Joining Liangshan
Grand Secretary Liang Shijie is furious when he hears that the birthday gifts have been robbed and he orders the local government to arrest the robbers. The magistrate sends the constable He Tao to investigate the robbery. By coincidence, He Qing (He Tao's brother) knows that Chao Gai and Bai Sheng are involved in the robbery and he reports to his brother.
That night, He Tao leads soldiers to surround Bai Sheng's house and barge in. They search Bai Sheng's house for the loot but did not manage to find anything. Just then, He Tao notices that the earth under Bai Sheng's bed has been freshly dug and orders his men to dig. They find the treasure and Bai Sheng is arrested.
Bai Sheng refuses to disclose the names of his accomplices despite being subjected to torture during interrogation. Although he eventually names Chao Gai (the magistrate already knows that Chao is one of the robbers), he keeps denying that he knows the identities of the other robbers. Song Jiang alerts Chao Gai and his companions and they escape to join the outlaw band at Liangshan Marsh. Song Jiang also helps to secure Bai Sheng's release from prison. Bai Sheng goes to Liangshan to join his friends after that.
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