"Bring them here!"
Seeing that, Ji Ye suddenly clapped his hands.
Immediately, two Iron Buddhas walked out of the county office with a large tray that was covered by a red cloth.
"Just as we said, we didn't kill anyone at all," the man said.
"However, because our horses ran too fast when we entered the city, we couldn't stop when we reached the streets. It did cause a certain amount of chaos, and some people were injured. In the chaos, perhaps one of your brothers was injured and carried away by the crowd! "
"To apologize, the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce is willing to compensate you."
"Hua!"
The red cloth on one of the trays was lifted, and the hall was immediately filled with dazzling golden light.
It was because there were five layers of gold ingots on the trays, each of which was the size of a baby's fist!
"Every injured person will be compensated with ten taels of gold.
"In addition, you will each receive fifty taels of gold to raise Li Laosi's family. The county magistrate will testify for you!"
Ji Ye remembered that as the background of the movie A Chinese Ghost Story, the prices of goods seemed to be much higher than in normal history. However, no matter what, the value of the plate of gold in front of him was still astonishing.
"Well …"
The eyes of a few injured "witnesses" immediately widened. They stared at the gold and couldn't move their eyes away.
They were only hit by some debris and weren't seriously injured at all, especially for the people of Guobei County who spent most of their time fighting. However, the ten taels of gold were enough for them to eat as much as they wanted and visit the brothels every night for a couple of months!
"I remember now. I was indeed hit."
"Yes, it was very chaotic at that time. I was knocked to the ground and cut myself with my own knife."
Very soon, they all changed their words.
"We … We …"
Even Li Laosi's two brothers had purple eyes. They couldn't help but swallow when they saw the pile of gold.
It wasn't a big deal for their brothers to die in Guobei County. If they could get a hundred taels of gold for their brothers' deaths, they wouldn't hesitate at all.
If they could, they would drag their brothers up and let them die a hundred more times!
"Humph!"
However, when they were about to agree, a cold snort came from the crowd behind them.
A one-eyed middle-aged man with his remaining half-closed eyes was cold and gloomy. He was followed by a few people with a rather fierce aura.
"It's the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang. He's here to monitor these people!"
A white light flashed in the Mind Reading eyes as it spoke to Ji Ye.
It was obvious that both the witness and the plaintiff were tempted by such a huge tray of gold, but they were caught in a dilemma because they feared the revenge of the Flood Dragon Gang.
"That's right, milord, what's the punishment for an innocent person who falsely accuses another person?"
Ji Ye suddenly smiled.
"Falsely accusing others in this dynasty should be punished with a hundred floggings and banished for three thousand li. However, if you make a false accusation without understanding the situation clearly, and it is not intentional, you only need to be imprisoned for ten days and fined ten taels of silver! "
County Magistrate Guo was also a sophisticated person. He immediately said with a serious expression.
"You two, tell me quickly, is Old Li Si really dead? Or did you mistakenly accuse the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce because you couldn't find him? "
"It's a mistake, a mistake …"
Old Li the Second and Old Li the Fifth looked at each other and nodded in delight.
"Alright, since there's no body at all, and the plaintiff has withdrawn the lawsuit, I hereby announce that the case is closed.
"Guards, lock them up and keep an eye on them …"
Seeing that the two of them were "sensible", County Magistrate Guo was obviously quite satisfied in his heart. He heavily slammed the gavel and said.
"Humph!"
In the crowd, the second-in-command of the Flood Dragon Gang stared at Ji Ye gloomily.
County Magistrate Guo was even more satisfied.
What the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce did was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Flood Dragon Gang and cut off the possibility of cooperation.
In fact, it would've been better if the two of them confessed that they were under the orders of the Flood Dragon Gang. However, County Magistrate Guo obviously didn't want to have an open conflict with the Flood Dragon Gang, so he simply announced that the case was closed!
"Thank you, master! Thank you, master!"
Looking at the two brothers of the Li family who were escorted away with the gold, County Magistrate Guo was full of disdain.
County Magistrate Guo was full of disdain.
What idiots. They thought that they were only sent to prison to protect the Flood Dragon Gang. They didn't know that they would be lucky if they had ten taels of gold left after they were sent to prison!
…
The case was closed.
However, the people outside of the county office didn't leave.
It was because, apart from the plate of gold that was given to the wounds and Old Li the Third and Old Li the Fifth, the Iron Buddha was holding another tray made of red cloth.
"Right, we ran into bandits on our way here and lost some men. We've decided to recruit some guards in Guobei County!"
Ji Ye didn't keep them waiting for long.
He immediately uncovered the other tray. Compared to the previous tray, there were even more gold ingots placed on it, each worth ten taels!
"Recruiting guards?"
"Ha, there are a lot of experts in Guobei County. What kind of price can you offer?"
Someone's expression changed, and they stared at the gold on the tray.
"This is our Chamber of Commerce's" Guard Commander ", Commander Dian. As long as you can take one move from him, you can join."
"Anyone who joins will be given ten taels of gold as a settlement fee. On the other hand, you'll be paid one tael of gold every month. If you perform well, you'll be rewarded! "
Ji Ye pointed at Dian Wei and said.
"So simple?"
"Only one attack? That's too easy!"
Hearing that, many people in the crowd were tempted.
"We have different levels of martial arts. You said that you can get one tael of gold after one attack from him. What if you can survive more than one attack?"
"That's right. This man may look big, but with my Tiger Roaring Blade Technique, I can even use ten strikes without a problem, let alone one slash! What's the big deal!"
Some people were very confident that they could survive many attacks from Dian Wei.
"If you can survive two attacks, you'll be paid ten taels of gold every month. If you can survive three attacks, you'll get a hundred taels of gold every month.
"And so on. There's no upper limit!"
Said Ji Ye.
"What? No upper limit?"
"Doesn't it mean that I can get a thousand taels of gold every month after four attacks and ten thousand after five?"
All of a sudden, the swordsmen of Guobei City were all excited.
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