Chapter 2897 Parents Official
Bai Shan finished writing the letter and handed it to County Magistrate Dong. "You go back to the county office in person and investigate this matter."
He paused and said, "Patrol Inspector Song has nothing to do recently. I'll give you an official document. Take it back to County Magistrate Fang and have him order Patrol Inspector Song to go out on patrol. Tell him that bandits have appeared in Beihai County and ask him to patrol around. Also, transfer twenty men from Patrol Inspector Luo and take them out of the mountains. I'll need them."
County Lieutenant Dong was a little worried and asked, "Sir, should we transfer Inspector Luo back from the New Salt Field?"
"No need," Bai Shan said, "Tell Inspector Luo that no matter what happens, he must not leave the New Salt Field without permission. He will just guard the New Salt Field."
County Lieutenant Dong received the order, took the letter, and took the two yamen runners given to him by Bai Shan and hurried out of the mountain.
Bai Shan sent the man to the village entrance and said to him, "Let the two people guarding the mountain continue to guard it, and find a place to stay for yourself. Don't spread the news that we have entered the mountain."
County Magistrate Dong responded.
Camping was not difficult at this time of year. They brought their horses with them, and most animals did not dare to approach them. Therefore, they only needed to find a sunny place to camp, which was very convenient.
When the village chief called over many women and elderly people in the village to chat with Wen Tiandong, they only saw the backs of Dong Xianwei and others.
The village chief was shocked. "Sir, are County Magistrate Dong and the others gone?"
Bai Shan said, "They go back and mobilize the troops."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't run away.
He warmly invited Bai Shan and the others to sit inside, "The sun is strong, please don't get sunburned, adults."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "I'm wearing a hat, so I don't look so delicate. By the way, did you see what those bandits looked like?"
"We saw a few," the village chief said. "Most of them had their faces covered, but a few of them had fought with the villagers when they came to steal things, so they tore off their cloths and we saw what they looked like."
Bai Shan's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Call here all the villagers who saw their faces, especially those who tore off their veils."
He turned to Manbao and said, "I'll try to see if I can draw them."
Manbao then asked the village chief, "Didn't their face coverings get ripped off and no one get hurt?"
The village chief sighed, "Who said no one was hurt? Liu Erzhu was stabbed three times, so he can no longer be a human being."
Bai Shan's face darkened when he heard this and he asked, "Someone's dead?"
The village chief wiped his eyes and nodded.
Bai Shan: "How many died?"
The village chief hesitated for a moment before saying, "Only Liu Erzhu was hacked to death, but three people were injured. Goudan died after the wound festered after the New Year. The other two are fine, but..."
Bai Shan: "What is it?"
The village chief gritted his teeth and said, "Goudan is Erzhu's son. Both father and son passed away about a year apart. His father couldn't bear the shock and passed away not long ago. Do you think this death should be counted as one or two?"
Bai Shan said sullenly, "Count it as three!"
Manbao asked, "Who else is in their family?"
"Now only Erzhu's wife and her little daughter Daduo are left. She was also kicked at that time. Alas, her hair has turned white this year. She looks as old as us old people."
Bai Shan said, "Bring the mother and daughter here. I want their portraits."
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately went to find the mother and daughter.
Liu Erzhu's wife's surname is Jin. She is only 34 years old, but her hair is already gray, her body is hunched, and her face is numb. She only looks a little human when she looks at her daughter who is huddled behind her.
She didn't go to the village entrance today and didn't know that the officials had entered the village. When she heard that Bai Shan was the county magistrate and wanted to paint a portrait of the bandits, she immediately pulled Da Duo to kneel down.
Bai Shan quickly reached out to pull her up, but Jin Shi didn't get up. Instead, she knelt steadily and kowtowed to Bai Shan. When she raised her head, a deep hatred appeared in her eyes. She said, "I remember that man. Even if he turned into ashes, I would recognize him."
She glanced at the crowd and pointed at a guard, saying, "That man is about the same height as him..."
The guard felt a chill in his heart. For some reason, he felt a chill on his back when she stared at him.
Bai Shan slowly drew a picture based on her narration and showed it to her.
Jin pointed at his face and said, "It needs to be wider down there... Your forehead needs to be lower, and your eyebrows are very messy..."
Bai Shan made revisions bit by bit. When he had finished adding the other person's eyes, Jin stared blankly at the person on the paper and said, "It's him, it's him, it's him..."
The village chief also came over to look, his eyes widening as he said, "That's the man. I recognize him. He's very vicious. If he doesn't find enough, he'll beat you up. He's very vicious."
Jin's hands and feet began to tremble, and she stared at the person in the painting with her teeth clenched.
Manbao saw Daduo behind her trembling all over, her face pale. She hurried forward, supported one of them with each hand, and called Xibing. Together, the two of them helped the mother and daughter to the room they had just cleaned up.
Bai Shan glanced at them and didn't call Jin. Instead, he turned to the village chief and said, "Find someone else. Didn't you see what several people looked like?"
The village chief happily agreed, turned around and ran out. He didn't look old at all.
He never expected that the county magistrate's painting skills were so good. The people he painted looked just like real people. He was worthy of being an official.
Manbao helped Jin and Daduo into the room, felt their pulses, and seeing that they were just emotionally excited and frightened, he took Daduo's hand and pressed on her arm more than ten times, then reached out and gently stroked her back, slowly calming her down.
Daduo slowly came back to his senses and looked up at Zhou Man embarrassedly.
Manbao asked her with a smile, "How old are you?"
Da Duo lowered her head and said, "I'm fourteen."
Manbao: "You are still young. Don't be afraid. The county magistrate will catch all those bandits."
Da Duo didn't nod, but asked, "Can they really be caught? They say the bandits are very powerful and have hidden themselves in the mountains. No one can catch them. Even the county government would have a hard time sending troops to capture them."
Jin also slowly calmed down. Upon hearing this, she looked up at Zhou Man with bright eyes.
Manbao asked softly, "Who said that?"
"Everyone says so," Da Duo said, tears streaming down her face. She wiped away her tears and said, "My mother and I wanted to go to the county town to file a complaint, but the head of the village and the people in the village said it was useless. The county magistrate is no longer with us. He was promoted and left. The yamen doesn't have a county magistrate, and there aren't that many soldiers. We can't let the soldiers in the county yamen risk their lives just to suppress the bandits. So they all said that this matter would be left unresolved."
Man Bao reached out and stroked her hair, saying, "You are all citizens of the Great Jin. The County Magistrate is the official appointed by His Majesty as your father and mother. Parents who love their children do not care about gains and losses, and County Magistrate Bai is the same. So don't worry, he will protect you and seek justice for you."
Daduo looked at Zhou Man with red eyes, "Really?"
Manbao nodded affirmatively, "Really!"
See you at 11:30
(End of this chapter)
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