There were four to five hundred bandits in Xiaogushan, but less than 10% of them were elderly, weak, women and children.
There were only a small number of women and children, who were obviously brought up the mountain as slaves and food supplies, and the rest were all strong and sturdy men.
These people are obviously not of the same nature as those who are forced to go up the mountain to become bandits because of the difficult times in the world and cannot survive.
Qiao Xin had no sympathy for these people, nor did she have any intention of making them change their ways!
Some people are not born to live!
Near noon, Zhang Yun had almost finished sorting out the matters that needed to be counted and organized.
Zhang Jun had already dug a burial pit for the bandits on the back mountain.
Wang Da Kui and Rwanda led the guards in the team who were good at hunting, and planned to go around the nearby woods to hunt some pheasants and rabbits to improve everyone's food.
But in less than half a moment, a guard came running over with a grim look on his face.
"Madam, Captain Luo and Captain Wang have discovered something new, it's a bit special, you should go and take a look!
Qiao Xin followed the guards to a hidden cave near the back mountain. The entrance of the cave was covered with hanging vines.
If you don't look for this place specifically, most people won't be able to find it!
Wang Da Kui and his companions passed by here while following their prey and found many bones scattered in the open air nearby, so they searched for them specifically.
But the situation inside the cave was too horrific. Most of the guards vomited after taking one look at it. Even Wang Da Kui, who was used to witnessing life and death, could not bear it.
After passing the narrow stone cave entrance, the inside was extremely spacious, enough to accommodate hundreds of people. However, in such a spacious place, a group of half-grown children were imprisoned.
Most of these children were young girls and boys, looking no more than eight or nine years old.
Not far from them, there were other children lying on the ground, motionless. It was unclear whether they had fainted or were already dead.
Every child was skinny and naked, and the tattered clothes could not cover the scars on their bodies.
There was a foul smell in the cave.
Upon closer inspection, they were found to have their ankles tied with iron chains and could only move within the length of the chains.
The iron chain was wrapped around several stone pillars nearby. The huge stone pillars were engraved with patterns that no one could understand, and they looked eerie and terrifying!
When they saw someone coming in, their eyes were filled with vigilance, fear and despair. They huddled together desperately, trying to find a little comfort.
Qiao Xin's attention was attracted by a wat placed in front of the stone pillar.
What kind of food is cooking in there? It's clearly a human skull!
It looks like a child's skull!
This pot of soup...
Qiao Xin's face suddenly turned ugly!
The hand holding the knife could not be restrained any longer, and he wanted to turn around and chop those bandits to death!
Living people cannibalizing each other is right in front of us, and when you consider the fresh and weathered bones at the entrance of the cave...
This kind of thing has obviously not happened in just one or two days!
Qiao Xin turned around and walked out of the cave, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air to clear her mind!
She asked people to bring clothes for the children to change into, untied the chains on their feet, and led them out of the cave. After a thorough inspection of the cave, she burned it clean with fire.
Afterwards, everyone launched a carpet search and found several similar places nearby!
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When the bandit leader was beaten awake, he didn't know where he was!
Several basins of cold water were poured over him, and the person finally woke up!
The bandit's heart tightened, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the people surrounding him.
I don’t know any of them!
When he saw the children hiding in the cave standing not far away, he came to his senses!
Oh my god, our house was robbed!
He asked hoarsely, "Who are you?"
A cold voice came from above.
"The one who wants to kill you! Break his legs first. If he still doesn't behave, I'll break a bone for every lie he tells!"
At the end of her speech, Qiao Xin's expression was grim, and the threats and coercion in her words were even more frightening!
Qiao Xin took two steps back and waved behind him. Someone came up and swung a knife. A scream was heard!
The bandit leader finally faced reality!
These people have bad intentions, I’m afraid they won’t let them go!
Zhang Jun asked two questions in a row, but the other party gritted his teeth and said nothing!
Qiao Xin began to look at this person with a new appreciation. If it weren't for these people's numerous crimes, she would have wanted to bring them under her wing.
Unfortunately, people with different ideals cannot work together. Only by sending all of these demons to heaven can we do justice to the countless innocent souls who died in vain on the back mountain!
Since the other party was resisting to the end, Qiao Xin did not hesitate. He directly ordered: "Too slow, change people! Divide into several teams and interrogate them at the same time. I don't believe that these four or five hundred people are all so stubborn!"
Wang Da Kui couldn't wait any longer. These bastards deserved to be cut into pieces!
Ever since his home was robbed by bandits, Wang Da Kui has hated all bandits to the core. The bandits in Laohu Town were wiped out by Qiao Xin, so he couldn't take revenge personally, but the bandits here are obviously more cruel!
Taking out your anger on them is acting in the name of justice!
"Da Kui, hold back. If they don't treat you like a human being, then you shouldn't treat yourself like a human being either!"
Wang Da Kui smiled awkwardly, and his confused mind suddenly became clear. The thousands of ways to torture people that he had just thought of disappeared completely in an instant!
"I understand!"
Once people have aroused the evil thoughts in their hearts and crossed their own moral bottom line, there will be no way back down. Maybe one day they will become like these people!
After all, he now has some power and controls the life and death of some people. He is no longer the refugee who can be bullied by others.
Qiao Xin was afraid that he had seen too much evil and would no longer be able to stick to his original intention!
But no matter how you think about it, the anger must be vented and the revenge must be taken, but it's not as bloody as imagined, and the method is much more insidious.
Wang Da Kui didn't beat or scold him, he just used water torture!
After two or three times, the second-in-command under him could no longer hold on. He spilled out everything he knew!
Not everyone can endure the feeling of suffocation and lack of oxygen. Otherwise, the seemingly simple water torture would not be listed as one of the ten major tortures in ancient times.
Wang Da Kui, baring his teeth and grinning, slapped the man in the face and said in a sinister tone: "You'd better tell me everything. I can still leave you with an intact body. If I find out what you are hiding, I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead!"
Seeing him like such an evil ghost, the second in command dared not think of anything else! He quickly realized the situation in front of him. He did not ask to live, but only to suffer less before his death.
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