The group of men in black were strong and muscular, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not ordinary people.

Old Li suddenly stood up from the carriage, startling his mother who was sitting in front of him. She suddenly asked:

"Doctor Li, what's wrong?"

No one else paid attention to the black-clad man's shouting and could not hear it clearly, but Old Li heard it clearly.

After his mother's call, Lao Li finally calmed down, picked up his clothes and slowly sat down, and said to his mother in a cold voice:

"Madam, don't be afraid. There are people coming to investigate. We just need to pretend that we know nothing. Do you understand?"

Old Li's sudden change of expression made his mother feel uneasy, and she hurriedly looked back. It would have been better if she hadn't looked, because after looking, she felt even more panicked.

“Good wine!”

Subconsciously, my mother reached out to grab the warm wine sitting in the carriage in front.

Wen Meijiu had also noticed the cry and was prepared. He held his mother's hand at the right time and comforted her:

"Mom, don't be afraid. These people are not coming for us. We can just pretend that we know nothing."

Wen Meijiu knew clearly that this group of people were most likely recruited by petty bandits who tipped off the gang.

Mother held Wen Meijiu's hand and her heart slowly calmed down, but her eyes were fixed on the carriage behind, where her second daughter and youngest son were.

If it wasn't too late, she would definitely go down and carry them over here.

Soon, the men in black caught up and surrounded the team from all sides.

"Who's taking the lead?"

A man in black, who looked like the leader, was sitting on a tall horse in the front. He looked at the people in front of him with a look of contempt, and suddenly asked coldly.

"I, the old man, am here."

The village chief was a responsible man. He led the villagers to escape the famine and was the first to step forward at this critical moment.

"Old man."

"father."

The village chief's wife and son were startled and cried out; they were also afraid.

The village chief waved at them, jumped off the carriage, and slowly walked towards the man in black sitting on the tall horse.

When the village chief approached, the man in black waved his hand, and the man in black next to him immediately jumped off the carriage, took out a scroll from his back, and shook it open with a "rustle", and a portrait of a person appeared in front of everyone.

The village chief opened his eyes wide and saw that the person above looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a moment.

"Have you seen this person?"

Cough, cough, cough. The village chief felt uncomfortable for a while and quickly used coughing to cover up his inner thoughts. He tried to adjust his mood and bowed to the leader and said:

"My Lord, I am the head of the village of Xishawang in the west. We have suffered a severe drought and the whole village has been forced to follow me and flee to Donghai County in the east. I heard that there is still a chance of survival there.

I don't know how I have offended the Master, could you please tell me clearly?"

The village chief was probably nervous and answered the question irrelevantly. The man in black with the scroll was a little impatient and asked again:

"Stop talking nonsense. Have you seen the people above?"

The village chief looked up at the scroll again, frowned, and asked:

"Excuse me, sir, what does this man do?"

"Asshole! Should I ask you, or do you ask me?"

Before the chief could say anything, the man holding the scroll next to him got angry and yelled at the village chief, but the chief stopped him with his hand.

The leader's eyes turned slightly, and suddenly his expression changed. He leaned down and dismounted, pressed down the village chief's fist, and softened his voice, saying:

"Don't be afraid, old man. We are just doing our routine work and asking casually. Just answer truthfully."

"Okay, okay. I will never lie. I will tell you everything I know."

The leader took the village chief's hand and walked aside, and the village chief followed closely.

The leader pointed at the mighty team and said in a low voice:

"Old man, I admire you as the head of the village. We are both working for the court, so you are not allowed to hide anything."

As a fellow official working for the imperial court, this chief has made his identity clear in order to put pressure on the village chief to tell the truth.

The village chief was also shocked and raised his eyelids in panic to look at the man. The man's eyes were sharp, mischievous, and extremely cunning.

The village chief did not doubt his identity, but he was still a little scared and said quickly:

"That is, that is."

"Okay, old man, I won't speak in secret.

We received intelligence that a group of people wiped out the bandits in front, and the person in the portrait was the leader.

We chased him all the way here, but we didn't run into anyone else but you. How do you explain this?"

"this?"

The village chief knew that they were the ones who really suppressed the bandits in the mountains, but the person in the portrait was definitely not in their team, so the village chief was a little embarrassed.

Logically speaking, if someone helped the government eliminate the bandits, the government should reward him, but looking at their attitude, it doesn't seem like that.

At present, it seems that they are looking for the person in the portrait. Even if the person in the portrait is not in their team, they have suppressed bandits and may tell the truth. This group of men in black will hold them accountable.

"Old man, if you have anything to say, just speak to me quietly. I will ensure that you and your family will be safe and sound."

Seeing the village chief hesitate, the leader thought there was a way, so he lowered his voice and moved very slowly, for fear that others would see what they were doing or saying.

Seeing that the village chief was still frowning, he continued:

"I can also guarantee the safety of all your fellow villagers. If he is in trouble, he only needs to tell me who they are."

The man in black certainly knew that Young Master Wang was not alone, but was with a group of people. They had fought before, but they had not succeeded.

"No, these are our village chief's people."

The village chief was very wise and finally decided to say nothing to avoid any further trouble.

"Why don't I look like that?"

There were so many young people in the team, and there were more men than women. Some of them were shirtless, while others were dressed in rags, like beggars.

It's hard not to be suspicious of such a strange team.

"It's not like that. We picked the young men from our village to serve as the guards. Young people have their own personalities and like to dress up in some messy ways. We old antiques are too lazy to care about it."

The village chief spoke in a very decisive manner, so even if the leader wanted to say something else, it would probably be of no use.

Since kind words of persuasion failed, he would be rude.

"Old man, you don't want to drink the wine, right?"

The chief immediately turned hostile and shook off the village chief's hand.

"I am a real villager. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask everyone. Master, I am telling the truth."

In this remote place, no one can testify for them. Even if the leader asks everyone one by one, who can say that they are not from the village? That is simply courting death. How could the leader in black not understand this?

"Search them one by one and don't miss any clues.

If you encounter a suspicious person, kill him immediately without mercy."

The leader in black gave the order, and all the men in black immediately agreed. They jumped off their horses and rushed towards the villagers with their fists rubbed.

"Ah! No!"

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