Chapter 40 County Captain: All those bastards must die!
Hearing these people's rebellious words, the county captain was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill them all.
But in order not to alert the enemy, he had to take a few deep breaths and resist the urge to draw his sword.
A bunch of bastards!
The county captain had already imprinted the appearance of those people deeply in his mind. As long as he found the mastermind behind the Goddess Temple, he would chop all these bastards to death.
He came late and was at the back of the line. At the current speed, it would be dark by the time it was his turn.
As a county captain, when had he ever waited like this!
He impatiently led his men to the front to cut in line, but was unexpectedly stopped.
Countless pairs of eyes fell on him at once. He didn't know whether it was because of the strange atmosphere in the temple or because he was hallucinating due to fatigue, but he felt that these people's gazes were very scary.
A man stood up and pointed at him and cursed: "Are those two holes on your nose for venting anger?"
"Can't you see so many people are queuing?"
"Go to the back!"
"That's right, you are so shameless."
"I hate queue-jumping the most. So many people are queuing honestly, why are you the only one treated differently?"
"Go to the back!"
The county lieutenant was so angry that he almost revealed his identity: "Okay!"
"You bunch of bastards, you actually dare to talk to me... like this, I think you are tired of living."
"Who are you calling a bastard?"
"You are the most despicable! Today I will tear your mouth to pieces and make your mouth dirty."
The strong man kicked the county lieutenant to the ground with one foot, rode on the county lieutenant, and was about to tear his mouth to pieces.
Someone else said, "All the people who come to the Goddess Temple are poor people who can't afford to eat. You are wearing silk and satin and yet you come to snatch food from the poor. Aren't you afraid of retribution?" "
I hate people like you who are so greedy the most. I'll beat you to death!"
As they said that, they rushed over and beat the county lieutenant.
Their eyes were flashing with hatred.
They would never forget the ugly face of the county lieutenant when they arrested people a few days ago.
Among those who died on the execution ground, there were their friends, family members, lovers...
How could they forget the appearance of those culprits?
They thought that they would never be able to get close to officials like the county lieutenant in their lifetime, but they didn't expect to meet him here!
If the county lieutenant had not jumped out on his own initiative, no one would have noticed him. It must be the blessing of the goddess that gave them the opportunity for revenge.
The people did not even line up, they approached step by step, and surrounded the county lieutenant and his men.
They had no martial arts skills, nor did they have sharp weapons. Their hatred drove them to rush towards the officers in waves without fear of life and death.
When one person died, another would rush up.
They seemed to feel no pain, and rushed towards the officers one after another.
Under such a desperate attack, the officers' physical strength was gradually exhausted, and they gradually fell into a disadvantage.
They cut the county lieutenant's tendons in his hands and feet, dug out his eyes, tore his mouth, and tortured him to death.
Some even lay on the bodies of the officers like mad dogs, tearing off their flesh and gnawing on their flesh.
There were sad cries in front of the Goddess Temple.
"Dad, your daughter has avenged you!"
"Husband, husband, did you see it? I have avenged you, you can rest in peace now!"
"Brother, I killed this dog official with my own hands..."
After killing someone, some people gradually calmed down.
"This is the county lieutenant. Although I don't know why he appeared here, his whereabouts must be known to someone. If someone comes to investigate, we will definitely not be able to hide the fact that we killed someone..."
A man who looked like a Confucian scholar was covered in blood and looked dazed.
"I'm afraid we won't survive."
He lowered his head and smiled foolishly.
"God is unfair. These dog officials have killed so many people. We are just avenging our families. I can't accept to die like this!"
The man who took action first had a fierce look on his face: "I don't accept it either. How can the lives of these dog officials be worth the deaths of so many people? Even if I have to die, I will kill two more to pat my back!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he got everyone's praise: "That's right, even if I have to die, I will kill two more dog officials to pat my back."
"It is better for a gentleman to die with honor than to live in humiliation. Anyway, you will die anyway, so it is better to die gloriously."
Seeing that someone was about to rush to the yamen to die, Gan Fanren slowly walked out from behind the statue of the goddess.
"Everyone, please listen to me."
"Although this person is dead, he is not dead yet."
The incense in the Goddess Temple was very strong, with a strong aroma. When Gan Fanren appeared, the aroma became even stronger.
Smelling this aroma, many people's emotions became relaxed.
"Who are you?"
"I am a believer of the Goddess, her messenger in the world."
Gan Fanren smiled: "The Goddess knows that the world is in trouble, so she sent me to help everyone."
Gan Fanren has a strong scholarly air, which makes it easy for people to let down their guard. When they heard that he was the messenger of the Goddess, they did not suspect him.
The messenger of God should be such a gentle and elegant person!
"Please guide us, angel."
Gan Fanren bowed slightly. "Please take care of the body and go home. No matter who asks, just say that you have never seen the county lieutenant."
"Remember, there is no county lieutenant today. There are only ordinary people who come to burn incense."
The scholar in the team was the first to respond.
"The county lieutenant will wear official uniform when he goes out, and he will not wear ordinary people's clothes to burn incense."
"When the county lieutenant goes out, he is usually accompanied by at least a dozen officials. Today, there is no such a grand figure."
Isn't the county lieutenant going to go on a tour in plain clothes?
So it's normal that no one recognized him, right?
Even if it was found that someone died today, it was just a few troublemakers who died.
Everyone calmed down and handled the bodies step by step, burning the blood-stained clothes.
But in about half an hour, there was no trace at all.
The people in the county government never saw the county lieutenant come back, so they had to send people to look for him, but no matter how hard they looked, they couldn't find him.
There was not even a corpse.
They knew that someone had an accident in the Goddess Temple, but they just couldn't find him.
When asking the people who were there that day, they all said that they had never seen the county lieutenant.
The disappearance of the county lieutenant made the county magistrate feel very uneasy. He had an ominous premonition that the disappearance of the county lieutenant seemed to be just the beginning...
bigger troubles were to come.
All of this is related to the Goddess Temple.
Zhixian was restless and found two young men from the clan, asking them to dress up and visit the Goddess Temple.
The two young men were not very old and usually did not show off, so their appearance did not attract everyone's attention.
They lined up honestly, and when they got to the front of the line, they found out that they did not have to burn incense when making a wish, but they had to write down their home address to make it easier for the Goddess to distribute food, so as to prevent the Goddess from giving food to the wrong people.
Of course, those people who were short of food would write their addresses honestly, but it was a bit difficult for the two young men of Zhixian's family.
If they wrote down their home addresses directly, wouldn't their identities be exposed?