"This humble official greets the Lady of Yongning Township!"
The bailiffs subdued Yang Wu, and Magistrate Yang hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.
Magistrate Yang's official rank is only seventh grade, so he needs to greet Gu Lili, but not with a full bow.
The onlookers suddenly fell silent, all turning their attention to Gu Lili.
A few days ago, they heard that a girl in her teens had been bestowed the title of Princess of Yongning by the Emperor.
But they could only hear their voices, never actually see them.
They all looked at the girl in front of them with some disbelief. Gu Lili was wearing a set of coarse cloth clothes today.
No one could imagine that this was a seventh-rank village head, dressed in such a shabby manner.
Even most of the people in the crowd were dressed much better than Gu Lili.
Finally, someone in the crowd reacted and was the first to kneel down on the ground.
"We commoners greet Lord Yongning!"
With one person taking the lead, the onlookers all knelt down.
They knew why the girl in front of them had been granted the title of village head; it was because she had presented a remedy for the plague that saved everyone's lives, and that's why the emperor bestowed the title upon her.
In their eyes, Gu Lili was their savior, and their kneeling was a sign of genuine respect and admiration.
Gu Lili quickly offered a gesture of support to Magistrate Yang, and said with a smile, "Magistrate, there's no need for such formalities, please rise!"
Seeing that Magistrate Yang had straightened up, Gu Lili turned to the kneeling people and said, "Fellow villagers, please get up quickly, there's no need to be so polite!"
Gu Lili was still a little unaccustomed to being the center of attention, and felt a headache coming on.
Hearing Gu Lili say this, no one got up; instead, some people even kowtowed.
"Lord Yongning, I kowtow to you a few times. If it weren't for your selfless act of providing the prescription, my family would probably be dead long ago," an old woman said, kowtowing as she wept.
"Yes, Your Excellency, thanks to your prescription, my three-year-old son was able to survive. You are truly a living bodhisattva."
"......"
Gu Lili's palms were sweating with nervousness, and she quickly helped the old woman in front of her up.
"Grandma, you don't need to be so polite. I was just doing my job. Everyone, please get up!" Gu Lili said loudly to the people kneeling on the ground.
Gu Lili originally only thought that she could use this prescription to get a reward from the county magistrate, but she never expected that it would save so many lives.
Actually, it was all thanks to the county magistrate's tireless efforts that the prescription was able to work.
Therefore, Gu Lili felt unworthy of the people's gratitude.
Gu Lili continued, "Actually, my prescription worked, and that's all thanks to the magistrate for going to great lengths to share it with everyone. So, if you want to thank someone, thank Magistrate Yang!"
Gu Lili was at a loss for what to do, so she shifted the blame to Magistrate Yang. However, what she said was also true.
"We, the common people, thank you, Lord Yongning, and we thank you, Magistrate!"
Upon hearing this, the kneeling people all addressed the two of them.
Standing to the side, Master Li was filled with satisfaction, feeling that all the trouble he and Magistrate Yang had gone through was worthwhile.
"Alright, folks, please rise! We still need to continue our investigation!" Magistrate Yang gestured with his hand.
Upon hearing the magistrate's words, the common people all stood up and fell silent, no longer disturbing Magistrate Yang in handling the case.
Seeing that everyone was talking, Magistrate Yang nodded and then turned to look at Yang Wu, who was being pressed to the ground.
Master Li took out a portrait from his pocket, compared it with the one in the portrait, and nodded to Magistrate Yang.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, this man is none other than Yang Wu, who is on the wanted list!" Master Li said in a deep voice.
Although his eyes were closed and his face was red from the spiciness, the hairy mole on his chin remained unchanged.
Gu Lili and the others were shocked to hear this, not expecting that they had accidentally subdued the person on the wanted list.
At the same time, she was also filled with lingering fear. If she hadn't had this pepper spray on hand today, she probably would have been in grave danger if she had encountered such a vicious person.
No wonder Yang Wu reacted so strongly just now!
Yang Wu has several lives on his hands, and he has been wanted by the authorities recently.
Unexpectedly, this guy was so bold as to show up in the bustling downtown area of Donghai Town in broad daylight.
Upon hearing Li Shiye's words, Yang Wu immediately shouted, "I am your grandpa Yang Wu, so what? Kill me!"
Yang Wu had long been fed up with this life of fleeing, going hungry one meal a day and eating a full meal the next.
He had been hiding in an alley today, planning to continue his escape after dark.
However, Gu Lili's shouts caught his attention.
He peeked out from the alley and saw that Gu Lili's shop was full of people.
Yang Wu hadn't eaten for two days and was now starving.
He thought he could take advantage of the crowd at Gu Lili's shop to find something to eat, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Zhang Dahua.
Yang Wu originally wanted to leave, but Zhang Dahua blocked his way.
Yang Wu, who was already starving, instantly flew into a rage. He thought that rather than fleeing with one full meal and three hungry ones, he might as well not run at all and just kill a few of the people in this room to keep him company.
He was fed up with this terrifying escape, so he might as well just give up!
Seeing how arrogant he was, the constable raised his hand and slapped Yang Wu across the face without any mercy.
Seeing that Yang Wu was about to utter some foul language, the bailiff decisively picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
This interrogation must naturally be taken to the county government office.
They gagged Yang Wu to stop his foul language from polluting everyone's ears.
Magistrate Yang cupped his hands to Gu Lili and said, "We owe a great debt to the village head today. Li Shiye, please give the reward to the village head!"
The wanted poster states that anyone who can provide clues about this person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!
The person was knocked out by Gu Lili's chili water, so Magistrate Yang naturally attributed the reward to Gu Lili.
Gu Lili glanced at Zhang Dahua and smiled, "Your Excellency, although this person was caught in my shop, I didn't arrest him. The reward should go to the person who rightfully belongs to him!"
"Oh? Who captured Yang Wu?" Magistrate Yang asked in surprise.
Gu Lili walked up to Zhang Dahua and said, "It was she who captured Yang Wu. Please, Your Excellency, give her the reward!"
Zhang Dahua was the one who discovered this person, and Zhang Dahua was almost injured by Yang Wu. Therefore, Gu Lili felt that the reward should be given to Zhang Dahua, both morally and logically.
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