Chen Hansheng and Kalanda carried Tuchin and his son back to the hotel.
The innkeeper saw the two unconscious people and asked in surprise, "Isn't this Tuqin, the guy who sells straw hats and straw sandals in the next street? How did he become like this?"
"He was beaten by the Baron's men." said Chen Hansheng.
"Ah, what kind of crime is this?" He helped Chen Hansheng find a bed to put the man down, lifted the clothes on Tuqin's back and said, "Hey, why is the beating so severe? But it's not bad. The Baron showed mercy today and only beat them less than ten times, right?"
Kalanda curled his lips and snorted coldly.
Chen Hansheng said: "Boss, go get some hot water so we can help them treat their wounds."
He called the guard's medic and instructed another guard to call back Glade who was still wandering around.
However, the one who rushed in earlier than Glade was a girl in a cloak. The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and was quite pretty. Although she was thin and had some freckles, her big eyes stood out. She was a rare beautiful girl in the town.
The girl saw the boss and grabbed his arm: "Uncle Balser, have you seen my father? They said he was carried here."
"Well, Doris, your brother is here too, in the second room on the first floor." The boss whispered, "They were rescued by the man who booked this hotel. Don't be fooled by his ordinary attire, he must be someone special. Be careful."
Chen Hansheng soon saw the girl with a nervous look on her face. However, when Doris saw her father and brother fainted on the bed, she didn't care that Chen Hansheng and Karanda were in the room. She rushed in screaming and threw herself beside the bed.
Her tears immediately flowed down, "Dad! Wake up, it's all my fault. I made you like this."
Kalanda walked over, squatted in front of her and said softly: "Little girl, your father and brother are not seriously injured. Our people can save them. Don't worry too much."
"This... Sir." She saw that Kalanda was dressed as a mercenary and responded in a panic, "Thank you, thank you."
"Can you tell me why the Baron wanted to capture your father and brother and beat them?" Kalanda asked again.
"I, I don't know. They asked me to hide at my aunt's house with my mother. My sister died and my mother was sick. I don't know anything else, but I ran away secretly and later found this place." The little girl was frightened and speechless.
Chen Hansheng shook his head slightly at Kalanda and decided to wait until the businessman named Tuqin woke up before asking him.
Not long after, Glade and Crete were called back to the hotel.
Glade saw the two men in the room and frowned, "You called me back in such a hurry just for these two guys? You don't have any strength at all."
"We saved them not because they are masters, but because we sympathize with their plight. This kind of emotion is exactly what you need to learn well." Chen Hansheng knew Glade's identity and said this to him.
"Okay, you're the boss, you have the final say. It doesn't matter to me who I save, except that I haven't discovered the value of saving these people," said Glade.
"Their value? You will know it later." Chen Hansheng said, "Now let's get to work."
Glade moved a chair and sat down, then began to cast a spell.
He practiced the magic of the Spirit Tower and was also good at healing. He brushed his hand across the backs of Tuqin and his son, and the wounds slowly stopped bleeding and healed.
Half an hour later, the guard's medical staff came and bandaged them, and then Glade cast two tiny soul-shaking magics, bouncing two small light balls into their heads.
Tuchin and Sova each groaned and woke up.
The middle-aged man, who was seriously injured, jumped up from the bed when he saw Doris. He shouted in panic, "Doris, Doris, why are you here?"
He was in a trance and saw many figures around him. He immediately knelt down, clasped his fingers together and begged, "Baron, Baron, please. Doris is my only daughter. Irene is dead, please let Doris stay with me. I, I can contribute more taxes."
His son Sova was more awake. He saw the surrounding scene and realized that it was not the Baron's mansion and the people were all strangers. He also struggled to get up, stopped Doris behind him, and said, "Dad, there is no Baron here."
At this time, Tuqin also slowly saw the surrounding situation clearly. He stood up somewhat at a loss, touched the bandages on his body, and looked at his son who had been treated and his daughter who had not been violated. Finally, enduring the severe pain in his back, he knelt down to Chen Hansheng and said: "My lord, I don't know who you are, but it seems that you saved me and my son. I, I am very grateful. But I don't know what you need in return, please tell me."
Chen Hansheng hurriedly supported him and did not let him kneel down. He helped him sit on the edge of the bed and comforted him: "Tuqin, I am from the Tower of China. You may have heard that the Tower of China replaced Count Carlos and owned this land. I will be the mayor of this town in the future. As a mayor, I naturally have to protect my townspeople. Your affairs are now my affairs. Don't worry, we Chinese are different from the nobles in the past. Count Carlos and Baron O'Farrell don't take your lives seriously. But we will treat every townsperson as our own."
Chen Hansheng spoke for a long time. However, Tuqin, Sova and Doris did not relax, but became more nervous. Tuqin bowed repeatedly and said, "Sir, please, please let us go back! I will definitely bring you a thank-you gift when the time comes, and I will try my best to raise money."
"Don't they understand what I mean?" Chen Hansheng asked Kalanda.
Kalanda walked over, half squatted down, held Tuqin's shoulders and looked at him. Tuqin immediately avoided his gaze.
"Look at me!" Kalanda's voice was steady, forcing Tuqin to meet her crimson eyes.
"You are a freeman?"
"yes."
"In this case, you are now the townspeople under the jurisdiction of Mayor Chen. If your memory is still clear, you should remember that you were originally sentenced to fifty lashes, and it was us who saved you. Now, calm down, we need to ask you some questions."
"Uh, yes, sir."
"Remember, only by helping us know what happened can we protect you from being captured by the Baron, do you understand?" Kalanda said word by word.
"Yes, sir." By this time, Tuqin had basically calmed down.
Kalanda said to Chen Hansheng, "Okay, ask! He just hasn't seen a manager like you before, so he can't understand your attitude."