Zhou Jin, Xie Jin, and Yuan Zhen all looked at Wang Shiwen.

Zhou Jin asked: "Brother Wang, do you disagree?"

Wang Shiwen shook his head, his attitude firm, "I don't agree. Anyway, if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with me."

"What if nothing happens?" Yuan Zhen mocked, "Then you will have contributed as much as we did?"

Wang Shiwen answered without hesitation: "I don't want this credit, but I don't agree with this matter anyway. If you agree, you must make a promise to your superiors."

"I'll write it!" Zhou Jin agreed, then looked at Xie Jin and Yuan Zhen.

"I'll write too." Xie Jin nodded, and this time he and Zhou Jin would go all the way.

Yuan Zhen smiled and said, "I will sacrifice my life to accompany a gentleman. In order to save more people, I will also write."

"Okay, since you guys want to, then you handle it. I'll take my leave." Wang Shiwen was originally a person of evil mind and body. He didn't believe that anyone could truly repent, especially those who were sentenced to labor reform.

Seeing Wang Shiwen walk away angrily, Zhou Jin shook his head and said, "You two should stop writing. If anything goes wrong, I will be the only one to deal with it."

Xie Jin shook his head, "Brother Zhou, how can I do this? Qingshui County is suffering from a snowstorm right now, and what you are doing is just a stopgap measure. If you don't send these people out, disaster relief won't be accomplished at all."

Everyone knew that the border troops could not move, and even to defend the city, at least three thousand soldiers were needed.

As a result, the local disaster relief capacity was greatly reduced, and it is no wonder that Wang Shiwen was unhappy.

Yuan Zhen smiled and said, "Since the situation is urgent, let's report it to my second brother and ask him to send more people to help. In addition, we should not release everyone at once. Let's release those who have families first."

"On a snowy day, the monk can escape, but the temple cannot." Xie Jin agreed, "Just do it this way, brother-in-law, I think it's fine."

Zhou Jin nodded, "Not only will I let them go, I will also give them a bag of food."

Yuan Zhen and Xie Jin were both stunned. "Why is this?"

Zhou Jin replied: "These people are strong and can eat. If they go back empty-handed, how can they work when they are hungry? If they are hungry, they might want to do evil again."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhenshen agreed, "Brother Zhou, you are right. In my mind, let's do it quickly. I see that the snowstorm here is getting thicker and thicker."

"Okay!" Yuan Zhen and Xie Jin agreed at the same time.

Zhou Jin asked someone to send the memorial to Yunzhou, and he personally led people to the place where the labor camp inmates were detained.

When these people saw County Magistrate Zhou Jin, they instantly quieted down.

Mr. Sun was quite bold and asked with a smile, "County Magistrate, what brings you here?"

Zhou Jin looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Da, I remember that you are from Sunjiazhuang, and you have old parents and younger brothers and sisters at home. It's snowing heavily outside now, aren't you worried that the house will collapse under the heavy snow? Aren't you worried that they will be crushed to death? Aren't you worried that they will be frozen to death?"

When Boss Sun, who was originally smiling, heard this, the smile on his face disappeared completely and his eyes showed anxiety and anger.

"Sir, what's the point of you telling me? I'm a prisoner now. Even if I want to escape, there are so many people outside. I can't run out to help my parents and younger brothers and sisters sweep the snow!"

When Zhou Jin heard Boss Sun's reaction, he was not angry but laughed. "Okay, I'll let you out now and give you food, but after you go back and help your family clear the snow, you should help the villagers to the best of your ability."

"Ah?" Boss Sun was stunned and couldn't believe it. "Sir, I... I am a prisoner. Can you really let me out? But I can sweep the snow on the ground with shackles on, but it would be too difficult for me to climb onto the roof."

Zhou Jin shook his head. "I will send someone to take you home, have your family sign a guarantee for you, and then take off your shackles. You can be free temporarily and fight the snowstorm."

When Boss Sun heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, as long as you let me go back, I will clear the snow for the village even if it costs my life."

Zhou Jin nodded, "Okay, there are eleven people in Sunjia Village. I'll read out their names, and you come out..."

As names were called out, they came out of their cells at random.

Boss Sun was even more excited when he saw food in the truck outside.

Boss Sun and the others knelt down in front of Zhou Jin. “Although we were once bandits, we know right from wrong. Your Excellency is only releasing the criminals here because he hopes to save more people.”

"At the same time, you are also under a lot of pressure, and you may even be reprimanded by your superiors. I and my fellow villagers will definitely come back after the snowstorm is over."

Zhou Jin nodded, "A real man should keep his word. You made mistakes before because you had no choice. I believe you will keep your promise. If you are sincere, I will naturally reduce your sentence."

"Thank you, sir!" Boss Sun and the others kowtowed again, and then followed the cart carrying grain back.

It was very cold outside, but these people were burning with passion inside and kept urging everyone to hurry up because they wanted to get home as soon as possible.

Seeing this, the others became even more excited.

"Sir, I am from Zhaojia Village. I only have my wife and children at home. There is no man at home. They can't survive the snowstorm."

"Sir, I am from Liushu Village. My father, Liu Dazhu, came to see me some time ago. My father can also promise me that when I go back, I will also help the villagers clear the snow!"

……

Seeing that everyone wanted to leave, Zhou Jin said in a deep voice: "Don't make a fuss, go to each village one by one. I hope you will keep your promise and don't bring trouble to your family."

Everyone agreed, "Sir, we will definitely not run away. We can be free after one or two years of hard labor. If we run away, we will be wanted criminals forever and our families will be implicated. We are rough people, but we are not fools. We know how to settle accounts."

"That's right, we're not stupid. My parents came to see me and told me to listen to the adults and work hard. I can go home in two years. I won't run away and never come home, and bring trouble to my parents."

……

Seeing everyone nodding their heads, Zhou Jin said, "The snow is getting heavier. I hope you will join me in fighting the disaster and protecting the people of Qingshui County."

"Yes, sir." Everyone agreed.

After two days, all 16,000 people with parents were sent back to the village.

If you don't have parents, wife or children, but you have uncles, aunts, clan leader or village chief willing to act as a guarantor, you can also go back.

Finally, there were still some bandits from other places left. They were taken away by Xie Jin and asked to sweep the snow outside the city.

In order not to delay work, he was shackled but not handcuffed.

Although it's slower, it's safer.

Although these people cannot be set free, Zhou Jin said that if they work hard, their sentences will be reduced by three months after the snowstorm.

In the past, some people might have doubted it, but since more than 10,000 people were released, it shows that Lord Zhou keeps his word and can get things done.

Of course, the means are also very powerful.

Even if they escape, the poison is still in their bodies!

Besides, there are still officers and soldiers.

Forget it, I won’t run away. I’ll work honestly and I can still have food to eat!

As they got closer to Sunjia Village, Boss Sun became more and more excited. Even with shackles on, he ran forward quickly, "Dad, Mom... I'm back..."

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