practiced martial arts. The boss is even more skilled in martial arts.
Therefore, Wei Liang did not dare to despise it.
Considering the limited strength of the county's city defense forces, he selected 500 people at once and formulated a detailed attack plan, but did not launch a direct frontal attack.
Wei Liang's plan worked very well, cutting the bandits into several groups and eventually taking over the Black Wind Village with the advantage in numbers.
The city defense forces suffered casualties, but the bandits suffered even more casualties. In the end, only a dozen or so people were left alive, including the leader of the Black Wind Village.
After killing and capturing all the bandits, Wei Liang ordered a search of the Black Wind Village.
There were actually more than a dozen women and children hiding in the village. The women had been tortured beyond recognition, and the children were trembling in fear.
Human flesh was still cooking in a large pot in the yard, with the bones of a child lying next to it.
Even someone like Wei Liang, who had been on the battlefield and seen killing, almost vomited.
There were piles of bones in a large pit behind the village. It was unknown how many people had been killed there.
The soldiers were all furious. These bandits really deserved to be cut into pieces!
"My lord, the number of people seems wrong."
After the inventory was completed, the county lieutenant came to report, looking uneasy.
"What's going on?" Wei Liang asked with a serious face.
The county lieutenant didn't dare to hide anything and immediately reported: "According to the second in command, there are a total of 158 bandits in Black Wind Village. However, I counted them twice myself and found that there were 103 dead and 18 captured, which adds up to a total of 121."
"Including the two in the prison, there are still thirty-five people missing."
He frowned. They had blocked the entire mountain. There was no way the other party could escape, let alone so many people.
"This is impossible." Wei Liang also concluded.
It would be fine if it was just one or two, but it’s impossible that so many people ran away without them noticing.
The county lieutenant felt bitter, but one less person was one less person, and no one knew where these people had gone.
Wei Liang frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Continue to blockade Lion Mountain. Don't let anyone escape. I will take these bandits back for interrogation first."
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely protect Lion Mountain!"
The county lieutenant's face became serious and he made the promise in a deep voice.
It was already night when Wei Liang brought these bandits back. He did not interrogate them immediately, but threw them into jail.
It is difficult to get any information through interrogation at the moment. These bandits are tough guys, and we have to find a way to break through their psychological defenses first.
I kept thinking about the more than 30 missing people, and always felt that there was something strange about this matter.
In fact, he was even skeptical about the fact that these bandits killed the county magistrate and Zhou Tianci. There were simply too many doubts.
First of all, those two knives clearly told others that it was bandits who did it.
Unless someone is extremely arrogant or extremely stupid, no one would leave such an obvious murder weapon at the scene.
The bandits were arrogant, but killing an imperial official was too much. It seemed more like they were framed.
Secondly, since it was a prison break, the jailers were knocked unconscious and the chains on the cell doors were cut. Why didn't they just rescue the people directly, but let the two bandits escape on their own?
Once again, today's battle revealed that although the bandits had some martial arts skills, they definitely did not have the strength to break into the county government office, kill the county magistrate, or rob a prison, including the big boss.
Once again, if the bandits wanted revenge, why didn’t they look for the family that sent the second-in-command to the yamen?
Of course, it is also possible that the other party’s specific location has not been found yet, and there is no time to seek revenge.
Finally, after searching the Black Wind Village today, the treasures that disappeared from the county magistrate and Zhou Tianci's houses were not found.
To sum up, he basically concluded that the murderer was someone else and that the bandits were just scapegoats.
However, those bandits really deserved to die, and dying a hundred times would not be enough. This is the cleverness of the real culprit behind the scenes.
Even if ordinary people noticed the suspicious points and were able to eradicate these bandits, they would only applaud.
But this man was so bold as to dare to assassinate an imperial official. It's a pity that he has no clue at all now.
He also thought about Xiao Ying's family. After all, the fact that they were able to capture two bandits and send them to the county government showed that they had some abilities.
But he still didn't believe that these villagers dared to kill imperial officials. It was more convincing to say that they were bandits.
As for the details, we can only find out after interrogating the bandits.
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Just as Wei Liang and others were attacking the Black Wind Village, in a magnificent courtyard in the provincial capital, a woman dressed in silk and satin was crying to her husband.
The woman's name was Qian Qinghui, the sister of the county magistrate Qian Qingrong.
Her husband, Guo Kun, was the Tongzhi of the provincial government. It was because of this relationship that Qian Qingrong was recommended to be the county magistrate of Yun'an County.
"Master, you must avenge my brother... Wuwuwu... I only have this one brother..."
"Those bandits are so despicable! How dare they... Wuuwuwu... How dare they kill an official appointed by the imperial court... My poor brother..."
Qian Qinghui burst into tears, her eyes were red and swollen.
Ever since she heard the news, she fainted from crying and wished she could go to Yun'an County to avenge her brother.
Guo Kun was very impatient with her crying and said in a deep voice: "The prefect has sent people to Yun'an County to suppress the bandits. I believe there will be news soon. Please wait a little longer."
Compared to this, he was more worried that this matter would implicate himself, after all, it was he who recommended the person there.
He basically knew everything Qian Qingrong had done over the years, and the other party had also given him a lot of benefits.
Such a big thing has happened this time, that evil spirit Wei Liang will definitely investigate it carefully, and that idiot Qian Qingrong can't stand the investigation at all.
Once it is discovered that he has accepted bribes in huge amounts, not only Qian Qingrong's entire family, but also he himself will be brought down, not to mention that the idiot has done a lot of other things.
Although he always kept it secret whenever he received gifts, there was no guarantee that Qian Qingrong would leave any clues.
He has secretly sent people to Yun'an County for surveillance, so that if any problems arise there, he will be the first to know.
Based on the information he had received in the past few days, he always felt that there was something hidden in this matter, and that there might be someone else who killed Qian Qingrong.
If he knew who it was, he would tear the other person into pieces!
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Chenjia Village.
Although Xiao Ying did not go to the county town to inquire in person, he could guess that the investigators would definitely find problems. After all, there were indeed many loopholes.
But she was not panicked at all. No matter how many flaws there were, it only meant that the murderer was someone else, and there was no evidence to identify her.
Even if the second in command confessed that there were more than 30 people who robbed and killed her, it would be useless. After all, we have to see the person alive or the body dead.
As long as the other party couldn't find the body, she would be safe, but they would never be able to find it.
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