nagpurpolice Chapter 71 The government is coming to arrest people!
Chapter 71 The government is coming to arrest people!
Chapter 71 The government is coming to arrest people!
At Anxianglou, Mo Zheng and Chen Wu ate and chatted until late at night before finally leaving.
As they parted, the two shared a big hug and then reluctantly parted.
"I hope you can become a true martial artist."
Watching the other person walk into the house, Mo Zheng silently offered his blessings.
When it comes to martial arts, no one can help you.
The master leads you through the door, but the practice is up to you.
He walked towards his home, but just as he entered the alley, a middle-aged man appeared in front of him.
Instinctively, the memory of Yu Yang's assassination attempt flashed through Mo Zheng's mind, and his hand gripped the hilt of his sword.
"Lord Mo, there's no need to be nervous. I am the steward of Magistrate Fang. I am waiting here because Magistrate Fang wishes to see you," the middle-aged man said meekly, pointing towards the corner of the alley.
Mo Zheng looked in the direction he pointed and saw that in the corner, Magistrate Fang Daquan, dressed in plain clothes, was bowing to him from afar.
"Lord Fang wants to see me?"
Mo Zheng's heart skipped a beat, recalling what had happened tonight, and he said coldly, "Go back."
"what?"
Upon receiving this reply, the steward was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Sir, Lord Fang has been waiting for you for a long time."
"That's the end of it for today. I won't pursue this any further. You may leave."
Mo Zheng was too lazy to argue with them, so he strode forward and walked straight into the courtyard.
Fang Daquan is no good either, given that he raised such a son. He couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to him.
The steward walked over to Fang Daquan and repeated what Mo Zheng had just said, saying somewhat angrily, "Sir, he is far too rude."
To everyone's surprise, Fang Daquan not only wasn't angry, but laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright. Young people are quick to anger and quick to settle scores. Since he said it's over, then it's over. Let's not see him again."
This trip wasn't a complete waste; just that one sentence saved our entire family from being wiped out.
He had no intention of trying to climb the social ladder by marrying the other person.
This is a hidden dragon, destined to be beyond the reach of a small county like Shangyin. As long as we don't offend it, anything goes.
"You're back, second brother?"
As soon as Mo Danian saw Mo Zheng enter, he went up to him and said, "A constable just came by with five thousand taels of silver notes, saying it was on your orders. Is that true?"
"Five thousand taels of silver?"
Mo Zheng raised an eyebrow. Needless to say, it must be Fang Daquan waiting outside.
He knows how to conduct himself; even as a county magistrate, five thousand taels is not a small sum of money.
Now it's even more inconvenient to cause trouble for the other party.
Fortunately, Mo Zheng never intended to settle scores later.
"Brother, please accept this. You and Xiaotian have both awakened your bloodlines and need to take Qi and Blood Pills to cultivate martial arts. It's the perfect time to spend money."
"That's too much! You only gave me ten thousand taels today!" Mo Danian's eyes widened.
He had never seen so much money before.
Mo Zheng gave 10,000 taels during the day, and then another 5,000 taels that night!
"Practicing martial arts costs money, and this amount of money is not enough. You'll understand later, brother."
Mo Zheng patted his elder brother's arm, went back to his room, changed his clothes, washed up, and began to meditate and cultivate his internal energy.
It was freezing cold outside in the early morning.
Wang Dahu reluctantly got out of bed, dressed, and opened the door. The cold air immediately blew in, waking the person next to him.
"It's almost the end of the year, is my husband still going out?" the woman lying in bed asked.
In previous years, the government would have given them a long holiday by now.
"Some important figures have arrived. The magistrate has ordered all constables to go to the yamen to await orders. Don't worry about me, just go to sleep."
Wang Dahu said something, left the room, washed up, put on his waist knife, and headed straight for the county government office.
Soon, they arrived at the main street where the county government office was located. At a breakfast stall at the street corner, many constables were already sitting down.
"Boss." "Squad Leader Wang!" "Good morning, Squad Leader Wang!" ————
The constables all greeted him.
Wang Dahu nodded in agreement.
"Brother Wang, come and sit here." The man who greeted him was a burly man, Li Bantou, who had once led Mo Zheng.
"Brother Li arrived a little earlier than me."
Wang Dahu sat down with a smile, then turned to the breakfast stall owner and called out, "Old Su, a bowl of mutton soup and five steamed buns."
"Here we go!"
The boss responded enthusiastically and immediately placed the steamed buns and mutton soup in front of Wang Dahu.
"Brother Wang, I really admire you. You can still eat at a time like this. Do you know that your dear relative is in trouble?" said Li Bantou.
"Something happened to my relative?"
Wang Dahu took a bite of his steamed bun, drank some soup, and said nonchalantly, "I have a lot of relatives, isn't it normal for things to go wrong?"
"Hey, you're in big trouble this time."
Li, the squad leader, said, "Don't argue. Don't you know that your sister's brother-in-law is the one who passed the entrance exam for the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy?"
"I'm not very close to him, what would I know?" Wang Dahu looked puzzled, not knowing what Timo was arguing about.
"Something terrible happened last night. Your relative broke the legs of every spoiled brat in Shangyin County. The sons of Lord Fang and Constable He were among them. I heard the county government was busy until late last night; he's gotten himself into big trouble!"
"This...is it real? He really has such great abilities?!"
Wang Dahu's eyes widened suddenly, his face filled with disbelief.
Although he had witnessed Mo Zheng pass the entrance exam for the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy, the academy was too far away for him to know much about. On the other hand, Magistrate Fang Daquan was much closer to him, and he had personally witnessed his imposing presence.
Destroying a family and wiping out an entire clan—he did it without hesitation, truly demonstrating ruthlessness and unwavering resolve.
Mo Zheng dared to offend the county magistrate, and not only him, but all the powerful families in the entire Shangyin County had their legs broken!
He only entered the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy for two months, how could he have this skill?
"Of course it's true, Old Zhang saw it with his own eyes!"
Li Bantou shook his head and said, "In short, you should be mentally prepared. I heard that the magistrate has already made arrangements for everyone to go to your good relative's house later. I guess they're going to arrest him."
"Sigh, this little Mo, he was supposed to be very promising after getting into the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy, but now he's caused such a big mess. What a pity."
The mutton soup and steamed buns in front of Wang Dahu suddenly lost their appeal.
My heart sank to the bottom.
He was promised a position as deputy head constable just yesterday, so what hope does he have now?
"You're still eating here? Quick, get out of here!"
At this moment, a constable rushed over from the county government office and urgently ordered, "By order of the county magistrate, all constables are to assemble in Hezi Lane in the east of the city and set up defenses near Mo Zheng's house. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter or leave!"
The constables immediately obeyed.
Li, the foreman, whispered, "See that, Brother Wang? They're making a show of arresting someone. You'd better prepare a generous gift and send it to the magistrate's house later, otherwise, it might implicate you."
"Yes—yes—" Wang Dahu nodded repeatedly, his mind already elsewhere, his face full of fear.
At the east gate of Shangyin County.
Two constables yawned lazily, looked at the sparse crowd of people waiting to enter the city, and went forward to open the city gate.
"Damn it, on such a festive day, we still have to guard the city gates?" a constable cursed, clearly very displeased.
"Don't even mention it. Who told you and me to be so unlucky as to be assigned to guard the city gate? Fortunately, we're on duty for one day, and other brothers will cover for us tomorrow," another constable said with a bitter face.
In the dead of winter, during the New Year holidays, who wants to watch the city gates? Who wouldn't want to stay warm and cozy at home and rest?
"Damn it, it's all because I didn't practice martial arts properly when I was young. If my qi and blood had reached their full potential, I would have been a leader by now!"
"Haha, brother, stop dreaming. You're over forty and you're already at the peak of your Qi and Blood? Save your money for your little brat to cultivate properly."
The two talked back and forth, and soon opened the city gate.
The waiting people immediately surged forward, all wanting to enter the city.
"Line up—line up!"
"What are you pushing for? If you keep pushing, you'll all end up spending a few days in jail!"
The two men were cursing and shouting, and the crowd immediately formed a long queue. Just as they were entering the city in an orderly manner, a sudden sound of rapid hoofbeats came.
But then, on the distant official road, a cloud of dust rose as a dozen or so knights spurred their horses and galloped toward the city gate. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the city gate.
These knights were all dressed as martial arts heroes, each carrying a sword and dagger, exuding a murderous aura; it was clear at a glance that they were not good people.
Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a gray robe with a gloomy expression. He tossed down a token and said, "Take me to your county government office."
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The two constables looked at the knights with fear, picked up the token from the ground, and looked closely. On it, there was a large character written in a flamboyant style: Luo.
"Luo, is he from the Luo family of Jinqing Prefecture?!"
Both constables were taken aback when they saw the token.
Although Shangyin County is far from the capital, they still know the names of the three major families of Jinqing Prefecture. These are powerful families with martial artists at the Bone and Tendon Realm, who have been passed down for generations and are extremely strong.
"This way, sir, please."
A bailiff, with a forced smile, hurriedly led the knights toward the county government office.
The constables at the county government gate, seeing the bailiffs leading a large group of knights approaching, asked in surprise, "Old Zhou, aren't you supposed to be guarding the city gate today? What are you doing here? Who are they—"
"Brother Zhang, these are people from the Luo family of Jinqing Prefecture. They want to see the magistrate," the constable replied.
"The Luo family of Jinqing Prefecture?"
The constable surnamed Zhang was also taken aback. The three major families of Jinqing Prefecture had been established for generations and had influence in various counties of Jinqing Prefecture. They were extremely prestigious. For example, Zhao Feng, the master of Shangyin Martial Arts School, was a member of the Zhao family.
To some extent, even the words of those officials are not as influential as those of these three families. Officials serve for a few years and then leave, but these families are local tyrants.
"Go and inform your magistrate that Luo Changshou of the Luo family has come to visit on the orders of his patriarch," the middle-aged man said.
"Unfortunately, gentlemen, my magistrate is out on business and is not in the yamen at the moment," the constable replied with a troubled expression.
"Going out on errands, doing business so early in the morning, your Magistrate Fang is truly very diligent!"
Luo Changshou's face showed displeasure, and he said, "Since that's the case, does anyone know where Mo Zheng lives? Take us to find him."
He came here precisely to seek revenge against Mo Zheng.
The Luo family is one of the three major families in Jinqing Prefecture. They have a Bone and Tendon Realm martial artist in charge, as well as several family members and martial artists who have entered the realm of cultivation. Not only were they killed by assassins who sneaked in, but another family member was killed in the street. Are they treating the Luo family like a soft persimmon?
It's one thing if they can't find the assassins, but Luo Zheng was beheaded in front of all the villagers, and his name was even recorded. Such arrogance shows that they didn't take the Luo family seriously at all.
After making a brief inquiry about Mo Zheng's identity and situation, they dispatched a large force to seek revenge.
What about the disciples of the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy?
However, he has only been in the school for two months, so how much skill can he possibly have?
The Luo family dared not offend the true disciples, but how could they tolerate this newly initiated disciple daring to bully them?
"The Mo family, sir, are you going to the home of Mo Zheng, the one who passed the entrance exam for the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy?" the constable asked.
"What, you have two more people named Mo Zheng here?"
"No, no, sir, you've misunderstood."
The constable waved his hand and said, "It is Lord Fang who also went to Mo Zheng's house. I heard he was going to arrest him. Gentlemen, please wait in the county office for a while. I believe Lord Fang will bring him back in a little while."
"Oh?"
These words immediately piqued Luo Changshou's interest.
He laughed and said, "Tell me what he did wrong."
"That's outrageous! I heard he broke the legs of every powerful young master in Shangyin County last night, including the magistrate's second son!"
The constable described, "Sure enough, just as dawn broke this morning, Lord Fang led all the constables out in a hurry. I reckon he should be back in no time."
"As expected of a lowly wretch from a poor family, he becomes so arrogant once he gains power."
Luo Changshou snorted coldly. No wonder he dared to do something like blocking the way and killing his direct descendants. He was a lawless madman.
That's fine too. If we take him to the Six Doors for punishment, the Liangzhou Martial Arts Academy will have nothing to say.
"Summon your leader to come out and lead us to Mo Zheng's house," Luo Changshou ordered.
The constable responded with a "yes" and quickly ran into the inner room to notify the shift leader on duty.
"Disaster! Disaster!"
Mo Zheng, who was practicing his sword in the courtyard early in the morning, suddenly heard Mo Xiaotian shouting in the front yard.
Startled, he sheathed his sword and headed towards the front yard.
All they saw was Mo Xiaotian standing at the gate, blocking it tightly, clutching his chest, looking utterly bewildered.
"What's wrong, Xiao Tian? What trouble has happened?"
Mo Danian also came out, followed by Wang Yumei, whose face was beaming with joy.
Wang Yumei looked at Mo Danian with seductive eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with love.
Seeing this, Mo Zheng couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that you and your sister-in-law slept very well last night? I could hear the noise from across the courtyard."
"You child—"
Wang Yumei shyly lowered her head to Mo Danian's chest.
"Cough cough————"
Mo Danian coughed a few times, his chest ramrod straight, and gently patted his wife's back a few times, saying with a rather proud expression, "Xiao Zheng, don't meddle in adults' affairs. And Yu Mei, you don't need to prepare those nourishing tonics for me anymore."
"Uh-huh."
Wang Yumei nodded gently, extremely docile and obedient, looking every bit like a pampered wife, which amazed Mo Zheng.
He had never seen his sister-in-law so docile and obedient.
Recalling the sounds they'd heard last night, it seemed their eldest brother, now awakened to his bloodline, was indeed exceptionally brave. However, Mo Xiaotian's words immediately put everyone in the family on edge: "Brothers, sister-in-law, come quick! Our house is surrounded by the constables! The authorities are coming to arrest us!"