Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1259: Chapter 1168: Lady Prime Minister 107

Chai Pengfei was already bound and gagged, rolling on the ground from the furious kicks of Yang Yixuan, letting out muffled groans of pain as he tried to evade Yang Yixuan’s relentless assault.

Yin Shuangshuang, upon seeing the wretched state of these common people, understood why Yang Yixuan was so angry; it wasn’t only Yang Yixuan, even she felt anger welling up inside her.

However, seeing Yang Yixuan about to kick Chai Pengfei to death, Yin Shuangshuang stepped forward to stop him: ”Lord Yang, don’t kill him. He still has his uses; there will come a time when he must atone for his sins.”

Yang Yixuan halted his foot poised to kick Chai Pengfei, turning to Yin Shuangshuang, his face still marked with anger: ”Mr. Yin, you don’t know what atrocities this group of beasts has inflicted on the common people!

It’s truly tragic! When I arrived, I found a pit with corpses outside the gold mine, containing both old and new remains.

Some had already turned to bones, some were half decayed, and others had just died. Their bodies resembled skeletons, it was truly, too tragic!

I’ve seen all manners of the dead on the battlefield but never have I seen such heart-wrenching and miserable deaths.

These are the common people we fought bloodily to protect, and now they’ve been treated by these beasts in such a way; these beasts are not fit to be human!”

Yin Shuangshuang looked at the rescued common people, all wearing an expression of numbness in the face of everything around them.

Though she couldn’t see clearly from afar, now up close she found that each of these common folk was as thin as skeletons, their faces sunken, eyes vacant.

Yin Shuangshuang approached a hunched old man, bending down to inquire: ”Sir, I am the County Magistrate of this county.

There’s no need to worry or be afraid, you are all safe now. Do you remember which village you’re from? When were you abducted?”

The old man stared blankly at Yin Shuangshuang, his eyes out of focus, offering no response to her questions. Yin Shuangshuang furrowed her brow and asked a couple more questions, yet the old man remained silent.

Yin Shuangshuang stood up and inquired among the others, but regardless of age, everyone reacted like the old man.

They ignored her questions, their eyes fixed straight ahead, as though each was a puppet.

Yang Yixuan approached, a look of pity on his face: ”Mr. Yin, there’s no point in asking, they’ve been tortured to the point of losing the normal reactions of a person.

Those beasts have tormented these common people into beasts of burden, only responding to a few simple commands, like raising a whip means it’s time to work, being whipped means they’re slow.

I saw with my own eyes a commoner whipped bloody by a constable guard, yet seemed oblivious to pain, merely hastening their work.

Moreover, even if they wanted to respond they can’t, I’ve checked; these common people’s tongues have been cut out, likely to prevent them from exposing the gold mine if they managed to escape.”

As Yang Yixuan’s words fell, Yin Shuangshuang’s grip on the warm stove tightened, her lips pressed together involuntarily, turning pale as snow.

She had a heart condition, so she had to keep her emotions steady throughout her life, avoiding anger, for her heart couldn’t bear the burden.

Yet at this moment, seeing the miserable state of these common people, Yin Shuangshuang couldn’t control the anger rising in her heart.

A piercing pain stabbed at her heart; her infuriated heart was overstimulated causing her to clutch her chest, groaning as her heart throbbed, it hurt so much that Yin Shuangshuang could barely stand.

Wei Yingnan, behind her, quickly supported Yin Shuangshuang; she too was furious wishing she could kill Chai Pengfei and his men immediately, but as soon as Yin Shuangshuang was in trouble, her anger was forgotten.

She pulled out a porcelain bottle from her bosom, inside were pills researched by Ying Chang’an and Heng Yue, specifically for Yin Shuangshuang to take anytime, akin to ancient rapid-acting heart medicine.

Wei Yingnan swiftly poured out a pill from the bottle, administering it to Yin Shuangshuang, one hand busy massaging her back.

”Sister Shuangshuang, calm down, please stay calm, don’t get angry, your health isn’t good, you can’t afford to be angry, these beasts are doomed, no need to get angry for them, Sister Shuangshuang, calm down, quickly calm down.”

Yin Shuangshuang took several deep breaths, trying to steady her emotions, suppressing the anger rising in her heart, feeling her twisting heart gradually relieved.

After a long while, Yin Shuangshuang finally regained her composure, when Gao Ya hesitantly approached, looking at Yin Shuangshuang with concern: ”Mr. Yin, are you alright?”

Yin Shuangshuang saw Gao Ya’s hesitance, slowly breathing a sigh of relief: ”I’m fine now, Manager Gao, do you have something to say, feel free to speak, I’m alright.”

Gao Ya, seeing Yin Shuangshuang claim she was alright, finally spoke: ”Mr. Yin, the numbers of constables don’t match. In the county government, the constables combined are more than fifty people.

Many hooligans have been bought off by Chai Pengfei and his beastly associates, all responsible for overseeing the common people working the mine; these people combined surely surpass one hundred.

But look, Lord Yang brought back fewer than twenty constables, something’s clearly off here.”

Yin Shuangshuang looked at the constables Yang Yixuan brought back, these constables now were bound together, dragged back by ropes on the ground, each bearing bruised faces.

Yet the number was indeed less than twenty, Yin Shuangshuang stroked her chin, pondering for a while.

Shortly, she spoke to Yang Yixuan beside her: ”Could I trouble Lord Yang to leave some people to guard these ones, then accompany me to that gold mine, I have some ideas and need to check the site.”

Yang Yixuan looked at Yin Shuangshuang with some concern: ”Just now it seemed like you had an attack, the journey to the gold mine isn’t short, can your body handle it?”

Yin Shuangshuang shook her head: ”This small discomfort I have doesn’t hinder, now time waits for no one, everything must be done as quickly as possible, please lead the way Lord Yang.”

Yang Yixuan still bore concerns on his face, seeing Yin Shuangshuang’s complexion pale and frightening, clearly unwell. Yet he knew Yin Shuangshuang’s words made sense.

Finally, he could only grit his teeth, calling his men to prepare a sedan chair for Yin Shuangshuang, allowing her to sit more comfortably, then instructed his people to guard Chai Pengfei, his men, and those constables.

Fortunately, Chai Feipeng’s men were many but all were tightly bound, with no weapons in their hands, and Yang Yixuan had enough men, not fearing the ability to manage such a crowd.

Thereafter, Yin Shuangshuang, accompanied by Yang Yixuan, hastened toward the site of the gold mine.