Chapter 1771: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1771: Snowfall
Originally, the families of the victims were supposed to go to the government to claim the bodies. However, the local authorities weren't functioning normally now, and Xia Yi was already overwhelmed with work. People had been waiting outside the county office for the past few days.
Especially the families of the officials who had been imprisoned; they had been protesting their innocence outside the county office.
Xia Yi had ordered the arrest of some people a couple of days ago—people who were openly involved with county officials like Constable Hong in this rebellion. Their families might not be entirely innocent either, as the concept of joint responsibility applied. Xia Yi had arrested the closest kin of Constable Hong and the others.
If it weren't for the prison already being overcrowded, there would have been more arrests.
However, even with the arrests, there were still quite a few people gathered outside the county office, seeking information.
Given the situation, it wasn't appropriate to arrange for the victims' families to claim the bodies at the county office. Who knew what kind of chaos that might lead to?
Furthermore, these families had contributed a lot during this operation. Shu Yu and the others had decided to give them a quiet environment to grieve and release their emotions.
As a result, Shu Yu had them wait directly at the abandoned mansion.
She herself represented the authorities to comfort them. Seeing their tear-filled eyes, Shu Yu couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Among the victims who had been captured and killed by the black market, a total of five people were identified. Four of them were young women, all driven to suicide by humiliation.
Shu Yu had attempted to have Qin Kun identify the rebels who had been responsible for their deaths. Unfortunately, the human trafficking operation was managed by Fourt Master Chang, and the ones who had coerced them were also under Fourt Master Chang. Those people had all left the black market together with Fourt Master Chang and were currently engaged in guerrilla warfare with General Huang outside.
Xia Yi had promised the victims' families that both Fourt Master Chang and his underlings who had driven people to their deaths would face retribution.
Despite this, the dead could not be brought back to life. Even if those people paid with their lives, it wouldn't bring back the lives they had taken. Shu Yu could only console them softly, urging them to mourn and move on.
After noon, the underground passage did indeed show signs of activity.
Before long, Lu Wu emerged with a group of people.
The people who had been waiting in the room stood up hurriedly, and soon, the large room was filled with mournful cries.
Shu Yu quietly stepped out with her group. In such an atmosphere, even her nose couldn't help but feel sour.
She glanced at the stretcher carrying Tang Feili's body, then turned to Lu Wu and said, "Could you personally handle this?"
Lu Wu waved his hand. "You're too polite, Miss Lu."
Watching Lu Wu leave, Shu Yu stood silently by the doorway, gazing at the distant landscape.
Suddenly, a white speck floated down. Shu Yu was taken aback, and she heard Ying Xi's surprised voice in her ear, "It's actually snowing."
Snowing?
She looked up, and the snowflakes gradually grew larger, falling gently on her shoulders. This snowfall seemed like a ritual, a way for these victims to be honored.
Shu Yu adjusted her cloak and suddenly missed home. Despite not being away for long, the experiences she had gone through made her feel as if half a century had passed. Given the current situation, she probably wouldn't be able to return home for the New Year.
Once the situation outside the city with General Huang was resolved and the city gates were reopened for travel, she would need to send a letter to her family so they wouldn't worry.
Shu Yu stood by the door, watching the snow for a long time. Only when the sounds of weeping had gradually subsided did she turn and enter the room.
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