The jail of the yamen was famous. More accurately, it was a water jail. The cell was built underground and filled with poisonous water. Once a martial artist was locked in, not only would they be unable to breathe, but they would also have to use their true energy to protect themselves. Once their true energy ran out, the poison would invade their bodies.
Once the poison entered their bodies, they wouldn't die immediately. Instead, their skin, muscles, and bones would rot bit by bit. The process was excruciating. They could only watch as their bodies rotted away, unable to resist. Only when their entire bodies were corroded into a puddle of thick liquid would they truly die.
The commoners were naturally afraid of such a cruel water jail, and began to back away. As they did, Du Feng and the others stood out.
Wait, there seemed to be someone missing. Du Feng took a closer look and saw that Li Xiaofei had also quietly backed away with the commoners. Although he was physically strong, he was afraid of offending the yamen. After all, the Li Family had to live in North Shore City for a long time, and they also had to rent out fishing boats.
Du Feng chuckled, but didn't blame Li Xiaofei. They weren't related, and he'd already done a good job. Now that the constables were here, the Li Family couldn't afford to offend the yamen.
"You used force in the middle of the street and took hostages. Come with us to the yamen."
The constables were amazing, convicting Du Feng as soon as they arrived. If they really were taken away, they would most likely be thrown into the water jail. Du Feng wasn't afraid of the poison, but if the three girls were taken away, they wouldn't have a good ending.
"What? Don't you constables need evidence to arrest people? Who saw me take hostages? It was clearly this Young Master Huo who wanted to take my wife and sister.
"He took someone else's wife in broad daylight. Do you think I can't resist? What kind of rule does your North Shore City have? What would you do if your wife and daughter were taken? "
Du Feng was eloquent and eloquent. He told the story, and the people around him all applauded. They'd encountered similar situations in the past, but their mouths had been too clumsy to explain. In the end, there was no way for them to vent their grievances. But this time was different. Du Feng wasn't so easily bullied.
"You said that Young Master Huo stole your wife. Do you have any evidence?"
The constables were really thick-skinned. When they wanted to arrest Du Feng just now, they didn't need any evidence. Now that they were talking about Young Master Huo, they wanted him to provide evidence.
"Yes, of course there is. I believe that the brothers of the City Defense Department would also like to see it."
Du Feng's voice suddenly became louder as he saw a group of patrolling guards walking towards them. When he shouted, the constables also saw the people from the city defense coming over. The yamen and the city defense were two different departments. They were supposed to supervise each other, but they were actually fighting and scheming against each other.
In terms of internal affairs, the yamen's people often bullied the guards' families, while the city defense guards found opportunities to beat them up outside the city gates. After all, there were many city guards, and they were regular troops who trained every day. Unfortunately, the constables rarely left the city, so there weren't many opportunities to beat them up.
Now that he heard that some constables were practicing favoritism, he hurried over to join in the fun. When the group of patrolling guards walked in, Du Feng took out the image crystal that he had prepared earlier.
"Everyone, please take a look. This is the evidence."
Who was Du Feng? He had always been the one scheming against others, and rarely was he the one being schemed against. Everything that Young Master Huo had done had been recorded with the image crystal. It included the teasing of Ximen Ziling, and the things he had said.
In particular, the phrase "I am the law," had caused public outrage. He was just the nephew of a constable, and yet he dared to say that he was the law. It was a blatant disregard for the city defense office, the city lord, and the laws of the north bank Immortal City.
After reading this part, even the constables were embarrassed. This Young Master Huo was too arrogant. He even dared to say such things. Although the yamen was powerful, they weren't the boss of the North Shore Immortal City. The person with the most power in the city was, of course, the City Lord himself.
"Young Master Huo, come with us."
This time, it wasn't the constables who wanted to take Du Feng away. It was the city guards who wanted to take Young Master Huo away. He had kidnapped a woman and flouted the law. The evidence was irrefutable. Since the yamen didn't care, they would take him back to the City Defense Department to teach him a lesson.
"Save me, hurry up and save me!"
When Young Master Huo saw that the guards were going to take him away, his eyes turned red, and tears and snot flowed down his face. The City Defense Department's prison was even more famous than the yamen's. After being captured, they weren't soaked in poisonous water, but used to feed a colony of ants.
It was said that they had learned a method from somewhere that could breed a mutated species by feeding human flesh to ants. Thus, they used the prisoners as fodder for the ants to eat. They didn't eat them all at once, but a portion of them each time. The portion that was eaten was then applied with medicine to help them recover.
The prisoners in the prison were bitten by the ants again and again, knowing that one day they couldn't hold on any longer and would have a mental breakdown. When that time came, their divine sense would collapse and their soul would die. Without a soul, the body would be useless. They wouldn't even be bothered to eat the ants, so they were taken out to feed the city defense dogs.
Young Master Huo's legs trembled in fear at the thought of being eaten by a colony of ants. If the constables didn't take him away, it would be difficult for him to escape.
"Stop, this matter is under the jurisdiction of the yamen. The yamen will naturally handle Young Master Huo's matter. "
The constables reacted quickly. They knew that it wasn't wise to directly take him away. Thus, they gave an excuse. The yamen was in charge of internal affairs. Thus, they wanted to take Young Master Huo back to the yamen and interrogate him seriously. This sounded reasonable, but everyone knew that. Once they took Young Master Huo back to the yamen, it would be no different from returning to his own home. He would be served with good wine and meat for a few days, then released. There was no need for the water prison at all.
"To prevent you from cheating, it's better to take him back to the City Defense Department."
The city guards weren't willing to let go of such a good opportunity, so the two sides were in a deadlock.
"That's right, we should take him back to the City Defense Department for interrogation. That Young Master Huo is too evil."
"Throw him into the prison to feed the ants!"
"Cut him up and feed him to the dogs!"
The commoners were agitated and all suggested that Young Master Huo be taken back to the City Defense Department to be punished. The constables were afraid of being blamed by their superiors, so they protected Young Master Huo tightly and didn't let them take him away. The two sides were in a deadlock, but more and more people were watching. If this continued, the matter would definitely get out of hand.
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