After that, Luo Shiniang tidied her clothes, wiped away the tears from her eyes, put on her cloak and stood up. Before she had gone far, the waiters from Huihetang knelt down and stopped her: "Shopkeeper, why don't you ask us to go ahead? I’ll go explore the road for you first, I’ll be a good companion on the road to hell.”
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On the public security boat, Director Wu stared closely at the barge in front of him. When he saw the cabin door open, he immediately became energetic.
As soon as these cabin crew members stepped out of the corridor, Luo Hengsen immediately ordered the shooting. After the bang, Huihetang clerks were injured and fell to the ground one after another. When these men were shot, they directly pushed Luo Shiniang back into the cabin and used their bodies to fight. He blocked the hatch and allowed the sound of gunfire to continue, without even escaping even a moment.
"Oh...oh, who asked you to shoot?" Mr. Wu was so angry that he beat his chest.
Luo Hengsen was deliberately confused and scratched his head: "Director Wu, didn't you say you would shoot them when you saw them coming out? These people have come out of the corridor, isn't it normal for us to shoot!"
Mr. Wu's face was covered with black lines, and he sighed: "But I didn't ask you to open the door so early. Luo Shiniang is still in the corridor. If you shoot at this time, if she doesn't come out, what's the use of these? If he dies, he will die, but her rightful owner is still here."
"Ah? If you had told me earlier, I probably wouldn't be able to deceive you now."
Luo Hengsen's words gave Chief Wu an attitude of hating iron but not steel: "Stupid, stupid, no wonder you are still a detective after investigating cases for so many years."
Lou Gongming watched Director Wu's farce from the side. Although Luo Hengsen was not enlightened, he was right in what he said. After Huihetang's minions were beaten to death, Luo Shiniang was frightened and it would be difficult for her to come out again. .
"Governor Lou, look at this..."
Director Wu threw the hot potato to Lou Gongming again. Anyway, he would never do such a troublesome thing.
"It's useless, just fire."
Even though Lou Gongming was afraid of the nobles on the ship, he still cared more about his black hat. Sinking the ship would indeed offend the capital. But now the north and the south are fighting for power, and he doesn't know who will win. He only needs to compete with the people in Yueyang. People share the same hatred and unite with each other, and no one can do anything to Yue Yang. As long as they don't admit that there are noble people on the ship, these things can always be turned into minor matters. 33
If Luo Shiniang is allowed to live, they and others will have no future, and no matter how hard they try, it will be of no use.
Wanting to understand this, Lou Gongming could only bite the bullet and let them open fire and sink the drifting ship.
"Wait!"
Before Commander Wu could give the order to fire, a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the boat. Commander Wu and the others looked into the distance. Under the dark clouds pressing down on the city, a mysterious Taoist stood on the lake. A reed crossed the river and swam towards them slowly, and finally stopped. Standing on bamboo poles between large and small boats.
Looking at the appearance of Xianfeng Taoist, who could it be if it wasn’t Taoist Master Jin!
Yue Guanchao opened the window and looked at Taoist Jin in front of the boat. He didn't know what the old man wanted to do standing between the boats. It could delay time for a while.
"Taoist Master Jin, if you don't revise your ancient books, what are you doing here?"
When Governor Lou saw it was Taoist Master Jin, his eyes were very impatient. This old man relied on his reputation and often used public opinion to force the government to do things. If it hadn't been for him three years ago, the government would not have spent huge sums of money to build the Longjun Temple. Now, Seeing him stop her from catching Luo Shiniang again, she was really impatient to the extreme.
Taoist priest Jin did not answer his question, but asked gently: "Governor Lou, if you get lost, you will find the right shore. Do you know how many people will die on the ship after you open fire?"
"Taoist Master Jin, there is a murderer on the ship, or a female devil who killed thousands of people in Yueyang. It is the government's duty to catch such people. Is it possible that we can't even fulfill our duties?" Director Wu saw Lou Gongming. He winked and pretended to be fair.
"Director Wu, there are so many murders in Yueyang City. I bother you to worry so much about these cases. However, I have a question for you."
"Ask." Director Wu felt guilty and nodded stiffly.
"Old Master, I killed someone. Can you let me go and only convict me of the dagger I used to kill?"
Director Wu laughed dryly and teased: "Mr. Jin, no matter how sharp a dagger is, it is still a knife. Of course you will be charged if you kill someone. What is the crime of this knife? Although I, Old Wu, am a slippery man, I still understand this. At this juncture, please don’t make fun of me.”
The old Taoist shook off the dust and laughed: "When a person dies, he is not killed by me, but by soldiers. Since you all know that the dagger is just a tool, why do you want Luo Shiniang to be punished? As far as she is concerned in Yueyang officialdom, It’s just a sharp dagger, and the real culprit is probably right next to you.”
"You want to enforce the law impartially, why should you sacrifice the near and seek the far away, and insist on punishing the crime of a dagger."
"you!"
Director Wu found that he had been involved and suffered a loss. He wanted to refute but felt that he was right.
"snort!"
Lou Gongming had no intention of talking nonsense with the old Taoist priest, so he bypassed Chief Wu and asked the security boat to prepare to fire. After waiting for a long time, no gunfire was heard. Finally, the security soldier came over in a panic and said, "The gunner was unwilling to fire, saying that he had been punished by the Jin Dynasty." Taoist priest Enhui asks you to find someone else."
"Load your gun."
As soon as the words fell, the security soldiers all aimed at Taoist Jin, but they still looked at each other and refused to open fire.
Taoist Master Jin turned behind him, picked up a dagger, and easily cut off the thick hemp rope at his wrist. Once the hemp rope broke, the drifting boat was freed from restraints. It immediately started with a roar and quickly sailed towards the distant river mouth.
"Shoot, don't let them go."
Lou Gongming was impatient. He grabbed Luo Hengsen's gun and pulled the trigger hard towards Taoist Master Jin. However, the muzzle of the gun did not move at all and there was no bullet in sight. He looked down and saw that Luo Hengsen had unloaded the magazine in advance.
He was so angry that he threw down the handle of his gun. He lost his balance and stumbled, falling to his knees. Director Wu quickly supported him and said, "Governor Lou, please be careful."
After the boat sailed out of the river mouth, it no longer belonged to the territory of Yueyang. Everyone saw the huge official boat turned into a black nail and a fly head, and then they dared to take a big breath, feeling like they were surviving the disaster.
"Dashun, Shouming, Chen Fei, Yu Tan, Zhao Qing, Sun Liang... you, why are you so stupid? All they want is my life. If you don't stop me, you can survive."
Opening the hatch, Luo Shiniang quickly helped up the guys from Huihetang. They had been shot several times just now and had long since lost their breath. No matter how she slapped or spoke, no one responded. These people were there until they died. Protect her and make her feel moved, but also sad for these guys.
If these guys don't die, their lives will be very different in the future.
Yue Qingshan's eyes were slightly hot and he sighed: "Sister, these people are willing to die for you, which can be regarded as fulfilling the moral principles of the world. Their deaths are not unjust. If they are convicted by these official dogs, then they will be punished. If you can go away with a clean and pure identity, you will be able to leave behind a good name for the rest of your life."
Some people died, but not completely...
