Some people are so hurt that they can't hold it back any longer, and they refute without thinking about who the other person is.
"It's not your child who died, so you shouldn't be anxious!"
Master Wu understood everyone's pain and was not angry. He patiently persuaded them: "There are also people from my clan here. How could I fool you?
In broad daylight, with so many eyes watching, I can understand that everyone is eager to seek revenge, but you also saw that there were not just one or two bodies, but dozens of them, some of which had already decayed into bones and could not be recognized.
You guys can't just take a corpse back with you, right?
We need to give you some time to find out the true identities of these innocent victims and their parents and relatives. Where did the missing women go? Should we look for them? Don't you want to find out who else is the culprit besides the Chen family?
Each of these things needs to be done manually and takes time to sort out. As you can see, the people brought by adults are not idle. Have they not stopped since they arrived here?
If we just beat him to death, wouldn't that be more of a hindrance than a help?
Fellow villagers, please do not do something stupid that would make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy. If you still have some trust in me, why not send someone back to your village to ask if there are any other families whose daughters are missing, even if it was a few years ago.
The master has just arrived and is not familiar with this place yet, we can't let him be fooled."
"Yes, yes, yes. Leave a few people in each village to gather information. The others should go back and talk to their own clan leaders to find out more. There is still a lot of farm work waiting for them at Huo's house. We can't afford to waste this time!"
Everyone suppressed their grief and fell silent. This was the only way they could do now. They could only hope that the new governor would really do them justice!
The Song clan leader held back his grief and asked, "How long do we have to wait? Your niece is still waiting for us to rescue her?"
"I don't know either. Let's see how the situation is going on your side. Even if you can't spare any help for the time being, I can ask the old lady for help now. She won't ignore me."
Saving lives is like putting out a fire, and Qiao Xin did not delay the progress at all. In order to find out the whereabouts of others, she even secretly allowed Zhang Yun to use some means to force the question.
It's come to the point of life and death, who would be polite to you?
Qiao Xin said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yun is already interrogating the manager of this manor and the man surnamed Chen. I believe there will be news soon. The most important thing right now is to quickly prevent these surviving girls from leaving with their parents."
Wu Shiye was puzzled: "Why is this?"
"If we let them take them back so carelessly, will these girls still have a chance to survive?"
Master Wu was startled, and immediately understood that rumors are like knives, and gossip in the countryside can kill people without being seen!
How does the lady plan to arrange it?
"Gather their parents and relatives together first, so I can meet them first!"
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Master Wu quickly found the families of these women and told them that the old lady wanted to meet everyone!
Everyone gathered together, not knowing what Qiao Xin was doing. Some family members were afraid that the officials could not solve the problem and would take the opportunity to deal with them, the victims, so they were unwilling to come forward. It was only when the head of the Song clan patted his chest and assured him that it was not a bad thing that they let down their guard a little.
But even if they came, they were scattered in the corners.
Qiao Xin didn't get too sentimental and apologized directly.
"My son, as your father and mother, failed to govern this land well, and let the elders and villagers be harmed by evil people. As a mother, I apologize to the villagers on his behalf!"
The people below were stunned!
Did we just have tinnitus?
The adult's mother apologized to us, didn't she?
Apologize, yes, make amends?
Oh my goodness!
That's the prefect's mother, the Lady Haoming appointed by His Majesty herself. How could she apologize to them?
"My dear nephew, did I hear you right?"
The Song clan leader was dumbfounded, and desperately pinched Master Wu's wrist. He was so excited that he could hardly stand!
Master Wu endured the pain and nodded in agreement.
"Uncle, yes, the old lady did apologize to us!"
He was also surprised, okay?
Which official doesn't consider his reputation more important than his life?
Even if they have done something wrong, they would rather make amends secretly than admit their mistakes in public.
In this cannibalistic world, officials always keep a certain distance from the people and maintain their own sense of mystery, so that the people can have awe of them!
Does the old lady know that his parents are playing such a trick? Don't let this matter create a rift between the mother and son!
Qiao Xin naturally consulted with Qiao Yunqing.
Right now, the people are full of resentment and anger, and have lost all reason. They have no trust in the officials at all. If they still show off their power at this time, it will simply add fuel to the fire! It may provoke a popular uprising, and even involve them.
The only way is to lower your posture, share the same hatred with the people, and calm everyone's anger.
In this matter, it would be more appropriate for Qiao Yunqing to come forward than for him to stand up.
Thinking of the corpses placed in the backyard, they were all as young as flower buds.
The youngest woman looked like a child when she died, and some of the bodies were even boys. Qiao Xin had never wanted to kill those beasts with her own hands like she did at this moment!
Qiao Xin put herself in such a low profile that people were too embarrassed to scold them.
After all, Yuncheng is about 500 to 600 miles away from them. If the lords below want to hide something, wouldn't it be easy?
Everyone said that this was not Mr. Qiao’s fault!
Qiao Xin waved her hands: "Wrong is wrong. This happened during his term, and he can't escape the guilt of negligence. I won't shirk responsibility for him. It has already happened, and it's meaningless to say what I said earlier.
We who are still alive have to look forward and keep living, because our whole family still depends on us."
It is better to show everyone the practical things than to say nice words.
The victims who are still alive are being judged and talked about in their own villages, and the gossip is not the most deadly thing.
Having their innocence destroyed basically cuts off a woman's chance of survival. If their families can give these women some support, it can also give them the courage to live.
What Qiao Xin is most worried about is that their own family members also adopt the victim-blaming approach, which is the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
If you want your family to support these women, then let them see their value.
"I just heard someone complain about their children being so unruly. This is not right. Our children are fine, but they are bullied by outsiders. We can't rub salt into their wounds, right? We can only blame the perpetrators and blame the children who are hurt.
Fellow villagers, do you think this is true?"
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