Qin Fang didn't expect that the leader of the bandits didn't go to the dining room for breakfast because he was doing this kind of thing here. What was going on so early in the morning?
Thinking of the painstaking efforts to suppress the bandits, and the fact that he hadn't touched his wife in half a month, Qin Fang felt a pang of sadness. Furthermore, hearing the woman's screams of pain, those shrill cries, he knew she was being tortured.
Qin Fang didn't dare to waste any time. Men are at their lowest alertness at this time, so... the boss is giving him a chance to use drugs, so how could he miss it?
The leader of the bandits was having fun, but while playing, he lost consciousness and stood in front of the woman.
The woman was so frightened that she even forgot to scream.
Qin Fang took the opportunity to climb in through the window and shushed the woman. The woman had been tortured here and was no longer the type to scream at the slightest noise. She looked at Qin Fang, whose face was covered, making it hard to see his features. But thinking of the movements of the boss above, she... without giving it much thought, she also fainted. The reason she fainted later than the boss was because he was exercising, so the drug took effect faster.
In fact, Qin Fang was not afraid of the woman screaming, because she had screamed just now, so even if the woman screamed now, everyone would think it was because of the bandit's leader.
Qin Fang dragged the bandit leader off the woman's bed. He couldn't bear to watch them, as they were still in the same position as they were in the bridal chamber. As soon as Qin Fang had dragged the man off the bed, he covered the woman's bed with a blanket. Without even looking at her, he covered the leader's mouth, crippled his hands and feet, and then tied him up to prevent him from escaping.
At the same time, when he went out, he saw smoke coming out of the dining area and knew that the soldiers were using drugs.
Qin Fang then went to the house of the second in command of the bandits, who was still sleeping. When the second in command of the bandits saw someone breaking in, he hurriedly shouted, "Help! Help!"
Qin Fang studied him carefully, and was somewhat surprised. Unlike the other bandits, he was quite a refined and elegant man. He didn't look like a bandit at all. Qin Fang let him shout without saying a word. The second-in-command of the bandits shouted for a while, but when there was no response, he knew something was wrong outside.
He frowned and asked, "Who are you? What's your purpose here?"
Qin Fang wasn't surprised to see him calm down so quickly. As the military advisor of a bandit den, he was naturally quite impressive.
He said, "I'm General Wude, and I'm here to suppress the bandits."
He didn't elaborate on the rest.
The second in command of the bandits was surprised when he heard this. He had no idea that the imperial court was going to suppress the bandits, and the county magistrate hadn't informed them either. Of course, Qin Fang claimed to be a general and was going to suppress the bandits. In his opinion, this meant he was following the imperial court's orders to suppress the bandits.
Qin Fang saw through his thoughts: "The County Magistrate couldn't even protect himself. I was ordered to go here secretly. The County Magistrate had no idea about this. By the time he found out, I had already taken control of the county government office. Not even a bug could fly out. How could he have informed you? However, it's also thanks to him that he told me the terrain and the situation here. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to capture you without making any noise."
Qin Fang was using a trick to sow discord. Even if he knew the County Magistrate was colluding with the bandits, he had no evidence. Even if he apprehended the bandits, wouldn't he point out the County Magistrate out of loyalty?
Therefore, he sowed discord.
When the second in command of the bandits heard this, his face darkened.
However, Qin Fang's worries were unnecessary when it came to the bandits. As for the bandits being loyal and not betraying the county magistrate? That was impossible.
After subduing the second-in-command of the bandits, Qin Fang fired a signal flare. Captain Yang and his men immediately rushed up the mountain, while Captain Lu continued to guard below to prevent any of them from slipping through the net.
When Captain Yang arrived with his men, all the kidnappers had been bound and tied up, but they had not yet regained consciousness.
Qin Fang has always been steady in his actions. He would not show mercy to the kidnappers and give them a chance to escape. He just took off his hands and feet without any worries. How neat.
"General, what's the situation here?" asked Captain Yang.
Qin Fang: "The kidnappers have been subdued. The women are still in the house. They haven't eaten yet, so they haven't been knocked down. Take your men and interrogate them one by one. Also, clean out the kidnappers' warehouse and keep a record. I'll go back to the team's camp."
Captain Yang: "Yes."
Team camping site
As promised, Yang Haiyan personally delivered three meals a day to the isolation tent and acted as if she was not afraid of being infected at all. Therefore, everyone believed her words and believed that the disease would not be fatal.
Mr. Li stood at the door of the tent, thinking about the bandits' den. He didn't know what the situation was like over there, but what he was most worried about was his daughter.
At this moment, someone outside shouted: "General, come back... General, come back..."
Everyone in the team came out to see what was happening. The general came back, which meant the bandit suppression was over. Was the general successful?
Mr. Li ran out of the tent directly. He looked at General Qin expectantly, wanting to ask him some questions, but was afraid of being disappointed.
Qin put down his horse and patted Mr. Li on the shoulder: "I don't know which one is your daughter, but the bandits have been subdued and the girls are unharmed. I'll take you back to identify them later."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li heaved a long sigh of relief.
Yang Haiyan stood at the tent door, watching the man she had left for two days walk past. As he approached, she saw his tired eyes, his entire body damp from being in the rain for so long. She stepped back and said softly, "Have a bowl of ginger soup."
Qin Fang: "Yeah." He was also afraid that the moisture on his body would pass to her, so he didn't dare to get too close. After he took off his raincoat and drank a bowl of ginger tea, he said, "Thank you for your hard work these two days."
As soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was full of hot air.
Speaking of which, the weather has warmed up in mid-March, but it is mainly because the weather is so bad that people feel cold in the spring rain.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "How can I be tired? It's you who's tired. It's rained so hard these past two days. You guys have been suppressing bandits, so you must have not slept for 24 hours. Do you want to sleep for a while? I'll give you a massage."
Qin Fang held her hand, feeling the softness of her palm, and felt comfortable in his heart. He pulled her to sit down and said, "I'm not going to sleep. We have to go to the bandit's den later. There are still many women waiting to be dealt with. You should tell me about what happened today."
Yang Haiyan recounted the day's events to him. Qin Fang listened, then paused in thought. "When the rain stops, I'll take you, Captain Lu, and the healthy men with me. The sick will be moved to the bandit den. Once they're well, Captain Yang will take them with us."
Qin Fang knew about influenza; it had appeared in the military camp before. While not fatal, it was troublesome to recover from, and mostly a waste of time. He was waiting to take up his post, so he couldn't stay here forever. He also kept Captain Yang with him because he knew it wasn't fatal. Otherwise, if the disease had been fatal, he wouldn't have left on his own, leaving Captain Yang behind.
Yang Haiyan said, "Yes. Let me keep Nanny Lian as well. With her here, she can hold the scene better than Madam Yang."
Qin Fang: "Alright. I haven't settled the matter of the bandit's den yet, and I need to go there now. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Yang Haiyan thought it was fine, and besides, she was bored here, so she agreed. "Okay."
Then, they took the things they needed and a few women and hurried to the bandits' den again. Of course, Mr. Li also accompanied them.
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By the time they arrived at the bandits' lair, the subdued bandits had all woken up. The women also knew that the imperial general had rescued them, so they had calmed down and stayed in the house, waiting to be arranged.
Captain Yang said, "General, we have turned this place upside down. We have taken out all the money and placed it in a room."
Qin Fang nodded and said to Yang Haiyan, "You go and keep the accounts?" It's not that he didn't trust others, but they didn't have anyone suitable to keep accounts. Everyone here was unsophisticated, and except for him, many of them couldn't even read.
Yang Haiyan said, "Okay. Mammy, come with me."
Aunt Lian: "Yes."
Captain Yang led them to the room where the money was kept. There were several soldiers guarding the room. When they saw them passing by, they all saluted and said, "General."
Qin Fang: "Thank you for your hard work."
Captain Yang opened the door, then stepped aside to let Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan in. Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan stood at the doorway, looking at the contents of the room. They exchanged glances, each shocked by what they saw. Were the bandits robbing the national treasury?
Captain Yang laughed out loud: "General, when I first saw it, I was also shocked."
They were all poor people, and their family savings did not even have ten taels of silver. They would be shocked to see a hundred taels of silver, let alone these boxes of silver and boxes of jewelry.
Qin Fang didn't feel embarrassed: "It's okay, we haven't seen much yet. We will be more experienced in the future and won't be scared."
This made Captain Yang's heart flutter: "General, how are you going to show us?"
Qin Fang: "Suppress more bandits."
Yang Haiyan smiled and shook her head. She took Nanny Lian to register the things here. Qin Fang turned around and walked out with Captain Yang. Elsewhere, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Lu and others were dealing with the women's affairs.
These women were all kidnapped by bandits from different places. Some families were unaware that their daughters had been kidnapped, while others knew their daughters had been kidnapped but were unable to do anything about it. Some families simply didn't value their daughters and simply considered them dead after being kidnapped.
Generally speaking, they are all women with miserable lives.
Among these women, Miss Li was the most successful, for the bandits needed Mrs. Li's connections, so they treated her well. But why would a decent woman need such kindness?
Qin Fang went over and saw Mr. Li pulling Miss Li over, then kneeling in front of him.