It was not convenient for the She Family to step in when the crowd was causing trouble. If they stepped in, it would be equivalent to putting themselves on the opposite side of the crowd. But if the city defense team stepped in, they should be able to deal with the crowd quickly.
"What are you doing? Get out of here!"
Captain Jia acted quickly after receiving the message. He brought a group of people to the main road. He heard that the people causing trouble were all idlers, but he did not care much. He had dealt with these people many times and had even punished some of them in prison. It could be said that they were all afraid of him.
"Did you hear that? Get out of here! If you don't leave, I will arrest you all."
Captain Jia continued to shout. Many idlers who had taken the money were indeed a little scared. They were just here to earn some money and shouted along with the crowd. They did not expect that they would alarm the city defense team.
"Little Jia, who are you shouting at? Catch one for me."
Suddenly, an aunty in the group spoke. Her voice scared Captain Jia quite a bit.
"Hey, Aunty Zhang, why are you here too?"
Captain Jia had a headache because among the crowd, his captain's mother was among them. Old people usually liked to fight for justice. He did not expect that she would also intervene in this matter. Captain Jia was only a small team leader. Aunty Zhang's son was his superior.
"What? Do you want to protect the criminal? Let me tell you, God is watching. So is the mayor."
Captain Jia would definitely not be able to protect the criminal. But with the mayor watching, it was not surprising that he was scared. In fact, the mayor would not care about such a small matter, but the captain would care about his mother. As long as Aunty Zhang told her son about this, it would be reported to the mayor sooner or later.
She Kai was wrong to snatch someone else's wife in public. But he had also arrested the captain's mother. If this was not courting death, then what was?
"Little Jia, do you recognize me?"
There was an old man with white hair in the group. With one look, one could tell that he was not an ordinary person. He was actually involved in this matter. Captain Jia immediately realized that this matter was not simple. It was definitely not as simple as idlers causing trouble.
This white-haired old man was the shopkeeper of Yanji Bookstore. How did he get involved in this matter? Captain Jia immediately thought of something. Yanji Bookstore was under the name of the Tong Family. The Tong Family had never been on good terms with the She Mansion. He was just a small team leader. He couldn't afford to offend either side.
"Oh, I remember now. There's still a quest in the west of the city that hasn't been completed."
Captain Jia slapped his forehead and pretended to remember something. Then, he hurriedly left with his men. What kind of joke was this? He couldn't afford to offend the Tong family. He had already shouted at the idlers, so he didn't care about the rest.
Actually, Du Feng understood very well that the reason why the crowd could gather so quickly was because of the Tong Family's secret efforts. Most people were afraid of the city defense team, but there were a few people who weren't afraid at all. Moreover, their prestige was very high, and the neighbors were willing to follow them out to make a fuss.
As a result, more and more people gathered, and by the time they reached the entrance of the She Mansion, there were already more than two thousand people, and the surrounding people were still gathering. In fact, most of them were here to watch the show, but the scene was so chaotic that no one could tell them apart.
Before the people of the She Mansion could react, the number of two thousand had increased to four thousand. The scale was already quite large. Because the road was blocked, the people of the She Mansion could not leave even if they wanted to.
"Hand him over, hand him over."
"Yes, ask She Kai to hand him over, or else we'll smash the door."
The people that the Tong Family had arranged in the crowd started to shout slogans. At first, Du Feng wanted to take the lead, but now he was no longer needed. He observed for a while. Not only the people that the Tong Family had arranged, but some families that had conflicts with the She Family had also started to send people over.
Interestingly, the city defense team that was supposed to be here to maintain order had yet to arrive. It seemed that all the forces were keeping each other in check.
"Smash!"
Nobody knew who started it, but the crowd was suddenly instigated and began to smash the door of the She Mansion. Those that couldn't smash the door would smash the wall with something. Everyone was smart enough not to use weapons like swords or sabers. That was because using weapons like sabers and swords was against the rules of the Imperial City.
In fact, the power of the boulders and iron weights was not small. In addition, the people who were attacking had all kinds of cultivation. In just a short while, the She Mansion's gate was on the verge of collapse.
"What should we do, Second Brother? Should we tell our father?"
She Yuan, the third daughter of the She Family, was trembling in fear. When she was on the street, she often used a whip to whip those ordinary people. She had never been afraid. She had never expected that the She Mansion would be surrounded by four or five thousand people. For some reason, the civilians that used to be afraid of her were no longer afraid of her.
"No, Father will break my legs if he finds out."
It was not a glorious thing for She Kai to kidnap a girl on the street. Therefore, he didn't dare to let his father know. His father had taken his brother out to run errands, so he didn't know that the She Mansion was in trouble. She Kai ordered the servants not to tell the Old Master about this matter. But he knew that he couldn't keep it a secret for long.
If things got out of hand, the old steward would definitely report it to the master.
"What should we do? Hand her over."
She Yuan was scared. Since it was all because of Huang Ying, it would be fine if he handed her over.
"I want to, but if I open the door …"
She Kai didn't dare to say it out loud. He was afraid that he would be beaten up if he opened the door. So many people were filled with righteous indignation. It was scary just by looking at them. He couldn't figure out Huang Ying's identity at the moment. Why did the Tong Family, the Zhan Family, and the Liu Family all send people here?
Could it be that he had made a mistake? Huang Ying's identity wasn't simple, but she clearly didn't have the status of a long-term resident.
Oh, what should he do? She Kai was panicking. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Huang Ying wasn't a long-term resident, but she was beautiful and had an extraordinary temperament. She wasn't afraid of him at all. If he was right, she might be someone important.
At this moment, there was a person secretly hiding in the crowd, observing the situation. He wasn't observing the crowd or the situation in the She Mansion. He was observing Du Feng.
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