flstandardbreds Chapter 181 What is the Law?
Chapter 181 What is the Law?
The bailiffs piled the limp prisoners onto a cart and then led a group of crying children onto the carriage.
Governor Wu watched from the side, his brows still furrowed.
Today, a total of 17 children were found, but those who came to the government office to beat the drum to complain and those who reported to the county magistrate, a total of 30 families have lost children...
"Sir, this should be the cloth bag and golden lock that the young lady mentioned..."
A bailiff presented the object in his hand to Wu Bai.
After Wu Bai took it and took a look at it, he sighed in his heart, this gold lock is quite heavy, it doesn't feel heavy to hang it, wow...
As for the delicate and small cloth bags and purses, he thought they would at most contain some rare items of the little girl.
Wu Bai walked up to Jiang An and said, "Miss An An, is this the cloth bag you wanted?"
Jiang An took it and smiled at the governor, "Thank you, Governor~"
The little girl is so soft, not at all arrogant and so polite that it’s hard not to like her.
His bearded face smiled like a sunflower, and he said softly, "Miss, take a look to see if you have lost anything. I will send someone to look for it!"
Obedient Jiang An nodded, thinking that what the governor said made sense. What if the tiger talisman was lost!
She opened the bag with her fat paws and took out a small whistle and a gilded crouching tiger-shaped object...
Wu Bai couldn't maintain the smile on his face. He narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "This thing looks a little familiar."
The little girl closed the mouth of the cloth bag and hung it back around her waist.
Our governor was still in a daze, and I don’t know if it was because he couldn’t accept it, but his hands started shaking.
She said in a sweet and innocent voice: "It's not lost~"
Governor (dull version): "No...it's not lost..."
He turned around silently and pinched his thigh hard.
Oh my god, what was that in his hand just now? !
That’s 500,000 national defense troops that are worth the throne of Nan Shang!
Just let a little girl hang it on your waist casually? !
Jiang An looked at the governor's staggering steps, and his pretty face was puzzled, "What happened to him?"
Unfortunately, Huo Changming was immersed in the excitement of getting his golden lock back and not having to be beaten, so he didn't hear it.
The young man who was full of vigor and vitality just now is now smiling foolishly...
The young girl who had made great contributions was protected by the guards and rode on horseback, while Huo Changming rode alone.
They were going to return to Junzhou Prefecture with Governor Wu.
When Jiang Si came to look for people, he handed Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang over to the people in the government office.
When Governor Wu led many yamen runners and rode fast out of the city, many people saw it, and the news could not be concealed...
At the city gate, when the people saw a group of people from afar, they shouted excitedly, "They are coming... back!"
The parents who lost their children supported each other, their eyes full of hope, they hoped that the child behind the official was their own child...
When Wu Bai rode his horse into the city gate, a wind came from somewhere and blew the curtain of the small window of the carriage, revealing the children inside who were leaning against each other and sleeping sleepily.
"child…"
"my child!"
A woman fell down crying and stretched out her hand towards the carriage.
"It's them!"
"damned!"
"..."
All kinds of filthy curses continued to be heard, and the angry people rushed towards the cart, throwing sharp stones at the prisoners one after another.
Soon there was chaos at the city gate, and even the governor's horse was squeezed to the point of pacing anxiously.
Jiang Si protected the master in front of him with a frown on his face.
"Everyone, get out of my way!"
Wu Bai looked solemn, and he mercilessly whipped a man on the back with the whip in his hand.
The man was knocked to the ground by the whip, and his action of getting on the carriage was naturally interrupted.
The sound of horsewhips breaking through the air rang out, the anger faded away, and the people finally realized whose way they were blocking.
Wu Bai was never a patient person. He spoke in a rough voice, pointing the whip in his hand at the people who had gathered around him, as well as the relatives who couldn't wait to see their children...
"The court has its own government offices to examine and sentence serious criminals. You have injured a key criminal in front of me. Do you want to go to jail?"
"If you have lost your child, follow me to the government office. I will check and verify before taking the person away!"
"Whoever dares to block the road again will be punished with ten lashes!"
Jiang An had sharp ears, and she heard a voice in the crowd saying that Governor Wu's action was ruthless.
It was a cold winter day. The little girl took off her scarf and turned her head to look at that place.
She did not see who was speaking, but he was among the people.
Is it really ruthless?
Jiang An thinks that’s not the case…
If there is no order and only emotions, what will the world become?
If you steal my child today, I will kill you with a knife tomorrow, and this cycle will continue endlessly for my descendants.
On this day, five-year-old Jiang An truly understood what the law is!
She stretched out her white and tender palm towards the woman crawling on the ground on horseback, and a soft voice rang out.
"They were frightened by these bad guys. The longer they stayed in the noisy place, the more tormented they felt..."
"If there are other accomplices behind these prisoners, if I let you kill them today, you may never find other accomplices who kidnapped and sold children."
The little girl's eyes shone brightly in the firelight.
She held the lady's rough hand without any disgust.
The woman wiped the tears from her face, raised her head, and seemed to find support in the little girl. She said in a loud voice: "I will go to the government office with the governor. I will leave now!"
"Miss!"
Someone shouted in surprise...
"Who is this little girl?"
The man who recognized Jiang An patted his chest with a proud smile on his face, "She is the eldest daughter of the King's Mansion in Chongzhou Prefecture!"
The man was wearing a half-new cotton coat, which was convenient for working. He had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows and was carrying a lot of goods in his hands.
He just shouted: "It must be our young lady who rescued these children!"
He saw it. The once noble girl was now dirty and even had scars on her face.
The people who were surrounding the scene didn't believe it at first. They thought that such a young child might have been kidnapped and sold.
It was not until a smile appeared on Wu Bai's bearded face that he loudly attributed the credit to Jiang An.
He cupped his hands in the direction of Chongzhou and said, "Yes, it was our Prince Zhenguo's daughter who saved these children!"
If the occasion wasn't wrong, he really wanted to slam the table with a piece of wood and explain it to them in detail!
This was heard by Meng Burang and the Master who were riding into the city...
The Master's internal organs were almost dislocated, and when he heard the Governor's words, he just sighed as expected.
The dishevelled old man shook his head and muttered: "I knew it..."
"General, I have already told you that An An will never stay out just because of playing around."
The young general smiled easily.
As a local commander, he clasped his hands together and apologized to the master, "I'm sorry for being reckless, I hope you won't blame me."
The old man waved his hand, his cloudy eyes flashing with a gleam, "General, that's not necessary."
“I know that it is important for you to be safe and sound, so how can I blame you.”