"Young Master Shangguan."
Constable Zhang frowned as he looked at the well-dressed young man in front of him.
"What are you doing here?"
"I heard that you caught a few eminent monks, so I came here."
"What eminent monks?"
Hearing the young man's strange words, Constable Zhang was also surprised. The burly man did not practice Buddhism, so he did not know what monks and nuns were. Hearing this, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and stared at the young man in front of him. If he didn't guess wrongly, this young man should be the son of some high-ranking official, and he actually called those guys' eminent monks' ….
Alright, you've f * cking spread your teachings to my turf, huh …
"It's the people you caught before!"
"You mean that group of baldies?"
Hearing this, Constable Zhang's face sank.
"Young Master Shangguan, may I ask what relationship you have with those baldies?"
"This … this … what's wrong? What does it have to do with you? "
After all, the other party was the son of an official who lived a life of luxury. Seeing Constable Zhang's face sink, he suddenly lost his confidence.
"These baldies are suspected of harboring serious criminals of the imperial court. If Young Master Shangguan has no special relationship with them, please leave."
Speaking until here, Constable Zhang extended his hand and made a gesture.
"Please."
"You … you …"
Looking at Constable Zhang in front of him, the well-dressed young man trembled with anger.
"You actually dare to do this. Do you know that my father is the county magistrate? He only needs to say a word and you can get lost!"
Oh, so it's the son of the county magistrate of Guiyang.
Fangzheng silently took out the little black book in his heart.
Dear Davarich, have you prepared your name to be on the list of people to be eliminated?
"Young Master Shangguan, you may not know, but these people are not hiding ordinary criminals, but the bloody butcher Wang Wu! Not only that, they also confessed that they knowingly sheltered Wang Wu. Sheltering serious criminals of the imperial court, but not reporting, I think Young Master Shangguan should be very clear about the punishment. "
"This, this …"
Facing Constable Zhang's question, the well-dressed young man did not know what to say for a moment.
"This must be a confession of torture!"
"Absolutely not, Young Master Shangguan."
Seeing how stubborn the finely dressed youth was, Constable Zhang had no choice but to repeat the words of the baldies to the finely dressed youth.
"… That's it. Do you understand, Young Master Shangguan? They used this kind of inexplicable reason to admit that they were harboring a serious criminal of the court, so naturally they would be arrested and tried for harboring. "
"… That's awesome."
"… Hmm?"
"Those masters are indeed eminent monks!"
However, what Constable Zhang did not expect was that the well-dressed young man became even more excited.
"Even a monster like the Bloody Butcher Wang Wu has submitted before the dharma. This is what it means to become a Buddha by laying down the butcher's knife!"
"…???"
What the hell?
Seeing the young man's crazy reaction, Constable Zhang and the bailiff beside him looked at each other blankly. They didn't know what to say. However, the young man seemed to have taken drugs and looked at Constable Zhang again.
"So, Constable Zhang, since you know, why haven't you let him go yet?"
"…? Young Master Shangguan, I don't understand what you mean … "
"Wasn't that Wang Wu already moved by the dharma? So he has already become a good person and won't commit any more crimes! It's all thanks to those eminent monks! Why do you still want to lock up those eminent monks!? " “
"…???"
At this moment, Constable Zhang looked at the young man with a 'is this kid crazy?' expression.
"Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about, Young Master Shangguan. No matter what, it's a fact that these people are harboring criminals. No matter what their reason is, it can't change this fact. "
"But, but …"
"Alright, you can take Young Master Shangguan out. I still have a statement to make."
Constable Zhang also found a reason. Following that, two yamen runners stepped forward and invited the finely dressed youth out with a smile. Only then did Constable Zhang sigh and sit in the chair opposite Fangzheng.
"Sorry, Young Master Fang, I've made a fool of myself."
"It's fine, but that person just now is …"
"That's the son of Guiyang County's Magistrate, Shangguan Long. Sigh … I don't know what's wrong with him. He even dares to provoke such a thing …"
Constable Zhang sighed helplessly. One must know that this wasn't a simple case of harboring a felon. Wang Wu was a felon of the imperial court who had killed many people. Among them, there was no lack of high-ranking officials who hired him to assassinate them in order to eliminate their competitors. Therefore, this case involved not only the common people, but also the officials.
It was because of this that no matter how nice the bald men who took Wang Wu in were, they couldn't just let it go. Next, they would have to carry out a secret investigation on this sect called the Pure Thought Zen Temple to confirm whether there were any secrets behind this sect.
And under such circumstances, this second-generation official actually dared to interfere … Did he think that his father had lived too long?
"Then, I'll leave the rest to you, Constable Zhang."
Fangzheng chuckled and stood up.
"I still have to participate in the martial arts tournament, so I won't keep you company."
"Young Master Fang, don't worry. Leave it to me. I guarantee that I won't let Wang Wu escape … Of course, he won't be able to escape either."
Constable Zhang had a bitter smile on his face as he recalled Wang Wu, who was lying on the bed and wailing like a man made of dough. Although they didn't express anything on the surface, most of the bailiffs and bailiffs applauded Fangzheng's actions in private.
After all, they also had to chase after these criminals, but because they weren't strong enough, they often lost their lives in the hands of these criminals. This was because Constable Zhang and the others could only grit their teeth in anger at a criminal like Wang Wu, but there was nothing they could do. Even if the other party was really caught, they couldn't really torture a criminal to vent their anger due to their identity.
Therefore, it was very comfortable for Fangzheng to make the other party suffer a fate worse than death.
After that, Constable Zhang also sent two people to send Fangzheng to the venue of the martial arts tournament. Although the incident with Wang Wu happened, it was already the end of the tournament. Most people had already gone to the arena to watch the upcoming matches, so it did not affect the martial arts tournament itself.
When Fangzheng arrived at the venue of the martial arts tournament, the opening show of the sect had just ended. Next was the free arena segment.
Of course, this arena wasn't the arena for a spouse. Just like in wuxia novels, if anyone wanted to challenge, they could directly jump up, announce their name, and declare who they wanted to challenge. Originally, this segment was mainly for exchanging pointers in martial arts. Later on, it evolved into a judging arena for resolving disputes in the martial arts world.
After all, it was hard to say whether one would win or lose in a private battle. However, the martial arts tournament was under the watchful eyes of the public, so it was difficult for anyone to cheat. Therefore, many people also treated this segment as a stage to resolve grievances.
Of course, most of the grievances that could be resolved here were those that were difficult to resolve by honest officials. After all, in this era, Fangzheng still followed the rule of law. If it was really a case like in wuxia novels where someone killed someone's entire family, there was no need for this kind of resolution at all. They could just report it to the officials directly.
For example, a case like Lin Pingzhi and Liu Zhengfeng's entire family being wiped out in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer didn't need the protagonist to practice martial arts to seek revenge at all. If it was in Man Han, it would be a major case for the protagonist to solve.
For example, the current duel was between a pair of brothers from Ocean Lake Villa. The younger brother liked his sister-in-law and had sex with her. In the end, the older brother found out and the two brothers turned against each other. So now, the two of them were cursing in the arena.
The older brother said, "I trusted you, so I let you take care of my wife. In the end, you took care of my wife in bed with me?"
However, the younger brother also retorted, "After marrying my sister-in-law, you spent all day drinking and not coming home, making my sister-in-law a widow. Back then, I withdrew because my sister-in-law truly loved you. In the end, not only did you not become a man after marrying my sister-in-law, you even had a mistress outside. Of course, I have to get my sister-in-law back!"
Hence, the two brothers started fighting in the arena without saying a single word. The onlookers below the arena watched with great interest. Only the Villa Master of Ocean Lake Manor's face was as dark as coal. He reckoned that once the martial arts tournament was over and he returned home, there would be another murder case …
In the end, the fight between the brothers ended with the younger brother hugging the beauty. However, the next duel was between a pair of disciples from Emei Sect. In the end, it became a love dispute between a senior brother and two junior sisters.
The first junior sister said that she was the one who came first. Whether it was calling him senior brother or taking care of him, she was clearly the one who came first. But why did it turn out like this?
The second junior sister said that although they were best friends, love was unreasonable. She just couldn't help but fall in love with her senior brother ….
In the end, both sides decided to fight it out.
Then, both sides fought in the arena. The senior brother who was watching the fight broke out in cold sweat. However, just as the first junior sister was about to win, she suddenly threw down her sword, hugged the second junior sister, and told the truth. It turned out that the one she really liked was not her senior brother, but her second junior sister!
Because she didn't want her second junior sister to marry her senior brother, she chose to sacrifice herself!
Why? I obviously like you, but why do we have to fight?
Under the first junior sister's confession, the second junior sister finally confessed her heart. In fact, she had always been secretly in love with the first junior sister, but the first junior sister did not show any special feelings for her. So, in despair, she chose to marry her senior brother and forced herself to forget her feelings for the first junior sister.
In the end, both sides shook hands and walked down the arena while hugging each other. Only the Senior Brother was left behind. He was dumbstruck as he looked at the two Junior Sisters' disappearing silhouettes with a stupefied expression …
The noble circle is really messy!
Fangzheng, who was in the audience, was also holding peanuts and melon seeds at this moment. He felt like he was watching morality and law. However, just as he was waiting for the third big show, he saw a white shadow flash by. Then, a young man flew up the arena and raised his hands.
"I'm Ronin Zhao Yide! I challenge Fangzheng, Jade-faced Playboy! "
"Huh?"
Fangzheng was eating melon seeds and singing when he heard the other party's shout. He couldn't help but be stunned.
What's going on?
All the girls I've been flirting with in the past few decades shouldn't have a boyfriend ….
(End of Chapter)
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