[I never thought that such a small city like Lincheng would have so many victims.]
[Although Xia Zhenguo deserves death, he must have someone above him, and those wealthy gentry, most of whom are rich but unkind.]
[Although finding medicine is important, completing the system's tasks is equally important.]
System: "I won't take the blame for this. I'm just asking you to help the male protagonist unify the situation. As for how you manage it, I have no requirements for now."
Ye Xiaoxiao snorted coldly: "There are no requirements now. Anyway, I can't go back. Once this task is completed, the next task will appear."
"After unification, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe. So I might as well do it. I'll see what else you can say."
System: "There are no rewards for non-system tasks."
Ye Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth: "Just keep on cheating me. I'll get you out and give you a beating sooner or later."
The system muted the microphone directly. Ye Xiaoxiao had already figured out its nature and was too lazy to pay attention to it.
Ye Xiaoxiao stepped forward to help the nearest citizen up, trying hard not to look so angry.
"Fellow villagers, you have suffered. Your Majesty is the most compassionate to the people. Now that His Majesty has arrived, if you have any grievances, please feel free to present them to us."
After hearing her say this, the people kneeling on the ground immediately began to kowtow.
Shangguan Lingyun was afraid that she would be injured by the crowd, so he kept her in his arms.
Even when she went to help the people, Shangguan Lingyun always held her hand.
"Xiaoxiao, let's go to the lobby first."
Ye Xiaoxiao did not refuse and followed Shangguan Lingyun to the court. The people automatically made way for them.
After the two men sat down, Shangguan Lingyun slammed the gavel, and the originally lazy yamen runners immediately became alert.
"Come here, bring the prisoner Xia Zhenguo to the courtroom."
Xia Zhenguo was escorted by Tianxuan and walked slowly towards the court. Seeing this, Tianxuan took a step back.
When the people saw Xia Zhenguo walking alone among the crowd, some of them who hated him immediately attacked him.
Tianxuan did not move, and Shangguan Lingyun and Ye Xiaoxiao did not try to stop him. Seeing this, the people became even bolder.
More and more people started taking action. Xia Zhenguo saw that he was about to be beaten to death by the victims, so he didn't care about the charges and wanted to run to the court as soon as possible.
Although he ran as fast as he could, he was still beaten black and blue by the people.
After finally reaching the lobby, he immediately knelt on the ground and cried.
"Your Majesty, these unruly people are beating up an official appointed by the imperial court. You must stand up for me."
When the victims heard this, they felt a little uneasy, but Shangguan Lingyun just snorted coldly.
"Where is the villain? Why can't I see him?"
As soon as Shangguan Lingyun finished speaking, the victims' hearts finally settled down.
Xia Zhenguo was speechless for a moment. If he didn't even have this little bit of understanding, he would have been beaten to death right now.
Seeing that Shangguan Lingyun was unwilling to support him, he could only cough awkwardly.
"I was mistaken, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ye Xiaoxiao felt amused, but with so many disaster victims watching her, she didn't say anything.
Seeing that all the victims had quieted down, Shangguan Lingyun asked the yamen runners to let the victim in.
However, there were too many victims, and the yamen runners had some helplessness in reporting.
"Your Majesty, there are too many people filing complaints, and the hall is too full for everyone."
Shangguan Lingyun frowned, then asked someone to carry the table into the yard and handle the case directly in the courtyard of the yamen.
It was the first time for the victims to see such a scene, and they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
Shangguan Lingyun tapped the gavel lightly, and everyone quieted down again.
"Where is the victim? Who is he suing? What is the cause?"
After three questions, the victims in the yard all knelt down and cried out for justice.
"Your Majesty, I am suing Lincheng City Guard Xia Zhenguo for forcibly abducting a woman."
"Your Majesty, I am suing Lincheng City Guard Xia Zhenguo for bullying men and women and stealing my wife."
"Your Majesty, I am suing Lincheng City Guard Xia Zhenguo for accepting bribes and abusing lynching."
"Your Majesty, I am suing Lincheng City Guard Xia Zhenguo..."
Listening to the people's complaints one after another, Xia Zhenguo wished he could faint.
He knelt on the ground, curled himself up tightly, and tried to minimize his presence as much as possible.
But every complaint filed by the victims was related to him, so how could he escape?
After Tianxuan finally collected all the petitions from the victims, the victims all looked at Xia Zhenguo with gritted teeth.
Xia Zhenguo shuddered all over and immediately retorted.
"Your Majesty, I admit that I did do these things a few times, but I didn't do them all."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."
Shangguan Lingyun curled his lips and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.
"I will definitely make the decision for you."
"Fellow villagers, please don't worry. I have already sent people to look for the women who were kidnapped."
"I think it won't be long before they are brought back."
After Shangguan Lingyun finished speaking, Ye Xiaoxiao felt a little worried.
According to Dalin, the disaster has been going on for over a month, so their bullying of men and women has been going on for a long time.
[Among them, I'm afraid some people couldn't bear it and have been killed, or they may have been forced into a desperate situation and suffered many injuries.]
Shangguan Lingyun squeezed Ye Xiaoxiao's clenched hands and spoke softly.
"As long as they are alive, they naturally hope to be reunited with their families."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded helplessly, hoping to rescue as many innocent women as possible.
Wang Xiao's actions were already very quick, but there were too many victims.
By the time he and the housekeeper walked around the places where the women were imprisoned, more than three hours had passed.
As he watched more and more women being murdered, Wang Xiao clenched his fists tighter and tighter.
The housekeeper followed Wang Xiao tremblingly, fearing that he would beat him to death if he got unhappy.
"Sir, all the dungeons have been opened. There is no other place to hold women."
Wang Xiao let out a breath, not sure whether he was angry or relieved that there was finally no victim.
After simply comforting the detained women, Wang Xiao took them to the yamen.
When they arrived, Shangguan Lingyun and the people had been waiting for a while.
Shangguan Lingyun was checking the petitions of the victims, who were standing there waiting anxiously.
Hearing the noise, everyone immediately looked towards the yamen gate. When they saw their families, they could no longer hold back.
"My daughter, how could you be harmed like this? These beasts deserve a miserable death."
"Mom, we miss you so much. Where have you been? Don't you want us anymore?"
"My dear, I finally see you. I thought I would never see you again in this life."
"My lady, you have suffered. What are you doing?"
A cry of surprise rang out in the noisy crowd, and everyone immediately looked over.
Ye Xiaoxiao also heard the sound, and her heart suddenly tightened.
"Not good, call a doctor quickly."
After Ye Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she didn't care about the crowded crowd and rushed into it quickly.
Shangguan Lingyun was afraid that she would get hurt, so he followed her closely, held her in his arms, and walked forward with her.
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