Chapter 534: The Robbers Are Coming
Fan Li looked the innkeeper up and down, and said, "This is not the statement of the shopkeeper, it's getting late, you told me to leave, so where do I go to spend the night?" ”
The boss hurriedly explained with a smile: "Guest officer, I also have good intentions, in case that gang of gangsters comes, didn't you give your life in vain?" ”
Fan Li said: "The villain is here, what should your family do?" And do all these people in the town have to die? ”
The boss said: "That's right, in our town, send people to set up a guard post five miles away, as soon as they see the gangsters coming, they will come back and report as soon as possible, and everyone will quickly hide in the forest." Wait for them to leave, and then come back. Spend it with them like this, waiting for the officers and soldiers to come and eliminate them. ”
Fan Li put down his chopsticks: "That's a good idea." Then I'll be with you, won't it be fine? ”
The shopkeeper sighed and said, "It's up to you, something will happen then, don't say I didn't warn you." ”
Fan Li stood up and said, "I've finished eating, take me to the room." ”
The boss said helplessly: "Okay, come with me." ”
The boss led in front, took Fan Li to the backyard, and chose a room. The boss said, "The guest officer should go to bed early." Don't take off your clothes, I'll call you right away if there's a situation. Then he turned around and left.
Fan Li said: "The store will wait." ”
The boss said, "Is there anything else wrong with the guest officer?" ”
Fan Li said: "I want to ask, how many robbers are in this gang? ”
The boss said: "In the past two days, the people in the town have been panicking, rumors are flying all over the sky, and there are all kinds of things, some people say that there are thousands of robbers, some people say there are 500 people, I think there will be no less than 100 people, otherwise, they will not be able to hold on." ”
Fan Li said: "What you say makes sense. Did you hear the name of the leader of this group? ”
The boss said: "I know this, they report their own home, and the leader is called Huang Feiyun."
Fan Li was disappointed for a while, and said, "Their leader is not called Liu Zhanxiong? ”
The boss said: "That's right, they said it clearly, their big boss is called Huang Feiyun, not Liu Zhanxiong." ”
Fan Li said: "Okay, I know, you go, I'm going to sleep." ”
The old man said that the robber who killed his son and robbed his daughter-in-law was called Liu Zhanxiong. Now the leader of this gang of robbers is called Huang Feiyun, and it seems that he is not in the same group.
Fan Li was very sympathetic to the old man Dutao's experience. He also liked the twelve-year-old boy, Bob. If he really met this gang of robbers on the way, rescued his daughter-in-law Shaojiang, and gave Xiaobo a mother, it would really be a great good deed.
But unfortunately, the leader of this gang of robbers is called Huang Feiyun, not Liu Zhanxiong. He was a little disappointed and didn't want to bother with it. There are more corrupt officials, corrupt officials, bandits and robbers in the world, how much can he manage? Besides, he still has something to do.
However, now that he has said that, he is changing his mind and getting up to leave, and although the store does not laugh, he feels embarrassed.
Now that the words have been spoken, let's act on the occasion when the time comes.
Although this room is not large, the walls are painted with lime water, and it looks much brighter in the light, and the room is very tidy, and the bed covers are clean.
"It's a good place." He muttered, blew out the light, and lay down on the bed. During a long journey, it is a great pleasure to find a clean inn to sleep in.
He kept the sword by his side, and when something happened, he could reach it at hand. After many days of exertion, he yawned and soon fell asleep.
I slept very deeply, and when I woke up, I saw that the dawn was already shining through the window, and it was almost dawn. Fan Li stretched his waist, didn't want to get up, and wanted to be lazy for a while.
At this moment, the innkeeper just knocked on the door, and before Fan Li could agree, he pushed the door and broke in, and said angrily: "Hurry up, the robbers are coming, come with us." ”
Fan Li jumped up and said, "How many robbers are there, and how far are they from here?" ”
The boss said: "The sentry set up in the town found that the robbers were coming, so they ran back to report, and now everyone has run away and hid, let's go quickly, no matter how many of them there are." ”
Fan Li shook his head and said, "I haven't slept enough, I'm not leaving, I have to sleep again." Then he collapsed on the bed.
The boss said, "Oh, guest officer, you're playing with your life." Robbers kill without blinking. Are you not afraid of death? ”
Fan Li smiled: "It's okay, the robbers don't dare to do anything to me." I'm a robber and his father. If the boss believes me and tells your family not to run, with me, it will be fine. ”
The boss glanced at Fan Li suspiciously, wondering if this person was sick? And robber his father! We're running for our lives. Won't play with you anymore. So he said, "Guest officer, are you sure you won't leave?" ”
Fan Li said: "I'm sure I won't leave. ”
The boss said: "Then I can't help it, I'll tell you, don't complain about what happens." We ran for our lives. ”
With that, he hurriedly ran away.
Fan Li jumped up. When I came to the stable, I saw that my horse had eaten enough forage, and when I saw Fan Li coming, I snorted and shaved my hooves.
Fan Li turned back, fetched water, and washed up. I went to the kitchen again, found some leftovers, heated it a little, sat down to eat and drink, and quickly filled my stomach.
I could only hear the streets tumbling around, adults shouting, children crying, and the sound of footsteps. That is, after a meal, the street is quiet. It seems that the people of the town have been evacuated, and only an empty town remains.
The things of each family, those who can be taken away, and those who can't be taken away have been hidden. This gang of robbers is coming, and there will be no big gain.
Although it is helpless for ordinary people to use this method to deal with robbers, it is also very effective.
As the boss said, there must be collusion between officials and bandits, and local officials have become an umbrella for robbers. They get bribes from the bandits, and then leave a piece of space for the bandits to survive. In this way, the people on this side will suffer, they are oppressed by the government and bandits, and it must be miserable.
If the officials really want to suppress bandits, let alone bandits with hundreds of people and thousands of people, even bandits with a large number of people will be vulnerable in the face of a powerful state apparatus.
It seems that corruption has existed from ancient times to the present day.
Fan Li stood in the courtyard for a while, then entered the house and lay on the bed.
After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded on the street. Someone shouted: "Search! Leave no one alive! ”
Then the cries of many people were heard, ping-pong knocking and kicking at the door, and a dog barking a few times and whining and fleeing outside the town.
Fan Li turned over and slept more comfortably.
The door of the shop was opened, and many people poured in, shouting and cursing, and rushed into the rooms in search of the belongings that the owner had forgotten to collect.
A jumble of footsteps sounded towards Fan Li's room. With a thud, the door was kicked open, and someone shouted, "Come on!" There's also a living person here! ”