Most of the people's hearts disappeared in an instant. Brother Zhu looked around, stamped his feet one last time, and squatted on the ground.
Bai Shan smiled slightly when he saw it and motioned back to the Yamen servant to take the rope up.
So the yamen servant took out the rope from his waist and came forward, divided the people into several groups to stand, and then tied the people's hands to a rope.
It wasn't until they were all tied up that the government officials breathed a sigh of relief, and Inspector Luo and the head catcher, who had been on alert, brought people over.
There was only one unconscious man on the ground who was not tied up.
After Bai Shan looked at it, he asked people to cut some branches and tie them into a stretcher to carry the person out.
When Zhou Liwei woke up, he saw that his uncle had brought back three groups of prisoners, and one was seriously injured. He couldn't help but admire him, "Uncle, you are so awesome."
Bai Shan said modestly: "Average, average, that's what you estimate."
He glanced at the injured man and ordered: "I see that there is no bleeding on his head, but he has been unconscious. Let's get a car and take him to the medical department first."
As for the others, it was getting dark and these prisoners would definitely not be able to reach the county seat tonight if they walked, so they had to stay here overnight and he would personally escort them back tomorrow.
Inspector Luo was particularly excited and asked, "Sir, how about I escort you back together?"
"No, you stay here to protect the salt fields. I remember correctly, there are several salt fields that need to be shoveled in the past two days, right?"
"Yes," Zhou Liwei said: "There are three salt fields that can produce salt one after another. It only takes a day or two."
Bai Shan nodded with satisfaction, "June is coming soon, you must be optimistic about the salt farm and ensure the sales of the salt farm."
Zhou Liwei agreed, and Inspector Luo could only stay behind with regret.
He has been a patrol inspector for many years, but he has never personally arrested a prisoner.
There is no way, it is not a mass case, basically there is no need for their garrison, it is usually handled by the county government officials.
Although Brother Zhu and others were caught, Bai Shan did not let them get close to the salt field, and he did not even live in Xiaowa Village. Instead, he took the dry food and escorted them to the intersection, and the group of people stationed directly at the checkpoint.
When the sky darkened, Bai Shan sat by the fire, took out a medicine bag and placed it next to the fire to smoke. The smell of medicine gradually became stronger, and the mosquitoes that had been buzzing around them flew away with vibrating vibrations.
Or it fell to the ground with a thud...
Bai Shan exhaled. Now he was in the mood to interrogate people. He simply waved in the direction of Brother Zhu. Immediately, a yamen officer untied the rope from Brother Zhu's hand and pulled him up.
Bai Shan motioned him to sit down and handed him a piece of dry food.
Brother Zhu glanced at the dry food in his hand, but didn't move or say anything.
Bai Shan smiled, "Why, you don't dare to eat?"
"You don't need to provoke me, sir," Brother Zhu said, "I don't want to do this."
Bai Shan took back his hand, took a bite of the dry food, chewed it slowly, then took a sip of water, and then asked: "Then which one do you eat?"
He asked one by one: "Inducement or inducement? Threat of execution? Or should you directly bear all the responsibility for the crime and the county will decide according to the law?"
Brother Zhu's face turned pale when he heard what happened next.
Bai Shandao: "This county only hears them call you Brother Zhu, but they still don't know your name?"
Brother Zhu pursed his lips and said, "Zhu Qi."
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows, "It's a good name."
He looked the other person up and down and asked curiously: "Are you a scholar?"
Zhu Qi: "I just know a few words."
Bai Shan nodded. This is easy to understand. Brother Zhou and the others only know how to read, but this is also very rare.
"Since you don't want to mention the person behind the scenes, let's skip this issue and talk about other things," Bai Shan said: "This is not in court. Let's talk casually. Well, who else is there in your family?"
Zhu Qi didn't want to tell him.
Bai Shan sighed and said, "Don't tell me that we can find it in this county. You don't even need to go back to check. I will call them separately and ask them. Can all of them not say a word like you?"
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Zhu Qi looked in the direction of his finger and saw that it was the group of people who were crying today.
He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said with a somewhat bad expression: "There are also parents, brothers and sisters."
Bai Shan was surprised, "It's very complete, so why do you want to be a gangster?"
Zhu Qi: "...I'm not a gangster."
"Then what are you?"
Zhu Qi stopped talking.
Zhu Qi is really not a gangster. He works at home on weekdays. He is quite diligent and has a good reputation.
As for why they heard the Song family come here to inspect the salt field, the young men started chatting away from Zhu Qi, "Brother Zhu is very capable and has been working with Mr. Song."
"Isn't it said that he is a good citizen and works hard every day?"
"Yes, but you always have to go out to find some work during the off-season. The produce in our fields is not very good, especially we need to do other work to make money," one person said: "Brother Zhu is from our area.
The most capable one was able to run away with the steward of the Song family when he was twelve or thirteen years old. Later, when the Song family had any work, they liked to call him Brother Zhu, and he could even take us to work in the Song family."
Bai Shan thought thoughtfully, isn't this just like when people in the village went to their uncle's house to find work?
"Then what?"
"This time, the Song family came to Brother Zhu first, and then Brother Zhu came to us." Zhu Qi refused to speak, but the young men following him couldn't withstand Bai Shan's questions. Although Bai Shan looked gentle now, this is the county
Ling, this is the county magistrate who has just suppressed the bandits and captured more than seventy bandits in one go.
The boys were still very scared.
So when Bai Shan asked, they all said it like they were pouring beans through a bamboo tube, "They said they want to see what's going on in the new salt field. As long as we find out, everyone can get a bunch of money later."
It sounds like a lot, but this is a life-and-death deal.
"Don't you know that this area of the Yamen is under martial law, and the soldiers who forcefully enter the Yamen can shoot you?"
The young men were so frightened that they cried, wiping away their tears, they said, "But the Song family said that we just need to be careful not to be discovered. They all said that we should be careful. We didn't know it would be so dangerous."
Bai Shan felt that Mr. Song would not be so stupid, and he would not be so impatient. There was still one month left before he had to hand in the salt to the governor;
And even if he couldn't keep his composure, he wouldn't make such a stupid move, right?
However, Bai Shan still remembered these words, turned around and summoned a soldier and said: "Go back to Xiaowa Village and find Inspector Luo to send a message. Thoroughly investigate the soldiers who were on duty at the first and second levels last night to see who was there."
Acted as an internal agent for the Song family."
He added: "The whole army will check it out. This county doesn't want this to happen again."
The officer agreed and ran away quickly.
After he left, Bai Shan walked over to Zhu Qi, sat next to him and said, "Did you hear that? If you don't tell me, many people will tell you clearly."
Zhu Qi's face was pale and she was panic-stricken.