Chapter 856: A Question
The driver said, "I can't help it. I'm most familiar with this place. I'm worried about other places."
"But it's inconvenient for us to get in and out," Daji said. "There are too many people here, and the streets are small. The neighbors all know each other and are familiar with each other. It's too mixed."
"From now on, I'll escort you all in and out. As for the county magistrate, he'll have his own way. I often entertain friends and relatives here, so don't worry. It's a bit lively every day, and the neighbors are used to it." The driver leaned over and said, "Someone's inside. Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Dae-gil looks at Baek-sun and Man-po.
Bai Shan glanced at Manbao and walked inside.
The curtain was drawn aside, and the two saw a young man standing by the table, holding a medicine jar in his hand. He turned around when he heard the noise and saw the three people standing by the bed, staring at them warily. "Who are you?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao stopped and looked back at Daji.
Daji saw the boy was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Boan?"
Before the young man could speak, the person lying on the bed had already half-raised himself and, seeing Daji, said, "Boan, this is your father."
Bo'an was stunned for a moment, then looked up and glanced at Daji quickly, then lowered his head and said nothing.
Daji glanced at him, led Baishan and Manbao forward, and while he went to help Erji who was half supporting himself, he said to him: "This is the young master, this is Miss Man."
Erji was stunned and looked at Bai Shan for a long time, his eyes moist. He wanted to stand up and salute, but after struggling for a while, he remembered that he was paralyzed and could not move at all.
He wiped away his tears, then looked at Manbao and asked doubtfully, "Miss Man?"
"They are the orphans of that couple back then."
Erji was stunned for a moment, and after shaking his lips he was speechless.
Neither the old lady nor Daji told him these things, so Erji only knew about it now.
Daji whispered, "They were killed that year, and I don't know where the things were hidden. I brought you here this time to find the things, and..."
He paused and said, "County Magistrate Tang wants to investigate this case, and he has something to ask you."
Erji was suddenly sent here, and he had been feeling uneasy. It was not until he saw his elder brother that he felt better, but he was still worried. "It sounds like he is just a county magistrate..."
"His father was Lord Tang, the inspector of the Ministry of Justice back then."
Daji didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear, and Erji understood.
Daji said, "Just tell me what the old lady wants you to know, there's no need to hide anything."
As they were talking, there was a knock on the gate. Daji looked at Bo'an. Bo'an, who had been stunned beside him, reacted and hurried to the window to look out. He saw the coachman happily welcoming three people in. He quickly turned around and told his father, "Uncle Dafu brought people here. I don't know them."
Manbao also took a look outside and said, "It's County Magistrate Tang and Mingli."
The coachman brought County Magistrate Tang and Mingli over. He first reported inside and wanted to get permission before entering.
Bai Shan opened the door directly, saluted County Magistrate Tang who was standing outside, and then turned sideways and said, "Please come in, sir."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and stepped forward, asking, "You've arrived early. Have you already asked?"
Bai Shan said, "We just arrived, please come in and sit down, sir."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and nodded, then took Mingli inside.
Dafu then followed him in and saw Bai Shanxian kneeling down and kowtowed, "My humble servant greets the young master."
Bai Shan vaguely remembered seeing him before, and pointed at him and asked, "Have you been to Qili Village?"
Dafu grinned and said, "Young Master, you have a very good memory. When you were little, I went to the old lady to settle accounts and pay my respects during the New Year, and I met you several times."
Bai Shan smiled at him and reached out to help him up, "Uncle Dafu, don't be so polite."
Dafu stood up and bowed deeply to Manbao again. "Greetings, Miss Man. I have also met Miss Man. I wonder if Miss Man still remembers me?"
Manbao looked at his face and thought for a long time, then shook her head. She had no impression of him.
Dafu smiled and said, "It's normal that Miss Man doesn't remember. She was only five or six years old at that time."
Manbao didn't feel very happy because Bai Shan was only one year older than her and he still remembered her.
County Magistrate Tang had already taken a quick look around and memorized the scene in the house. Then he lowered his head to look at Erji who was leaning on Daji.
He walked forward, glanced at the quilt covering him, and asked, "Can the county see your legs?"
Erji looked at him for a moment and nodded.
County Magistrate Tang gently lifted the quilt and reached out to touch his leg. He saw that his leg had shrunk to a very small piece. He pressed it and asked, "Does it still hurt?"
Erji shook his head. "The doctor said that if I felt the pain, it would be better, but I didn't feel the pain at that time."
County Magistrate Tang nodded, looked at the other empty trouser leg, and asked, "Has it been cut off?"
Erji nodded, "It's too bad. You won't survive if you don't cut it off."
Daji obviously didn't know and was slightly stunned.
Erji explained to him, "I had it amputated two years ago. Dafu found a good doctor for me. I didn't feel any pain at all. It was amputated."
Daji could only nod.
County Magistrate Tang looked at Daji, then at Erji, and simply sat down beside the bed and asked, "Erji, what happened to your leg? Was it chopped by an assassin?"
Erji gritted his teeth for a while before shaking his head. "No, they hacked me in the back. I ran to the edge of the slope and it started to rain. I slipped and fell down the slope, smashing my waist and legs on rocks and tree trunks. I was dragged out by hunters who went into the mountains to hunt. Later, my eldest brother found me."
"How many assassins are chasing you?"
Erji then replied: "Two people."
"How many assassins were there chasing County Magistrate Bai?"
Erji shook his head. "I was just running and didn't count."
"How many people do you estimate there are?"
Erji paused for a moment and said, "Three people..."
"So how many people are chasing you?"
Erji shook his head, "I don't know..."
County Magistrate Tang changed the subject and asked, "How many people are escorting you?"
"Eight people," Erji said without hesitation, "In addition to our Bai family's guards, there were four yamen runners from the county government. They all disappeared on the way."
"So how many assassins were there who tried to kill you?"
Erji's mind raced with lightning. He had been constantly recalling what happened that day over the years, and some memories had become fixed. He felt that if he didn't remember, he simply didn't remember. But now, County Magistrate Tang's questions were getting faster and faster, his gaze more intense, and the already blurry picture suddenly became clear. He secretly counted and said, "Eight too. No, that's not right. It seems to be nine, or ten. Our people also killed several assassins."
"So when there were only two of you left, how many people were chasing after you?"
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