Chapter 10 Moth Thief
After the gangster died, these government officials lost extra income. If they knew who the murderer was, they would definitely avenge them.
But in fact, they had no idea who killed him. The reason why they troubled Xu Fu was that they were greedy for Zhang Mo's property and wanted to take the opportunity to go to Xu's house to search for it. Secondly, Xu Fu had too many nosy things to do in Yangzhai.
It's best to except this stupid young man.
With the permission of the county magistrate, a few people came to Xu's house to arrest someone that day. Aunt Xu was so frightened that she couldn't stand still when she saw the ferocious government officials.
"My lord, what did my son do? Why did you kidnap someone?"
The leader said, "Xu Fu killed someone in the street last night, violating the national law. According to the law, I not only have to kidnap the person, but also seize the family property."
After saying that, he winked at the other three people. The three of them understood and walked towards the main room.
"stop!"
Xu Fu was furious. He rushed over and blocked the door with a stick, glaring at the leader, "What evidence do you have that I killed people? Why do you arrest people casually?"
"evidence?"
The man sneered and looked at Zhang Mo, "She was blackmailed by Li Li (a local gangster name) and others a few days ago. She has a grudge against them and joined forces with you to kill for revenge. Although there is no clear evidence, as long as there is a motive, we have the right
Capture the suspects and others for interrogation."
He said and showed an arrest warrant.
People can be arrested if they have a motive. This has clearly put the crime on them, and Zhang Mo's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials. They are really careless. They think that they can get away with it without being seen, but they don't know that they have no room to resist if others use their words.
Xu Fu said angrily, "Fart, how many people in Yangzhai have been blackmailed by those bastards? You damn want to arrest them and provide evidence."
"I am the proof."
The officer pulled out the sword from his waist, looked around at the young and old in the courtyard, and said coldly, "The prisoner resists arrest. According to the law, we can arrest him by force. If someone is accidentally injured during the fight, don't blame me."
This was Chi Guoguo's threat. Although Xu Fu could deal with two of them with a few punches and kicks, he couldn't defeat four of them, and all of them had knives. If they really hit the Xu family and accidentally injured them, there would be injustice.
With nowhere to stretch, who asked him to resist arrest?
The Xu family was already very frightened. Now that Uncle Xu saw the opponent drawing his sword, Uncle Xu was so frightened that his hands and feet were trembling. He grabbed Xu Fu and persuaded him, "Ah, Ah Fu, just go with me.
Come on, we, we didn’t kill anyone, the commander will clear your name."
"Yes, yes, Fu'er, don't be impulsive." Aunt Xu agreed.
Xu Fu's fist clenched at his side clenched. He wanted to fight them desperately, but he was concerned about his family. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Officials are different from gangsters. They are really determined to kill them, so what if they don't have evidence? If they have a motive to kill, they can be taken to the Yamen for interrogation.
He is still too naive. The Madu people have no worries and can do whatever they want, but how can he be like them?
After living for more than ten years, he has not yet seen clearly that this world is not a world where fists speak, but rights speak.
Looking at the aggressive officials and the honest Xu family, Zhang Mo knew that she had to go to the county government office today. As for Uncle Xu's statement that the county magistrate would clear their names, she had no hope.
The county magistrate was stupid and lazy. During the more than a month of storytelling in a restaurant, she saw two cases of powerful people beating civilians to death. One family only had to pay some money to settle the matter, while the other family went to the official to sue the government, but was directly ruined.
In the eyes of the upper class, civilians are really worse than pigs and dogs.
The Xu family had no power, and with these government servants causing trouble, they would be beaten even if there was no evidence in jail. She didn't think she could withstand the torture.
In the final analysis, she was the one who caused this matter, and Xu Fu was also venting his anger on her, so he could not be harmed no matter what. He was the only member of the Xu family, and if he did anything bad, the Xu family would not be able to survive.
Rather than living like a dog in this troubled world, it's better to die. But it was just a knife thing. Maybe it was all just a dream. When she woke up, she was still reading in the library.
Thinking of this, Zhang Mo stopped in front of Xu Fu and looked at the leading officer, "I hired the murderer and it has nothing to do with Xu Fu. I will go with you."
"Amo, what are you talking about?"
Xu Fu originally planned to go to the county government office with them. He was surprised when Zhang Mo stepped forward first. He pulled her to his side and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. I am the murderer and have nothing to do with Xu Fu."
Xu Fu protected her behind him and sneered at the official, "She's talking nonsense. I'll go with you."
"Brother Afu, don't take the blame for me, it's clearly me..."
Xu Fu stopped her and said, "The prison is very dirty. You can't go there."
He suddenly hugged her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "If you keep arguing, we will both be tied up. Don't worry, Brother Ma and the others will rescue me. Pack my things and take my grandma and parents with me tomorrow."
Go out of the city and wait for me at the place where we last picked up reed flowers."
Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu next to them were completely stunned.
Seeing Xu Fu's confession, the officer showed a satisfied smile on his face and shouted, "Come on, tie Xu Fu up."
The purpose of his trip was just Xu Fu. He had no interest in Zhang Mo's life at all. This child was helpless and knew how to make money. By keeping her outside, he could have extra income in the future. He just had to find a few more people to help him.
The person who does the work.
Aunt Xu came back to her senses, rushed forward and pushed the person who was about to put the shackles on Xu Fu, and shouted, "My son can't kill people, you must have made a mistake, made a mistake..."
Xu Fu patted his mother's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, mom, the baby will be fine."
In the room, when Grandma Xu saw Xu Fu being kidnapped, her face turned pale and she almost fainted. Uncle Xu was so panicked that he didn't know what to do.
Zhang Mo stared at Xu Fu blankly. When he was taken away and saw the messy house and the Xu family who were crying and out of breath, she suddenly came to her senses and ran out.
In order to have enough money to escape, she came to Ruyilou, sold Journey to the West and Liaozhai at once, went to the market to buy some food, and after thinking about it, she went to the blacksmith shop and bought two short knives.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although it is not easy in the city, at least it is safe, but outside is a hell on earth, with refugees, bandits, bandits, officers and soldiers, and any group of people can kill this family.
Now we can only place our hope on Madu and the others. If they successfully rob the prison and escape with them, their safety will be somewhat guaranteed.
The next morning, Zhang Mo and the Xu family were preparing to leave the city, but they saw that the street was in chaos, and everyone was rushing to run home. Many people were running and shouting that the moth thieves were coming.
Uncle Xu stopped someone to ask, and then he learned that there was news from outside this morning. A few days ago, the Changshe moth bandits were attacked by officers with fire and destroyed the camp. The whole army fled. Qu Shuaibo led more than 40,000 remaining troops and came straight to Yangzhai.
, only two miles away from here.
The worst thing is that when the guards at the city gate went to ask for the commander and the county captain, they found that the two people and their families were missing, and there was no one in Yangzhai to take charge.
In order to relieve the siege of Changshe, all the elite cavalry sent by the imperial court had been sent to support. The prefect Li Min also sent 2,000 soldiers from Yangzhai County. Now, including the guards, there are only more than 500 guards left in the city.
Before Li Min left, it was not that he had not considered the safety of Yangzhai. Although there were only 500 county soldiers, Yangzhai City had high walls and strong families, and there were many large families in the city. If the enemy invaded, they would send people to help for the sake of their own safety.
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Although Bu Qu are not regular officers and soldiers, they all have some skills. They may not be able to fight in the field, but they will definitely be able to help defend the city.
However, Li Min had never calculated that the county magistrate was a lazy man and a coward. When he got the news last night, his first thought was not how to preside over the overall situation, but hurriedly packed up his belongings and fled with his family. The county magistrate was also temporarily elected.
Those who came out had never fought at all. Seeing that the county magistrate had escaped, they followed suit.
With these two people taking the lead, they also heard that the bandits were specialized in killing officials. Some officials who knew the news fled after them.
When the big families in the city received the news this morning and hurriedly organized their own troops to help the government defend the city, they saw that the bandits were already attacking the city gates and there was no way to save them.
Black crowds continued to pour into the city gates. A group of people who entered the city went directly to the county governor's office and the county government office. All the officials who had no time to escape were beheaded and Li Min's family members were all captured.
After Bocai entered the city, he first arranged for 10,000 soldiers to guard the four city gates. The remaining soldiers divided into several groups and began to raid the wealthy households in the city to increase military resources.
On that day, the city of Yangzhai was laughing and wailing. The ones laughing were naturally the moth thieves. Yangdi was richer than any other county town that had been plundered before. The wailers were of course a wealthy family. Their property was robbed, and their wives and daughters were taken over. There was little resistance.
, that is, the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out.
Chapter completed!