I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1250: Lantern Festival Thrills

Three strong men chopped at the yamen runner with their swords, and then a scream of "Ouch" was heard.

The yamen runner walking in the front line was caught off guard and was chopped to death.

Fortunately, only the arm was cut, so he was able to scream.

When the yamen runners saw this, they were stunned.

They were just questioning him as per the routine. Why did he hack someone? It would be fine if he hacked someone, but why didn't he inform us in advance?

The chief of the yamen runners was the quickest to react and shouted, "Run!"

Don’t ask why I shout like that, because that’s what my grandpa and dad told me to do.

It's not worth fighting for a few pieces of silver.

When you encounter danger, your first reaction is to run away. Only by saving your own life can you have a chance to take revenge.

With the shout of "Run", the yamen runners immediately scattered like birds and beasts, followed by the onlookers who also ran away.

The three strong men didn't want to pursue the victory, they just wanted to escape from the city as soon as possible.

So all the forces cleverly achieved the same goal, and they were all just running.

The three strong men quickly ran towards the city gate and were dumbfounded.

Because the city gate was locked tightly, and a padlock weighing a thousand pounds was hung on it.

Strong man A shouted angrily: "Who locked the door? Come out and let me stab you."

After saying that, he chopped at the padlock with great force, but unfortunately, only a flash of silver spark appeared, and the padlock remained motionless.

Strong man C shouted anxiously: "Big brother, second brother, what should we do? Where should we run?"

No wonder those drunkards and useless bailiffs ran away. The gate was closed tightly, making it impossible for them to escape.

Strong man B said calmly: "Big brother, Third brother, why don't we capture a few civilians as hostages and force the dog official to open the door!"

What a miscalculation. I actually gave the officers the opportunity to lock the door, making it impossible for them to escape.

The only chance to escape now is to hide, but I am not familiar with Yuanlu County at all. Where can they hide?

The most important thing is that they are outsiders, and the locals can see through them at a glance, making it difficult for them to hide.

Now we can only try our best to take the people as hostages and threaten the corrupt officials to open the door and release them.

Strong Man C shook his head and said, "Second brother, I heard that the corrupt officials in Yuanlu County are cruel and ruthless. How could they take the common people seriously? Maybe they will kill the common people as well in order to catch us."

The three came to Yuanlu for the first time. While shopping, they heard rumors from local people. They all said that the dog official was a ruthless dog official who wiped out the bandit’s nest as soon as he arrived.

And I heard that the dog official looked ferocious, especially his eyes, which were raised high, like a real evil ghost.

As the boss, Strong Man A was relatively calm, but the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed his inner panic.

He said to his two brothers: "Second brother, third brother, let's find a place to hide first and wait for a chance to leave the city. If we still can't leave the city, we can take the local people as hostages. We can't just surrender without a fight."

The three strong men's idea was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

While they were talking, the escaping yamen runner boss met Xia Dianli who was on patrol.

There was no other choice. In order to ensure the safety of Yuanlu County during the Lantern Festival, Sun Shan used all the people he could, even the leader Xia Dianli had to patrol.

Seeing a group of people running in a hurry, Xia Dianli wanted to shout at them.

On a full-moon night like this, with so many people gathered here, a stampede could happen at any moment if people started running.

Are these guys crazy? They are actually doing dangerous things.

Before he could open his mouth to scold, the chief of the yamen runners said, "Boss, there are thieves..."

Xia Dianli was startled and asked anxiously, "What thief?"

The chief of the yamen runners gasped and said, "A thief with a knife!"

It's so pitiful. The yamen runners didn't know what kind of thief he was, but he was a bad guy anyway.

When Xia Dianli heard that there was a thief, he was about to ask where he was.

At this time, Inspector Liang, who was patrolling on the other side, came over in a hurry and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Why are there screams here?"

The people ran and shouted, and the whole Yuanlu was filled with shouting.

At first I thought it was just the sound of noise, but as I listened, something seemed wrong. Inspector Liang keenly felt that something big might have happened.

He hurriedly led his subordinates towards the direction of the scream.

Just then, Xia Dianli and Liang Xunjian’s two groups of people gathered together.

Of course, there were also Sun family guards mixed in. They were temporarily assigned to serve as security guards to maintain order.

Sun Caogen exclaimed: "Brother, what happened to your arm?"

Emma, the blood is dripping, why are you still standing here? Shouldn't you see a doctor first?

With this exclamation, everyone looked at the injured bailiff at the same time.

The bailiff was so busy running that he only realized he was injured now.

After a wailing "Ah!", he fell straight to the ground and fainted.

Everyone: .....

Sun Caogen:......

I shouldn’t have reminded you earlier. Now that you’ve reminded me, I feel dizzy.

Inspector Liang immediately said, "You, and you, quickly carry him to find a doctor, and the rest of you, follow me."

Such powerful words instantly calmed the panicked yamen runners.

The two yamen runners who were named hurriedly carried the injured yamen runner to see a doctor, and the rest of the people followed Inspector Liang and ran away.

Of course, Xia Dianli is also included.

Under normal circumstances, Xia Dianli would definitely not be so obedient. During such a special period, he must give his all.

A group of officials in official uniforms hurried to the city gate and saw three strong men running towards the main street.

Patrolman Liang shouted, "Where are you going to jump, you daring thief? Why don't you surrender now?"

No matter if the thief on the opposite side cannot hear you, the momentum of the shouting must be conveyed and must scare the thief.

What if the thief is scared and really surrenders?

The three strong men were trying to escape and hide.

Then we ran into the officers and soldiers head-on.

At this moment, I couldn't help but panic and wished I could be reborn yesterday. Then I would definitely not choose to come to Yuanlu County.

They never imagined that a small, remote mountain county would require so much manpower and resources for patrolling.

It’s a major festival, don’t these officials have a holiday?

Man C asked in panic: "Big brother, second brother, what should we do?"

Man B was sweating profusely and asked nervously: "Brother, how about we fight our way out?"

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Man A's mind, and he whispered, "We are just refugees. At most, we will be beaten or imprisoned, or at worst, sent to dig in the mountains. We can still save our lives. Remember, just as we said before entering the city, we must insist that we are refugees. The reason we resist is that we are afraid of being caught."

With three layers of soldiers inside and outside, it is impossible for them to escape unless they can evade underground.

The only chance of survival is to surrender and insist that you are a refugee, which may give you a glimmer of hope.

If they dared to rush forward, the archers in front would shoot arrows at them.

They will surely become hedgehogs that are shot to death.