allonlinenovel Chapter 366: The Arrester
Chapter 366: The Arrester
After a quick march, Chu Ci and his party finally arrived at Tingzhou City, which was shrouded in darkness, in the early hours of the morning.
The city seemed particularly quiet in the night, with only the occasional barking of dogs breaking the silence.
Chu Ci roughly estimated the time and said to Ye Lin and Deputy General Luo: "Wait a moment!"
Then, Chu Ci jumped into the city swiftly and symbolically, and walked around carefully under the city wall.
After a while, she brought out two large bamboo baskets of steamed buns from the space, came to the two people, and said apologetically: "At this time, you can only eat cold ones. Two per person, share them with everyone. After you capture the Cui family, this princess will treat everyone to a feast."
Lieutenant General Luo knew very well that Chu Ci's move would be a good one.
He immediately took the basket, looked at it carefully in the dim moonlight, and shouted in surprise: "Mantou, no, buns?"
As he spoke, Deputy General Luo quickly turned to look at Chu Ci, his eyes full of anxiety and expectation: "Princess, it won't be a meat bun, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two soldiers beside Lieutenant General Luo stared at the bamboo basket with their eyes wide open, their Adam's apples rolling involuntarily, and they swallowed their saliva subconsciously, as if they were already immersed in the delicious fragrance of the buns and couldn't wait to devour them.
Chu Ci nodded and said with a smile: "It's not a good thing, let's just make do with it for now. After this battle, I will reward you all."
The soldiers around Deputy General Luo answered subconsciously: "No, no, we usually..."
But before he could finish his words, Lieutenant General Luo threw a bun into his mouth. "Stop talking nonsense, come on, follow me to distribute buns!"
As Lieutenant General Luo spoke, he picked up the bamboo basket and dragged the soldier towards the team behind him.
Chu Ci could even faintly hear Deputy General Luo telling his good brother in vivid detail how to get the good stuff from her.
Chu Ci couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, muttering to himself: "Sometimes, having too good hearing is not a good thing."
Fortunately, although Lieutenant General Luo is not very reliable in small matters, his fighting ability is absolutely top-notch at critical moments.
The two buns were devoured by Deputy General Luo in less than two minutes. Well, it didn't even take as long as distributing the buns, which made Chu Ci standing aside look very embarrassed.
Fortunately, both Ye Lin and Lieutenant General Luo were experienced military men, and their minds were all focused on the upcoming battle, so they did not notice Chu Ci's little thoughts.
After eating two buns, they immediately entered a highly tense combat state.
Landlord Cui's house and Cuijiazhuang are quite far apart.
Landlord Cui’s house happened to be just two streets away from the county government office.
In order to show off his wealth, Landlord Cui built an extremely luxurious house that occupied an entire street.
At this time, such an exaggerated layout greatly facilitated the actions of Ye Lin and Lieutenant General Luo.
Lieutenant General Luo was agile and approached the back door quietly and quickly took care of the two guards at the back door.
Then, he exerted force with his feet, jumped lightly, and flew over the Cui family's courtyard wall like a bird.
Then, he quickly reached the gate and carefully opened it.
Ye Lin, who was waiting at the door, saw the gate open and quickly divided the people into two groups.
One of the groups was led by Lieutenant General Luo. They moved with steady and agility, like cheetahs in the dark night, heading straight for Landlord Cui's residence, ready to capture the culprit in one fell swoop.
The other group was led by Ye Lin himself. They had sharp eyes and focused expressions. They were responsible for other members of the Cui family and any potential escapees, ensuring that no hidden dangers were missed.
The two groups divided the work and cooperated well, and acted as fast as the wind.
In less than ten minutes, Landlord Cui and his family of thirty-seven were tied up and brought before Chu Ci.
"Wuwuwu..." Landlord Cui made a whimpering sound, his face full of disbelief. He had never expected that his family business, which he thought was impregnable, would fall so easily.
He was unwilling to give in, so he opened his eyes wide and kept twisting his body, trying to break free from the ropes.
Unfortunately, Lieutenant General Luo and his men are professionals when it comes to kidnapping.
Landlord Cui struggled for a long time, but apart from being exhausted and out of breath, the ropes on his hands and feet became tighter and tighter as he struggled, making him feel more and more painful and helpless, but it was of no use at all.
"Woo, woo, woo..." Landlord Cui made unclear sounds and tried desperately to ask who they were and why they treated him like this.
But all he heard was, "General, it has been verified that all 58 members of the Cui family, including their servants, have been arrested."
"Well, in that case, leave two teams behind to guard. The rest will go to Cui's Manor and Cui's manor on the outskirts of the city. Make sure no one is left out."
Ye Lin's expression was serious and his voice was sonorous and powerful, but those decisive words were like a devil's sound in Cui's ears, making him look deathly pale in an instant, and he collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball.
"It's over. The Cui family is finished..."
And what Landlord Cui had guessed was correct. Even if the Cui family members were fierce in their daily lives, they could only be beaten in front of a well-trained and well-equipped army.
Many members of the Cui clan were still asleep when Deputy General Luo and his men suddenly broke in like a ragtag force. They were tied up tightly before they could react.
The next day, when the people from the county government heard Fan Jingrui asking them to go to Cui's house to pick up someone, they all stood there in a daze, unable to react for a long time.
"Mr. County Magistrate, what did you say? Please say it again. I seem to be hallucinating." The county lieutenant Shan Yufeng looked incredulous. He stared at Fan Jingrui for a long time before he asked in a trembling voice.
Fan Jingrui looked serious and said solemnly: "Cui Liren robbed the people's land and resold innocent people. His crimes are extremely serious. He has been subdued by the soldiers led by Deputy General Luo. You should quickly bring Cui Liren and all the members of the Cui family to the county government. Don't make any mistakes!"
Deputy General Luo? Could it be? Shan Yufeng was shocked and did not dare to delay for a moment. He immediately bowed and said, "Yes, I will obey your order."
Shan Yufeng agreed quickly and rushed to Cui's house with his men. But when he saw the four or five hundred people in Cui's house crowded in a yard like sardines in a can, he felt his scalp tingling.
"Sir, lock up all the people? Where does Tingzhou County Court have such a big prison?" Shan Yufeng looked at Fan Jingrui with a bitter face, beads of sweat the size of beans dripping down his forehead.
Fan Jingrui didn't expect Ye Lin to be so ruthless that he even spared no one from the Cui family's elderly and children.
However, he would never admit that he was actually shocked in his heart.
He forced himself to remain calm, thought for a moment and then said, "First, lock up Cui Liren and all the male members of the Cui family who are 18 or 15 years old. The rest will be detained on the spot!"