The arrow hit accurately, and the two execution soldiers immediately fell to the ground and died.
This scene caused a moment of silence in the audience. Everyone's eyes were wide open, and there was obviously a little surprise in their eyes.
Those who were shot and killed were not bandits, but serious Dongzhou soldiers, soldiers of Great Liang.
Even if this inspector is extremely powerful, he cannot kill anyone he wants.
The expressions of the local officials changed. Just when someone spoke and wanted to question, Su Qian's voice sounded out slowly.
"What I said is not going to work anymore? How many people have listened to me asking you to stop?"
"Huh, so what if he is a soldier from the Great Liang. He is lawless and doesn't even listen to my orders. I have the right to kill him first and then execute him."
"Why, if you have any opinions, you can mention them in person, and I will take over."
Su Qian's voice was cold, but everyone could hear the coldness in his words. At this moment, those officials who wanted to question felt the words in their throats and swallowed them back.
All the people also reacted. Indeed, the moment Su Qian's voice fell, except for the execution soldiers who did not stop, everyone else stopped, and even the quarrels became much quieter.
Su Qi'an was an inspector sent by the imperial court. He held a high position and, to a certain extent, represented the imperial court.
If he can't stop two little soldiers, then who will listen to him? It can also convince the public.
Therefore, Su Qi'an's men's shooting with arrows was indeed justified, and there was no way to refute it.
When everyone present was silent, the first person to speak was Zigui County Magistrate. With a kind smile on his face, he turned to face the officials.
"You are so courageous. You didn't even listen to the orders of the supervisor. If it were me, those two people would have died. There's nothing to say. If anyone wants to speak for the dead soldiers, ask me first. "
"It seems that I have been too merciful in my management of you, causing you to indulge your own officials so much. What are you doing in a daze? You are all brought back to me for correction."
"After three days, I want a rectification result. It's really outrageous."
Everyone heard the Zigui County Magistrate's rebuke clearly. The stunned officials came to their senses, nodded quickly, and then prepared to leave with their officers and soldiers.
But at this moment, Su Qian stopped him, "Wait a minute, why are you adults so anxious to leave? Could it be that you want to tip off the news and run away in advance?"
"The supervisor is joking, who else can we turn to for information? There are adults here who are in charge of government affairs, so we just need to cooperate obediently."
"Let them bring it back so as not to cause trouble to the adults." Zigui County Magistrate explained with a smile.
"Well, I don't think so. If nothing else, if the two soldiers who were executing the execution had not been instructed, I don't think they would have been so courageous and would have regarded what I said as nothing."
"Moreover, looking at the ruthlessness of their attacks, they seem to be trying to silence them."
"Don't be joking, Inspector. They are soldiers of the Great Liang. How could they engage in murder? They are no different from bandits."
"I think there must be some misunderstanding in the middle. Please give the supervisor three days, and I will definitely let the supervisor find out the truth."
The Zigui County Magistrate was sincere and looked promising. Su Qian nodded slightly, looked at the officials in front of him, and said softly.
"I don't think I'll bother you all with this matter. I'll leave what happened tonight to my envoy. You all should have a good rest. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
Su Qi'an seemed to be discussing, but his voice fell, and the hundreds of soldiers behind him slowly walked towards the officials.
Apparently, he wanted to arrest them.
The eyes of all the officials flashed, all looking at Zigui County Cheng, watching Su Qi'an's men arresting them. Finally, Zigui County Cheng couldn't help but speak.
"Inspector, what do you mean?"
"When you come to visit, we entertain you with delicious food and drinks. Now you want to arrest us. Even if you are the inspector, what right do you have to arrest us? What law have we broken?"
"And with just the hundred or so people under your command, if they want to catch us, can they do it?"
This time, Zigui County Magistrate was no longer as humble as before. Instead, he looked at Su Qi'an with a bit of arrogance, without any fear at all.
"Haha, this is the style of your lords. After all, we are officials of a county. If we always look weak, how can we bully the local people."
Zigui County Magistrate didn't care at all about Su Qi'an's teasing. He had the confidence to dare to have such an attitude.
Again, you can arrest them, but you have to provide evidence. They have not broken the law.
At most, they were strict with the people in the civilian areas and a little indulgent to their officials. At most, these were just fines and salaries, far from the point where they could all be captured.
Like the soldiers who were shot before, it was entirely their own fault. They killed themselves and did not obey Su Qi'an's orders.
It makes sense for Su Qi'an to kill chickens to scare monkeys, but they are quite different from the dead soldiers. No matter how bad they are, they are all officials of one party.
Even if Su Qi'an represented the imperial court and had the right to kill first and report later, he would not be able to capture them without substantial evidence.
If they are forcibly captured, they will naturally not surrender but will resist directly. Even if the situation goes to the state capital or even the court, they will still have something to say.
The toughness of Zigui County Magistrate was not beyond Su Qian's expectation. He nodded slightly and said with a smile.
"Well, your lords are right," since your lords insist on this, I will let you all know clearly. "
Su Qian sat on the horse and clapped his hands. After a while, in the darkness behind him, a dozen men in black were suddenly escorted up by his soldiers.
"Let's all take a look and see if any of these people are old acquaintances of you."
As Su Qian's voice fell, the mask on the face of the man in black who was escorted up was taken off, revealing familiar faces.
"Wu Fu! Jiang San, it's you!"
"Wait a minute, there's also the Lord Commander!"
When the people looked at it, they all exclaimed.
The men in black who were brought up were none other than the local government servants headed by the Zigui County Lieutenant, as well as the housekeepers and servants of the Wu and Jiang families.
Unexpectedly, the so-called robbers turned out to be the officials they were most familiar with and servants of aristocratic families.
But after thinking about it, this also makes sense. If these people were not people living around them, how could they easily enter the county.
If there was no background or even collusion behind him, how could the man in black not be caught?
Looking at the familiar dozen or so people in front of me, everything was explained to me at once.
Although there had been speculation before, they did not have any evidence and did not dare to say what they had in mind. But this time it was different. Su Qi'an directly captured some of the men in black who attacked.
Having revealed his identity in public, it was basically a certainty, and it was impossible to defend himself.
"It is indeed them. Everyone, Wang Wu is right. With officials who bully us like this, how can we live a good life?"
"I didn't expect that the so-called parent officials were actually the bandits who brought harm to us. It makes people feel sad to hear this."
"If we don't resist, will our days be over? Execute them, execute them!"
After a while, a quiet civilian area suddenly erupted into fierce fighting sounds.
The momentum gathered and was filled with deep anger. It can be said that as the identity of the man in black was revealed, the anger that had been suppressed in the hearts of the people for a long time was directly ignited at this moment.
The outburst of momentum made the officials present tremble with fear. If the soldiers were not present to maintain order, these people would have wanted to skin them alive.
The official's fear does not represent everything. Even when faced with the ironclad evidence in front of him and feeling the turbulent force erupting behind him, Zigui County Magistrate's face did not turn red and his heart did not beat.
After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
All the people who saw this scene were stunned. They all thought that the Zigui County Magistrate was crazy.
Laughter resounded, and after a moment, Zigui County Magistrate said coldly.
"Hmph, I have long heard that the supervisor is good at manipulating people's hearts and threatening public opinion. Today, it seems that he is well-deserved, and the subordinates admire him."
"But this is Dongzhou, Zigui County, and our territory. Don't forget, the lower officials have many ways to deal with these untouchables. Does the supervisor really think that with the rise of these untouchables, he can catch us all? It's ridiculous. "
"I wonder if the supervisor still remembers what the official said just now. The supervisor's manpower alone is not enough to take down us."
The moment Zigui County Magistrate's voice fell, a few moments later, bursts of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from behind Su Qi'an.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers with no end in sight, holding torches, quickly came towards the civilian area, and without saying a word, surrounded the entire civilian area.
Just looking at the number of torches, the state soldiers who came this time numbered at least a thousand, and they were completely crushing Su Qi'an's hundreds of people.
With the emergence of the back-up plan arranged by the Zigui County Magistrate, the momentum that was still great just now died down in a short time.
Even though the people at this moment looked angry, facing thousands of heavily armed soldiers, even if they wanted to resist, they would not be the generals of one unit. If they charged forward forcefully, they would probably be seeking death.
The Zigui County Magistrate did not notice the silence of the people. From the beginning to the end, he did not take these people seriously.
They are just a bunch of clowns. Before facing absolute strength, any tricks are vulnerable.
"Haha, I underestimate you. This is your back-up. You are really different from other county magistrates. You actually have an army hidden in the city. This somewhat surprises me. What a good mantis. The drama of catching cicadas with the oriole behind.”
"Haha, it is an honor for me to be praised by the inspector. It is always right to be cautious."
"Okay, now, Mr. Inspector, can you tell me how you used the golden cicada to escape from the shell in front of everyone, and returned to Zigui County quietly, and also captured some of the attackers such as the county lieutenant."
"The rest of the attackers, given the temperament of the supervisor, will not let them go. I am really curious about where they are and all these things."
