eurekapd Chapter 950 The Story of the Corpse Outside the City
Chapter 950 The Story of the Corpse Outside the City
Bai Song's voice rose a few decibels.
"I said, let them go!"
Sensing the anger in his voice, the soldiers reluctantly retreated.
The leader of the refugees was overjoyed to see them make way for him.
Immediately, he stared in the direction of the crowd and slowly backed away.
Once the others left, Bai Song went to fetch his horse, gathered a few men, and chased after them.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing also mounted Little White and followed them out.
Not long after, they saw the three who had escaped.
The leader of the refugees never expected that they would dare to chase after them.
Realizing something was wrong, he ran away in fright.
Bai Song rarely lost his temper, so he told Lu Qingqing not to make a move.
He rode behind on horseback, took down the bow and arrows from his back, and began to aim.
However, his archery skills were mediocre, and he missed both of his two shots.
This scene terrified the three refugees.
Just give me a quick and easy answer!
Arrow after arrow flew close to them, yet none of them hit their mark.
To be honest, it's like having a guillotine hanging around your neck, and you never know when it might fall.
I was constantly on edge, which made me feel even worse.
The three tried to escape, but there was a deep ditch right next to them.
There was no other way to hide, so we could only keep running forward.
Seeing that they were about to reach the bend, Bai Song was worried that if they split up, they would let the person escape, so he called on Lu Qingqing to take action.
Two arrows in quick succession killed the last two men.
When the leader of the refugees at the front turned around and saw this scene, his heart nearly jumped out of his throat.
He ran for his life, but all he could think about was how to escape this predicament.
Just as Lu Qingqing was about to shoot her third arrow, the leader of the refugees ducked into a deep ditch by the roadside and knelt down.
"My lords, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
Please, have mercy on me this time!
None of us have been infected with the plague; we were just trying to scare you.
Don't worry, it definitely won't infect you!
Oh, right, I still have some money here.
"I'm willing to give you all my money, please let me go!"
He stopped so suddenly that Bai Song rode his horse a few steps away and then turned back.
Upon seeing this, he didn't hesitate and immediately raised his bow and nocked an arrow.
This time, the arrow struck him squarely in the chest!
The leader of the refugees hadn't expected him to give him any chance. When he collapsed, clutching his chest, his eyes were filled with resentment and bitterness.
Bai Song fired two more arrows at the man's back.
Seeing that he was completely still, he spat out a curse.
"I've never hated being threatened in my entire life!"
Seeing this, Yan Xu spurred his horse forward and asked in a low voice:
"Brother, do we still want those bundles?"
In addition, two of our horses were taken away by a refugee.
By now, they've probably run quite a distance.
Upon hearing this, Bai Song glanced at the soldiers who had followed him.
"Don't take anything from this bundle."
I will make up for the missing money when we get back.
As for those two horses, they need to be retrieved.
We still have a lot of stuff on the cart; we can't do it without horses.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers all agreed.
Seeing Yan Xu lead his men to chase after the horse, Bai Song called out to Lu Qingqing and rode back.
On the way back, everyone moved to a different spot for safety reasons.
Several corpses still lay at the original campsite.
When Lu Qingqing returned, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue greeted her.
They breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that no one was hurt.
The group silently set up the tent, and before they were finished, Yan Xu and his companions returned with their horses.
After learning that all the refugees had been killed, Bai Song finally felt a lump in his throat.
He isolated all the people who had been in close contact with the refugees in a separate place.
After dawn the next day.
The people stationed nearby saw the corpses.
Fear filled their eyes as they looked at Lu Qingqing and her group.
One store even quietly moved its location further away from them.
Bai Song then went to see Manager Zhou and told him about how those people had scared them with the plague the night before.
Whether Manager Zhou truly believed it or not, he smiled again when he saw the silver.
The two chatted for a while longer, and Bai Song managed to extract a lot of useful information from him.
After returning, he called Lu Qingqing, Qin Lang, and Sun Dahai over.
At this time, Sun Laohai is still in quarantine, so the affairs of the villagers are temporarily being managed by Sun Dahai.
When Bai Song saw the people coming over, he invited them to sit down.
He relayed what he had just gotten from Steward Zhou, according to his own understanding.
It turns out that about a month ago, a plague outbreak occurred outside.
At that time, people from the surrounding area came to Dongyuan City seeking refuge.
Upon receiving the news, the city gates were immediately closed.
Meanwhile, the county official ordered that all visitors be placed under centralized quarantine.
If anything is found to be incorrect, remove it immediately.
Therefore, the plague did not initially spread in Dongyuan City.
But no matter when, there will always be a privileged class.
There is a large family called the Zhou family in Dongyuan City that has been rooted for a hundred years. It is the family of Steward Zhou.
This family has a pampered second son who never asks about the amount of money he spends.
But this year, Mr. Zhou was determined to discipline his good-for-nothing youngest son, so he reduced his allowance.
People who are used to spending money lavishly will naturally be unwilling to be suddenly restricted.
But he had no say in the family business.
Therefore, upon learning of the plague outbreak outside the city, they hatched a wicked plan.
Somehow, he got in touch with Captain Yuan, who was in charge of closing the city gate.
After having several drinks together, the two came up with a way to make money.
At that time, all the refugees who came to Dongyuan City were locked outside the city.
Among them are quite a few wealthy individuals.
They planned to select some wealthy people from among them, secretly collect money, and bring them into the city.
Among them, Young Master Zhou was responsible for sending people out to find the person.
Commander Yuan was responsible for arranging for soldiers to open and close the city gates to let people in and out.
As for the income, it will be split 50/50.
After the agreement was made, Manager Zhou and his men went out the next day.
They left the city gate in the middle of the night and did not attract much attention.
After daybreak, they moved through the crowd, specifically targeting those who appeared wealthy to chat with.
On that very day, deals were struck with more than a dozen households.
Manager Zhou led the dozen or so households to a separate location and ordered his men to guard it.
After a day and a night, in the dead of night, they quietly led their men into the city.
This went on for several days in a row, until Tuesday when Young Master Zhou and Yuan were happily counting the total amount of money.
There was a place in the city where a plague suddenly broke out.
The entire street was infected.
In a panic, Commander Yuan ordered his men to clean up the mess, killing and expelling everyone in that area.
Meanwhile, more and more people were stationed outside the city gates, and eventually a great plague broke out.