In a high-class restaurant in the center of the county.
The young man in the luxurious robe was sitting in a private room by the window. He was drinking and eating while watching everything under the window.
Beside him.
The old servant stood there.
Suddenly, the streets were filled with chaos. A group of county soldiers trotted past and headed off into the distance.
The young man in the luxurious robe frowned as he watched this scene.
"What's going on today?" he asked with some doubt."In just a short while, four teams of soldiers passed by here?"”
The old servant was also very puzzled. He shook his head and said,"Young Master, I don't know either. Something big must have happened in this city.”
The young man in the luxurious robe nodded.
After finishing the meal, the old servant beside the man in the luxurious robe shouted,""Waiter, bill!"
Not long after, the waiter walked over with a smile.
"Esteemed guests, thank you for your patronage. A total of twelve gold!”
The old servant nodded lightly and took out a gold ingot from his pocket, handing it to the waiter.
"There's no need to change the rest, I'll give it to you."”
The waiter took the gold ingot and took a bite. After confirming that it was real gold, he smiled and said,"Thank you for the reward, honored guest."
After paying the bill, the young man in the luxurious robe stood up and prepared to leave the restaurant.
Seeing this, the waiter quickly reached out to stop him.
The young man in the luxurious robe said unhappily,"Why? Are you still not letting us go? Is the money we just paid not enough?”
The waiter shook his head and said," Esteemed guest, you misunderstood. You really can't leave. The County Commandery has just announced that the entire city is sealed off. You can only enter and not leave. During this period of time, no one is allowed to leave where you are. Otherwise, if you are discovered, you will be beheaded!"”
The young man in the luxurious robe frowned when he heard this.
"Do you know why the city is sealed?" he asked.”
The waiter hesitated for a moment.
Then, he lowered his voice and said,"I heard that someone injured someone from the Chen family in the county town. The Chen family wanted to investigate the murderer, so they sealed the city."”
"Chen family? Was it very powerful? If a clan dared to seal a county, would the imperial court not care?”
The young man in the luxurious robe asked in confusion.
The waiter chuckled and said,"Care? What could the Imperial Court do? The Chen Clan had made the county lord a figurehead, and he had no power in his hands. The county captain was an elder of the Chen Clan, and in the county, he had the protection of the chief historian. To put it bluntly, Ji County belonged to the Chen Clan.”
The young man in the luxurious robe and the old servant exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock!
This Chen family was truly terrifying.
They were probably much stronger than the families behind them.
Since the Chen family wanted to seal the city, they would not make things difficult for the Chen family at this juncture.
They were not in a hurry. At most, they would rest here for a few more days.
They didn't know that they were the murderers that the Chen family wanted to investigate.
If he knew, he definitely wouldn't be so calm.
This was because they felt that the young man who was injured by them looked like a poor man. What background could he have? It was impossible for him to be involved with the huge Chen family.
.......
On the other side.
The stall owner had made a windfall, so he naturally had to squander it.
He went to a brothel and ordered two of the most expensive girls.
The stall owner was hugging a beautiful girl with one hand and was touching her up and down, making the two girls coquettish.
From time to time, he would take a bite of the food that the girl had picked up and listen to the elegant music.
At this moment, the stall owner felt that this was the life of a human.
Outside the brothel, a group of county soldiers trotted over and stopped outside the brothel.
The leading officer looked at the brothel.
He turned to a shifty-eyed young man beside him and said,""You saw him enter here?"
The shifty-eyed young man nodded and bowed,""Yes, General. I saw him enter this brothel with my own eyes.”
The officer snorted.
"If you dare to lie to me, be careful of this head on your neck!"”
The shifty-eyed young man shrunk his neck and said in fear,"How would I dare to lie to you?"
The officer nodded.
Then, his eyes turned cold. He waved his hand and ordered,"Leave a team behind to surround this place. The rest of you, follow me in and search!”
He looked at the shifty-eyed young man again and said,""Follow me in!"
With that, he drew his weapon and strode in.
The county soldiers behind him also drew their weapons and followed.
When the guests saw the county soldiers charging in with their swords and sabers, they screamed in fear and fled in all directions!
When the old maid in the brothel saw this, she quickly came out to welcome him.
Covering her mouth with a handkerchief, she smiled coquettishly." Aiya, what a rare guest. Are you all here to play?"”
The officer glared at the old woman.
"I'm not interested in playing here!" he said in an unfriendly tone.”
He ignored the mother.
"Search! Don't let go of a single corner!"”
"Yes!"
A group of county soldiers rushed to the room in the brothel, kicked the door open roughly, and searched everywhere.
The county soldiers barged in violently, causing screams and curses to ring out in the brothel.
When the old woman saw this scene, her face darkened.
"Did I offend you in any way?" she asked unhappily.”
The officer shook his head.
"So the soldiers are here to cause trouble? I'm telling you, I have someone backing me. Be careful that I don't complain to the person behind me and make you suffer!”
The officer's eyes flashed with an ominous glint as he placed the sharp steel knife in his hand on the mother's neck.
He said sternly," Don't f * cking talk nonsense with me. General is here doing his routine. If you mess up my business, I'll chop you alive!"”
The old woman was so frightened that her body went limp and she directly sat on the ground.
The officer looked at the old woman in disdain and walked upstairs.
a room
The stall owner, who was working hard, heard the noise outside and felt a little unhappy.
However, this was a crucial moment.
Just as he was sprinting with all his might, the door was kicked open with a bang.
A few county soldiers barged in.
The stall owner was so scared that he was scared out of his wits.
He cursed fiercely,"Your dog eyes are blind, a bunch of bloody things!"”
A crisp slap sounded.
Five bright red fingerprints appeared on the stall owner's face.
"You're cursing. Are you courting death?" A county soldier scolded angrily.
The stall owner was so humiliated that anger surged in his heart.
He turned around and was about to make a move when he saw that it was the county's general.
The anger in his heart was quickly extinguished.
He smiled and said fawningly,""Generals, I was wrong. I was just joking with you!”
Outside the door, the officer led a shifty-eyed young man past.
The young man casually glanced into the room and his eyes widened. He pointed at the stall owner and shouted at the officer,"General, there's no need to look for him.”
The officer immediately looked in the direction the young man was pointing and shouted,"Take him down!"
The stall owner had yet to respond. Several steel knives were already placed on his neck.
The stall owner's body trembled. He squeezed out an ugly smile and said,""Generals, what are you doing?”
The officer smiled coldly.
"You set up a stall in the eastern market during the day, right?”
When the stall owner heard this, he suddenly had a bad feeling. He seemed to have gotten into trouble.
He did not dare to lie.
"Yes," he nodded.
"That's because you took out a stalk of Heart Cleansing Grass to sell today, right? Then, two young men fought over the Heart Cleansing Grass. One of the young men was injured by the guard of the other, right?”
The stall owner had a bad feeling, and his face turned pale.
Seeing the stall's reaction, the officer immediately understood.
He snorted coldly." Then it's you. Put on your clothes and come with us!"”
Hearing this, the stall owner's legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, the two county soldiers stopped him.
"General, I didn't do anything. I'm innocent." His voice trembled.”
"Haha!"
The officer narrowed his eyes, revealing a dangerous glint.
He raised his hand and slapped the stall owner's face hard. The stall owner saw stars and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"I don't know about Wuyi's innocence. When I see Lord Yong Jiang, I'll tell Lord Yong Jiang.”
"Take him away."
"Yes."
Under the investigation of the County Commandery, they quickly found the culprit and their whereabouts.
That was because there were too many people on the street during the day. Many people had personally witnessed the scene of the young man in the luxurious robe beating up the youth.
soon
Troops of soldiers with weapons and torches surrounded the restaurant where the young master was staying.
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