Chapter 719: Chapter 207: Shocking the whole county! Hundreds of officers and soldiers besiege! (10,000-word mega Chapter, please subscribe)_1

In a secluded alleyway.

The Innkeeper holding two large money bags shrank his corpulent body into the corner. He listened to the constant shouting outside, his peripheral vision catching the sight of government officials and rangers, one after the other, making him so tense that cold sweat was pouring down.

He knew that these government officials and rangers had not gathered together for no reason; there must be some event that excited and brought them together.

At the same time, he could vaguely hear the discussions of some passers-by, which scared him so much that he wished he could shrink even further into the corner.

Because he had heard that this matter was related to the inn he ran!

The government officials and rangers gathered there were headed for the several out-of-town guests in his inn!

Hiss!!

If he as the Innkeeper was seen by these men, wouldn’t he be captured?

Only after observing, from the corner of his eye, the departing silhouettes of the government officials and rangers,

did the Innkeeper finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

He tried to steady his tumultuous thoughts, muttering to himself with lingering fear, "Good thing I hid in time, it would’ve been troublesome if those guys had found me!"

Just as he was preparing to run away quickly, suddenly another thought emerged.

-- Should he go back to the inn to see what would become of those out-of-town guests after encountering those government officials and rangers?

They all seemed rather formidable.

Could they possibly take care of so many people?

As soon as this thought arose, even the Innkeeper laughed at himself, shaking his head and casting aside all these unreliable thoughts in his mind.

While quickly preparing to leave Iron Mountain County, he talked to himself, "What am I thinking about? The damn Magistrate feeds hundreds of men, and they only have four. How can four people stand against several hundred?"

But, before he could take a few steps, he stopped again, unable to resist, "From a distance, having two glances... Shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

After all, if something goes wrong, he just needs to turn his head and run, right?

He didn’t know why such thoughts kept occurring to him, and under some inexplicable influence, he actually turned back.

When he scurried back near his own inn, he found it surrounded by an impenetrable crowd.

The government officials, constables, and rangers when holding weapons in their hands, were all made of metal!

Some held shuttle darts, others long swords, and some even had bows and arrows!

There was also a crowd of onlookers gathered around. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The Innkeeper just so happened to blend in among this group of townspeople, so he felt he wouldn’t be discovered.

Although he was holding two bags, which was somewhat odd, many townspeople were carrying poles and other items as well.

Hm!

He felt he looked relatively normal.

Not particularly eye-catching.

And indeed, it was true, as the majority of the onlookers were focusing their attention on the direction of the inn. Their eyes were fixed on that inn, and nobody paid any attention to the Innkeeper.

The Innkeeper could also hear the townspeople’s buzzing discussions.

"My goodness, such a large force, I remember the last time the authorities caught a bandit, it wasn’t even this impressive! There must be at least two or three hundred men, right? And each one carrying blades or clubs, quite the show of power!"

"It’s not just blades and clubs, there are also more than twenty people with bows and arrows! With so many archers watching intently outside the inn, even if one had wings, one wouldn’t be able to fly out, right?"

"Damn it! That dog meat Magistrate, after pocketing so much silver, could it be to feed this gang of men? This group literally seems like the Magistrate’s private army!"

"Shush!! You should only say such things in private, and now you speak these words in front of all his lackeys, aren’t you afraid of being caught?"

"Speaking of which, those out-of-towners in the inn, why don’t they run?"

"Yeah, if they had run at the first opportunity, they might have had a chance to escape from Iron Mountain County."

"The ox tied up in front of the inn’s door, wouldn’t it belong to those out-of-towners? What a pity... Such a sturdy ox, it’s probably going to end up as a meal on the Magistrate’s plate."

"But next to the ox, why is there a coffin?"

"Could it also belong to those out-of-towners?"

"Ah? Who would bring such a thing when traveling?"

"..."

...

"Damn it, the people outside sure have loose lips." A constable from Iron Mountain County turned his head to glance at the crowd of townspeople behind, his eyes filled with ominous light, "Boss, should we catch a few of those rambling fools first?!"

The arrest officer, referred to as "Boss," spoke without turning back, "Take care of those troublemakers later. The most important thing now is to capture those folks inside!"

The arrest officer paused before continuing, "Go and call out to them, tell them to come out and surrender. If they’re unwilling, we’ll just fire a volley of arrows and shoot them dead!"

"Right away!"

After the constable responded, he puffed up his chest, pretending to be very imposing. He walked directly to the front of the inn’s gate and shouted towards the inside, "All you rebels inside, listen up! If you’re wise, come out and surrender. Maybe the Magistrate, being kind-hearted, will give you a dignified death!"