Chapter 1242 548 Origin (23 More)

The boy's lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, and at first he was expressionless, but when Lily talked about the village, his expression became more and more ugly, making Lily a little unwilling to ask any more, but what should be asked is still to ask. : "Who the hell killed everyone in the village?"

The boy did not speak, his eyes were half-drooping to avoid everyone's sight, his hands subconsciously clenched into fists, and his body trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Lily said again: "Little guy, we are not bad people. If you don't believe us, we can help you find the government..."

"No, no!" This time, the boy cried out excitedly, his face turned pale, and eagerly grabbed Lily's wrist, his eyes filled with fear.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, seeing the child's expression so excited, could it be that...

Ren Zinan frowned tightly, his eyes fell on the boy's right hand holding Lily's wrist tightly.

There was silence all around, and Nangong Yue suddenly asked, "Little brother, can you tell me your name?"

The boy raised his eyes and looked at Nangong Yue, and saw that the other party was fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a plain blue robe, but exuding a noble air, and the respectful expressions of the others around him were obviously looking at this handsome young horse.

The boy hesitated for a while, and finally said slowly, "My name is Cheng Zhe."

"Cheng Zhe," Nangong Yue said calmly, "the villagers here, as well as your parents and relatives were all killed, only you and this little sister survived. Since we discovered this, we can't sit back and watch it. Ignore it, you must report to the government, you can't let such a ferocious bandit wander in the southern border! If you don't want it, then you must give us a reason, a legitimate reason to convince us. You, do you understand?"

Nangong Yue looked directly at the boy with a solemn expression, not treating him as a child, but a peer who could communicate with each other. right!

The boy, Cheng Che, shrank his pupils and his lips trembled slightly.

Nangong Yue did not force him any more and waited quietly.

After a while, ChengZhe finally raised his head, released Lily with his right hand, but his eyes became firm. He took a deep breath and said, "You can't sue the official. The person in Tu Village is the magistrate of Gangping Town." Almost gritted his teeth, those eyes that were as dark as the night burst into the light of hatred in an instant.

That's true... Although everyone vaguely guessed this possibility, the moment they heard the truth, they couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Cheng Zhe rationalized his thoughts and described the ins and outs of the matter one by one——

Their village is called Chengjia Village, and there is a mine in the back hill that has been abandoned for many years.

One night more than half a year ago, there was a heavy rain, and the rocks near the mine collapsed. A villager accidentally discovered a silver mine near the mine, and immediately reported to the village chief.

The whole village was shaken. Originally, the village chief planned to report the matter to the government, but human nature is greedy, and who would be willing to give up this hen that would lay golden eggs. A villager suggested that the matter should be kept secret, and the villagers would quietly mine the silver mine. This proposal was immediately supported by more and more villagers.

From that day on, the villagers began to secretly go to Houshan to mine silver from time to time. In order to hide this secret, although the people in the village were all wealthy, they were all very low-key and did not dare to wear luxurious clothes or gold. Silver jewelry, dare not build a new house, let alone leave this village...

But where in this world is there an airtight wall? When a villager went to the town to buy hairpins for his daughter-in-law, he was accidentally targeted by the yamen of the government, and then brought disaster to the village.

Just a few days ago, the magistrate of Yu appeared in the village with a group of yamen, and firstly scolded them for privately occupying the silver mine.

After all, those villagers were all simple-natured villagers in the mountains. They were not afraid when they were cheated by the county magistrate.

Unexpectedly, the magistrate of Nayu County Bai Ri was kind and said that he would plead with Shangguan for them, but after the villagers who were out in the evening returned one by one, he raided the village with a group of yamen and killed all the villagers. And the little girl Pomegranate got away with it because Pomegranate's mother hid them in the cellar.

While Cheng Zhe was telling the story, the room was quiet, everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and a storm surged in their hearts.

The county magistrate is a local parental official. He should protect the people well, but he has lost his morality. It is really chilling to do such a thing that is inferior to a beast.

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "How far is the silver mine from here?"

Cheng Zhe hesitated for a moment, but still replied, "Go south from the village for about a mile, there is a trail to go up the mountain, and the mine is halfway up the mountain..."

It can be inferred that there must be many subordinates of the magistrate of Nayu guarding the vicinity of the mine at this moment.

The expressions of everyone became more and more solemn, especially Zhou Dacheng. The people they brought on this trip were not many, and if they were discovered by the other party, it would be bad.

"Sir... son," Zhou Dacheng clasped his fists at Nangong Yue, "Do you want to go back to the station before making plans?"

Because he was worried about outsiders, Zhou Dacheng asked very implicitly, meaning, should he go back to the post station first and then send soldiers to divide into two groups, come here all the way to arrest the criminals, and go to Nagangping Town to arrest the county magistrate and abduct the law?

But even so, Cheng Zhe was still slightly startled by the "post station" in Zhou Dacheng's mouth.

Although he is not yet eight years old, he is not too small. Children from poor families have long been in charge. Before the discovery of the silver mine, most of the people in the village were barely able to eat, as if he had been sent to the town. It was only because of the silver mine that he was taken back as an apprentice. Although he only stayed in the town for a few months, he also heard a lot of things. For example, this inn is not suitable for ordinary people to live in, and it is an inn that only officials from the government can live in.

In other words, the savior of himself and Pomegranate must not be ordinary people!

So, can these people avenge themselves, pomegranates, and relatives? !

Thinking of this possibility, Cheng Ze's heart surged.

Half an hour ago, when he and Pomegranate were snuggling up in the cellar, he thought they would die there so silently, no one knew, and could only go to the underworld to reunite with their relatives with endless grievances...

Unexpectedly, when he almost gave up hope, there was a movement outside. He decided to take a gamble. The person who gambled was not the person from the county magistrate, so he tried his best to throw the broken porcelain in his hand... …

When he heard the creaking of the cellar door and the unfamiliar accent of the person coming, he knew he had won the bet, and he had given himself and Pomegranate back two lives.

But what he never expected was that his gamble won not only their lives, but he might even have won the opportunity to repay blood debts for his family and all the villagers!

For a moment, Cheng Zhe felt that his originally weak body seemed to have strength again, and the originally ashes-like heart ignited a spark of hope. He gritted his teeth, got up quickly, and then fell to his knees on the cold and hard ground, kowtowing and begging: "My son, please call the shots for the people of our village!"

He knocked heavily, and wanted to knock a second time, but Lily and Ren Zinan hurriedly grabbed him.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, followed by Mo Xiuyu who walked in quickly, clasping his fists at Nangong Yue and Zhou Dacheng anxiously, "Young Master, Lord Zhou, there are six or seven people escorting two carriages to the They went up the mountain directly behind the village, and their subordinates have ordered Chen Bei and Lu Hu to follow them quietly to check. Those people seem to be dressed like yamen..."

"It's them! It must be the gang of dog thieves in Gangping Town!" Cheng Ze widened his eyes excitedly, his eyes burst with strong hatred, and his voice became hoarse with anger, "I beg your son and your lord to be grass people. Let the innocent people of this village call the shots!"

He crawled down low, his fists clenched tightly together.

"ChengZhe, as long as what you say is true, I will definitely decide for you." Nangongyue said firmly, "Get up." Nanjiang could not tolerate such a lawless and inhumane parental official!

Ren Zinan neatly helped Cheng Zhe up, Zhou Dacheng and Mo Xiuyu exchanged glances, and the two wanted to urge Nangong Yue to hurry back to the inn, but before the words could be said, another messy footstep came from outside the house. A tall guard strode into the house.

His face was so ugly, it made everyone's heart skip a beat.

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