Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 281 Bullying
Yang Qian thought it was refugees harassing the city's relief porridge shop again, because the location was the same as the previous time. But when he walked over, he found that it was not what he thought.

After getting closer, Yang Qian's spiritual sense sensed the three auras that he had memorized.

Looking through the crowd, he saw three of the young masters from the imperial city. Tan Wen, who had spoken to Yang Qian at the banquet that night, was right in front of him.

The people crying were an elderly woman, a lame man, and a group of refugees with the same accent and ragged clothes. They blocked Tan Wen and his companions from coming out. The guards of the city army were trying to persuade them, but they had no intention of resorting to violence.

Tan Wen and the other two sat leisurely in the porridge shop. They were even in the mood to talk to the three girls in school clothes in the shop, with frivolous looks on their faces, which scared two of them so much that they huddled in a corner and dared not look at them. There was another girl standing in the middle and glared at them.

"What's going on?" Yang Qian ignored the people in the porridge shop, but asked the guards who were persuading the old lady and the lame man to leave.

The appearance of Yang Qian immediately brought the scene to a standstill. Many refugees recognized him and retreated cautiously, fearing that they would cause trouble. Some onlookers became even more excited, staring with their eyes wide open to see how this big shot in Jizhou Prefecture would deal with this common mess.

The guards naturally recognized Yang Qian and saluted him respectfully. They truly admired the number one master in Jizhou City.

"Sir, it's like this. Three officials from the Ministry of Revenue from the imperial city exchanged a bag of flour and a pound of pickled meat for the daughter-in-law of this family for two nights. After returning, the daughter-in-law left the food for her husband and mother-in-law, and then hanged herself.

Now the family members are not giving up and want to arrest the official from the Ministry of Revenue and bring him to the authorities. Please take a look at this matter."

Yang Qian thought to himself: What a mess!

This kind of thing is not uncommon among refugees. There are even more miserable things than this, but it is very harsh when it happens to Tan Wen and the other two who have both status and money.

What can the tooth soldiers do?
The woman hanged herself, and had nothing to do with Tan Wen and the other two. But the woman received the flour and pickled meat, so it wasn't rape, it was just a business deal. This kind of business is not against the law here.

As for revenge in private, how can these two old, weak and disabled people take revenge on the rich and powerful playboys from the imperial city?
Even the guards here are not actually protecting Tan Wen and others, but protecting the old woman and the lame man. Otherwise, if they really entangle, Tan Wen and others can beat them up. These young masters are not powerless. Many of them have learned martial arts and have strong hands.

It was a disgusting thing. But it had come, and Yang Qian couldn't just ignore it.

Looking at the lame man sitting on the ground and the old woman crying heartbreakingly while holding the soldier's legs, Yang Qian asked, "If the other party gives you twenty bags of rice and twenty silver coins as compensation, are you willing to give up?"

As soon as these words came out, the refugees around had different expressions on their faces, some greedy, some envious, some contemptuous, and some angry.

But Yang Qian's voice was not loud, and only people who were nearby could hear it. People in the porridge shop in the distance just looked over here and had no idea what Yang Qian said.

"No! I don't want anything! I want them to pay for my wife's life!"

The old woman on the side kept saying, "Give me back my daughter-in-law, give me back my poor Xiao Lan'er!"

"Where are the things I gave you before?" Yang Qian asked again.

"It's over there, thrown over there! They didn't pick it up themselves! I don't want their dirty stuff!" The lame man spoke with a weak voice, which was probably caused by long-term malnutrition after the injury.

Yang Qian didn't even need to look at them. The mother and son were pretty tough. But where was this? This was a refugee camp. If you threw flour and pickled meat on the ground, they would be gone in an instant.

"If your wife took the things, it's not rape. Don't get excited, listen to me. If she didn't take the things, it would be rape. Think it over before you speak." The guard next to him was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth after hearing this. Looking at Lord Yang in front of him with an expressionless and murderous look, he felt very complicated for a moment.

The lame man was angry at first, but he was also stunned by the second half of Yang Qian's words.

What does it mean that if the wife confiscates the things, it is rape? The lame man suddenly had a wave of horrified speculations in his heart, and his breathing became rapid.

The crying old woman beside him also shut her mouth and stared at the young but not scary policeman with disbelief.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

"Accepting money and then doing something improper is considered a sale, no matter the reason. Otherwise, it is rape. I am the chief officer of the City Patrol Division of Jizhou Prefecture, and I am also temporarily acting as the chief constable of the police station, so you should think carefully before answering my questions. If you are being unreasonable, then this farce should be over, and you can go back and collect the body of your wife and burn it."

The mother and son looked at each other, both hesitated, but after a moment they gritted their teeth.

"Sir! My wife has been so kind to me! I can't let her die in such an unclear way! She rejected so many offers of money and food along the way. It's impossible that she would have such thoughts after arriving in the city and getting relief and filling her stomach! Someone must have framed her!
"Sir, please make the decision for me!"

Yang Qian seemed a little impatient and kicked the man who wanted to kowtow, knocking him to the ground. He asked again: "I'll ask you one last time. Has your wife accepted money, food or property from others?"

"No! Sir, my wife didn't take any money or property from anyone!"

"Are you sure? If you're lying, you'll lose your head. You'll have to go down to accompany your wife."

The man knelt down again, kowtowed and said: "I didn't lie!"

Only then did Yang Qian smile. That was right. If you want revenge, you have to risk it. What can you achieve by just crying?
"Then can you be the plaintiff?"

"I am willing."

Yang Qian nodded, then turned to look at the guards and asked, "As witnesses, did you see what property these two people took out just now?"

"To answer your question, sir, we have never seen it." What else can we say? The things had been picked up long ago, and no matter who picked them up, they would not admit it. And Sir Yang was obviously going to use some means, what else could the guards say? They could only follow Yang Qian's words.

Yang Qian felt that these were enough.

Turning around, Yang Qian walked into the porridge shop.

At this time, several young men and women in school uniforms stood on one side of the porridge shop, while Tan Wen and his friends sat on the other side. In the corner, there were three women who were stopped by Tan Wen and his friends, also dressed in school uniforms.

Seeing Yang Qian coming in, Tan Wen finally turned his attention away from the three women he was blocking, looked at Yang Qian with a half-smile, and said, "Master Yang, how is it? Have you dealt with those two troublemakers?"

(End of this chapter)