"People from Xincheng County actually came to our Liuhe County to grab water?"
Under the night, Shen Youwei's beautiful eyes widened and she stared at the group of people in front of her in disbelief.
Her husband-in-law, Su Cheng, worked hard to save these things.
Now that the water in the Liuhe River has been cut off from the upper reaches, and now these people are coming to snatch their water, is this still justified?
These guys are so abominable!
"Ms. sir, what do you think we should do now?"
Shen Youwei really wanted to teach these people a lesson, but she was afraid of causing trouble between the two counties.
Fortunately, she still had her husband by her side. She turned to look at Su Cheng, waiting for the result of Su Cheng's handling.
Su Cheng glanced at the group of people and realized that this matter was not as simple as he first thought.
If they even dare to grab the water from the Shen family, then there will definitely be people to grab the water from other places too!
Moreover, this guy named He Wu was ordered by a police officer, which shows that this matter has the shadow of Xincheng County Government.
If it involves the government, if it is not handled well, you will be punished.
Although he, Su Cheng, has the title of Marquis, the Shen family is an ordinary citizen, and he still understands the principle of not competing with officials for their reputation.
"Fortunately, we have saved all the water tonight. We can't deal with them privately. Let's take them back and hand them over to Mr. Wang."
Su Cheng waved his hand, not giving the group of people time to react: "Take off the farm tools in their hands and take them back!"
The Shen family's palace and servants immediately pounced on him.
The group of people from Xincheng County knew that they were in the wrong and their identities were exposed, so they did not dare to resist at this moment.
After all, it is better for them to be handed over to the government than to be dealt with privately by the Shen family.
After successfully capturing this group of people, Su Cheng and Shen Youwei headed to the city with the tenants and servants of the Shen family.
On the road, Su Cheng looked solemn and said nothing.
Shen Youwei next to her saw it in her eyes and felt anxious in her heart.
This guy really didn't tell himself anything and kept it to himself!
Humph, do you still think that this young lady is your wife?
Shen Youwei pouted her lips, and the eldest lady's temper suddenly rose.
"Hey, why do you act like someone owes you money!"
Su Cheng came to his senses and realized that he had neglected his wife.
When he came back from looking for water in the mountains, he met the group of water thieves. He still hasn't had a good conversation with Shen Youwei.
"It's nothing, I just think today's things may be troublesome."
Su Cheng put away his solemn look and smiled at Shen Youwei: "You go back later and I will take them to the government office."
"No, I want to go with you!"
Shen Youwei glanced at him and snorted: "You have thin arms and legs, what if something happens to you?"
Although the words were not pleasant to hear, the concern was beyond words.
Huh, if Su Cheng wants to save himself when he is in trouble, he is looking down on me!
No matter what, I have to follow him tonight to see what’s going on!
Su Cheng looked at the determined Shen Youwei, frowned, and wanted to persuade.
But at this moment, Su Cheng saw many torches in the fields in the distance, and there were also quarrels.
His expression immediately changed: "No, things are exactly as I thought!"
"Madam, I need you to take me to the government office to find Mr. Wang as soon as possible!"
Seeing that he was so anxious, Shen Youwei didn't ask any questions and stretched her right hand towards him.
Su Cheng grabbed Shen Youwei's hand, then his body lightened and he was pulled onto the horse.
Immediately afterwards, Su Cheng shouted to the servants of the Shen Mansion: "You must keep an eye on them and don't let them escape. I'll go to the government first!"
Afterwards, Shen Youwei rode her horse and ran towards the city with Su Cheng.
Along the way, there were torches in many fields, and noises could be heard from time to time.
No matter how stupid Shen Youwei is at this moment, she understands that there are more than just that group of people stealing water tonight.
This was an organized and premeditated water theft operation!
No wonder Su Cheng rushed to the city to find Magistrate Wang. It turned out that he had thought of this a long time ago.
However, those who stole water were from other households, so why should Su Cheng care?
Shen Youwei was confused, but she still rode her horse back to the city with Su Cheng.
When they arrived at the gate of the official residence, they saw many torches and people standing around them.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the group of people also turned their heads to look.
"Oh, Su Cheng, you came just in time, I am about to send someone to find you!"
When Magistrate Wang saw that it was Su Cheng, he immediately became overjoyed and hurriedly came to greet him.
Su Cheng got off his horse and glanced at the heavily armed government officials around him, even carrying weapons, and couldn't help but frown.
"Does Mr. Wang want to take the government officials to catch those who steal water?"
"You also know about this?"
Magistrate Wang was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Yes, I just received news that several groups of people came to our county to steal water."
"People from the Li family, the Zhang family and the Liu family came to report the crime. This officer will never tolerate this kind of thing, so I am going to arrest the person myself."
"It's just that something strange happened tonight, so I want to send someone to ask you."
Through what happened during this period, Magistrate Wang had already taken a new look at Su Cheng.
He had already admitted that he lost that bet.
Now whenever there is a major matter, he wants to ask Su Cheng's opinion first.
"Master Wang, you have so few people, it's not enough!"
Su Cheng said with a serious face: "Actually, my Shen family also encountered a water thief tonight, and I have found out that the person is from Xincheng County."
"What, people from Xincheng County came to our Liuhe County to steal water?"
County Magistrate Wang was furious when he heard this: "What a bunch of unruly people, I will arrest them all tonight!"
When people from other counties came to steal water, not to mention that Magistrate Wang was furious, even the police officers around him were filled with indignation.
Initially, they thought it was some wealthy families who did not have water storage tanks who were stealing water. They did not expect that it would be people from other counties.
"County Magistrate Wang, we must arrest him!"
Su Cheng said solemnly: "But there are a lot of people coming tonight. It's not enough for you to bring so many people there!"
"We must bring more people there, and after we catch him, we must immediately send someone to notify the Xincheng County Magistrate!"
"I suspect that this person did this. He was afraid that there would be no grain harvest in Xincheng County, so he came up with the idea of grabbing water."
As soon as these words came out, Magistrate Wang immediately reacted.
To be able to organize such a large-scale water theft operation is definitely not an ordinary person.
Moreover, if he were the magistrate of Xincheng County, if there was no water in his own county, he might go to other counties to grab water.
What Su Cheng said is reasonable!
"Okay, what a Xincheng County, how dare you provoke me!"
"Come here, call for help. Catch all the water thieves tonight!"
Magistrate Wang didn't waste any words, and directly sent people to summon people to arrest the people.
However, Su Cheng looked at the leaving figures of Magistrate Wang and the police officers, with a look of worry flashing across his face.
People can be arrested, but can they really deter other people in Xincheng County?
And once word of this gets out, will people from the other seven or eight surrounding counties also come to steal water?
Arresting people now is just a temporary solution.
If there is no permanent solution, water theft will still happen!