473 Crime and punishment
Xu Wen suddenly had some foreboding.
All of these hunches are not really sudden, but rather some of the details you observe gradually ferment and form concrete ideas.
What are the concerns this time?
Xu Wen's gaze swept over the silent but angry crowd in front of him and landed on the city gate behind.
Under normal circumstances, the number of people entering and leaving Greenwood Town every day is less than one-third of that of Lin Luo Mansion, but even so, it is a considerable number, and there is often a queue at the city gate.
This is because due to its special geographical conditions, Greenforest Town itself is a center of the West Desert Flying Bear Mansion and a place where people gather.
Now the people of Fengchun are blocking the gate of Greenforest Town, making it impossible for others to enter and exit, seriously disrupting the normal order of Greenforest Town.
The officials of Greenwood Town could not let this situation continue, and they had to find a way to solve it.
There are two solutions, the first is to address the person who raised the problem, and the second is to address the person who caused the problem.
Because Xu Erlang brought a group of newcomers, there are now more than 500 and nearly 600 Fengchun people blocked here, which is quite a lot.
With so many people, it is quite difficult to deal with, and it is difficult to end up if you are not careful.
What's more, they stayed at home and ended up with disasters from heaven, and they took advantage of it!
Truth is not always important, but when things are difficult to solve, it is difficult to ignore.
And the other party who is the perpetrator is also the weak party, and also belongs to the group of people who are well resolved......
Xu Wen's heart sank slightly, and he was a little aware of the direction in which this matter would develop.
What if this happens!
Xu Wen's heart was heavy, and all kinds of thoughts kept flashing in his mind.
He felt powerless.
Now, he is constantly merging the different skills and knowledge of the two worlds, especially some modern things, which give him a unique advantage here.
But at the end of the day, he was just a craftsman – a craftsman at the bottom of the ladder with no social status.
He may be valued by some people, but in this place, at this time, he has no say, no solution to this problem.
At this time, there was movement again at the head of the city.
Lei Zhutou left the city just now, and he didn't know what to do, but then he walked back, holding something in his hand, and his expression was a little subtle.
The expression came and went quickly, and then he returned to his normal state, striding to the edge of the city, looking down.
This action made Xu Wen feel a little strange, and the others obviously felt the same way, and the villagers and businessmen who were whispering nearby quieted down.
"You want an explanation, don't you?" Lei Zhutou's voice was originally relatively low, but at this time, the surroundings were very quiet, which highlighted his voice and made it extremely clear.
Xu Erlang didn't speak, and Mr. Cha responded calmly: "You should indeed give an explanation." ”
"Okay, then here you go!" Lei Zhutou bowed his head and ordered downward, "Open the door!"
The city gate was already closed when it was blocked, and there were city guards guarding the door, for fear that those people would break in.
At this time, the city guards were still a little hesitant, and he repeated it again, and the city gate finally opened heavily and slowly.
Lei Zhutou turned around and went down to the city gate to the city gate.
It was still very quiet, and the sound of his footsteps fell in a deep voice, as if knocking on the hearts of those below.
Xu Wen's ears moved slightly, and he noticed some other voices, the same suppressed and heavy, and angry, not inferior to these Fengchun people who had destroyed their temporary homes.
Thunder Catcher appeared at the gate of the city, followed by a man with a horse's face, his hands in his sleeves, and a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, which looked very unpleasant.
Then, behind the two men, there was a group of people, all of whom were tied up with flowers, and there were scars on their faces, apparently drawn with whips.
Who are these people and what are they doing?
There may be many onlookers whispering speculation, but Xu Wen immediately realized that half of his guess had come true.
There is no doubt that these people are the service craftsmen who smashed the camp of the Fengchun people, they have no background and no background, and when they encounter this situation, they are directly pushed out to eliminate the disaster.
Of course, whatever they did it, they did.
Trespassing into other people's homes, smashing and looting, and wounding people - according to Mr. Cha's complaint, some of them were seriously injured and disabled.
No matter what the rules of the times are, if you make a mistake, you should deal with it, and it is the same if it is excusable.
Since these people have made mistakes, they should be arrested and give an explanation to the Fengchun people.
Xu Wen took a deep breath and forcibly calmed his inner emotions.
Yes, if there is a mistake, it should be corrected, but how to correct it?
The United Office pushed this group of people out, what are they going to do with it?
Xu Wen's elbow tightened, and he subconsciously turned his head, but it was Xu Xihuai who reached out and grabbed him.
"What are they going to do?" Xu Xihuai asked in a low voice.
"I don't know...... Xu Wen was really confused, but he immediately said, "Go in and have a look." ”
They were now standing on the periphery of the crowd, and after saying that, he began to squeeze in.
Xu Xihuai was stunned for a moment, immediately followed, and squeezed in with Xu Wen.
At this moment, he understood Xu Wen's thoughts very well. No matter what direction it goes next, it's useless for them to stand here.
They can't and don't want to sit idly by on the sidelines!
"Look and see if these people are the culprits responsible for the destruction of your camp. Lei Zhutou asked his subordinates to push the group of service craftsmen in front of Xu Erlang and Mr. Cha, and said expressionlessly.
"There are thirty-eight people in all, and you can count them clearly. The horse face behind him said, this person's voice is very special, Xu Wen immediately heard it. It was the person who cursed the god of blood and refused to allow the people of Fengchun to enter the city that day!
Xu Erlang and Mr. Cha's expressions did not relax, they glanced at each other, and let go of a middle-aged man behind them.
"Kick, you're on the spot, you see if it's these people. Xu Erlang said in a deep voice.
"Oh, someone is rushing over, and I wasn't there?" said the horse's face mocked.
"If you are not at the scene, you can't seek justice for the villagers?" Xu Erlang behaved very calmly, and after replying, he no longer paid attention to the other party, and pushed the man called pedaling to the front.
The kicker squinted for a long time and shouted, "Yes, it's them!" he called out to one of them, "I remember the dark spot on his face very well, and I can't be mistaken!"
The man was standing in the crowd, also tied, with messy hair and a hasty look in his eyes. The spot on his face covered a small half of his face, and it was indeed a very obvious feature.
Immediately after, some others were recognized one after another, and they were basically more distinctive faces.
It seems that they are right.
At this time, Xu Wen and Xu Xihuai finally squeezed through the crowd, and when they arrived at the front, they also saw this group of people clearly.
Xu Wen looked at them and felt a little familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere, but he was not very familiar.
He thought about it again, and finally remembered.
This is the team they saw when they first entered Lvlin Town, I heard that it was from Nanyue, Xu Wen still remembered that their craftsman seemed to be surnamed Wei.
When they arrived here, they were in a very miserable shape, and they heard that there were dead people on the way.
It was when they had just come from a long journey from the distant Nanyue, and now that they had settled in the garrison for so long, they didn't look much better than they did then, as if they were even more miserable, a little more like beggars than they had been?
Now they are tied up here, their faces full of panic, but their eyes are staring at Xu Erlang and them, and their eyes are full of resentment.
The feeling is that they did it, but they didn't feel like they were doing anything wrong, and if they had to do it again, they would still do it!
Is it so angry?
Xu Wen's brows furrowed.
At this time, Lei Zhutou took out the letter again and looked at it, and then he said: "It's already determined that it's these people, right? ”
"Thirty-eight craftsmen were from southern Guangdong. The perpetrators broke into private residences outside the city, smashed houses, looted supplies, and injured residents. The crime is clear and well-founded, and it is now dealt with as usual, and all 38 of them have their arms cut off and driven out of the city. From now on, all cities in the Western Desert will not be allowed to contain these 38 people. ”
Lei Zhutou's voice was indifferent, but if he listened carefully, he could still hear a trace of unbearableness.
For artisans, cutting off their arms is equivalent to ruining their lives, and for this part of the Western Desert, cutting off their arms and driving them away from the city is equivalent to ruining their lives!