Upon returning to the town, Wang Bin and his group were greeted by a crowd lining the streets, as if they were being welcomed as triumphant heroes.
Wang Bin was a little anxious when he returned to the town and didn't see Uncle Li. After greeting the female leader, he hurried home and was relieved to find Uncle Li and the others there. After asking what happened, he learned that there had been rats for the past two nights. Yesterday, he got impatient and fired a shot, but he didn't hit anyone; he just scared them.
Upon hearing Uncle Li's words, Wang Bin became very angry and immediately turned around to go to the square to find the female leader.
At this moment, everyone was cheering and jumping around five large sacks of gold and jewelry when the female leader turned around and saw Wang Bin striding towards her with a bad expression.
Seeing that Wang Bin's expression was off, the female leader immediately sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly asked a person in charge of the town's security who was not present during her absence.
"During the few days we were away, did anything happen to Wang Bin and the others?"
"Uh!" Upon hearing this, the smile on the person in charge vanished instantly.
"Speak quickly, it will be too late if Wang Bin comes knocking on our door!" The female leader knew something serious must have happened from the other person's expression, and immediately reprimanded him sternly.
"Last night, someone tried to steal their food, but Li Chengping discovered it and fired a shot..."
The man quickly gave a brief account of what had happened. The female leader was very anxious and furious upon hearing it. At this moment, Wang Bin had already entered the crowd and was about to reach her.
Without hesitation, the female leader immediately pulled out her pistol and fired a shot into the sky. The crowd fell silent instantly, and Wang Bin froze, his hand immediately resting on the pistol at his waist.
“I heard that someone has been up to no good lately, breaking into the house of our savior for three nights in a row. Uncle Li kindly let you go the first two times, but you didn’t know when to stop, and you went again last night! If Uncle Li hadn’t kindly let you go, you would probably be dead by now!”
"Do you know that theft is strictly prohibited in our town? I'm giving you a chance. Anyone who has ever stolen something has better come to me and turn themselves in before midnight tonight. I'll treat you leniently!"
"If you don't turn yourself in, you'll be severely punished once I find out!"
"Also, if you know anything about this, you can report it to me. I will reward you with a batch of wine for every report that is verified!"
"Your patrol team has one day to find the people involved in the theft. If you fail to do so, you will be punished in their place!"
"Ah, yes!"
Upon hearing this, the squad leader broke out in a cold sweat. If they couldn't find the rats, they would have to take the punishments for those people. Theft was punishable severely, and this was no joke.
Upon hearing this, Wang Bin gave a cold laugh. This female leader was very clever; she had spoken up before him, so he couldn't blame her.
After learning about the female leader's solution, Wang Bin was quite satisfied, because he couldn't think of a better way to handle it.
He also needed to maintain a good relationship with the female leader, so he graciously walked over to her side.
"Wang Bin, I'm so sorry, it's my fault for not disciplining him properly, that's why this happened!"
"It's alright, I'm very satisfied with how you handled it. Let's put this matter behind us and talk about how to redeem it!"
"We'll let it go this time; consider it compensation!"
"That won't do. One thing at a time. The rats should be punished, and you should also be given what you're owed."
"Ah, okay, thank you!"
"The harvest this time is about the same as last time, so let's keep the same amount for the exchange. What do you think?"
"no problem!"
"Well, as I told you before, we don't have much stock right now, so I can only give you a portion for now. I'll go back tomorrow and bring over some more supplies, and then I'll make up the rest. Is that alright?"
"Yes, yes."
"Okay, then let's do it this way. Have someone move these things to my place first, and also bring your food back while you're at it."
"Okay. Zhao Yang, you take some people and help Wang Bin pack up and move these over. Remember, I don't want anyone doing anything dishonest!"
"Don't worry, boss!"
Soon, Zhao Yang and a group of people moved five sacks to Wang Bin's house and took away their food.
When Li Dazhu and his companions learned that someone had come to steal again, they were all very angry. However, they trusted Wang Bin, and after Wang Bin agreed to the female leader's solution, they did not pursue the matter further. However, their gazes towards the other people in the town were not as friendly as before.
It really proves the saying, "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel!"
After the female leader took away most of the food, Wang Bin didn't have much left, but it was enough for them to eat for a week until he returned.
In the late afternoon, the female leader reported that two people had turned themselves in, and the disciplinary team had investigated three more, with the remaining cases still under investigation.
Wang Bin hadn't expected the female leader to be so efficient, finding five people in such a short time. According to Li Chengping's description, two more people were still missing, but Wang Bin believed they would be found soon.
He's returning to the real world tomorrow and doesn't want this matter to drag on until then; it would be best if it could be resolved today.
But when he was about to go to sleep that night, no one came to report that the remaining two had been caught.
Actually, Wang Bin didn't necessarily want to do anything to them. If they could voluntarily come forward, confess, and admit their mistakes, he wouldn't make things difficult for them. He just wanted to give the people in the town a warning: I'm not someone to be trifled with.
Just before midnight, someone finally came to inform Wang Bin that the two men had escaped overnight, and the female leader wanted him to come over.
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