"What about Cui Niangzi, Zhang Niangzi, Lin Lian and Lin Erluo? Should we take them back with us?" Luo Yong noticed two familiar figures tied up among the group.
He often came to Linjia Village and communicated with the people in the barren mountains, so he naturally knew that Lin Erluo and Lin Lian were both from Linjia Village.
The vast majority of people in Linjia Village are believers of the Mountain Goddess, so the county government naturally has no jurisdiction over them.
The followers of the Mountain Goddess are all under the control of the desolate mountain.
"You can take them away first, just follow the normal procedure." Madam Cui glanced at the two people, somewhat disgusted.
Lin Mo saw the whole story and knew very well that both of them had participated in the operation.
These two are really capable of bringing bandits to rob in the wilderness!
Luo Yong nodded. Since they were following the normal procedure, it meant that these two people were not believers of the Mountain Goddess, and the barren mountain would not interfere.
This makes it much easier to handle.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these two will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Your county government needs to investigate this thoroughly and announce it to everyone in Huang County."
Cui Niangzi approached and whispered a few words to Luo Yong.
Luo Yong's eyes widened. He had no idea that the Ning family of Hongyao Village was so audacious as to steal the identity of a noble lady from the capital while she was suffering from amnesia!
"Don't worry, our county magistrate will handle this matter personally!"
Since this matter concerns a believer whom the Mountain Goddess trusts greatly, Magistrate Xu will certainly handle it personally.
Sure enough, after Luo Yong brought the group back and explained the whole story, Xu Rurong clapped her hands.
"How dare they steal someone else's life! How could anyone be so vicious!"
"Sir, what should we do with those half-dead bandits?" Luo Yong asked again.
In fact, apart from some half-dead bandits, there were also some bandits who were not injured, but some of them had long lost the will to resist and only hoped that the county government would execute them quickly.
"Those who are half-dead, just keep them alive. We'll still need them to carry bricks in the future. They're free labor!" Xu Rurong said with a hint of disdain as she sent people to give those people some basic medical treatment.
It was just simple medical treatment, really just treating the injuries. As for whether those people would survive, that was up to fate.
As for the group that wasn't seriously injured, he could guess without even asking that they were probably bandits who hadn't seen much bloodshed, but had been attracted by the bandit leader's profits and defected to him.
"Send all these people to work, don't pay them, just make sure they don't starve!"
"Keep a close watch on them, don't let them escape!"
Xu Rurong waved her hand.
Since you did something wrong, you should be punished!
Sending everything to the prison and providing free meals is less efficient than bringing in labor!
As for Lin Erluo, of course he has to be locked up. We can't let this stupid and vicious guy get away!
Luo Yong nodded and quickly led the group over.
However, County Magistrate Chen, who was standing nearby, brought over a letter.
"My lord, a letter has arrived from the capital. It's probably from the powerful figure behind the evil spirits in Shijia Village." After receiving the letter, Magistrate Chen was terrified. He only breathed a sigh of relief after carefully examining its contents.
"Didn't that high-ranking official notice that the previous Magistrate Shi is gone?" Xu Rurong looked at the letter in her hand with a strange expression.
"I guess they didn't find it. After all, this place is remote, so it's hard for news to get out if something happens."
County Magistrate Chen pondered for a moment.
Otherwise, those bandits wouldn't be so audacious.
The location here is excellent. There are no imperial troops stationed here, and to get to the desolate county, one must cross the only narrow mountain road.
Some time ago, bandits were throwing stones at the roadside, and most caravans were too scared to come over, so the news spread slowly.
Even though Madam An recently dealt with some of the bandits, this place is still very deserted.
"It seems this evil spirit isn't so powerful after all; it can't even sense that its followers have died." Xu Rurong read the letter carefully and couldn't help but chuckle.
The high-ranking official also instructed him to take the opportunity to recruit more people and secretly train them.
Isn't this tantamount to rebellion? Are they trying to encircle the cities from the countryside, with the enemy acting as an inside agent in Beijing?
Unfortunately, he stole the position of county magistrate!
However, Xu Rurong felt that he had completed the task by accident.
Isn't this desolate county now recruiting people?
"Sir, why don't we just burn this letter? Anyway, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so even if that high-ranking official discovers something, there's nothing he can do for the time being," Magistrate Chen suggested.
"Why burn it? It's such a waste to burn such a great backer." Xu Rurong's eyes darted around.
"Since he wants us to recruit more people and secretly train troops here, we have to pay a price, right?"
"We're dirt poor here, what are we going to use to train our troops? Let him send us food and silver!"
"Aren't you very good at imitating handwriting? Then imitate that Magistrate Shi's handwriting and write him another reply!"
Chen, the county magistrate standing nearby, was dumbfounded. Was this some kind of game?
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