Chapter 72: Mass Events
When Zhang Cheng saw that the situation was wrong, he quickly shouted: "Protect Master!" Chu Wan'er and Fa Zheng also rushed forward to protect Guo Zhiyuan. Even Wang Xi and other servants rushed forward to build a wall to prevent the crowd from directly attacking Guo Zhiyuan.
"Don't hurt people!" Guo Zhiyuan, while expounding Zhang Cheng and others, jumped off the horse and bowed to the crowd and shouted loudly: "My fellow villagers, I am the newly appointed Gutian County Magistrate Guo Zhiyuan. If you have any questions, you can choose a representative to report to the county government. This county will make the decision for you, don't be excited!..."
However, these ordinary people were obviously different from what Guo Zhiyuan encountered in Yuping Town before. After hearing Guo Zhiyuan's loud voice, they not only did not slow down, but became more and more manic. Several people in the crowd raised their arms and shouted: "It was him who detained our money and food and asked him to pay back our money and food!" Then the crowd rushed towards him like a group of wild horses that broke away from reins with horrifying sounds!
As Guo Zhiyuan's first think tank, Xu Guangqi immediately found something was wrong. He jumped out of the carriage and pulled Guo Zhiyuan back and said hurriedly: "Young master, I'll explain to them!" As he said that, he stood in front of Guo Zhiyuan and shouted: "My fellow villagers, my family has not officially taken office yet. The money and food matter is a legacy of my previous work and has nothing to do with my family. Even if you have any problems, you should wait until my family officially takes office and complete the handover of money and food..."
It should be said that what Xu Guangqi said is indeed true, but Xu Guangqi has no experience in dealing with group incidents after all, so he didn't know that just reasoning would not work at this time. As a result, his words did not play a role in calming the situation. Instead, some people who had lost their minds became angry when they heard that the new county magistrate wanted to separate their relationship, and they were immediately furious. At this time, Wang Demin arranged for the thugs who usually liked to cause trouble among the crowd to see this and shouted: "The dog official refused to repay our money and food, beat the dog official!"
The matter has completely lost control when it develops here. Although Zhang Cheng, Fa Zheng, Chu Wan'er and others are very skilled in martial arts, Guo Zhiyuan does not let them hurt people, so they dare not take heavy measures, let alone use weapons. In addition, the number of opponents is large, so they quickly retreated under the impact of the crowd.
At this time, Zhang Cheng, Fa Zheng, Chu Wan'er, Wang Xi and others who were standing in front were already in a mess. They had been hit by many old fists on their heads and bodies. Not only did they say that their noses and faces were swollen, but their clothes were torn into strips of cloth. Especially, Chu Wan'er was dressed as a man, but the clothes on her arm were torn to pieces, revealing her white and slender jade arms. The rogue immediately exclaimed: "This guy has a tender skin, either a woman, or a rabbit man!"
Chu Wan'er was embarrassed and angry, but she still fought to the death because she was afraid that she would retreat, and Zhang Cheng and Fa Zheng could not stand it. Once the defense line was broken, Guo Zhiyuan behind her would be in danger!
Guo Zhiyuan has no experience in dealing with such group incidents. When he was the mayor's secretary in his previous life, he was not his turn to encounter such a big situation, so he was a little confused for a while, and Xu Guangqi and the others had no experience in dealing with such things, and they were also messing around. However, they knew that anyone could have an accident at this time, and Guo Zhiyuan must not have an accident, so they kept pushing Guo Zhiyuan back, pushing and shouting anxiously: "Young master, go quickly!"
In a panic, Guo Zhiyuan could only passively be pushed back. Suddenly, he saw Chu Wan'er's clothes on his arm torn and his snow-white skin exposed. He suddenly felt a bang in his head, and his blood and energy rushed straight to his head uncontrollably. Although he always quarreled with Chu Wan'er, he was very nervous about Chu Wan'er. When he saw Chu Wan'er in danger, he was about to go away!
Several rascals who were placed in the crowd liked this kind of thing the most. They fanned the flames and joined in the fun and had money to get it. Where can I find such good things? Especially when Chu Wan'er's clothes on her arm were torn to reveal her white skin, they saw something strange, and they became more and more excited and crazy, shouting: "Battle dog officer! Take off their clothes!..."
"Bang!" A sudden loud noise, the crazy people were shocked and looked up at the sky habitually. Is this thunder? At this time, Guo Zhiyuan pushed the Lumi gun that Zhao Shizhen gave him away and walked out in front of him, shouting: "Stop it all!" The loud noise just now was emitted by the Lumi gun in his hand. The smoke at the muzzle had not completely dissipated, making Guo Zhiyuan's face, which was a little distorted because of anger, look a bit ferocious in the smoke!
Although muskets have been used in the army in this era, they are still rare for ordinary people. People are a little afraid of unknown things, so people are also a little afraid of the "fire burning stick" in Guo Zhiyuan's hand that can make a loud thunder. In addition, Guo Zhiyuan's expression looks a bit fierce, which makes them unable to help but stop their movements, and dare not attack Guo Zhiyuan's team again, and even took a few steps back with fear.
This is exactly what Guo Zhiyuan wanted to see. He held the Lumi gun in his hand and slowly glanced at him fiercely for a week, then gritted his teeth and said, "A tiger does not show his power. You think I am a sick cat! I haven't even taken office yet. It's all my fault for you to ask for money and food! It's really easy to bully me?!"
The few rascals Wang Demin had seen the world more than ordinary people, and they woke up first. When they heard Guo Zhiyuan's rude words, they felt more intimate. It turned out that this guy was from the same place as us. I heard that those who were in the capital before were different from those from big places. They spoke more imposingly than the gangsters in our small places, which made them feel a sense of mutual appreciation for Guo Zhiyuan!
Of course, if you appreciate each other, these ruffians have not forgotten their mission. After all, the matter has not been completed, and they cannot get the money, so they quickly continued to fan the flames and said: "He wants to pay for the debt, this dog official wants to pay for the debt! Beat this dog official!..."
However, this time Guo Zhiyuan was prepared and shouted immediately before they could fan the flames: "Who is fanning the flames and spreading rumors? Zhang Cheng, Fa Zheng, take it down!..."
Zhang Cheng and Fa Zheng were staring at each other, and immediately rushed into the crowd and pulled out the thugs who were fanning the flames. Those thugs were not stupid, and immediately started to scream like a pig: "I've hit someone, the dog official hit someone!" And the people who were still a little confused also woke up and began to get restless again...
Chapter completed!