Water Margin, Chapter 45: samenvatting

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1. The prefect accepts a mistaken account of the two men's deaths, while Shi Xiu shows Yang Xiong evidence of the affair.
2. Yang Xiong brings Pan Qiaoyun and Ying’er to Emerald Screen Mountain, where both confess and clear Shi Xiu of wrongdoing.
3. Yang Xiong kills both women, and Shi Xiu proposes seeking refuge at Liangshan Marsh.
4. Shi Qian emerges from hiding and joins them, but steals a rooster at Zhu Family Inn.
5. A dispute becomes a fight; Shi Xiu burns the inn, and estate guards capture Shi Qian during the pursuit.
6. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu escape and meet an unnamed man who recognizes Yang Xiong as his benefactor.

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Shi Xiu initially demands proof before punishment. His caution contrasts with his encouragement of killing once the women confess.

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