Chapter 73 You beast, die for me

Zhang Laosan's house was filled with flames and thick smoke.

The village chief and others stood at the door, looking at the corpses inside in horror.

There were fifteen members of the Zhang family, except Zhang's father and Zhang Laosan. At this time, the bodies of other people were lying on the ground, including the big yellow dog who was guarding the door.

Judging from the wounds on their bodies, almost all of them were killed with one knife.

The village chief was heartbroken and kicked the stunned Zhang Laosan into the yard.

"Beast! Look at the good things you've done!"

Zhang Laosan took two steps forward with a dull expression, his voice trembling with fear, "They said they would not kill my family members..."

He only wanted to let the people in the village die, and never thought of harming his family members.

The village chief stepped forward and slapped Zhang Laosan on the face, then grabbed him by the neck and walked to the bodies of the Zhang family.

"Take a good look, your mother, your mother-in-law, your son...your brother, they were all killed by you!"

Every time the village chief talks about a person, he presses his head to look at that person.

The Zhang family members did not close their eyes when they died, but Zhang Laosan's youngest son still had candy in his mouth and a smile on his face.

Looking at his youngest son, Zhang Laosan's expression collapsed, he grabbed his head and cried loudly.

The village chief was too lazy to look at him anymore, so he arranged for two people to keep an eye on him and let the others continue to chase Liu Wei and the others.

People who originally regretted not letting the bandits go, but now that they saw the Zhang family's massacre, they only regretted not killing all the bandits on the spot.

Zhang Laosan was one of theirs, and they were able to pull off such a vicious attack, so if ordinary people like them fell into their hands, they would end up with their skin peeled and cramped.

The villagers formed a team to search around the village, and soon found two dying bandits. The two died before the village chief had time to question them.

After searching in the village, the villagers started searching outside the village.

Not long after, Su Dahai and Zhao Xiaoshan came back with three corpses.

Su Dahe took a look and found that they, like the Zhang family, were all killed with one knife.

In other words, these three people are not in the same group as Liu Wei and others, they are real bandits.

The people who killed them were Liu Wei and his group.

"There were three other people who ran up the mountain. I was worried about an ambush on the mountain and didn't dare to chase them," Su Dahai explained.

"Brother, you did the right thing."

Su Dahe said a few words of comfort, silently counting how many people had escaped.

If there were no accidents, including Liu Wei, no more than five people would escape.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps not far away.

Everyone present felt their hearts that had just been put down were raised again.

The village chief trembled all over, "The bandits are not coming again, are they?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people in military uniforms ran over in an orderly manner and stopped five meters away from the village chief and the others.

Looking at the knives and spears in their hands, Su Dahai's heart rang with alarm, and he raised his hoe high in an attack posture.

Others followed suit. Although their legs were shaking, they held on to the hoe or stick in their hands.

"The county magistrate is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers made way out of the way. Zheng Wenchang, who was wearing official uniform, walked slowly, followed by Su Dajiang and Yang Feng.

After confirming that it was really the county magistrate, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked people to put down their weapons.

"Sir, aren't you in Lishui Village? Why are you here?" the village chief asked in confusion.

Zheng Wenchang raised his hand to interrupt the village chief, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you an answer. I'll keep the story short."

The village chief nodded quickly, "Sir, please tell me."

"What's the casualty situation in the village? How many bandits are there and where are they now?"

The village chief answered one by one.

After learning that only the Zhang family was dead and five bandits had escaped, Zheng Wenchang ordered Yang Fei to lead people to chase them. When Su Dajiang was about to follow, Zheng Wenchang asked him to stay.

"Dajiang, please stay and take me to Zhang's house."

Su Dajiang was worried that he could not find a chance to ask Su Youmin about their situation. He immediately agreed and took Zheng Wenchang to Zhang's house.

As soon as I walked to the door, the pungent smell of blood hit me.

Zheng Wenchang frowned and walked into the Zhang family's yard first.

At this time, the bodies of the Zhang family were still lying on the ground intact, and all the Zhang family's houses were burned to ashes, leaving only some bricks and tiles that were burnt black.

Su Dajiang trotted forward. After checking the corpse, he stood up and clasped his fists, "Sir, everyone was killed with one knife."

Zheng Wenchang nodded. It seemed that he was right. Those bandits were not ordinary bandits.

Only a well-trained person can kill with one blow.

Moreover, there is still the smell of gunpowder in the air. Not to mention the bandits, even he, the county magistrate, has no gunpowder.

"They are also poor people. Let's bury them properly." Zheng Wenchang sighed.

Upon hearing this, the village chief looked as if he had eaten a fly.

"Sir, this home..."

After hearing the whole story, Zheng Wenchang's face became terrifyingly gloomy.

"Bring Zhang Laosan here!"

Soon, two people escorted the ashen-faced Zhang Laosan up and knelt down.

The villagers hiding in the ancestral hall came running after hearing the arrival of the county magistrate. They heard the village chief's words just now and learned that Zhang Laosan was the cause of the disaster. Everyone wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

I don’t know who made the first move, and countless stones were thrown at Zhang Laosan.

"Zhang Laosan, you beast, die for me!"

In a short time, Zhang Laosan was beaten until his head was covered with blood and he screamed miserably.

Zheng Wenchang was worried that they had beaten someone to death, so he quickly stopped.

"Zhang Laosan, you colluded with bandits and harmed innocent people. Do you know your crime?" Zheng Wenchang said sternly.

"I'm not wrong!" Zhang Laosan looked at the whole village fiercely, "They forced me! If it weren't for them, my parents would not have died!"

The whole village: They didn’t get a bite of the Zhang family’s blessings, but none of them got the blame!

Seeing Zheng Wenchang's confused look, the village chief quickly told Zhang Laosan about the murder and asked someone to bring Mrs. Liu.

Zheng Wenchang looked her up and down and shouted: "Ms. Liu, did you and Zhang Laosan conspire to kill Wang's mother and son?"

According to the village chief, Zhang Laosan had been driven out of the village for several months. How could he come to pick up Liu at this time?

Therefore, these two people must have hooked up long ago.

In this case, Zhang Laosan's reason for killing Wang's mother and son is a bit far-fetched.

Ms. Liu's face turned pale with fright, her legs softened, and she fell to her knees.

Seeing that there was no chance of escape, she closed her eyes in resignation.

"Yes."

All the villagers present were shocked. They were all ready to testify against Ms. Liu, but they didn’t expect that the deaths of the Wang family’s mother and son were really related to her!

Everyone knew it anyway, so Liu just went all out and told the truth.

It is true that Mrs. Wang blackmailed Zhang Laosan, but Zhang Laosan did not kill her because of this, but she caught Liu and Zhang Laosan having an affair.

The two of them were worried that the matter would be exposed, so they drowned Mrs. Wang in the manure pit.

As for Wang Baogen, he wanted to imitate Mrs. Wang and blackmail Zhang Laosan before he was killed, but he didn't know anything about Liu and Zhang Laosan from the beginning to the end.

After hearing these words, the whole village, old and young, turned red with anger.

If Zheng Wenchang hadn't been there, Liu and Zhang Laosan would have been beaten to death long ago.

"Zhang Laosan, the Liu family's crimes are heinous, and the evidence is conclusive. Murder must be punished with life, and he must be executed according to law!"

(End of this chapter)

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