Chapter 2908 Arrest One
Jia Dalang finally went a little crazy and yelled in the lobby. Bai Shan felt that he could not continue the conversation, so he waved his hand and had him taken away and locked up in a solitary cell.
Song Zhubu was a little hungry and interrupted Bai Shan's thoughts, "Sir, go and have your meal. If you starve, Master Zhou will be worried."
Bai Shan glanced at him.
Song Zhubu felt that the gaze was a little cold, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Just as he was about to change the subject with a stiff smile, Bai Shan nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
He was instantly relieved, and they went to eat.
The four of them sat at the same table. Bai Shan and County Magistrate Fang said, "If Beihai County wants to develop, we can't just focus on the salt fields and the economy. We should also pay attention to education."
He said, "We need to work hard on the county school, but we should also pay attention to educating the people. We don't want another case like Jia Dalang to happen again in this county."
County Magistrate Fang replied respectfully, "Yes."
Song Zhubu said, "Sir, there's nothing we can do about it. Bad bamboo produces bad shoots, isn't that normal? They're rotten from the root."
Bai Shan frowned and looked at him. "Master Song, even the sage Mencius said that people are born with compassion and a sense of good and evil. How come they are fundamentally bad?"
He turned to County Magistrate Dong and County Magistrate Fang and said, "Jia Dalang's evil behavior didn't start when he was young. If he had been born into a different environment, he wouldn't have become like this. That's why this county emphasizes education. We want you to educate the adults, protect the children, and try to let them grow up in a normal environment."
"Rather than waiting until someone like Jia Dalang comes along one day and then regretting not having educated him properly."
County Magistrate Fang and County Magistrate Dong responded.
County Lieutenant Dong asked, "Sir, what should we do with the remaining bandits? Those five don't know much, and most of the names they gave are duplicates. There are also many we don't know, and Jia Dalang refuses to discuss this topic with us..."
Song Zhubu said, "What's the big deal? Just torture them. Those five people confessed after just a little intimidation. Even if Jia Dalang is stubborn, two tortures will be enough."
Bai Shan ignored him and said directly to County Captain Dong: "Come to me after dinner. The remaining people should be captured."
As for how to catch him, it wasn't difficult. He had County Lieutenant Dong quietly bring Feng Dashan out of jail, and then had him take three yamen runners with him to the countryside to inform Village Chief Jia, "Say that I've seen the situation in their village and feel sorry for their hard work. The county government has specially allocated three cows to them, and ask him to come to the county town as soon as possible to claim them."
He said, "Please inform the village head, Sun, that I have allocated two cows for their village and ask him to come to the county town..."
County Magistrate Dong was stunned and asked, "Sir, won't they be suspicious?"
Bai Shan smiled coldly and said, "No, you can leave after notifying them. Wait on the official road. When you get to a secluded place, just grab a sack and drag the person over."
He said, "The county town is too far away. I will go with you. After we get the list, we will go directly to arrest the people."
County Lieutenant Dong asked, "Sir, Inspector Song is still stationed in the mountains. What should we do with him?"
"Let him wait for news from us," Bai Shan said. "Lieutenant Sun may not know about this, but Lieutenant Jia definitely does. Arrest people according to the list. Be smart. If there are anyone with unusual expressions, make a note of them first. Arrest everyone you can and interrogate them one by one when you return."
Although the workload was heavy, he was determined to clean up the local atmosphere, so he didn't intend to let anyone go.
County Magistrate Dong asked, "Should Father Jia be included in the list?"
Although he did not participate in the robbery, County Magistrate Dong believed that he was also guilty of a serious crime. If it were not for him, Jia Dalang might not have become like this, not taking other people's lives seriously, nor his own life seriously.
Bai Shan pondered for a moment and said, "He's on the list, but we'll catch him on another day."
He said slowly, "This county will make this incident a classic, warning those in this world who are disrespectful to their husbands, unkind to their fathers, and unkind to their fellow men that violence is never justified, even when it comes to their own sons and wives!"
So he deserves special capture, how can he be captured together with those people?
Bai Shan made all the arrangements one by one, and asked three yamen runners to drag Feng Dashan away. He changed into yamen runners' clothes and went out to Dajing Village.
Bai Shan went back to the backyard to find Manbao.
Manbao woke up from a nap and was about to go to the clinic. When he saw him, he waved his paw and greeted him.
Bai Shan grabbed her paw and said to her, "I have to go out for a while."
Manbao: "Are we going to catch bandits?"
Bai Shan said, "It will take about three or four days to come back."
Manbao asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
She said, "If anyone gets hurt, I can still treat you."
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it bad for you to leave the hospital and go out with me?"
"Ah, the county government and the medical department are both departments of the imperial court. Isn't it normal for them to cooperate with each other to reduce casualties?" Man Bao said, "Wen Tiandong is here at the medical department. We need to sort out the information for the next two days and won't be leaving for the time being. He can take care of the medical department's affairs."
Bai Shan nodded and said, "We will leave in the afternoon. The earlier we go, the better."
Manbao turned and went out, "Let Xibing pack my luggage for me, I'm going to go find Wen Tiandong."
There are still not many patients in the medical department now, and Wen Tiandong is mostly busy with the information of their free medical consultation during this period.
Zhou Man was the head of the Medical Department, so if she said to leave, she could leave immediately.
She also drew a batch of medicine for treating external injuries from the Medical Department and said to Bai Shan in a businesslike manner, "You will have to pay for whatever you have spent. You are not covered by the Medical Department's guarantee."
Bai Shan: "...Don't worry, I can give you the money after I sell the salt."
County Magistrate Dong, who was standing behind the two of them, said: ...
He tried to hold back, but couldn't help but exhort, "Sir, they all said there were about 70 or 80 bandits. That's not a small number. The danger ahead is very great. Why don't we let Inspector Song and I catch them? Sir, you and Mr. Zhou stay at the county office and wait for our news."
Bai Shan: "Even if you arrest Captain Jia, can you get the list from him?"
Zhou Man: "I'm responsible for the medical treatment of the injured soldiers and runners. If I don't go, do you know how to use acupuncture to stop bleeding and prescribe medicine to save people?"
County Magistrate Dong was speechless.
So the couple both got on their horses, and County Magistrate Fang came to see them off. This time, they took away half of the yamen runners in the county government office, and together with Bai Shan's guards, there were a total of thirty people.
Bai Shan and County Magistrate Fang said, "Keep an eye on the prisoners in the prison and the county government office. As long as there's no chaos in the county government office, it's fine."
"Sir, what about the salt fields?" County Magistrate Fang asked, "You've transferred so many people away. The salt fields..."
Bai Shan sneered and said, "The salt fields in Longchi are already abandoned. Don't worry about them for the time being. This county also wants to see how they can make trouble."
As long as the new salt field is safe and sound, Bai Shan is not afraid of anything. Since Inspector Luo's men are stationed there, Bai Shan is not afraid of anyone going there to destroy it.
If someone really goes there, it would be even better to catch them red-handed.
See you tomorrow, wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival
(End of this chapter)
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