Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 255 What a crime

The bandits were outside, and the villagers in Geng's courtyard felt uneasy and could not help but lean on the door to peek.

Seeing that Shen Nankui sent people to capture a bandit leader in an instant, everyone admired him and calmed down.

Bandits invaded today, luckily Madam Zhouzun is here to resist them, otherwise if they were alone, wouldn’t they be devoured by the bandits without leaving a bone?

But no one could be happy when they thought that their families were still in the hands of those bandits.

Someone with sharp eyes suddenly pointed at the third master on horseback and said, "Look, isn't that the beast from the Geng family?"

"It really is!"

The villagers looked at it carefully and exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Nankui asked: "The Third Master is Aunt Geng's son?"

Zhao Fu poked his head out and said bitterly, "That's right, even if he turned into ashes, I would recognize him. He killed six people from my Yue family, including his wife, a total of seven lives. That was the sin committed by Geng Jin!"

When Aunt Geng heard the identification, she hurried out of the yard and looked at the figure on the horse from afar.

When she saw the man's face clearly, she staggered and almost fell down, but fortunately she was supported by Hehua beside her.

Aunt Geng burst into tears, gritted her teeth, pointed at Geng Jin and cursed: "You evil creature, you still have the nerve to come back?"

When Geng Jin heard her voice, he quickly dismounted from his horse, knelt on his knees and kowtowed, "Mother, I am an unfilial son!"

Aunt Geng's eyes were bloodshot, filled with hatred, anger, and sorrow.

"Great! You've become successful now, and have become the third in command among the bandits. Look how powerful you are. Don't call me mother. I don't dare to be your mother, and I don't have a son like you who is worse than pigs and dogs!"

Geng Jin kowtowed again, "Mom, please don't say that..."

"So what else do you want me to say?"

Aunt Geng asked, "Let me ask you, why did you bring this gang of robbers to Taoyuan Town today and kidnap so many women and children? Have you forgotten your roots? Have you forgotten that you grew up in Taoyuan Town? Do you think you are worthy of the villagers who have watched you grow up?"

"They were the ones who wronged me first!"

Geng Jin's face was filled with suppressed anger. "Mom, don't say this for now. Come here quickly. I came back today just to take you away!"

"Pick me up and take me away. Where do you want to take me? Are you going to kidnap or kill me?"

Geng Jin's face was painful. "Mom, you are saying this to make your son feel bad. Yes, I admit that I have killed people and been a bandit. In the eyes of others, I may be unforgivable, but you are my mother. How could I hurt you?"

He persuaded and coaxed, "Come here quickly. I will take you back to Feiying Village to enjoy a good life. I am your only son, and I will take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life..."

"I bother!"

Aunt Geng stamped her feet and spat, "Even if I die right now, I would rather not go to your den of robbers!"

Her chest was filled with blood and she could only stand with the help of Hehua. After taking a few breaths, she said, "You evil creature, if you still recognize me as your mother, then let the villagers go."

"You can let them go, but mother, you have to come with me."

Geng Jin stood up and said, "To be honest, I had no intention of touching anyone from Taoyuan Town. They forced me to do that!"

"Mom, I came back a long time ago and have been keeping an eye on our home from the dark, hoping to quietly take you away when no one is around. But today, I saw so many of them with weapons in hand, ready to come and bully you!"

He pointed angrily at the people who were watching from the door, "They hate me, I admit it, but you are just an old and weak person. Why do these people treat you like this? I didn't want to alarm anyone, but they forced me to do this again!"

Aunt Geng burst into tears, "You are so confused! You are so confused!"

"You did something wrong. What does this have to do with the villagers? Jin'er, you haven't been back for two years. Now listen to your mother again. Release the woman and children and stop committing crimes. Okay?"

Geng Jin looked at Shen Nankui, "I don't know who you are, nor do I know why you are in my house. If you want me to release them, you can do so. But you must release my mother and the second in command first. I promise that I will never touch anyone from Taoyuan Town!"

“We can’t let him go!”

"He is a robber and has done many evil things. We cannot listen to him!"

Before Shen Nankui could say anything, the villagers in Geng's courtyard started shouting.

Even though they wanted to rescue their families very much, they knew with a little thought that Madam Zhouzun had finally captured the second in command, and the one in charge of the bandits now was Geng Jin, and with Aunt Geng in hand, they could still control him a little. If they let them go, and these inhumane bandits went back on their word, what bargaining chips would everyone have?

Shen Nankui said: "Geng Jin, you heard it, your words are totally untrustworthy."

Geng Jin's face darkened. "So, you don't care about the lives of these women and children?"

As soon as he glanced at her, a bandit drew his knife and slashed at a woman.

That person happened to be Zhao Fu's wife. Zhao Fu rushed out of the door upon seeing this. "You beast, you have already killed my father-in-law's family, and now you are not letting my wife go either. Aren't you afraid that in the middle of the night, the six wronged ghosts of my wife's family will come to you to claim your life?"

His eyes were red with anger, "You beast, come at me if you dare!"

Aunt Geng beat her thighs hard and cried, "What a sin! What a sin!"

Shen Nankui raised his hand and Zheng Yue quickly pulled both of them back.

Looking at the bandits' violent acts, Shen Nankui's eyes flashed with coldness and he pointed at the second in command.

"Lian Qi, break his palm."

Lian Qi pulled out the second in command's hand without hesitation and pressed it to the ground. He punched him, shattering his finger bones. The second in command's shrill screams echoed throughout Taoyuan Town.

"Second in command!" Geng Jin's expression tightened.

Shen Nankui said coldly: "Geng Jin, if you dare to touch the women and children of Taoyuan Town again, I will break his hands and feet and drain all his blood!"

The second in command gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure the pain, looking at Shen Nankui as if he wanted to tear her apart.

Geng Jin asked: "Second brother, what should I do?"

"Think of a way to save me first!" the second in command roared.

There was a hint of hesitation in Geng Jin's eyes. No one else noticed it, but Shen Nankui, who had been staring at him, caught it. She was startled and quickly added another sentence.

"Geng Jin, even if you don't want to save your second brother, don't forget that your mother is still in our hands."

The bandits were all unhappy when they heard this.

"What? The Third Master and the Second Master are sworn brothers, how could they not save him?"

"That's right! The Third Master is the most loyal and will never abandon the Second Master!"

Geng Jin glanced at Shen Nankui with some annoyance. This woman had a very quick reaction and put him on a pedestal. If he really didn't save the second in command, he would have trouble convincing others.

"Of course I want to save my second brother and mother. Tell me, what do you want in exchange for letting them go?"