Chapter 1617 Flame Tattoo

Chen Yang and Wu Dayou arrived at the county governor's mansion together.

When he learned that the inspector had arrived, the county guard hurriedly came out to welcome him.

The Sheriff is slightly short in stature, but very strong. He walks with a limp, but his movements are not slow.

When he saw Chen Yang, who was only at the peak of his pill formation, the county guard was also stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "Your Excellency, please come in."

Entered the magistrate's house and sat down in the meeting hall.

After introducing himself first, Chen Yang learned that the county guard's name was Wei Ying.

Wu Dayou was sent from the royal capital to Wuchong County, and then sat in his current position.

As for Wei Ying, they are locals who have lived here for generations.

His father was the previous county governor.

Chen Yang glanced at Wei Ying's right leg and asked, "Chief Wei, was your leg injured by the bandits?"

Wei Ying smiled bitterly and said, "I was ambushed by bandits that day and almost had my entire leg chopped off."

"It's really hard work."

Chen Yang reassured and said: "Although I am here for inspection, my purpose is to help you deal with the bandits. First of all, I want to understand the situation. You can call some officials involved at this time. "

"Yes, Inspector Chen."

Wei Ying responded respectfully and immediately arranged for people to summon the officials.

After a while, all the important officials of Wuchong County were summoned to discuss together.

Chen Yang first asked some questions. From everyone's speeches, he sorted out his thoughts and roughly understood the situation.

The bandits suddenly appeared three months ago.

The gang had robbed eight times, all in small towns outside the city, looting all the property and taking young women away.

In addition, they also attacked Weiyang City southeast of Wuzhong City.

Because Weiyang City was on guard at that time, the bandits did not rush into Weiyang City.

After that, based on many clues, the whereabouts of the bandits were finally discovered. They were lurking in Baiyang Town, thirty miles away from Wu Zhong City.

Wei Ying and Wu Dayou personally led the city guards to capture the bandits.

Unexpectedly, the news was false, Wei Ying was ambushed by bandits, and Wei Ying was injured.

The city guards were defeated and the bandits left without a trace.

Chen Yang almost didn't listen to the news.

He asked: "So do you know the number and strength of the bandits?"

Wei Ying said: "The leader of the bandits has not shown up yet. However, among the bandits there is a third-level extraordinary and two extraordinary second-level. They are very powerful and difficult to deal with. As for their number, it is estimated based on the last confrontation when they were ambushed. Their number should be over two thousand.”

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows and said: "A group of bandits with more than two thousand people. It seems that this organization has existed for a long time. Why did they suddenly start looting three months ago?"

No one knows the answer to this question.

Chen Yang added: "Besides taking away property and women, did the thieves do any other special behavior? Or, did they have any identity marks?"

The next official said: "By the way, I heard from the mayor of Qiukui Town who was robbed that the bandits had tattoos on their bodies, like a ball of flames, and he noticed that many bandits had tattoos on their bodies."

"flame!?"

Chen Yang looked thoughtful and stood up immediately, saying: "Let's go, take me to find the mayor."

Wu Dayou curled his lips and said: "Inspector Chen, we have looked for Liao Bangyun several times. That tattoo is just a symbol of a bandit. It is of no use to us in finding the bandit."

Wei Ying said: "Wu Junwei, you can't say that, just in case Inspector Chen discovers something else."

"In that case, let's go and have a look. However, I won't go."

Wu Dayou stood up, bowed his hands to Chen Yang, and said: "Inspector Chen, if you find the whereabouts of the bandits and want to encourage them, just give them the order. As for the investigation and evidence collection, I will not accompany you."

After saying that, Wu Dayou turned around and left, obviously despising Chen Yang.

Wei Ying said angrily: "Wu Junwei, you..."

"never mind."

Chen Yang interrupted Wei Ying and said, "If he doesn't go, we will."

"Inspector Chen, you are indeed in great numbers."

Wei Ying smiled dryly and immediately ordered his horse to be prepared.

Other officials also looked down upon Chen Yang and were unwilling to follow him, so they all found excuses to leave.

In the end, only Wei Ying was left with him.

As if he was afraid of Chen Yang being embarrassed, Wei Ying said: "Inspector Chen, everyone is busy recently, don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind." Chen Yang glanced at Wei Ying and said, "By the way, you have also fought against that group of bandits. Have you captured any of their men?"

Wei Ying said: "Those people are very stubborn. Nothing can be learned from torture. They were all beheaded."

Chen Yang asked: "Who ordered the execution?"

"That's the official." Wei Ying frowned and said, "Did Inspector Chen think that what I did was inappropriate?"

"Nothing, just asking casually." Chen Yang said: "After those bandits beheaded, are their bodies still there?"

Wei Ying said: "The bodies have been burned."

Burned?

Chen Yang has already understood the customs of Daxia. Most of them are buried, and there are very few cremations.

They are just a few criminals, do they need to be cremated?

Chen Yang glanced at Wei Ying, rolled his eyes, and said: "Chief Wei, let's go, take me to Qiukui Town."

The two of them, each with a fire-plumed horse, left Wu Zhong City and soon arrived at Qiukui Town.

After being plundered by bandits, Qiukui Town became a little depressed, almost all of them were old, weak and disabled. There was not a single young woman in the town, which gave people a strange feeling.

Chen Yang asked curiously: "Chief Wei, where do you think those bandits hid the women they abducted?"

Wei Ying thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's in a cave or a dungeon."

While the two were talking, they had already found Liao Bangyun, the mayor of Qiukui Town.

Liao Bangyun frowned. As soon as he saw Wei Ying, he grabbed Wei Ying's clothes and cried: "Governor Wei, you must catch the bandits and rescue my daughter and daughter-in-law."

As soon as Liao Bangyun called for the county guard, everyone in the town looked over, their eyes full of hope.

"Don't worry, Mayor Liao, we are working hard."

Wei Ying comforted him, pointed at Chen Yang, and said: "Mayor Liao, this is Inspector Chen from the capital, who specializes in supervising the banditry incident. He has some questions to ask you."

Liao Bangyun looked at Chen Yang and said respectfully: "Inspector Chen, if you have any questions, just ask."

Chen Yang said: "Old sir, I just want to ask, what do the flame tattoos you see on the bandits look like?"

Liao Bangyun picked up a stone and started drawing on the ground.

While drawing, he said: "I noticed that most of the bandits have this mark. Some are on the back of the hand, some are on the back, and some are on the ankle. Maybe all of them have it, and the others are not visible. Yes, it was blocked by clothes."

After finishing speaking, the flame painting was also finished.

Chen Yang glanced at the flames on the ground, and his heart skipped a beat.