"Bold!" one of the guards shouted, and rushed to Du Xunchang to block him.
Unexpectedly, Du Xunchang shouted: "Don't move, don't hurt the villagers."
The guards did not dare to move after being ordered to do so, but then they saw the crazy woman rushing to Du Xunchang, slapping and scratching him.
Du Xunchang did not fight back or dodge, he just covered his face.
"Are high officials of the imperial court great? You pay for my man, pay for the father of my child!" The woman cried while beating her.
Now the villagers who were picking up their relatives could hardly bear it any longer. Especially the wives and mothers of those who were seriously injured rushed forward and began to fight against the officers and soldiers.
"Don't hurt the villagers!" Du Patrol said again.
The leader of the guards made a signal, and they stood in a row to block Du's inspection, using their bodies as a wall to block the angry villagers.
Zhou Hai looked anxious, fearing that it would be difficult for Du Inspector to explain to the villagers if they were injured. After all, injuring a court official was a serious crime, and he could not bear to see these villagers punished again.
"grown ups!"
Seeing that he was about to rush over, Zhang Tie grabbed him and whispered: "Master Du just wants the villagers to vent their anger, so there is no need to stop him. You see, the villagers who attacked are all women and old people, so it won't be too serious, not to mention they are all fighting with bare hands."
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"But..." Zhou Hai sighed, "I am a parent official, and I should be beaten if I fail to protect the people."
After he finished speaking, he walked forward and slapped himself in public. Zhang Tie and other officials present also hurriedly followed him, stood beside Zhou Hai, bowed their heads, and expressed their apologies.
The woman who went crazy first scratched Du Xunxang's neck, which caused blood to flow out. But Du Xunxang gritted his teeth and endured without moving.
The family members of the injured were crying and shouting, and they hit the body and face of the guards one after another. The guards lowered their heads and refused to fight back when they were hit or cursed.
A younger guard had red eyes and shed tears. Seeing this, the older guard next to him asked in a low voice: "Where are you injured? Go to the back first."
The young guard sniffed and said in a somewhat aggrieved voice: "I'm not hurt, I just feel bad. It's not something we can decide if something goes wrong, so why do you hate us?"
"Who made us officers and soldiers? We should bear corresponding responsibilities when we receive imperial salary. You will gradually understand in the future."
The villagers beat and scolded for a while, but the village chief finally persuaded them to disperse.
Du Xunchang and Zhou Hai did not leave either, and temporarily stayed at the village chief's house, saying that they would not run away and ignore the injured villagers.
But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Some people even don't go home at all, waiting outside Zhang's yard for fear of something happening to the seriously injured family members in the yard.
When the third cousin came home, his hair was messed up, his forehead was scratched, his cheek was scratched, and he was in a very low mood.
"Tong Lin, what's wrong with you?" Niu asked in surprise.
The third cousin's voice was choked with sobs, "It's okay, Mom, I've left you to worry about it, go to bed early."
"What's going on? Don't make us worry." Niu asked anxiously.
Qi Zhen saw the clues and advised in a low voice: "Auntie, go and have a rest. Tong Lin is not injured. Just let him rest for a while."
Niu was not at ease, but seeing that her son didn't want to talk, she gave up and took Luo Xiuxiu to rest next door.
Tonight, except for Bai Banxia's room, the Zhang family's other rooms, including the main room, are housing the injured. The Zhang family has also been arranged to temporarily live in the neighbor's house next door.
As soon as Mr. Niu left, Zhang Tonglin's tears fell.
"A lot of people were scolding me just now, accusing me of being an official and coming back to harm the villagers. I don't know if it's right for me to be an official." Zhang Tonglin said, covering his face in pain.
Qi Zhenban made a face and shouted in a low voice, somewhat inhumanly: "Why are men crying? Wipe your tears away!"
Probably because Qi Zhen ordered him to control his usual training, Zhang Tonglin straightened his back and subconsciously wiped his tears with his sleeves.
"A while ago, someone was drunk and hurt someone on the street. You caught him, right? I heard that if you hadn't stopped him in time, an old man would have been beaten." Qi Zhen's voice was still cold, and there was no emotion.
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Zhang Tonglin sniffed and let out a loud, nasal sound.
"A while ago, there was a flower-picking thief doing evil in the town. You, Zhang Tie and the others went to round up the thief, and finally caught the thief and brought him to justice, right?"
Zhang Tonglin hummed again.
"A few years ago, you were filing population records from village to village, and I heard that you discovered a case of abducting women?" Qi Zhen added.
Zhang Tonglin hummed again, this time without the crying tone before.
"If there were no official officials, no one would do these things. Elderly people would be beaten by drunkards, innocent girls would be raped by flower pickers, and trafficked women would never be able to reunite with their families. If you were not an official official, you would still be farming in Maple Village.
Maybe these days I am either in the fields or at home, and I don’t have the opportunity to help more people.”
Qi Zhen said slowly: "Everyone is weak in the face of disasters, and they blame everyone who can blame them. But because of a few complaints, won't you stop saving people when you encounter those things again?"
"That's definitely not the case. Even if the people who scolded me today are in trouble, I will definitely help them. They don't mean it." Zhang Tonglin blurted out. After finishing speaking, he realized that the villagers' words were just out of anger.
"But I'm so worried." He said gloomily.
Qi Zhen patted his shoulder and said, "Go to bed, you'll be fine after a good sleep."
It was rare that Qi Zhen's tone was not as harsh as usual, and even a little more gentle. Zhang Tonglin was shocked and hurriedly responded, and ran away to rest.
The uncle came out of the kitchen and thanked Qi Zhen, "Thank you, Qi Zhen."
"Uncle, your words are serious." Qi Zhen hurriedly returned the greeting.
"This kid Tong Lin has a big heart, so he is caring so much because he is caring. He is not very smart, but thanks to your guidance, otherwise he would not be able to do his job well," the uncle added.
"He has his advantages, including integrity, diligence, and enthusiasm. He can do a good job only because he works hard enough." Qi Zhen never praised Zhang Tonglin in person, but he recognized Zhang Tonglin's efforts and progress in his heart.
The uncle nodded, "You have been tired for the whole day. Go and rest for a while. The doctor will look after the patient."
"It doesn't matter, I'll guard Banxia." After Qi Zhen said that, he walked to the window of Bai Banxia's house and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He didn't know whether he was concentrating with his eyes closed or practicing martial arts. Seeing his persistence, his uncle didn't say anything more.
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Bai Banxia in the room said he would sleep for an hour, but he actually woke up after an hour.
She got up and rubbed her eyes, trying to clear her vision.
At this time, Qi Zhen's voice came from the window: "Are you awake?"
Bai Banxia hurriedly jumped out of bed, stepped on her shoes and walked out. As soon as she opened the door, she saw him sitting outside the window, still cold on his body and with some frost on his hair.
