"I didn't expect Magistrate Zhang to be so merciful as to spare Songpa's life."
The captain muttered to himself quietly.
Unexpectedly, his words resonated with many people. They all sighed that if the Songpa family, who had committed so many evil things, were all killed, no one would be wronged. But County Magistrate Zhang was willing to leave them a child. He was really kind, well, a little too kind.
However, after this battle, the Songpa family can be said to have been completely destroyed. A tiger with its teeth pulled out and its claws clipped is no longer a tiger. Even if there are still people with the surname Songpa alive in the future, there is no need to be afraid.
The discussion in Songpa's house was very heated.
Even though they were separated by a courtyard wall, everyone could hear the fighting and shouting inside.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the door of Songpa's compound, which was regarded as the gate of hell in the past, gradually opened with a creaky sound.
The first thing that caught everyone's eye was Songpafeng, who was kneeling on the ground and shivering.
Songpafeng first knelt respectfully on the ground, then earnestly kowtowed to Liu Da several times, then raised his hands high and bowed again, shouting loudly: "Songpafeng, the humble servant, respectfully welcomes Master Liu and the Qinghe Heavenly Soldiers!"
Then, as if worried about forgetting, Songpa Phong pointed at Songpha Xiong and Songpha Chuchu who were tied up like dumplings behind him and said:
"Master Liu, our family has discussed this carefully. I am the eldest son of the Songpa family, and my family cannot bear to see me die. Therefore, my father and sister have volunteered to die as an atonement, using their heads to appease Qinghe's raging wrath."
Liu Da found this scene quite funny. He seemed to have seen it before: a tenant who had offended Songpa's family would tie up his daughter and sister and send them to Songpa's house. It seemed that this was also to appease the anger of Songpa's family.
This moment is just like that moment.
Liu Da glanced at Songpaxiong and Songpachuchu, who had smelly socks stuffed in their mouths, were covered in wounds, and had red and swollen patches on their faces. He then looked at the Songpa family's housekeeper, maid, and private soldiers kneeling on the ground. He felt bored for a moment and said, "Are they volunteers?"
"In reply to Lord Liu, my father and sister volunteered. My second brother is not at home, but please rest assured, Lord Liu, when my brother returns home, I will personally persuade him, and I believe he will also volunteer."
Songpafeng said flatteringly.
Liu Da looked back at Song Wusao in the crowd, and when he saw Song Wusao just nodded slightly, he understood.
"Well, it doesn't matter. Just discuss it. We won't be picky."
Liu Da said so.
"But even if one of you Songpa family manages to survive, you will still be punished with death. You can escape the punishment of life, but you can't escape death. Come here."
Liu Da ordered:
"Seal off Songpa's house, confiscate all property, and hold him to trial!"
The Qinghe soldiers filed in and began the orderly house-raiding work under the guidance of two accounting graduates from Qinghe College.
"Master Liu, Master Liu, we have already surrendered."
Songpafeng let out a shrill wail.
This is a house raid. Without money, can the Songpa family still be the Songpa family?
What's the point of living without money?
"Yes, you surrendered, so you are still alive, right? Don't worry, Qinghe will keep his word and will definitely keep one person."
Liu Da said absentmindedly.
"Master Liu, we are willing to serve you. We are willing to serve you. The Songpa family is willing to give half of our property to Qinghe. Please show some mercy, Master Liu."
The tall and strong Songpafeng looked very miserable as he lay on the ground wailing. It was a pity that no one at the scene sympathized with him.
"Half of the family fortune."
Liu Da rubbed his chin with his hand, as if thinking for a moment. This action gave Song Pafeng great hope.
"Half is a lot, but why can we only take half? It's all ours."
Liu Da's words shattered Song Pafeng's hope.
But Liu Da's next words almost made Song Pafeng despair: "By the way, how could I forget to tie you up? Come on, tie up the young master too. It's better for the whole family to be neat and tidy."
Song Pafeng was shocked and said, "Master Liu, Master Liu, didn't you say you would spare my life?"
Liu Da pretended to be surprised and said, "When did I say I would spare your life? I said I would spare a man named Songpa, not you."
Then Liu Da said to Songpa Xiong and Songpa Chuchu, whose eyes gradually brightened, "It's not you. Don't think too much. You will definitely die, I promise. But the second young master Song Payun is alive and well in the county jail and is expected to live forever.
By the way, the Second Young Master has done a lot of good deeds. If he hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known where your Songpa family hid their money. It's actually under the garden pond. I must pump out the water and take a look. They say they have silver winter melons weighing a thousand pounds each. I must see for myself."
Songpafeng was completely despaired upon hearing this. He looked at the farmhands and tenants watching outside the gate and shouted with his last breath, "You have received the kindness of my Songpa family for generations. The time has come to repay the favor. Whoever can rescue us will be given a hundred acres of land by me!"
There was complete silence.
Song Pafeng thought the farmhands and tenants might not have heard him clearly, so he shouted again, "One hundred acres of land, you poor bastards can't earn that much in your lifetime, why don't you come and save me quickly?"
The captain standing in the front couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and shouted, "Your reward from the Songpa family should be saved in the underworld to get rid of the little devils. We have been oppressed by you for generations. Today is the time for revenge. The people here only want to kill you, no one wants to save you."
Honestly, being mocked by Liu Da was fine, as he had been a county magistrate after all. But now a farmhand-looking man was scolding him. Song Pafeng had never been so wronged before. He raged, "What kind of bastard are you? How dare you talk to me? Do you believe I'll feed you to the dogs?"
The captain took two steps forward and kicked Song Pafeng in the face. Song Pafeng's face was sunken the size of a footprint. As Song Pafeng's fourth front tooth fell to the ground, he remembered the captain's voice: "I have a big name. My name is Wang Gousheng. Remember it. Also, I opened the gate of your Songpa Manor. I stewed your dog tonight. Come and seek revenge on me when you become a ghost!"
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