Chapter 508: The End of the Road
Village chief Zhao and Zhao Ping staggered towards Zhaojia Village.
At this moment, his face looked extremely ugly.
Damn it, who knocked them out secretly and led the descendants of the tomb owner to the mountain and killed them all?
He and Zhao Ping were knocked unconscious while on guard duty and escaped the disaster because they were not discovered by the descendants of the tomb owner.
Village chief Zhao shuddered at the thought of the scene where Zhao Dashan and others were dragged down the mountain and sent to the government office, covered in blood.
It's over.
Village Chief Zhao felt that his road was winding down.
Zhao Ping, who was standing by, had a look of anxiety on his face, "Village Chief, they've all been arrested, what should we do?
Zhao Dashan and the others will definitely betray us, and we will definitely be arrested then."
Grave digging, zero tolerance.
If caught, they would either be crippled or beaten to death, and would be severely punished if handed over to the authorities, and might even be beheaded.
So when Zhao Ping thought of the consequences, he shuddered.
Village Chief Zhao had a gloomy face. "When you get back, don't say anything. Pack up your belongings and leave the house immediately. Go out and hide from the public."
It seems that his role as village chief has reached its limit.
Damn it.
This plan is so tight, how could it leak out?
Village chief Zhao couldn't figure out what had happened in the meantime.
At this moment, Zhao Ping shouted in horror:
"Village chief, look! The government officials have come to the village to arrest people. They have found the village, village chief."
Because of this discovery, those around him began to tremble.
Village chief Zhao's face darkened. Why didn't he know that Zhao Ping was so timid before?
He gritted his teeth and glared at Zhao Ping:
"Calm down, why are you panicking?
They definitely didn't come to arrest us. Judging from the time, our host sent Zhao Dashan, An Zi and others to the yamen, and then came to arrest us after interrogation. They wouldn't come before dusk.
It's only morning, so these people are not out to arrest us.
And you see, these yamen runners have arrested all sorts of people, they definitely didn't come specifically to find us, calm down, don't scare yourself."
Village Chief Zhao also tried hard to calm himself down, but the next second his eyes narrowed dangerously.
"No!" Zhao Ping shook his head again:
"How come these people are all our family members?"
Village Chief Zhao narrowed his eyes. He also discovered this fact. So these yamen runners were here to find them?
But that's not right either.
Only he and Zhao Ping were not arrested, so there was no need to arrest Zhao Dashan and his family.
He quickly went over it in his mind, and finally made sure that these people from the yamen were not looking for him, then he took Zhao Ping out.
Although Zhao Dashan and his men have no sense of loyalty, to be honest, they will definitely not confess until they are tortured, so these are definitely not directed at them.
Because there is not enough time.
After calming himself down, Zhao Dashan put on a smile and approached them cordially, "Everyone, let's talk it over.
What happened? Why did they arrest people in our Zhaojia Village without any fuss?
The villagers in our village are all law-abiding citizens. Do you have any misunderstandings?"
When Constable Gao saw him appear, a dark light flashed in his eyes. He was waiting for you, and you finally showed up.
At that moment, he waved his hand and ordered his men to capture Village Chief Zhao and Zhao Ping.
The moment he was caught, Village Chief Zhao was shocked.
He pretended to be calm, "Captain Gao, what does this mean?
Have we committed any crime?
Why are you arresting us?"
They arrested himself and Zhao Ping, and released the others. Village chief Zhao felt a little nervous.
Constable Gao sneered, "Now that you've shown up, there's naturally no need to arrest them. You're the ones we want to arrest."
At this point, Constable Gao glanced behind them and sneered:
"Tell me, what about the remaining six people? Where is he hiding?"
When he heard his first words, Village Chief Zhao's face changed instantly. He was directed at them.
How did they get here so quickly?
But when he heard what he said next, he immediately felt relieved. As long as he didn't come here to dig their graves, it would be fine.
If they came here for the grave digging, they wouldn't ask about the whereabouts of Zhao Dashan and others.
He immediately cheered up and smiled bitterly:
"What six people are you talking about, Constable Gao? I don't know what you're talking about.
Do you have any misunderstandings?"
After struggling for a moment, he said, "Captain Gao, can you please let me go first so we can talk it over."
Constable Gao sneered, "Don't worry, we won't arrest you randomly.
Village Chief Zhao, if you have done anything good, please confess it yourself, or I will not torture you."
"What good things have I done?" Village Chief Zhao pretended to be stupid and shook his head.
"Detective Gao, you've got me confused. Just tell me what I did."
Until things become clear, the best way to deal with it is to play dumb.
"I'll tell you!"
Without waiting for Constable Gao to speak, Li Xianlie walked out from behind the crowd.
His eyes were like sharp knives, stabbing at Village Chief Zhao fiercely:
"You are an ungrateful person. I do business in your village, let your people make money, and even help you settle things.
What about you guys? How did you treat me?
You ungrateful bastards actually brought people to knock me out and stole my banknotes."
Village Chief Zhao was stunned. "You said we knocked you out and stole your money?"
He is so wronged!
When did he do such a thing?
Village Chief Zhao was so angry that he laughed. Just as he was about to retort, Li Xianlie stepped forward and kicked him:
"You ungrateful bastard, who gave you the guts to steal from me?"
"I'm going to kick you to death, you bastard. Run away, run as far away as you can and never come back."
"I tell you, no matter how far you run, I will find a way to catch you back."
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Village chief Zhao was kicked accidentally and fell to the ground in a mess, unable to get up. Then he was beaten violently like a storm.
"Ouch, it hurts, stop it!"
Village chief Zhao finally couldn't help but wail.
The onlookers from Zhaojia Village did not dare to step forward to stop it, for fear of affecting themselves.
Li Xianlie had vented enough, so he retracted his foot and exhaled, "Give me my money, or I'll kill you."
He stole something from his head and didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Village Chief Zhao gasped in pain, smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Boss Li, you hit the wrong person. I didn't take your banknotes. I swear."
After saying this, Village Chief Zhao was already gasping for breath from exhaustion.
"You are still being stubborn. Let me see who is tougher, your mouth or my feet." Li Xianlie kicked Village Chief Zhao in the stomach without hesitation.
“Ahhhh!”
Village Chief Zhao screamed and was kicked away for a distance.
"No, we really didn't take it?"
Village Chief Zhao rolled around in pain, holding his stomach and shouting that he didn't take it.
"You're still being stubborn!" Li Xianlie sneered:
"If it's not you, who else could it be?
The night before last, you were the ones who went to where we live, and yesterday, all of you left the village. It's such a coincidence, who else could it be but you?"
Village Chief Zhao was stunned. The night before last?
Seeing his surprised expression, Li Xianlie sneered, "Do you remember now?
You guys went to my place in the dead of night, then I was knocked unconscious and my money disappeared, and you still tell me it wasn't you? Village Chief Zhao, do you really think I'm wrongly accusing you?"
Village Chief Zhao now realized what was going on.
It turned out that they were seen when they went to the ancestral hall that night, and Li Xianlie happened to have lost his money, so the blame fell on them.
"It really wasn't us." Village Chief Zhao smiled bitterly.
"We did go to the ancestral hall that night, but we definitely didn't steal your money, I swear."
Zhao Ping beside him also nodded vigorously, "We really only went to the ancestral hall. We didn't go near your place at all, and we didn't even know that your money had been stolen."
Li Xianlie frowned and still didn't quite believe what Village Chief Zhao said.
"Do you think I'm stupid?
Why are you guys not sleeping in the middle of the night and going to your Zhao Family Ancestral Hall to play in the middle of the night?"
Village Chief Zhao got up from the ground in pain and smiled bitterly:
"We were discussing something, but I swear I didn't steal your money."
Seeing that he insisted on not admitting it, Li Xianlie narrowed his eyes and looked at him. It was normal for him not to admit such a large amount of silver.
He snorted coldly, "Come here, chop off his hands for me, I want to see if he tells the truth!"
Village Chief Zhao's face changed, and he stepped back nervously while shaking his head, "Boss Li, please believe me, I really didn't lie."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Li, come here. I want to tell you alone why we went to the ancestral hall the night before last. I can only tell you this."
In order to protect themselves, the tomb robbing and grave digging could not be concealed.
Li Xianlie sneered, "Do I look so stupid that I'd let you fool me? If you want to say it, just say it in public. I'm all ears."
Village chief Zhao was anxious. Just as he was about to explain, the sound of horse hooves came from the direction of the village entrance.
The sound of horse hooves was urgent, and there seemed to be quite a few of them.
Li Xianlie quickly turned around and looked behind him. When he saw the yamen runner riding on horseback, his face turned pale and his body trembled.
It’s over, these are probably the people who are here to arrest him.
Without a second thought, he immediately rushed towards the end of the village. He didn't want to be caught, he didn't want to be beheaded.
Seeing this, Zhao Ping also chased after him with trembling body.
Constable Gao came to his senses and quickly chased after him:
"Village Chief Zhao, stop right there. You can't run away."
"stop!"
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