ps: Thanks to Hua Xiaoyun for the tip
Butler She and the others who were arrested were all kneeling on the ground. People with injuries like Xu Shunqing's kneeling posture was similar to lying on their stomachs.
Around them stood soldiers with the tiger-character flag, each holding a wild goose feather sword, and in the outer circle were fire gunmen holding the tiger-character flag.
"Someone is coming."
Zheng Dahu, who had sharp eyes, saw someone walking in their direction in the distance.
Butler She raised her upper body and turned to look over.
Although there was fire in the distance, it was too far away to see clearly. They could only barely make out that someone with a tiger-shaped flag was escorting a person towards them.
Yang Guangyu on the other side rubbed his eyes and suddenly said: "It's Chief Xing. The person who was held up is Chief Xing."
He and Chief Xing worked together in the same yamen, and he was very familiar with Chief Xing's figure and appearance, so he recognized him at a glance.
Butler She was not familiar with Manager Xing. He had only met him a few times from a distance. When he was brought closer, he recognized the manager who was bribed by Yang Guangyu.
Chief Xing was brought over by the people from the Tiger Flag and thrown directly into the open space next to Yang Guangyu.
Yang Guangyu hurriedly came over and asked eagerly: "Mr. Xing, what did Mr. Liu say? Did he say he wanted to let us go?"
No one is not afraid of death. Xu Shunqing and the others looked expectantly at Chief Xing who was slumped on the ground.
Chief Xing, whose eyes were originally dull, turned red after hearing Yang Guangyu's words. He suddenly rushed over and pinched Yang Guangyu's neck with both hands.
At the same time, he said viciously: "I will kill you, I will kill you, and it is all because of you that I am in this situation! It is because of you!"
At this time, his face was completely distorted, and his eyes were filled with scarlet bloodshot eyes.
Yang Guangyu stretched out his hands, trying to break away Chief Xing's hands from around his neck. He kicked off the ground with both legs and struggled.
When the Tiger Flag soldiers on the side saw it, they picked up the scabbard in their hands and threw it at Chief Xing. At the same time, there were soldiers who pulled Chief Xing's hands, trying to separate the two people.
Ever since he was taken to Hutuzhai Mountain and imprisoned, Chief Xing had been worried all day long. His mental and physical strength was not as good as before, and he was quickly pulled away by the soldiers of the Tiger Flag.
A soldier on the side found a rope and tied up Chief Xing with his hands behind his back.
Yang Guangyu rubbed his neck with his hands and shouted to Chief Xing: "You're crazy. I'm just asking you, Mr. Liu, what to do with us. Are you going to kill me? You almost strangled me to death."
"Haha, if you want to know how Dongzhu Liu will deal with you, then let me tell you..." Manager Xing looked crazy and shouted, "You are all going to die, all of you will die, and none of you will survive."
Yang Guangyu, who was rubbing his neck, paused his wrist and said with a panicked look on his face: "No, it's impossible, you're lying to me, right? You must be lying to me."
Manager Xing stared at Yang Guangyu fiercely and said, "It seems that you have long forgotten where Hutou Village used to be, and who you mentioned as Dongzhu Liu?"
Yang Guangyu's legs crouched on the ground softened and he fell to the ground.
Chief Xing shouted: "Just wait, you will all die, no one can escape, you will all die!"
"No, no, I don't want to die, I don't want to die." Yang Guangyu turned over and got up.
But before he could stand firm, the tiger-character flag soldier who was guarding him pulled his sword out of its scabbard and yelled: "Squat down!"
Yang Guangyu shuddered at the pain radiating from his body and hurriedly squatted back on the ground.
And he looked at Butler She for help, and said hopefully: "Butler She, if you want to save me, you must save me. You asked me to do those things. You can't ignore me at this time. ah!"
Butler She glanced at Yang Guangyu with disgust and said with relief: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare to kill us."
Yang Guangyu said hesitantly: "Yes, but they are bandits!"
The panic on his face did not diminish at all.
"There's nothing to be afraid of." Zheng Dahu on the other side said, "You are a clerk in the Yamen execution room, a registered official. Can he still kill you?"
"this……"
Yang Guangyu glanced at Chief Xing hesitantly.
Although Zheng Dahu's words made him feel more at ease, and he was more willing to believe Zheng Dahu's words, Chief Xing's words still made him uneasy.
After hearing what the two of them said, Chief Xing glanced at them coldly, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Zheng Dahu leaned closer to Butler She and whispered: "Butler, the tiger-character flag won't really kill us!"
Although he comforted Yang Guangyu, in his heart, he was also afraid.
Butler She's expression changed several times, and finally he said: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare to kill us. Don't forget, we are backed by not only the garrison master, but also Deputy General Li."
Zheng Dahu nodded.
Xu Shunqing, who overheard the conversation between the two people, had a happy face.
Originally he thought he was dead this time, but when he heard Butler She say that they were supported by the Deputy Chief of Datong, he felt a lot more confident.
Those who believed in the Tiger Flag did not dare to kill them, and no matter how powerful Liu Heng was, he did not dare to antagonize the deputy commander-in-chief of a third-grade officer.
The tiger-character flag soldiers who were guarding these people were standing behind them, so they naturally listened to everything.
However, these Tiger Flag soldiers ignored them at all. At most, some of them sneered at the corners of their mouths after hearing their words.
For these soldiers who came from the Tiger Character Banner, they wanted to kill all the people who wanted to murder the Tiger Character Banner, but whether to kill these people and how to kill these people needed to wait for the order from the master.
It has to be said that the military regulations implemented by the Tiger Character Banner have greatly changed the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner. In terms of discipline and obedience to orders, they have far exceeded those of the regular army soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
"Someone is coming." Zheng Dahu whispered.
Butler She looked over and saw a group of people walking in the distance.
The leader was a young man, and behind him were many former proprietors of the Dongshan Iron Works, who are now directors of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce.
"It's Liu Heng, the proprietor of Tiger Flag."
When the crowd coming from a distance got closer, Zheng Dahu recognized that the person leading it was Liu Heng whom he had seen in the lobby a few days ago.
A tiger-character flag soldier clenched his right fist across his chest, saluted Liu Heng and said, "Master, all the people captured are here."
Liu Heng nodded.
When Butler She saw Liu Heng approaching, he shook his shoulders and tried to stand up. However, the Tiger Flag soldiers behind him pressed their swords on their shoulders, making him unable to stand up.
Liu Heng waved his hand towards the tiger-character flag warrior and said, "No need to stop him."
The tiger-character flag soldier took a step back and put away his saber.
Steward She stood up and faced Liu Heng directly and said, "Dr. Liu, what do you mean by letting us be captured here?"
