Shengjing Noble

Chapter 482: Falling into a trap

"This Zhao Zide is greedy and lustful, and he also has a strange habit. He often pays money to buy decent women. Some people reluctantly sell their wives and daughters to him for food and silver, while others are unwilling to do so, so he forcibly robs them. In short, he has no conscience at all."

"All those disfigured girls and women you saw in the backyard were abused by him. Chunniang, who wanted to learn medicine from you, was sold by her husband shortly after she gave birth."

"And the little girl who spoke for you, her name is Yang Liu, she is the only daughter of a neighbor. Her father was beaten to death for resisting Zhao Zide. Not long after she was taken into the Zhao residence, she was beaten to death."

"Luckily, I found her in the mass grave and rescued her. Otherwise, I'm afraid the child would be gone. Although she barely survived, her face is... Alas..."

He sighed helplessly, his eyes filled with anger and resentment, as well as a sense of helplessness and sadness.

"I have thought countless times about burning down the Zhao Mansion and then killing Zhao Zide in the chaos, but I don't have the ability to do it. I can only do my best to do something for these villagers."

"I'm sorry, I wanted to rob you of your money at first, but I definitely didn't mean to kill you. I just wanted to scare you. Although I've been a bandit for so long, I've robbed some passers-by of their money, but I've never killed anyone."

"Maybe God has opened my eyes to me to meet you. No matter what, young lady, please accept my greetings!"

As he spoke, he knelt on one knee and bowed, his eyes full of gratitude.

Su Lanyin nodded and helped him up: "Don't say that, you have done more than I have. If it weren't for you, even if I found them, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to save them."

"Don't worry, Boss. If I encounter such a thing, I will take care of it to the end. We are all chivalrous and brave."

"But five thousand taels of silver is not a small amount..."

"My mother will try to get it out. After all, it's to save people. I've told her in the letter. I'm sure there will be a reply soon."

"Oh, I really don't know how to thank you..."

Just as he finished speaking, a bandit rushed in from outside, his eyes full of panic.

"Boss, it's bad. A group of soldiers suddenly came outside the village and told us to surrender. It looks like they are here to arrest us!"

"What?" Fang Hengzhi was horrified. He immediately walked out, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? They have never cared about our lives. Why did they attack us at this very moment?"

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang looked at each other, alarm bells ringing in their hearts.

"We can't let those people know we're here."

"I'll stop it!"

After Su Lanyin finished speaking, she immediately rushed out and caught up with Fang Hengzhi, and then said, "Boss, you know that we were chased here by the powerful. I believe they came here just for me and my brother. If they ask you later, you must deny it and tell them that you have never seen us, brother and sister. Do you understand?"

"Well, don't worry, I will never betray my brothers. If you are willing to help our village, you are one of us. Just stay in there and I will take care of everything."

Fang Hengzhi nodded at her with a firm and sincere look. After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked away in big strides.

Su Lanyin naturally believed in his character and believed that he would never betray her and Fu Wuyang.

But I’m afraid the other party won’t believe it easily, so I have to think of other ways.

She turned back to the house and asked Fu Wuyang: "When I went to the backyard just now, I found that there is a back door in this village. Should we go out and hide?"

"No, since they are besieging us, they must have made preparations. They will definitely surround us from all sides. If we go out now, we will be trapped."

"Are we just going to stay here and wait for death? With the strength of this village, I'm afraid we can't stop the group of soldiers outside."

"Let's wait and see. If the letter is successfully delivered to your mother and brother, we will be saved. But the delay becomes a problem."

"Delay time...wait, I have an idea!" Su Lanyin's eyes lit up, and she immediately thought of a way to fight against the officials outside.

She hurriedly chased after him.

……

At this time, outside the village.

Fang Hengzhi walked up to the gate of the village, looked at the large group of officers and soldiers below, and took a few steps back with weak legs.

He became a bandit out of anger. He never killed anyone or set any fire. He would not even rob the poor of their money. He only targeted passers-by who were well-dressed.

Precisely because he had not committed any major crimes, the government had always turned a blind eye to him.

After all, catching him is all work and effort, but there is no benefit in it.

If this village was rich, it would be fine to get a lot of benefits after the raid, but what's the point of raiding such a poor village just to find a bunch of garbage?

The people outside were already shouting. He hesitated for a while and finally mustered up the courage to step out. As he raised his foot, someone suddenly grabbed his arm.

Looking back, he saw Su Lanyin standing below looking at him.

"Why are you here? Go back and hide!"

Su Lanyin hooked her finger at him. He was stunned for a moment, then squatted down and put his ear close to her.

She whispered, "Boss, don't forget that you are a bandit. The villagers you rescued in the backyard will now be your umbrella of protection."

"What do you mean?"

Fang Hengzhi looked confused and didn't understand at all.

"They are hostages!"

"But the government doesn't care whether they live or die."

"But don't forget, they are government officials. If they don't care about the lives of these people and forcibly attack the village, their reputation will be ruined! They can't bear this bad reputation. If the emperor hears about it, they will all be dismissed and beheaded. They dare not gamble!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Fang Hengzhi ordered: "Go to the back and bring a few people over as hostages!"

"Yes!"

After a while, the little bandit brought three or four civilians. They also knew that they were there to cooperate with the show, so they were tied up with ropes obediently, and then stood on the gate tower with frightened expressions.

"Help! Sir, please save us!"

"Oh my Lord, please rescue us!"

"I don't want to die, someone please save me, wuwuwu..."

Several people performed so hard that the group of officers and soldiers below were stunned.

The leader was the head of the police station, and a little follower beside him said, "Boss, let's just rush in. Don't worry about these people crying."

The head constable raised his hand and slapped him, cursing: "Idiot, you thought I didn't know and just rushed in? You ignored the safety of the people. If something goes wrong, you and I will be finished!"

Although they are also following orders, they will be blamed once something goes wrong.

Why would a constable like him, who earns less than two taels of silver a month, get involved in such a heavy responsibility?