Chapter 369: Riot
However, Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had not yet walked out of the small Buddhist temple.
Captain Duan Yanggang came hurriedly over. He looked flustered, panting, and even his hat was tilted. "Sir, sir, are those people from the Cui family causing trouble?"
Fan Jingrui frowned, his expression serious, and immediately asked, "What happened? Tell me in detail!"
"It was Cui Dashu's wife, the head of Cuijiazhuang Village. While we were changing shifts, she teamed up with a few other skilled women and rushed out to the street!"
Duan Yang glanced at Fan Jingrui before continuing, "It's all our fault for being careless. We didn't expect them to choose this time to cause trouble."
"That Cui Dashu's wife is very aggressive. She led those women on a rampage, cursing non-stop and saying, 'Sir, you're bullying the good people and not giving them a chance to live.'"
"Our men rushed to stop them after discovering them, but they wouldn't listen and kept scratching and clawing at our brothers. We simply couldn't stop them, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Jingrui's face darkened and he shouted angrily, "How outrageous! Come on, follow me and take a look."
Duan Yang hurriedly advised: "Sir, it's dangerous to go there. Those women are making a fuss. If they hurt you..."
At this moment, Chu Ci used "Xing'er" to scan and found that Cui Dashu's wife was trying to escape in the chaos, and there was actually a young boy by her side to support her.
The boy looked almost exactly like Duan Yang, and the similarity between his eyebrows and eyes was shocking.
Chu Ci made a prompt decision and raised his hand to hit Duan Yang.
The force was quite strong, Duan Yang groaned and fell to the ground in a faint.
Qiu Xinran, who had just run over, looked at Duan Yang who was knocked unconscious by Chu Ci, and shrank back unconsciously, his eyes full of fear.
But Fan Jingrui had already spotted him. "You must be Constable Qiu Xinran, right? What happened outside?"
Qiu Xinran replied tremblingly, "Sir, more and more people are gathering outside, and the situation is getting out of control. Furthermore, I seem to see a few unfamiliar faces stirring up trouble in the crowd. I wonder what their intentions are."
Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui exchanged a glance, and Fan Jingrui decisively said, "Take Duan Yang with you, and let's go!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Xinran glanced at Duan Yang lying on the ground, his face showing hesitation and embarrassment.
But look at Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui on the opposite side. We can't afford to offend them, absolutely can't afford to offend them.
He could only apologize to Duan Yang on the ground: "Brother Duan, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about it."
After saying that, Qiu Xinran bent down, dragged Duan Yang with great effort, and followed closely the hurried footsteps of Fan Jingrui and Chu Ci.
As soon as Fan Jingrui and Chu Ci walked out of the Cui family's gate, they heard the sharp voices of several women talking nonsense from afar.
"Our Cui family has always been honest and law-abiding here, diligently farming and paying taxes. Our ancestors have been honest and law-abiding for generations, and have never had any grudges against anyone."
"But now the new county magistrate has come in. I don't know who's slandering him, but he's accusing us of something we don't even know! What have we done wrong to deserve this slander and injustice?"
"Is there any justice in this world? Don't we have a place to seek justice? We must file a complaint with the Emperor and let him make the decision!"
"You are a bunch of corrupt officials who only know how to bully honest people. God will punish you sooner or later! Our Cui family is upright and honest, and we are not afraid of malicious framing!"
The women of the Cui family stood with their hands on their hips, spitting everywhere.
But Chu Ci noticed that Cui Dashu's wife was missing, and her heart tightened. She didn't care about hiding her innocence and said anxiously, "Husband, something is wrong. Cui Dashu's wife is missing. I'm taking Qiu Xinran to chase her!"
After saying that, Chu Ci took a few quick steps and came to Qiu Xinran. He grabbed Duan Yang from Qiu Xinran like a chicken and said sternly, "Follow me! Don't dawdle!"
Qiu Xinran thought to himself, would he dare? He didn't want to be the second Duan Yang to be dealt with by Chu Ci. Thinking of this, he quickly replied, "Yes!"
However, in the short time it took to finish this conversation, Chu Ci had already walked five meters away with Duan Yang in his arms.
Seeing this, Qiu Xinran subconsciously glanced at the elegant Fan Jingrui, and thought to himself: It's not easy for the county magistrate to have such a powerful woman.
But no matter how powerful she was, she was just a woman. Why was she interfering in the investigation? Qiu Xinran couldn't help but complain in his heart.
But it was just a thought in his mind. He didn't dare to delay in action. In order to avoid angering Chu Ci, his legs and feet became more agile. He took two steps at a time and quickly caught up.
"This way!" Chu Ci quickened his pace when he saw Qiu Xinran catching up with him.
Qiu Xinran has accepted his fate now, and he just hopes that if anything goes wrong, it won't all be blamed on him, a small constable.
Wait, what did he see? "Then, then..." Qiu Xinran's eyes widened in shock, his tongue seemed to be tied, and he couldn't speak clearly.
Seeing that Qiu Xinran couldn't even speak clearly, Chu Ci simply took matters into his own hands. "Hey, kid next to Cui Dashu's wife, turn around and see who I have in my hand?"
Duan Chenhe subconsciously felt that something was wrong, his face suddenly changed, and he said hurriedly: "Aunt, hurry up!"
However, the next second, Duan Chenhe heard, "If you keep running, Duan Yang's life will be in danger! I'll count to three. If you don't stop, don't blame me for being ruthless! One!"
Chu Ci's voice was cold and threatening.
Duan Chenhe turned around and looked at Duan Yang in Chu Ci's hand. His eyes were about to burst, and he shouted angrily: "Who are you? What did you do to my father?"
Qiu Xinran finally found his place. He stepped forward and said seriously, "This is our county magistrate's wife, Duan Chenhe. Don't make the same mistake over and over again, or you'll regret it too late!"
As Qiu Xinran's voice fell, Chu Ci tapped Duan Yang's painful spot lightly at the right spot.
"Woo--" Duan Yang couldn't help but let out a painful groan.
Duan Chenhe immediately wavered, his expression flustered, "I..."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Cui Dashu's wife immediately prepared to escape.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Qiu Xinran couldn't deal with Duan Yang, but dealing with a woman was easy for him.
"Madam, I'll do this, I'll do it--" Qiu Xinran volunteered and rushed forward while shouting.
He rushed forward, stretched out his hand, and was about to grab the woman's collar and pull her back.
Unexpectedly, a fierce look flashed in the woman's eyes, and her face instantly became ferocious. She suddenly took out a dagger from somewhere, and with a flash of cold light, she stabbed directly at Qiu Xinran's arm without mercy.
Seeing this, even Chu Ci was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, his heart in his throat, "Be careful——"
Anyone who can be a constable usually has some skills to save his life.
With Chu Ci's reminder, just when the woman's dagger was about to pierce Qiu Xinran's arm.
Qiu Xinran's body suddenly dodged, and then he kicked out, using all his strength to kick the woman's wrist.
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