Chapter 441 Punishment
At first, when everyone heard Song Wushao's words, they didn't take it seriously, as if they would not be moved by the silver on the ground. They were all whispering to each other, but some people's eyes turned bloodshot, and they were obsessed with the silver, wishing they could rush out the next moment and tell everything that had just happened.
Seeing that these silver coins were not enough to impress the other party, Song Wushao immediately took out another bag from his sleeve and threw it on the ground: "You must think it over carefully. After all, sooner or later I will know who set the fire. But whether you can take these silver coins depends on you."
After hearing what Song Wu Shao said, someone finally couldn't sit still anymore. Aunt Li in the front row immediately stepped forward, and prostrated on the ground like a hungry wolf. She grabbed the two bags of silver on the ground tightly, holding them in her arms, then raised her eyes and looked at Song Wu Shao. At this time, Aunt Li fell to the ground like an abandoned dog, making people despise her.
But Aunt Li didn't take it seriously and held the silver in her arms tightly. When Xu Miaomiao saw this scene, she suddenly felt a little angry. Just now these people wanted to exclude her just like her, but as soon as there was a conflict of interest, they immediately stopped being her friends.
Song Wu Shao seemed to have expected this. He squatted and looked at Aunt Li on the ground and said, "Why, do you have anything to say?"
"I, I know, I know who set the fire."
Aunt Li stammered as she looked at Song Wushao and said, "It's just that I said, you really can give me all this money."
"Of course it's true."
Song Wu Shao said.
Aunt Li nodded and called out several names at once. The people who were called were a little timid and didn't dare to come forward.
Hearing Aunt Li say this, the person in front said, "Aunt Li, you really don't care about anything for money. I clearly didn't set the fire just now. What right do you have to say that to me?"
Aunt Li looked at him with dissatisfaction, stared at him and said, "How dare you say you didn't set the fire? It was you who passed the torch just now. How can you pass the knife to someone else? Are you not a killer?
Aunt Li spoke in dissatisfaction while lying on the ground.
Seeing that Song Wu Shao didn't say anything, he slowly stood up holding the silver in his arms, tightly grasped his purse, secretly opened a crack, and looked at how much money was inside.
Song Wu Shao saw this scene but did not say anything. Instead, he nodded and said to Aunt Li in front of him, "In this case, all this money is yours."
Aunt Li hugged all the silver coins tightly in her arms as if she had picked up a huge bargain and wanted to go home.
But Song Wu Shao waved to Xiao Si behind him, and Xiao Si immediately stepped forward and pushed Aunt Li to the ground.
The woman was suddenly pushed to the ground. Before she could pick up the silver, her purse fell to the ground. She felt distressed and said, "What are you doing? The master just said he would let me go."
When Aunt Li said this, her eyes were still fixed on the purse on the ground, fearing that the silver in front of her would be snatched away by others. But her worry was right. At this time, several people in the crowd were also staring at the purse on the ground, wanting to wait for an opportunity to take away the silver when no one was paying attention.
Song Wu Shao stood aside and said, "Those people he just mentioned, arrest them all and wait for their punishment. Treat them as if they committed the crime of arson. As for her, she didn't use a respectful title when she spoke to me just now. Since she offended me, she should pay the price. Take her back."
Song Wu Shao spoke from behind.
Aunt Li was extremely dissatisfied when she heard this. She glared at Song Wushao and said, "You clearly told me to tell you the truth and then give me all the silver. What do you mean? Don't you want to give me the money at all?"
Aunt Li kept yelling, but Song Wushao waved his hand. The servant beside him immediately stepped forward, took out a hand roll, and blocked Aunt Li's mouth. No more noisy sounds were heard. Song Wushao sighed. Village Chief Wang also knelt on the ground, looked at Song Wushao and said, "These people are all from our Wangjia Village. I know I am to blame for making such a big mistake today. Sir Song, please punish them together."
Village Chief Wang knelt on the ground and saluted Song Wushao, kowtowed repeatedly, but Song Wushao waved his hands and said, "I have always been fair. I will punish anyone who breaks the law. These people set fire to the house, which is a serious crime in this dynasty. I will naturally punish them severely. You haven't done anything to harm the world, so I will naturally not blame you."
After Song Wu Shao finished speaking, he waved his hand, and some Xiao Si immediately took all the people behind him away. Song Wu Shao's swift and decisive action also dumbfounded everyone in Wangjia Village. They all walked aside and dared not provoke Song Wu Shao again.
Seeing this, Song Wushao smiled with satisfaction, glanced at everyone, then walked to the side, helped Xu Miaomiao up, and the two of them got on the carriage and left.
Before Xu Miaomiao could react, she was already taken to the carriage. Everything that had just happened happened too fast. She had clearly asked Yu Zhen and the others to call the government officials, but they actually called Song Wushao. Seeing Song Wushao standing aside, Xu Miaomiao immediately asked, "Did you happen to run into Yu Zhen when he was looking for official uniforms?"
Song Wu Shao nodded, "Yes, I was worried about you. I saw that you hadn't come back yet, and then I saw the clerk in your shop wandering outside the government office, and he almost ran into Hu Chong. You know what kind of person Hu Chong is. I was afraid that he would embarrass you, so I walked out by myself. When I heard that you had encountered this incident, I immediately ran over, fearing that you had been wronged. Fortunately, I came in time, but I was not by your side before. I am afraid that you were bullied by them, right?"
Song Wu Shao looked at Xu Miaomiao and spoke.
Xu Miaomiao's eyes were full of tears. She tried hard to hold them back, but the tears still slipped out. Xu Miaomiao tried hard to force a smile and shook her head at Song Wushao: "It's nothing. In fact, through this incident, I also figured it out. These people only live for their own interests. Maybe I should have been a little selfish and signed a contract with them. If I had a contract, what happened today would certainly not have happened. I gave in to them for a while, and they wanted me to give in all the time. They were indeed wrong. Don't worry, I will never let this happen again."
Xu Miaomiao seemed to be talking to Song Wushao, but in fact she was making a promise to herself.
(End of this chapter)
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