strictlysupreme Chapter 318: Soldiers Insist on Arresting People
Chapter 318: Soldiers Insist on Arresting People
Having completely answered her questions, Lin Rusi had no intention of lingering any longer.
In the distance, the chilling roar could be faintly heard again.
The people on the ground had obviously heard it too, and they glanced restlessly in the direction of the door, as if they were expecting something.
Lin Rusi's eyes turned cold, and before he could shout, she knocked him unconscious with a single palm strike.
They actually think they can attract patients from outside? That's wishful thinking!
"These people are useless now, let's get rid of them."
She looked at Ye Ruoruo, her brows furrowed: "We don't have much time left."
Ye Ruoruo didn't carry many antidotes, but she had plenty of poisons; she could grab several at a time.
Having easily taken the lives of these people, the two had no intention of continuing to wreak havoc on the pharmacy. They threw the corpses outside, left a note briefly explaining what had happened that night, and then placed the note under the package.
Time was of the essence, and they had no interest in putting the two large bags of medicinal herbs back in their original places.
The commotion in the distance grew louder again. Lin Rusi and Ye Ruoruo exchanged a glance and, knowing their place, did not go over to look. Instead, before the commotion got any closer, they quickly took a shortcut and sneaked into the inn.
They had a very fruitful night, and both of them were so excited that they couldn't sleep.
……
They discussed in hushed tones whether the two of them should also go up the mountain to help collect medicinal herbs if Li Jingyang and the others had not returned by dawn.
After all, there are only five days left, and we can't wait much longer.
But just as dawn broke, before the two had even left the inn, Li Jingyang's men returned first.
Their bamboo baskets were full of medicinal herbs.
"They found them all, not one of them missing."
Ye Ruoruo was overjoyed: "That's great, there's hope now."
Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to tell Li Jingyang and the others about what they had asked about last night, he saw that after hearing that the medicinal materials were correct, he and Gao Tuan relaxed and then fainted.
Another chaotic scene erupted in the inn's lobby. Lin Rusi and the others finally managed to help the two of them upstairs to rest.
Ye Ruoruo was pushed forward and thoroughly examined before a conclusion was reached: "She has been poisoned by snake venom, likely by a wild animal near the medicinal herbs. An antidote needs to be prepared immediately."
Lin Rusi gets a headache just hearing the words "antidote": "Is this antidote difficult to prepare?"
"That's not difficult."
As Ye Ruoruo spoke, she took out two snake gallbladders from the bamboo basket: "The best ingredient for making antidote for snake venom is the gallbladder of this snake. Li Jingyang and the others also know this, so they brought it back with them when they came back."
"That's great." Lin Rusi breathed a long sigh of relief.
Li Jingyang is always prudent in his actions. Knowing that he had been poisoned, he even planned out his escape route.
"Treate their wounds and try to keep them warm. I'll go make the antidote now; it will only take half an incense stick's time. Make sure no one disturbs you," Ye Ruoruo instructed carefully before taking the two snake galls and leaving.
Lin Rusi nodded, specifically instructing someone to guard her door while she personally fetched clean water to wash the wounds of the two men.
Although Lin Ruosi's medical skills were not as good as Ye Ruoruo's, she had been taught by Tian Lingzi, so she could do this simple thing with ease.
Unfortunately, what you fear most is what happens most often.
Lin Rusi had just finished cleaning the wounds of the two of them and was about to go check on Ye Ruoruo's situation when a noisy commotion came from downstairs.
She hurriedly went out and looked down from the second-floor corridor, where she saw a group of soldiers rushing into the inn and conducting a thorough search.
In just a short while, the first floor had been thoroughly searched. The soldiers below looked up and saw Lin Rusi on the second-floor corridor. Their eyes lit up immediately: "Arrest her!"
The soldiers below obeyed the order and rushed up the stairs.
"No need, I'll go down myself."
Lin Rusi frowned, staring at the soldiers crammed on the stairs, and walked downstairs to meet them.
We can't let them go upstairs; Ye Ruoruo can't be disturbed right now.
"What are you all standing there for? I told you to seize her, didn't you understand?"
The squad leader was getting angry when he saw that for every step she took, the soldiers would take a step back.
"Who are you? What right do you have to arrest me?"
Lin Rusi never expected that there would be anyone in Danzhou City who would dare to openly arrest them.
"After entering Jiangyang Avenue, people in this city have been burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds. Yesterday, several pharmacies in the city were robbed. Someone saw you enter one of those pharmacies."
The leading officer said, pointing at Lin Rusi, "And this morning, you moved a huge pile of medicinal herbs."
"What a coincidence!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the officers glanced around and sneered, "So, you really hid those two injured guys, didn't you?"
"Men, search the place!"
The general pointed upstairs: "I want to see which notorious bandit dares to hide here."
"Let's see who dares."
Lin Rusi snorted coldly and slammed her hand heavily on the table: "Arresting people arbitrarily without any evidence or proof? When did the officials of Danzhou Prefecture become so reckless?"
"Are the affairs of adults none of your business, you few notorious bandits?"
The man laughed loudly: "Men, seize this woman. If she dares to resist, execute her on the spot."
The man chuckled a few times as he looked at Lin Rusi: "Arrest her first, then we'll interrogate her properly. I've met some tough nuts before."
"After spending a few days in jail, they'll confess to anything."
Ye Ruoruo is still developing the antidote upstairs; we absolutely cannot let anyone go up there.
Helpless, Lin Rusi took Li Jingyang's token and held it up in front of the soldiers: "Look carefully, we are from the Jinglie Prince's Mansion."
"You dare to interfere and obstruct the prince's work? Are you really not afraid of losing your heads?"
As she spoke, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Lin Rusi's eyes.
After all, he had been stationed in Suzhou alongside Li Jingyang and had been through so much, how could he not have a commanding presence?
When the officer saw that she had actually taken out the token, his expression changed. He stared at the token for a long time but did not take it, as if he was judging the authenticity of the token.
Seeing his expression change repeatedly, Lin Rusi thought he was finally going to back down. Just as she was about to put the sign down, she saw the soldier grit his teeth and glare at her again: "You audacious bandits, how dare you impersonate the Prince Jinglie's mansion? You've got some nerve."
"Guards, arrest these people now and interrogate them thoroughly. This happened in Danzhou, and we must give an explanation to the people of Danzhou and Prince Jinglie." The man's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he was actually prepared to pretend to be deaf and dumb and insist on arresting them.
Lin Rusi's gaze towards this person changed.
If they had been arrested from the beginning, it would have been understandable. But now that she has seen this sign, and they are still going to arrest them, she has to suspect the purpose of the person behind this.