roccoschili Chapter 223 Someone else
Chapter 223 Someone else
Boss He ran in in a panic to find Su He, "Miss, there was a fight at the entrance of the village, and those disaster victims smashed all the pots!"
Su He stood up suddenly, ran to the backyard, climbed up the ladder and looked through the telescope.
I saw a mess at the entrance of the village. Many people were fighting with each other, and many people were hiding in the house to watch. Half of the village was in noisy.
They were at the foot of the mountain and were safe for the time being.
Su He was anxious, wondering whether Liu Bai had found the person.
Ever since her sister told her that food was withheld from the disaster victims, she felt that there would be trouble.
People in Qingshan Village said that the thieves last night were the ones who stole from the two households in Shuangguan Village. She didn't think so. The two households in Shuangguan Village were both in the village, and the silver hidden in their homes was all taken away overnight without anyone knowing. This was most likely an acquaintance. The disaster victims had basically no chance to get in, so the possibility of the theft was very small.
Before Liu Bai set out yesterday, she asked Liu Bai to report to the police and then look for the thief and find out the truth of the matter.
It's not that she wanted to meddle in other people's business, but these people all fled from the north just like them. If she hadn't run fast with her family and had the space to help, they might have been worse off than these people. Seeing her fellow villagers being treated like this, Su He could only think of one word: the death of the rabbit makes the fox mourn.
She didn't want to see such a scene.
Su He got down the ladder with a heavy face, and called on He Lao Da and He Lao Er to call the people from Tianyuan Village to gather together, as it would be safer for everyone to be together.
The village entrance was in complete chaos. The victims' long-suppressed anger suddenly erupted. The crooked mouth that had been spitting before had been beaten until he vomited blood and now he was unconscious.
Those who were distributing porridge at the door were beaten, and even the door of Village Chief Zhu's house was broken into.
"You black-hearted people, you withheld our food and spit in it. You are going too far. If you don't let us live, we will all die together!"
The sturdy man in the lead picked up the crooked mouth and threw it aside, then rushed into the house at the entrance of the village and started smashing it. The victims behind him followed suit.
The villagers at the entrance of the village did not dare to stop them. They stood at the door crying and shouting. Some of them did not dare to go in to settle the score, so they ran to the village chief's house to ask him to intervene.
Liu Bai had just brought Guan Da and the other man to the village entrance. When he saw that the victims were rioting, he wanted to report to the authorities immediately.
"You stay here for a while. I'll go in and find someone, and then I'll come back to pick you up."
Liu Bai asked the two to hide far away, and he rode his horse to find Su He.
Su He here had been paying attention to the news from the village entrance. When he saw Liu Bai coming back alone, he hurried out to greet him.
"We found the people, only two of them left, and they said that the Shuangguan Village incident was not done by them."
"Let's report to the police. I'll go to the city first, and you can find someone to take them there."
Su He nodded, went inside to call Wang Zhi out, and asked Zhou to borrow their carriage. Everyone helped to harness the carriage. A quarter of an hour later, Wang Zhi drove the mule cart with Liu Bai. When they arrived at the village gate, the two of them ignored each other and rushed directly onto the official road, successfully picking up Guan Da and the other man. Wang Zhi was soon left behind by Liu Bai, but he was not in a hurry and drove at his own pace.
"Brothers inside, the steamed buns and water on the seats are for you. Eat them without worry."
Wang Zhi shouted and took out a steamed bun from his arms and ate it. Sister Hehua said that they just had to send the two men to the yamen as fast as the mule could.
All he saw was him whipping the mule from time to time to keep it moving at a constant speed.
Wang Zhi put the last bite of steamed bun into his mouth, and was surprised to find someone riding a horse galloping back in the distance. In a few blinks of an eye, the person was right in front of him. Wang Zhi was surprised to find that it was Liu Bai.
"Turn around! The soldiers are coming."
Wang Zhi listened to Liu Bai's words and quickly got off the carriage and turned. As soon as he turned the carriage around, he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and it seemed that there were a lot of sounds.
"Wang Zhi, speed up, they are coming."
Wang Zhi's heart tightened and he began to whip the mule desperately, but no matter how fast he whipped the mule, it could not be faster than the horse. Soon the soldiers on horseback behind him caught up with him.
Wang Zhi was so nervous that he didn't dare to turn his head back. Fortunately, he had just set out and soon arrived at the gate of Qingshan Village. Perhaps Liu Bai had informed them, and the two sides stopped fighting.
The leading lawyer frowned and looked around, looking at the overturned pot and the people with bruises on their bodies, and shouted.
"Where is the village chief?"
Village chief Zhu appeared trembling again. He felt regretful in his heart. He should have passed the position to the eldest brother earlier. Now that things have gotten out of hand, he, as the village chief, will be in trouble.
"Why is it so chaotic here?"
This question made Village Chief Zhu break out in a cold sweat. He hesitated for a long time and dared not say anything. This time it was indeed their Qingshan Village that was in the wrong. If he told the truth, he would be in trouble. It was impossible for him to lie. These disaster victims were not dead and would definitely not allow him to talk nonsense.
The master looked at the angry victims and the people of Qingshan Village who were avoiding his gaze, and he had something in mind.
"The village chief stays, and the rest of the people go back to their houses."
No one dared to refute the master's words, because the officers and soldiers behind him were no pushovers.
Seeing that the crowd had cleared out, the man who broke the bowl walked over.
"Sir, I want to report to the authorities. These people from Qingshan Village do not treat us as human beings. They deduct our food every day. Our rice porridge has become watery. There are only three or four grains of rice in the bowl. Just now, we just asked to cook the porridge thicker, but these people actually cursed at us and spat in the porridge, saying that we are unworthy."
The lawyer's face suddenly turned cold after hearing this. County Magistrate Ge was afraid that if he failed to handle the victims' affairs properly, there would be a riot, so he prepared food and sent it early. Unexpectedly, this group of villagers still caused trouble.
"Zhu Zelin, is what he said true?"
Village chief Zhu knelt down with a pale face and confessed his guilt. He really didn't know at first, and by the time he knew it, it was too late to stop it.
"I admit my guilt for not managing the villagers well. Please forgive me. The people in our village may be dissatisfied because the disaster victims came to steal things yesterday. We did not mean to make things difficult for them."
Just as the lawyer was about to speak, Guan Da came out.
"Sir, I am the thief from yesterday. We have been in Qingshan Village for nine days. Except for the first day when we ate only 60% full, the rest of the time we only ate 10% full. We drank the porridge and peed. It's okay for us adults, but the children in the team couldn't bear it. So yesterday we had to take the risk to steal food. I beg you to seek justice for us disaster victims!"
Guan Da knelt down and kowtowed, "They said we stole things from Shuangguan Village. We couldn't even get in the door, so how could we steal? We only stole once yesterday."
The advisor turned around and asked the officers and soldiers behind him to check the food. They had prepared 15 days of food. If they followed the budget, there would be enough for five days. But after hearing what the victims said, there should still be a lot of food left.
20 minutes later, the officers and soldiers who entered the granary to check came out and responded.
"Sir, there is still enough food in there for five days."