Chapter 74: Do You Know Why I Insist On Acting By The Law? Otherwise, Wouldn’t My Months Of Studying It Be For Nothing?
What a helpless fury.
Sun Yaowei huddled with his head down, sitting stunned, unable to recover for a long time.
A corner of the corridor.
“Is this speed?”
“Is this Master Lin’s dominance?”
Sun Yaowei hid there, watching clearly.
Too dominant.
Too fierce.
To be honest, he never thought it would be so fast, how much time has passed?
The Public Security Bureau’s Lin Fan led a team to attack.
Although they couldn’t take his eldest brother away, taking away three Hall Masters was enough for now.
Sun Yaowei quietly left, found Butler Li, and dragged him into a room.
“Second Young Master, given the current situation, it’s best if you and I don’t meet frequently,” Butler Li cautioned, as he too was startled by Lin Fan’s speed.
*Plop!*
“Butler Li, let’s not talk about other things first, allow me to kowtow to you.”
Sun Yaowei kowtowed with a few thuds, decisively.
“This is not proper, this is not proper,” Butler Li said quickly.
Sun Yaowei said, “It is proper, it is proper. Butler Li, your suggestion is truly excellent. You told me to curry favor with Wang Changhai, and now look at the situation, it’s exceedingly advantageous for me.”
Upon hearing this.
Butler Li felt a mix of emotions he couldn’t quite express.
This was indeed advantageous for you.
But Lin Fan’s intention was to deal with the Fierce Tiger Gang. He wasn’t paving the way for you. To this day, he doesn’t know if he will act against Sun Yaowei after the Gang Leader is also apprehended.
Whether he would act against Sun Yaowei.
Currently, Lin Fan’s actions appear to be seeking justice for the common people and eradicating the blight of Yong’an.
However, he also couldn’t be sure if Lin Fan’s ultimate goal was to eliminate his rivals and become the King of Yong’an.
…
Street.
After Lin Fan escorted the three Hall Masters of the Fierce Tiger Gang out of the Sun Mansion.
The common people followed him all the way.
He saw bewilderment, blankness, astonishment, and shock in the eyes of the common people, a complex mix of emotions forming an extremely moving scene.
“Stand up straight, the common people are watching you,” Lin Fan reminded them.
The constables were already standing tall, but upon hearing this, their heads were almost tilted back.
They felt immense pride and elation.
They had never experienced such a glorious moment.
Their vanity was greatly satisfied.
In the past, when they went to the marketplace and stood there, people would respectfully offer them bribes. At that time, they felt proud and elated, but now, they understood.
They were practically dog shit back then.
Passing by the marketplace.
The common people made way one after another.
A constable saw a stall owner he had previously extorted. The stall owner was an old man who had lost a leg and was selling pears.
Their eyes met.
He saw joy and admiration in the old man’s eyes.
For some reason, he felt deeply ashamed.
He left the team, walked up to the old man, took out some broken silver from his pocket, and said, “I’m sorry, I wasn’t worthy of being a constable before. Now, following Squad Leader Lin, I finally understand what a true constable is. I deeply regret and apologize for what I did to you in the past.”
“It’s alright, it’s alright. It’s not too late to turn back now. Old man, I believe you will become a upright and honorable constable,” said the stall owner, the old man.
“Mhm.”
The constable nodded heavily.
*Clap clap!*
The surrounding common people applauded.
They truly saw the change in these constables, and they knew the main reason for such a change was that handsome and extraordinary Squad Leader Lin.
Lin Fan witnessed all of this.
He nodded with great satisfaction.
Very good.
The road back to the Public Security Bureau was long in some ways and short in others.
For the constables, the road was truly too short; they hadn’t had enough.
But for Liu Lao San and others, it was agonizing. Those angry gazes seemed as if they wanted to tear them apart.
When they reached the entrance of the Public Security Bureau.
Liu Lao San and the others began to cry out their grievances.
“Injustice! Injustice!!”
“The Public Security Bureau arrested us without any evidence or proof, this is to torture us for confessions.”
“Everyone knows that I, Chang Rong, am a famous philanthropist. The Public Security Bureau is unfair.”
The common people gathered at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau.
When they saw Master Lin escorting the three Hall Masters of the Fierce Tiger Gang back, their mouths were slightly agape in astonishment.
Didn’t they just arrest people from the Loyalty Hall yesterday?
Was there only one day in between?
And they brought back the three Hall Masters of the Fierce Tiger Gang this morning?
Even a hen wouldn’t lay eggs that fast.
Not long after.
Yang Ming and Xu Ming returned with their teams.
They were also escorting many people.
From a distance, the cries of the apprehended Gang Members could still be heard.
“Are you blind? You dare to arrest me? Do you know who I, Da Tou, am affiliated with? I’m with the Fierce Tiger Gang’s Liu Lao San, Third Master Liu.”
“Let me go, I said let me go, otherwise Third Master Liu will not let you go.”
Since Lin Fan was not leading the team.
The deterrent effect was not strong enough.
Da Tou struggled, roared, and cursed in denial, scolding Xu Ming, who was escorting him, relentlessly. He was extremely disappointed in the subordinates in the courtyard.
A constable drew his sword, and you were scared off?
As a gang member, how could you back down?
You should have picked up your weapons and fought back.
This was what he thought, and what he wanted to do, but reality was cruel. Those subordinates, after being yelled at by the constables with drawn swords, all cowered with their heads in their hands.
With only him left, how could he resist?
He could only do the same and cover his head.
“Squad Leader, your subordinate has brought everyone back. The minor leader responsible for that area, Da Tou, has also been apprehended,” Xu Ming reported.
“Mhm, good. Is everyone alright?” Lin Fan asked, seeing the women brought back, most of whom had vacant eyes and dejected expressions, like walking dead.
Damn it.
It’s truly detestable.
Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do.
Xu Ming replied, “Back to the Squad Leader, everything is fine.”
At this moment.
Da Tou and Liu Lao San stared at each other, dumbfounded.
Liu Lao San was stunned.
How was this place found out?
He could guarantee that the place was kept very secret. Even special clients had to be blindfolded to get there, they absolutely couldn’t know.
Moreover, the subordinates guarding the place were forbidden to leave and had to stay there at all times.
At the same time, he was quite vigilant. Such places usually changed monthly, and it was impossible to know. Let alone that this place had only been changed for six days.
The number of people who knew was even smaller.
Da Tou was also taken aback.
He had been shouting all the way that he belonged to Third Master, and arresting him meant offending Third Master, and their death was not far off.
But who would have thought that Third Master himself had been arrested?
A feeling of awkwardness enveloped his heart.
Lin Fan asked with a smile, “Liu Lao San, do you know him?”
Liu Lao San dared not admit it. If he did, it would mean that place was his doing, and he would be handing over the evidence to Lin Fan with his own hands.
“I don’t know him,” Liu Lao San shook his head decisively, frantically signaling to Da Tou with his eyes.
The meaning was clear.
Brothers are in the heart.
Don’t forget how Third Master treated you back then.
And how you promised Third Master.
“Oh, you don’t know him?” Lin Fan smiled and looked at Da Tou, “Do you know Liu Lao San?”
Da Tou gave Third Master a look of reassurance, then raised his head and said sternly.
“How can someone like me, Da Tou, acknowledge just any stray cat or dog?”
“Hmph.”
Although Da Tou had no opportunity to communicate with Liu Lao San.
The sentiment had been conveyed.
Third Master, rest assured, I, Da Tou, am very stubborn, I promise I won’t betray you.
“Oh? Then who was that Third Master you were shouting about?” Lin Fan smiled.
Da Tou said stubbornly, “What’s it to you? I’ll shout whoever I want as Third Master, does it concern you?”
“Good, good, you’ve got guts. I like gutsy people. I’ll give you special attention later.” Lin Fan truly didn’t expect that everyone he encountered was so stubborn.
He truly didn’t believe it.
There could be a second Wang Hai.
Liu Lao San secretly gave Da Tou a thumbs-up.
Good brother.
In my heart.
It’s just that Third Master doesn’t like being called a stray cat or dog.
Lin Fan waved his hand, telling Xu Ming to escort them to the prison first.
At this moment.
Tong Wanguan was the most panicked. He originally didn’t believe that his greatest secret would be known to them, but when he saw Da Tou, a minor leader under Liu Lao San, appear,
He was completely panicked.
Before he could recover from his panic, he saw his confidant, Pan Jun, being escorted back.
Without giving him a chance to speak.
Lin Fan smiled and patted his face, “You don’t need to say anything. You’ll all definitely say you don’t know each other, and I’ll pretend you don’t know each other for now. Perhaps later you will know each other.”
This was an utterly humiliating gesture.
But Tong Wanguan didn’t dare to voice any objection.
“All of them, into the dungeon,” Lin Fan commanded.
The only remaining Hall Master, Chang Rong, was displeased. “Lin, why don’t you wait for me?”
“You’re just a side-quest.”
Lin Fan stopped, glanced at him, and headed towards the prison.
…
Inside the prison.
He Sen, Yuan Jiang, Jin Biao, Hu Yu, and others were tied to interrogation racks.
They ate, drank, defecated, and urinated here every day.
They were truly suffering greatly.
Lin Fan instructed, “Lock Yuan Jiang, Jin Biao, Hu Yu, and the others in the prison cells. Tie up Liu Lao San and the others.”
“Yes, Squad Leader.”
Xu Ming and the others began to busy themselves.
He Sen looked at the Hall Masters of the Fierce Tiger Gang, then at Yuan Jiang and the others who had been untied, and wished he could be locked in a cell for a brief moment of respite.
“Lin Fan, why won’t you release me?” He Sen asked.
“Those who are stubborn must be dealt with neatly. He Sen, why don’t you understand this principle?” Lin Fan chuckled.
“Lin, your mother’s…!”
See, even now, He Sen remained stubbornly defiant.
Truly exuding dominance.
He Sen truly didn’t expect Lin Fan’s speed to be so fast, and that the people from the Fierce Tiger Gang would be captured so quickly.
“Liu Lao San, what’s going on with you all? You clearly knew Lin would show no mercy, yet you didn’t fight back. Are you all just waiting to die?”
He roared furiously.
He couldn’t understand.
He truly couldn’t understand.
Liu Lao San retorted angrily, “Shut up! We were in a meeting at the main gang headquarters, and the meeting hadn’t even concluded when he brought his men storming in. Could you have reacted? Could you have done something like this?”
What he said was reasonable.
The meeting hadn’t even finished.
The subsequent tasks hadn’t been assigned.
Truly no buffer time at all.
Xu Ming approached Lin Fan, “Squad Leader, everything is done.”
“Mhm,” Lin Fan nodded.
Yang Ming respectfully handed the whip to him. Lin Fan took the whip and flicked his wrist. *Crack!* The tip of the whip hit the ground with a solid thud, producing a dull sound.
“Da Tou, is that courtyard yours?” Lin Fan walked up to Da Tou and asked.
Da Tou raised his head, fearless, and said, “That’s right, it’s this grandpa’s.”
Liu Lao San was overjoyed.
Good lad, spirited, doesn’t disgrace me.
Lin Fan flicked his wrist, and the whip tip struck towards the other’s body like a venomous snake.
*Crack!*
“Ah…!”
Da Tou stiffened his neck and let out a painful scream, his face instantly turning red.
Intense pain surged through his entire body.
*Crack! Crack! Crack!*
Whip after whip landed.
Da Tou was whipped so hard he didn’t even have a chance to scream, only able to writhe wildly, shaking the iron chains with a clatter, trying to alleviate the pain.
Liu Lao San nervously swallowed.
He was truly afraid Da Tou wouldn’t be able to endure it.
But judging by the current situation, he was indeed his confidant, truly resilient.
“Good, good, good,”
Tong Wanguan said “good” three times. He wasn’t saying it to Da Tou, but to Pan Jun. Look at what a confidant is, this is a confidant, this is resilience.
Later, when you are interrogated, you must be equally resilient.
You absolutely cannot betray me.
【 Beginner Whip Technique Proficiency +1 】
…
Listening to the notification of proficiency increasing.
Lin Fan was in quite a good mood.
Interrogation wasn’t about finding the truth; it was primarily about observing the improvement in his whip technique.
A moment later.
Lin Fan stopped.
Da Tou was covered in wounds, his flesh torn open, but he hadn’t uttered a single word. This made Lin Fan admire him internally, truly a stubborn mouth.
“It seems you really don’t want to talk. Fine, let’s see just how stubborn you can be.”
Just as Lin Fan raised his whip.
“Wait, wait…” Da Tou cried with a choked voice.
“Mhm?”
“I’ll confess, I’ll confess.”
Upon hearing this.
Liu Lao San was stunned.
Damn it!
You’ve held out this long, why are you confessing now?
Wouldn’t it have been better to remain stubborn?
“What are you thinking? You only want to confess now. What were you doing before? Did you have to suffer before you were willing to talk?” Lin Fan shook his head, truly wondering what these people were thinking.
They had to resist first, and only when they couldn’t bear it would they speak.
This bad habit needed to be changed.
Da Tou cried, “No, the first whip landed, and I wanted to confess, but it hurt too much, I couldn’t open my mouth. Then you whipped me again, and I still couldn’t open my mouth.”
“Oh!? So you’re blaming me?”
“No, I confess, I truly confess. That courtyard belongs to Liu Lao San. I am Liu Lao San’s confidant. Everything belongs to Liu Lao San. He ordered everything. I was just following instructions,” Da Tou rambled on.
The whip broke brotherhood, and confessions bore my name on every page.
In the silent prison, only Da Tou’s report could be heard.
Liu Lao San’s face turned extremely grim, and he roared, “Da Tou, you son of a bitch, didn’t I treat you well? You’re selling me out completely now?”
He was furious, truly erupting in anger.
Da Tou retorted, “Liu Lao San, don’t say it so lightly. If you have the guts, try taking a few whips. It’s easy to talk when you’re not the one getting hurt. This is clearly a crime punishable by death. You want me to bear it alone, how can I?”
Liu Lao San: “…”
Yang Ming was furiously writing, recording everything Da Tou said.
A moment later.
Yang Ming stopped writing, “Squad Leader, it’s all recorded.”
“Mhm,” Lin Fan nodded and walked towards Pan Jun.
At this moment, Pan Jun’s face was ashen, completely devoid of color. When Lin Fan approached him, before he could even speak.
“I confess, I’ll confess everything.”
Pan Jun sold out Tong Wanguan without a second thought.
Tong Wanguan’s mouth was slightly open, as if he had many things to say but didn’t know what to say.
He knew it was over.
When the authorities decided to play for real.
They were truly unstoppable.
Time ticked by.
Lin Fan held the testimony and carefully read it, nodding, then handed it to Yang Ming for them to sign.
Lin Fan picked up the whip, interrogated no one, but simply whipped Liu Lao San and the others furiously, making them cry out in pain and howl like ghosts. They confessed, what else could they do?
But what greeted them was still a storm of whips.
【 Beginner Whip Technique Proficiency +1 】
【 Beginner Whip Technique Proficiency +1 】
…
When Lin Fan walked out of the prison, he looked up at the sky; it was already noon.
Returning to the office.
“Did they all confess?” Song Qing asked.
“They confessed.”
To be honest, Song Qing was extremely impressed with Lin Fan; his efficiency was too high.
If someone else had handled the matters of the Loyalty Hall or the Fierce Tiger Gang.
The outcome would have been only one.
That is, death on the street.
Song Qing said, “Next, we need to be careful of Sun Xiao. This guy definitely won’t surrender without a fight.”
Lin Fan chuckled, “This guy’s methods are quite hidden. From such a group of people, not a single piece of evidence could be extracted. Squad Leader Song, what do you say about framing him directly? I fear I don’t have enough patience for tracking clues.”
Upon hearing this.
Song Qing blinked.
No…
Was this something that could be said so openly?
“Lin Fan, do you really want to take them down that quickly?” Song Qing asked.
Lin Fan looked at Song Qing and said firmly, “Squad Leader, people’s time is precious. I truly want to progress, and my brothers also want to progress. As their Squad Leader, I have a responsibility to lead them forward.”
To this day, he still had the same words.
To reach the vast ocean and find a master.
Regardless of whether there were masters or not, others might think there weren’t, but he absolutely could not think that way.
“Progress is not easy,” Song Qing sighed lightly.
Everyone wants to progress, but progress is not so easy to achieve.
Too many connections need to be managed.
“No,” Lin Fan shook his head, “Progress is very easy. Just defeat everyone who is blocking your progress, and you can progress.”
“Squad Leader, do you know why I insist on evidence when arresting them?”
Song Qing was dumbfounded by this question.
“Why?”
“Because, I diligently studied the law for two months. I don’t want this knowledge to go to waste. If it goes to waste, wouldn’t that mean all my previous efforts were in vain?”
“Ah?”
Song Qing looked at the earnest Lin Fan, his train of thought not quite keeping up.
“But Squad Leader, my bottom line is very flexible, sometimes high, sometimes low. So, if I really can’t find evidence against Sun Xiao, I’ve decided to arrest him by force. Do you support me?” Lin Fan asked.
If Song Qing had seen that movie, at this moment, he would have unhesitatingly said he supported him.
He was afraid of saying, “There are so many people supporting you, it doesn’t matter if I support you or not.”
Song Qing said, “I support you. Although acting without regard for the law when arresting people is not ideal, I know you are not the kind of person who bullies common people by exploiting your power.”
Lin Fan nodded.
As expected of Squad Leader Song.
He is a good judge of character.
…
Li Mansion.
“My Lord, the Hall Masters of the Fierce Tiger Gang have all been arrested, leaving only Sun Xiao and his son,” the butler reported. His intelligence network in Yong’an was quite extensive and well-informed; he could know what was happening where, immediately.
Prefect Li looked at the butler, blinking. So many things happening, day after day. This had never happened since he took office in Yong’an.
“The merit document was sent last night. Now it’s the Fierce Tiger Gang’s turn. Do you think we should send another document?” Prefect Li asked.
The butler replied, “We must send it, of course. This is a clear matter, known to the whole city, and there’s no falsification. It’s just that the Fierce Tiger Gang Leader is still at large; we need to wait until he apprehends Sun Xiao.”
Prefect Li regretted, “I’m afraid I don’t have enough time. Where did this kid come from? If he had appeared a year earlier, my space for advancement would have been much greater.”
A pity.
But there was nothing he could do. Some things couldn’t be as one wished.
The butler mused, “My Lord, I see this kid has a strong desire for progress. Should we use some means to transfer him to your side? With him fighting for you, I think your high official position will be within reach.”
“Foolish,” Prefect Li reprimanded, “Fighting for me? I think if it weren’t for the two gangs, that kid would probably want to capture me and use me as a stepping stone for his advancement. In the future, I’ll have to stay far away from him.”
“My Lord speaks wisely. It is my foolishness,” the butler admitted his mistake.
…
Night fell, shrouded in moonlight.
Lin Fan walked alone on the deserted street. He was so busy every day that it was almost affecting his cultivation, but fortunately, he was a master of time management.
He had a precise control over the use of his time.
His staff technique, body refining, whip technique, and poison resistance had all improved significantly.
Especially poison resistance and whip technique improved the fastest.
Taking medicine every day, rapid improvement was inevitable.
Recently, he had apprehended so many people that his whip technique had also improved rapidly, but it felt like it wasn’t long enough; he couldn’t whip them all.
The night was somewhat solemn at this moment.
Suddenly.
Masked figures in black night clothes appeared on the eaves of the houses on both sides of the street. Without a word, they directly threw their rope nets towards Lin Fan.
The sudden turn of events did not make Lin Fan feel nervous; instead, he felt a sense of anticipation.
“A master?”
“They’re finally trying to assassinate me.”
Just as the rope net was about to fall, he suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the net, and with a surge of strength in his arm, he yanked hard, instantly dragging the assassins on the eaves down.
Falling to the ground, the assassins writhed in pain.
Falling from this height was indeed quite unbearable.
“So they’re not masters,” Lin Fan shook his head and threw the rope net aside.
*Whoosh!*
*Whoosh!*
The sound of air breaking was heard.
Then, more assassins appeared on the eaves, holding bows and shooting arrows.
Lin Fan drew out his iron rod and swung it rapidly, forming an impenetrable wall of rods that knocked down the arrows one by one. Seeing the assassins preparing to shoot again, he grabbed the ankle of an assassin who had fallen by the roadside and threw him directly.
Bang!
Body collided with body.
Screams rang out.
As the assassins watched his actions, they could clearly see their pupils contract sharply. They had clearly not expected to encounter such a terrifying individual.
“You cowardly lot, you think you can only shoot from a distance? I can throw from a distance too.”
He picked up the assassin on the ground and threw him with all his might.
The assassins on the eaves had no time to dodge and were each struck with such force that their bones felt like they were about to shatter.
The force was too great.
They were utterly incapable of resisting it.
The surrounding common people were alarmed. Some opened their windows, about to curse, when an arrow steadily embedded itself in the window, its tail still trembling slightly.
The common people, terrified, quickly closed their windows and hid under their beds.
“Is that all?”
Lin Fan frowned. Suddenly, he heard dull footsteps approaching from all around.
When he saw the targets that appeared, he narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression grave.
“Fully armored, this is a crime punishable by hanging.”
According to the laws he had studied, possessing three sets of armor or more was punishable by hanging, a grave offense among grave offenses, given the significant threat posed by armor.
As the saying goes, “One set of armor is worth three crossbows, three sets lead to the underworld.”
A trained person in armor would have their combat effectiveness greatly increased.
Swords would leave only a shallow mark, and arrows could not penetrate.
If a well-trained squad of dozens of people were equipped with armor, they would be qualified to attack a county town. Even the constables of the local Public Security Bureau, or garrisons in some areas, might not be able to defeat such a force.
Moreover, even garrisons do not have armor for every soldier.
Lin Fan pondered where this group of people had come from.
It was difficult to leave the city now, but easy to enter. However, upon entry, there were searches. It was hard to bring armor in, but not impossible; who knew if the gatekeepers would take bribes.
“Kill.”
A chilling cry echoed through the air.
More than ten people in armor charged forward in a mighty wave, creating a visually stunning spectacle. Even if all the constables from the Public Security Bureau were called, they likely wouldn’t be enough to deal with the attackers.
These ten-plus individuals could easily handle a hundred people wielding weapons.
This reminded him of a scene from a movie.
A sword master facing a group of soldiers in leather armor, no matter how skilled, would ultimately die. This was even more so when facing those in full armor.
“Good, they’re here.” Lin Fan slammed his iron rod onto the ground, creating a pit.
As the armored assassins approached, Lin Fan raised his rod and swept it horizontally. With a bang, the armor on one assassin’s chest instantly shattered, sending him flying backward. He crashed into a wall, spitting up a large amount of blood, his neck snapped, and he was still.
“Is that all?”
Lin Fan smiled, feeling no pressure at all. He brandished his iron rod, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. In an instant, the rod whistled, and the sounds of impact mingled with screams continuously.
One figure after another was sent flying backward.
In the span of a moment.
The assassins in armor lay strewn about.
Lin Fan looked up, shouldering his blood-stained iron rod, and walked step by step toward the remaining armored assassins.
The armored assassins, holding their swords, stood stunned on the spot.
Their eyes, hidden beneath their helmets, darted around in panic. When they looked at Lin Fan, they showed terror, stumbled backward, and with a thud, collapsed onto the ground.
They tried to get up, but their legs felt weak. No matter how much they struggled, they couldn’t stand.
They could only push off the ground, shuffling backward.
“Speak. Who sent you?” Lin Fan asked with a smile.
The armored assassin trembled all over.
“You’re not human, you’re not human…”
This was the only thought in his mind now.
How could this possibly be done by a human?
When they moved out in their armor, their thought was simple: this would be a bloody slaughter, a crushing victory.
Until now… it had indeed been a bloody slaughter, but not a crushing victory; rather, they were being crushed by one person.
Suddenly.
The last armored assassin trembled violently, then his limbs went limp, and he lay motionless on the ground.
Lin Fan stepped forward, removed the helmet, and pried open the assassin’s mouth.
“Suicide by poison. They had some skill. Not just any random thugs.”
Lin Fan released his hand, walked to a merchant’s shop, and knocked on the door.
“I am Lin Fan, a Squad Leader from the Public Security Bureau. Open the door.”
A moment later.
A trembling merchant appeared. “Lin, Master Lin…”
Lin Fan smiled. “Don’t be afraid. I need your help with something. I need you to go to the Public Security Bureau right away and tell them to hurry over. Oh, and also, have them notify Li Dian Shi and Zhou County Magistrate, and tell them they must come, no matter what, as fast as possible. Tell them Lin Fan said so.”
“Yes, yes.” The merchant nodded repeatedly, glancing at the corpses littering the ground. He instantly broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to linger, and hurried away.
Lin Fan did not leave the area, thinking that if he left, what if someone cleaned up the bodies?
He walked to a roadside stall and grabbed a cloth to wipe the blood off his iron rod.
The night remained quiet.
Only a thick scent of blood permeated the air.
After an unknown period of time.
The sound of dense footsteps approached.
The constables of the Public Security Bureau arrived at the scene. Upon seeing the corpses scattered everywhere, they gasped. When they saw that all the bodies were wearing armor, they knew something big had happened.
“Squad Leader.” Xu Ming stepped forward.
“Mm, wait a moment.” Lin Fan said.
“Yes.”
A few moments later, Song Qing and Yang Ming also rushed over.
Xu Ming was able to bring the constables to the scene quickly because he had been residing at the Public Security Bureau during this period.
Song Qing arrived at the scene and, seeing this sight, his eyes widened in shock. “Armor, fully equipped armor. Who on earth dared to do such a thing?”
He then thought of Lin Fan.
“Are you alright?”
Lin Fan waved his hand. “I’m fine. Just some random thugs.”
Seeing that Lin Fan didn’t appear injured, Song Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but he was soon deeply shocked by Lin Fan’s strength.
These people who were killed were not ordinary individuals.
These were people wearing armor.
No one could achieve this level alone.
At this moment.
Zhou County Magistrate and Li Dian Shi arrived.
They were in a bad mood. Lin Fan had summoned them late at night, pulling them out of bed. Even if they couldn’t defeat him, their official positions were higher than his.
They were his superiors, after all.
Was he being this arrogant?
But upon arriving at the scene and the smell of blood reaching their nostrils, both their expressions turned grave. Especially when they saw the corpses wearing armor, their faces turned pale.
Armor was evidence of rebellion.
Whoever possessed it would have their entire family killed.
They looked at Lin Fan, who stood calmly. Even without witnessing it firsthand, they could understand that these armored assassins had come to kill him.
But they were killed in return.
Zhou County Magistrate understood why Li Dian Shi had always said the person surnamed Lin was very formidable and not to be offended; it was best to just be alive. He hadn’t fully grasped it then, but now he deeply understood.
“Oh my, Squad Leader Lin, are you alright?” Zhou County Magistrate quickly ran over, feigning concern.
“I’m fine.”
“It’s good that you’re fine, it’s good that you’re fine.” Zhou County Magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, then his face turned stern. “Who exactly dared to illegally possess armor and assassinate Squad Leader Lin of the Public Security Bureau? This County Magistrate will surely investigate this thoroughly.”
“No need to investigate. I know who it is.” Lin Fan said.
“Who?”
Lin Fan said: “Sun Xiao of the Fierce Tiger Gang.”
“Ah?”
Zhou County Magistrate and Li Dian Shi were stunned.
We know you want to get rid of Sun Xiao, but there’s no need to be so ruthless.
“Squad Leader Lin, how did you know?” As Zhou County Magistrate asked this, he knew he had made a fool of himself.
Lin Fan pointed at the corpses before them. “He told me before he died. Does Zhou County Magistrate doubt my word?”
“No, no doubt. I believe Squad Leader Lin very much.” Zhou County Magistrate quickly replied.
Lin Fan nodded.
“Yang Ming, Xu Ming.”
“Here.”
The two stepped forward.
Lin Fan instructed: “Now, you two will accompany me and some others to Sun Mansion to arrest Sun Xiao. The rest will take the corpses back and determine their identities.”
“Yes.”
The two accepted the order and immediately led a large contingent towards Sun Mansion.
At this moment, Li Dian Shi’s eyes were darting rapidly. He felt that Yong’an was very unsafe. The armor incident was a major affair. If he stayed, his promotion would likely be hopeless, and he would definitely be kept in Yong’an to investigate this matter.
It might seem like staying would offer an opportunity for great merit.
But the position he had already secured would certainly be taken by someone else.
He had to leave.
At this moment, Li Dian Shi had never felt such a desperate urge to leave.
…
Sun Mansion.
Boom!
The main gate was violently kicked open.
The night watchman guard was about to speak when a constable pinned him to the ground, unable to move.
Lin Fan led his men inside.
Inside the house.
Sun Xiao had difficulty sleeping and sat alone, drinking heavily. He didn’t know what to do now; it was impossible to get the Hall Masters out of Lin Fan’s hands.
Just then.
Bang!
The door was kicked open.
“What are you doing?”
Sun Xiao was shocked. When he saw Lin Fan, his expression changed instantly.
Lin Fan said: “Sun Xiao, you illegally possessed armor and sent people to assassinate this Squad Leader, committing a great crime. You don’t need to speak now; you’ll have your chance to speak at the Public Security Bureau.”
“You’re spouting nonsense!” Sun Xiao roared, struggling. “This is framing and slander! When did I ever illegally possess armor? Let me go! I want to see Zhou County Magistrate! I want to see Li Dian Shi! You can’t act lawlessly!”
Sun Xiao was completely bewildered.
He was sitting at home, and the blame came from nowhere.
And this blame was heavy and huge.
It was beyond his ability to bear.
Illegally possessing armor?
Even as a legal novice, he knew this was a serious crime.
In another room.
Sun Yaozu lay on his bed, holding a book, engaged in delicate manual work. As the Eldest Young Master of the Fierce Tiger Gang, he had always cautioned himself to be mindful of his behavior. His father was currently favoring him, so he couldn’t cause any trouble.
Moreover, there had been many incidents recently.
The mental pressure was considerable.
It was normal to release some stress.
Bang!
Just as he was about to reach his climax, the door was kicked open. He saw a group of constables storming in, which frightened him into a state of weakness. He zipped up his pants and shouted angrily, “What are you doing?”
The constables waved their hands. “Take him away.”
A group of constables stepped forward and apprehended Sun Yaozu.
One constable saw the picture book Sun Yaozu was looking at and casually flipped through it. His spirits lifted. What a exquisite picture book! He seemed to think this picture book might be related to the armor incident and must be taken back to be carefully studied and investigated.
He put it in his arms and left with the main group.
In the courtyard.
Lin Fan waited.
Xu Ming walked over and reported, “Squad Leader, we haven’t found Sun Yaowei and Butler Li yet.”
Lin Fan waved his hand. “No need to look for them. Sun Yaowei and Butler Li are our informants planted in the Sun family, specifically to investigate this matter.”
Sun Xiao, who was being held, looked up abruptly at Lin Fan, his eyes wide with disbelief.
“What did you say?”
“I said Sun Yaowei and Butler Li are spies I planted by your side. Otherwise, how do you think those three Hall Masters were apprehended?” Lin Fan said.
“Impossible.”
Sun Xiao struggled and roared.
Lin Fan waved his hand. “Take him away.”
The servants of the Sun family knelt there trembling. They hadn’t expected the constables of the Public Security Bureau to be so terrifying, barging into Sun Mansion to arrest people in the middle of the night.
Truly overbearing to the extreme.
And at this moment.
Sun Yaowei and Butler Li were drinking and enjoying themselves in a brothel.
Little did they know what had happened.
…
The next morning.
The common people lived their lives as usual.
Some people who enjoyed morning tea went to their usual spots early.
“Something big has happened! Last night, Lin Ye of the Public Security Bureau personally led people to Sun Mansion and arrested Sun Xiao and Sun Yaozu on the spot.”
“Ah? No way?”
“What ‘no way’? It’s absolutely true. Last night, Lin Ye was ambushed by a group of assassins in armor, but Lin Ye killed them all on the spot. They then confessed that the person who ordered them was Sun Xiao.”
“Illegally possessing armor is a capital offense.”
“That’s right, it’s a capital offense. I think the Fierce Tiger Gang is finished.”
“Wait, you said armor? Lin Ye cut through a group of assassins wearing armor? Are you sure that’s true?”
“Nonsense. Why don’t you go to that street and see? The blood hasn’t even been cleaned up yet. Many people were hiding at home last night and saw it with their own eyes.”
Just then.
An old man, coughing a few times, walked over. “Who among you will treat me to a bowl of morning tea?”
Everyone looked at him.
“You’re so brazen, asking us to treat you?”
The old man, neither angry nor annoyed, said, “I personally witnessed Lin Ye’s mighty deeds last night. I was thinking of telling you all about it, but since you’re like this, forget it. I won’t say anything.”
“Hey, hey, sir, sir, don’t go! I’ll treat you! Tell us.” The person speaking immediately asked the stall owner to serve morning tea.
The old man took his tea bowl and took a refreshing sip.
“Alright, I’ll tell you then. The scene last night was truly thrilling and terrifying. I saw Lin Ye standing in the middle of the street, holding a silver rod. Even without moving, he exuded an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers…”
“Immediately, an armored assassin attacked. Lin Ye swung his rod, and the sound was like a dragon’s roar. Guess what happened?”
The crowd listened intently, shaking their heads.
“Heh, the armored assassin let out a scream and was torn to shreds. His arms and legs were all broken, and he instantly turned into a mist of blood, with scattered flesh and blood falling like stars across the sky.”
“Ah?”
The listeners gasped, their minds unable to comprehend such a terrifying scene.
At the same time, more and more people gathered around.
They heard the old man…
“I only heard Lin Ye let out a furious roar, ‘Presumptuous!’ Another armored assassin was struck as if by lightning, frozen on the spot. Foul liquid sprayed out, his internal organs were pulverized, and he died bleeding from all seven orifices.”
“Hiss~”
The listeners gasped again.
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