The villagers looked at each other, their eyes full of entanglement and reluctance. Everyone was struggling in their hearts between kindness and reality.
The village chief stood aside, quietly watching everyone's expressions. He knew in his heart what these simple villagers were thinking.
He was well aware of everyone's kindness and understood everyone's hesitation and reluctance at the moment, but at this moment, the village chief had a different opinion from everyone else.
He frowned and glanced solemnly at the bandits on the ground, then looked at the villagers around him who were confused and worried, and then slowly said: "The world is going to be in chaos, everyone, please don't be so kind.
Look at these people, they do a lot of evil on a daily basis, and it seems they have killed many people. If we let them go today, who can guarantee that they won't come to trouble us again in the future?
"When that happens, it will still be the old and young in our village who will suffer. If we kill them, it will be considered as eliminating harm for the people and doing a great thing, and we can have a clear conscience!"
Although the village chief's voice was low, it revealed an unquestionable firmness. He hoped that the villagers could understand the current situation and make the right choice.
The villagers listened quietly to the village chief's powerful words. The hesitation in their eyes turned into incomparable determination at this moment.
"Yes, we can't let these evil gangsters go!" Someone in the crowd was the first to shout this, and then the echoes rang out one after another.
"Yes, if we let them go today, who knows how many more people they will harm in the future!"
"We can't forget what they did to us just because we were soft-hearted for a moment. They almost killed everyone in our village!"
Everyone was talking one after another, their eyes becoming more and more determined, and they had already made up their minds to eliminate this harm to the people and never let these bandits have another chance to do evil.
The village chief felt a little relieved when he saw the change in the villagers' attitude. He knew that everyone had understood the seriousness of the matter.
So the village chief immediately called over Su Wenjun, Dahu, and the young men from the Zhao and Mo families who were usually very brave and decisive.
The village chief looked at them sternly and said in a serious tone, "Children, I'll leave the task of dealing with these bandits to you. These bandits have committed countless crimes and crimes, and today they have finally fallen into our hands. We must not let them go. We must deal with them all and leave no trouble behind!"
A group of passionate young people nodded in response, "Don't worry, Village Chief! We know what to do. We will definitely not let these bandits have another chance to do evil!"
After saying that, they clenched their weapons, with a determined look in their eyes, and walked towards the bandits who were still unconscious on the ground, ready to carry out this cruel but necessary task.
After dealing with the bandits, the village chief looked up at the sky and saw that the originally bright sky had gradually darkened. The western sky was dyed orange-red, as if it had been burned by fire, indicating that night was about to fall.
The village chief knew that they had experienced too many twists and turns and dangers that day, and everyone was exhausted, but the journey could not be delayed and they had to continue on their way.
Just as the village chief was about to tell everyone to pack up and continue on their way, Mo Yixiao suddenly stood up and said to the village chief, "Village chief, why don't we go take a look at the den of these bandits?"
When the village chief heard this, he frowned slightly and looked at Mo Yixiao with some confusion.
Seeing this, Mo Yixiao quickly explained, "Look, Village Chief, let's go to their den and see if there are any other accomplices hiding there. If there are any that have slipped through the net, and they come out and do evil again after we leave, that would be terrible. We have to completely eliminate this hidden danger."
Mo Yixiao paused, then continued, "Secondly, we've been traveling all this way and are exhausted. Now we can rest without having to go out of our way to find somewhere else. Even though that den of thieves isn't great, it's at least a place that can shelter us from the wind and rain. It's better than living in this wilderness."
Su Wenjun and others were listening to Mo Yixiao's words, and their eyes suddenly sparkled, as if they had already seen all kinds of good things hidden in the thieves' den.
Su Wenjun couldn't wait to follow suit and said, "Village chief, maybe there's still food and money in the thieves' den! Think about it, these bandits have been robbing and looting a lot every day, so they must have accumulated a lot of good things in their lair. If we can find them, it will solve a lot of our problems!"
After hearing what Su Wenjun and Mo Yixiao said, the other villagers nodded in agreement.
Everyone's face showed an expression of anticipation, as if they were full of curiosity and yearning for the bandits' den, hoping to find something useful in it to improve their current difficult situation.
After hearing what everyone said, the village chief lowered his head slightly, put his hands behind his back, and began to think seriously.
His weather-beaten face was solemn and his eyes showed a hint of caution. After all, this was not a matter that could be decided hastily.
What if there really are many accomplices in that den of thieves? If they go there rashly, wouldn’t they be drawn into another dangerous fight?
But on second thought, they had just wiped out a large group of bandits, and those remaining ones who escaped the net would probably not be able to cause any big trouble, so there was no need to be afraid of them.
Besides, everyone was exhausted after traveling all the way here. If they could find a place to rest in that den of thieves, it would be a good choice.
After thinking for just a moment, the village chief slowly raised his head, looked at everyone with a firm gaze, and nodded heavily, indicating that he agreed to the proposal.
Afterwards, everyone, led by the village chief, walked up the mountain along the path that the bandits had previously trampled out.
Along the way, everyone remained highly vigilant, constantly scanning the surroundings, fearing that a bandit would suddenly jump out from a corner.
We kept walking like this until we reached halfway up the mountain, where we could vaguely see a few simple thatched houses.
Seeing these thatched houses, someone in the crowd murmured, "Hey, it seems these bandits aren't doing too well."
After hearing this, others also echoed it.
"Yeah, I thought their lair was so grand, but it turns out to be just a few shabby houses."
"Humph, with their current conditions, they still want to rob us. They are truly greedy!"
As everyone was talking, they slowly approached the thatched houses, feeling a bit curious but still vigilant.
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