That night, the snow that had been falling for several days finally came to a halt.
Yang Zheng also thought that his men on the night shift could relax a little bit, but he didn't expect that something big would happen that night.
Halfway through his sleep, he was woken up by his wife. Just as he was about to ask what he was doing, he heard someone knocking on the door of his house, "Colonel! Captain! Something happened!"
His wife had already taken the cotton-padded jacket next to her, "Let's go out and have a look."
Yang Zheng shouted outside: "Get up, get up!" He took the clothes from his wife and quickly put them on, while not forgetting to take care of his wife, "You lock the door, take the child and go to sleep, I won't come back tonight Yes, it’s not a big deal to hear this.”
"Be careful yourself."
He didn't even have time to put on his shoes, so he ran out of the door quickly. When he saw who was coming, Yang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, "Is something happening on the dangerous mountain side?"
The person who came was none other than Wang Gen, the government official responsible for guarding the dangerous mountain.
Wang Gen looked nervous. Hearing Yang Zheng's question, he nodded and said: "Someone came down from the mountain to grab something. Captain Qian went to the Yamen to report to Mr. Meng and sent me to call you over."
"Hurry up, talk as we walk." Yang Zheng tied up his boots and walked forward quickly, "Tell me in detail, where was it robbed? Did the people who came down from the mountain catch it?"
The road was very slippery at night. Yang Zheng was worried, so he naturally walked in a hurry. He fell twice not long after he went out.
"Captain, be careful." Wang Gen quickly supported Yang Zheng, "The town is too slippery and it's difficult for horses to walk. Just leave the town."
After leaving the town, they saw Wang Gen's horse waiting at the roadside. In order to hurry up, Yang Zheng did not go back to the Yamen to ride his own horse. The two of them rode a horse together and headed for the dangerous mountain.
There were only a few households in the small village near the dangerous mountain. Now that there was such a commotion, the whole village woke up. Except for those who were in poor health and did not go out, everyone else blocked the house that had been robbed.
When Yang Zheng arrived, he almost couldn't squeeze through the door.
"Get out of the way! Officials from the Yamen are here, get out of the way quickly!"
After entering the door, Yang Zheng saw a couple sitting on the ground crying bitterly. The woman among them was still pregnant. "Hurry up and pull them up!" Yang Zheng said.
The government officer who had been guarding here before came forward and pulled twice with one hand, but did not pull the two people away.
"Tsk." Yang Zheng stopped caring about them and looked around, "Why are you the only ones here? Where is Sun Dayu? Why doesn't he, the deputy squad leader, come for such a big thing?"
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Wan Bao, the yamen officer who had pulled people in earlier, said: "Bantou Sun is already here, and he took a few people to look for traces and chase him out."
"Nonsense!" Yang Zheng then asked: "How many people did he bring with him, and how long have he been out?"
"Just brought his group of brothers, it should be time for a cup of tea."
Yang Zheng anxiously circled the spot twice and said, "Send two people to look for them."
As soon as he said this, Sun Dayu came back with his people.
"How brave! Only a few people dare to chase him into the dangerous mountains!" Yang Zheng yelled at Sun Dayu.
"We are also eager to catch bandits." Sun Dayu begged for mercy: "Captain, don't blame me."
"I'll settle the score with you later. What will I find when I chase you out?"
"We were too late in pursuit. We chased all the way to the foot of the dangerous mountain, but we didn't see the bandits." Sun Dayu said, "The bandits had already gone up the mountain. Judging from the footprints they left, it is estimated that each of them was carrying food. The number of people should be more than five people.”
When they heard the word "food", the couple behind them who cried slightly less broke down again and started wailing loudly.
Yang Zheng's ears hurt from the noise, "Think of a way to shut them up."
"I can't control them." Wanbao couldn't help it. "Why don't you find a piece of cloth and stuff their mouths?" (End of Chapter)