Chapter 1070
Who is more terrifying?
Chapter 1070 Who is more terrifying?
The villagers were excited and excited, and they all clamored for the soldiers to move on to the next step quickly, saying, "Don't waste time, we are waiting to see!"
Soldiers: “…”
The roads are blocked by heavy snow, and it's so cold that even the lice on your bodies would freeze to death, yet you're still so energetic.
Can't you just stay home during the winter and not wander around? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? You're going to spend the New Year sick?!
But something happened in town and they had to go check it out.
"What happened?!" Captain Zhong came riding... He was almost running to Wujia Village, but when he saw the crowd at the west entrance of the town heading towards Xinda Street, he was afraid that something big was going to happen, so he turned his horse around and rushed over.
The soldier hurriedly said, "Sir, the Third Chief's wife, Li Yutong, said someone forced her to eat raw meat in an attempt to infect her with sheep plague, thus killing two people..."
Zhong Baihu: "..."
"Let's go, follow this county lieutenant to investigate the case!"
"Order!"
"Let's go, let's follow the county lieutenant to investigate the case!" The villagers were more enthusiastic than the soldiers. If Captain Zhong had not been riding a horse and they were afraid of death, they could have rushed ahead of Captain Zhong.
Bang bang bang!
"The county lieutenant is investigating a case. Open the door immediately!" Captain Zhong shouted.
After shouting for a long time, the gate of the courtyard where Liu Ge'er lived finally opened.
Liu Ge'er had changed into a new set of clothes without any traces of blood or flesh, and a sachet was hanging on his body to cover up the smell of blood.
But Captain Zhong had been on the battlefield and was very sensitive to the smell of blood, so he still smelled it.
"Liu Ge'er greets County Magistrate Zhong. What brings you here?"
His writing was very literary, showing that he imitated Wei Min from outside the mountains every single day.
Before Captain Zhong could even begin to speak, the villagers behind him began to speak: "Young Chief, the Third Chief's wife, Li, said you sent three strong men to hold her down and force her to eat raw mutton. Raw mutton is not to be eaten; it will give you sheep plague. This is murder, and murder of two people at that. You must be investigated and prosecuted, with the possibility of beheading!"
Liu Geer: “…”
These lowly people of the Great Wei are really good at talking!
But he couldn't show his displeasure. He sighed and looked at everyone with a feeling of grievance. His eyes quickly turned red and tears welled up.
Folks: “…”
Hiss, we were just exaggerating, we didn't hit you, but you were crying. You are trying to play tricks on us and make us get scolded!
"Yangzi, come out and explain what happened to County Magistrate Zhong and the villagers." Liu Ge'er shouted into the yard.
Three mountain servants came out immediately.
They also changed their clothes and wore sachets.
"Your Excellency, we didn't force Li to eat raw mutton. We simply followed the instructions of the Young Chief and sent her processed raw meat so that she would have meat to eat during the New Year."
"After all, the young leader promised the third leader that he would help him take care of his wife and children outside the mountain."
"She had good intentions and even accepted the raw meat. But after we left, she went out and started spreading rumors. It's truly disheartening!"
Li Yutong was shocked: "You actually turned the tables on me!"
Yangzi said, "We didn't, but you've been spreading rumors and slandering our young leader... Could it be that you're a spy from the enemy country, fabricating accusations just to sow discord among the people inside and outside the mountain, so you can destroy the mountain's defenses and allow the East Desert army to invade our Great Wei from within the mountain?"
"Damn you! Not only are you good at turning the tables, but you're also experts at spreading rumors and making false accusations!" Li Yutong stopped pretending and stopped hiding behind the soldiers, rushing over and pointing at the mountain people and servants, saying, "Yangzi, you're just a mountain slave, not even a mountain person, how do you know so much? The fact that you can say such things makes you seem more like a spy from the Eastern Desert!" "I, Li Yutong, have a verifiable identity; I am a native of Wei! But can you verify your identities?"
"He was picked up in the mountains and became a servant of the Second Chief. I'm afraid he was deliberately thrown there by the East Desert spies. He will only infiltrate the inner depths of the mountain stronghold!"
After hearing this, Yangzi and Liuge'er were horrified. It was a good thing they were professional enough, otherwise they would have been exposed.
Liu Ge'er stepped forward and said, "County Lieutenant Zhong, the Shanwai Yamen relies on double evidence and does not support two sides holding different opinions. Now everyone's story is one-sided and cannot be used as evidence. Continuing to argue will only ruin the relationship."
"How about this, let's celebrate the New Year first, and then we can talk about this matter after the Third Village Master comes out of the mountains."
"But Li Yutong must move out. We are afraid of her and dare not live next door to her!"
"You vicious pervert, who is more terrifying? Living next to you, I dare not sleep at night. I stay awake all night and only take a nap during the day, for fear that you, a vicious thing, will break in and kill me!" Li Yutong made a big fuss.
We must arouse the villagers' vigilance so that everyone will be on guard against Liu Ge'er and become the people who monitor Liu Ge'er, so that Liu Ge'er will not be able to avoid the villagers' eyes and do evil!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Silence, silence!" the soldiers shouted.
Li Yutong and Liu Ge'er calmed down.
At this moment, Liu Ge'er was already in tears.
A young, handsome and fair boy cried in public, and the villagers couldn't help but feel sympathy for him.
Li Yutong ignored the order to remain silent and pointed at him, saying, "Liu Ge'er, don't pretend to cry to gain sympathy. You sent people to force me to eat raw meat, and the chicken was minced into paste. Who eats minced chicken? And the whole yard is filled with the smell of blood. No matter how much you cry, you can't hide your cruelty!"
"Being cruel to chickens is also a sign of a violent temperament!"
Yangzi retorted, "Listen to her, folks. Is this something an ordinary woman would say? We really need to investigate the identity of this Li family. I'm afraid she's not really a spy from the East Desert!"
"Alright, silence!" Captain Zhong spoke, glancing at Liu Ge'er and Li Yutong, and finally said, "Everyone, be quiet and stand still. The Wei army will enter your residence to search. If no evidence is found, we will do as Liu Ge'er says. If evidence is found, we will investigate and deal with it according to the law."
"Do you two have any objections?"
Li Yutong: "No, County Lieutenant, hurry in and search, or the evidence will be lost!"
Liu Ge'er: "I have no objection. County Lieutenant, please go ahead and search."
Oh, what can you find?
He and Yoko and the others had not come out for a long time because they were cleaning the house. The eye-catching animal meat scraps in the house had long been cleaned up and thrown into the pot to make broth.
Sure enough, Captain Zhong led his soldiers in to search, but found nothing... There was a strong smell of blood in the house, as well as minced meat, but these things were all in plates, bowls, and pots.
The biggest problem of Liu Ge'er and his friends is that they use their living quarters as a kitchen.
But the mountain people and the poor families outside the mountains also cook food over a fire in their sleeping rooms.
However, what puzzled Zhong Baihu was that there was no poison in Liu Ge'er's room... Wasn't he said to be an expert in this field? How could there be no medicinal herbs?
Because of this doubt, Captain Zhong was determined to ask Captain Ling to provide more manpower to monitor Liu Ge'er day and night.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"No harmful objects were found in their homes. This can only be considered a misunderstanding caused by the different customs and habits inside and outside the mountains."
"Now, the Li family has moved away, and Liu Ge'er and the other mountain people will continue to live where they are. When someone comes from the mountain after the New Year, we will let them settle this matter among themselves."
"But I would like to remind you fellow villagers that raw meat cannot be eaten directly. It must be cooked, especially raw mutton!"
This reminder is very deliberate, as it brings the image of Liu Ge'er back to the stage of "eating raw meat and drinking blood", making the villagers more vigilant and creating an instinctive sense of isolation from Liu Ge'er.