Chapter Thirteen Murder Is Like This

  "What conditions did you just mention? I didn't hear clearly, say it again." Xu Wei's face was expressionless, and his tone was also devoid of any emotion, calm as a dead water. Everyone in the hall stood up at the same time, uneasily staring at Xu Wei and others, what is this scourge going to do? At this time, don't be impulsive, show off, or pretend to be a hero, it will ruin everything! This concerns the lives of all the people in the village!

  Bao Zheng saw that the momentum was not right, turned his head to look at Tai Gong, and before he could speak, he was stopped by Tai Gong's hand gesture. No one knows a son better than his father. Although Xu Wei had been in the army for many years and had little time with his children, he knew Xu Wei's temperament all too well. But after this serious illness, his youngest son seemed to be different somehow. For example, tonight, if it were in the past, he would have already shouted to kill across the river, take the initiative to attack, and make a profit by killing one or two people. But now, not only did he not rush forward, but also listened to Zhang Qing's orders and handled things accordingly, which was really unexpected.

  "Listen up, kid! I'm warning you, I've come to save the lives of everyone in this village! If you don't shape up...!" The man glared at Xu Wei, a fierce look flashing across his face!

  Xu Wei's eyes rolled: "What?"

  "I'll let you go to Xujiacun..." The man raised his right hand and pointed at Xu Wei's nose, saying slowly.

  As soon as the word "?" came out, Xu Wei suddenly swung a knife from bottom to top! Everyone saw a flash of light, and something fell to the ground. Before they could take a closer look, a mournful cry echoed inside and outside the Xu mansion! It shocked everyone's expression!

  "Ah!" The village soldier's loud cry of surprise made everyone's voice tremble with fear! Everyone looked closely and couldn't help but take a deep breath. On the ground, it was indeed the thief's right hand! Looking up again, they saw that the thief's right hand had been cut off at the elbow! Fresh red blood! Pink flesh! Pale white bones! Clearly visible!

  Yang Yan and Zhang Qing were also stunned. Xu Jiu was indeed brave and fierce, but he had never seen him use such a ruthless method! The thing that fell to the ground was truly a human arm!

  Seeing his companion injured, falling to the ground and wailing, another was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to react. When he came to his senses, he was out of breath, without saying a word, he reached out to pull out his knife! Xu Wei reacted extremely quickly, kicking him in the foot, that guy's body flew backwards, heavily slamming onto the ground. Yang Ma and the others came to their senses, Yang Yan made a flying tackle, pinning the thief to the ground, Ma Tai also followed suit! What kind of physique did he have? This pinning down not only made the thief suffer, but also left Yang Yan gasping for air, almost vomiting up his dinner!

  Xu Weishen's face was gloomy and frightening, holding a blood-stained wooden knife, he took several big strides forward, stepped on the thief's left hand with one foot, and struck again!

  This happened too suddenly, too quickly, so that everyone in the hall has not reacted yet, including Xu Taigong! Looking at the two broken arms on the ground and listening to the mournful cries of the two thieves, the crowd in the hall was silent as if they were frozen. Xu Taigong was originally weak due to illness, and now he couldn't hold on anymore, slowly sitting back into his chair.

  "Xu old dog! Wait for my brother's army to arrive, kill all the men in Xujiacun and rape all the women! Let you cut off your offspring!" The thief who was pressed to the ground yelled frantically, struggling. This sentence made the leaders of Xujiacun tremble with fear, it's over, everything is over, this cursed Xu Jiu, you've brought disaster!

  Xu Wei let out a cold laugh, stepped forward and pulled apart the Yang Ma brothers, grabbed the thief's hair with one hand, and dragged him out like a dead dog. He threw down a sentence: "Drag the other one out too!"

  "Lao Jiu, don't be reckless! When two armies are at war, they don't kill the messenger!" Xu Taigong shouted hastily from behind.

  "I've got him!" Xu Wei threw down these three words, and dragged the thief straight out of the mansion. The men outside were already scared silly, seeing the trail of blood, they hastily made way.

  "As soon as the army arrives, not a single person will be left in Xu's village! I'll screw your grandma! You little beast, you dare to move me, and I'll make sure your whole family is exterminated!" The bandit struggled desperately, cursing non-stop.

  Xu Wei dragged him out to the bluestone road outside the door and threw him down, making him kneel. The thief refused to comply and was subjected to all kinds of insults. He was immediately pressed to his knees by two village soldiers. Yang Yan and Ma Tai also brought another one who followed later, but he knelt down on the ground voluntarily.

  "You killed us, the village head will definitely avenge our death and make Xujiacun pay in blood. You really didn't have to do this." The bandit who was thrown out by Yang Yan and Ma Tai covered his wound with his clothes and said with great pain. He had thought that this countryside should be full of honest farmers, but he didn't expect such a ruthless character. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have volunteered for this job. Now it's too late to regret. His companion was still cursing loudly, but was gagged by the fat man with one of his shoes stuffed into his mouth. Today, it seems like they're done for.

  Xu Wei remained silent for a long time, the surrounding militiamen didn't even dare to breathe loudly, fearing they would disturb him. On the scene, only the sound of torches burning could be heard.

  "I'll ask you one question, if you answer truthfully, I'll let you go." The firelight illuminated Xu Wei's face with distinct features, a pair of eagle eyes shining brightly.

  The scoundrel was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, his face full of pleading expressions: "Good fellow, please ask, I will definitely tell you everything, without hiding anything."

  "A few days ago, someone broke into Wucheng County, was it you?" Xu Wei asked loudly.

  A flash of surprise flickered across the thief's face, and he didn't answer for a moment. Why did he ask this? Could it be that he had relatives or friends in Wucheng? If so, wouldn't speaking out be seeking death?

  Yang Yan saw this, pressed the axe in his hand against his neck and shouted: "Dare to say half a lie, I'll chop you off!"

  "How dare you! Good sirs! The affair in Wucheng County was indeed done by us. However, I, a lowly person, was attending to the leader at the time and did not kill a single person! If I have spoken half a false word, may heaven strike me with lightning and my whole family perish!" The bandit spoke with utmost sincerity, fearing Xu Wei would not believe him, he even made a poisonous oath.

  Just at this moment, a loud thunderclap suddenly rang out!

  "I really didn't, I'm innocent, heaven...!" The thief suddenly collapsed to the ground, crying out in despair. As if he had suddenly remembered something, he immediately regained his spirit, stood up straight, and pointed at his companion with one arm: "He! He did it! After we robbed Wucheng County and returned to Qianniushan to regroup, I even heard him bragging about how he disembowelled a young martial arts expert, spilling his intestines all over the ground, and then threw the young man's head into a well!"

  A commotion broke out among the crowd, and many people had heard the old woman's tearful accusation on the platform. Several country soldiers immediately raised their knives, wanting to kill the guy whose mouth was stuffed with a shoe by Ma Tai. But they were intimidated by Xu Jiu and didn't dare take real action, just making a show of it.

  Xu Wei turned his head, and two sharp gazes stared at the thief, causing his heart to skip a beat!

  With a burst of energy, Xu Jiu immediately told Yang Yan: "Go call my aunt's maid to take a look." The latter responded with a sound and quickly rushed into the mansion. Before long, she led the maid hastily back. The maid had not yet arrived when she suddenly became hysterical and pounced on the thief, biting and colliding with him. Her grief and indignation moved everyone present. Unexpectedly, the thief suddenly charged forward and violently collided with her, causing the delicate and weak young woman to faint and fall unconscious!

  The crowd suddenly burst into a roar of anger! Several nearby militiamen rushed forward, punching and kicking. Xu Wei gritted his teeth, took a big step forward, pushed away the militiamen, pulled out the shoe from the mouth of the thief, and shouted: "Remember clearly! My name is Xu Wei, come back as a vengeful spirit to find me!"

  "Hold on! I have something to say, my elder brother is the second king of Qian Niu Mountain..." The thief's eyes finally showed a hint of fear, but his mouth still refused to yield. He knew that he had met a tough opponent today, and it was an ignorant young man who didn't know the ways of the world!

  But before he could finish, Xu Wei raised his knife and shouted loudly: "Look carefully! This is what it means to kill someone!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the wooden knife in his hand swung down like a whip! The blood that sprayed out made all the men who were used to wielding knives and guns turn pale with shock! The head fell to the ground, rolling away, while the headless body collapsed to the ground, still convulsing...

  The scene was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard, and everyone seemed to have forgotten to breathe, staring blankly at Xu Wei. The village head stood outside the door, his eyes wide with wonder, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word; the expression on the face of the village guard was the same. Xu Tai Gong's face was complex, although this kid had always been bold, but it was just some fighting and brawling, in the eyes of this old soldier who had fought for his life, it was simply a child's play with mud. Who would have thought that this little thing was also a ruthless killer!

  Yang Yan was an exception, Ma Tai was so scared that he trembled with fear, but on his face, there was an unmistakable excitement! He gripped the hatchet tightly in his hand, licked his dry lips, and several times wanted to speak, but swallowed his words back.

  Looking at Xu Wei again, he was still holding the blood-stained big knife, his expression cold and stern, the whole person seemed like a piece of ancient, unthawed ice, so cold that it made people dare not get close.

  Xu Jia Zhuang is indeed a martial town, but no matter how martial you are, these people are ultimately kind-hearted civilians who dig soil and carry dung. Even soldiers who have been trained for a long time still wet their pants when they first go to the battlefield, let alone these ordinary people? If we just take them to fight against bandits like this, I guarantee they will collapse at the slightest touch and be slaughtered to the last man. Don't forget, this gang of bandits is not some Li Gui who jumps out from the woods and shouts "This mountain was opened by me", but a group of ruthless and bloodthirsty beasts. Let the militia see some blood first, when it really comes down to life and death, they won't be in disarray.

  Although it is said so, when the time really comes, how many people can hold on, only heaven knows.

  "Alright, good fellow, I'm really helpless, please, please spare your precious treasure, don't sully it..." Another bandit turned pale with fright, his lips trembling uncontrollably, and was almost in tears.

  Xu Wei didn't even glance at him: "I've said it before, as long as you tell the truth, I'll let you go." He emphasized each word.

  Yang Yan couldn't bear it anymore: "Ninth brother, I've never killed anyone before!" The thief was about to kowtow and thank Xu Wei for sparing his life, but suddenly heard this and felt a blackness in front of his eyes, almost fainting! (Second update, please vote and collect!)