Chapter 141 Are they some despicable people?
"Damn it! Do you think I'm a fool? You find such an excuse to fool me!"
Boss Sun cried out in fear, "Sir, I really didn't lie. It was Boss Song who fooled us!"
We brothers have said before, what kind of female ghost would not want souls but money? This is clearly taking us for fools! "
Song Lao Er also cried out for justice: "Sir, I really didn't lie to you! Otherwise, I would be struck by lightning and die miserably. It was definitely a female ghost who did it."
Captain Lei snorted coldly: "You were going to die a miserable death anyway."
He looked at the two people who kept begging for mercy, thinking that maybe someone was using the "ghosts" to get gold, silver and other valuables.
He stood up straight and looked at the cows and donkeys tied at the foot of the hill behind him. He asked casually, "You said the donkeys were lost too. How many donkeys are there?"
The people in Qili Village felt a pang of fear in their hearts, and followed Captain Lei's gaze to look at their donkeys behind them.
What did Captain Lei mean by this? Did he suspect these donkeys belonged to the enemy?
"Twelve of them, all fat and strong, much better than the few skinny donkeys in their team!
If they weren't short of food, seeing how their carts were piled high with food, they wouldn't have thought of targeting their team!" Boss Sun replied proudly.
Finally, he didn’t forget to visit Qili Village.
However, it also helped to clear the suspicion of the donkeys behind and the things piled on the cart.
A whispered reminder came from the side of my ear: "Captain, although these donkeys are theirs, the other twelve may be tied up somewhere else. I think the mountain behind is a good place."
Captain Lei frowned and whispered, "Take a few people to check. The donkeys are braying loudly, especially with twelve of them. If they're really in the woods, they can't hide at all."
"yes."
Captain Lei then instructed another man, "Take a dozen or so people with you and search the area around where they rested last night! Search thoroughly and don't miss any suspicious spots."
"yes!"
Mr. Jiang and Shen Qing were extremely grateful that they had moved the donkey early.
Shen Qing was even more relieved because she had a locker, so even if she searched, nothing would be found.
The other people in the village were not as calm and composed as Mr. Jiang and Shen Qing. Their chests were heaving violently with anger.
Captain Lei acted as if he didn't see anything. He walked to a rock under the shade of a tree and sat down, slowly fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.
A bunch of country folk who were lucky enough to capture a group of evil vagrants, and they still want to take credit in front of him?
He would not indulge them, otherwise they would become more and more demanding and asking for this and that, which would only cause trouble for him!
Besides, what if he looked down on them?
He is an official and they are the people. Do they dare to argue with him? If they do, they will suffer the consequences!
Li E, who was in charge of making the mung bean soup, called out, "The sweet mung bean soup that clears away heat and relieves summer heat is ready. Everyone, grab a bowl and drink."
The summer evening is still a bit hot, and even the breeze is warm.
When the officers and soldiers who had rushed over heard about mung bean soup, they licked their lips and looked at Captain Lei.
Captain Lei didn't expect that the poor farmers also made mung bean soup!
But he lowered his head to look at the large jar beside him, which was filled with boiled water.
People have already prepared drinking water for them, so they can't just rush to ask others for mung bean soup... Don't worry, just wait, these country people will definitely take the initiative to offer it to them!
"It's really delicious. It's different with sugar, so sweet."
"So sweet! Not astringent at all. Auntie was really generous to put so much brown sugar in it."
"It's smooth and crunchy. A bowl of it in the summer is really thirst-quenching and cools down the body."
.....
The gulping sounds of the officers, soldiers and runners swallowing became louder.
Captain Lei waited and waited, but no one showed up. His face darkened as he turned to Second Master Jiang and asked, "Brothers, you've been tired all day, and you don't even deserve a bowl of mung bean soup?"
Master Jiang replied calmly, "What are you talking about, sir? How could we not deserve it? It's just that we didn't know that sirs also like the food of us poor people.
Aren't you worried that these things will pollute the officials' eyes?"
The officers, soldiers and runners all knew that what Captain Lei said just now was just a way of saying that he looked down on them!
The captain of the police is really something. He was afraid that they would steal the credit as soon as they arrived, but it was obvious that this credit was earned by others at the cost of their lives!
It would be fine if he was just on guard in his heart, but he even showed it on his face. Now, if he doesn't take others seriously, why should others respect him?
Anyway, after today, everyone will go their separate ways, and no one can count on him. He thinks that the merchants in the city are going to support him. He really doesn't know what's going on!
Following him out here is exhausting and utterly pointless. Now I can't even get a bowl of mung bean soup. I'm going to have to put on a good show in front of the county magistrate when I get back...
Captain Lei sensed the growing anger of his brothers and said to Master Jiang, "Alright, hurry up and make a few pots to share with the brothers. Add some brown sugar to make them stronger."
"I'm so sorry, sir. We refugees have a fixed amount of food. If each of you, hundreds of people, eats one bowl, each of us will have one less bowl.
I know you are tired after a day of work, but the people in our village have been exhausted from last night to today, especially last night when they risked their lives!
As for the brown sugar, it was generously given by my niece-in-law to the villagers to nourish their bodies. How precious is brown sugar? Now I am drinking it thanks to her. Let alone putting more, even putting less is not enough."
Mr. Jiang's words were as polite as they could be, and there was nothing wrong with them, but every word he said was a rejection.
Captain Lei's chest heaved violently. He was in the wrong, especially since he had already made his brothers unhappy. If he lost his temper, it would surely make his brothers even more unhappy. If they didn't help him, it would be difficult to resolve the situation.
No problem, when he finds the gold and silver, he will be generous and give each of them a hundred copper coins, and then he will deal with these poor villagers!
The people of Qili Village didn't care about Captain Lei's face which was so dark that it looked like water was about to drip out. They just slurped up the mung bean soup.
At the same time, he secretly gave Mr. Jiang a thumbs up.
They didn't cause any trouble, they just caught the evildoers and hoped that the government soldiers would come, but in the end they got nothing in return. And they still acted like officials. Haha, are they such despicable people?
Even though he looks down on you, you still rush to offer him mung bean soup?
What a sweet dream!
Captain Lei just felt that time was passing very slowly.
After finally waiting for his men who had gone to check on the rear of the mountain mausoleum to return, he quickly stood up and rushed forward to ask anxiously, "How is it?"
The other person shook his head.
Soon the constable who had gone to the resting place to search came back and reported: "There is only a carriage with the word 'Lin' engraved on it. It is indeed owned by the wealthy merchant Lin.
But the carriage was empty, and on the cart"
Captain Lei asked hurriedly, "What's on the cart? Is it anything valuable?"
The constable's face turned pale and he whispered a few words. Then Captain Lei bent over and started to vomit.
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