Chapter 296 You are the star in the sky
After Chen Xi put the sack on Hui Niang's body, he leaned over and put his hands on her body, leaning against each other for warmth.
At first, Hui Niang wanted to push Chen Xi away, but when she saw Chen Xi's sincere and filthy eyes, she felt that she had no strength to push and let her delicate body be hugged by Chen Xi.
"It's all bad for aunts. Auntie feels that she can't rely on you in everything, so she decided to take the risk and solve the problem by herself, but she didn't expect...wuwu."
Hui Niang was emotionally excited. She was originally restless due to fear and choking. In addition, her body was cold and her whole body was trembling. When she leaned against Shen Xi's arms, she felt a calm state of mind. Now she couldn't help but bury her head in Shen Xi's arms and sobbed.
After crying for a while, Hui Niang's mood improved slightly. Before she knew it, she fell asleep, with crystal tears still hanging on the corners of her eyes. The fire outside was swaying, and the shouts of killing were shocking, but the cabin was quiet and peaceful, as if it was a quiet haven.
Half an hour later, the noise outside gradually weakened, the resistance of the bandits had been calmed, and the officers and soldiers were putting out the fire.
Chen Xi didn't want to disturb Hui Niang, but when he heard the footsteps outside, he knew that it might be Jiang Liwei, Song Xiaocheng and others coming. If he continued to hold on like this, it would inevitably cause criticism.
"Hui Niang."
Chen Xi pushed Hui Niang's body and called out softly.
Hui Niang woke up slowly, looked at Chen Xi with a look of anger on her face: "Xiao Lang, do you call your aunt's name casually?"
Chen Xi stuck out his tongue like an innocent child, but he was thinking in his heart: "Can't even call Hui Niang? Hui Niang is the name of you by the neighbors. This is not your boudoir name. Your boudoir name should be Hui'er, right?"
Hui Niang didn't know what Chen Xi was thinking, so she sat up straight and tidied it up a little. At this time, Jiang Liwei's voice came from outside the cabin: "Young Master Chen, Mrs. 6, can you two be inside?"
Chen Xi helped Hui Niang come out of the cabin with her still wet body. At this time, Yanggu Du was still illuminated by the fire. Jiang Liwei was holding a knife in her hand. It seemed that she had just retreated from the front line, but his whole body was neat and not stained with blood.
When Jiang Liwei saw Chen Xi helping Hui Niang come out, she stepped forward and said, "Some corpses were fished out from the river. Send someone to identify which ones are yours, and the rest will be handled according to the thieves!"
Chen Xi understood what was going on as soon as he heard it.
The local bandit suppression is calculated based on the head. In addition to the boatman of the chamber of commerce, brothers of the carriage and horse gangs, there were also idle personnel at the docks and boatmen who stopped at night. But now, as long as people die and no one claims the body, they will be calculated based on the bandits. The number of bandits will increase greatly and the credit of local military generals will also increase.
Chen Xidao: "It's a blessing for Jiang Zuocheng, so we'll send someone to recognize the body."
At this time, Hui Niang was a little weak and could not come out to do it, so Shen Xi would do it for her.
Chen Xi called Song Xiaocheng over and gave it a detailed explanation, mainly to ask him to quickly withdraw the brothers from the carriage and horse gang and count the number of people, so as not to be killed by the officers and soldiers as robbers. At the same time, Song Xiaocheng also asked to bring some people to the shore to claim the bodies. For fear of any mistakes, Chen Xi repeatedly asked to compare carefully and not allow a brother to be wronged. As for those people or bodies washed away by the river, they could only leave it to fate.
After Chen Xi finished his explanation, he returned to the boat. Hui Niang sat alone on the deck and shivered all over. Jiang Liwei and the Baihu who led the troops had already visited the official ship to interrogate the bandits.
"Auntie, why can't you get inside the cabin?"
Chen Xi plundered two clean clothes from the shore, whether it was a living or a dead person, as long as it could keep warm. He put it on Hui Niang's body when he got on the boat, and then took Hui Niang's delicate body into his arms. Hui Niang's body stopped trembling.
Hui Niang said, "I caused the disaster. You are all doing things, so I can't ignore it."
Chen Xi blamed, "It's good that you know, you don't want to rely on others. But you just want to be arrogant and do whatever you want. Think about it, we are a family, how could I harm you!"
Hui Niang thought Chen Xi would comfort her, but she didn't expect Chen Xi to make a harsh reproach. Chen Xi's words were both pertinent and warm, so she nodded and lowered her head like a little woman who had done something wrong.
Just as the two of them were facing each other warmly on the deck, Jiang Liwei got off the official boat and said as she walked: "Young Master Chen, I wonder if you can talk about it?"
Chen Xi got off the boat and looked at Jiang Liwei: "What's the matter?"
Jiang Liwei sighed: "Although we successfully captured and killed the bandits as you said, these people refused to admit that they had contact with the government. Mr. Chen is a wise man. After all, there are bandits who escaped. If the matter reaches some people, they will be retaliated."
Chen Xi gritted his teeth and said, "Then please let the trouble Chief Jiang Zuo takes me to see these people."
"Um?"
Jiang Liwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Come with me."
Jiang Liwei took Chen Xi to the official ship. At this time, there were officers and soldiers in the cabin torture the leaders of several bandits, but these bandits were all people who were not afraid of living a life of blood licking at the edge of a knife. A little torture could not convince them at all.
"Please trouble this military master, let me come down and ask him."
Chen Xi walked to a man in his thirties with a fierce smile on his face and asked, "Are you in contact with the people in the government?"
"Hahahaha... Is this little shit doll weaned?"
Chen Xi smiled coldly, took out a small cloth bag from his arms, opened it, and there were a lot of silver needles side by side, all of which were various types of needles used for acupuncture. Chen Xi "selected needles" in front of the thieves. The thief naturally didn't want Chen Xi to choose the thick and long ones, but when Chen Xi finally picked up two thin needles, the thief breathed a little relieved.
Isn’t it just an acupuncture? It’s easier to get a few acupunctures on my body...
Chen Xi smiled and said, "Your Excellency will not say it?"
The man continued to laugh: "If you have the ability, come to me!"
Chen Xi didn't say anything, and used an needle to prick the Baihui acupoint on the man's head. The man didn't even hide. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, it was nothing. He sneered: "That's all the ability?"
Chen Xi followed the second injection, but this time it was the man's back spine.
When the second injection was over, the man's body suddenly trembled suddenly, and a "Ah-" scream suddenly burst out.
The sound almost broke through the throat and roared, as if a person was surrounded by flames. It was a heart-wrenching experience that life was worse than death, and it was several times higher than the sound of killing a pig.
The person flipped and rolled on the ground, his body twitched and struggled, but because the rope was tied tightly, he rolled around on the ground like this. It would only make the needle prick deeper and the body hurt more.
It is not just painful, itchy, and painful, and the nerves in the whole body seem to be mobilized at the same time. It seems extremely sensitive.
Jiang Liwei didn't understand what Chen Xi was going to do. When he saw the thief who had not said a word just now, he was so surprised that he was secretly surprised. He looked at Chen Xi, but saw Chen Xi's expression was cold. He thought to himself: "Where did this kid learn the method of forcing confession? The factory guards are just like this!"
After a while, the man's voice was hoarse, but his voice became even more shrill. Chen Xi took out another needle and pricked the thief's shoulder. The screaming stopped, but the man was already lying on the ground, weak and even had difficulty breathing.
"How is it? Should I be recruited or continued to be tortured?"
"I said...I said, it was the prefect who asked us to come..."
This man who claimed to be a stern man was tortured to death. How could he say any principles at this time? If he had a choice, he would rather hit him to death than bear the pain of being acupunctured by Chen Xi.
Jiang Liwei hurriedly walked forward: "The prefect you mentioned is An Rusheng, the prefect of Tingzhou?"
“Just… it’s right.”
Jiang Liwei finally breathed a sigh of relief. The incident of robbers robbers robbers in the local area could not prove An Rusheng, because the local bandit suppression was mainly carried out by the Dusi Yamen and the garrison. At that time, it would be like the case of Songjiang Prefecture, without conclusive evidence.
"Young Master Chen, I'll have to worry about you. I'll give you two injections to the other people."
"good."
Chen Xi was not polite, and directly carried the needle and walked towards the thieves with a dead face...
Chen Xi's "severe torture" went smoothly. In less than half an hour, he collected all the words he should have to write a confession and asked him to sign and write.
"It's urgent, Brother Chen, we'll return to Tingzhou Prefecture now. We can get people."
Jiang Liwei's intentions and spirits were so strong that she obtained the ironclad evidence of An Rusheng's crime. This was a great achievement. Not only was she glorious in terms of face, but she had a proven experience, but she could also be promoted to the title.
Chen Xi then got off the official boat and told Song Xiaocheng a few words, asking him to take charge of the palace and send all the brothers who were injured and killed in the carriage and gangs back. He and Hui Niang took a boat to follow the three official boats and returned to Tingzhou Prefecture City along the Tingjiang River.
When Chen Xi returned to the boat, Hui Niang stood up nervously and looked at Chen Xi, and asked in a low voice: "Xiaolang, the officers and soldiers are not embarrassed by you, right?"
Jiang Liwei's voice came: "Mrs. 6, Madam was joking. Mr. Chen helped the court to eliminate the bandits and bandits, and also ordered the bandits to show evidence. The person behind the scenes was An Rusheng, the prefect of Tingzhou. We couldn't even thank him, so how could we make things difficult for him?"
Chen Xi thought that Jiang Liwei said before that even if things were done, he would pursue the matter of protecting Yu Niang and Xier. He sneered slightly, but the sky was dark and no one could notice this smile.
"Auntie, I'll help you inside, and you're going back now." Chen Xidao.
"Um."
Hui Niang was like a little woman with no opinion at this time, helping Chen Xi into the cabin.
Chen Xi closed the cabin door so that even the brothers in the carriage and gang on the boat didn't know what was born in the cabin. He lit the tung oil lamp. In the dim and swaying lights, Chen Xi went over to hug Hui Niang again, but was gently pushed away by Hui Niang.
"I'm not serious. Have you told your mother this time?" Hui Niang gave Chen Xi a blank look and asked softly.
The horn of the ship sounded outside and the bow began to turn directions.
Chen Xi touched his head, feeling a little annoyed: "Oh, I was anxious for a moment, and I actually forgot about my mother."
Hui Niang sighed, "Xiaolang, you can come to save your aunt from danger so desperately. Even if you die, you will feel relieved. But you are the treasure of the Shen family. It depends on you if the Shen family wants to revive it. If there is something wrong with you... how can I explain to your mother?"
Chen Xi curled his lips: "Auntie has lost his life, what else can I explain? Isn't it best to be safe now? My mother is a person with a sharp tongue and a slander. She wants to know that you are in danger, so how could I be an unrighteous person who will never save you?"
Hui Niang smiled, obviously disagreed.
After a while, when the boat horn outside calmed down, she sighed quietly: "You are the star in the sky, I am an unknown person. If you get too close to me, it will only harm yourself..."
But Chen Xi could no longer hear it now. Because of the fatigue of the whole day, and Chen Xi himself fell into the water, his little body was exhausted after finding it. As soon as he calmed down, he couldn't hold on and leaned against Hui Niang's leg and fell asleep.
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