As soon as he finished speaking, the old woman kneeling in front of him suddenly started crying even louder, "Please make the decision for my poor son!"
She threw herself on the man lying on the straw mat, "My poor son, he was already weak and sick, and he was beaten like this by those arrogant Chaling soldiers! How will we live in the future!"
"Please let me make the decision!"
"Drive away the Chaling Army!"
Wave after wave of shouts echoed at the gate of the county government office.
Lu Liang glanced around the crowd, but did not see the Chaling Army sergeant.
He asked: "Old man, why did the Chaling Army beat your son like this?"
His intuition told him that this matter was not that simple.
If the Chaling Army was causing trouble, why didn't any soldiers from the Chaling Army follow?
Moreover, where did this ordinary family invite so many people to cheer for them so early in the morning?
This is simply not asking him to make the decision, but using public opinion to coerce him, the county magistrate.
The old woman said: "My son went to Wanfu Inn to eat a bowl of noodles and accidentally poured the soup bowl on one of them, and they beat him like this."
Lu Liang looked at Lu Fang.
Lu Fang also had a stern face and said: "Let's go to Han Feihong and ask about the situation first!"
Of course he also realized that this matter was not simple.
Han Feihong's military discipline is strict and he has been at peace with the people of Youxian these days. How could he beat people for no reason?
Lu Liang nodded and said to the old woman: "Old man, you should take your son for treatment first! I will go to the Chaling Army right away and I will definitely give you an answer."
"Let's go too!"
Someone in the crowd shouted.
Lu Fang glanced over and saw that it was the man who took the lead in shouting for Lu Liang to make the decision.
Seeing his gaze directed towards him, the man turned his head slightly unnaturally.
snort!
Lu Fang snorted softly in his heart.
This is setting the pace!
This matter is definitely not as simple as it seems. Even if it is true that the Chaling Army beat people, someone must be deliberately using this incident to incite public opinion.
Drive away the Chaling Army?
Who will be the main messenger behind the scenes?
Lu Liang ignored the shouts of the crowd and walked directly towards Wanfu Inn. Lu Fang followed him silently.
Go outside Wanfu Inn.
At this time, hundreds of people gathered outside the Wanfu Inn, completely surrounding the entrance of the inn.
At the door of the inn, there were about a dozen Chaling soldiers holding swords, blocking the door.
"Hand over the murderer!"
"Hand over the beater!"
"Chaling Army, get out!"
"Chaling Army, get out of You County!"
Someone in the crowd kept shouting.
This made the atmosphere between the two parties increasingly tense.
"Come in!"
Suddenly someone shouted.
The crowd surged forward.
The dozen or so Chaling Army officers were actually squeezed back continuously, with angry looks on their faces.
They came to You County to help suppress bandits, not to suffer.
Fortunately, they were Han Feihong's soldiers. If they were some Chaling troops, they might have suppressed them with force by now.
"slow!"
Lu Liang shouted and hurried towards the door of Wanfu Inn.
Many people looked back at him.
Fortunately, wearing official robes, he is still somewhat convincing.
The crowd retreated some more.
Lu Liang stood at the door and shouted: "Fellow folks, please be patient. This county will give you an explanation on this matter!"
With that said, he walked towards the inn.
Lu Fang did not follow him in. He turned around at the door and faced the people outside.
There are more and more people.
But in fact, not everyone looks angry.
Obviously, there are probably many of them who have nothing to do with the "victims".
"Dear fellow villagers, I am Lu Fang, the younger brother of the county magistrate! Please listen to me!"
Lu Fang got angry and shouted to the crowd: "The Chaling Army in this county was seconded from Chaling by my brother with great difficulty, and came to suppress bandits for us. Not to mention whether the beating was for a reason, this matter
My brother will definitely give you an explanation. Now please calm down and think about it. If there is no Chaling Army, how can we in Youxian County suppress bandits? Do we still have to suffer from those mountains?
Robbery and humiliation?"
"Just because they are here to suppress bandits, should they be allowed to bully us ordinary people?"
But someone in the crowd shouted.
Then someone echoed, "Yes! And they have been here for so many days. Have they ever gone out to suppress the bandits?"
"Drive the Chaling Army out!"
"Drive the Chaling Army out!"
"..."
Lu Fang gritted his teeth.
Made.
It’s not easy to deal with!
Then he narrowed his eyes and said: "The county government is planning the suppression of bandits! I told everyone to stay calm. We will definitely investigate the matter of beating people."
"snort!"
As he spoke, he snorted softly, "If it is true that the Chaling Army beat people for no reason, we will not cover it up. But if... someone is taking the opportunity to cause trouble and wants to hinder the county government's major task of suppressing bandits, the county government will not punish them severely."
loan!"
He glanced at the guys who took the lead in shouting just now.
The momentum of the crowd seemed to have suddenly weakened a lot.
Seeing this, Lu Fang also turned around and walked towards Wanfu Inn.
inside.
The shopkeeper and the waiter of Wanfu Inn were hiding at the counter.
Several tables and chairs were overturned and it was quite a mess.
Densely packed Chaling Army soldiers were waiting inside.
Han Feihong was sitting at a table, his face ashen.
Lu Liang, who was the first to enter the house, was sitting opposite him and was talking about something. Master Yu Min was standing next to him.
Lu Fang walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
Han Feihong snorted, looking furious, "Someone must be targeting us. Since we moved here, no one has ever come in to eat or stay, haha, but that sick man walked in carelessly.
And he deliberately poured noodle soup on the heads of my brothers, apologizing, but with a damn proud look on his face, as if he was begging us to beat him. These brothers have never suffered like this.
Who do you think can bear it?"
Lu Fang nodded, "Who hit him?"
"Here."
Han Feihong pointed to a soldier.
He's a young guy.
To this day, his head is still filled with soup.
Han Feihong looked at Lu Liang and said: "Magistrate Lu, this is what happened. You can handle it as you see fit!"
He obviously didn't want to give in.
This matter was not the fault of his brothers in the first place.
Lu Liang's face was full of embarrassment.
This is difficult to do.
It's very difficult to do.
If the Chaling Army is not dealt with, public opinion outside will be difficult to quell.
And if Han Feihong is allowed to swallow his anger, it will definitely break the hearts of these Chaling Army soldiers. They are afraid that they will really go back to Chaling.
When the time comes, who will suppress the bandits?
Han Feihong saw that Lu Liang remained silent and looked at Lu Fang again.
Lu Fang said calmly: "Everything has its own truth, and we should handle it impartially. It is difficult to go against public opinion, and it should be the correct public opinion."
He never thought of compromising.
If we compromise, then Lu Liang will just be a puppet on strings in You County.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have said those words outside the door before.
Lu Liang's eyes flashed with light, he nodded, stood up suddenly, and walked towards the door.