blood contract

"Don't you know that the higher-ups are pressing you? Go check again..."

Before the county magistrate could finish his words, a bailiff rushed in like a madman.

"County magistrate, county magistrate!..."

"Damn it, that's a funeral! How unruly!"

"County Magistrate, no, this is bad!"

The bailiff rushed in, panting, and after taking two breaths, he said:

"Someone just reported a murder case. Another murder case! Over twenty people were killed..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate and the legal advisor jumped up from their chairs.

"Oh my, this is not going to let people live!"

The county magistrate had a sad face, clapped his hands, paced around the room for a few steps, then raised his hand and pointed outside the door.

"Quick, go check it out! Call all the servants and constables in the yamen!"

……

"They died in a variety of ways. Some would eat like crazy until they were stuffed to death; others would indulge in pleasure and eventually die from excessive indulgence; or even two good people would suddenly attack each other and kill each other while walking on the street..."

The woman recalled:

"At first, there were only a few people, but later more and more people fell into this crazy state... until it spread to the entire village...

They killed each other or ate each other... just like evil spirits, the scene was really scary...

They look exactly the same as they did just now when they went crazy..."

The woman pointed at the twenty or so people lying on the ground, but she kept turning her head away and dared not look to the other side.

Now whenever she thinks of that scene, she gets scared to death.

"Oh, it's rare to suddenly enter such a crazy state without any warning..."

Hu Yanlin seemed to be thinking about something. He poured a bowl of water for the woman and pushed it in front of her. "So, sister, you took your son and fled here?"

"Yes! My husband was hacked to death by his mad elder brother. He used his life to allow my mother and I to escape before he died."

The woman said, wiping the tears from her eyes with the corner of her sleeve.

"I had nowhere to go, so I returned to my mother's hometown...but I was still misunderstood!"

"Is there no one from the government investigating? Also, is this madness incurable?"

“The government naturally sent people to investigate, but the people who went to investigate the case suddenly went crazy after returning… I don’t know the details, but I heard that people in the government office were hacking and killing each other, and the blood was splattered everywhere. It was terrifying!

The doctor was killed before he could even examine the patient... I don't know if this disease can be cured."

Huyan Lin nodded, thinking about something.

Only now did he finally understand the whole story and why these people wanted to drive away the poor mother and son.

A sudden crazy incident occurred in Yingfeng Town where the woman lived. After her husband died in exchange for the survival of her and her son, the woman fled to Yingfeng Town, her mother's hometown.

But the people here seemed to be worried that the woman would be infected with this crazy disease and spread it to the people here, so they made an irrational move to drive her out.

Although he could understand people's fear and anxiety about unknown madness, he could not agree with the irrational behavior caused by this fear.

The strangest thing is that there was nothing wrong with the woman, and these people didn't touch her at all, but they went crazy inexplicably.

It's really strange!

"Xiao Shuai, how is it?"

Immediately, his eyes fell on Yu Xiaoshuai, who was taking the pulse of the person lying on the ground.

"It's weird!"

Yu Xiaoshuai scratched his head, put his hand on the man's wrist and felt his pulse, "I didn't find anything abnormal!"

"Where's the spirit?"

“That’s no problem!”

“I didn’t expect that the two little brothers could treat illnesses!”

The woman was grateful and admired the two men. She patted the little boy in her arms who had fallen asleep due to excessive shock.

“Is this disease curable?”

"This disease is so serious..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Xiaoshuai raised his head and looked outside the door, then stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and said:

"It came pretty quickly!"

The woman didn't understand what was going on. She blinked and looked at Huyan Lin. She seemed to have thought of something and moved her body nervously, almost falling off the chair.

Someone came to chase her and her daughter away again!

"Don't worry, sis. It's okay."

Hu Yanlin supported her and comforted her, then said to Xiao Shuai: "Xiao Shuai, we are all mortals, be careful when you attack."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoshuai laughed and said, "Brother Lin, what are you talking about? Who wants to fight with them?"

The woman didn't understand what they were saying and was confused.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you. You have more experience than I do in dealing with the affairs of this world."

"No problem. Leave it to me." Yu Xiaoshuai patted his chest, paused, and said:

"By the way, Brother Linzi, you really don't need to tell my master in advance about your coming?"

"No need. I want to give her a surprise, hehe..."

"..."

Seeing his silly self-satisfaction, Yu Xiaoshuai didn't want to discourage him, "Okay... Just make sure it's a surprise and not a shock!"

It was just that the last sentence was spoken in an exceptionally low voice.

Bang, bang, bang—bang, bang—

As the two of them were talking, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded in the alley.

After a while, a group of yamen runners and constables dressed in uniform official uniforms and carrying swords rushed in.

Although they were prepared, when they saw the twenty or so people lying neatly on the ground, their sharp and unfriendly eyes were fixed on the young man standing in front of them.

This is an unforgivable criminal!

Gradually they surrounded it, and the rest of the people also surrounded the house.

Just as Yu Xiaoshuai was about to say something, a deep and stern voice sounded.

"The people lying on the ground, were they killed by you?"

Then, a slightly plump middle-aged man in green official uniform walked into the yard with an angry look on his face.

"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't kill them," said Yu Xiaoshuai.

The county magistrate was a little suspicious when he saw that the young man spoke clearly, had a clear mind, and showed no signs of madness.

"Someone reported the case, saying that you killed these people!"

“Seeing may not be believing.”

Yu Xiaoshuai shook his head and sighed, "These people are crazy, I just made them faint temporarily. If you don't believe me, you can check it yourself."

The county magistrate was quite surprised to hear that the person was fine, and gave his subordinate a look with disbelief.

Understanding his boss's intention, a yamen runner ran over cautiously, squatted down to check on the person lying on the ground, and after a thorough inspection, he stood up and returned to the county magistrate's side, whispering:

"Sir, these people are indeed just unconscious, but they are still breathing."

The county magistrate frowned. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still said sternly: "Even so, you can't escape suspicion. I will arrest you first."

Upon receiving the order, all the yamen runners surrounded Yu Xiaoshuai and wanted to tie him up.

"Hey, are you guys reasonable?" Yu Xiaoshuai pointed at everyone present.

"These people were crazy and wanted to kill us, but we just knocked them out to protect ourselves. You don't hold them accountable, but hold us accountable. This is simply not distinguishing right from wrong and is unfair!"

"Boy, this is just your one-sided statement. We will naturally take all of you back and interrogate you before sentencing. Come on, tie you up!"