"Accept punishment?"
Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows and looked back. Facing the encirclement of the Garrison Camp soldiers, he didn't care at all. His eyes turned to another direction, and the smile on his face suddenly became brighter. It turned out that the Magistrate was disheveled, panting on the back of a donkey, and was rushing here. As he rushed, he shouted, "Stop, all of you stop, all of you stop!"
The Magistrate, who usually looked gentle and weak, actually burst out with an unexpectedly loud voice at this critical moment. He waved his hands and shouted while riding on the donkey. His voice actually covered all the other sounds in the field. Even when his donkey rushed to the front, the surroundings were still quiet.
"Hu, hu, hu, hu —!"
The county magistrate, who had fought fiercely with Madam Ru last night and suffered such a fright early in the morning, had rushed here in a hurry. By the time he arrived, he was already panting like a bull. His chest and lungs were like a big bellows, and his shriveled body seemed to be on the verge of collapsing at any time.
"Stop, stop, all of you stop, stop!" Scrambling down from the donkey's back, the county magistrate stammered and rushed between the two groups of officers and soldiers. "Put, put away your weapons! Put away your weapons! We are all officials of the Great Jin Dynasty! How dare you make trouble like this! How dare you!"
None of the three opposing parties moved.
Now the Yellow Dragon Gang members were in the innermost area, the soldiers of the Water Army Camp outside, and the soldiers of the Garrison Camp one layer outside. From the current situation, it seemed that the Water Army Camp was at an absolute disadvantage. However, of course, no one was stupid enough to think that the Water Army Camp really didn't have the power to fight back. Not to mention anything else, just looking at their commander and his wolf was enough to make people hesitate. Their combat capability surpassed Level Four was definitely the strongest among the people present.
Because of this, no one from the Yellow Dragon Gang or the Garrison Camp dared to act rashly.
"Put away your weapons, put away your weapons. Since the Magistrate has spoken, why are you still standing there? F * ck, put away your weapons!"
The Magistrate shouted for a long time, but no one listened to him. All of them were still holding their weapons. After a while, Junior Leopard seemed to be unable to stand it anymore. He impatiently waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to put away their weapons. "Do you think it's useful to hold your weapons? Put them away!"
"Clatter —!" There was a sound of swords colliding. The Water Army soldiers, including the archers, all put down their weapons.
"Take down their weapons!"
Seeing the Water Army Camp soldiers put away their weapons, Guard Ding thought Junior Leopard was going to give in. His attitude became more and more arrogant. He actually directly ordered the Garrison Camp soldiers to take the Water Army soldiers' weapons.
"Yes —!"
The Garrison Camp soldiers shouted in unison and were about to step forward. However, they had just taken half a step when they heard Junior Leopard's low voice, "You're courting death!"
His voice was not very loud, as if it was brought out by a sneer. However, in the ears of the Garrison Camp soldiers and Guard Ding, it was like thunder. The group of Garrison Camp soldiers who had stepped forward to take the Water Army soldiers' weapons immediately stopped in their tracks.
Even Guard Ding's hands and feet were numb and his face turned pale from the shock of Junior Leopard's cold shout.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" The County Magistrate of Jiang City was also a wily old fox. He took the opportunity to wave his hand and stop the Garrison Camp soldiers from stepping forward. "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Everyone calm down. This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding my ass!" Qian Mufan, who had been standing at the entrance of the Yellow Dragon Gang, shouted, "Your Excellency, Zhou Bao brought his men to surround the headquarters of the Yellow Dragon Gang early in the morning without distinguishing right from wrong. He even accused me of colluding with the Water Bandits and wanted to exterminate the entire Yellow Dragon Gang. Everyone present heard this. Your Excellency, is this still a misunderstanding?"
"Of course it's not a misunderstanding. I have witnesses, material evidence, and Your Excellency Guard. If you let your men step forward again, I don't mind giving my Little Du an extra meal!"
While speaking, Little Du also turned its head and stared at Guard Ding with its green eyes. Guard Ding felt his scalp go numb from the stare. He didn't dare to make any small movements and signaled his men to stay where they were.
"Witnesses, material evidence, take them out!" Qian Mufan raised his head and said. He had enough confidence in this matter because he knew that this matter had nothing to do with him. That was why he was so angry.
Zhu Ba escorted a skinny man in ragged clothes into the field and sent the man in front of Little Du. The man let out a strange cry and wanted to get up and escape. However, once he saw Little Du's ferocious eyes, his movement stopped immediately. He looked at Little Du with fear and curled up on the ground, shivering. This man was one of the Broken Dragon Beach water bandits. That day, Junior Leopard brought people to attack the island and captured nearly a hundred water bandits. This man was one of them. Early on on the island, he was frightened by Little Du's ferociousness. After being captured, every night he dreamed of Little Du's ferocious appearance. He would be scared awake in the middle of the night. Now that he was in front of Little Du, how would he dare to make any strange movements? He could only curl up on the ground and shiver.
"This man is one of the Water Bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach. This is his confession and the official seal between you and Li Sanhe of the Broken Dragon Beach as evidence. The witness and material evidence are all here. What else can you deny?" Junior Leopard said and then waved his hand. A letter flew out from his sleeve and landed in front of Qian Mufan.
Qian Mufan subconsciously reached out to take the two letters. Just as he was about to read them, a hidden force suddenly surged from one of the letters. Qian Mufan's expression changed. He thought that Junior Leopard had suddenly made a sneak attack. He turned his hand and ran his Internal Qi. He wanted to fight against the hidden force on the letter. Unexpectedly, the force was like a clay ox entering the sea. It fell into the air, leaving only a muffled sound and a cry of surprise.
By the time he came to his senses, the two letters in his hands had been shattered by his Internal Qi.
He was not a fool and immediately understood what had happened. His face turned livid and he pointed at Junior Leopard. "You …!"
"How dare you destroy the evidence in front of so many people! But so what if you can destroy the official seal and the confession? I have more than one confession and witness here!" As he spoke, he waved his hand again. Zhu Ba brought another person forward and took out a confession and handed it to Junior Leopard. This time, he did not hand the confession to Qian Mufan. Instead, he got off the horse and walked to the Magistrate. He handed the confession to him and said, "Your Excellency, this is the confession of the Water Bandits of the Broken Dragon Beach. The fingerprint and signature are all here. Please take a look!"
Initially, the Magistrate did not believe Junior Leopard's words because he knew the Yellow Dragon Gang very well. He also vaguely knew the truth behind Gao Gong's death. However, he did not know martial arts. Even if he did, he would not be able to tell that Junior Leopard had tampered with the official seal. Seeing that Qian Mufan had shattered the official seal in front of everyone, he could not help but be skeptical. Looking at the confession again, it was written with great detail. Even the conversation between Qian Mufan and Li Sanhe was very detailed. He could not help but believe it a little more.
Qian Mufan saw the change in the Magistrate's expression. The Gang Leader of the Yellow Dragon Gang, who had dealt with the Magistrate for many years, roughly understood what the change in the Magistrate's expression meant. He quickly said, "Your Excellency, he is slandering us. The official seal is fake, and so is the confession. He tampered with it!"
"I tampered with it?!" Junior Leopard sneered. "Gang Leader Qian, you relied on your strong Internal Strength to shatter the official seal in front of so many people. How dare you say that I tampered with it? I wonder who is the one slandering me. Do you really think everyone here is blind and stupid?!"
"You!"
Qian Mufan pointed his finger at Junior Leopard. He was so angry that he could not say a word.
"Your Excellency, look, the evidence of Qian Mufan colluding with the water bandits is irrefutable. It is my fault that he destroyed the most important evidence in front of everyone. Please order me to capture this person to atone for my crime!"
"This …!"
The change of events was completely out of the Magistrate's expectations. Faced with such a situation, he did not know how to deal with it.
"Your Excellency, please don't listen to his nonsense. He didn't come here to avenge Commander Gao. He came for the port of River Heart Island. It's because you decided to let the Yellow Dragon Gang manage the port of River Heart Island that the navy didn't get any benefits. That's why they came up with such an excuse to frame me. Your Excellency, please understand!"
His words woke up the Magistrate who was still confused. Yes, he was really muddled just now. How could he forget that Qian Mufan and Gao Gong had always been in the same boat? They were even sworn brothers. How could he kill Gao Gong?
But even so, the current situation was not in the Yellow Dragon Gang's favor!
Thinking of this, he raised his head and slowly put the confession into his sleeve. "Commander Zhou, this matter is confusing. It's better not to make a judgment so early. Gang Leader Qian has always been law-abiding and is one of the most influential gentry in this city. I think we should give this matter further thought. Let the brothers of the navy go back first. How about that? "
"Your Excellency, this is your fault. Is it wrong for the brothers of the navy to want to avenge Commander Gao? As for the so-called confusing situation, it's not valid either. There are witnesses and material evidence, and this guy even destroyed the evidence on the spot. All of this can be witnessed by everyone present. In such a situation, you have to think about it carefully and let them go back. Even if I agree, they won't agree! "
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Ba yelling at the top of his lungs, "I don't agree!"
Then, all the soldiers in the Water Camp shouted, "No, no, no …!"
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