Chapter 73 Departure
Everyone was doing their best to get the prison van to the execution ground as soon as possible so that Lu Guancheng could receive the punishment he deserved.

As the prison van slowly arrived at the execution ground, Lu Guancheng was dragged out of the van like a dead dog.

The chopstick man, who had been waiting for a long time, showed a sinister smile and spat the wine on the ghost-head sword with a "puff".

"Master Lu, kneel down!"

The executioner kicked Lu Guancheng to the ground and raised his ghost-head sword, which gradually became bigger in Lu Guancheng's desperate eyes.

With a "puff" sound, the head fell to the ground and a column of blood spurted out more than ten feet away!
At this time, the area around the execution ground was already crowded with people, and almost half of the people in Baicheng had gathered there.

The moment they saw Lu Guancheng's head fall to the ground, the crowd burst into thunderous cheers again.

"Long live the prince!"

At this moment, people believed that Wang An was different.

People believed that Wang An would lead them to eradicate these unkind rich gentry and powerful people, and eliminate the bandit camps outside the city!

As early as when Chen Huaian entered the city, people had already noticed the thieves escorted by the black-armored guards.

Someone has already recognized that they are the bandits from Baihu Mountain.

At this time, with Lu Guancheng being executed, the people could not help but think of what Wang An had done after he arrived in Baicheng.

Eradicate Crescent Moon Mountain, build city walls, stabilize grain prices, produce White Tiger Mountain, and now directly behead Lu Guancheng who hoarded grain for profit!

In the past, the people of Baicheng would never dare to imagine these things.

However, it only took Wang An about twenty days to accomplish all this.

It would have been fine if they hadn't thought about it, but now that they were counted, everyone was suddenly shocked to realize that Prince Wang An had done so many things without realizing it.

No one knew who took the lead, but the onlookers knelt down one after another towards Wang An on the execution platform like falling dominoes.

The crowd stopped shouting and just knelt on the ground silently, looking up at Wang An on the execution platform.

I don't know how much time has passed, but suddenly with the first cheer, everyone shouted again: "Long live the prince!"

All the sounds merged into a sound wave, rushing straight into the sky!

In the inner courtyard of the government office, Cao Yunmeng, who was eating breakfast and complaining about the lack of delicious food in Baicheng, had already put down his bowl and chopsticks, and looked in the direction where the shouting came from, with a frown on his face.

After a moment, he relaxed again, with a somewhat arrogant smile on his lips, "Although he has no power or influence, he is popular among the people. If you want to be my husband, Cao Yunmeng, you must at least be a hero among the people."

However, what he did not notice was that Xiao Zhao, who was serving him meal, also cast her gaze in the direction where the voice came from. Although she said nothing, her eyes were filled with ambiguous joy.

It's like a young wife who feels proud because her husband is admired by the whole world.

When the sound wave boat arrived at a construction site outside the city, Gao Ruyue, who ran to the cement factory early in the morning and stood in front of a red brick wall to check the performance of the cement, also looked back towards the city.

Although he said nothing, his eyes as clear as autumn water were full of admiration.

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After executing Lu Guancheng, Wang An took Chen He, Xu Huang and others back to the government office to deal with the final matters. Wang An sat in the hall and looked at Chen He and said, "Chen He, you should immediately take three groups of yamen runners to search the house of Lu Guancheng's family and interrogate them to find out if they have ever done evil or bullied others. They should be punished accordingly."

"As for Lu Guancheng's property, all of it was confiscated, especially the grain stored in Lu Guancheng's grain store. All of it was counted and sent to the government granary for safekeeping."

"Yes, I obey your order!" Chen He was still immersed in the shock of Lu Guancheng being beheaded. Upon hearing this, he immediately clasped his fists excitedly and obeyed the order.

As Wang An nodded, Chen He immediately waved his hand, and more than a hundred dentists followed Chen He out of the government office and rushed to Lu Guancheng's home and the grain store.

After Chen He left, Wang An turned his gaze to the twenty or thirty people kneeling in the hall.

The leader was the one with a scar on his face.

Seeing Wang An coming, Yi'er, who had already lost his soul to death because of Lu Guancheng's beheading, immediately fell to the ground and begged Wang An tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

The other bandits followed suit, immediately prostrating themselves on the ground, trembling all over, and begging, "Prince, spare our lives!"

Wang An looked at these bandits who dared to rob even the government's grain transport team, and a hint of sneer appeared on his face. He said, "Don't you think it's too late to beg for mercy when you are about to die?"

Hearing this, Yi Er shuddered, and almost peed in his pants because of the urge to pee. He raised his head slightly and looked up at Wang An, saying hurriedly, "It's not too late, not too late, no play at all!"

Wang An became interested and teased, "Then why don't you tell me why it's not too late? If what you say makes sense, maybe I will really spare your lives."

Yi Er looked ferocious, but now his life was hanging by a thread, he became eloquent, "I once robbed an old monk, and the old monk once advised me to lay down my butcher knife and become a Buddha. I also said that after being a bandit for many years, it is too late to turn back."

"But the old monk advised me that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. As long as you are willing to turn back and put down your butcher knife, it is never too late!"

"Hahaha!" The entire government hall erupted in laughter.

It is so ironic that a vicious bandit, when facing death, actually used an old monk's Buddhist verse to talk about becoming a Buddha instantly!
It seems that when people are about to die, they can really say anything.

Wang An couldn't help but chuckle and said jokingly, "What a great way to put down your butcher knife. Now I want to ask you, where is the old monk who advised you to turn back?"

"This, this, this..." One ear suddenly felt like a sieve and trembled all over. He did not dare to answer Wang An's question.

Xu Huang strode forward, kicked him to the ground, pointed at his nose and shouted: "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear the prince asking you a question?"

Yi Er replied bitterly, "I was beheaded by a villain..."

"Hahaha!" Another burst of laughter rang out in the lobby.

Even Chen Huaian, who usually had a blank expression on his face, couldn't help laughing.

Wang An chuckled and shook his head, saying speechlessly, "That monk tried to persuade you to put down your butcher knife, but you killed him with one blow. Now you are using that monk's words to try to convince me to spare your life. Do you think it's possible?"

After Wang An finished speaking, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"You bandits are causing trouble for the people of Jizhou. I originally thought that I could slowly deal with you after Qiuqiu. But now it seems that we have to stabilize the country before we can resist the enemy!"

He waved his hand and said, "Push these people down and chop them up."

(End of this chapter)