Chapter 17: Ready-made scapegoats don't need to be fools
Several big men next to him were holding water bags high, and they were all stunned when they heard this.
There were two others who were fast and had already drank two mouthfuls of water. When they heard this, their faces turned pale and they immediately panicked.
"Boss, why can't you drink this water? Could it be... is this water poisonous?"
The two of them quickly raised their hands to dig at their throats, eager to spit out the water they just drank.
Yu Tang's eyes narrowed, and she moved closer to the water bag and smelled it.
There is only a faint earthy smell in the water, and there is no other odor such as rancid or bloody smell.
She poured some more water into her hand.
The water was quite clear and there was nothing wrong with it.
But Yu Tang was still worried.
"Don't worry, this water shouldn't be poisonous, but there may be problems. Anyway, don't drink this water yet. You are really thirsty. There are water radishes on the carriage. Let's deal with it first."
After informing everyone, Yu Tang called over Li Da and the big man who had just handed her water.
"Where did you get the water from? Take me there to see. Li Da, you should follow."
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After taking away a cup of tea, the three of them came to a small ditch at the edge of the forest.
It is said to be a ditch, but it is actually a small stream of water only as wide as a palm.
The big man said anxiously:
"Here, boss, the water we brought back was drawn from here, but in this wilderness, there shouldn't be anyone so crazy as to poison the water, right?"
Yu Tang was looking around the environment around the river and smiled when he heard the words.
"Who told you that someone poisoned the river?"
The big man was stunned.
"No one poisoned it? So what else could be wrong with the water? Oh...Boss, do you think the water in the mountains is unclean?
You’re overthinking it, it’s no problem, we’ve walked out before and drank a lot, so we’ve never had any problems.”
Yu Tang shook his head.
"Today is different from the past. Just because there was no problem with the water in the past does not mean that there is no problem with the current water."
The big man looked confused.
Yu Tang had no intention of explaining, she looked at Li Da.
"Where is the river where you saw the body just now? Can you get across from here?"
Li Da nodded.
"There is a river right here. If you go south, you should be able to cross it."
Yu Tang nodded.
"Take me over and have a look."
Li Da hesitated.
"Boss, there are hundreds of corpses near the river. Some of them are rotten and infested with maggots. It makes us sick to see them. You're a girl, so you'd better not go there. It would be bad if you get scared."
Yu Tang shook his head.
"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of this. Just lead the way."
Hearing this, Li Da no longer hesitated and turned around to lead the way.
The three of them walked upstream along the river, and the big man suddenly felt blessed and slapped his head fiercely.
"Boss, I understand. There are corpses in the river. You are afraid that the water will be polluted by those corpses."
Yu Tang nodded.
"The occurrence of plague is mostly related to snakes, insects, rats, ants or corpses. The accumulation of corpses makes it easy to transmit diseases. Therefore, if the water is really contaminated by corpses, it must not be drunk."
The expressions of Li and Da both changed at the same time. At this time, no one was afraid of the plague.
When a plague breaks out, tens of thousands of people will die.
At this moment, they couldn't help but worry about their friends who had just drank water.
Yu Tang saw through what they were thinking and said with relief: "We're not sure yet, so don't worry. Here, tie a veil on your face and take precautions in advance."
The three of them covered their faces and continued walking forward.
When he walked to a thorny field, Yu Tang smelled a strong putrid smell through the handkerchief.
Yu Tang's eyes narrowed.
She deliberately lagged behind and then secretly took out disinfectant spray from the supermarket.
She sprayed herself from head to toe, then quickly sprayed the two of them several times from behind.
The pungent smell of disinfectant spread, and the two of them expressed confusion.
"Huh? What does this smell like(???.???)????"
"Did you fart?"
"I do not have it."
"It must be true. I told you to eat less, kid. Smell this weird smell and make you sick..."
"I don't!!! You say you smell bad and you still sniff, what's wrong with you?"
"It's you, boss, do you smell it?"
Yu Tang put his hands behind his back and quietly stuffed the disinfectant spray back into the supermarket, with an innocent look on his face: "No, why didn't I smell it?
The two of them, Li and Da, looked at each other and slightly shrank their noses.
Big man: "Hey, that strange smell seems to have really dissipated."
Li Da: "You still said it wasn't you who farted!"
The big man was sad and angry: "I really didn't. I dare to take responsibility for it. If it is true, I will admit it even if I eat shit!"
Li Da: "It's you, stop making excuses!"
Big man: "π_πI really don't have one...Boss, he doesn't believe me, but you believe me, right?"
Yu Tang smiled slightly.
There are ready-made scapegoats, you don’t have to be a fool.
She raised her hand and patted the big man on the shoulder.
"It's okay, it's just a fart, everyone can do it, don't be embarrassed."
The big man looked blank.
Both of them were so absolute that he couldn't help but start to wonder if he really farted...
As the three of them walked forward, the putrid smell became stronger and stronger. The stench mixed with the smell of blood and rotten meat made them almost nauseous even through the veil.
"God, there are so many corpses!"
The big man suddenly exclaimed.
The three of them stopped.
Yu Tang raised his eyes and saw that ten meters ahead, hundreds of corpses were lying in various directions along the river.
Yu Tang tied another handkerchief on each of the three people's faces, and then stepped forward.
These corpses include men, women, and children. Judging from their clothes, they should be villagers who moved from a certain village and fled the famine together.
"These people must have been dead for more than a month. Look, half of this person's body has been rotted away, and his bones are all leaking out."
"They have sword wounds on their bodies, so they must have been killed."
"There is not much food or property around. It may have been robbed... His grandmother's, look, there are nearly two dozen children here, and these children are still in their infancy."
"Who did this? We have been bandits for so many years and have done many bad things, but we will not kill such a small child. These people are simply crazy..."
Li and Da were cursing and looking sad and angry.
Yu Tang stood in the middle of the corpse, clenching his fists and looking angry.
The continuous famine has made it difficult for people to survive.
This group of people thought that they really couldn't survive anymore, so they moved the whole village.
They dragged their families and left their homes, struggling to survive. But who would have thought that they did not die from natural disasters, but from man-made disasters.
What kind of people are so merciless that they can kill an entire village of people without even sparing an infant.
This kind of garbage should all be dragged away and shot in the new century!
"Huh? This is a wooden sign, it doesn't look like something people in the village should have."
"It should have been left by the killer, old...what old man? Damn it, this wooden sign is soaked and can't be seen clearly."
When Yu Tang heard this, her eyelids opened sharply, and she spoke in a deep voice.
"Qingyun Town, Tiger Hall!"
Chapter completed!