strictlysupreme Chapter 472 Arrest
Chapter 472 Arrest
Chapter 472 Arrested
Meanwhile, everyone was puzzled as they watched the young Taoist priest being captured by the constables.
A man mustered up his courage and asked the constable, "Sir, what are they doing...?"
“These people are swindlers, they've teamed up to cheat people out of their money and sell fake medicine. We need to take them back to the yamen for questioning.”
"A fraudster? Sir, you must have arrested the wrong person."
"Yes, sir, we saw it with our own eyes. Their medicine is a miracle drug that can make a person with a broken leg jump around again immediately."
"That's right, we all saw it with our own eyes."
The constable's words were like a drop of water suddenly falling into a calm oil pan, instantly causing a huge uproar. The originally quiet scene became noisy, with people's discussions and exclamations rising and falling like a storm.
"Quiet down. The medicine these two Taoist priests sold you is just flour dumplings, and the man with the broken leg you saw is this guy, right?" To calm the crowd down, the constable repeated what his superior had just told them.
"Yes, that's him. Sir, you can see the bloodstains on his legs. He couldn't move back then, but now he's just like a normal person."
Shunzi's father and Shunzi, who were being talked about, immediately felt guilty and wanted to run away, but dared not move.
"Hmph, what broken leg? That's all fake." The constable remained noncommittal. They had arrested such charlatans before, and this person was clearly one of their own. If such a miraculous medicine existed, why would they sell it to ordinary people so cheaply?
"Then I'll show you." The constable took out his knife and with one stroke cut open Shunzi's father's trouser leg, revealing his perfectly intact leg.
"These two are accomplices, working together to deceive you. As for the blood, it's chicken blood, not human blood at all." After saying this, several constables immediately restrained all the men.
"What? They really are scammers?" The crowd immediately erupted again.
"Ah, these damned swindlers! They just cheated me out of twenty taels of silver, which is our family's annual expenses! These damned swindlers!" An old woman slapped her leg and cried out in distress.
"I've been cheated too! You damned swindler, give me my money back!" Several strong young men rushed forward to snatch it.
"What are you doing? All of you, stand back!" The constables drew their swords and blocked their way.
The crowd was terrified and stood frozen in place, but they all looked at the bailiffs with teary eyes.
"Please, Your Honor! You must help us!" A thin, haggard man knelt on the ground, his face full of sorrow. His clothes were tattered, as if he had endured many hardships. His eyes were fixed on the constable in front of him, filled with despair and pleading.
"Sir, that's our family's life-saving money!" The man's voice trembled, tears welling in his eyes. "The swindler just stole all our savings; we're truly desperate!"
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, seemingly trying to make the constables understand their predicament more clearly. "Sir, you must find a way to get the money back! Otherwise, how will our family survive?" The man's voice grew louder and more agitated.
"Hey, get up first. Don't worry, everyone. Your money was just stolen, and it's still there. Anyone among you who was cheated out of money, come with us to the yamen to register and you can get it back." This is also to prevent anyone from fraudulently claiming the money; it's safer to register afterward.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Everyone was immediately overjoyed.
Xiao Siyue watched from the side and smiled. She had done another good deed today.
"Princess Zhaoning, thank you so much for helping us catch the swindler today." The head constable clasped his hands in thanks to Xiao Siyue.
"You're welcome, it was just a coincidence." Xiao Siyue shook her head.
"Then I shall take my leave." He still needed to take these people back to the yamen, so he couldn't linger any longer.
"Ah."
Watching the group leave in a grand procession, Xi Ningzhi finally asked, "Yue'er, how did you find out they were liars?" It seemed that, to be honest, those people had acted quite convincingly before, and she almost believed them.
“It’s like this, I noticed before that they seemed to know each other, and they would exchange glances from time to time. Also, the blood on Shunzi’s father’s leg was a little different from human blood. Human blood is not as dark as chicken blood. And also…” Xiao Siyue told Xi Ningzhi about her findings one by one.
"Oh, I didn't even notice. Yue'er, you're so observant."
"Hehehe, I was just interested in these things, that's why I took a few more glances." Xi Ningzhi smiled.
"Auntie, are they really scammers?" At this moment, little Ranran tugged at Xiao Siyue's sleeve, her expression still somewhat dejected, as if she had suffered some kind of blow.
“Yes, they are scammers. If Ranran encounters something like this again, she must observe carefully and not be fooled.” Xiao Siyue squatted down, holding Ranran’s little arms with both hands, and warned her.
"Auntie, Ranran has remembered." The little girl nodded obediently.
"Ranran is such a good girl," Xiao Siyue gently patted Ranran's little head, then said to Xuxu beside her, "Xuxu, remember this too, so you don't get scammed."
"Xu Xu has remembered it too, I won't be fooled." Xu Xu nodded his little head, his round eyes were incredibly cute.
"Xuxu, Ranran, is there anything else you want to do?" They've been out for quite a while, especially since they've spent a lot of time here.
"Ranran is gone, Auntie, are we going back?" Although the little girl was in good spirits, she had just suffered a blow and had lost interest in continuing to play.
"Hmm, shall we ask your brother first? Let's see if he wants to play a little longer." Even though the child is young, we can't ignore his opinion. Besides, she had just seen Xuxu's hesitant expression when she asked Ranran.
"it is good."
"Where does Xuxu want to go? Why don't you tell your aunt?" Xiao Siyue asked gently.
"Auntie, may I go to Songyue Study?" Xuxu bit her lip, made her request, and looked at Xiao Siyue expectantly.
"Songyue Study? Xuxu actually knows about Songyue Study?" Xiao Siyue was quite surprised. She originally thought the child just wanted to go somewhere to play, and never expected him to be interested in Songyue Study.
Xiao Siyue couldn't help but raise her head curiously to look at Xi Ningzhi sitting to the side, hoping to find some clues from her expression. However, when her eyes met Xi Ningzhi's, she found that the other woman had an "I knew it" expression on her face.