Pingyuan County Independent Case Review Bureau is not far from Dongguan Rice Market.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Ji arrived at Wangxing.

In front of Wang Xing’s gate, there was a noisy atmosphere with more than a hundred people, including men, women, old and young, gathered.

Some carried rice bags, some held wooden buckets and washbasins, and gathered in front of the rice shop, waiting to be allocated rice.

The small storefront and narrow venue were surrounded by citizens.

Li Ji couldn't help but curse in a low voice when he saw this situation:

"It's simply lawless. These bandits are opening the warehouses and releasing grain. Isn't that a sign of rebellion?"

At this time, more than 80 people from Shan Xiongxin's Shanzi Camp rushed over from the south of Dongguan Rice Market.

Ye Fan came from the north with a hundred guards from Li Ji's personal army, the Shenshan Camp.

The two armed forces quickly cast their nets and surrounded the rice shop.

When the people at the scene saw this scene, they were frightened out of their wits.

They dropped the rice bags and wooden barrels in their hands and fled in panic as if they had seen the King of Hell.

The guards from the two camps did not ask any questions.

They grabbed the elderly, children, the old, weak and the disabled, and then started yelling, beating and kicking them.

Those who didn't have time to escape knelt on the ground crying for their parents.

Li Ji immediately ordered:

"It is forbidden to beat the elderly and children. All onlookers will be released."

After Li Ji finished speaking, he returned directly to the county government office with his personal guards.

An hour later, the main culprit of the trouble was brought in.

Li Ji ordered Ye Fan to interrogate him overnight.

The night is getting darker.

Li Ji lost all desire to sleep.

After a while, Ye Fan brought the interrogation report and reported the results of the interrogation to Li Ji.

Ye Fan said: "The rice shop owner Wang is usually ruthless. He relies on his nearly 100-year-old rice business..."

He took a sip of tea and continued his report.

Wang monopolized the rice market in the entire plain, was reluctant to sell, and drove up prices.

I heard that this old guy also mixes yellow sand into the rice and calls it good.

The citizens dared not speak out, they all hated the king.

Wang's actions quickly caused a butterfly effect.

This caused the rice prices in the nearby Dongjun, Qijun and Liangjun to soar like the wind.

Citizens have no money and rice prices are skyrocketing. How can they survive if they don't rob?

What a coincidence.

There was a good man named Cherry in Wanghang, Dongguan Rice Market.

He has thick eyebrows and handsome eyes, is tall and strong, and has an amazing appetite.

The skyrocketing rice prices in the rice market have a direct impact on Cherry's quality of life.

He raised his arms and called out in the rice market, and unexpectedly, the hungry people responded in large numbers.

He brought a group of people and rushed to Wang Mihang, smashing the iron lock with an axe.

Open the warehouse door and put the grain in.

They distributed the rice from the rice shop to the hungry people.

The people cheered and told each other the news.

More and more people gathered in front of the rice shop.

Then someone reported to the government that there was a riot in the rice market.

After listening to Ye Fan's report, Li Ji asked loudly:

"Ye Fan, how do you think we should deal with these people who are causing trouble and stealing rice?"

Ye Fan pondered for a moment, then replied:

"These people are all innocent starving people, but our duty is to maintain the stability of Pingyuan County. We must not allow this trend to continue."

He looked at Li Ji and nodded continuously, then continued to express his own views.

"If looting of shops and rice markets happens every day, how can we maintain social order?"

Li Ji asked, "Tell me how to deal with it."

Ye Fan whispered, "The leader will be punished with a big stick, the accomplice will be punished with a small stick, and then they will be sent home."

When Li Ji heard this, he disagreed.

This is a time of chaos, not peace. If we leave troublemakers alone or punish them too lightly, it will easily lead to a broken windows effect.

Li Ji asked, "How many bandits were captured in total?"

". The leader is Cherry."

"What are the identities of the rest of the people? Are there any bandits involved?"

Ye Fan reported: "After checking the criminal records with the government, no suspicious persons with marks were found."

Li Ji was just about to stand up and check the report submitted by Ye Fan, when whoosh!

A sharp knife flew in through the window and stabbed into the panel at the back of the room.

Ye Fan's face suddenly changed with fright. Li Ji was shocked. Who was so bold in the middle of the night?

Ye Fan took out the sharp knife, and there was a ball of paper on the tip of the knife.

He took off the paper ball, unfolded it, and handed it to Li Ji.

Li Ji took a closer look and saw the following words written in red:

"Let him go, and the roof will melt away; if you don't let him go, the sword won't recognize him."

There was a bright red mark on the paper: "Wild Rose."

Wild Rose is the leader of the famous gang organization "Small Knife Society" in Qi County, and is known as the most beautiful girl in Qi County.

Her name was Liu Lisha. Her father, Liu Yuanba, had gathered a group of people to form a bandit group and had been killed by Qi County soldiers and officers.

After Liu Yuanba was killed, his only adopted daughter Liu Lisha followed in her father's footsteps, gathered Liu Yuanba's remaining forces, and reunited at Han Xin Ridge.

Liu Lisha is not very old, just young.

She is 1.70 meters tall, with eyes full of spring water and eyebrows like spring mountains.

Long neck and round shoulders.

She has proud breasts and a graceful figure.

Not only is she the most beautiful woman in Qi County, but she also possesses unique skills.

He wields a golden "trump card".

It was almost effortless for her to kill the enemy.

How many brave men died under her mace.

Ye Fan was trembling all over. This murderous witch finally showed up.

After reading the letter, Li Ji took Ye Fan directly to the Tongshou Yamen.

Liu Hong had just finished drinking a cup of Tremella soup brought by his wife Su Xi.

He had the habit of reading at night, and he especially liked reading Ban Gu's "Book of the Later Han".

When he saw Li Ji and others coming in, he hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"Sir Liu, excuse me for disturbing you."

"No, no. It's really hard work by Lord Li, who worked all night long on the case and forgot to eat and sleep."

Li Ji presented the threatening letter from the Small Knife Society.

Liu Hong was also shocked when he saw it, and asked tremblingly:

"Master Li, what should we do?"

Li Ji's angular face moved suddenly.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Punish the criminal severely."

Liu Hong was stunned. "Didn't they say that these people were all starving? Can their identities be confirmed?"

Li Ji answered loudly:

"It's a foregone conclusion. They are all core members of the Bandit Knife Society."

When Liu Hong saw Li Ji's firm attitude, he agreed with Li Ji's decision.

At this time, the east was already turning white.

Li Ji was sitting in the lobby of the case-handling bureau and shouted:

"Shan Xiongxin!"

"have!"

Shan Xiongxin, the captain of the Shanzi Camp, knelt on his knees, waiting for Li Ji's order.

Li Ji threw an arrow-shaped token and shouted:

"Take that bandit to the market and behead him in public."

Shan Xiongxin did not dare to delay, he ran away.

Caishikou has been surrounded by soldiers from the Danzi Battalion.

The gangster was tied to a wooden stake.

The iron-blooded guards are all majestic and hold dog-head swords in their hands.

Here, there was already an old man who had placed a big kiln bowl under the flagpole at Caishikou.

He bent down and picked up a jar of old wine on the ground.

Then, slowly fill the kiln bowl.

"ah!"

At this moment, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from the scene.