Chapter 74, Mr. Xi
When Jin Bo heard this, he immediately became unhappy: "You old man is so unreasonable. We killed bandits for you, but you blame us."
Yang Sansong saw Jin Bo display his power with his own eyes, and saw that he was tall and powerful. He stood there like a king descended from the earth. He was timid and did not dare to argue with Jin Bo. He just looked at Xi Xingchen pitifully.
Xi Xingchen asked solemnly: "Yang Lizheng, why do you say that?"
Yang Lizheng had been in contact with Xi Xingchen before and knew that he had an easy-going temperament, so he explained: "Brother Xi, think about it, you killed the bandits, of course we are grateful, but if the bandits die in our village, they will come and kill us From the village.”
"So that's what happened." Xi Xingchen suddenly realized and said with a smile, "I am here under the orders of the new magistrate of Wan County, and I am here to destroy the bandits in Huangfeng Village."
As he said that, Xi Xingchen took out a waistband from his arms, with the words "Head Capture" written on it.
It turned out that before leaving Xunyang Mansion, Xi Xingchen went to Wu Mansion and met with Wu Zhiyuan.
Wu Zhiyuan heard that Xi Xingchen wanted to come to Wan County to inquire about the situation first. He was afraid that Xi Xingchen would be isolated and helpless, so he gave Xi Xingchen the "head arrest" sign.
Wu Zhiyuan is from Xunyang Prefecture, and his family's business is very large. They have shops in the counties and towns surrounding Xunyang Prefecture. Therefore, he also knows that various institutions in Wan County have been bribed by local gentry and bandits. If If he continues to appoint those people, he will either be like the former county magistrate Dai Andong, who will be suppressed by the local gang of demons and monsters, unable to do anything, and may even be in danger of his life.
This is also the main reason why Wu Zhiyuan has repeatedly refused to take office.
Wu Zhiyuan recruited 500 government officials at one time in Xunyang Mansion, intending to shake up the various agencies in Wan County. As a candidate to lead the county's police officers, maintain public security, and arrest suspects, Wu Zhiyuan was highly skilled and bold, and saved his family. Xi Xingchen, who is old, is naturally the first choice.
Yang Sansong's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the identity badge in Xi Xingchen's hand, and said, "Thank God, we are saved this time!"
Xi Xingchen put away his badge and said to Yang Sansong: "Yang Lizheng, please gather the villagers together. I have something to say to the villagers."
"Okay!"
Yang Sansong immediately took out a gong from home and struck it vigorously.
Yang Sansong is the leader of Yangjia Village and the head of the Yang family. Usually, when the village holds a general meeting of all villagers, the gong is the signal.
Sure enough, after ringing the gong, villagers from Yangjia Village, young and old, came one after another with small benches to the threshing floor in front of Yang Sansong's house to gather.
After seeing that all the villagers had arrived, Yang Sansong climbed onto a higher stone platform in the threshing floor, pointed at Xi Xingchen and introduced to the villagers: "Dear fellow villagers, this is our new president in Wan County. Mr. Xi, I would like to invite Mr. Xi to deliver an important speech for everyone."
Yangjia Village is not a big village in Zhuma Town, with just over a hundred households and a population of 500 to 600. However, when 500 to 600 people gather on the threshing floor, at a glance, it is also a crowded place. Head.
Although Xi Xingchen was not a top student in his previous life, he was still a talented student who was admitted to the 985 University. He was not afraid to see such a scene. I saw him tidying up his appearance a little and walking steadily onto the stone platform.
When Xi Xingchen was investigating the Yang Xiaojin case, he visited the villagers in Yangjia Village door-to-door, so most of the villagers in Yangjia Village had an impression of Xi Xingchen. When the villagers saw that the headhunter introduced by the village chief was Xi Xingchen, they immediately started talking.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Xi who came to our village last time? Why did he become a headhunter?"
"What's so strange about this? Last time I saw at a glance that Mr. Chen is the best among men. It's only a matter of time before he becomes the headhunter?"
"I heard people say that Brother Xi killed Yao Guoping's family."
"Shh! As long as everyone knows this kind of thing, there is no need to shout about it everywhere, so as to save the bandits from Huangfeng Village from causing trouble to Brother Xi."
"Tsk, is Brother Xi afraid of the bandits from Huangfeng Village? Just now, Xi Xingchen killed six Huangfeng Village bandits on horseback at the entrance of the village. That situation was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables."
A villager who had seen the battle at the entrance of the village said that this guy was also a meddler. He clearly saw that it was Jin Bo who did it, but he just took the credit on Xi Xingchen.
"Just brag! There are still six bandits, why aren't you sixty?" Someone in the crowd said sarcastically.
"You still don't believe it? Then go to the entrance of the village and see. Where are the six bandits still lying down?"
"Is this really true?"
"Human life is at stake, how can we cheat?"
"I really can't tell, Brother Xi...ah no, Capt. Xi looks young and has small arms and legs, but he still has such abilities." The clever villagers began to change their names.
"Sure enough, heroes have been born since ancient times!"
"I told you a long time ago that this kid will definitely have a future!"
"You're just an afterthought!"
"Captain Xi, have you married a wife? If not, my daughter is just sixteen years old this year, so you can take her back as your wife." A bold and meddling woman shouted loudly.
"Forget it, your girl is as skinny as a monkey, as dry as a stick, with no breasts or no buttocks, so don't hold Xi Xingchen in your arms." As soon as the woman finished speaking, someone joked, which attracted a lot of attention. Everyone roared with laughter.
The woman was also shameless and said: "That's because our daughter has been hungry these past few years. When Brother Xi takes my daughter back and raises her for a few months, she will definitely become a beautiful woman like a flower."
"Captain Xi, don't listen to her. My girl is good-looking. If you like her, just take her back. Our family doesn't want any gifts."
"My girls don't want betrothal gifts either!"
"If you like them all, take them all away."
"..."
Xi Xingchen couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he saw these villagers talking, and this gathering turned into a blind date meeting for him.
Xi Xingchen was afraid that these women would say uglier words again, so he quickly raised his hands to signal for silence: "Fellows, brothers and sisters, have you eaten today?"
"Eat it!" one of the villagers replied.
"What's for food?" Xi Xingchen asked.
"Bark, grass roots, sunshine and air!" There are also humorous people among the villagers.
"Is there anyone eating rice?" Xi Xingchen asked again.
Xi Xingchen's question finally got to the point, and a villager in the crowd immediately shouted angrily: "All the food at home has been stolen by the Huangfeng Village bandits. Where can we get the rice for cooking?"
Xi Xingchen bowed towards the county seat and said, "It doesn't matter. I am here to suppress the bandits in Zhuma Town on the orders of the new Wan County Magistrate. Once I suppress the bandits, everyone will have a good life."
Some villagers were dissatisfied with Xi Xingchen's painting of cakes and mocked: "Xi Captou, when you kill the bandits, we will all starve to death."
"That's right, Mr. Xi, don't worry about it. Get some food first to save your life!"
"We want food, we want to eat!"
Someone in the crowd shouted something, which immediately ignited the villagers' emotions.
"We want food, we want to eat!"
"..."
Seeing that the villagers were starting to lose control of their emotions, Xi Xingchen quickly took the gong from Yang Sansong and knocked it hard. The villagers immediately became quiet, but they still looked angry.
Xi Xingchen said loudly: "Don't be anxious, everyone. I will take you to get the food in a moment. But before I get the food, I will treat you to a meal of meat. Only when everyone is full will you have the strength to carry the food, right?"
"Yes!" When the villagers heard that Xi Xingchen said there was meat to eat, they immediately responded loudly and excitedly.
Seeing the villagers' reaction like this, Xi Xingchen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "A thousand words and ten thousand words are nothing compared to a word of meat!"
At this time, Xi Xingchen saw Yang Liusheng in the crowd and greeted him loudly: "Brother Yang Liusheng, I just killed a few bandits at the entrance of the village. You ask a few brothers to go to the entrance of the village and kill the injured horse. Let's stew it." Eat meat!”
When Yang Liusheng saw that Xi Xingchen could still call him by name, he stood up excitedly and said, "Okay!"
Yang Liusheng was quite a prestigious person in the village. He called out several names in succession, and several young and strong men immediately came out of the villagers and happily followed him to the entrance of the village.
Seeing that they really had meat to eat, the other villagers no longer wanted to listen to what Xi Xingchen said. In order to eat meat as early as possible, they spontaneously collected firewood, carried water, and lit fires... They did not think about whether bandits would come to massacre the village like Yang Sansong did.
In fact, it’s no wonder that the villagers realized it later. They were so hungry that their eyes were dizzy with hunger. They hadn’t seen any meat in countless days. Under these circumstances, even if the sky fell, they still had to wait to eat. Let’s talk about the horse meat later.
Youdao said that there is strength in numbers, and several large pots were quickly set up on the threshing floor. The young men Yang Liusheng called were also very capable. In less than a while, they skinned and disemboweled the horse that was thrown to death by Jin Bo. , and then pieces of fresh horse meat were thrown into the steaming pot. The woman and child fanned themselves desperately and burned the firewood vigorously.
As the water in the pot boils, the aroma of meat immediately fills the threshing floor.
After another half an hour, Yang Liusheng, who had finished his work, came to Xi Xingchen and said, "Captain Xi, I will also have those six bandits buried."
Xi Xingchen looked at Yang Liusheng. After two months of absence, this originally strong man had become skin and bones, but he was still energetic.
"Thank you! Well done." Xi Xingchen asked Yang Liusheng to sit over.
Yang Liusheng sat over and picked out a piece of cooked horse meat from the pot. After cutting it into several pieces, he distributed the horse meat to Yang Sansong, Xi Xingchen and Jin Bo. Finally, he also picked up a piece of horse bone with meat and gnawed it. got up.
Yang Sansong laughed and took a bite of horse meat. While chewing, he asked Xi Xingchen: "Captain Xi, how many people did you bring with you to suppress the bandits this time?"
"Just the two of us?" Xi Xingchen was also hungry at this time, and answered casually while eating horse meat.
Yang Sansong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and asked in disbelief: "How many are here?"
"Two, do you have any questions?" Xi Xingchen raised his head.
"It's a big problem." When Yang Sansong saw Xi Xingchen's serious face, his face immediately showed a "You're not going to be funny" expression, and suddenly felt that horse meat no longer tasted good.
