Chapter 2915: Persuading to quit (4 more chapters for the reward from the book friend "Murongqingqing")
Bai Shan said: "You are resisting arrest, or resisting arrest for the sake of bandits. This county can list you as accomplices. Even if we kill you all, it will be a military merit and a political achievement, not a fault!"
The crowd became increasingly agitated.
"But this county didn't do that. Instead, they went to great lengths to investigate first, apprehended the bandit leader, and then obtained a confession before arresting the suspects. What was their purpose?" Bai Shan looked at them coldly and said, "This county is willing to give you a chance to start over, but I don't know if you are willing to take it."
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, you may be mistaken. Although my son is a bit lazy, he is definitely not a bandit."
Bai Shan sneered and didn't respond. Instead, he looked at them coldly and said, "Two villages so close to each other, with such a large number of people raiding the villages, I don't believe you know nothing. Didn't they take back any of the food and property they looted?"
"This county has been lenient enough. If you are unwilling to accept it, I don't mind making more military achievements." Bai Shan raised his fingers and pressed them slightly, and the soldiers behind him pulled their bows further.
The villagers took three steps back, looked at each other, and were speechless for a moment.
Zhou Man sighed and took two steps forward to persuade the villagers, "Why are you still confronting the county magistrate? The arrested Jia Dalang and the others have already confessed everything, and even your village head has confirmed it. You are already suspected of being accomplices and harboring criminals, yet you still want to resist arrest. If you injure these officials, do you intend to turn your entire family into bandits and rebel against the Jin Dynasty?"
Because Zhou Man was a woman, her words were gentle, and she had previously provided free medical treatment to the villagers, everyone felt less resistant and couldn't help but listen more, while thinking...
No, there was no need to think about it. Zhou Man's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, chilling their hearts. It was impossible for the whole family to become bandits...
This is not a time of chaos, but a time of peace and prosperity. If they really become bandits, they would be surrounded and wiped out by government soldiers tomorrow as soon as they go up the mountain today.
Not to mention that they can't really sacrifice their entire family for one person.
Then some people in the crowd began to retreat, especially those who did not have a good relationship with their captured sons (brothers), and they just quietly retreated.
If everyone hadn't come, and if a bandit hadn't come from your family, it would have been really bad for your reputation, they wouldn't have really come...
One third of the people immediately dispersed, and the remaining people became even more reluctant to leave. After looking around, some of them left again, and the rest became even more hesitant.
A woman squeezed in from behind, plopped down on her knees in front of Bai Shan, and shouted, "Sir, I only have one son. Why don't you arrest me and let me take my son's place!"
Bai Shan looked down at her and nodded, "Okay."
He turned his head and called over a yamen runner and said, "Tie her up."
The woman was stunned and the crowd became noisy.
Bai Shan looked down at her and said, "I pity your love for your son. Since that's the case, I will satisfy you and take you back to the county government office. Once I confirm your son's crime, I will carefully check the law books to see if you can take the blame."
"No, sir, you must promise me..."
Bai Shan looked down at her and asked, "What if I don't agree to you?"
Woman: “…”
"Then, then I will die in front of you."
Bai Shan said, "If you die, who will take the blame for your son?"
The woman opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment.
Bai Shan said, "What responsibility do you think the county will have if you commit suicide?"
The woman said with difficulty, "You are the county magistrate, don't you have any sympathy? We are all your people."
Bai Shan said, "The people of Xiaoliu Village and those they robbed are also citizens of this county. This county won't be partial, but it can still do the most basic justice. I don't sympathize with them, so why should I sympathize with you?"
The villagers' hearts, like the woman's, were completely chilled.
A yamen runner came up with a rope to tie her up, but the woman immediately got up and ran to the back, saying, "I won't confess my crime anymore. I won't confess my crime anymore."
Bai Shan smiled faintly, stopped the yamen runner holding the rope, looked at the villagers, and asked, "Are you still determined to harbor bandits and resist arrest?"
The remaining villagers looked at each other and left with torches in hand.
Bai Shan ordered the soldiers to put down their bows and arrows, then turned to Jia Lichang and said, "The county will give you some men. Follow them into the village, but do not allow them to gather. Everyone should return to their homes. If anyone gathers and makes noise, they will be treated as accomplices of bandits."
Jia Lichang agreed tremblingly. He glanced at Zhou Man secretly and said, "Sir, I'm afraid they won't listen to me now."
"You are not only the head of the village, but also the patriarch of the Jia family. This county believes that you will definitely find a way, right?"
Jia Lichang was speechless and could only take his men to chase the villagers and not allow them to gather and talk again.
As soon as they left, Zhou Man raised his eyebrows at Bai Shan and said proudly, "How about it, did I cooperate well?"
Bai Shan gave her a thumbs up, then took it back and said, "But you shouldn't have mentioned that Jia Lizheng."
Manbao was surprised, "Aren't you going to change the head of the village?"
Bai Shan: "That's for later. Right now, we still need him to appease people."
Not only will Jia Lizheng be replaced, he will also be sentenced.
Bai Shan turned around and asked County Captain Dong, "Is everyone back?"
"No, there are still five teams that haven't returned. Three of them ran away, and they were chasing them."
Bai Shan frowned slightly and turned his head to look at the night sky. "It's so dark. Once we run out of the village, it won't be easy to catch us, right?"
Even if there is someone guarding the intersection.
The people came back quickly. Only two teams of soldiers brought back one person, while the other three teams returned empty-handed. That would have been fine, but they still brought back one person.
Zhou Man saw that the injured person was a yamen runner and immediately went forward to take a look. After checking, she said, "It's a fracture..."
The bailiff was about to cry. These words sounded like "You are lame" to him. He hugged his legs and was unable to speak.
Zhou Man checked the bleeding site and said, "It will definitely be swollen tomorrow. We have to wait until the swelling subsides before we can fix the bone. There's also some bleeding inside. Let me apply some medicine to you first..."
Zhou Man treated his external injuries. They were probably caused by him bumping into rocks or tree roots when he fell. The cuts looked very hideous, but they were all minor injuries and not serious.
The most important thing is that the leg is broken.
Zhou Man rummaged through the medicine box and grabbed a prescription for him, saying, "This is medicine for reducing swelling and relieving pain. Drink a bowl later and you'll feel better. I'll fix your bones when we get back to the county government office. Try not to move for the next two days."
She took a wooden stick to fix his leg, then looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan had already arranged the rest of the personnel. He said to Zhou Man, "You take these people back?"
He said, "County Lieutenant Dong and I will go to Sun Lizheng's place and capture as many of the remaining people as we can. Patrol Inspector Song will take these people back for the time being."
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(End of this chapter)
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