The only thing that seemed a little out of place was that Cai Si's body shape was not as thin as ordinary beggars, but was extremely frail.
Instead, through the holes in his clothes, you can see the strong muscles on his body.
Seems very abnormal!
It was obvious that he was not a serious beggar.
But a human trafficker!
The reason for dressing up like a beggar is to make it easier to commit crimes.
And getting away after committing the crime!
Even though Cai Si is so depressed now that he needs to hide under the eaves to avoid the rain, he was also brilliant in the past.
Among the tens of thousands of beggars in Nanjing, he once had a reputation.
However, as the Ming Dynasty generously provided relief and resettled the homeless beggars in Nanjing, Cai Si's life suddenly became difficult.
Almost all of his men were forcibly taken away for work-for-relief and dispersed resettlement.
In the huge city of Nanjing, 80% to 90% of all kinds of homeless and beggars disappeared. The remaining Cai Si and others spent their days hiding in Tibet in order to avoid the court's search.
However, what Cai Si found most unacceptable was that not all of his subordinates were forcibly taken away and resettled.
But after all his men were captured, others suddenly couldn't do their job as traffickers.
One is because all his subordinates have been captured and there is a shortage of manpower.
The second reason is that as the beggars and homeless people in Nanjing were cleared away, the security of Nanjing suddenly improved a lot.
Under the light, monsters, demons and monsters have nowhere to hide!
Naturally, there will be less trouble in the dark.
Now Cai Si is full of resentment towards Zhu Hongyu's good governance in resettling homeless people and beggars.
You are the emperor!
Isn't it time to come out of nowhere, levy exorbitant taxes, rob civilian girls, trust eunuchs, and build palaces with large-scale construction projects...such things?
You are so thankless, why do you want to resettle homeless people and beggars?
With resentment towards the emperor in his heart, Cai Si put on a raincoat and got into the heavy rain without looking back, preparing to go home for dinner.
Wearing straw sandals, he ran in the heavy rain, and his feet stepped on the cold rain, which was no different from not wearing any shoes.
The hem of the clothes was soaked by the rain in the blink of an eye and became wet.
The soaked clothes clung to the person's body, accompanied by a gust of cold wind, which made Cai Si couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Snap! Snap!
Cai Si ran on the street, stepping in puddles and splashing with rainwater.
While Cai Si was running forward with his head down, there were other people running on the street with their heads down.
A middle-aged man in rustic clothes was running wildly with shoes in his hands.
A young scholar held an umbrella, rolled up his books and stuffed them into his arms, and was also running wildly.
What surprised Cai Si was that the two men ran faster than him, a trafficker who often ran away.
In just the blink of an eye, the two of them ran behind Cai Si.
The next moment, the two of them took action against Cai Si, one from the left and the other from the right, rushing towards Cai Si.
Cai Si was suddenly attacked and couldn't react at all. His face was full of surprise before he was pushed to the ground.
In the streets and alleys in all directions, police officers wearing police uniforms rushed out.
Clang!
The sound of the long knife coming out of the body was very pleasant in the heavy rain.
In just a moment, Cai Si was covered with a big man, and several long knives were held to his neck.
The sharp blade was pressed tightly against the skin on his neck!
A clear layer of cold sweat broke out on Cai Si's forehead.
Looking at the policemen around him, he felt a chill in his heart, knowing that something might have happened to him.
But on the surface, he still pretended to be calm, pretended to be nervous while trembling, and asked.
"Guan... what are you doing, Guan?"
"The small ones, the small ones are good people, they are good people!"
"..."
The leading catcher, wearing a raincoat and a straw hat, squatted down next to Cai Si, reached out and patted Cai Si's face gently, and said in a cold tone.
"Stop pretending, your problem has happened!"
Rain dripped down the brim of the straw hat and onto Cai Si's face and body.
Cai Si was pushed to the ground, the cold rain wet his whole body, and the expression on his face gradually became frightened and desperate.
Because Cai Si knew that based on the crimes he had committed, as long as he was caught, he would be worthy of beheading.
He might even get an opportunity to go to Tai Hospital to contribute to the progress of Ming Dynasty medicine.
…
Nanjing City, Chengtianfu Yamen!
In the interrogation room, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes sat on an interrogation chair with a look of fear on his face.
Opposite him, sitting was a Ming Dynasty official wearing official robes.
Judging from the style of the official robe, it is Dong Yuanfeng, the governor of Chengtian Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
Dong Yuanfeng's fingers kept tapping on the table, and the expression on his face made people look a little unpredictable.
The middle-aged man was sitting on the interrogation chair, twisting his body constantly. His uneasiness and fear were almost visible to the naked eye.
Finally, the middle-aged man couldn't hold himself back any longer and asked.
"This...this lord, you promised me that as long as I tell you the truth, it will be considered as atonement. You won't lie to me, right?"
Dong Yuanfeng didn't even bother to raise his eyelids and said in a calm tone.
"You voluntarily surrendered, and now you have redeemed yourself, which is naturally different from others!"
"If I promise you, I can't fake it!"
The middle-aged man's surname is Xu and his given name is Goudan. He was once a beggar and a member of Cai Si's criminal group.
Of course, he is not an important person, he is just a little guy who looks out when Cai Si and others are stealing children.
When the Ming court resettled the homeless beggars in Nanjing according to Zhu Hongyu's wishes, Xu Goudan was one of the homeless beggars who were resettled.
After Xu Goudan discovered that he could still have enough to eat even if he left Cai Si's criminal group, he decisively cut off contact with Cai Si and others.
I no longer want to have anything to do with Cai Si and others!
However, after that, Xu Goudan was not able to get the happy life he imagined.
After finishing his work every day and lying in bed after eating, he would involuntarily think of the children who were abducted under his auspices...
Some children were sold to brothels and forced to start the flesh and blood business.
Some were sold to wealthy families as slaves and were separated from their families forever.
However, this is still good luck!
The truly miserable ones are those children whose hands and feet have been broken and used as tools for begging.
The hands and feet of these children were broken all the time, and they would not receive medical treatment at all. The limbs that had grown back were twisted and rotted, making them extremely miserable.
As long as Xu Goudan closes his eyes every night, with his conscience still intact, he seems to see those children with severed arms and legs, wailing and screaming at him, accusing him of his sins...
Every time at this time, he would be awakened from his sleep!