Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 8 Fragments
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"Who is in the hall!"

"In Xia Zhaokuo, a native of Yuyi Town in the north."

"Oh?" The judge before the case hesitated slightly and asked, "What is your relationship with the Yuyi Zhao family?"

Zhao Kuo replied, "Zhao Wei, the head of the Zhao family, is my father."

The judge slowly stroked his long beard and exclaimed, "It turns out that it was Young Master Zhao! Yuyi Zhao's family and my Yangcheng have always had trade deals, and your father is a good friend of mine! I just don't know that the eldest son came alone. What do I have to do in Yangcheng?"

"My father has encountered some things, and the details will be discussed after this matter is resolved now."

The night-falling county office was completely different from what Bai Feng and his party had heard and saw when they first entered the city, because five unknown outsiders and three captured thieves gathered here.

"The people around Young Master Zhao are..."

"They are my disciples, adults can rest assured."

"There is something I don't understand." Xu Taishou calmed down and said, "These two Xianbei people are also disciples of the son?"

Zhao Kuo was respectful and replied, "Don't mind your lord, they are indeed the disciples."

Xu Taishou recalled earnestly: "You must know that the 'Seven Town Rebellion' had a profound impact ten years ago..."

"I'm afraid that the adults don't know the word 'Yi' in 'Yi Town', because the Han and Xianbei people there understand and tolerate each other."

"No more gossip, do you know who those three people are?" Xu Taishou pointed at the three people beside Zhao Kuo and said.

Zhao Kuo shook his head and denied, "I really don't know."

"Those three are the thieves who have harmed Yangcheng in recent months - 'Black Wind Sansha'! The city's guards have pursued them for many times without success. This time, it is all relying on Zhao Gongzi to bring them to justice!"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

On the left side of Zhao Kuo's group is the "Black Wind Sansha" who is being bound by Wuhuada, while the little beggar who sneaked away is on the right side.

"If you want to kill or cut, do what you want!" The burly man who made the knife roared angrily, and kept barking his teeth in the direction of the little beggar.

Xu Taishou took the token on the table, threw it out, and said, "Palm mouth, [-] strokes!" The burly man was severely punished, but he didn't let out a painful howl, only the "papa" from his palm and mouth. Voice.The two companions beside him bowed their heads deeply, not daring to follow him to despise the court.

"Little beggar, don't be afraid. Tell me your name and what happened." Xu Taishou lowered his voice and asked the little beggar.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo suddenly said: "Sir, you can't trust him. It was he who led me into the deep alley, and then the ambush set by the thieves!" Zhao Kuo walked to the little beggar and tore off the "scar" ", said confidently: "Look, this scar is fake, not to mention the sores on the hands!"

"No, the sores on this hand are real." A cold voice interrupted Zhao Kuo's words.

Zhao Kuo looked puzzled and asked, "Brother Bai, how come you can't even see the true and false?"

"It is because I have seen it that I know that these sores are real." After speaking, Bai Feng stared at the little beggar from a distance across Zhao Kuo, and stopped speaking.

"You two young people, don't be impatient." Xu Taishou said: "This Bai Gongzi is not unreasonable. If this little beggar is an accomplice of the 'Black Wind Sansha', then he will definitely not come. The county magistrate's newspaper officer."

"What! Is he the official of the newspaper?" Zhao Kuo said in surprise.

Bai Feng said to Zhao Kuo, "Brother Zhao, sometimes you can't just look at the appearance of things without knowing the meaning. Let's listen to his explanation."

"Little beggar, don't be afraid to answer the question just now." Xu Taishou continued.

The little beggar took off his rag cap, and his fluffy, jet-black hair fell down to his shoulders.He pulled down his cuffs to hide the sores on his hands and wiped the plaster from his cheeks with his sleeves.Zhao Kuo, who was on the side, kept his eyes fixed, and his slightly open mouth revealed his inner surprise. The same was true for everyone else in the courtroom—the little beggar was actually a young girl!Although the clothes are ragged, it still can't cover her delicate and small facial features; although her face is bloodless and full of dust, it still can't erase the youth and innocence in her eyes.

"My lord, the girl's name is Jiang Ling, from Xiangyang Village in the outer city of Yangcheng. I didn't mean to deceive Mr. Zhao, but because of my daughter, in order to avoid inconvenience when going out begging. So I picked up a piece of pig skin. , made the appearance of a scar..."

Xu Taishou frowned, wanting to know the cause and effect as soon as possible, and said, "Go ahead."

"The girls are crouching in the west of the city as usual, begging. I am fortunate to meet Zhao Gongzi who is willing to donate money, and the steamed buns donated by Bai Gongzi. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life." Jiang Ling fell to her knees as soon as she finished speaking. On the ground, he knocked his head.When he was about to kowtow for the second time, Bai Feng stopped her and helped her stand up.

"Miss Jiang, it's just a little thing, you don't have to take it to heart."

Jiang Ling suddenly raised her voice, even though her voice was still so soft and weak: "No, if there is no money and food donated by the benefactors, my brother and I may starve to death on the streets. Great kindness and great virtue, we will never forget it!"

Zhao Kuo was completely ashamed after washing his suave body just now.Jiang Ling continued to speak, and said, "After separating from the benefactors for a while, these three people appeared in front of me. I looked at them all dressed in black and holding weapons, and I remembered the rumored 'Black Wind Sansha', Immediately, I was terrified. It was because the 'Black Wind Sansha' had been hiding in the dark to observe just now, intending to get the money from Mr. Zhao. They threatened with life and death, and I thought of my younger brothers, so I took the benefactors' money. The whereabouts told them..."

"Then you notified the county government what you saw and heard?" Xu Taishou asked.

Jiang Ling nodded, squinted at Zhao Kuo, then nodded quickly and stopped talking.

Prefect Xu asked with concern: "Allow you to say a few words, what is the matter with the sores on Miss Jiang's hands?"

"This... This is a disease that fell from the past." Jiang Ling grabbed the elbow of her left hand with her right hand and tightened her body, as if she was unwilling to answer this question.

Xu Taishou sighed and said: "Okay. Now the witnesses and physical evidence are all available. This official pronounces the sentence: 'Heifeng Sansha' will be imprisoned and asked to be executed today!"

After leaving the hall, Zhao Kuo and Bai Feng came to Xu Taishou's study to discuss business affairs, and the other three went back to the inn to pack their bags.After Xu Taishou lit the oil lamp in the room, he skillfully signed the official document while answering Zhao Kuo's question.

"Master Xu, did you know that a caravan was attacked by Hu bandits near Yangcheng in recent months?" Zhao Kuo stepped forward and asked eagerly.

"Could it be the Zhao family's caravan?"

"Exactly! Both my father and sister-in-law were kidnapped by the thieves. They were weak and had no choice but to turn to the government for help."

Prefect Xu sighed and said helplessly, "To tell the truth, Xu had already sent all the guards in Yangcheng to attack the bandits half a month ago. Now there are only dozens of militiamen in the city."

"Is there any news about that gang of thieves?"

"For the details, ask the militia coach Wu Yi. But if you want to borrow soldiers or people, it's really hard to do it. Yangcheng has just solved the case of 'Black Wind Sansha', and urgently needs people to consolidate law and order and restore the people. normal life..."

"Then... well." Zhao Kuo replied.

"It's not too early, let's talk about it tomorrow!" Xu Taishou's tone was firm, and Zhao Kuo and Bai Feng had to make other plans.

Under the stone lion outside the county office, Jiang Ling stood there and waited for a long time.Seeing that Zhao Kuo and Bai Feng finally came out, she walked over, stopped halfway, and said, "Zhao Gongzi, Bai Gongzi, Jiang Ling is here to thank the two benefactors again."

"Without you reporting to the officer, we would never have gotten out of trouble so easily, so Miss Jiang is also kind to us!" Bai Feng said with a smile.

The corners of Jiang Ling's mouth rose, and she squinted her eyes slightly to look at Zhao Kuo.I saw that Zhao Kuo deliberately lowered his head, pretending to be an outsider.Jiang Ling continued: "Master Bai, Jiang Ling has something to ask for."

"Go ahead."

"Since Mr. Bai has seen the sores on my hands, he must know that my life is not long. So, could you please help my brother Jiang Ming find a good family to take care of him..."

Bai Feng frowned and said, "Okay, I'll try my best..."

After listening to Zhao Kuo, he felt that what he had just said was so absurd that he could not forgive himself.And Bai Feng also seemed to remember some past events, the three of them stood there silent for a while, until Jiang Ling said the next paragraph to break the heavy atmosphere: "Zhao Gongzi, can you tell me this year? How old are you?"

"Me? I...I'm nineteen." Zhao Kuo said hesitantly.

Jiang Ling said playfully, "I saw that you were full of white hair on your temples, and thought you were an old man! I didn't expect you to be younger than me, hee hee."

Zhao Kuo said regretfully: "Miss Jiang, I'm sorry. Just now I was impulsive and said something wrong..."

"It's okay! Hee hee." Jiang Ling's smiling face, even on that morbid little face, was enough to warm Zhao Kuo's heart and prevent him from blaming himself so much.

(End of this chapter)