Chapter 31: A Hint of Laughter
Canghu frowned, he didn't believe that Feng Yue would do such a thing as stealing Qi Dongyang's jade pendant and money, and Feng Yue could be said to be a half-useless person in Dongling Village, because although he was still in the prime of life, he couldn't participate in the hunting activities in the village at all because he was seriously injured when he was young. And he was actually able to steal property from Qi Dongyang, who had been a mercenary for many years, how could this be? But from Feng Yue's body, they did find some gold coins and a jade pendant, although Canghu knew in his heart that this did not mean that Feng Yue was really a thief, but it was difficult to say clearly.
"Captain Cang, it's really embarrassing for this kind of thing to happen!" Ji Zhongmin said solemnly, "Although a few gold coins are not much, they are also the money of our brothers. That jade pendant is even more of our Captain Qi's beloved thing, should your village give us an explanation for this matter? Or can we bring this person back to Xinghai City and hand it over to the government to deal with?"
"Uncle Tiger, my dad is not a thief!" the girl said to Canghu in a pleading tone.
"Erhu, I didn't steal their things!" Feng Yue had also woken up at this time, and was supported by the villagers, looking at Qi Dongyang and the others with hatred, "They framed me!"
Ji Zhongmin sneered twice and said, "Whether it is framing you or not, it doesn't matter if you say it." This money and jade pendant are clearly found from you, you say that you are not a thief, empty words, come up with evidence!"
"Yes, yes, show the evidence!" the mercenaries behind him also shouted. There is no evidence, and that is a backbite.
Yan Pengyu sighed in his heart, although he also thought that Qi Dongyang and these people must be secretly setting up a trap to embarrass the villager named Fengyue, but if he wants to find innocence for Fengyue, it is difficult to climb to the sky. These mercenaries led by Qi Dongyang not only have force, but also have connections in Xinghai City, if this matter is really stabbed to the government, nine out of ten will be a loss for Dongling Village.
Qi Dongyang waved his hand, and everyone behind him immediately shut up, Qi Dongyang looked at the people around him, his eyes fell on Canghu's body, and said coldly: "This matter must be explained to us before the caravan leaves tomorrow, otherwise, I will take him to the government to report the case." Although my jade pendant is not a rare treasure, it is worth one or two blue gold coins. The people present couldn't help but make a big noise, one or two blue gold coins were already a sky-high price for them.
Yan Pengyu's heart swelled with anger, Qi Dongyang These people are too ruthless, if the crime of stealing is really deducted to Feng Yue, this amount, Feng Yue will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison, and it must be to those remote and sinister places, after ten years of imprisonment, even if people are lucky to be alive, they are definitely invalid.
"Captain Qi, since you have all found the things, give me a face, let him apologize to you, compensate you for ten gold coins, you masters, forget it. Yan Pengyu raised his voice.
"Ten gold coins!" The villagers present were in an uproar again, compared to one or two blue gold coins, ten gold coins were of course very few, but ten gold coins was still a huge amount of money for the villagers of Dongling Village.
"Big shopkeeper, I don't dare to agree with what you say. Ji Zhongmin replied coldly, "Although we know that you have a good relationship with Dongling Village, we are also the guards of the caravan, so you have to be fair in this position!"
Yan Pengyu was so angry that his face changed, and he said fiercely: "Okay, well, I want to see how you end up in the end! This is a private matter between you and Dongling Village, and the caravan will definitely be neutral!"
Qi Dongyang said with a smile: "The big shopkeeper, Zhongmin can't speak, I am here to make amends to you." Anyway, we are also the guards of the caravan, your subordinates. But ten gold coins is really too little. "He made this incident, in fact, he has another purpose, and no matter how much benefit he gets from Fengyue's matter, it is secondary. Moreover, this is Dongling Village, there are dozens of middle-aged men in the village, and they are really forcing these villagers to be anxious, even if they are mercenaries with outstanding force, in the face of dozens of hunters, even if they win in the end, they will definitely have to pay a heavy price.
Qi Dongyang didn't want to bury these henchmen here for such a thing, even if he could kill all these villagers in the end, how many valuable things could there be in the entire village except for that animal skin? If he didn't have his henchmen, he would return to Xinghai City safely, and his strength would also be affected. Moreover, the relationship between them and the caravan is also a mutual need, Yan Pengyu certainly needs the ten of them to protect the caravan, but without the caravan, it is not easy for the ten of them to return to Xinghai City safely.
If you lose both, you won't be able to take advantage of Yan Pengyu, an old guy, although the average strength of the guards of the Yanjia caravan is not as good as their own, but there are also a few good players among them.
"How much does Captain Qi plan to want?" Yan Pengyu asked with squinted eyes. This time, he brought Qi Dongyang and others out to run business, which was the biggest mistake!
"I'd rather die than compensate them, I didn't steal at all!" Before Qi Dongyang could speak, Feng Yue had already shouted. Originally, the Feng family was not a wealthy family in Dongling Village, and they barely had enough food and clothing every year, not to mention gold coins, they couldn't even save a few coppers, and they still needed help from the villagers from time to time, and he couldn't afford to pay back ten gold coins in his life! More importantly, once he compensated, he would have confessed to the crime of stealing property, which Feng Yue would never be able to accept. In the hearts of these simple villagers, reputation is often higher than life.
"It's hard for me to do it, big boss. Qi Dongyang stretched out his hand and said to Yan Pengyu helplessly, "Your kindness, but the other party doesn't know how to lift it." Qi Dongyang's heart is about to blossom, the longer Canghu and the others are dragged here, the more convenient it will be for Redlin to act, and if he can find out the animal skin as well, it will be more worry-free.
Yan Pengyu glanced sideways at Canghu, who had not spoken, but was surprised to find that Canghu seemed to have a smile on his face?
"Captain Qi, I believe in Brother Feng, we have been friends for decades since we were children, I know very well who he is, I don't think he will steal things. Moreover, it is useless for him to steal these things, what is the situation in Dongling Village, you have been here for two days, you will know it, and it is really better to take some dry food from you after taking these things. Canghu's voice was steady, but firm.