Volume 3: Dragon and Snake Movement Chapter 445: Autumn Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves
The indifferent young man of unknown origin, coupled with the four light-hearted words "my young master", were not enough to scare off Master Ma San, a veteran of the South City Military Department. However, when he saw the crowd making way not far behind Ah Liu, and a handsome, elegant and outstanding young man came out leisurely, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
He had never seen him, but he knew that the future son-in-law of the Duke of Zhao, Zhang Shou, a doctor of the Imperial College, was a handsome man who was hard to find even with a lantern! Moreover, he had heard before that these idiots who were looking for someone to attack today happened to run into Zhang Shou, and in a moment of greed, they started to use the old routine of catching runaway slaves, and thus kicked the iron plate.
How could he not know who that was now?
Master Ma San really wanted to argue with reason, however, when he saw the killer rolling on the ground and wailing with his hands covered, and the unnatural bend in the opponent's wrist, and realized that in just a moment of sudden attack, the indifferent young man seemed to have broken the man's wrist, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, and the desire to resist was almost dispelled.
He managed to force a smile and tried to explain that he was not encouraging revenge, but he did not expect Ah Liu to suddenly walk up to the guy who was screaming and grab him by the neck. He heard the ugly scream suddenly stop, and was replaced by a sound like a dying person's gasp. He could not even sit still on the horse.
After a moment, he saw Ah Liu suddenly loosen his grip, and then asked calmly: "Tell me, who ordered you to kill and silence the witnesses? Who are the people behind these flower-shooting gangs?"
At this moment, Master Ma was so shocked that he was numb. Is this an interrogation in the street... No, forced confession in the street? How dare this kid, how can he be so unscrupulous? Could it be that Zhang Shou's imperial chef selection competition is fake, and he really wants to wipe out certain forces in South City? He was so confused that he hadn't figured out a clue, and then he heard another scream.
"Want to be a hero? Well, I'll help you."
He shuddered and looked carefully, only to see that Ah Liu expressionlessly twisted the man's already broken hand again in an arc, just like twisting a twist. Even though he was used to seeing cruel people, and his soldiers also treated prisoners with extremely brutal methods, but no one was so arrogant in public, so he couldn't help but gasp.
The guy who was beaten by Ah Liu again couldn't even shout, because his mouth was stuffed tightly with the sweat towel that was originally wrapped around his waist. He was sweating in pain, but he couldn't even shout. He watched in horror as his hand was gradually deformed by the other party's hand, but he couldn't even faint, and gradually he was on the verge of collapse.
Finally, Ah Liu let go again and pulled out the saliva-stained towel with one hand. Seeing that the man was shaking like a sieve, he asked again: "I'll ask you again, who ordered you to kill and silence people? Who are the people behind these flower-shooting gangs? If you don't tell me, then you don't have to tell me in your life."
The killer, sweating profusely, immediately lost his guard. He cried out in a hoarse voice, "It's Fourth Master Wang! It's the famous Fourth Master Wang in South City!"
Ah Liu saw from the corner of his eye that the face of Master Ma San changed color instantly, and then his eyes wandered unnaturally, so he loosened his hand and slowly stood up. Just when the killer on the ground thought he had finally escaped this hurdle, he suddenly squatted down again, and then he stuffed the sweat towel back into the man's mouth.
"I don't quite believe what you said. Let me try it again."
When he saw Ah Liu doing the same thing, the killer on the ground's right hand, which had been completely deformed, became unsightly in an instant. Ma Sanye, who had just managed to sit firmly, finally lost his grip on the reins and slipped off the horse involuntarily. When he landed on the ground, he felt that the boy who looked ordinary with a somewhat indifferent expression was a completely terrible monster.
Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate that he had asked Xiao Huasheng, Yang Hao and Zheng Dang to take Xiao Cheng away before he showed up. Otherwise, he was not sure whether this scene would cause psychological trauma to those four inexperienced little guys.
Not to mention the four little ones, at this moment he felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach because of this scene, but he had to hold it together.
So, when he saw Master Ma San falling off his horse in fear, the onlookers around him falling silent, and the victims who had just beaten those guys fell silent, he had to raise the level of Ah Liu's cruelty to a higher level.
If today's scene were to get out, would he have to promise the public in the future that unless a major incident occurred, he would never release this extremely violent kid?
Ah Liu didn't know, nor did he care what others thought of him. At this moment, he pulled out the sweat towel that was used to gag him again, and saw that the guy who had stabbed someone with the dagger so accurately and ruthlessly before had become a pile of mud, and he was even breathing more than he was breathing in. He asked calmly, "Who is the person behind you?"
"It's Fourth Master Wang, it's really Fourth Master Wang!" The killer had completely collapsed, shouting even more hoarsely, "If you don't believe me, ask Third Master Ma. He, the deputy commander of the South City Army, also knows!"
At this moment, Master Ma San only felt cold sweat on his forehead. If he could, he wanted to kick this guy who was known for killing people like crazy but now looked like a dead dog to death! Especially when he saw Ah Liu's pair of dark eyes glancing at him, he felt his whole body was hairy. He didn't know what was going on, and he blurted out: "No, Master Wang Si didn't look for me, he didn't look for me!"
This irrelevant confession and explanation was like trying to cover up one's own mistake. The victims, the onlookers, and even the soldiers accompanying Master Ma San were stunned.
The killer, who had already fallen into a frenzy due to extreme pain, did not notice that, but Mr. Ma San suddenly realized what a stupid thing he had done in panic. If it was in front of insignificant people, it would not matter as long as they were intimidated and did not spread the news, but now there were so many people, and there was also a person like Zhang Shou who had great connections!
Without even having time to think carefully, he rushed forward in a hurry. But before he got close to Zhang Shou, he felt a flash in front of his eyes. When he looked again, the young man who was guarding the killer on the ground just now was standing in front of him, and his eyes revealed a fierce murderous look.
He instinctively took a few steps back, then quickly shouted, "Master Wang is a bully in South City. He not only kidnaps and sells people, but also lends money at high interest rates, digs up graves, and steals people's property... Anyway, he does all kinds of evil. He is like a local emperor in the outer city!"
Since he had made up his mind, Master Ma San decided to do it thoroughly. After selling Master Wang Si, he shouted to the people around him, "Master Wang Si is known as the great good man. Not only in the outer city, but also in the capital, he is well-known. But in addition to these victims who suddenly lost their loved ones in the outer city, there are many more people in the inner city and the villages near the capital who he has plundered and sold!"
"We at the South City Military Division want to intervene, but no one can! I am only a seventh-rank official, and the commander of the South City Military Division is only a sixth-rank official. We really can't do anything to him!"
Ever since Zhang Shou suddenly came up with the idea of turning the emperor's request for him, a foodie, to choose an imperial chef into an open and aboveboard imperial chef selection contest, he had carefully considered the security issues that were hard to guard against in those days. So he asked Ah Liu to go to the outer city in advance. Of course, he would know about the local tyrants entrenched in the outer city.
But because he knew this, he felt that what Master Ma San said was somewhat funny.
It is true that Fourth Master Wang is a human trafficker, runs a casino, lends money at high interest rates, and does all kinds of evil things, but he is just a local tyrant in the outer city. He makes it sound like he is connected to the sky. Even the officials of the South City Military Department can't control him? He just gets too many benefits and doesn't want to control him on weekdays!
He sneered and was about to speak, but Ah Liu had already stepped aside and whispered something in his ear. Hearing this, he glanced at the young man beside him in surprise, and when he saw the young man nodded seriously, he couldn't help but laugh.
"This is simply using a butcher knife to crack a nut. Is it necessary?"
However, Zhang Shou's relaxed attitude made Ma Sanye feel even more uneasy. He subconsciously opened his mouth to say something, especially when he noticed that there seemed to be a few less soldiers among the troops he brought with him, he became even more nervous. You know, if someone reported the news and Wang Siye ran away, a high-ranking person like Zhang Shou might not be afraid of retaliation, but he couldn't stand it!
It's impossible for him to parade around town with so many people all the time, and he may not be able to continue to be the deputy commander of the South City Military Division!
Regardless of his fear of the cold-blooded young man beside Zhang Shou, he mustered up his courage and took a few steps forward, trying to get closer to Zhang Shou. Then he said in a low voice, "Dr. Zhang, I'm really not exaggerating. One of my men has already sneaked over to inform him. If we don't take action now, this guy who has done so many evil things will get away!"
In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Master Ma San made up his mind and simply said in a low voice: "This guy does not have a strong background, but in terms of human trafficking alone, among the officials and nobles in the capital, at least eight out of ten have bought people he provided! From maids to servants, from concubines to mistresses, if I lied in any way, I will be struck by lightning!"
Then God might as well strike you to death with thunder!
Zhang Shou almost blurted out a sentence, simply sneered. Some corrupt officials and officials, young and old, bought a few concubines and prostitutes of unknown origin from despicable and shameless villains like Mr. Wang for sexual pleasure. This is naturally possible, but most officials or nobles would never buy people from outside human traffickers.
Because the servants or concubines bought in this way may have sold themselves and have a clean family background, but they may also have been abducted and harbor resentment. Who can they cry to if something happens to them? Even he, who was once penniless and now suddenly had a big garden, had never thought of buying people from human traffickers.
Firstly, he felt uncomfortable, and secondly, he was afraid that if he was not careful, he would become an accomplice of human traffickers!
Anyway, his Rongshui Village still had many tenants of the Zhu family of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, many children he had watched grow up, and widows struggling to survive with their children... Why would he buy those people with unknown backgrounds instead of the villagers he was familiar with? As for worrying about the cunningness of his acquaintances in the countryside, he had already solved this problem when he lived in the countryside.
When you are more cunning and powerful , the villagers will surrender quickly, which is definitely better than the common people!
He looked at Master Ma San who was swearing and swearing, then laughed and said, "Ah Liu, enough of this monkey show, you ask Tie Yi to help those people take the victims and suspects, oh, and the killer who attempted murder, all to Shuntian Prefecture Yamen... No, send them to Wanping County Yamen. Song Tuiguan and Lin Lao Hu, the head of the fast squad, just agreed to help me, let them go this time."
Ah Liu nodded immediately and added, "I understand. Should we inform Zhang Dayin of the Shuntian Prefecture Office to prevent the Wanping County Office from making excuses?"
"Alright." Zhang Shou thought about it and realized that he didn't have any acquaintances in the Wanping County Office, so he nodded immediately and said, "Let's go and inform Zhang Dayin. Otherwise, some people might be afraid to take the case."
Even though he was also an official of the seventh rank, and was at the same level as Song Tui Guan of Shuntian Prefecture, and only one rank lower than Zhang Shou, and one level lower than the sixth rank Wanping County Magistrate, at this moment Master Ma San did not have the slightest confidence at all, and the arrogance he had when he whipped people when he first appeared was long gone.
Especially Zhang Shou's indifference in treating the Wanping County Government as nothing and the Shuntian Prefecture Governor Qin Duke Zhang Chuan as no big shot made him sweat profusely on his forehead.
But what he was more afraid of was that Fourth Master Wang would escape the law. Seeing that Ah Liu had gone to give orders to Zhao Tieniu and others, and a large group of men who were much taller than the teenager were busy nodding and bowing, he felt that Zhang Shou was really putting the cart before the horse, so he had to smile and keep persuading him, hoping that Zhang Shou could understand the seriousness of the situation.
However, to his disappointment, Zhang Shou did inquire carefully about the missing persons in the homes of several victims and promised to ask the government to conduct a strict investigation. However, in response to his advice, the people just said lightly: "Don't worry, Wang Si can't get away."
Seeing that Zhao Tieniu and his group were about to escort the people to Wanping County Government Office, Ma Sanye, who was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the crowd suddenly dispersed, and on the empty space that was vacated, there was a guy lying unconscious.
He was so shocked that before he could catch up to see what was going on, he saw one of the soldiers he brought with him yelling in an extremely inappropriate manner: "It's Fourth Master Wang! He fainted? Why is he here?"
