roccoschili Chapter 131 Earning Merit Points
Chapter 131 Earning Merit Points
Jiang Mianmian left the yamen and found that there were indeed far fewer people around.
The sickly boy who had been following her was still leaning against the wall, his eyes half-closed, whether he was dizzy or asleep was unknown.
She placed two bags of compressed biscuits next to him, then quickly found a deserted alley and entered Taoyuan.
The little tiger was still in the same spot, using its paws to prop up its big head, lying on the ground and whimpering.
"Why did you stop barking? Are you tired?"
There were no other ferocious beasts around, so how did it appear out of nowhere?
Despite her doubts, Jiang Mianmian couldn't resist picking it up and holding it close to her chest. "Poor little thing that nobody wants, how about you come with me from now on?"
I carried the tiger back to the courtyard and made it a bottle of goat milk powder.
"Uh-huh~"
The little tiger drank with gusto, its pink lips tightening and loosening, instantly triggering Jiang Mianmian's maternal instincts.
The little thing is so cute, and raising it from a young age will definitely build a good bond. When it grows up, it might even protect the village!
Jiang Mianmian pulled out a large wooden box, laid it down, covered it with soft bedding, and put the little tiger inside.
After it had eaten and drunk its fill, it stopped whimpering, curled up inside, and fell fast asleep.
She placed a bowl of water next to the box and left Peach Blossom Spring.
While the tall guy was snatching the items, she took the opportunity to cast a Gu poison spell; now it's time to close the net.
After determining the direction, Jiang Mianmian chased after them all the way to the alley near the city gate.
This alley was already a dwelling place for the poor, and now it was even more filthy and deserted. Many people had died; no wonder it was deserted.
She didn't linger in the government office for long, and entering Taoyuan took almost no real time.
When I arrived, I could hear a lively commotion inside.
The two men who tried to steal her belongings were now surrounded, but the roles were reversed; they were the ones being robbed.
More than a dozen refugees chased after us from the government office, carrying shovels, kitchen knives, or long sticks. "Everyone who sees it gets a share. You all better hand over your belongings honestly, and we'll divide them among ourselves, and that'll be the end of it."
"Exactly! It has to escalate to bloodshed, and everyone suffers, right?"
The two refused, saying, "We worked so hard to steal it, why should you just take it as you please?"
"If you wanted it, why didn't you make a move earlier? Weren't you afraid the authorities would come and arrest you? We risked everything to get it; that shows our courage and ability. If you want it, try to take it from us if you dare! But think before you do: if you take what's mine, someone else will take what's yours!"
Jiang Mianmian silently clicked her tongue a few times in her heart. These two were really bold. If it were anyone else, they might have just handed themselves over to save their lives.
These words did have an effect; a few people actually took a step back quietly.
The others weren't having it, their eyes gleaming with malice. "Enough with the nonsense, brothers, let's go! Everyone gets a piece of the action!"
A dozen or so people rushed forward. The two tall men still had a clear division of labor: one protected the basket on his back, while the other fought them with a sickle.
Jiang Mianmian took out a wooden stick and rushed over as well.
The stick pounded down on the back of the neck with just the right amount of force—not enough to kill, but enough to make the person's vision go black and cause them to collapse and faint.
Three or four people fell in succession. Those in the melee noticed something was wrong, turned around, and cried out in surprise, "It's you!"
"It's me! How dare you steal my things?"
Jiang Mianmian chuckled and raised the stick to strike again.
"boom!"
The man fell to the ground immediately.
Those still standing felt a chill in their hearts, instantly understanding the reason for Magistrate Qiao's attitude—this girl was no ordinary person!
But they realized it too late. One by one, they were knocked unconscious, until only the two tall men remained, trembling as they clutched their baskets, pleading, "Here you go, here you go, okay?"
"Go and tie them all up."
Jiang Mianmian threw them a ball of rope, "Hurry up."
Even the most naive among them realized that they were able to snatch the items just now entirely because the girl did it on purpose!
Otherwise, with just a stick, she would have chased them away long ago, no, she might have knocked them unconscious or even killed them!
The two men dared not say a word, picked up the rope and began to tie them up, quickly finishing tying up all the unconscious people.
Jiang Mianmian then said, "Wake them all up."
She strolled around the small courtyard with the stick in her hand. Seeing that the few people who had been intimidated by the short man and hadn't made a move were still craning their necks to look inside, she raised her stick and said, "See? This is what happens when you do bad things! Now get out of here!"
The group turned pale with fright, as if afraid she would chase after them, and ran faster than mice!
[Merit points +188, +188, +188... Accumulated merit points.]
The merit points no longer increased by single digits, but became 188!
It seems that whether it's slapping or 'education', as long as the person truly reforms or is no longer able to do evil, they will be rewarded with 188 merit points!
Jiang Mianmian smiled and looked at the 'robbers' on the ground. "You're all awake. Stop pretending. I know you're awake."
"..."
The group looked distressed. "Girl, what are you doing? We just want to have a full meal."
"Yeah, why don't you send me to the yamen? Anyway, if I get into the big boss's office, I can at least make a living."
They've done this before, but the government won't interfere with minor matters; they're incapable of committing murder or arson.
"Wanting to eat is fine, but what kind of skill is it to steal from others?"
Jiang Mianmian didn't want to deliberately make things difficult for them; it was just a matter of earning some merit points. "If you sincerely repent, I'll let you go. Just don't do this kind of thing again."
"Really?"
No one believed that the girl had deliberately provoked them to fight each other in order to dissuade them from committing evil.
“This world is tough, and I have no reason to ask you to do good deeds. But Heaven is watching what people do, and you must never do bad things. As long as you sincerely repent, you can come here and swear an oath, and I will let you go immediately.”
Jiang Mianmian sat on the stone bench and urged, "Hurry up, I'm only giving you fifteen minutes. If you still don't admit your mistakes by then, you'll be fired."
Her smile faded, and her eyes turned cold.
The atmosphere inside the courtyard changed instantly.
Someone mustered up their courage and stepped forward twice, saying, "Girl, I, Qiu Sanduo, swear here and now that I will never do evil again. If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning and never be able to eat for the rest of my life."
[Merit Points +188, Total Merit Points.]
"Untie him."
Jiang Mianmian glanced at the tall man.
The tall man immediately untied the rope from the man.
"Thank you, young lady! Thank you, young lady!"
The man breathed a sigh of relief, thanked them as he ran, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The others, seeing that he really meant what he said, and that making a vow was no big deal, all surged forward.
Most of them made an oath, and Jiang Mianmian let them go after hearing that their merit points had increased.
There were three others who made grand pronouncements, saying things like they would suffer intestinal rupture if they broke their vows, but they never gained any merit points. Jiang Mianmian knew they were just talking nonsense, and she knew she couldn't just let them go.
"You two, beat them into submission and make them sincerely repent."