"My Lady, after questioning, we found out that there are thirty-six bandits in total. Now we have captured all thirty-six of them alive."

Qian Ruoyu only took a glance and found that there were indeed thirty-six people, men, women, young and old, in front of him.

She was a little surprised that she won the first battle.

At this time, the bandits looked at her one by one, and their eyes seemed full of pleading.

But she knew very well in her heart that these people were bandits!

They are bandits who do all kinds of evil. No matter how pitiful they appear, they cannot be let off unless they have not done anything bad.

Therefore, Qian Ruoyu asked the women and children in front of him.

"Have you done anything bad? Murder, arson, robbery, etc.? Tell the truth!"

After hearing what she said, the women and children knelt down and kowtowed to Qian Ruoyu.

"My lady, we haven't done anything bad!"

"It's true, female Bodhisattva. We really haven't done anything bad! We were just forced to go up the mountain!"

"We were forced to move to the mountains by the local officials. Our fields were divided up and our homes were demolished. We had no choice but to move to the mountains and become thieves!"

"Please, goddess, save my life!"

After hearing this suddenly, Qian Ruoyu was undecided for a moment. After all, she had wanted to see whether their crimes were serious. If they were serious, she would naturally not refuse to deal with them together.

But after hearing what they said, doesn't it mean that apart from them, these men are also innocent?

Sure enough, he felt that this matter might not be decided so easily, so he said to Jin Lianhua beside him.

"Lotus, take a few people to the nearby official's house and check it out carefully. If this is true, come back and report to me immediately!"

After hearing her words, Jin Lianhua nodded immediately, then called a few people nearby and headed down the mountain.

Qian Ruoyu looked at the people in front of him and said to them.

"I believe you now, and I'll send someone to help you investigate. If any of you are lying, I promise to make it even more serious and make sure none of you can escape punishment!"

After she finished speaking, everyone kowtowed to her.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva. Thank you, Bodhisattva!"

"Please have mercy on us, we are truly innocent!"

"Although we have become bandits in the mountains, we have never kidnapped a passerby. We have even cultivated land in the mountains and have never attacked anyone!"

When she heard this, she immediately saw the two palace guards next to her and said to them.

"Let's go and have a look. Never mind. I'll go by myself!"

After Qian Ruoyu finished speaking, he headed directly towards the back of the mountain village.

Along the way, we saw that these mountain strongholds did not look luxurious, and even the bandits did not have any weapons at all.

At most, there are just a few dung forks and hoes placed at the door, which are indeed not high-end weapons.

The village they built was just a few thatched houses and indeed looked shabby.

After arriving at the back of the village, she saw several fields. These fields did not look like they were being managed carelessly. Instead, they had already produced abundant harvests.

Watching this scene, she suddenly believed what those women said. It seemed that they were not wrong. These people were probably not real bandits. They were just ordinary people who had no choice but to go up the mountain and become bandits.

Not long after, Jinlianhua also came up the mountain and said to her.

"My lady, it has been confirmed. That official said these people are all bandits."

After hearing what Jin Lianhua said, the people kneeling on the ground became excited one by one, and some even became passionate.

"That damned man would only say that if he had taken our land and our property!"

But then Jin Lianhua changed her words.

"But after my investigation, I found that many villagers in the villages had indeed had their houses and land seized by the landlords. Although the villagers in those villages have not yet gone up the mountain, they are all quite indignant."

After suddenly hearing these words, Qian Ruoyu became more certain in his heart that these so-called bandits were fake and were just forced to go up the mountain. Qian Ruoyu decided to help them get justice!

"If you can return to the village and get your own property and land, would you still be willing to be a bandit in the mountains?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the people kneeling on the ground shook their heads, and even some of the men said.

"If you can get your things back, who would want to go up the mountain and become a bandit? The life of a bandit is not easy!"

"That's right. If I could get my land back, I would rather farm every day than live a hard life in this mountain!"

After hearing everyone say this, Qian Ruoyu immediately felt much more at ease, so he said to them.

"In that case, you should burn everything you built on the mountain right now, and then come down the mountain with me. I will seek justice for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone stood up one by one in confusion, threw torches into the house behind them, and destroyed several reclaimed wastelands.

Although these wastelands can be reclaimed and used, Qian Ruoyu feels that if they continue to be left as they are, there may be more bad guys coming up the mountain to use them.

After that, everyone left the mountain together and walked towards the nearby village.

After entering the village, Qian Ruoyu still followed the rules and brought everyone directly to the door of the official's house.

When the official heard that the bandit-suppression troops had arrived, he naturally went to the door to greet them immediately, but what he was greeted with was Qian Ruoyu's bad look.

"Mr. Liu, I heard that you took other people's land by force and plunder. Is that true?"

Before he could answer, she had already led everyone behind her into the Yuanwai's mansion. Even the bandit-suppression troops entered, which scared Yuanwai Liu so much that he didn't dare to say a word.

"You don't have to speak now, but before you open your mouth you'd better think carefully about whether you are lying or telling the truth. If you are lying, I don't mind tearing down this shabby place of yours!"

"Do you see the smoke on the mountain? Now these people have returned. If they don't have land, I will settle accounts with you, and they will settle accounts with you too!"

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Mr. Liu was shocked, but he did not recognize her immediately. Instead, he said.

"Do you...do you know Liu Gongke from the Engineering Department? He's my classmate!"