Hearing someone asking questions, the jailer cursed and looked at the man.
"There's no place for you guys to stay in this city. Damn it, stop talking nonsense and stand still."
"If the Emperor hadn't come to inspect, do you think we would have the time to take care of you?"
Ye Xiaoxiao frowned, and Dalin immediately stepped forward with a smile.
"Sir, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The officials have fed us and given us a place to live. How can we repay them?"
The jailer laughed when he heard this and looked at Dalin with a mocking expression.
"Boy, that's interesting. Others are thinking about where to live and what to eat at this time, but you are so clear-headed."
"But it's no use being transparent. As long as you are a disaster victim, you must go to work on the river."
Only then did Ye Xiaoxiao realize that the city defender was planning to use the disaster victims to save face.
After figuring out the other party's purpose, Ye Xiaoxiao and Shangguan Lingyun were no longer anxious for a while.
There were less than twenty of them, so they did not separate, but instead added a few more men.
Although those people looked a little thin, if you looked closely, you would find that they were all martial artists.
Shangguan Lingyun and Ye Xiaoxiao looked at each other, and Ye Xiaoxiao immediately understood.
Shangguan Lingyun came to Dalin and gave him a few instructions. Dalin nodded and then whispered to the victims of Donglin Village.
The victims, who were originally a little panicked, managed to calm down after hearing Dalin's words.
Not long after, a few more officers came, pointed at Ye Xiaoxiao and the others, and took them out of the city.
Along the way, Ye Xiaoxiao and the others saw many disaster victims similar to them.
Some left the city, some entered, but no matter who came in or out, all the victims were eventually locked up in cells.
After walking for about half an hour, they were finally driven to the edge of a river.
Looking at the dilapidated river channel in front of her that was hit by the river water, Ye Xiaoxiao could imagine how perfunctorily the river channel was built.
When Ye Xiaoxiao was looking around, the officer in charge of escorting them suddenly started cursing.
"What are you looking at? Get down to work."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't want to cause trouble now, so she followed everyone into the river.
At this time, there were already quite a few people working on the river, all of them moving stones bit by bit with their own hands.
Ye Xiaoxiao asked Dalin curiously, "Dalin, where did these stones come from?"
Dalin replied quietly with a hint of anger on his face.
"I just saw some disaster victims from the neighboring villages and asked them quietly. They said they had taken the items from the houses of the disaster victims nearby."
"The officials said that the victims were all living in the prison cells, and their houses were just sitting there idle anyway. If we demolished them, we wouldn't have to buy more bricks and stones."
Ye Xiaoxiao was so angry that she wanted to just go up and beat up all those people.
At this moment, screams were heard from not far away, followed by the sound of several women crying and begging for mercy.
"Sir, please spare my daughter."
"They are still so young, how can they be concubines?"
Ye Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that several policemen were pulling two slightly immature little girls.
The two little girls look exactly the same. Although they haven't grown up yet, you can tell that they will be beauties when they grow up.
Originally, both of their faces were dirty, but one of the little girls was sweating from working, so she wiped her face with her sleeve.
It didn't matter that he wiped it away, but it was seen by the officer next to him.
The officer pulled the little girl over and looked at her carefully for a long time, then pulled another one over and wiped her face roughly.
As a result, the two little girls' cute faces immediately caught the officer's attention.
Several disaster victims nearby couldn't help but murmur when they saw this situation.
"These two girls are doomed. That official is the brother of the city governor's new sixth concubine."
"This man loves young girls the most. The prettier the girl, the worse her fate. He relied on his power as the city keeper to harm many of the girls among the disaster victims."
As he was speaking, the girl's mother was kicked to the ground by the officer, and the two children were taken away by other officers.
"Boss, these two girls are so pretty. When you're done playing with them, can you...haha."
The officer called "Boss" laughed and scolded the man.
"Every time I'm done playing, I don't think about you guys, but this time I can't. I have to keep these two beauties for my brother-in-law."
"When my brother-in-law gets tired of it, maybe we can give it a try, haha."
The officer who was scolded was not angry, but smiled and talked to him.
Seeing that the girl was about to be taken away by several people, Ye Xiaoxiao could no longer bear it.
Just as she was about to step forward, Shangguan Lingyun grabbed her.
"Catch the thief and take the stolen goods. I want to dirty your hands."
After Shangguan Lingyun finished speaking, he winked at Wang Xiao and Tian Xuan in the dark.
Ye Xiaoxiao followed his gaze and noticed that Tianxuan and Wang Xiao had changed into officials' uniforms and were hidden in the crowd.
Seeing them follow, Ye Xiaoxiao felt relieved and then came to the crying woman.
"Ma'am, don't worry, your daughters will be fine."
The woman was sobbing, but after hearing Ye Xiaoxiao's words, she didn't stop crying, but cried even harder.
"We don't have to worry. Several girls were kidnapped by them before, and none of them came back in the end."
"Those who did return were all mutilated corpses. My daughter, why is my life so miserable?"
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