The sky was gloomy the next day, and many people came to Youcang City today. It was even more lively than the Chinese New Year. Some of the people who came after hearing the news were common people, dignitaries, wanderers, or merchants who came here for fame.
The gate of Youcang City was packed early.
Faced with so many bad actors, the guards at the city gate only maintained order and did not investigate these people one by one. Chen Mo took Xiao Yanyu and mingled among them.
Walking through the city gate, it became even more lively inside. The street was full of vegetable stalls, selling vegetables that were starting to rot or had rotten, and the prices were no less than fresh vegetables.
There are some shady restaurants in the city that sell all the vegetables and fruits that have rotted due to hoarding and clearly mark the prices. At this time, people do not feel that they are trying to trick people, but will willingly patronize them.
The place where prisoners are executed is at Caishikou in the west of the city, where the execution platform is being prepared to welcome the distinguished guests who are coming today.
The jail's prison van is ready.
In the dungeon, several government officials were trembling with fear as they put the iron chains on the two notorious bandits. Although they were informed in advance that the two men had no power to fight back, their lips were still dry because of nervousness.
After struggling to put the two men into the prison car, these government officials felt as if they had won a battle, feeling relieved and proud.
There were only two prison cars, so there were only two people who could be "revered by thousands of people." The government sentenced these bandits to only the two bandit leaders who were frightened by the news. As for the other gangsters, they would have to be dealt with after a period of time.
At noon.
The prison van slowly drove out of the prison. There were already people waiting here. None of these people could get a good seat at the market entrance, so they could only take a step back and wait here.
Both sides of the street leading to Caishikou and the corridors of the buildings were filled with people, leaving only a lane in the middle that was large enough for the prison car to pass.
As soon as the prison van left the prison, it was baptized by the saliva and vegetable leaves of the passionate people.
The flower-faced tiger seemed to enjoy this feeling. He was wearing a white prison uniform, leaning on the edge of the cage, enjoying the fresh air after more than half a year. However, the weather was not kind and did not give him bright sunshine, only drizzle.
But this is enough. At this time, Hua Mianhu doesn't expect too much.
The people in prison could not spit from the people, but vegetable leaves could. The flower-faced tiger picked up the yellow and rotten leaves, put them in his mouth and chewed them. The taste was much better than the food in the dungeon.
Different from the sudden change of the flower-faced tiger, at this time, Thirteen Niang is already like a walking corpse. Her adoptive father died because of herself, her friends in the village died, and the living people still have to wait for the final execution and suffer.
, was ruthlessly deceived by her best friend, and also deceived by her imaginary lover. Her senior sister had collapsed. In the end, she could not even die according to her own wishes. At this time, she was alive and felt more uncomfortable than death.
The "gifts" from the common people had been piled up thickly, but the road could not even be driven halfway, which made the government officials escorting the prison vans complain endlessly.
Lu Yi paid a price three times higher than usual to get a good seat in the corridor of a restaurant. He picked up his wine glass and made a cryptic toast to the carriage passing downstairs.
The matter that Lu Jun promised him has been dealt with. He is still here just to toast this hero of Black Tiger Mountain. Although he is not very familiar with her, just based on her and Lu Jun's actions that night,
It's enough to make him awe, this is his world.
"Thirteenth Mother, farewell forever,"
The prison van moved forward.
At the crossroads of the street, there is a restaurant that is usually quite lively. A group of wealthy businessmen have reserved the best terrace. These businessmen all heard that the Black Tiger Mountain that caused them so much suffering was wiped out by the government, and they did not hesitate to rush back before the New Year.
Everyone must come here on their itinerary to witness the fall of the bully that has troubled them for many years.
"It's really a great blessing in my life to have these rich people." A short, middle-aged man with a big belly looked at the two prison cars that passed under their noses with many "gifts" piled on them, and sighed to himself.
"This trade road will be very lively in the future. I wonder if there will be a second Black Tiger Mountain?" Although another person was also happy about being able to do business in the future, he was also a little anxious.
"According to the information I inquired about, the master Biejia who dared to move Zhou Mu was determined to make Black Tiger Mountain Black Tiger Mountain, not a gathering place for bandits. He said that as long as there is anyone who dares to occupy
If the mountain is king, he will not hesitate to send troops to destroy it."
"I hope so."
"Come on, come on, don't think so much. Even if the Black Tiger Mountain bandits appear, they won't appear in the near future. This period of time will be a safe period, at least for a year. Taking advantage of the good times, after the New Year, I
The Wang family is going to do something big."
Those people upstairs were drinking drinks that were 20% more expensive than usual. A few men in simple clothes downstairs stood on the steps in the distance, looking at the back of the man named Thirteen Years in the prison car.
"We told her to give up being a bandit in the first place so that she wouldn't be in this situation when she came to our sect. It's a pity for her ability."
"Second brother, who told you that you are brave but not handsome enough?" His companion said with a smile.
"Handsomeness is useless. Look at that Thirteenth Girl who has a good crush on her. She has never let it slip from the beginning to the end. She is a coward." The man spat on the ground and said with great disdain.
"Then why don't we wait to rob the execution ground?"
"Get out of here, I don't have a hot face but a cold butt." After saying this, the man left the crowded street, and his companions also left with the man. They were just passing by and came to take a look.
The prison car is still an intersection away from Caishikou, which is crowded with people.
Chen Mo held Xiao Yu and stood under the eaves behind the crowd, looking at the woman in the prison car with disheveled hair and wearing a white prison uniform. She had lost weight and was tired.
Xiao Yanyu bit her upper lip and lower lip, with a complicated look on her face. The woman in her mind was sometimes fierce, sometimes smiling, always eavesdropping on other people's conversations, and was stingy enough to give herself a hard time. She was completely different from the one she saw now.
His appearance has changed seven or eight points.
When the two of them looked at Thirteenth Niang, Thirteenth Niang's distracted eyes became focused and she looked at two familiar figures.
It's Chen Mo and Yan Yu.
Thirteenth Niang's dead heart stirred up some waves, but it only lasted for a moment before the dead silence returned.
Chen Mo noticed the changes in Thirteen Niang, like the covered sunshine above the dark clouds, which only temporarily broke through the haze and then was covered up again. But what could he do, watching her go away, feeling that Xiao Yanyu was getting more and more caught up in it.
Tight hands.
Watching the prison car disappear into the crowd in the distance, Chen Mo took Xiao Yanyu and did not leave, but walked towards a familiar figure in the crowd.
...
After the parade, the two people were taken out of the cage and dragged up to a high platform about one foot high. This is where the death row prisoners are usually beheaded. There are many pedestrians at Caishikou.
The execution of prisoners here is more oppressive, so that those who dare to take chances can find their way back. This is also the ruler's method.
The old wooden floor of the high platform was soaked dark red with accumulated blood, and became increasingly desolate in the increasingly heavy winter rain.
The two of them knelt on the floor, and everyone became quiet. Those people who had no money, even though they were drenched by the biting rain, few dispersed at this time.
People thought that they would see the number one hero of the suppression operation, and their other supported parents, Mr. Guan Biejia, would come here to preside over the meeting, but they did not see him, nor did they see the county governor. There was only one who looked quite handsome.
The mature and solemn master stood on the high platform, accompanied by a government servant. The government servant held an oil-paper umbrella to protect the master from the rain. The master took out a charge sheet from his sleeves, moistened his throat, and began to read out the words kneeling on the high platform.
The two men's various heinous crimes.
"Thirteenth Niang, formerly known as Jia Shisan, is the leader of the evil bandits. She relies on her martial arts skills to bully the people at the foot of the mountain and rob caravans coming and going..."
"Painted Tiger, original name..."
The master read the words in a clear and fluent tone, and the people below the stage listened attentively, as if they were witnessing a historical moment.
On the top floor of the teahouse outside the crowd, Mr. Lan from Niangpi Town and the county guard from Youcang City stood side by side, looking at the high platform not far from the teahouse.
"Master Sheriff, you are really hiding here to watch a show like this. You are not a very honest official." Master Lan came out of the railing with his hands behind his back. He looked at the woman he had been thinking about with a little regret.
But he was making fun of the Sheriff.
"Master Biejia didn't show up, how dare I overstep my authority? Besides, the reading out of the charges is not the same for everyone, don't you think?" The governor of Youcang City laughed off Master Lan's words.
A county guard and a county magistrate, with very different statuses, stood side by side, and there was no honorific in their tone.
"I heard that Mr. Lan is about to be promoted to a higher position. I would like to congratulate Mr. Lan here. I just don't know where Mr. Lan is going to be promoted? Maybe we can support each other in the future."
"Danzhou." Master Lan said calmly.
"Master Lan is an official in Hezhou, why did he go to Danzhou?" The county guard was a little surprised.
"It's not interesting here. There's so much to commemorate. Where did it come from?" Master Lan said something that the county guard couldn't see through. He glanced at the woman again, then turned around and walked into the teahouse, as if
Not interested in what happens next.
The county guard ignored Master Lan, whom he could not see through. He looked at his disappearing back and returned his gaze to the high platform. At this time, the master had finished reading out the charges against the two of them, and he looked over with a vague look.
The Sheriff nodded.
After receiving the signal, the master waited for the sheets of incriminating papers and shouted at the top of his lungs: "It's three quarters past noon and the execution will be carried out."
As soon as these words came out, the silent crowd began to become a little commotion. They had been waiting for this shocking moment for so long.