Chapter 39: Government Cooperation
Due to Ji Yanning's blatant actions several times, Ji Jiu was extremely cautious, and took turns sending people to stare at the door of the eldest lady's room.
Those bandits who often wandered around the city were taught a lesson, and everyone exhaled for relief, and the news soon spread throughout the city, and a girl who was not afraid of the bandits in Xishan came to Hengcheng, and some people said that she saved the girl who was almost taken away from the hands of those bandits.
Of course, there are also different voices, and many people say that she just doesn't know how powerful the bandits are, and sooner or later she will learn a lesson.
Ji Yanning didn't hear these words, but she didn't seem to take it to heart, she asked Ji Jiu to buy a lot of medicinal materials from the medicine hall, and she had been playing with her medicinal materials in the room for the past few days, occasionally going out to walk around the city, and sometimes talking to street vendors.
Perhaps because of her righteous deeds, the people of Hengcheng have a good impression of this unknown young lady, and some people remind her not to cause trouble and hurt herself.
Ji Yanning thanked him seriously, but he didn't take it to heart.
On the fifth day, the bandits from the western mountains came over, and they rushed into the city with impunity, but the officers and soldiers did not dare to provoke them.
Naturally, the bandits who had lost their legs could not climb back to the West Mountain, and two of them died on the road, and the others also fainted halfway through, and when their brothers saw them, they carried them back, rested for two days before they woke up, and told the people in the village what had happened.
When the big boss heard this, he was furious, and they immediately took the people from Zhuangzi to surround the inn where Ji Yanning was.
"What about that woman, let her get out and die! Dare to hurt my brethren, I will let her live rather than die!"
The bandits were all armed with sharp knives, one by one, and the streets were empty, the doors were closed, and the shops felt that they were shut, and they were afraid that the scourge would come to them.
The guests in the inn had long since dispersed, the door was closed, and where did they dare to stay in this place at this time.
"Miss, you're all ready. Ji Jiu stepped forward and said to Ji Yanning.
Ji Yanning nodded: "Then let's start." ”
With that, she turned and went back to her room, continuing to play with her poison.
Ji Jiu and the guards put on face towels, and then climbed to the top of the building with some people, and the rest of them guarded the lobby of the inn to prevent these bandits from breaking in.
"Big brother, what else do you have to say to these people! Kill them directly and let them know what will happen to our Xishan bandits!"
Seeing that there was no movement in the inn, the little minion beside the big boss said.
When they came, they found out that this woman who didn't know the height of the sky was still living in this inn, and she was blatantly in and out, and she didn't take them into account at all.
The big boss raised his hand holding the knife and shouted, "Kill it!"
But as soon as his words fell, I don't know why bursts of medicinal powder floated out from above and sprinkled on their bodies.
They brought more than 300 people over and filled the inn to the brim.
"What is it?" the big boss looked up, and just saw the guards lying on the roof, and immediately noticed that something was wrong.
Seeing that his subordinates couldn't help but sneeze, he suddenly reacted and shouted: "Cover your mouth and nose, this thing may be poisonous!"
When the men heard this, they immediately covered their mouths and noses, watched those people continue to spread, and hurriedly scattered, but because there were too many people, they were crowded with each other, and many people fell to the ground.
After a while, the powder on the head finally stopped, and the person on the roof was gone.
The bandits finally let go of their mouths and noses, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the powder on the ground was rolled up again, choking them to cough.
But they are no different.
"Big boss, they're playing tricks on us!" said one angrily, "It's not poison, it's just scaring us!"
They were relieved to see that the brothers were all right.
The big boss's face was pale, and he was tricked like this, and he was naturally uncomfortable in his heart.
He said, "Do you think you can delay time by playing this kind of trick!
A group of people were about to rush inside with their knives, but they suddenly felt like a thousand pounds under their feet, and their bodies became sluggish, and after taking two steps, their bodies gradually stiffened, and the knives they held in their hands fell to the ground.
"This ...... What's going on?" the big boss was shocked, and he found that he couldn't move.
After a while, the door to the inn opened.
A group of guards with scarves rushed out, and they stepped forward and kicked the bandits to the ground one by one.
More than 30 guards, dealing with more than 300 bandits, the result was unexpected.
One of the guards stood on top of the roof and shouted: "The bandits can't move! Come out, everyone! There is revenge and revenge!"
The entire Heng City was too silent, and the words of the guards kept echoing in the city, and no one dared to go out.
He shouted three times, and finally someone poked his head out, and saw that those bandits who were motionless were almost kicked to the ground by the Ji family guards, and he mustered up his courage, picked up the guys in front of the door and rushed towards those bandits.
With the first person, there will be a second one, and many people were still watching, but when they saw someone coming forward to beat the bandits, they were also encouraged, and they stepped forward one after another, and picked up the guy and beat the person.
Someone helped beat people, and the guards didn't have to do it, so they watched from the sidelines, don't let the people fall on their own.
After fighting for more than an hour, the officers and soldiers of the city hurried to see more than 300 bandits lying on the ground, dead, wounded, and wailing, and the scene shocked all of them.
At this time, the door of the inn was opened, and Ji Yanning walked out of it.
She stepped forward slightly to salute the officers and soldiers, and said: "Official, this matter started because of the little woman, a few days ago there were a few thieves who wanted to misbehave and were taught a lesson by my guards, I didn't expect that so many bandits came to the door today, fortunately, the villagers helped out, and the little woman escaped." ”
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and saluted solemnly to the people on both sides of the street.
When the surrounding people heard Ji Yanning say this, their faces were a little embarrassed, after all, they only hated these mountain bandits to the core, not just to save her.
The officers and soldiers had suffered a lot at the hands of these mountain bandits, and they also felt a lot of anger, so they stepped forward and said, "Anyway, I still have to thank the girl." It's just that these bandits are not the only ones who do evil, and the girl is still careful. ”
Ji Yanning bowed his head and stepped forward and said, "Can the little girl meet the county magistrate?"
The head catcher hesitated a little: "The county commander is recuperating from his injuries at home and is not in the county office." ”
Ji Yanning said: "It's okay, just let me see him." ”
Catching the head and the head, he turned his head and ordered his catchers to dispose of the corpses on the street, leaving the disabled bandits in the prison, and he took Ji Yanning to the county commander's house.
When the housekeeper of the county commander's house saw the head catcher, he was probably an honest man, so he took him to the front hall and asked people to inform the county order.
After waiting for a while, Ji Yanning saw Lord Huang, the county magistrate, who came with a cane.
The catcher stepped forward: "My lord, this girl Ji said that she wanted to see you." ”
The county magistrate glanced at Ji Yanning and said, "It's better for the girl to leave here earlier, you have also seen my current appearance, and I am afraid that some things will not help the girl." ”
His tone was a little depressed, and his eyes were full of unwillingness.
Seeing his appearance, Ji Yanning asked straight to the point: "Lord Huang, do you want to get rid of the trouble of bandits and rescue those missing girls?"
Lord Huang was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect the girl in front of him to speak so loudly.
He looked at Ji Yanning again, seeing that she was dressed, her words and deeds were not like ordinary girls, thinking that she might have some background, but the bandits in the West Mountain were not simple.
In his hesitation, the catcher on the side stepped forward and said, "My lord, more than 300 Xishan bandits broke into the city today, and half of them were killed and wounded. ”
Lord Huang was stunned: "The people of the Yamen have lost so much?"
The head catcher shook his head: "It's not us, it's the mountain bandits who have killed and injured more than 300 people, and their subordinates have sent people to dispose of the corpses and detain those bandits who are still alive." Thanks to Miss Ji, the people in the city have also made a lot of efforts, and neither of us nor the people have been injured. ”
Lord Huang was surprised, but he didn't expect Ji Yanning to be young and have a lot of ability.
He said, "But it's not just the mountain bandits who do evil. ”
Ji Yanning didn't have the slightest surprise, she said: "If it weren't for that, the little girl wouldn't have come to ask to see the county magistrate." Don't you want to rescue those innocent girls? Now that the adults have been injured and have been involved in this case again, if they can't solve it, I'm afraid that their future career will not be so smooth. ”
When Lord Huang heard her words, his heart was even more uncomfortable.
With this case, his future career will not only be unsmooth, so it is also possible to be dismissed, after all, so many girls in his jurisdiction have disappeared, even if he does not resign, it is difficult to have any hope of promotion in this life, and he can only live in chaos for the rest of his life.
"Since the girl knows, does the girl have a good solution to it?" Lord Huang looked at Ji Yanning with heavy eyes.
Ji Yanning said: "As long as the adults are willing to cooperate, I naturally have a way, although I can't guarantee to find out the people behind the scenes, but there is still hope for finding out those girls so that Hengcheng will not suffer from them in the future." ”
Lord Huang pondered, he was thinking about the truth of what Ji Yanning said, and weighing the gains and losses of this matter.
But after thinking about it, until now, he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and the worst result is a death, and there is no worse situation, his eldest daughter is still in the hands of those people!
He made up his mind and said, "If the girl really has a way to solve this scourge, the official must be grateful, I wonder how the girl needs the cooperation of the official?"
Ji Yanning clasped his hands and saluted: "Thank you Lord Huang for your trust, the little girl will do her best." ”