Chapter 188: Villain's Bad Deeds
Feng Rang, a captain of the Hexi garrison, also came from a poor family. His family had suffered a disaster in the past, and he was accustomed to corrupt officials persecuting innocent people.
Later, he started as a small soldier and worked his way up to the rank of captain, but he never forgot his original aspiration. From the perspective of ordinary people, he was a rare good official.
It's just that this guy is uneducated and a bit reckless, luckily he has a superior who appreciates reckless people, otherwise he would have no chance of becoming a captain.
A few days ago, the Hexi garrison received an order from the imperial guard to come over and help.
Feng Rang came here as the vanguard with a hundred cavalrymen, but when he arrived, he saw the soldiers beating the civilians.
The people were wailing and fleeing everywhere, and the soldiers were ferocious and vicious and were arresting people.
This scene seemed to have happened to him as a child. Feng Rang whipped the soldier who was arresting people without thinking.
As soon as Xiaodouzi saw the enemy's armor, he knew that it was the Hexi garrison coming to help, but he didn't expect that this young general would attack their people indiscriminately.
Jiang Xinyu suppressed her anger and poked Chen Jiu and whispered,
"You are Xiao Yuan's representative of the governor at this moment, so be tough."
Chen Jiu understood and frowned, waiting for the other party to come over and greet him.
Xiao Douzi and two secret guards stepped forward to block Feng Rang's whip.
"Captain, what are you doing?
Could it be that you are in cahoots with these thieves?"
When Feng Rang saw that the person opposite him was a young eunuch, his eyes flashed with contempt.
"I am Feng Rang, the captain of the Hexi Garrison. I would like to ask why the disaster relief team of the envoy beat up civilians."
Seeing how arrogant he was, Xiao Douzi's face turned cold.
"Whether he is a pauper or a thief can only be known after the trial. It is inappropriate for Lord Feng to interfere with the enforcement of the law without knowing anything.
Besides, since you are here on a transfer order, why don't you go and pay your respects to my governor first?
Don't say that the Za family didn't remind you, my governor is an imperial envoy, and during the disaster relief period, he has the right to execute first and report later if he sees an official one level higher than him.
Lord Feng, you have overstepped your bounds."
Xiao Douzi's words were full of threats. Although Feng Rang was dissatisfied, he had to swallow his anger and quit.
Without him, the soldiers quickly rounded up all the civilians, and the Dongchang guards quickly separated them for interrogation.
There is no doubt that the two assassins were thieves, but as for whether there is another killer hidden among the others, we will have to wait until they are interrogated to find out.
Feng Rang followed Xiao Douzi inside, and his eyes turned red when he saw the old man who was beaten beyond recognition and the old woman with a long spike stuck in her lower abdomen.
He gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee to greet "Xiao Yuan", but without waiting for him to be called, he aggressively questioned the officer why he was so disregarding human life.
Chen Jiu imitated Xiao Yuan and smiled coldly, "What qualifications do you have to question me?"
If it was the real Xiao Yuan who said this, it would have been very oppressive, and Feng Rang might not have dared to retort.
But Chen Jiubi is fake after all, so it's a little lacking in meaning.
Feng Rang felt that he was extremely great, and he stood up straight and argued his case even when he was kneeling.
Jiang Xinyu rolled her eyes in disgust, grabbed the old woman's body and tore off her sleeves.
"Master Feng, do you not understand what I am saying? I have told you that there are thieves trying to assassinate the imperial police, but you don't understand.
If you are not blind, take a look and see whose old lady from the disaster area has such flesh and blood."
After Jiang Xinyu finished speaking, she threw the old lady's body directly at Feng Rang. The snow-white and strong arm formed a sharp contrast with the old woman's dark face full of grooves.
Feng Rang was startled and stepped back quickly. Now he saw clearly and realized that it was his misunderstanding. His face turned red and he knelt down to apologize.
Jiang Xinyu winked at Chen Jiu and quietly raised two fingers.
Chen Jiu understood and gave Feng Rang 20 strokes of the cane for disrespecting his superiors and attacking his colleagues.
In theory, the punishment was not severe and Feng Rang had nothing to say about it, but the bad thing was that during these troubled times, some people took advantage of the situation.
The Dongchang guards were very efficient in their work. After verifying that the others were disaster victims, they released them.
They were all people from nearby villages who had fled from poor families and did not know each other very well. The old man and the old woman who joined them halfway were not familiar to them either.
The old man was quite stubborn. He felt that he couldn't escape and committed suicide by severing his heart veins. Jiang Xinyu just had his body burned and continued on his way.
Feng Rang was beaten with a stick and could not ride a horse, so he found an empty car to lie down. Several of his deputies took turns to visit him and said insinuatingly that he was an unkind person.
Feng Rang knew he was wrong and felt a little guilty, but now that someone was fanning the flames, his temper flared up again.
The Hexi Camp had often participated in disaster relief efforts in previous years, and they knew the character of the superiors from the capital well.
What's more, the one who came this time was a eunuch with a bad reputation, so not only Feng Rang but also the other soldiers looked down on him.
The old soldiers at this time were also called "soldier ruffians" and "soldier oilers". They were the ones who did not recognize the county officials but only recognized the current supervisors.
Although Feng Rangren was reckless, he was a man of honor and not greedy for money. His brothers all respected him very much.
Now, seeing him being beaten by the imperial guards as soon as they met, they were all filled with anger and were thinking about how to get back at their brother.
If they were just accompanying the disaster relief work and the journey was smooth, they would not dare to act rashly.
As luck would have it, the current situation is not peaceful, and they really took the opportunity to trick the imperial police team.
If they want to reach Qingyuan County from their current location, they must pass through a mountain ravine.
Jiang Xinyu had studied the map and knew that there was a high probability of an ambush here, so he kept dawdling and waiting for reinforcements.
Now that the people from the Hexi camp had arrived and they were cavalry, they felt relieved and divided them into two teams, with one team scouting and the other pressing forward.
The people from the Hexi Army responded very well and respectfully, and Jiang Xinyu really didn't notice anything unusual.
But she didn't know that the more remote and poor the place was, the less respect people had for imperial power.
Ignorance makes one fearless. An old farmer's fear of the emperor is far less than his fear of the county lord.
The lower-level soldiers in these remote areas only recognized the generals and had little respect for the imperial guards.
Those people promised well but actually did not follow through.
After entering the valley, the vanguard troops ran out in a flash without exploring anything, causing the people ambushing in the woods on both sides to breathe a sigh of relief.
Those people ran a few miles out of the valley, tied up their horses and lay down to rest. They sent a signal when they thought the time was about right.
The high-ranking officials from the city are just afraid of death because they have too many things to do. There are not so many thieves in this world.
They were also asked to investigate both sides. It was really a tricky thing to do.
If you have time, you can take a rest. If you are so afraid of death, why don’t you stay in the capital and sleep with a woman?
Jiang Xinyu saw the wolf smoke and knew there was no ambush in the valley, so he hurried into the mountain with the supply cart. However, when he reached the center, he was surrounded by more than 100 zombies.
The zombies appeared from many directions and bit and caught anyone they saw. No matter how powerful Jiang Xinyu was, she was only one, and soon many soldiers fell into their trap.
Xiao Douzi quickly lit the signal smoke to notify the follow-up troops for rescue, but Feng Rang actually did not move under the persuasion of his subordinates.
According to them, the imperial guard must have been so hated that someone wanted to assassinate him, and it was not worth it for them to sacrifice their brothers' lives to help him.
The group of people who had already left the valley also saw the signal smoke, but not only did they not want to move, they were also laughing and making fun of it.
They said that since the police officer knew how to beat the thieves with a stick, he could just use it to deal with the thieves. Such a big official account didn't need help from small people like them.
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