Chapter 2000 Stab You
Bai Shan continued, "I've seen traffic jams at four intersections up ahead, about two quarters of an hour ago. Someone fell down, and I suspect someone was seriously injured. I've already sent for Jishitang and Baicaotang, but tonight is Mid-Autumn Festival, and the only people at the pharmacy are probably the doctors on duty."
Tang He then asked, "Where's Zhou Man?"
Bai Shan's face turned even uglier. "She's inside."
He paused and lowered his voice, "Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu are also inside."
Tang He was stunned for a moment. He glanced at Bai Shan, then turned and called over a subordinate, saying, "Go ask Lord Yin to send the imperial guards."
Tang He was so overwhelmed with thoughts that he couldn't utter a single word. Just as he was about to discuss other matters with Bai Shan, he heard the clanging of gongs, followed by a loud voice from overhead, "The human traffickers have been caught..."
He looked up and saw one of his men cautiously walking towards him on the roof.
Tang He: ...
Bai Shan said: "The family who lost their child is very panicked, and it seems that there are many family members inside. It is very chaotic, so I asked him to calm people down."
Tang He glanced at him. Was this just to appease people?
He looked up at the officer on the roof and asked, "How many of you are there? Do you see any signs of trampling? Are you controlling the five intersections ahead and heading this way?"
Tang He learned about the situation over there through Officer B. He felt that Bai Shan was moving too slowly, so he turned and ordered another officer, "Send the drums to stop anyone heading toward the intersections of the three, four, and five streets from Yiping Street, Eryang Lane, and Sanshi Street. Have those remaining at the intersections disperse those coming out of the main street."
He saw several injured people sitting or lying in the nearby shops and said, "All the injured who have evacuated should be accommodated as close as possible."
"Yes!" The officer took the order and left.
After making the arrangements, Tang He saw that the officers standing on the roof were shouting at almost no one, so he simply ran upstairs, climbed onto the roof, and banged the gong loudly, shouting, "I am the magistrate of Chang'an County. Those who don't want to die, please leave this county in peace. On this festive night, do you want to walk out and go back to lie down and let your family handle the funeral?"
The chaotic, noisy, and panicked crowd quieted for a moment. Then, Man Bao and Chang Yu, who were squeezed in the crowd, finally heard the sound. Tang He's voice came from a distance, "...Everyone, listen up! Stop! The county orders you to stop for fifteen breaths. Now, everyone, tell everyone to stop."
Soon, the people around Manbao also shouted in her ear: "The county magistrate ordered us to stop for fifteen breaths——"
The person who had been pulling Manbao was a little panicked and was about to continue pushing her out, but Manbao grabbed her and smiled at her, "Auntie, the adults asked us to stop for a while, let's stop for a while."
The person beside him said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, stop, stop."
How could she possibly be willing to stop? The more chaotic the situation, the better. So she opened her mouth and started to scream, hoping everyone would panic. Just as the thought flashed through her mind, Zhou Man, whom she had been holding onto, let go of Chang Yu, who had been holding onto him tightly from behind. He lifted his hand forcefully from the crowd and precisely touched her neck. She felt a sharp pain in her neck, and the words she was about to scream got caught in her throat, and she lost her voice...
She looked at Zhou Man in horror, but Manbao took advantage of the crowd to make it hard to see clearly and took out a short needle from his space and stabbed it into the back of her neck. She instantly lost all strength in her hands and her grip on Zhou Man's hand loosened...
She wanted to turn around and leave timidly, but her neck seemed to touch something sharp, and she dared not move for a moment.
Manbao took the long needle in his hand away, waved it in front of her eyes, and then put it back on her neck. He laughed softly and said, "Auntie, please don't move. My hand is not steady. If I accidentally pierce the vital point, the person may really die."
No way, even if you stab a fatal point, you won’t die immediately, but there are always ways to die slowly.
She didn't dare move.
When Manbao scratched her palm and let go of her hand, Changyu grabbed her clothes tightly. At this time, his whole body pressed against her, watching her inserting needles into people without blinking. He was very surprised that he subdued the old woman who looked very bad at first sight.
"Manbao, you are amazing."
Manbao raised his head proudly, "Of course. I've been thinking about what I would do if I encountered such a thing since I was a child. I've rehearsed it in my mind thousands of times."
Princess Changyu was stunned and asked, "Why do you want to encounter...this kind of thing?" She swallowed the word "human trafficker" for fear that saying it out loud would cause panic.
Manbao said: "That can't be helped. I grew up listening to the story of Pai Hua Zi. The adults in our village and my family love to tell the story of Pai Hua Zi the most."
When the children in the village go out, from the eighty-year-old old lady to the older children who are only two or three years older than the children, their catchphrase is, "Be careful, the beggar will take you away."
If they cry when they are disobedient or go to play in the mud or water, the scare tactic is still "Be careful or the beetle will hit you away."
Not only her, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang had also thought about what to do if they encountered human traffickers. When they were young, they played the game of "Pa Huazi" with their friends in the village.
Because Manbao is younger than his classmates, he is always the one being photographed, which makes him feel very aggrieved.
Changyu, who lived in the palace, could not understand their games, but she did gain some insights tonight.
Tang He kept directing everyone to stop and look around to see if anyone had fallen. If so, the people around would create a gap and help the person up, then everyone would carry them out...
This time, Tang He gave them one hundred and twenty breaths. He took the gong and struck it, one gong for one breath, and asked the people below to chant along.
Then, half of the chaotic street slowly calmed down and everyone started counting together.
Finally, Tang He allowed them to move slowly to both sides, but not too fast. They had to wait until the people in front moved before they could move. The further back they went, the slower they had to move.
No one, regardless of the reason, is allowed to move around and disrupt the walking camp.
Tang He shouted, "The human traffickers have been apprehended. The families of those who lost their children should not be anxious. If there is further chaos, you must think about who will be held responsible for this sin in the future!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the adults who were still trying to squeeze out to see the children stopped for a moment, and then reluctantly followed everyone else and slowly moved out.
When Manbao and Changyu heard the voice, they looked up at the middle-aged woman in front of them.
A long time ago, the crowd had just started to get chaotic. Just as Manbao was about to pull Changyu towards the intersection, she was grabbed by one hand by a middle-aged woman. Changyu was also grabbed at the same time, and then Manbao was slapped. The woman yelled, "Why are you running around with your cousin, kid? What if she gets lost? Come home with me."
Changyu was stunned at the time and raised her foot to kick someone, but there were people everywhere around her and she didn't even have space to lift her foot. But this was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Manbao covered his beaten face with his hand and then grabbed Changyu and said "Oh".
Then he pulled Changyu and followed the woman who looked like a human trafficker.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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