Chapter 893: The beloved cousin escaped from control (19)
The two parties who were still acting in front of Du Shichu's carriage became anxious when they saw that things did not develop as they expected. The young man said anxiously and panickedly: "Miss, you can't report it to the authorities! I still have to take the imperial examinations, and it will be bad for my career if I get into trouble with the authorities!"
The arresting men threatened Du Shichu fiercely: "How dare you send someone to report to the police, you bitch? Do you know who is behind us? You can't afford to offend the adults! If you know what's good for you, send those people back quickly, otherwise you don't want to know the consequences..."
"But I just want to know." Du Shichu said indifferently, and asked them in return, "By the way, who is behind you? Tell me, I want to meet him too."
The thugs were choked and looked at each other. They were certainly not stupid enough to reveal the person behind them. They just wanted to threaten and intimidate Du Shichu.
Seeing that Du Shichu was still going to ask more questions, the villain in the lead said in a bluffing and timid tone: "You are not qualified to know the masters behind us! In short, if you dare to go against us, you must be prepared for revenge."
"Okay, then I'll wait for the revenge of your master behind you." Du Shichu smiled slightly, and then said to the young man, "Speaking of which, I still have some questions. Why are you so afraid of reporting to the authorities? After all, if you are really innocent, you should want to report to the authorities the most. Don't tell me that you want to take the imperial examination and that getting into trouble with the authorities will hinder your career. Don't you think that the officials in the capital, as the foot of the emperor, dare to take bribes and pervert the law and wrongly accuse good people?"
"No, no, I don't think so. The adults in the capital are naturally honest, fair and law-abiding." The young man said hurriedly, fearing that he would be hated by the adults in the capital if he spoke a little later.
"Hurry up and stop those people who are reporting to the police!" Seeing that Du Shichu was not afraid of his threat, the leader became anxious and ordered his men to stop those who were reporting to the police.
However, it was too late for them to stop it now. One tael of silver was already a considerable windfall for ordinary people. If they earned it by themselves, it would be difficult to earn one tael of silver in three or two months. But now they could get it easily by just running errands to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the officials. Who wouldn't be tempted?
Although only the first person who successfully reported to the authorities could get it, what if he was lucky? Who would be willing to give up without fighting? Therefore, more than 20 people ran to report to the authorities, and the two men of the villain could not stop everyone.
"You bitch! You're so cruel! Be careful when you go out next time!" The leading villain obviously knew that it was impossible for his men to stop everyone from reporting to the police, so he hurriedly said these harsh words and wanted to leave with the young man.
"Did I let you leave?" Du Shichu sneered, "You can stop my carriage if you want, and leave if you want? Am I such an easy target?"
"What do you want?" the villain asked with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Girl, you'd better not offend these evil people. Just let them take me away, so as not to implicate you..."
I don't know if the young man was quick-witted, but he actually modified the script and used the two tactics of retreating to advance and playing hard to get. If Du Shichu was just an ordinary girl and didn't see through that they were in the same group, now after hearing what he said, she would definitely feel guilty towards him, thinking that not only could she not save him, but she also caused him to be caught.
Unfortunately, Du Shichu saw from the beginning that this group of people was setting a trap for her, so naturally she had no guilt or pity. She only said sarcastically: "If you don't want to implicate me, you should have rushed to my carriage at the beginning and let me make the decision for you. Don't you think it's too late for you to say this now?"
The young man's face suddenly froze, and he could hardly maintain that apologetic and painful expression.
After hearing what Du Shichu said, the people around him finally regained some reason: "Yes, if this gentleman is really worried that this girl will provoke bad people, then he shouldn't have asked this girl for help in the first place."
"That's right. He is just saying this now. Isn't it hindsight?"
"Hey, not only did you get yourself into trouble, but you also implicated innocent passers-by."
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The young man's face twisted as he listened to what the people around him said, and he quickly lowered his head, fearing that others would see his true expression.
"Go away! Get out of the way!" Several thugs drove away the people around them and tried to leave.
"Tsk tsk, you are in such a hurry to leave that you don't even wait for the government officials. Are you guilty of something?" Du Shichu spoke slowly again.
"Shut up! What's this got to do with you?!" The leading villain finally couldn't help it anymore. His face turned red with anger and he yelled at Du Shichu.
"It really is none of my business, but you insisted on involving me." Du Shichu said with an innocent expression.
Seeing that the government officials were about to arrive, the villains were extremely anxious. They yelled at Du Shichu in frustration and wanted to break through the crowd to leave. However, everyone was enjoying the fun and wanted to see the government soldiers coming to arrest people, so they intentionally or unintentionally tried to stop them from leaving, which made their escape much more difficult.
"Here they come! The government officials are here!" An old lady who saw the soldiers coming from afar shouted excitedly.
Soon, a tall and strong middle-aged man in his thirties ran over with sweat all over his forehead. He rushed to Du Shichu's carriage and said breathlessly: "I am the first to successfully report to the authorities! That silver is mine, right?"
"It's yours." Du Shichu picked up the silver and threw it into the man's arms. The man stretched out his hands and caught it swiftly, then bit it with his teeth excitedly, "It's real!"
Others looked at him enviously: "Old Liu made a profit this time. He can carry sacks at the dock for a month with this tael of silver!"
"Hey, he has long legs and runs fast!"
"It would be great if there is such a good job in the future. I would also like to fight for it."
The people who had reported to the police ran back, and the evil men became even more anxious. In the end, they were so angry that they didn't care whether they would hurt ordinary people or not, and they immediately rushed forward and tried to escape.
However, their action backfired. Originally, everyone just wanted to watch the show and stopped them, but now they were rushing around and injuring many people, which aroused public anger. So without Du Shichu's orders, those who were hit by them angrily grabbed them and insisted that they apologize.
When the government officials arrived, Du Shichu bluntly pointed out the people who wanted to plot against her. Because she was just a passerby who was implicated, the matter was ultimately none of her business, and she got away with it with a clear conscience.
Want to plot against her? Humph, then go to jail for a few days first, Du Shichu sneered.
(End of this chapter)
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