Xu Yanxiao could still whimper at first, but she suppressed her voice.
After a while, she cried uncontrollably until her voice was hoarse.
She looked battered and exhausted. She no longer had the demeanor of a noble lady.
Anyone could feel her despair and pain from her cries, but Qin Gong could not even give her basic comfort.
Qin Gong spurred his horse forward, but the troops following behind him soon arrived.
Cheng Yuan got off the horse, panting. He glanced at the scene from afar and took out a cloak from the box on the horse's back.
"Colonel Qin …"
Cheng Yuan handed the cloak to him. Qin Gong came back to his senses and looked up at Cheng Yuan.
"Inspector Cheng?"
He took the cloak in a daze. He glanced at Xu Yanxiao and pursed his thin lips.
It was not his fault that he was late, but to Qin Gong, it was his fault for not being able to protect his old master's family.
He did not dare to get close to Xu Yanxiao, afraid that he would hurt her.
Qin Gong spread the cloak with both hands and covered the body of the first wife.
Most of her clothes were made of precious silk. The fabric was comfortable and beautiful, but it could not withstand strong tearing.
The thugs were anxious to tear, so how could they take off someone's clothes peacefully?
After some pushing and shoving, the clothes on the first wife were almost torn to shreds.
Although she had not been physically humiliated before her death, her appearance alone would cause misunderstandings.
The first wife was from a noble family and had always paid attention to her personal and family reputation.
Qin Gong thought that perhaps First Madam didn't want others to point fingers at her corpse when she was in the netherworld.
Cheng Yuan entered the farmyard and found a few panicked women in rags. There was also a male corpse hanging from a tree in the yard.
This male corpse was Xu Fei of the Xu family, Qin Gong's old master.
"Go and put him down …"
Cheng Yuan was not naive, but he had never seen such a bloody scene. Xu Fei's face was ashen, and his tongue stuck out from his mouth. Cheng Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He turned his face away and ordered the soldiers to carry the corpse down from the tree and put it down properly. They then covered it with a white cloth to preserve its dignity.
"Lieutenant Qin, we found a male corpse hanging inside — —"
Qin Gong looked at the male corpse being carried out by the soldiers and hesitated for a while. Finally, he stepped forward and slightly lifted a corner of the white cloth.
With just one glance, his eyes turned red, and the hostility that had just subsided rose again.
"Xu Bei —"
Qin Gong's eyes were red as he gritted his teeth and squeezed out these two words.
Cheng Yuan sighed softly, patted Qin Gong's shoulder, and comforted him, "Colonel Qin, my condolences. Ling Wengong's funeral still needs you to take care of, and the wives and concubines he left behind also need someone to take care of them. Now was not the time to wallow in hatred. The dead were gone, and the living were still here. If Ling Wengong knew about this in the afterlife, he would definitely hope that they would be treated well for the rest of their lives. Most of Ling Wengong's old subordinates had already died in battle. Now, only Colonel Qin was left to shoulder this heavy responsibility. If you lose your mind because of hatred, who will take care of these old and weak women and children? "
Cheng Yuan's words were reasonable. Qin Gong could only endure the pain.
The army supervisor was right. He couldn't fall yet. At the very least, he had to make arrangements for Duke Wen's family.
But before that...
Qin Gong glanced in the direction that the thugs had fled and hardened his heart.
They had humiliated Ling Wengong's family. This debt must be repaid with blood!
"Army Supervisor Cheng, Ling Wengong's family has been found, but Military Advisor Yang still doesn't know …"
Cheng Yuan was considerate. He smiled and said, "Colonel Qin, don't worry. I will send someone to send a message to the Military Advisor."
"That's good. Thank you, Army Supervisor."
Cheng Yuan had a good temperament. It was a blessing for the commander-in-chief to meet such an easy-going and considerate military supervisor.
As the commander-in-chief, Qin Gong naturally wouldn't do something like capture the thugs single-handedly.
Fortunately, the thugs hadn't run far. How could a two-legged person outrun a four-legged warhorse?
In less than a quarter of an hour, the thugs who had just escaped were tied up by the cavalry scouts and thrown onto the ground like a human pyramid.
On the other side, Xu Yanxiao had cried enough.
"The thugs have all been captured and are at Lady Xu's disposal."
Qin Gong didn't accompany Xu Yanxiao. Instead, he went to arrange his troops and make preparations to deal with a fierce battle that could break out at any time.
After doing all this, he finally had time to see Xu Yanxiao.
At this moment, she had already stopped crying, but the tear stains on her face were still very obvious. Her eyes were red and swollen like a goldfish.
Qin Gong didn't dare to get too close, and his voice was also several degrees softer.
Cheng Yuan looked at the two of them, his hands in his sleeves, and he couldn't help but laugh.
In Yang Si's words, Qin Gong was usually like a little wild wolf, but now he had his tail between his legs and pretended to be a harmless puppy. He carefully retracted his claws and teeth. That pitiful look … sigh, if he were a girl in the boudoir, he might also be attracted to it.
Cheng Yuan was amused by the scene in his mind.
Yang Si said, "What are you laughing at? Could it be that you're thinking about some young lady? "
Cheng Yuan laughed and said, "Sir, don't make fun of me. There are jackals and wolves at home, like wolves and tigers. I don't dare to provoke them."
He had only gotten married in recent years. His wife was a distant relative of his mother's family. Cheng Yuan hadn't seen what she looked like before they got married, and they only started getting along after they got married. Although it was a blind marriage, the two of them got along well after getting married. Now, they could be considered to be in love and the young couple was quite happy.
"Then why were you laughing like that just now?"
Cheng Yuan said, "Looking at Lieutenant Qin's matter, I couldn't help but think of an embarrassing incident that my wife caused."
"What embarrassing incident?"
"My wife bought a wild wolf cub at the market and mistook it for a puppy. She raised it for a while," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "At that time, she was busy and didn't go home for half a month. When she went back, she saw that wolf cub sweating profusely. She didn't know how big of a joke she had made. Now that I think about it, Military Advisor Yang, don't you think that Lieutenant Qin looks like that wolf cub pretending to be a puppy? "
Yang Si looked at him seriously and said, "Yes!"
Both of them had been around Qin Gong's age, so of course they could see Qin Gong's feelings for Xu Yanxiao.
It was precisely because he cared that he was careful.
On the other side, Xu Yanxiao looked straight at Qin Gong and asked in a hoarse voice, "You can do whatever you want with them?"
Qin Gong said, "Yes, even if you want to dismember them or cut them into pieces, I'm willing to hand you the blade."
The corners of Xu Yanxiao's mouth twitched stiffly. Her eyes were lifeless, and it was unknown where her gaze fell.
"I want to peel their scalps off their skulls one by one. Are you going to do it too?"
Qin Gong said, "Yes. Although it's a delicate and time-consuming job, it's what they deserve."
Xu Yanxiao's tears, which she had stopped with great difficulty, gushed out again.
"What about castrating them?"
Qin Gong asked, "Do you want a blunt knife or something sharper?"
Xu Yanxiao sobbed and buried her face in her knees. She said in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible, "I want to watch."
Qin Gong was worried that she would see a bloody scene, but he wouldn't refuse her request.
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