Inspector Song watched helplessly as Zhou Man led two teams past them.
A government official couldn't help but urge, "Inspector Song, let's go back quickly. Brother Ping's leg still needs treatment."
Inspector Song glanced at him, turned around and said, "Let's go."
To go to Dongyu Village, you have to pass by the edge of Xiaojing Village and Dajing Village.
Because of Zhou Man's words, the villagers were very dissatisfied with Chief Jia Li. Although he had several government servants behind him so that they could not do anything, verbal conflicts were still allowed.
Some villagers said resentfully: "Chief, we are all from the same clan. If the children do something wrong, please tell us. What will happen if you tell us?"
"That's right. Will your face look good if they become bandits?"
"Now our two villages are so embarrassed, you shouldn't tell the truth."
The chief, who had been explaining all morning, was mentally and physically exhausted, and said helplessly in a hoarse voice again: "I didn't report it, the county magistrate found it out by himself."
No one listened to him, "Master Zhou said that you were the one who snitched. If it weren't for you, how could the county magistrate and the others know about the robbery?"
Jia Lichang was angry and shouted again: "Mr. Zhou clearly said that Jia Dalang and the others confessed themselves, and the bandits were recruited. Can I, the chief of the gang, continue to hide it for them?"
The villagers didn't listen at all. They only believed what they believed and what they wanted to hear.
When the village chief was exhausted mentally and physically, Zhou Man led a large army and ran quickly on the road outside their village.
That's right, there were more than two hundred people, which seemed like a lot of people, and everyone was either carrying a knife or a bow and arrow, which made people very scared.
The villagers who gathered around the village leader to explain his story fell silent and watched in silence as Zhou Man and his group of people quickly ran past on the road not far away. They looked at Dongyu Village in that direction...
Jia Li waited until they were far away before he looked back at the villagers and said angrily: "Did you see it? This is reinforcements. Do you understand the reinforcements?"
He said: "Where can Beihai County get so many soldiers and horses? Don't they have to be transferred from Qingzhou City? Do you know how long it takes to get from Qingzhou City to our place?"
Villager: “I don’t know!”
They have never been there, how do they know?
Many people have never even been to the county seat.
Chief Jia Li: "...it will take at least four days to run like this. What does this mean? It means that the county magistrate has already asked for help from Qingzhou City. Maybe he has asked for help before coming to our village!"
"Do you really think that Xiaoliu Village was robbed by them in vain? The county government did not say a word before. Maybe they have received the news and are investigating this matter. The last time County Magistrate Bai came, they came for Jia Dalang and the others. Let's go
When I arrived, I took them all away and captured the bandit leader. Can the remaining people escape?"
Seeing their silence, Chief Jia Li took a breath and said seriously: "As you have just seen, the county government can mobilize a large army. If they resist stubbornly, they will not besiege Dongyu Village, but our Dajing Village.
And Xiaojing Village."
He asked: "Are you really planning to follow that old fella at home and go up the mountain to become a bandit?"
Those villagers whose family members were arrested did not say anything yet. Others were unhappy and immediately shouted: "We have been wronged. The head of the village cannot let County Magistrate Bai really designate our village as a gangster den. Our family members
But you are honest."
Jia Lichang sneered, "Are you honest? What did you cause trouble with them last night?"
The villager choked, paused, turned around and left, dragging his family members with him, "I'm going back, I'm going back, this matter has nothing to do with us."
Half of the crowd dispersed immediately.
The other half refused to leave and asked persistently: "Chief, Magistrate Bai won't chop off their heads, right?"
Others worry, "If a bandit comes out of the family, what reputation do we have? What will happen to the remaining children?"
"Oh my God, I only have one son."
There were cries at the scene, and Jia Li's head hurt even more.
At this time, Bai Shan and the others had already called every one of the young people on the list to Sun Li Chang's home in Dongyu Village.
Of course, the reason used was that there were people coming from the county government office, one to give admonitions, and the other to select government officials. Lieutenant Dong and his soldiers hid outside the village and did not move.
Not all people came, and some people were not in the village. Bai Shan didn't mind. After calling everyone who could be called, he put down his tea bowl and stood up and said, "Let's go outside the village and give it a try.
"
A young man asked: "What are you trying?"
They looked Bai Shan up and down, wondering who he was.
Bai Shandao: "I am an official in the county government who selects government officials. Jia Dalang said that you people have brute strength and can't do anything else. Patrolling the streets in the county and arresting people are fine, so I came to choose."
Sun Lizhang's voice trembled a little when he spoke, and he followed Bai Shan's instructions in a strong and calm manner: "What the hell, just give it a try if I ask you to."
The young people looked at each other, but seeing that Bai Shan had already led someone out, they could only wave their hands and follow.
When people in the village see these people, they all want to move away, not to mention that the ones walking in front now are official servants wearing official uniforms.
That's right, except for Bai Shan, everyone following him was wearing official uniforms.
When you walk out of the village, there is a road in front of you, with woods on both sides, and fields behind you on both sides...
A few young people vaguely felt that something was wrong. Although the chief gave a reason, the reason was unreliable. They were very excited at first, but when they got here, they felt that something was wrong.
Especially the performance of the mayor just now...
So several young people looked at each other and took a few steps forward hesitantly. Bai Shan noticed that their steps were getting slower and slower. He did not stop, but instead quickened his pace and walked forward, dragging Sun Lichang along with him.
, and soon distanced themselves from them...
After walking a while, Bai Shan turned around to look at them and said in a deep voice: "The county government arrests the bandits, everyone squats down and obeys the order-"
A young man heard this and shouted loudly before Bai Shan finished speaking: "Run quickly——"
Most people turned around and ran away, while a few stayed there with confused faces. After a moment of hesitation, they turned around and ran away...
As soon as they jumped out of the field, soldiers rushed out of the woods and wheat fields nearby and rushed towards them.
They directly ignored those who were stunned and headed for those who were the first to set off...
The young man who ran first led others to jump and ran forward, chasing a group of soldiers behind him. Because the other party was familiar with the path, and the soldiers did not have a good rest last night, they could only follow from a distance...
The young people jumped onto the road and continued running forward. As soon as they turned a corner, they bumped into Zhou Man and others who were riding horses. They almost couldn't stop and ran towards the horses...
Zhou Man was so frightened that he reined in his horse and just about to speak, he heard faint shouts and curses coming from in front of him, "Grandma, if you run away again, we will shoot arrows——"
If the county magistrate hadn't said that these people were unidentified bandits, they would have shot them out with bows and arrows...
When Zhou Man heard this, his eyes widened and he immediately waved to the soldiers behind him, "It's them, take them down!"
Before Inspector Li and the other two could say anything, the soldiers behind them rushed forward to encircle them, forming an encirclement with the people behind them.
Inspector Li and the other two: ...Who is the inspector?