noffsinger Chapter 229 You are my bottom line
Chapter 229 You are my bottom line
Shu He stood at the junction of the front and back yard corridors and listened to what the people said.
"I think I understand." Zhang Zhirou stood behind her, her face full of indignation. "So, sister, you provided them with free medical treatment, not only labor but also medicinal materials, and then when something happened to them, they accused you of being a murderer?"
"Isn't this just like crossing the river and destroying the bridge? Bah! They are the donkeys! No, I have to go and talk to them!"
Seeing Zhang Zhirou about to rush out, Shu He quickly grabbed her.
"Sister He, what are you pulling me for?"
She was puzzled and couldn't bear to see Shu He being misunderstood like this.
"I was badly injured and nearly died, but you pulled me back from the brink of death! How could you, with your amazing medical skills, kill someone? I think those people are slandering me!"
Zhang Zhirou became more and more excited as she spoke, and the irritable Shu He could hardly hold her back.
"Arou, calm down." Shu He looked at the people outside with a complicated expression, "They shouldn't be slandering me."
The people of Beisha City may be stupid or ignorant, but their thoughts are relatively simple, and there are very few evil people. It is impossible for them to frame her for no reason.
Besides, death is no joke! Something must have happened, otherwise there wouldn't be such public outrage.
Zhang Zhirou didn't react for a moment. After hearing what she said, she thought she had really killed someone with her medical treatment. However, her surprise was only for a moment. The next second, she was already thinking about how to help Shu He escape.
"Sister He, then run! We'll go apologize after the people calm down!"
After hearing this, Shu He was subconsciously stunned for a moment. After he reacted, he laughed helplessly.
"Arou, what are you talking about? Why should I run?"
Zhang Zhirou's face was very unnatural, "No, it's not that my sister admitted it..."
Knowing that she had misunderstood, Shu He explained, "What I mean is, what they said and what happened should be true. But whether they died from taking my medicine or not remains to be verified..."
Zhang Zhirou heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. "So, sister, you didn't kill anyone, right?"
She was really conflicted just now. If it was really Sister He who killed someone with her medical treatment, she didn't know whether she should stand on the side of justice or the side of the benefactor.
Shu He seemed to see through her thoughts, straightened his face, and said seriously, "Arou, if I really killed an innocent person, what you should do is send me to the government to face legal sanctions, instead of letting me run away!"
If it were Zhang Zhirou, she would do the same!
"I won't!" Zhang Zhirou frowned and took a step back. Then he raised his eyes and looked at her seriously. "If you really made any mistakes, I will definitely stand by you unwaveringly!"
Shu He was a little surprised.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't happy to hear such partial words, but she just couldn't understand why.
"You've always hated evil and held a righteous heart. You've always aspired to be a female general! How could you be so unprincipled?"
"A person's hands can be stained with blood, but not the blood of innocent people! This is the bottom line, it is..."
"Sister He, you are my bottom line!" Zhang Zhirou interrupted her and said firmly, "What you said is indeed what I pursued in the past, but after spending these days together, I can tell you responsibly that no matter what you do, I will stand by you!"
Shu He was deeply moved, but couldn't help asking, "What about justice?"
"You are justice!" Zhang Zhirou said, "Besides, I believe you wouldn't do anything to harm innocent people! Even if you did, you must have your own reasons and ideas!"
Looking at her determined expression, Shu He was speechless.
"Sister He, you saved me, my grandmother, and A Li. You saved the lives of several members of our Zhang family from the hands of the King of Hell! Therefore, my life, Zhang Zhirou, is yours! If you want justice, I want justice! If you want to do evil, I will do evil with you!"
"You!" Isn't that too shameless?
Zhang Zhirou saw her helplessness and smiled faintly, "Even if you can't be my sister-in-law, I will follow you for the rest of my life!"
When she rescued Zhang Zhili, when she rescued her grandmother, when she stood on the blazing city wall in the dark night, and when she cleverly repelled tens of thousands of Northern Di soldiers, she was certain that the bundle of wheat was the brightest light that she must chase in her life!
Seeing Shu He staring at her intently, she blushed and looked embarrassed. "Sister He, I'll go ask about the situation for you!"
Shu He was about to pull her away when she said, "Don't worry, I'll ask carefully and won't act impulsively!"
Seeing her running away quickly, Shu He couldn't help but shake his head. At the same time, he was deeply moved.
This is the first time I've been favored and supported by someone without any bottom line. It feels really good.
"General, please ask the prince to come out! We just want justice for the dead. Can't the prince even allow such a request?"
"Or does the prince want to protect his shortcomings?"
Someone in the crowd said this loudly.
Zhang Zhiyi's eyebrows immediately raised when he heard this. "How dare you talk about the prince so casually? Come, drag him away and give him twenty military sticks!"
"Yes!"
Xu Yan agreed and immediately signaled two people to step forward and take the man down.
The man panicked and begged for mercy, "General, please spare my life. I was anxious and said the wrong thing. I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong!"
Zhang Zhiyi remained calm and unmoved by his pleas for mercy.
Two garrisons stepped forward and pinned the man to the ground, while the other garrison soldier, holding a spear in his hand, used the spear shaft as a club and executed him on the spot.
Suddenly, heart-wrenching screams rang out in the courtyard, causing fear to appear in the eyes of all the people.
How could this general just attack without any hesitation? He's too ruthless, isn't he?
By the time he was beaten with twenty military sticks, the man was already dying and no longer had the strength to shout.
"Send him to the military camp and let the military doctor treat his injuries!"
Zhang Zhiyi gave another order, and then two soldiers carried the tortured civilian away.
"What does General Zhang mean? Why did he let the military doctor treat his injuries after being beaten with a military stick?"
Some people were puzzled and expressed their doubts.
"You don't understand this, do you?" Someone outside the door guessed Zhang Zhiyi's idea and explained to everyone, "This is to kill one to warn the rest, to establish authority!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Someone didn't understand and came up to ask.
The man showed a bit of arrogance on his face and explained, "Did you hear what he said just now? He said that the prince was protecting his subordinates! What does that mean? Isn't it just saying that the prince was protecting his subordinates?"
"According to our country's laws, anyone who shields a criminal is guilty of the same crime as the criminal! If he says that, doesn't that mean the prince is also a murderer? Will General Zhang agree to this? If he doesn't establish his authority, then if someone else speaks nonsense later, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the prince's lifelong reputation?"
When everyone heard this, they thought it made a lot of sense.
"Brother, that's a great idea!"
Some praised him, while others were puzzled, "Why hasn't the prince shown up yet? Could it be true..."
His words immediately attracted countless pairs of eyes, forcing him to stop the words from coming out of his mouth. At the same time, he covered his mouth desperately, unable to help but feel relieved.
Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud, otherwise, he would have ended up like the man with a bruised butt.