Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2502 Reconciliation 44.0

Xiaotong looked at Hongye, then at Shen Cha, Shen Jiu and Jin Miaomiao, and nodded slightly at them.

"Your reaction tells us," Hongye sneered, and said unhappily, "We guessed it right. They really treat us as a fat sheep pen and want to make a killing."

"Xiaotong doesn't even need to tell me this, isn't it obvious?" Shen Jiu sneered and said, "It's obvious that they don't know the situation here, and they think that this place is just like other places, where they will be spoiled and allowed to do whatever they want." He looked at Shen Cha, "I don't know if they can get back the so-called stolen money after they cheated the people in those places, and by the way, hold the local government accountable to see what these people are doing to condone such evil things."

"It's not that they are doing harm to the world. The situation here is different, and they don't understand." Shen Cha sighed, "In recent years, although we are richer here than before, it is still far behind other places. They just saw that we seem to have some money, so they think we are a fat sheep pen and cut us with knives."

"I think so too." Shen Jiu sighed, "This alone is enough for them to die to atone for their sins."

"That's right." Jin Miaomiao and Hongye nodded at the same time. They looked at Xiaotong and said, "Don't look at us like that. We can avoid the death penalty, but we can't escape the punishment of living."

"But." Xiaotong thought for a moment, "They didn't harm anyone's life, they just cheated people out of money. If they return the money, they can be acquitted, right?" He blinked, "That's not what I said. I heard them talking before, and they both thought so."

"They also talked about this specifically? How did they talk about it?" Jin Miaomiao frowned, "How come these two people have no sense of propriety at all, talking about such a topic without even telling you."

"Maybe you think I might not understand!" Xiaotong smiled at Jin Miaomiao and comforted her, "Actually, I understand everything."

"From your behavior, I know you can understand." Jin Miaomiao nodded, "However, whether you understand or not, it does not prevent them from committing crimes here and not being able to escape our punishment." Seeing Xiaotong's puzzled face, she smiled and said, "In addition to following the laws of Daxia, important border towns also have the right to punish independently. This is granted by His Majesty. Not only us, but all border guards of Daxia have such power."

"But why?" Xiaotong couldn't understand this at all. "Is it because there are always wars here?"

"That's about right. We need to prevent all kinds of spies from sneaking in." Jin Miaomiao looked at Xiaotong and smiled at him. "For example, if you are a Arab, and the troupe didn't inform you of your situation in advance, we can arrest you all and treat you as spies. Not only you, but your master and the troupe owner also have big problems with their identities. It's not unjust that you were arrested."

"This." Xiao Tong still couldn't understand, but he didn't bother to argue. He sighed softly and said, "I've never been to a place like this before, so I don't really understand it, but the master and the class leader should know very well why they are doing this."

"Everyone has their own agenda."

Shen Jiu looked at Shen Cha. He knew the identities of Ke Dajia and Mian Bai, and could guess why the two of them chose this place and did this. He was not sure whether Mian Bai had expected the current situation, but Ke Dajia definitely had expected it. He wanted to use this to achieve his own goals, but what exactly it was, I'm afraid he would have to say it himself. "I don't really understand, and I don't really want to understand." Xiao Tong thought for a while, "This time coming here, it was not actually led by my master. He originally wanted to retire, but the owner of the troupe said it would not be too late to retire after singing this round and satisfying the fans."

"Satisfy the fans? Satisfy his desire to make money!" Hongye snorted and said, "But, your master wants to retire? Not sing anymore?"

"Yes, he doesn't sing anymore. He's old, and his voice looks good, but sometimes he still has trouble. He used to sing for several days in a row without any problems, but now he can't do that anymore. He has to rest for a month after singing for three days in a row. So, the plan they made this time is to sing in one place for three days, then leave, play on the road for a month, and when his voice gets better, go to the next place to rest for a few days before going on stage again."

"They. Have other plans?"

"Yes!" Xiaotong nodded. "Although this plan was jointly discussed by the two of us, my master was not the one who took the lead. My master just gave some suggestions. At the beginning of this year, they made such a plan. They went to the places they had been to before to sing for a few days, and then randomly selected a few places to perform for a few days. The owner said that because this must be the last performance, it must be more grand than every year, and the money collected must be more. When he said this, my master did not object. But this was chosen by my master, and the owner was still a little hesitant."

"Hesitate?" Shen Cha raised her eyebrows, "You were there at the time, right?" Seeing Xiao Tong nod, she continued, "Then tell me in detail."

"The class owner didn't recommend choosing this place. He said this place is very special and it would be hard to deal with if something happened." Xiaotong spread his hands and took a sip of water from his small tea bowl. "I now think the class owner is foresighted. Isn't this going to happen? Isn't it hard to deal with? But the master didn't care. He said as long as the locals knew who he was, these things could be ignored."

"That is to say, he knew something might go wrong, but he told the class owner that it could be dealt with, right?"

"That's about what he meant." Xiaotong recalled. "He said if it really doesn't work, he can just reveal his identity. I guess it won't be too difficult. But everyone knows who he is. My brothers and sisters know too, but they didn't let him go, did they?"

"You don't need to know this." Shen Cha thought for a moment and said, "Are you sure he said that?"

"Yes, I'm sure." Xiaotong nodded firmly, "And the class owner also said that this identity is not very useful, and it might even backfire and end badly. I remember the class owner tried to persuade him for a long time, but he still insisted on coming. The class owner had no choice but to listen to him and come here."

"He chose this place and caused so many troubles." Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Cha, Shen Jiu, Hong Ye and Mei Lin, and chuckled, "What do you think?"

"There must be something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary. He didn't have good intentions from the beginning."