in2ebook Chapter 322 The So-called Newcomer
Chapter 322 The So-called Newcomer
When the number of people decreases, the bandits will continue to capture people and bring them in, and in the end, only they will be left.
Those who can survive that kind of torture are all people with strong willpower, but that doesn't mean they are willing to spend the rest of their lives under the strange looks of others, regardless of whether they are men or women.
After a moment of silence, Shi Ying, who was the first to rush out of the small building, wiped away the tears on his face and knelt down in front of Lin Chuyi, "My benefactor, please show us a way to survive."
Seeing this, the others weighed the pros and cons in their minds and made their own choices. They knelt down in front of Lin Chuyi one after another and begged Lin Chuyi to find a way for them to survive.
Lin Chuyi waited until everyone had expressed their opinions before he spoke: "I chose to go to the small building to rescue you when they were all unconscious. I didn't intend to let you leave with the officers and soldiers, but then I thought, I have no subordinate relationship with you, and I can't make decisions for you, so I said so much, just to let you make your own decisions."
"Now that you have made your choice, I will tell you my original plan. I do not plan to meet with the government officials directly. I will take you away from Fufeng Village and go to a safe place to meet up with my companions there."
"At that time, we will prepare a practical bag for each of you, which will contain the dry food, silver, and other things you need most at the moment."
"After you get the package, you can pretend to be refugees who have lost their registered permanent residence, go to a place where no one knows you, spend some money to re-register and settle down. If you want to settle down, I personally suggest that you go to Lanzhou."
“Although it’s a long way to Lanzhou, the officialdom in Lanzhou has just undergone a major reshuffle and there will be no major changes in the short term. Under the governance of the Lanzhou governor, all industries in Lanzhou are in a steady upward development trend, especially the commercial development in Lanzhou is advancing by leaps and bounds.”
"Lanzhou is in need of people right now. If you live there, as long as you work hard, whether you run a small business or work for a shop, you don't have to worry about your livelihood. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. It's up to you to decide where to live."
Shi Ying pursed her lips. Compared to the option Lin Chuyi mentioned, she actually wanted to stay by Lin Chuyi's side, be her subordinate, and do some trivial things for her. This way, she could repay Lin Chuyi for saving her life, and learn some self-defense skills from her.
But it was obvious that Lin Chuyi didn't mean that, so she didn't say it out loud, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to Lin Chuyi.
Shi Ying thought for a moment and said, "Thank you for your advice, we will consider it carefully. However, we have no way to repay you for saving our lives, so how can we take your money for nothing?"
Lin Chuyi knew Shi Ying's true thoughts, but since she didn't say it out loud, she pretended not to know. Hearing her say this, the corners of Lin Chuyi's mouth curled up.
"We are rangers, and what we do is punish evil and fight for justice, but we are not good people in the traditional sense. Every time we deal with those evil people, we will take a part of their money as our reward, so we are not short of money at all."
"We usually act according to our mood, and we don't save everyone. I decided to save you, but I was in a good mood today and I just did it. You don't have to take it to heart."
"After you leave here, just live your own lives. If you really feel bad about it, when you have a good life and extra money, you can use some of it to do some charity. This will be the best reward for us."
"Okay, stop kneeling. Stand up and say goodbye to your families. Then line up in front of me and tell me everything you know about the bandits in Fufeng Village. I will write it down and send it to the government. This will help you in suppressing the bandits."
"it is good."
Everyone stood up and went about their own business. Lin Chuyi turned around and went into the house where the leader of Fufeng Village lived and took out a set of paper, ink, brush and inkstone. After she moved out the things including the table and chairs, she found that there were already people queuing up at the door waiting for her.
Lin Chuyi was not vague either. He spread out his weapon and began to listen and take notes. Don't think that they knew nothing just because they had been locked up in the small building. In fact, they knew a lot of information.
They knew that Fufeng Village had the support of government officials, so the soldiers had failed to capture it despite repeated attacks. However, even if the soldiers failed to suppress the bandits, there would be casualties among the bandits in Fufeng Village. The scale of this village was not too large, and there was a limited number of personnel. Once there were too many casualties, it would have a great impact on the overall strength of the village. Therefore, Fufeng Village would add new people to the village every once in a while.
Normal people would not run to the mountains to become bandits for no reason, and the bandits understood this, so they set their sights on the captives.
The targets were all strong, young and powerful captives. The bandits would first wear down the captives with rough food and heavy physical work, and then arrange for eloquent bandits to bring sumptuous meals to lure them.
It means that as long as they are willing to join Fufeng Village and become a member of Fufeng Village, they can live a life of having enough food without working. Not only can they eat enough, but they can also be guaranteed to have one meal with meat every day. If they have a big harvest after coming down the mountain one day, they can also drink and have a banquet. Most importantly, there are free women for them to sleep with.
This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for the captives. Most of them were servants and guards hired by their masters. Their wishes were simple in the past: to have enough food and warm clothes, to have a house of their own, and to live with a wife and children. As long as they could realize these wishes, they would be very satisfied.
But now they have become prisoners of the bandits, and all this has come to nothing. They have to do hard labor on an empty stomach, or they will be beaten.
Now someone tells them that as long as they join them and become bandits, they can realize all their wishes. It would be a lie to say that they are not tempted, but few people will take this step directly.
Because the bandits had another request of them, which was that they had to kill a companion around them. Once they had a life on their hands, they could not turn back. In this way, the bandits would truly trust them and accept them as their own.
Before becoming prisoners, they were ordinary law-abiding citizens and servants whose fate was in the hands of others. If they were asked to kill someone, they simply could not bring themselves to do it.