Chapter 54: A grain of sand
Unlike what was shown in many film and television works in previous lives, the "Six Gates" is actually not a very powerful organization.
To put it bluntly, it is the Capital Police Department, which cannot be compared with national security departments such as the Xuan Jingsi.
However, since he is the chief constable, Wei Changtian must give him some face.
"Master Ji, what are you doing?"
Bending down to help Ji Hongan up from the ground, he asked with a smile, "Are you going to plead for mercy for that captain just now?"
"yes."
Ji Hongan didn't hesitate to be polite, and bowed and said, "That man is my brother. He was blind and offended you. I apologize to you on his behalf. I hope you will spare his life!"
He is quite good at talking.
Wei Changtian nodded secretly. Anyway, he had never intended to kill the captain of the police, and now he could do a favor for the Six Gates.
"Since Master Ji has said so, let's just leave it at that."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, sir..."
Ji Hongan showed a little surprise, but he quickly suppressed it: "If you need me in the future, I will definitely not refuse."
"Haha, okay."
Wei Changtian laughed twice, and the matter was over.
After watching Ji Hongan drag the captain without pants away, he looked at Xu Qingwan and smiled, "How is it? Did I come in time?"
“…”
Xu Qingwan's face turned slightly red. She did not answer directly, but asked softly: "Are you here to see me?"
"No, I came to see the beheading."
Wei Changtian teased her deliberately: "I just happened to see you here."
"oh……"
Xu Qingwan felt a little embarrassed for a moment, which made Wei Changtian want to laugh.
This woman has become more and more lovely recently. Unlike Lu Jingyao, who is jealous all the time.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I really came here to see you."
Wei Changtian handed the Queti in his hand forward and said, "I broke your knife again when I killed the ape monster. This time I'll just compensate you with a good knife."
"Compensate me?"
Xu Qingwan was stunned for a moment, and instantly recalled what she said when she was feeding Wei Changtian the medicine, such as "You can't die, you have to compensate me for the knife", and her little face suddenly turned even redder.
"Then, weren't you fainted at that time? Did Zhou Cheng tell you..."
"What are you talking about? What did Zhou Cheng tell me?" Wei Changtian was confused.
"ah?"
Xu Qingwan immediately realized that she had made a mistake, and hurriedly bit her lip and shook her head frantically: "No, nothing!"
“It’s weird.”
Wei Changtian looked puzzled, but he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he stuffed Queti into her arms and said, "Keep the knife safe... This is a good knife. If it is lost, it will not be solved with just two taels of silver."
“…”
Being teased by Wei Changtian again, Comrade Xiao Xu felt as if all the embarrassing moments in his life had been concentrated on that day.
She was at a loss and kept her mouth shut. It took her a long time to realize that she shouldn't have wanted the knife.
"I, I can't have it."
Holding the Queti in front of Wei Changtian, Xu Qingwan seriously refused softly, "The scimitar is already very good. I don't need such a good knife."
"Really?"
Wei Changtian shook his head with pretended regret, did not take the knife, but just reached out and pulled the blade out a few inches.
As the clear sound of the sword being unsheathed was heard, he explained to himself, "This sword is called the Bird's Cry. It is actually a pair with the Dragon's Roar Sword."
"I originally wanted to give you the Bird's Tit and use the Dragon's Yin for myself."
"Well, since you don't want it, forget it."
"Cangcang~"
Putting the knife back into its sheath, he gently pulled Queti back, but Xu Qingwan did not let go.
"Huh? What are you doing?"
Wei Changtian asked knowingly, "Don't you dislike this knife?"
"I……"
Xu Qingwan's head was almost lowered to her chest, and she was muttering something.
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Speak louder."
“I, I…”
The sunshine at noon in early autumn is shining brightly. Although it is not as dazzling as in summer, it is bright and golden enough.
The red string tied between the black hair suddenly jumped, and then Wei Changtian vaguely heard a sentence.
"I like……"
“…”
This soft whisper seemed to drown out the shouts of the executioner in the distance.
"It's three quarters past noon!"
"Execution!"
…
There is no bloody "sparing one's life" or exciting "rescue from the execution ground".
All 47 males and 19 females of the Zhang family were beheaded and died in this bustling vegetable market.
As for the six or seven underage female relatives who will be escorted to the Jiaofangsi, they may die in the process of "training", or be exiled to the border, or they may become the most popular courtesans like Yang Liushi.
These are still unknown, but some things are already destined.
They are not allowed to have the surname Zhang, they are not allowed to redeem themselves, they are not allowed to have children... The brothels and taverns with revelry every night are their only shelter in this life, and they will not be free until the day they die.
Even if there is only an unknown tombstone left on the grave.
These women, including all those in the Zhang family who were unaware of the monster-raising business, seemed to have been wronged.
But they must die.
According to the Daning Law, this was done to serve as a warning to others. According to Wei Changtian, this was done by the rulers to eradicate the problem completely.
As a time traveler who has received modern civilized education, and also the "culprit" who sent these people to the execution ground, it is difficult for him to evaluate the "collective responsibility" system with an objective attitude, and it is even more difficult to say whether these people deserve to die.
Wei Changtian even felt that as a villain, it was completely unnecessary for him to think about these questions.
Dozens of corpses had been taken away by horse-drawn carriages, and officers were covering the bloodstains with soil.
In less than an hour, this place will be crowded with vegetable vendors and peasant women bargaining again, and everything that just happened will be forgotten at an incredible speed.
Zhang Hongwen might even leave a line of small words in the pens of historians, but the deaths of others will not even cause a ripple.
"What are you looking at?"
Xu Qingwan's voice came from my ear.
Wei Changtian turned his head and saw that she was hugging Queti tightly with a puzzled look on her face.
Although this woman is very good at fighting and killing monsters, her mind is actually very simple.
In her eyes, money is the best thing and a knife is the best friend.
Sometimes it's good to keep it simple.
"I didn't see anything."
Wei Changtian shook his head and asked casually, "Shall we go back to Xuanjingsi together?"
Xu Qingwan answered in a low voice as if asking for instructions: "I still have something to do, is that okay?"
"Okay, go ahead."
"What about you?"
"I'll stand here for a while, don't worry about me."
"Oh...I'll be leaving first then."
Xu Qingwan walked away slowly for a distance, then couldn't help but look back.
The people passing by blocked most of her view, and she could only barely see Wei Changtian's figure through the gaps in the crowd.
It seemed as if he bowed slightly towards the execution ground.
(End of this chapter)
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