Chapter 261: Deterrence by Force
Cui Qingyi was even less worried when it came to this. "Don't worry, there's someone at home who eats for free."
Speaking of eating white rice, Taozhi couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"Aren't you afraid that the freeloader will kidnap our Wangcai?"
"Wangcai is so smart, he can still tell when he is full and when he is hungry." Cui Qingyi is absolutely confident about this.
In a not-so-deep mountain, Black Wolf was eating the big, golden and juicy roast duck that Wangcai had sent him. His amber eyes were full of amazement. He couldn't understand how there could be such delicious food in the world, which was even more delicious than what he had eaten some time ago.
If Cui Qingyi knew what the black wolf was thinking at the moment, she would definitely tell it with a smile that this roast duck was specially baked in the kitchen of the girls' school using her recipe in order to appease a glutton. In addition to honey, fruits were also added to it, so the flavor was naturally extraordinary.
Wangcai lay on the side, licking his paws slowly. Remembering the biped's earnest instructions, he decided to stay a little longer.
Facts have proved that, except for real desperadoes, no one in this world dares to confront the soldiers holding guns head-on. When it was getting dark, the people sent by Captain Wu returned one after another. Of course, they did not come back empty-handed this time.
Cui Qingyi paid special attention to the younger generations of the Lu family who were responsible for leading the soldiers. Perhaps they were frightened by the scene of the soldiers fighting, and the expressions of the older ones were not very good. On the contrary, the younger boys had some excitement on their faces. Even the girls did not have any fear on their faces. Instead, they looked at the men who were escorted back with disgust that was difficult to conceal.
It seems that these people are not doing well in Luhua Town.
Seeing that all the men in his family were brought back with their hands tied, and the eldest and second oldest brothers even had blood on their faces, Lu Laoliu finally couldn't bear it anymore. It seemed that only at this moment did he truly realize that the person who was in charge of Luhua Town now was not someone to be trifled with.
Luhua Town is in turmoil!
It was not until this moment that the people of Luhua Town dared to come here to see what had happened. Seeing these guys who were domineering in the town being escorted back in a miserable state, everyone could only whisper.
There were crowds of people inside and outside the inn, but it was equally silent.
No one outside dared to speak, but anyone inside who tried to open their mouths would surely be severely whipped by soldiers holding whips. They had already tasted the whipping several times on the way back from their hideout, so no one dared to act rashly now.
Captain Wu listened to the report from his men and came back to Cui Qingyi, "Lord, we've checked the roster and found five people are missing."
As he presented the slip of paper with the names of the people who had escaped, Cui Qingyi asked, "What's the situation with these five people?"
Captain Wu: "According to the soldiers who went there, they probably heard the noise and ran away to hide in the mountains."
Captain Wu looked around and felt a bit of a headache. There were too many mountains in Luhua Town. If these guys ran into the mountains, it would be difficult to catch them unless they showed up on their own initiative.
Cui Qingyi turned her head and looked at Taozhi, her eyes clearly saying, "You are right."
However, Cui Qingyi was generally satisfied with this operation. It was also thanks to the fact that there were no remote communication tools such as mobile phones in this era, and the fact that the people in Luhua Town were too proud of themselves and did not take the government and her seriously at all, that Wu Xiaowei's people were able to succeed in one fell swoop.
"Then Captain Wu, please have your men guard the town's entrances and exits. Just make sure these people don't escape through the exits. As for these people, I will write to Lord Wang tomorrow and ask him to send someone to assist in the trial."
Captain Wu naturally had no objection. He felt that the mission assigned to him by his superiors was not bad. Not only was there no danger, but the village chief was also easy to talk to.
Originally, it was agreed that the food and fodder for these 100 people would be provided by the Dongping County Government. Naturally, the various county governments under Qinghe County were not short of money, but every time they were asked to do something, the food was exactly the same as that in the military camp and there was nothing new about it.
I thought it would be the same this time, but when I got here I found out that the village chief had specially brought a few sheep from the county town as a snack for everyone. At this moment, there were several large pots of mutton soup cooking behind the inn.
Mutton is certainly not a rare thing, but the meat supply in the military camp is rationed, so it is impossible to eat it to your heart's content. And I don't know what method the nanny who accompanied the village chief used to make the mutton smell not at all smelly.
This is not just a matter of a meal of meat, but the village chief values their kindness.
As soon as the backyard called for dinner, one of the soldiers went out, whip in hand, his voice fierce: "It's getting late, everyone hurry home. Tomorrow morning, after the third drum beat, each household will send one person to gather here.
Those who fail to arrive within the time limit will be punished with ten lashes!"
Following the sharp sound of a long whip cutting through the void, the people watching outside were frightened and ran towards their homes.
The old woman in Lu Laoliu's family grabbed one of her daughters-in-law with one hand and muttered softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, go back with your mother first."
Cui Qingyi was holding a pancake in her hand, tearing it apart while tentatively asking Captain Wu, "Captain Wu, who is this guy with the whip?"
How cool is that long whip when it's swung?
After this day's contact, Captain Wu felt that although the village lady was a woman, her style of doing things was decisive and efficient, and she had her own scheming, which was very much to his liking.
Seeing that she was curious about his subordinates, he immediately ordered someone to call the soldier who had just used the whip.
Huo Ying had just picked up the bowl of soup when he heard the captain calling for him. He also saw several people around him staring at the meat in his bowl covetously. He gritted his teeth and simply took the bowl and went to Captain Wu.
He doesn't care if the king of heaven comes today and he can't eat the meat in his bowl.
Captain Wu had a keen eye and saw from a distance that the silly boy Huo Ying had hidden his bowl on the windowsill. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Good boy, you almost embarrassed the village chief."
"Captain, you're looking for me?"
Huo Ying came over with a grin on his face, and his cheerfulness made Cui Qingyi wonder if he was the same person who had just been outside.
Seeing her expression, Captain Wu knew what she was thinking and said with a smile, "He can only scare people when he's serious. Normally, he's just a big fool."
But Cui Qingyi could tell from his proud tone and expression that Huo Ying was really capable. She rolled her eyes and started poaching him right in front of Captain Wu:
"Your name is Huo Ying, right? You've been in the army for a few years. When you're ready to retire, would you be willing to come to my village headman's house and seek a position there?"
Being poached right in front of his eyes, Captain Wu did not get angry but laughed out loud, "Hahahaha, village lord, forget it. Even our commander-in-chief is keeping an eye on this guy."
In fact, Cui Qingyi could tell from Huo Ying's excellent whipping skills that this person must have a family background in whipping. But what if, what if sometimes it's just a matter of one sentence? Anyway, it wouldn't hurt her to say it.
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