Chapter 68 Solved
There was a knock on the door. The soldiers looked at each other, but no one moved or made any noise.
“Help!”
"Uncle, please open the door."
"Save me, save my grandma."
“…”
The child's voice was trembling, and it was unknown whether he was scared or for some reason. He knocked on the door again and again, shouting something, but after knocking for a long time, there was no response from inside.
"Village Chief, what do you think?"
Someone asked the village chief what to do next.
The village chief thought about the humiliation he had suffered this evening, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes: "Everyone get ready."
"Village Chief, are we going in now?"
The village chief glared at the questioner and said, "Everyone inside must be fast asleep. If we don't go now, when will we go?"
“But, we didn’t…”
"We've released a lot of them before." The village chief sneered, "It turns out that God is always helping poor people like us."
I thought the medicinal effect of the well water had disappeared, but I didn’t expect it was still there and the effect was so strong.
But the effect came a little late.
In this case, they don't have to worry about these people getting hurt if they resist.
"Then village chief, we still have to do as before..." The person asking the question did not finish the rest of his sentence, but everyone present understood.
The village chief raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, you want to let him go?"
"So many people..." Especially those involved with imperial prisoners and the military officers being escorted, once they were investigated, the entire village wouldn't be enough to fill them.
"You think if we let these people go, we'll be safe?" The village chief sneered. "Naive, stupid, ridiculous!"
Perhaps because he believed that everyone inside was unconscious, the village chief's voice was not as controllable as before.
"Do you think, with these people's status, they would not pursue the matter even though they knew the things were gone? Even if they were forced to compromise temporarily due to the number of people in our village, they would definitely retaliate later!"
Therefore, no matter which aspect they start from, they must cut the grass! Remove it! Root!
"Alright," he waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up and make a quick decision!"
If he wasn't worried that these idiots would ruin his plans, he wouldn't have said so much.
When the people below heard his order, they cheered up and walked towards the door with their weapons.
The child who had changed from knocking on the door to banging on it was taken aside by them, and someone kicked the gate open.
Because they used too much force, the seemingly sturdy courtyard door could not bear the weight and fell down with a "bang".
Someone rushed into the yard first.
The yard was completely quiet. The imagined scene of prisoners sleeping soundly on the ground did not appear. Instead, the soldiers were lying or sitting on the ground in groups of three or four, unconscious.
"Village Chief, look, should we still..."
The man made a gesture of wiping his neck.
The village chief looked at the people lying there and felt proud. He quickly asked everyone to tie up these people. He wanted to see these people whether he, the village chief, was qualified to take those beasts away.
The villagers behind did not hesitate to face the danger and quickly entered the yard. They were about to tie up all these people and make a fortune when several soldiers with weapons appeared at the gate of the yard.
They shouted coldly, "What are you doing?"
Everyone was shocked. When they came to their senses, the soldiers who were still sleeping on the ground were already holding weapons and looking at them with eyes staring at prey, which made their scalps tingle and their bodies tremble. They believed that if they dared to make any further moves, these soldiers would definitely raise their knives and chop them down without hesitation.
Some people dropped their weapons and tried to escape, but the gate had been blocked and they had nowhere to escape.
"What are you panicking about!" the village chief shouted. "Everyone, come at me! There are so many of us, and we can't handle just a few of them?!"
Some people, however, saw the situation clearly and said, "Village Chief, they are obviously waiting for us to take the bait so that they can catch us all in one fell swoop."
The village chief snorted coldly: "Do you think they will let us go if we surrender?"
He looked around at the hesitant villagers and threatened, "Don't forget what you have done!"
If they were caught here today, their past deeds would surely be discovered, and then the whole village would be in trouble.
Maybe, I can go the same way as these exiled prisoners.
Those who had wanted to give up resistance were startled and gripped their weapons again, waiting for someone to move before moving forward.
Captain Wu saw this and said, "Think carefully. If you surrender, you might have a chance to redeem yourself. But if you insist on fighting, we will not hesitate to kill or injure you."
"Don't listen to their nonsense!" The village chief said anxiously, "Think about what you've done and the identities of these people. Only by dealing with them can we rest assured."
"Are you really their village chief?" Captain Wu couldn't help but taunt him. "Seeing how eager you are to send them to their deaths, someone who didn't know would think you had a blood feud with them."
"Shut up!"
The village chief was so angry and embarrassed that he urged the villagers again.
Lin Hongyang spoke at the right time: "As long as you lay down your weapons, I will not pursue your actions today." As for the past, that will be discussed separately.
Everyone knows that Lin Hongyang is the highest-ranking official among these people, and what he says is highly credible.
"Don't forget what you have done!"
Captain Wu could no longer bear it, so he whipped out his whip and hit the person who kept shouting.
The village chief naturally would not stand there and be beaten, but the whip seemed to have eyes and still landed steadily on his body and entangled him.
The next moment, Captain Wu exerted force, and with a cry of "Ah", the village chief was lifted up from the crowd and fell heavily on the open space in front with a bang.
Captain Wu swung the whip in the air, and the whip returned to his hand obediently as if it were alive.
He put the whip at his waist, clapped his hands, and stared at the wailing man lying on the ground with disgust: "Noisy!"
The village chief collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, no longer showing his previous arrogance.
Captain Wu snorted coldly and looked at the men holding their weapons, trembling and unsure what to do. "Will you surrender, or will I take action myself?"
Do it yourself?
Is this how you treat the village chief?
All the villagers shook their heads, and the next moment, they dropped all the weapons in their hands, raised their hands high, and squatted aside with their heads in their hands as required.
Captain Wu immediately ordered his subordinates to tie up these people one by one and then interrogate them.
He wanted to see what kind of filth this village was.
Lin Hongyang was very satisfied with his brothers' handling of the matter. After controlling these people, he only needed to arrange the next things. There were still many things to deal with tomorrow.
The people hiding in the house listened nervously to the noise outside. The yard, which was noisy before, suddenly became quiet. They looked at each other, not understanding what was happening.
In another bedroom, Mo Zhu was observing the situation outside through the crack in the window at any time, and he knew what was happening outside at the first time. When he saw that those people were tied up, he felt relieved that the crisis was resolved, and hurriedly told the people behind him about his discovery.
Hearing that the crisis was over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some even fell down on the straw-covered ground due to weak legs.
They were really frightened by the scene just now.
The crisis was over. Mo Zhu reluctantly handed the exquisite knife to his young master. Lu Mingxiu took it and put it into the package along with his own. Finally, he handed the package to Lu Yao and said, "Please keep it for me first."
Lu Yao took the package and took out two sabers from it, returning them to Mo Zhu and her brother's hands. "We have special identities, so it's not convenient for us to take these. You should keep them with you."
Lu Mingxiu hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse and directly put it on his waist.
His waist belt was specially made with several places sewn on it for storing things. Now it was just right to insert the knife.
He stretched his body to make sure it wouldn't fall off, then touched the scabbard with satisfaction.
He really likes it.
Seeing that her brother liked it, Lu Yao was also very happy. At the same time, she was already thinking about looking around later to see if there was anything in the space that her brother could use and like.
Seeing his young master like this, Mo Zhu happily put the knife into his waist. With this treasure, he will be able to better protect the young master and the young lady in the future.
Well, there are also young masters and young ladies.
Now that the crisis was over, they no longer had to be so nervous and on guard, and several families lay back on the ground, ready to continue sleeping.
They have to travel again tomorrow, so they need to take time to rest.
Lu Yao and Rong Yanhui did not sleep, but went to the kitchen.
After working all night, everyone must be hungry, so she planned to make some midnight snacks for these hard-working soldiers.
Seeing his younger brother-in-law busy with work, Lu Mingxiu naturally wanted to follow. But how could Lu Yao and his wife let him, who had just recovered from a serious illness and was still very weak, stay up late with them?
Lu Mingxiu: ...
He once again emphasized that his health had improved significantly, and that he could catch up on his sleep in the car tomorrow.
Lu Yao and Rong Yanhui still refused.
They don’t know whether they can really fall asleep, but they understand that if they don’t sleep when they should, the lost energy and spirit cannot be recovered even if they sleep for a few days later.
As for Mo Zhu, he has to drive the bus tomorrow. The safety of several children and his brother's lives are in his hands. The responsibility is so heavy that he cannot be careless at all.
Lu Mingxiu knew that his younger sister had a stubborn temper, but he didn't expect Rong Yanhui to be no less stubborn.
"Brother, you guys can't relax here either," Rong Yan replied, "I don't know what the situation is like outside. Haohao and Yueyue still need you and Mozhu to take care of them."
"Yes, brother, I'll leave Haohao and Yueyue to you."
Lu Mingxiu was helpless. Fine, the situation was still unclear and the two children really couldn't be left alone.
The two went to the kitchen, lit the oil lamp, checked the existing ingredients, and finally decided to make lean meat porridge, which was simple, nutritious, and easy to digest, and would not put too much burden on the stomach and intestines.
Because some people showed symptoms of drowsiness, they did not dare to use the well behind the house.
It's the middle of the night and it's not convenient to go out to fetch water.
What should I do?
Just when they were in trouble, Captain Wu came in.
Lu Yao's eyes lit up and she explained the situation. When the other party heard that they were preparing midnight snacks for them, they immediately arranged for someone to go out and fetch water.
Sure enough, if you have a problem, you can find a leader and get it properly resolved.
While waiting, the two of them were not idle and were preparing everything they would need in the morning.
With so much meat, she decided to make臊子面.
It is hot, so make more臊子. If you can’t finish it in one meal, you can save it for the next meal. You can cook it with noodles or put it in pancakes. Or, when it is inconvenient to cook, scoop a spoonful and mix it with rice. It is also delicious.
The soldiers moved very quickly. Before they had finished cutting the meat, they had already returned with two buckets of water.
Lu Yao said, "Thank you for your hard work." The soldier waved his hands and said, "This is what we should do."
The boss said that the Rong couple were going to cook a midnight snack for them.
He had never encountered such treatment before.
Here, Rong Yanhui put down what he was doing and went to light the fire in front of the stove, while Lu Yao washed the rice and put it in the pot and continued to work.
Two pots were working at the same time, one was cooking porridge and the other was frying meat to make臊子. After a while, the aroma of rice and meat filled the kitchen and spread to all directions.
The person who was sleeping soundly again smacked his lips and swallowed his saliva again and again. The pain was sore, only those who had experienced it knew it.
The people who were recording the situation in the yard were stimulated by the fragrance and couldn't help but sniff. Fortunately, they learned to be reserved and maintain their status, and finally managed to maintain their image with great difficulty.
As for the men who were tied together in twos and threes, they had never been out of the county in their entire lives, and even less often, they had never even been to a restaurant. The sudden aroma made their throats gurgle up and down.
Who is so wicked?
Aren’t you afraid of being robbed when you make something so delicious in the middle of the night?
With a "crack", a whip slammed onto the open ground ahead, and Captain Wu coldly warned: "Behave yourself!"
Everyone was startled and couldn't help but shrink back.
"Sir, we know everything and have told you everything. Please forgive us."
"Yes, sir, I have a mother and a son to take care of at home. Please have mercy on me."
"My wife just gave birth and can't leave me alone."
“…”
"If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place?" Captain Wu remained unmoved. "If you have anything to say, you should go back to the government office and talk."
Professional matters should be left to professionals. They are not responsible for hearing cases. The specific details should be left to the relevant people. What is registered now is the general situation of these people to facilitate handover.
When everyone heard that they were going to be sent somewhere else, they panicked instantly. They didn't understand the law, but they also knew that what they did was wrong. If they were sent to the government office, what awaited them would definitely not be a good result.
Thinking of this, they no longer dared to take any chances.
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