Chapter 149 You are the ones who administered the drug!
Zhang Yue swallowed the biscuit in his hand in several mouthfuls, looked up at the fish-belly-white sky, and urged:
"We should continue on our way."
She couldn't wait to rescue Xiao Zhouzhou.
"Well, get up!"
Lin Xiao nodded, and the others were about to walk to the carriage.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the grass not far away, and the three of them stopped immediately, frowning and staring ahead.
Lin Xiao asked in a low voice:
"What it is?"
Zhang Yue shook her head and replied:
"I don't know, let's get back to the carriage quickly!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, there were only two "whoosh" sounds, and a spear flew from the grass at an extremely fast speed, instantly piercing the body of the carriage.
"careful!"
Lin Xiao reacted the fastest, grabbing Zhang Yue and Bingyue to avoid the spear attack, and at the same time punched the owner of the spear.
I saw a man lying down in the grass.
His face was as pale as paper, his eyes were closed tightly, and he looked like he was unconscious.
The frightened three people were about to return to the carriage when a group of men with spears suddenly appeared around the carriage and surrounded it.
The leading man was wearing a black cloth suit, his face was covered by a black gauze, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. The only exposed eye was shining with a cold light, and he seemed to be sizing up the three of them.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"
Lin Xiao stood at the front and asked in a calm tone.
The man glanced at Lin Xiao, then glanced at the three people's carriage, then a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and asked coldly:
"Is this what you drugged our rice fields?"
"Drug? What kind of drug? We just passed by!"
Lin Xiao was slightly startled when he heard this, and asked doubtfully.
"Hmph! If you dare to quibble, tell me! Have you drugged our rice fields?"
The man's expression changed, and he stared at the three men fiercely and asked.
"Brother, we really didn't take any medicine. We just passed by here..."
Zhang Yue waved her hands hurriedly and said.
"fart!"
When the man heard what Zhang Yue said, he suddenly drank and shouted:
"Stop pretending, there is the smell of your carriage around here, you must have drugged it here. Tell me quickly! What kind of drug did you drug our rice fields!"
"We really didn't drug you. I beg you, please let us go. We are still rushing to save people!"
Seeing that he was stopped, Zhang Yue almost burst into tears and looked at the leading man eagerly.
"Stop pretending to be pitiful for me! You won't tell me, right? Come here, take them to the village chief! Just say that the culprit who drugged the rice fields has been caught!"
A trace of disgust flashed in the eyes of the leading man, and he scolded sternly.
After hearing the order, the man on the side immediately walked out, brandishing the spear in his hand, and prepared to kidnap Lin Xiao and the others.
"Don't, don't, I, I admit it, I admit it, can't you do it? Even if it's the medicine we administered, how much do we have to pay if you put a price on it?"
With that said, Zhang Yue got into the carriage, took out two ingots of gold from the wooden box, and presented them with both hands.
She just wanted to solve the immediate trouble quickly and then rescue Xiao Zhouzhou. This was more important than anything else!
"Two ingots of gold, why don't you just kill yourself!"
The leading man took the gold and said sarcastically.
Obviously, Zhang Yue's move completely pissed him off.
"This this"
Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment and looked embarrassed. She thought the other party thought the money she gave him was too little, so she hurriedly said:
"Isn't it enough? I'll give it to you again, as long as you let us go!"
The leading man drank coldly:
"Who do you think we are? We peasants don't care about your dirty money! Tie them up!"
"yes, Sir!"
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Except for Xiao Cai who was hiding in the dark, Lin Xiao and the others were tied up tightly by these men and escorted all the way to the village chief's home.
"what's the situation?"
When the village chief saw this formation, he looked confused and asked the man behind him.
The man pointed at Lin Xiao and the others and said:
"Village chief, the person who drugged him has been caught!"
When the village chief heard this, his eyes wandered around the people and looked at Lin Xiao and the others who were tied aside.
His eyes fell on Lin Xiao.
"I see that the three of you are not dressed plainly, why would you do such a shameful thing?!"
The village chief frowned and asked seriously.
Just as Zhang Yue was about to speak, Lin Xiao pinched her secretly and signaled her to stop talking nonsense.
Seeing this, Zhang Yue understood Lin Xiao's intentions and could only endure the dissatisfaction and anxiety in his heart.
Lin Xiao was tied up, but she still bowed slightly and said respectfully to the village chief:
"Village Chief, let's not talk about whether we were wronged. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to just say that your peasant status can tie up your official status!"
Although Lin Xiao's tone was calm, there was a hint of anger.
The village chief was startled when he saw this, and then laughed:
"The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty! You have drugged our rice fields again and again. Naturally, we will bring you to justice!"
"What a sentence. The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty! I wonder if you, the village chief, know the extent of the false accusation?"
In the Great Xia Dynasty, false accusations were equivalent to murder and arson, and in worst cases, one would be beheaded!
"False accusation? Do you want to deny it?"
When the village chief heard this, he looked shocked, and then shouted sharply.
"We haven't done it, why should we deny it?"
Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
The village chief snorted coldly and turned to look at the man.
When the man saw the village chief's gaze coming towards him, he immediately understood, took out two ingots of gold from his arms, and confronted Lin Xiao:
"These two ingots of gold were just given to me in order to deceive others, right?"
"It's not about hiding people's eyes and ears, but it's about calming people down!"
Lin Xiao said coldly:
"We rushed to rescue people, but we were arrested by you for no reason while passing by. In order not to affect the rescue of people, we had no choice but to do this!"
"What a last resort!"
The village chief heard this and sneered contemptuously:
"You three think we are easy to bully, right? You are doing mischief on our territory, and yet you dare to reason with us!"
Having said this, the village chief said sternly:
"If you come, please follow the village rules!"
Following the village chief's roar, a group of men stepped forward. There were more than a dozen of them, all carrying iron bars. They stared at Lin Xiao and the others with eager eyes, ready to take action at any time.
"etc!"
Seeing that they were about to get serious, Lin Xiao quickly shouted to stop.
"What? Do you have any last words to say?"
The village chief snorted coldly and threatened.
"Village chief, please don't be angry. Can you tell me what happened to your rice fields?"
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked calmly.
"How can you not be clear about the medicine you gave yourself?"
The man sneered and asked.
"First of all, let me reiterate, we did not poison!"