RPAGF Chapter 147 A Spark Can Start a Fire!
Chapter 147 A Spark Can Start a Fire!
Looking at the kneeling crowd, Zhang Fan felt a surge of emotion.
He stepped forward, helped up Wang Hu, who was at the front, and roared.
"Don't kneel! You are heroes, you don't need to kneel before me!"
Then.
Zhang Fan called over Mo Feng, who was busy at work.
"Ink Wind".
"What's wrong, Immortal Master?"
Mo Feng immediately strode over.
Zhang Fan's expression turned serious as he pondered the future.
"The matter in Shangdang County is temporarily closed!"
"But our plan has only just begun!"
He looked at Mo Feng and said, word by word:
"The construction of Daqin Heavy Industry Plant No. 1 must be accelerated!"
"I want to see the factory buildings and blast furnaces as quickly as possible!"
Mo Feng nodded: "You can rest assured that the Immortal Master is in the Mo family's care!"
"in addition!"
Zhang Fan continued.
"Coal mining plans to expand!"
"If we don't have enough money, we'll go find Mi Yueyao! If we don't have enough manpower, we'll recruit locally!"
"I have only one request: produce results as soon as possible! I want to see coal being transported out of the mine!"
Mo Feng didn't fully understand why Zhang Fan emphasized these two things so much!
but!
Going to Xianyang to deal with powerful figures is a political matter.
I can't be of much help!
"I understand!" Mo Feng said, "I will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Zhang Fan nodded, glanced in the direction of Xianyang, then looked away, his tone turning cold.
"There's one last thing to do!"
……
The sun finally rose above the horizon, its golden rays dispelling the gloom that had hung over Changzi County all night.
As arranged by Mo Feng, the children rescued from Shantongtang and the stone house were carefully led by the soldiers to the square in the center of the county town.
After hiding in fear all night, some of the people finally mustered up the courage to open their doors.
What they saw was a line of soldiers in Qin armor taking over the streets and alleys!
But it didn't disturb the residents; instead, they shouted loudly:
"Everyone! If your child is missing, please go to the square to claim them!"
"Hurry to the square! Find your child!"
One sentence, like a boulder crashing into a still lake!
"My child! My child!"
"Thank God!"
In an instant, countless tightly closed doors were suddenly pushed open.
One by one, people with bloodshot eyes and haggard expressions poured out.
They cried out, supporting each other, and ran with all their might toward the square.
When they rushed to the square, the sight before them horrified everyone!
In the center of the square.
There were hundreds of children gathered there.
They were all dressed in rags, emaciated, and their eyes were filled with unyielding fear and numbness.
Some children will even instinctively shrink back when they see their parents; it's an instinctive reaction to being beaten!
"My son!"
A woman let out a heart-wrenching scream and rushed forward like a madwoman, but her child screamed in terror and ran away.
The woman stood there stunned, then felt as if her heart was being torn apart, and knelt on the ground, wailing loudly.
This desperate cry instantly ignited the entire audience!
"Found him! I found my Gou Dan! Gou Dan, don't be afraid, it's Daddy!"
"You beasts! What have you done to my daughter?!"
Countless parents rushed into the crowd, embracing their children whom they had lost and found again.
Cries, curses, and screams blended together, filled with endless grief and anger!
Just then, someone noticed the scene on the high platform in the square.
Zhang Fan, covered in blood that had not yet dried, stood in the center like a god of death.
Beside him.
Han Zhen, the Commandant of Shangdang County, and his subordinate generals!
And then there's Wei Sheng, the great philanthropist of Changzi County and head of the Shantongtang family, along with all his servants, who were all bound and kneeling on the ground.
The people all knew Wei Sheng, and knew that he ran a charity school and was a well-regarded philanthropist in the county.
To them, what they were seeing was utterly outrageous!
A man with tears streaming down his face pointed at Zhang Fan on the high platform and roared in grief and anger:
"Zhang Fan! Did you do this?!"
"You spoiled brat! Not content with your own womanizing, you even went after Wei Shanren! Did you kidnap these children to frame Wei Shanren?!"
"That's right! Wei Shanren adopted so many children, you beast!"
"Release Wei Shanren! Severely punish Zhang Fan, this villain!"
The people's anger found an outlet.
They were unaware of the truth and relied solely on past impressions.
He then directed all his anger at Zhang Fan.
Wei Sheng, kneeling on the ground, should have been happy to hear the people "seeking justice" for him!
At this moment, however, he was trembling like a leaf!
He felt Zhang Fan's icy gaze, and a surge of heat instantly flowed from his crotch, causing him to wet his pants on the spot!
He dared not imagine what awaited him!
"Where is the Prefect? We need to see Prefect Feng Jing!"
"Your Excellency, please grant us justice! Cut off this tyrant's head!"
The crowd became agitated and began to surge forward, and the situation was about to spiral out of control!
Just then.
A clear and compassionate voice rang out, reaching the ears of everyone present.
"Fellow villagers, please be quiet."
Fusu slowly walked out from behind Zhang Fan.
He didn't shout angrily; his eyes were bloodshot, but more than that, they were filled with sorrow.
He looked at the trembling children and the heartbroken parents.
His face showed only the pain of empathy.
"Looking at you, looking at these children... my heart is breaking!"
The people saw this young man with an extraordinary air about them and were about to start cursing!
But the genuine sadness in his words silenced her!
Fusu slowly took something out of his bosom and held it high!
It was a piece of warm, smooth jade, with intricate dragon patterns carved in gold thread, and an ancient seal character in the center—"Qin"!
"This...this is..."
The knowledgeable old man's pupils constricted, and his lips trembled, unable to speak.
"Dragon patterns...gold threads...that's...the Crown Prince's...order!"
The noise from the crowd suddenly stopped!
After a deathly silence, someone was the first to react, cried out, and knelt down, trembling.
next moment.
The people in the entire square knelt down in unison, not daring to even lift their heads!
"The Crown Prince's Decree! It's the Crown Prince's Decree of the Great Qin Dynasty!"
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!! Long live the Great Qin Dynasty!! Long live His Majesty!"
The deafening roar of worship made it clear to everyone!
The one who felt heartbroken for them was none other than the crown prince of the Qin Empire!
Fusu looked down at the kneeling crowd below!
His voice trembled slightly.
"Fellow villagers, please rise!"
"Today, I stand here not to hear your worship, but to give the people of Great Qin justice!"
He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before finally settling on Wei Sheng, who was kneeling.
"The prefect Feng Jing you're looking for, despite being an official appointed by the imperial court, has shielded criminals and disregarded human life!"
"He has been brought to justice!"
"I will personally report his crime to my father, the Emperor!"
"And the Wei Shanren you speak of..."