nycdaug Chapter 138 I'll Start with You
Chapter 138 I'll Start with You
Even though Captain Yuan asked Captain Chen to show mercy to Shen Yitian's men, the captain of the government office still refused.
He didn't rush to see the prefect, but walked up to Shen Yitian and looked her up and down.
At this time, Shen Yitian had already stood up after hearing what Yuan Dutou said.
Among the squatting prisoners, she really stood out standing there.
"Mrs. Shen, right? They are all prisoners, but you look different from them." Chen Dutou said to Shen Yitian with his hands folded in front of his chest.
Shen Yitian pursed her lips and said nothing.
She wondered if Grandma Li had handled the matter properly. If Grandma Li had already taken the money once, wouldn't it be a bit of a rip-off for her to take it again?
Captain Chen had greeted many prisoners before, and just by looking at Shen Yitian's expression, he knew that she didn't want to take the money at all.
"Since you are ready to be beaten with a stick, come here, arrest this Shen. Today's beating will start with her." He waved his hand and said directly.
Shen Yitian was shocked when she heard this. She hadn't said anything yet, and this man was about to attack her?
Captain Yuan was also startled: "Captain Chen, this is inappropriate. Didn't I tell you that the prefect asked you to go in and see him?"
When he didn't see Grandma Li at the last post station, Yuan Dutou guessed that she had come to the government office in advance to make arrangements.
But he didn't know how it was managed.
The prefect called Yuan Dutou in, maybe to talk about this matter.
But Chen Dutou wanted to hit someone first, which caught him off guard.
"No rush. I don't need to do the killing with the stick myself. There are a lot of prisoners today. Brothers, you should start work earlier so that we can finish the killing with the stick earlier and leave work." He said with a smile.
The look in his eyes was vicious and greedy, and even Yuan Dutou knew that without money, he would not be able to get through this matter today.
"But we have to meet the prefect first. What if the prefect shows mercy and doesn't beat them with a stick today?" Yuan Dutou added.
Originally, he had handed Shen Yitian over to the Lingnan government office and could have left her alone.
But he had received a lot of benefits from the Shen family, and Shen Yitian had indeed not caused him any trouble on the way. Instead, she had helped him a lot, so he would continue to speak.
But Chen Dutou didn't buy his account.
He just smiled and said to Yuan Dutou, "Yuan Dutou, you've been traveling all the way and have been tired. You should go to the post station and rest early. Tomorrow, go out for a walk and see the customs and people of our Lingnan. As for other trivial matters, please don't worry about it anymore."
This means that he is not going to give Yuan Dutou any face at all.
Shen Yitian frowned. She had seen officials who secretly wanted some benefits, such as Brother Hu.
But this was the first time she had seen someone eat in such an ugly manner, not giving anyone any face at all, and insisting on taking revenge if they didn't give her any benefits.
For some reason, she just didn't want to give any benefits to this captain.
Regardless of whether Grandma Li had arranged it or not, she didn't want to take the money.
Moreover, after redeeming Ye Liehu from the bandits last time, she had no money left.
"Miss Shen." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Chen Dutou, Yuan Dutou had no choice but to look at Shen Yitian.
"Ms. Shen, I know you are not short of money. This killing stick is no joke. You are so delicate and tender that you may not be able to withstand it. You'd better give him some benefits." Yuan Dutou walked up to her and persuaded her in a low voice.
But Shen Yitian shook her head: "I don't have any money."
"Miss Shen!" Yuan Dutou was anxious. He felt that Shen Yitian just didn't know the power of the killing stick.
When Chen Dutou saw that she insisted that she had no money, he was so angry that he started laughing.
"It's good to be poor. I don't like people who reek of money. I admire people like you who have backbone the most."
His words sounded nice, but he was gritting his teeth as he said them, and there was a vicious look in his eyes.
"A man of integrity like you must be very strong. I'm going to use you as my first surgeon today, and I'm sure you'll be very happy. If you don't cry out in pain or faint when I hit you with the club later, I'll even look at you with respect."
After saying that, he waved his hand and asked the people below to put Shen Yitian on the torture bench.
Seeing that Shen Yitian was really going to be beaten this time, Song Yuerong and Song's mother clenched their hands excitedly.
Along the way, they were the ones who suffered setbacks and were beaten, but Shen Yitian always managed to stay out of it.
Now she is finally going to be beaten, how can Song Yuerong not be excited.
She wished these yamen runners would beat Shen Yitian to death.
Isn’t Shen Yitian powerful? Doesn’t she want to have anything to do with their Song family?
After she was beaten, she saw how Shen Yitian still looked down on them.
The bailiff moved quickly, and in just a moment, Shen Yitian was pressed onto the torture bench.
If you say you're not afraid while lying on the torture bench, that's a lie.
But seeing that Chen Dutou was certain that she would take the money, she was unwilling to give in.
She was unwilling to give the remaining change she had to this disgusting captain.
Yuan Dutou was so anxious that he didn't dare to leave. He kept trying to persuade her, but she didn't give in at all.
Chen Dutou stood there for a while, and seeing that she still refused to give in, he waved his hand and went to where the prefect was.
When the yamen runners saw him leave, they looked at each other and started beating him with sticks to intimidate him.
Chen Dutou's attitude just now was very clear. They didn't dare to go easy on Shen Yitian's killer stick at all.
These yamen runners who often used caning actually knew their limits. The prisoners who were beaten by them might only suffer superficial injuries, while others could be completely crippled.
Whether to hit hard or lightly depends on the intention of the superiors.
Now that the prefect has not spoken, but Captain Chen has shown his attitude, they will naturally listen to Captain Chen.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Dutou rushed forward to stop the yamen runners.
"Ah, brothers, I want to ask you something." He spoke hurriedly, but did not directly stop others from torturing others.
"What?" The bailiff who was about to raise the stick to execute him stopped what he was doing and looked at him and asked.
Yuan Dutou gritted his teeth and laughed heartily, "Just now, your captain told me to go for a walk and take in the local customs and practices. May I ask, are there any places worth visiting here? Are there any special things that can't be found elsewhere? I can buy some to bring back to my family."
He laughed heartily and actually asked directly about the specialties of Nanwu City.
It’s not that he really wanted to ask, but he wanted to delay time and wait for Chen Dutou to come out after meeting the prefect.
It's not that he is kind-hearted, but he feels that since the Shen family has been making all the arrangements along the way, there is no reason for them to ignore Shen Yitian at this last step.
The Shen family must have made some arrangements. If he helps to stop them and delay the time, maybe Shen Yitian can escape.
Then it would just be a favor.
It's not that he wants to make much money from the Shen family, but the Shen family has a big business. Apart from anything else, arranging a job for his family members in a shop would be a stable job.