The interrogation in court ended quickly. Even though Tang You and Zhuo Yi begged for mercy frantically, the charges and punishments were still determined.
After that, Wu Bokai took out Zheng Rong's letter and nearly two hundred taels of salary separately.
"I'll go back with you guys later and deliver the things to the Zheng family. I was negligent about this matter, and I should personally apologize."
Wu Bokai really blames himself. If he had been more careful, disciplined more strictly, and checked more often, would such mistakes have avoided happening?
But in fact, if the bad guys really have intentions, it is hard to guard against them.
Even if he was the county magistrate, it would be difficult for him to think of asking door to door, so these two people would still find loopholes.
However, Xiao Lingling did not stop her. With her godfather going with her, Grandma Qiao would believe it was true and be able to persevere.
Xiao Lingdang had a simple lunch at the county government office, said goodbye to Xia Yan, and then rushed to the wood shop with Wu Bokai and others.
The street was quite busy at this moment, and three little girls were huddled together, talking about something.
Suddenly, little Bell's ears moved, as if it had caught some sound.
"Godfather, wait a minute, the carriage should stop to the right!"
When Wu Bokai heard his words, he quickly stopped the driver outside.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Little Bell nodded, pushed the door open and jumped out of the carriage, pointing to the alley on the right, "Godfather, this way!"
Wu Bokai quickly followed Xiao Lingling into the alley.
This is a dead end alley, very deep. As soon as you turn in, you can hear shouting and the sounds of punching and kicking.
"You little brat, you don't know your own limitations. How dare you come to our territory and act like a troublemaker? I think you don't want to live anymore!"
"That's right! Don't you know how much you weigh? If you dare to come here and steal our business again, I'll beat you to death!"
When Wu Bokai heard this, he immediately became furious and rushed in without even bothering to wait for Xiao Lingling's short legs.
"Stop it! Stop it right there! Beating people in broad daylight, do you still have any respect for the law?"
When Wu Bokai rushed in, he found that the people who beat him were actually children. They looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, and some of the younger ones were only seven or eight years old.
Each of them was extremely ruthless. The people being beaten on the ground curled up into a ball, but they could still hear muffled groans.
Perhaps they didn't expect someone to come to such a remote place in broad daylight, so everyone paused.
A teenage boy looked at Wu Bokai and sneered, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in our affairs?"
Wu Bokai frowned. These people were dressed in rags, their hair was matted together, and their shoes had their toes exposed. They were obviously beggars.
This made him feel both sympathetic and angry, "Asshole! I'm the magistrate of Huaxiang County, is there anything I can't control?
You may be young, but you are so vicious that you actually beat someone up in the street. How many days do you want to spend in jail?"
When they heard that it was the county magistrate, the gangsters instantly became timid.
A young boy of eight or nine years old poked the older boy in the waist.
"Boss, how about, how about we just forget about it? It seems like he really is the county magistrate. Anyway, we've already beaten him, and he definitely won't dare to mess around again!"
The child called the eldest brother found the stairs and quickly went down, then turned around and spat at the person on the ground.
"Bah! You're lucky, let's go!"
As they spoke, the group of people climbed over the wall and ran away from the other side as if they were familiar with the route.
Wu Bokai was about to chase after them, but Xiao Lingling grabbed his sleeve and said, "Godfather, don't worry about them for now. Saving people is the most important thing!"
Wu Bokai had no choice but to give up.
The two men went forward to check and saw that the person who was beaten was not very old, only about ten years old, with wounds all over his body and a swollen face.
"How did you get injured like this? Wait a minute, I'll go get someone and we'll go to the pharmacy."
The boy struggled to stand up, but his tone was very stubborn, "No, I, I'm fine."
After saying that, he leaned against the wall and wanted to leave.
Xiao Lingling took out a small bamboo tube from her bosom, which was a circle thicker than her finger, and put it into his hand.
"Here, take this. It contains medicine. Go back and wash the injured area. Apply it twice a day and it will heal in four or five days."
The boy turned his head to look at Xiao Lingling, his eyes slightly red, his hand tightly clenched the bamboo tube, he lowered his head and turned away.
Only two words, so soft that they were almost inaudible, were left: "Thank you."
Wu Bokai was still worried. "My dear, he's seriously injured. Is he really okay?"
Little Bell shook her head, “Don’t worry, Godfather, he must have been beaten often, he is very smart, and he protects dangerous places very well.
Most of the injuries are just flesh wounds, they're definitely painful, but they're not life-threatening. Besides, the medicine was made by my master and I, and it's very effective."
"Oh, okay. I think I know what's going on with these kids."
Little Bell was a little curious, "Huh? What's going on?"
Speaking of this, Wu Bokai was filled with emotion, "They are also pitiful people. In the past few years, disasters have hit the south one after another, and many refugees have fled here.
These children must be orphans who survived the refugee crisis. They have no money and no one to care for them, so they all became beggars, begging on the streets all day long.
Speaking of this, Wu Bokai's eyes also showed a bit of guilt.
In his mind, the people under his jurisdiction had such a hard time because he, as the county magistrate, was incompetent.
But this kind of thing is not something he can handle alone.
Xiao Lingling looked at the boy's back as he walked away, as if thinking about something, but was interrupted by Wu Tongtong's voice.
"Dad, little sister, what are you doing here? What's taking you so long?"
Wu Bokai came to his senses and said, "Ah, it's okay, I'll be right there!"
Wu Bokai picked up Xiao Lingling and walked back. There were so many things to do and they couldn't be solved all at once, so he just took them one by one.
In the carriage, Xiao Lingdang and Wu Bokai were both quite quiet, which made Wu Tongtong a little confused.
Fortunately, she has a secret weapon to tease Little Bell - snacks.
"Oh, these are snacks made by Sister Qinghe herself. Her cooking skills were taught by mother, and the snacks she makes are much more delicious than those sold outside.
Hmm~~~ It smells so good, and it’s actually a flower cake? It’s so sweet and delicious.”
Sure enough, as soon as the sweet smell appeared in front of the little bell, all the worries were thrown away in an instant.
"Where is it? I want to eat some too. Wow, it even looks like a flower. Oh, it's falling apart! I can't let it go to waste."
Xiao Lingling ate the snacks happily with both hands, and Wu Tongtong finally felt relieved and exchanged glances with her father.
Wu Tongtong: What do you think? I still have a way! ! I can easily make him happy. It's really not challenging at all~~~
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