The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 628: Dispersing the Prisoners

Miao Zhen smiled: "I know a little bit. Unfortunately, I understood 80% of what you just said."

Benshan Youshun felt like he was not feeling well.

He felt like the whole world was against him.

It turns out yes.

After Pan Yun carried all the looted money, oh no, all the compensation that the three families paid for robbing her distinguished guest, onto the boat, she pulled the three people onto the big ship, opened the cabin door, and let all the captives out.

These captives had been locked in the cabin since they were taken from the island and had not been able to come out. Now standing in the sun, they couldn't help but raise their hands to block the sun.

More than a hundred prisoners were crowded on the deck, looking at Pan Yun in panic.

Pan Yun said to Benshan Youshun and the other two kindly, "These are innocent people who were abducted to the island by the Japanese pirates. After we wiped out the pirates, we couldn't bear to see them stranded on the island and separated from their families, so we brought them back."

Pan Jun spoke these words in Japanese. He seemed not very fluent in it, so he spoke slowly, enunciating each word. His voice was neither too high nor too low, and everyone on and off the deck could hear it.

Pan Yun: "Some of these people are from Shikoku Island, so I want to hand them over to you. Please send them back home to enjoy the happiness of family life with their parents and reunite with their families."

After hearing these words, not only did Benshan Youshun and the other two look stunned, but even the captives on the deck were stunned and at a loss.

Just... let them go?
Pan Yun asked gently, "Who among you is from Shikoku Island? Please come out. I have already made an agreement with the three of you. They will escort you back home when the time comes."

The crowd was silent, no one dared to move.

Pan Jun looked disappointed: "Don't you all want to go back home?"

The captives who had witnessed her cruelty turned pale, and someone in the crowd moved tentatively.

When Pan Jun looked over, her knees went weak and she knelt on the ground.

The crowd immediately dispersed, and everyone stood three feet away from her.

She was a woman about twenty years old, and she was accompanied by a child about three or four years old.

The child seemed to be frightened by her. He was leaning against her side with a look of fear on his face. His eyes were wide open, and he was trying to look up at Pan Jun.

Pan Yun was slightly startled when she met his gaze, then her expression softened. When she looked at the woman on the ground, her coldness eased a little.

The woman put her hands forward, knelt on the ground, and was very humble, almost prostrating herself facing Pan Yun.

Pan Yun stepped forward to help her up, but she refused to stand up. She only raised her upper body and knelt straight with her legs together: "Please spare my life, my family is in Tokushima County, I want to go home."

"Okay!" Pan Yun agreed immediately, and turned to ask the three Benshans, "Is Tokushima County far from here?"

Before Motoyama Youshun could answer, Ichijo Taro answered, "It's not very far. Tokushima Prefecture is in the east of Shikoku Island, and our Kochi Prefecture is in the south. If you want to go to Tokushima Prefecture, you can go by land or by water. My family has a boat and can take her there..."

It makes it sound so complicated. In fact, there are only four prefectures in Shikoku Island, and none of them is bigger than a prefecture. Tokushima Prefecture is just the next prefecture. How far can it be?
Pan Yun nodded with satisfaction and asked the woman gently, "Do you want them to take you there, or do you want to go by yourself?"

"If you go by yourself, I'll ask them to give you some money for the journey. If you go with them, I'll also ask them to send you there safely, and give you some money so that you can buy some nice clothes and not be too embarrassed when you go home to see your parents."

The woman looked up at Pan Jun blankly.

Pan Jun gave her an encouraging smile and waited for her answer.

The woman's heart was in her throat. She waited for a while but didn't hear her companion's voice. She hid her disappointment, glanced at her son, then at Ichijo Taro who was in a mess and covered in blood. She gritted her teeth and said, "Please, Ichijo-kun."

Pan Yun's lips curled up slightly, and then she looked at the child beside her and asked, "Is this your son?"

"Yes."

Pan Yun nodded slightly and said to Ichijo Taro, "Please also give them money to buy two sets of clothes for the mother and son, and send them to Tokushima Prefecture."

Ichijo Taro immediately responded respectfully.

There was an immediate commotion among the captives, and soon more than a dozen people stood up, some young and some old, some old men, and some young women with children. They were also from Shikoku Island and wanted to stay.

Pan Jun nodded slightly and agreed.

When there are a lot of people and everyone has different destinations, we can’t rely on Ichijo Taro to handle it all.

Motoyama Youshun and Chosokabe Shigeru were not stupid either, and they immediately came out to grab the job.

Some people wanted to leave on their own, so Pan Yun immediately asked the three families to contribute money and property, and divided the property among them on the spot, allowing them to leave;

Some people chose to be escorted by three families. Pan Yun also asked them to pay for two sets of clothes, and then solemnly asked the three people for help.

There are also people who are not from Shikoku Island but want to stay in Shikoku Island.

Pan Yun did not stop them, and even asked the three people in public to arrange a job for him.

It can be said that even Pan Yun’s own relatives are not as considerate as her.

After a busy day, Pan Yun released a total of 28 prisoners, including men, women, young and old.

By the evening, the ship was almost renovated and a new flag was put on. Pan Yun left Kochi Prefecture with Ichijo Taro's eldest son Ichijo Kenjin, two retainers, four guards, and the second sons of Motoyama Youhan and Chosokabe Shigeru.

The speed was so fast that all three companies were stunned.

It was not until the ship left the port and disappeared that they came to their senses and asked, “We’re just going to let them go like this?”

Ichijo Taro's face was gloomy: "What else? Our lives are in her hands, can you kill her?"

Benshan Peregrine's heart felt like it was frying in oil, and he said unwillingly, "But we are free now."

Chosokabe Shigeru glared at him fiercely and said, "We both have sons on the ship, how dare you attack her ship? I told her long ago that I would let her live in my villa, but you insisted on fighting with me for it. If you hadn't made a mistake, we would have captured the ship long ago and wouldn't have lost both people and property in the end!"

Benshan Youshun jumped up and down: "You are talking nonsense, it is obviously you who are greedy. I wanted to do business with her in the beginning, but you tricked me into doing something to her."

Taro Ichijo didn't want to hear them arguing, so he interrupted them loudly, "Alright! This matter can't be spread out. She specifically inquired about the news of the Ouchi clan. The Ouchi clan has many ships, just like the Kikuchi family, and they do a lot of maritime trade. The pirates who fought with her on the sea this time might be the Ouchi clan."

Motoyama Youshun was startled and asked, "She doesn't really want to go to Shimane Prefecture, does she? But she used your family's flag to pass the border. If the Ouchi family wants to settle accounts with her later, you..."

Taro Ichijo's face was gloomy. "I don't have a good solution right now, but I know that my eldest son is in her hands. He is my best son. If you kill him at the hands of Pan Yun, I will never let you go."

Motoyama Yushun and Chosokabe Shigeru suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if they had choked on a fly.

(End of this chapter)