Chapter 7 The Informer
(Reward: Name is Lai Yang. This thief is extremely cruel. He massacred dozens of people in one night and killed a county magistrate before escaping. Anyone who provides effective clues will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. Anyone who captures this person will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, regardless of life or death.)
"Look at the person on the wanted poster. He looks familiar."
"Wait, Lai Yang, the hero who killed the wolf demon also called himself Lai Yang, right? It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
"He's a murderer wanted by the government? A thousand taels of silver, my god, there's actually so much reward."
Several people looked at the wanted posters posted by the government, their hearts pounding and their expressions changing again and again.
A few people quietly withdrew from the crowd and hid aside to discuss.
"It seems like it really is him. There is a murderer in our village who has killed dozens of people? This is horrible."
"But he is obviously a very good person. He even shared the wolf meat with us. He doesn't seem like a vicious person."
"No matter what, let's go back and discuss it with the village chief. Let's all keep this to ourselves and no one is allowed to tell anyone."
"Well, that makes sense. We should go back and discuss it with the village chief first."
Everyone hurriedly sold the wolf monster's materials and then rushed back to the village overnight.
A few people found the village chief, and when the village chief saw them coming back, he showed a puzzled expression.
In the past, it took two or three days to go back and forth, but this time they returned in just one day. The village chief asked in confusion: "Why did you come back so soon? Where are your things?"
"Village chief, we have something very important to tell you. The man at the entrance of our village... he is a wanted criminal by the government. He killed dozens of people overnight, including a county magistrate."
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, the village chief’s face turned pale. A wanted criminal by the government, and a vicious criminal who had killed dozens of people?
Such a person actually existed in their village, and they were the ones who kept him here.
The wolf monster in the village has not been resolved yet, and now a murderer has arrived.
"Are you sure? Maybe you recognized the wrong person."
"It's impossible to make a mistake. Several of us have seen the wanted poster, and his name is Lai Yang."
"I heard from Yaya before that he came from a small town in the east because his lover was murdered. He is a person with the same name and surname. He is most likely the one wanted by the government. What should we do, village chief?"
"Don't worry, let me think about it."
The village chief had a headache. He stopped several people and thought for a long time.
"Village chief, why don't we find a way to hand him over to the government? There's a reward of one thousand taels of silver. Even if we divide it among everyone in the village, each person can get more than ten taels of silver. With this money, our lives will be much better in the future." One of them had a greedy look on his face and couldn't help but suggested.
After hearing what the other party said, the three people next to him couldn't help but show interest.
You should know that ten taels of silver are enough for a family of four to eat and wear for a year.
As the saying goes, money can move people's hearts, and it is inevitable that some people will have evil intentions.
"Don't talk nonsense!" The village chief frowned and scolded coldly.
Several people were shocked and looked at the village chief in confusion, not understanding why he was angry.
"Do you want to bring disaster upon our village? No matter what this man was like in the past, he killed the wolf demon for us and saved Xiao girl, so he has done a favor for our village. How can we be the kind of people who repay kindness with evil and betray our friends? Don't mention this matter again, otherwise don't blame me for expelling him from the village." The village chief's words were very stern.
The three of them looked unhappy and immediately lowered their heads in shame, not daring to say anything more.
The four left the village chief's house.
"What shall we do?"
"What else can we do? The village chief has said so. Do you want to be expelled from the village?"
"Of course not. I think the village chief is right. To be honest, I don't think he is a vicious person. Maybe there is some hidden secret behind this?"
"Hey, hey, hey, you guys are not serious, are you? That's a reward of one thousand taels of silver, are you really not tempted?"
One of them touched his head and said honestly, "Of course I am tempted. I have never seen so much money in my life, but my mother also taught me that some money can be taken and some cannot be taken. I believe in the village chief."
"Whatever you want."
(You are a bunch of idiots. You don't even want the reward money. Since you don't want it, I won't be polite.)
(With one hundred taels, I can live in a safe town and no longer have to worry about wolf monsters.)
A villager thought to himself.
On the other hand, for some reason the village chief always felt a little uneasy, as if something was about to happen.
Thinking of what Liu San had just said, the village chief immediately went out to Liu San's home. He was really afraid that the other party would do something irrational.
This guy likes to idle around in the village. Household affairs are basically taken care of by his wife, and he rarely even works on the farm himself.
This time I let him into the city to find him something to do, but I didn't expect it would turn out like this.
Soon, the village chief came to Liu San's house.
At this moment, Liu San's wife was drying clothes. When she saw the village chief coming, she immediately showed a welcoming smile: "Village chief, you are here, come in and sit down."
"Liu San's wife, is Liu San back?"
"My husband? I haven't seen him. He has gone into the city. He won't be back for two or three days."
"Not back yet? That's bad." The village chief's face changed slightly and he turned and left. At this moment he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Hey? Village chief, what's going on?" Liu San's wife was confused.
After a while, the village chief came to the entrance of the village panting. A few people were sitting on a big rock at the entrance, enjoying the cool air and chatting.
"Isn't this the village chief? Where is the village chief going?"
"Have you seen Liu San?"
"Liu San, I just saw him rushing out, and he didn't respond when I called him."
"Quick, send someone to bring Liu San back."
Hearing this, everyone's faces changed. The village chief's anxious look did not seem fake.
"What happened, village chief? What did Liu San do wrong?"
"Don't ask any more questions. Just go and catch him back. We'll talk about it later if there's anything else. He must have gone into the city."
The village chief still has a very high prestige in the village. After hearing the village chief's words, everyone dared not hesitate any longer and quickly gathered people to take action.
At the same time, hearing the commotion at the entrance of the village, Lai Yang thought something had happened and immediately walked out of the house.
"What's wrong? Did something happen here?"
Seeing that it was Lai Yang, the people next to him were slightly startled, and then explained: "I'm not sure, it seems that Liu San has committed a crime again, and the village chief is trying to have him brought back."
"Really?" Lai Yang hesitated for a moment, "Where is the village chief?"
"The village chief has taken his men out."
Lai Yang originally wanted to find the village chief and ask if there was anything he could help with.
Since the other party has left, let’s just forget it. It shouldn’t be a big deal.
"Uncle, you are here too."
Suddenly, I heard the joyful voice of a young girl.
Lai Yang turned around and saw Xiao Yaya running towards him. She hugged his arms tightly and smiled sweetly.
"Ahem, there's someone here, let go." Lai Yang subconsciously looked at the villager next to him.
Seeing this, the villagers' smiles on their faces instantly disappeared, and they quickly shifted their gazes. Some looked up at the sky and counted the white clouds, some lowered their heads and counted ants, and some whistled.
"What does it matter, hehe~"
"I can't do anything about you."
Lai Yang accompanied Xiao Yaya for a walk in the village, and the two talked and laughed.
But most of the time, it was Xiao Yaya who was talking and Lai Yang who was listening.
Gradually, the sky became completely dark.
Lai Yang finished washing up and was about to take off his shoes and go to bed when he suddenly heard someone making noises outside the door.
Then, there was a knock on the door outside.
Boom boom boom…
(End of this chapter)
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