And even if we assume they did nothing wrong to him, why should the entire village be left dead or maimed?
Anyone who didn't know better would think they had an irreconcilable blood feud!
Recalling the previous incident, Li Wen quickly said, "No wonder the person who asked Mancang last time answered like that; it must have been Fan Damu's doing!"
When others thought about it now, everything that had been puzzling suddenly made sense.
Their accents and the way they live in their mountain village;
Face and head covered;
They say they have rabbits and silver on them...
"He won't stop until he's got us all dead."
“But he’s Magistrate Wu’s servant now. Won’t Magistrate Wu protect him?” Fan Laowu asked anxiously.
Li Wu scoffed, "No need to think about it, Magistrate Wu will definitely protect him."
Fan Laowu was still confused when the others quickly and concisely explained that Magistrate Wu had also gotten involved.
Li Wen helplessly concluded: "As long as Magistrate Wu doesn't fall, they'll all be fine, but our village's good days are over."
If you offend Magistrate Wu, will you have a good life?
Forget about good days, even survival is a problem.
Everyone unconsciously looked at Shui Qing, waiting for her to make a decision.
For some reason, they just felt that Shuiqing had ideas.
Shui Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Within half an hour, transcribe all the crimes you have committed in the past and the details of your cooperation with Magistrate Wu, one by one."
I went to discuss this with Uncle Ding. He's very knowledgeable and experienced. We should find an honest and upright official and make sure to send the person away before dawn!
Brother Li, go find someone to make torches. It's too dark on the road, so it's better to have more torches than less.
Brother Wang, uh, Old Wang, go and inform all the men in the family;
Fan Laowu, tell the women in each household to prepare provisions for the journey.
"Li Wu, go find my father and tell Duo Duo to prepare fodder, feed the donkey well, and then harness it to the cart."
"Good!" The shouts of the many men were deafening.
Upon hearing the order, everyone felt reassured and quickly followed the instructions.
They must get rid of all these people before dawn!
After daybreak, the city gates will open, and the escaped bandits will inevitably enter the city to inform Magistrate Wu. It would be better if Magistrate Wu didn't send anyone, but once he does send someone to demand their people, it won't matter whether they hand them over or not.
Sending them away is the best option.
Bringing Magistrate Wu to his knees is an even more urgent matter!
Whether for the sake of the people of the prefecture or for their own sake, they cannot allow Magistrate Wu to continue serving as an official, or even to live.
He is unfit to be an official, and unfit to be a human being.
Shui Qing was the busiest among them. She had to select an official with the power of life and death and who could do practical things for her own career within half an hour!
He doesn't need to be honest and upright; all he needs to do is get things done to get promoted.
Thinking of this, she turned around and went to find Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian first.
The reason they told the men in the village to look for Ding Heli was because they didn't know Ling Ran's true identity and only thought he was a beggar they had taken in. Bai Ziqian, being a teenager, would think the two of them were unreliable.
But she knew that Ling Ran was the one who understood her best in terms of both official rank and character.
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