The flower thieves have been dealt with, but there are still two imprisoned in Liu Mei and Zhu Yu's homes. I don't know what to do with them. Killing them feels a bit too much.
It's not that I'm being dramatic, but when you're in a fight, you don't really feel anything when you're cutting someone with a knife, but when the other person is just tied up and you're forced to raise a knife and cut them, it really creates a psychological barrier.
"From what Chen Linchong said just now, those two aren't good people either. They were bandits before and have killed many people. It's best not to keep people like that around," Song Zhuiyan said coldly.
Chen Linchong had left his stronghold for several years. It wasn't that he didn't want to come back, but he was unlucky enough to be captured by the Duke of Zhenguo's men and forced to fight for three years. During that time, he tried to escape, but he never succeeded. Since being seriously injured, his body was not as good as before, and his kung fu had also deteriorated a lot.
According to his own words, it was like "a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs." If it were during his peak, who could capture him and force him to fight? Life in the military camp was simply inhuman, extremely difficult. In battle, swords and spears have no eyes, and no matter how skilled you are, you might still die.
He was lucky and survived to the end. A year ago, all sides were severely weakened and dared not continue fighting blindly. They all intended to make peace and recuperate for a year or two. As a result, the Great Jin Dynasty seemed to have calmed down, the war stopped, and the people began to farm normally.
The management of soldiers in the military camp became more relaxed. It was at this time that Chen Linchong, Zhao Pingjun, and Zhong Tianba found an opportunity to escape from the military camp. All three of them were once江湖人士 (jianghu figures) and were used to a carefree life. They had had enough of the hardships in the army. On a dark and windy night, the three of them deserted together.
After that, they headed straight for Dalai, and Chen Linchong led the way back to Songlin Village.
"Give each of them a pill; it won't get our hands dirty," Ye Moxun said casually.
"Come on, you're the one who gave the pills. How old are you to think you can kill someone with drugs? What will the villagers think of you then?" Song Tantan retorted.
"It's not like I haven't killed people before, but they were all bad guys. Why should I feel guilty?" Ye Moxun found it amusing. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, or perhaps he didn't care what others thought.
“It’s different. That was an emergency situation where we fought back in self-defense… In short, it was tricky.” Song Tantan disagreed with his use of medication.
Zhong Qingyi also didn't want Ye Moxun to commit murder. Song Zhuiyan seemed to be daydreaming, as if she didn't take the two seriously. After a while, she said seriously, "Sever their tendons and lock them in the pigsty."
Everyone: "..." It would have been better to just kill them. Why bother with all this trouble? The two seemed to have no grudge against them. Even if they wanted to do something, they wouldn't have had a chance to act before they were caught.
When the four returned to the village, Lin Fuhai and the villagers were waiting there, having obviously learned about what had happened that day from Liu Mei and Zhu Yu.
"Young Master Zhong, how is Miss Song's situation? What about that villain?" Lin Fuhai asked as he stepped forward.
Song Zhuiyan said expressionlessly, "The man who escaped was the owner of the stone house, a notorious womanizer who struck fear into the hearts of the people. Anyone he touched would be killed. The thirty female corpses in the box inside the Water Curtain Cave were hidden by him..."
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and was horrified. They asked in alarm, "Where is that flower thief now?"
“Knowing he had no chance of survival, he committed suicide by swallowing poison,” Song Zhuiyan replied quickly. “We burned his body.”
Without much hesitation, the group quickly thought of the other two criminals. Lin Fuhai spoke on behalf of everyone, "What are your plans for dealing with those two? We'll listen to you."
Song Zhuiyan wanted to say she didn't know, but before she could think of anything, she heard a ghostly scream behind her. Liu Mei and Zhu Yu's shrill voices came one after the other, and the two arrived almost at the same time.
Zhu Yu's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't utter a sound for a long time. It was Liu Mei who finally managed to get the story out of the way: "That person is dead."
"Who died? Tell me clearly," the villagers interrupted noisily.
"The one who got bitten by the dog, yes, it was Taishan who bit his shoulder and broke it. He had been unconscious for a while, and just now he suddenly woke up and barked a few times like a dog before dying." Liu Mei looked shaken, clearly quite frightened.
How could someone bark like a wolfhound? It's terrifying.
Everyone was shocked to hear this. How could this be?
Only Song Tantan, Song Zhuiyan, and Ye Moxun remained calm, though they felt a bit tight in their chests. That guy had been bitten to death by a wolfhound. In modern times, it's common knowledge that if you're bitten by a dog, you need to get a rabies vaccine, otherwise you might run out of medicine.
Those bitten too severely are very likely to die. At most, they can stay in the hospital for a while, but eventually they will develop rabies, bark like a mad dog, and then die.
It is said that there is absolutely no cure for rabies.
Ye Moxun hadn't thought of this either. He was in a hurry to catch the flower thief with Song Tantan, so he didn't think of this person at all. He didn't expect that he would die on his own without him having to lift a finger.
It seems that Chen Linchong suffered less pain by committing suicide by poisoning himself.
The place was in an uproar. The villagers were all talking about why the man had died, and why he had barked like a dog before he died. It was so strange.
"Quiet down, everyone go home if there's nothing else, don't wander around. I'll go with Young Master Zhong and the others to check on things." Lin Fuhai dismissed the crowd, but many people didn't want to go home. Instead, they went with him to Liu Mei and Zhu Yu's house to find out what was going on.
Now only Zhong Tianba was left. He glared at Zhong Qingyi and Song Zhuiyan with fierce eyes, cursing, "You scoundrels killed my eldest brother and second brother. I must avenge this. You better not let me escape, otherwise I will kill everyone in your village. You will all die. I will definitely kill you all."
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