Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
He didnât expect to fail in his duty when his mistress trusted him and had always left the restaurantâs matters to him to handle.
âWeâve fed these ungrateful bastards porridge for so long, but theyâre biting back in the end.â Zhou Ying was pissed.
âIâll have to report this to the authorities,â she turned around and said.
âNo need; itâs no use as theyâve already run away.â Fang Qing shook his head. âHow is it useless? If we report this to the authorities, at least the officers and soldiers will strengthen their patrols. The rest of those refugees wonât dare act so openly again.â After Zhou Ying finished speaking, she turned around and went to Tian Jingzhong, informing him of the situation.
Tian Jingzhong sighed and said, âTo be honest, three families in town reported the case this morning. I heard some rich families in the village below were also robbed.â
âThere are only 50 soldiers assigned to our town, so we canât take care of everything, so you have to strengthen your protection yourself.â
âSo, the refugees planned this group attack?â
âYes, a group of people likely wants to go south, so they are taking as much as possible before leaving.â
âThen what if we catch them?â
âYou can do whatever you want. Iâll go to the warehouse where the refugees are staying and give them a warning.
âWhoever tries to rob again will be dealt with dead or alive, and the government wonât care.â
âIâm relieved to hear that. Iâll leave you to your work.â After Zhou Ying finished their discussion, she turned around and walked out of the office just in time to meet the patriarch, who was coming up in a hurry.
âGrandpa, you areâ¦â
âOh, Zhou Ying. Iâll report something first, and weâll talk later.â The patriarch ran into the office after he finished speaking.
Zhou Ying didnât stop him; she stood aside and waited for him.
Sure enough, after a while, the patriarch came out with a dejected look. After seeing Zhou Ying, he stopped and asked, âAre you here to make a police report too?â
âThatâs right. My restaurant was almost robbed yesterday. Fortunately, it was stopped in time, and we didnât suffer a big loss. What happened in the village?â Zhou Ying asked.
âItâs our oil mill. More than 100 pounds of peanut oil and about 1,000 pounds of biscuits were stolen.â At this point, the patriarch continued with a face of annoyance, âItâs also because we stopped production that we neglected that side of the mill. Otherwise, we wouldnât have lost so many.â
âItâs not all your fault. Who wouldâve thought that it would be a bunch of backstabbers?
âItâs better to store your goods in multiple locations or distribute them to everyone. Or else, it will attract thieves.â
âThatâs true. Iâll try to see what I can do after I go back.â The patriarch nodded in agreement.
The two chatted for a while before the patriarch left for Gu Ziyiâs house.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ying returned to the restaurant and began to prepare large bamboo skewers. Since Constable Tian had said that he wouldnât pursue the matter if the robbers were beaten to death, she had nothing to worry about.
That night, the couple stayed at the restaurant.
However, perhaps Tian Jingzhongâs warning had an effect; the town was calm for three days in a row as more refugees left.
It wasnât until the night of the fifth day, when everyoneâs guard was down, that someone finally came through the back door.
The tear-inducing powder that fell from the top of the door was the first thing that went off. The robbers choked, coughed, and yelled as soon as the powder was everywhere.
Next was a wave of bamboo-made mechanisms. Although it wouldnât cause serious injuries, it would definitely draw blood.
As a result, chaos ensued, and the robber cried miserably.
It immediately woke up the residents in the restaurant, and they immediately ran out.
When Zhou Ying and her husband came out, some people were still stuck near the back entrance, while others rushed to the warehouse.
Zhou Ying immediately took out a crossbow and shot at the leg of the person in the warehouse.
At the same time, Gu Chengrui rushed forward with a bamboo pole..