Chapter 76 You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 76 Fishing in Troubled Waters
Then, the general looked at the other prisoners and said, "You, speak up. Who incited you to start the riot? If you lie, the fate of the first two will be yours!"
The prisoner kneeling on the ground shook, hastily spilling out all the information like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
The situation was exactly the same as what the previous prisoner had said. The one who incited the riot was indeed Liu Wei, and he was probably already escaped by now.
The truth quickly came to light.
The so-called mastermind behind the scenes of the Chen family was shattered.
Captain Sun felt somewhat embarrassed, not daring to look at the general, afraid that he would take it out on him.
"Thank you, General, for clearing our suspicion!" Chen Yuan hurriedly thanked the general with a bow of his hand.
If they were really blamed for inciting the riot, their family would be doomed.
Although they had already been accused of "embezzling disaster relief grain," Chen Yuan didn't want to take on any more blame.
The general nodded without explanation. He had just acted on impulse. He didn't know Chen Yuan personally, but he could tell that this person was not simple.
Maybe he could rise again in the future, so he just helped him casually. Perhaps there would be some decent gains from it.
Even if he wasn't reinstated in the future, it wouldn't matter much. He didn't have much to lose anyway.
"The rest is up to you!" The general looked at Captain Sun and said before mounting his horse and leaving with his men.
These soldiers came and went quickly.
"Wait, there's more..."
"Phew!"
Captain Sun hurriedly caught up, wanting to say something, but ended up swallowing a mouthful of dust.
Seeing the soldiers leaving so decisively, Captain Sun's face turned extremely unsightly. They had left, so what should he do now?
These prisoners had just incited a riot. Weren't they worried that they would start again after they left?
With just their few people, how could they stop them?
Before, they couldn't stop them, let alone now. Some died, some were injured.
However, what made Captain Sun breathe a sigh of relief was that these prisoners didn't show any signs of unrest. Apparently, the severe measures taken by the general had deterred them.
But the key issue was that the mastermind behind the incitement of the prisoners' riot had escaped, and he hadn't been caught yet.
If the mastermind wasn't captured, even if they suppressed the riot, he wouldn't be able to offset the blame he would have to bear.
However, he couldn't leave now. After all, the turmoil had just occurred. If he left with some people now, wouldn't it give these prisoners another chance to riot?
Moreover, he had to hurry up and send the remaining prisoners to Nanshan because many prisoners had already died in the riot, and it had just begun. The journey ahead was still long.
If the number of people he sent over didn't meet the quota, his responsibility would be even greater.
More importantly, he wanted to leave here as soon as possible. When he arrived in Nanshan, with the emperor far away, he wouldn't have to care about the imperial orders. At that time, even if the court wanted his life, he could escape and find a place to hide.
Of course, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the general who had just left would send troops to arrest Liu Wei.
"No, I can't just wait here." Captain Sun thought for a moment and then sent his subordinates to remind the county magistrate.
After all, this was his territory, and he was responsible for the prisoners' riot. If he didn't send someone to arrest Liu Wei, the court would also hold him accountable.
...
"General, are we going back? Aren't we going to catch Liu Wei?"
One of the soldiers followed behind the general, looking at the direction the general was taking them, and couldn't help but ask.
"Why should we catch him?" The general snorted, "What is our mission?"
"To suppress the riot!" The soldier honestly replied. The county magistrate had ordered them to suppress the riot as soon as possible when the news of the riot in the exiled convoy came.
"Then haven't we already completed it?" The general curled his lips, "As for that Liu Wei, who knows where he's gone? If we catch him, it's good, but if we don't, we'll be the ones responsible!"
"This is originally the bailiffs' business. Why should we wipe their asses? Why should we do such thankless tasks?"
The general's attitude towards his subordinates wasn't as cold as before. He explained very patiently.
"Let them worry about these things. Why should we invite trouble for ourselves?"
...
"We escaped?"
Liu Wei glanced at one of his men and couldn't help but burst into laughter. Although his wife and daughter were still in the exiled convoy, he didn't care. His wife could be remarried, and more children could be born.
As long as he survived, it was fine.
"Liu Qi, find a way to remove the shackles from my body!"
Liu Wei looked at his subordinate, the wooden board was already broken, but the iron chains on his hands and feet could still be removed.
If he ran with these, he wouldn't get far, and there might be pursuers behind.
"Okay, sir, I'll use a stone to smash it and see if I can break it!"
Liu Wei nodded, and then the subordinate went to find a stone nearby. However, the forest was full of trees and weeds, and it wasn't easy to find stones for a while.
After waiting for a while, Liu Wei didn't see his subordinate coming back. He frowned for a moment, and then his heart skipped a beat.
"Damn it!"
"You damn Liu Qi, if you dare to run, I'll skin you alive!"
He cursed as he rushed into the woods, but he was stunned the next moment, staring blankly ahead. A fierce-looking man was pinching Liu Qi's neck, while Liu Qi struggled desperately, unable to break free, and couldn't say a word.
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and the next second his face turned pale. He turned around and ran, but the shackles on his feet were entangled by the grass on the ground, and he fell down all of a sudden.
Bang!
The man holding Liu Qi smashed towards Liu Wei, but because of his inaccurate aim, he didn't hit him. Instead, Liu Qi hit a tree and fell in front of Liu Wei.
Seeing Liu Qi's head hitting the tree and a large hole opening up, blood gushing out like a spring, Liu Wei involuntarily swallowed.
But before he could swallow his saliva, he felt his whole body flying up, no, not flying up, but being lifted up by someone.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Liu Wei struggled desperately, begging for mercy continuously.
"Are you a prisoner in the exiled convoy?"
The man grabbed Liu Wei by the back of his neck, lifting him up like a chick, and after inspecting him for a while, he asked.
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, hesitating for a moment to admit
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