It was midnight when Xia Xingming came back from arresting the refugees.
Xia Zhaoyi has not slept. The lights in the big tent are bright, and she is writing a letter at her desk.
After hearing the noise clearly, Xia Zhaoyi put down his pen and went out.
The few soldiers around the bonfire had dispersed to both sides and stood upright, leaving the large open space for these refugees who were jostling each other.
As Xia Zhaoyi came out, all the soldiers looked at her, as did the refugees whose faces were full of confusion and fear.
The girl's face was delicate and charming, her brows and eyes were cold and indifferent under the candlelight. She calmly looked at the leading refugees, and then looked at the others.
"Second Miss," Xia Xingming clasped his fists, "I've captured them all."
They were indeed caught. These refugees were tied up in batches with a long and thick hemp rope and their hands were tied up, and they were all connected into a long row.
"Uncle Xia, I really worked hard for you this time..." Xia Zhaoyi said sincerely.
"Second Miss is angry today, and I am angry too!" Xia Xingming said.
Moreover, it is still such a not very "elegant" thing.
Although he had no intention of wanting those girls, he still felt as if his entire life of innocence had been ruined and his reputation had been lost.
A skinny figure ran out of the tent of the southern company camp at a very fast speed.
Xia Xingming recognized him and whispered: "Second Miss, do you recognize this person?"
There are so many people in the army, but Xia Zhaoyi has not seen everyone.
Xia Zhaoyi watched the figure approaching and shook his head.
The soldier was panting and slowly stopped as he approached, then stepped forward, knelt down and saluted.
"No!" Xia Xingming hurriedly stepped forward, "Don't kneel! How can I tell you?"
The soldier was stunned for a moment and straightened his knees: "...Yes."
"What's your name?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"The villain's surname is Chen. He has a famous car. He lives in Zhengbei and is a native of Zhengbei," the soldier said. "Thank you, General Ali, for saving me."
"Just call me girl, no need to call me general."
"Yes, Miss Ali." The soldier said, looking at the refugees.
As soon as he appeared, the expressions of the refugees changed drastically. When they saw the soldiers looking at them, the leading refugees shouted: "Chen Che, what are you doing!"
"What's going on, Chen Che!"
"Why did you arrest us? Tell them quickly that we are our own!"
"Let them let us go!"
"Don't you know that we are our own people?" One of them looked at Xia Xingming and asked.
Xia Xingming had a sullen face. Ever since he took Xia Zhaoyi's order and rushed to Daqiu Lake today, there was no smile on his face.
When facing these refugees, there are only four words: "all tied up". Other than that, they are stingy with words.
"Miss Ali," Chen Che looked at Xia Zhaoyi, "These fellow villagers... they are all good people, why are they tied up?"
He came here just after hearing the news.
"Have you ever seen a good man forcing a good girl into prostitution?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
Chen Che was stunned.
"You, you are farting!" the leader of the refugees immediately shouted loudly, "What the hell are you talking about? You, a thief woman, you are talking nonsense!"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed, and the eyes of many soldiers all stared at him angrily.
Guan Chi, Liang Dechang and others next to them suddenly became murderous.
It was too late. The grumpy Xia Xingming and Jian Jun rushed over at the same time, snatched the man out of the team, pressed his face and pushed him towards the bonfire.
Since a group of people had their hands tied up with long and thick hemp ropes, they pulled and pulled a large group of people. Many people were caught off guard and fell to the ground under the combined strength of the two of them.
The man whom Chen Che called "Uncle Li" screamed wildly, and his whole head was about to be plunged into the fire. The hair on his forehead quickly withered and curled, shrinking into thin balls.
"No, please spare my life!" The other refugees hurriedly begged each other.
"He's not sensible, the lady doesn't remember the faults of others!"
"Generals, let him go!"
Someone was trying to kneel down, and Xia Xingming happened to be right here. He kicked the person in the back and kicked the knee: "Do you want you to kneel down? You are kneeling down, your mother, just stand here!"
I had never seen him so irritable before, but he still spoke kindly and even gave them food...
Jiang Junping, the leader of the refugees, said hurriedly: "General, how did we offend you and why did we treat us like this? You turned your back too quickly!"
Xia Xingming said nothing and pressed "Uncle Li's" head still at that distance.
The man named Uncle Li had his head right in front of the fire and was constantly being roasted by the bonfire. He was sweating like a waterfall. He was so frightened that he howled like a ghost and couldn't tell the difference between tears, snot, and sweat.
Jian Jun held him with one hand and grabbed his hair with the other, almost tearing his scalp into pieces.
"Do you still dare to say something rude?" Jian Jun asked.
"No! I don't dare to do it anymore, never again!"
"Let it go." Xia Zhaoyi said.
Jian Jun and Xia Xingming released him.
As he becomes free, so does everyone else on the line.
Uncle Li's entire face turned black and he looked at Xia Zhaoyi in horror.
"Who came up with the idea to take off the clothes of those girls?" Xia Zhaoyi asked coldly.
Uncle Li did not dare to answer, his whole body was trembling.
"You?" Xia Zhaoyi said.
"No, no, no, it's not me!" Uncle Li waved his hand hurriedly, "Yes, yes..." He looked at Jiang Junping, the leader of the refugees.
Jiang Junping's face turned pale and he took a step back.
What happened to Uncle Li, not only him, but everyone was frightened.
I also believe and am sure that this group of people can do anything.
Jiang Junping looked at Xia Zhaoyi in fear: "Girl, we are all poor people. We have no home and no land. We..."
"No, you still have clothes, but in the middle of winter, you ask women to take off their clothes and block them on the road."
"We have no choice!" Jiang Junping cried loudly, "In troubled times, everyone just wants to beg for food. We left Huazhou several times to make a living or beg for food, but we were all driven back. We, we just
I want to live!"
The others were infected by him, and they all raised their hands and started wiping away tears.
Xia Zhaoyi's face was expressionless: "You beg for food, but you push women to suffer."
"No, no, no!" a girl shouted, "Girl, no, we did it voluntarily!"
The other people were still a little stunned. They didn't know who it was, but they suddenly started bumping each other with their elbows. Everyone seemed to react.
"That's right, girl, we did it voluntarily and it's none of Mr. Jiang's business."
"Yes, it is our own free will and we are willing to do this."
The other girls all said hurriedly.
Li Man, Yang Fugui, and the Su family brothers and sisters walked out of another tent at this time and looked at the scene in the open space.
Seeing Xia Zhaoyi's unresponsiveness, those girls began to cry and complain about the misfortune of their lives. The only way they could think of was to hope that Xia Zhaoyi would let them all go.
