"Lower the sails and don't allow the ship to sail!" On the pier, an officer rode back and forth on horseback and loudly ordered: "If there are any fugitives, please lower the ship for inspection!!"
If so many ships were to be inspected one by one, they would not be able to finish the inspection even after dark! The ship bosses secretly complained about bad luck, but they all got off the ship obediently, and no one dared to talk nonsense. The passengers on the ship were naturally depressed, but they watched as more and more people gathered on the pier.
None of the officers and soldiers dared to speak out.
The three father and son's hearts tightened, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
Under the eager gaze of the officers and soldiers on the shore, no one on each boat dared to move. Wei Wuque then led people to board the boat to search, from the boss of the boat to the sailors to the passengers, and even the female family members. The search was not complete.
, and also search the cargo on the ship.
Not only were the people dissatisfied with such a detailed search, but the officers and soldiers also complained, saying, "You can't complete the search in three days like this?"
Wei Wuque turned a deaf ear and ordered his people to inspect the two ships carefully, and then went straight to a ferry carrying vinegar!
"Everyone on the ship is on the deck?" a member of the household asked the ship's boss.
"Yes, yes, six sailors and twelve passengers are all on the deck." The captain of the ship nodded vigorously.
While the two were talking, Wei Wuque had already strolled onto the front deck. He held a sword in his hand and stood erect. He looked even more handsome and unparalleled, and his weapons were majestic. The eyes of the ladies and daughters-in-law on the ship all shone brightly, and they wished they could be killed.
He searched his whole body vigorously.
Wei Wuque's eyes didn't even look at the women, but fell on the three men with their heads lowered on the bow of the boat. He raised his hand, and the crowd automatically separated on both sides. Without any guards, Wei Wuque strolled to the three
In front of the person, his eyes glowed with enthusiasm, and his voice was full of teasing: "Brother Zhongde, do we meet again?"
"Ah, how does this gentleman know that this old man is called Zhong Dexiong?" The old man raised his head blankly.
Wei Wuque frowned, but his eyes did not leave the slightly taller young man and said: "Wang Xian, you haven't raised your head even now, how can you be considered a hero!"
"Sir," the young man raised his head timidly and whispered: "My name is Zhong Baifa, not Wang Xian Wang Dan..."
Seeing the face that only bore a slight resemblance to Wang Xian, Wei Wuque's eyes narrowed and his head buzzed. He actually stepped forward, grabbed the young man, and tore off his face with all his strength. The pain caused the young man to scream: "
Dad, help me, he is going to take off my face!"
The old man kowtowed to Wei Wuque vigorously, hugged his legs and begged, "Sir, please let me go. His face is pretty good-looking. If you tear it off for him, how will he get a wife in the future?"
In fact, as soon as Wei Wuque's hand touched Hou Sheng's face, he knew that it was the original genuine product, so it was obvious that this was really not Wang Xian...
Then he went to see another young man. He was also a strange man, and he couldn't possibly be Wang Xian. Wei Wuque was immediately confused and thought to himself: 'How could this happen? Could it be that those idiots are with the wrong person?'
"Arrest them!" Wei Wuque let go of his hand bitterly, and the officers and soldiers rushed forward and escorted the three people off the boat.
"This is not my business!" The captain of the ship saw that a fugitive was found on his ship. He was so frightened that his claws were numb. He kowtowed and said: "Sir, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Baihu, who accompanied Wei Wuque, sighed: "You should also go with us..."
While he was talking, a chain was put on the neck of the ship boss, and he was taken away with tears in his eyes...
On the dock, Qian Hu, the leader of the army, saw Wei Wuque coming over and said with a smile: "Sir, the fugitive has been caught. Can these ships be released? After all, so many ships are detained at the dock, and it is difficult for us, Master Dusi, to explain
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"No." Wei Wuque said flatly: "No one is allowed to be released until I come back!" After saying that, he pushed the three prisoners and walked away.
"This lunatic!" Qianhu looked at his back and spat fiercely.
Unexpectedly, Wei Wuque seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He suddenly turned around and glanced at him coldly.
Those thousands of households felt as if they were being stared at by poisonous snakes, and couldn't help but shudder...
The office of the tax ambassador on the dock was temporarily requisitioned by Wei Wuque as an interrogation room.
"Tell me, which boat is Wang Xian hiding on?" Wei Wuque's snake-like eyes slowly scanned the three of them.
"My lord, please forgive me. You must have made a mistake. The father and his son went to the capital to visit relatives. They don't know Wang Xian..." the old man explained with a look of horror.
"Haha..." Wei Wuque suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled off the beard on the old man's face, revealing a much younger face: "Do you need to stick on a fake beard when you go to visit relatives?"
"This is the freedom of a young man." The old man said, "Just like adults like to wear white clothes, I just like to wear a white beard."
"I think you don't know how to write the word "death." Wei Wuque said coldly: "You three have thick calluses on your thumbs and index fingers. You are obviously not farmers but veterans. You are just covering Wang Xian's crossing the river.
His abandoned son, right?!"
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from your lord..." The old man sighed and said: "To be honest, we are from Fusi, Beizhen, and we were ordered to return to the capital to report the news."
"What letter should I report?" Wei Wuque asked with a cold look.
"Ask for help." The old man said: "Your Excellency naturally knows that we encountered an ambush in Banqiao Town, and my Lord naturally asked us to ask the Prince for help."
"In that case, why do you want to dress like ordinary people?" Wei Wuque asked in a deep voice.
"If we wear official uniforms, will your Excellency allow us to cross the river?" the old man asked back.
"You are lying, your purpose is to cover Wang Xian's crossing the river!" Wei Wuque suddenly became angry.
"I'm telling the truth. There's nothing you can do if you don't believe me." The old man said calmly.
"As expected, you can't shed tears until you see the coffin." Wei Wuque's eyes turned cold: "Hit me hard!"
The three men, who were bare-chested and strong, brandished whips dipped in water and struck the three of them hard. Each blow tore the skin and flesh to pieces, but the three of them seemed not to feel the pain and only screamed a few times as if they were coping.
"It seems that you are all made of iron. Using a whip can only scratch your itch." Wei Wuque picked up the red-hot iron from the charcoal stove and said with a smile: "How does this feel?" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and lifted the iron.
Imprinted on the young man's chest, the young man finally let out a scream and glared at Wei Wuque with blazing eyes.
"If I stare at you any longer, I'll dig out your eyes soon." Wei Wuque laughed evilly and hit the iron again...
At this moment, the man from outside came in and smelled the burnt smell in the house. He couldn't help but feel sick. He secretly cursed the pretty boy as a pervert and reported in a low voice: "Sir, a group of soldiers are coming outside. They are talking about their people."
If he is arrested, we must release him immediately, otherwise we will come in and rob him!"
"I want to see how they rob people..." Wei Wuque's eyes were red, and the anger that came from nowhere had made him a different person. "Give me a severe torture!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard shouting and fighting outside. The hundred households hurriedly went out to take a look, and saw that their men could not resist the soldiers who were like wolves and tigers. They hurriedly shouted: "Stop!"
The leader on the opposite side was none other than Cheng Zheng. He had already heard the screams coming from the office. At this moment, everything inside and outside was burning. How could he listen to his verbosity? He shouted loudly: "Go in and save people. Anyone who dares to stop them will be put down."
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"Here!" The officers and soldiers under their command waved their sticks and knocked down the officers and soldiers holding swords to the ground.
"Are you going to rebel?" The hundreds of households shouted with anger and anger.
"Do you have the emperor's decree? How dare you arrest our people from Beizhen Fusi!" Cheng Zheng had already arrived in front of the hundred households, and said with a ferocious smile: "I think you are the one who is going to die!" As he said this, he hit the hundred households with a stick.
On the account, he was knocked unconscious immediately.
"Help!" Cheng Zheng waved his hand, and the soldiers were about to rush into the office, but they saw a row of men in black appearing on the wall, each holding a crossbow and aiming at them.
Cheng Zheng also immediately drew out his crossbow and aimed at the opponent as well.
"Haha, it looks like we are going to fight to the death!" Cheng Zheng laughed without fear: "Come on, let's see who is afraid of whom!"
Inside the office, Qianhu, who came after hearing the news, was almost fainting from fright. They bowed to Wei Wuque repeatedly and said, "Sir, since he is not the one we want to arrest, please let him go. This is Chuzhou City, really.
It has become a battlefield and no one can stop it, everyone is finished!"
Wei Wuque's face was grim, and he was obviously engaged in a fierce ideological struggle. The situation was getting out of control. If it really got serious, although he was not afraid, it might affect the subsequent drama.
After pondering for a long time, he finally nodded and said coldly: "You can release people, but the ships must be inspected one by one!"
"No problem, no problem!" Those thousands of households are now willing to agree to anything as long as both sides do not regard Chuzhou City as a battlefield...
When the office was opened, Cheng Zheng and others saw three wounded subordinates being carried out. The soldiers' eyes were spitting fire, and they hurriedly held up the seriously injured robes.
"What you give today will be returned tenfold tomorrow!"
Cheng Zheng said something loudly, glanced at the other party bitterly, and then left with the injury number...
After he withdrew, Wei Wuque came out of the office with a sullen face and went to the dock to continue searching.
In fact, at this time, he had given up hope of finding Wang Xian, but the evil fire in his heart had no way to vent, making him like a wounded wolf, knowing that his efforts were in vain, but he still continued searching one ship after another.
Unknowingly, at noon, Wei Wuque, who was searching the thirty-eighth ship, received an urgent report from his subordinates:
'Wang Xian has crossed the river and is back with the Fusi people from Beizhen!'
Wei Wuque smiled strangely when he heard this, but everyone was frightened by him. The people around him couldn't help but retreat, but they couldn't move faster than Wei Wuque's sword!
He suddenly pulled out his sword, cut the messenger in half with one blow, and walked away with the bloody sword... Thousands of officers and soldiers witnessed his unprovoked murder, but no one dared to stop him.