Chapter 483 Justice and Humanity
Su Zhengyang swallowed his saliva, measured the strength in his hand, raised the military stick, and hit Yun Chen on the back.
But when he was only two inches away from her back, he was hit hard on the wrist by a bright yellow hand order that flew towards him rapidly, causing his strength to loosen, and the military stick deviated in direction, with the tip of the stick brushing past Yun Chen's shoulder and falling to the ground.
Su Zhengyang was hit by the hard wooden shaft of the warrant, and he couldn't help but hold his wrist and curse inwardly:
Why do they keep accidentally injuring me every day? During the military riot, I was hit by blind stones, and now I'm being hit on the wrist by a hand order that seems to have eyes?!
Hey, wait, the Emperor's warrant? This is over. News of the riot reached the palace so quickly, and the Emperor found out? Rong Yi is dead now, and Yun Chen will be heartbroken!
Su Zhengyang felt that something was wrong, so he quickly picked up the warrant and looked into the distance.
However, the person who came was not a female official or palace maid who came to deliver the message, but Yan Shijiu's personal bodyguard Wan Chen who came on horseback.
No wonder his martial arts are so good. He can hurt people so much with just a small warrant, Su Zhengyang thought to himself, and then quickly spread out the warrant to take a look.
It contained a sacred decree written by Nan Lijun himself. Although the handwriting was illegible and it could be seen that it was written with great reluctance, the content amused Su Zhengyang, who immediately grinned and said:
"The Emperor said that he heard that the soldiers of the Tianwei Army stationed outside the capital were training hard, and that actual combat exercises had resulted in injuries on both sides. He specially awarded each person ten taels of gold as a token of consolation - Hey, Yan Nineteen, you can do it!"
Obviously, this is the reason why Yan Shijiu did not come to the camp with Yun Chen to mediate.
He was busy bringing Wan Chen into the palace and turning the "riot" into a "drill" in front of Nan Lijun.
Nan Lijun was not that stupid and guessed the truth, but Yan Shijiu was good at coaxing her and she could only agree reluctantly.
The gold bestowed by the emperor to the soldiers in the camp was actually all paid for by Yan Shijiu himself. It was just taken out from the treasury of Yan Mansion and was still fresh and hot!
In this way, the matter was resolved to the greatest extent possible.
Su Zhengyang happily pulled Yun Chen up from the ground and showed her the warrant.
She breathed a long sigh of relief and didn't know how to express her gratitude to Yan Shijiu.
I admire him for being able to think of such a proper and perfect solution in the first place, but I also feel like I owe him so much because I have done him so many favors.
Yun Chen asked Wan Chen:
"Where's Yan Shijiu? Where is he? I have to thank him in person."
Wan Chen's tone was old-fashioned and ordinary:
"The master is still in the palace, enjoying the snow with the emperor by the fire!"
"Oh! That's as I should!" Yun Chen guessed that in order to get Nanli Jun's consent and let this matter go, Yan Shijiu would probably have to pay the price of her body. Now she was probably selling her body again. Oh, no, she was serving the king well.
Alas, I really owe you such a big favor!
Yun Chen sighed with amusement in his heart, rolled up the bright yellow warrant, walked over and knocked Rong Yi on the head, threw him into his arms, and cursed:
"Behave yourself! Since the prostitute has entered the army, even if you can't get 'justice', 'humanity' still exists. You should treat her with courtesy and take care of her like your own sisters. Don't cause trouble again, otherwise I..."
Otherwise, I can't protect you a second time.
Yun Chen didn't finish his words, but all the mighty soldiers understood. Yun Chen's situation was more difficult than anyone else's.
Rong Yi nodded heavily, hung his head and dared not raise it, and said with a snort, "I understand, boss, I won't mess around anymore."
Yun Chen patted his shoulder, and finally looked at the mighty soldiers around him. There was no need for words to describe their friendship.
Now that the matter has been settled, Yun Chen has no reason to stay any longer.
When she said goodbye to Su Zhengyang and left, Su Zhengyang ran up to her like a lackey and begged her:
"Speak a little more before you leave! These soldiers of the Lion and Tiger Army won't listen to anyone but you. Please tell them, 'From now on, be good and quiet. Don't resist the emperor's orders, don't be disrespectful to the emperor and the court, and listen carefully to General Su'..."
Before Su Zhengyang finished speaking, Yun Chen rolled his eyes at him:
"They are people with free will, not puppets."
After saying that, Yun Chen, Wan Chen and others left the camp.
Su Zhengyang ordered all the soldiers who participated in the fight, no, all the soldiers who participated in the "exercise", to clean up the camp.
When Rong Yi finished his work and came to the bathroom, prepared the bath water, and was about to wash the dirt off his body and hair, and then treat his wounds, Luo Dongdong, who had left the camp in a hurry without permission, suddenly came back.
As soon as he entered the room, he jumped into the freshly filled tub without saying a word or taking off his clothes. Rong Yi was stunned by his posture and asked in confusion:
"Didn't you just wash before you left? Didn't you go to see Zhiluo? Why did you come back and wash again? Damn, could it be that in just such a short time, you went out to have fun again?"
Luo Dongdong said nothing and dove directly into the water without coming out. He couldn't hear what Rong Yi said at all. "Do you know what happened today? You wouldn't believe it if I told you!" "You are so lucky. You left the camp without permission just in time for this to happen. No one noticed you!" "When the boss left just now, he was looking for you!"
Luo Dongdong could not hear anything. He just buried his head deeply in the water, gritted his teeth, and endured it again and again. In the end, he couldn't hold it back anymore, opened his mouth, and roared silently.
Rong Yi leaned back in the bathtub, talking to himself about what happened after Luo Dongdong left.
Luo Dongdong was completely submerged in the water. He couldn't hear clearly, nor did he want to listen, because his mind was filled with that horrifying scene -
Rong Yi said Zhiluo was a madman who killed people for fun. If you don't believe it, you can go to the government office and ask her how many people have sued her for taking human lives over the years, but she suppressed them all with her power as a high-ranking female official.
Between his brother and his lover, Luo Dongdong chose to believe his own eyes.
He rode back to the city at full speed and went to the government office to inquire, but was pushed out on the grounds that "it was inconvenient to disclose the case."
He didn't know many of the dignitaries in the city, and the common people had never heard of the name "Zhiluo".
Luo Dongdong went around in circles, wanting to go to Huo Mansion to find Huo Gannian, or to Yan Mansion to ask Yun Chen, but he saw from afar that the gate of the mansion and the surroundings were all heavily guarded in the sky and on the ground. The strictness of the confinement was shocking, so he had to give up.
He wanted to see it with his own eyes and hear it with his own ears, but he found nothing.
Just as he was getting discouraged and preparing to turn back, he passed by the stall where he had bought the jujube paste cakes this morning. He suddenly noticed that the back of the stall was empty, and all the jujube paste cakes had been overturned and scattered on the ground.
The pregnant woman and the little boy were gone.
This scene made Luo Dongdong feel inexplicably nervous.
He quickly asked the vendors around and found out that the woman's son, the little boy with six fingers on one hand, had suddenly gone missing for some reason.
The woman had no time to care about her business and was looking for her child everywhere.
Following the directions given by the neighbors, Luo Dongdong quickly found the woman.
She covered her veil with one hand, not daring to let it fall. She was sitting on the steps with her big belly, wiping her tears. Several familiar neighbors around her frowned and sighed continuously, obviously they had not found the child.
"Sister, have you reported it to the police?" Luo Dongdong stepped forward and asked anxiously.
The woman wiped the tears from her face and looked at Luo Dongdong for a long time before she remembered that she was the customer who bought cakes this morning and who had encouraged the little boy not to feel inferior because of his six fingers.
"I went there, but the government said women have no rights and are not allowed to report to the authorities. My husband had to report to the authorities. He broke his leg at home, and we asked two neighbors to help carry him here."
"That's good!" Luo Dongdong comforted: "Don't worry, sister, the child must be fine and will be found. Tell me, is there anything special that happened before and after the child went missing? I will help you look for him!"
The woman cried and thanked him repeatedly. After thinking for a while, she said:
"As usual, he likes to hang out in the alley next to the wine shop. Nothing special. If anything, I heard the sound of bells in the alley when I was selling cakes."
"Bell? What kind of bell?" Luo Dongdong asked.
The woman was just wondering how to describe it when a carriage passed by. She pointed at the bronze bell hanging in front of the carriage and said:
"It was that kind of bell sound, two of them, clanging together and making a chaotic tinkling sound. I remember it at the time."
After saying this, the woman stopped delving into this trivial matter and continued to wipe away her tears in worry.
To her, the insignificant carriage bells had nothing to do with her search for her child!
But Luo Dongdong suddenly froze in place, his eyes wide open, filled with incredible fear.
He stumbled out of the crowd, wandering around aimlessly like a ghost, and finally remembered that he had heard Zhi Luo mention:
To the west of the city, near the suburbs, Zhiluo bought a cattle and horse farm and turned it into a zoo, specifically for raising the wild beasts she liked.
Luo Dongdong tried desperately to recall the address of the zoo and ran away.
The garden is very large, and the newly built wall is tall and solid, twice as high as the average courtyard wall, but it is not a difficult task for Luo Dongdong.
There were only two guards at the gate - indeed, with so many tigers, leopards and other ferocious beasts in the garden, there was no need for too many guards.
Just hearing the roars of wild beasts inside the wall is enough to scare any thief.
Luo Dongdong avoided the guards' sight, climbed over the high wall, and passed by more than a dozen small gardens with copper and iron fences.
The jackals, bears, leopards inside... were all fat and strong, with red eyes and drooling as they stared at him, making people feel cold.
He moved quietly around the garden, searching everywhere.
He hoped to find it, but was extremely afraid of actually finding it.
When he arrived at a tiger park, he saw Zhiluo kicking and hitting a small black figure on the ground, cursing:
"Eat! Who are you going on a hunger strike for?! You like Yun Chen, right? Even you like Yun Chen! When you saw her that day, you were so happy! Do you have to let her feed you before you eat?"
Mo Mo couldn't speak and had been on a hunger strike for many days. He was too weak to make a sound.
Its shiny black fur had long since withered and turned gray, condensing into clumps. It stared blankly at the small shed not far away.
Next to the awning was the carriage with two resonating bells hanging on it that Zhiluo often rode in.
Further to the side, in front of the shed, on the pole where red meat was hung, there was a snow-white mink skin hanging there, rustling in the wind.
Luo Dongdong followed Mo Mo's gaze and knew that it was Mo Mo's wife. He then saw that Luo was pinching Mo Mo's neck, pressing him to the ground and forcing him to eat. Her distorted expression was extremely ugly, just like a Shura ghost.
She was not at all as beautiful, soft and lovely as she usually was during trysts.
Could it be that what Rong Yi said was true...
Luo Dongdong's eyes trembled as he looked at the pole again. Finally, he found something not far from the mink fur, hanging there ostentatiously like a trophy.
A small, blue-gray, six-fingered severed hand.
In an instant, the world collapsed with a loud roar.
Boundless fear, regret and despair hit him like a tsunami, making it almost impossible for Luo Dongdong to stand.
Did he tell the little boy that the beautiful sister was a good person and there was no need to be afraid of her?
When Zhiluo kidnapped the little boy, although the little boy was instinctively afraid, he believed what Luo Dongdong said and finally got on Zhiluo's carriage obediently, right?
Luo Dongdong's whole body turned blue and trembled, and he turned his neck with difficulty to look.
In the tiger garden, the tiger's mouth was covered in red blood, and there were several small ribs with flesh still hanging on them on the ground.
This scene, like a branding iron, was deeply imprinted in Luo Dongdong's heart. It kept alternating with the image of the woman sitting anxiously on the steps wiping her tears, causing him so much pain that he wanted to go crazy.
But, he, Luo Dongdong...
Fighting for the country, a war hero in the eyes of the people...
In the end, like a frightened turtle, he said nothing and did nothing.
He simply fled the zoo in a panic, ran all the way back to the camp, jumped into the bathtub that Rong Yi had just filled with water, buried himself in the water as if he was drowning, and roared and cried silently.
Rong Yi told Luo Dongdong everything that happened in the camp riot that morning, and found that Luo Dongdong was still buried in the water and motionless. He felt something was wrong and hurriedly pulled Luo Dongdong up.
Rong Yi was terrified when he met those red, desperate eyes and the paper-white face covered with bath water and tears.
"Dongdong! What's wrong with you? What happened? Don't scare me!"
Luo Dongdong's lips trembled as he squeezed out a few sobbing words from his chest that was about to burst with pain:
"I killed someone... I killed someone..."
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