In Changshou Village, a group of people wrapped in cotton clothes stood in the heavy snow.

"Master Xia, there is indeed such a thing." Wu Hu clasped his fists in reply, his eyes drooped low, unable to see his expression clearly.

Xia Gengcai was still taking a chance, hoping that this matter was just a misunderstanding, and if it is confirmed now, it means that over the years, those children who were implicated in this matter, I do not know how many died tragically at the hands of these two people.

"Let's go, I want to see where they got the guts from!"

Xia Geng closed his eyes, and after a long time, he opened his mouth with tears in his eyes.

……

In Liu Changshou's courtyard, after Bai Gen said goodbye to Liu Changshou, he walked out of the lobby and stood in the courtyard. He looked around the entire courtyard for a week, his eyes full of envy.

Thinking that there will be no more large sums of money in his arms in the future, Bai Gen lowered his cloudy eyes, feeling bitter in his heart.

"Hey……"

The concierge pushed open the door, before Bai Genjiao stepped out, he saw a person standing outside the door, he was stunned for two seconds, then turned to greet him with a smile on his old face.

"I met Master Xia."

Bai Gen bowed and saluted, with his head lowered, he didn't see the anger in Xia Gengcai's eyes.

"Come in with me."

Xia Gengcai dropped these words, walked straight into the courtyard gate, and didn't even have time to report to the porter.

"Xia, Master Xia?"

The first time Liu Changshou saw Xia Gengcai, he secretly thought it was bad, and when he took another peek, he found that his face was gloomy, and he felt bad in his heart.

"It's a coincidence today that both village chiefs are here."

Xia Gengcai led a group of yamen servants into the lobby, glanced at the two of them, and his tone was full of teasing.

Bai Gen stood behind Xia Gengcai, although he couldn't see his expression, he could sense something was wrong from the master's tone.

He looked at Liu Changshou with a slightly flustered expression.

"Master Xia, you are too tired on the road, Caomin will ask someone to arrange meals, you"

"No need, I'm here today to see you, about the children in the village." Xia Gengcai interrupted Liu Changshou and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Master Xia, I don't know which family's child you are talking about."

Liu Changshou's heart skipped a beat, and he said fortunately against Xia Gengcai's scrutinizing gaze.

"Oh, which one? Village Chief Liu, Village Chief Bai, you are playing sloppy with me!"

Xia Gengcai spoke lightly, seemingly in a normal tone, but when the two listened, they were startled into a cold sweat.

"Master Xia, Caomin really don't know what you are talking about."

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Liu Changshou knelt down on the ground with a "boom" on his legs, and he still kept making excuses.

"Boom!"

Bai Gen was terrified, his legs were weak, and he uncontrollably fell to his knees beside Liu Changshou.

Xia Gengcai saw that the two refused to admit it, so he immediately asked someone to call Jiang Dafu and others who were waiting outside the door.

"Mr. Jiang, come and tell them what I said!"

Before Xia Geng finished speaking, he shook his sleeves angrily, and turned his back to the two of them.

Liu Changshou and Bai Gen didn't know Jiang Dafu, but when they heard Xia Geng called him Village Chief Jiang, they understood that he was the new village chief of Shihe Village.

At the same time, I knew in my heart that what they did was already known by the people above.

Jiang Dafu looked at the two trembling old men on the ground, with contempt flashing in his eyes, if it wasn't for the merger of the three villages, he might not know when it would have been picked up, and how many children would have been murdered by them .

"Master Xia is asking the two village chiefs, where are the orphans in the two villages?"

Jiang Dafu's faint voice sounded like a thunder, exploding in the ears of the two of them.

Finished!

Finished!

These two words were the only words left in the minds of the two of them.

Bai Gen fell on the ground, his body trembling like chaff, and he didn't dare to lift his head, avoiding to answer.

Liu Changshou swallowed hard and faltered.

"Those children, those children, we sent to those who have no children."

After Liu Changshou finished speaking, he buried his head low. Xia Geng saw that he was still sophistrying at this moment, and was so angry that he almost kicked the old man.

"Liu Changshou, you really are courageous!"

Xia Gengcai glared at the two of them and roared angrily.

Jiang Dafu held his breath, not daring to make a sound, feeling a little fear in his heart.

It was the first time he saw Xia Geng before he got angry, like a furious tiger, it was frightening.

"Xia, Master Xia, please spare us, don't dare..." Bai Gen couldn't bear Xia Gengcai's scene, and spoke with a trembling voice first.

Liu Changshou lowered his eyebrows and gritted his teeth secretly.

"Excuse me, Master Xia, let's go and bring him back."

"Yes, yes, we're going to get the baby back now."

Bai Gen followed suit, but he didn't dare to raise his head.

The corners of Jiang Dafu's mouth twitched, his brows and eyes were wrinkled, and he was about to scold, but Xia Gengcai stopped him with a look.

"Okay, then go and pick up all the children who have been thrown out these years."

Xia Gengcai let out a soft snort, and a thin sadness floated out of his eyes.

The two people on the ground raised their heads in panic, their eyes dodging.

"Master Xia, we know we were wrong..."

"Yes, we were obsessed with ghosts and did something wrong. Please Li Zheng, Master Xia, give us a chance."

Xia Gengcai sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for those children who died.

But things have come to this, those who should be punished should be punished, and those who should be saved should be saved.

"Tell me, over the years, how many fields and property have you occupied, and how much tax money have you paid for the villagers..."

Xia Gengcai didn't beat around the bush, and directly told what the two of them were doing behind their backs.

They didn't do these things secretly, and they could find out after a little investigation. It's just that over the years, they didn't expect that there would be people who disregarded human life and were greedy for money.

Jiang Dafu's investigation was limited, so he didn't know that there was another layer. After hearing Xia Gengcai's words, he was shocked. He didn't expect that these two people were still doing these things behind their backs.

Compared to Jiang Dafu's astonishment, the two people on the ground were terrified. How could they expect Xia Geng to ask such a question.

They all knew the meaning of Xia Gengcai's words, but if they really wanted to do this, it would be cutting their flesh with a knife!

Bai Gen was unwilling, but he didn't dare to deny it. In the end, he raised his head in a daze, and answered boldly.

"Master Xia, the Caomin, the Caomin left 30 acres of land, more than [-] silver coins, and the remaining [-] taels..."

"Keep it?" Xia Geng squinted his eyes and glanced at the two of them.

Bai Gen felt guilty, lacked confidence, and fell limp on the ground.

"Yes, yes, Master Xia."

"Liu Changshou, what about you?"

Xia Gengcai scanned Liu Changshou's yard, then fixedly looked at the person on the ground who was silent and pretending to be dumb.

Liu Changshou knew that he couldn't escape, and he kept thinking about how to answer in order to reduce his losses.

"Master Xia, Caomin keeps 200 acres of land, [-] taels of silver, and the rest is in the hands of those children's uncles."

"Humph!"

"It's good to keep one and take care of the other, you two are really shrewd!"

Xia Gengcai looked at the two of them sarcastically, and was so angry!

"Okay, since you are all dishonest, you can't blame me for being merciless."

Liu Changshou and Bai Gen were all taken aback when they heard the words, and they were too late to regret when they heard Xia Gengcai's next sentence.

"Liu Changshou and Baigen, the two village chiefs, disregarded human life, occupied the land, and deceived the villagers. According to the town law, they were each fined 400 mu of land and [-] taels of silver."

"Prepare the land deed money today and present it to the town government. If it is overdue, there will be [-] boards for each!"

After Xia Geng finished speaking, he glanced at the two of them coldly, then turned around and led a group of people away.

"It's over, it's over!"

Bai Gen sat on the ground decadently, with gray eyes, staring blankly into the distance.

Liu Changshou sighed, got up from the ground, staggered to the stool and sat down, picked up the extinguished cigarette rod, and started smoking.

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