Chi Hou was not sure what Wan Chong was thinking, but he was sure that there was more to this than just catching a criminal.
"Hand him over, hand him over..."
"If the Emperor breaks the law, he will be punished like a commoner!"
"If he breaks the law, he will be punished by the Ministry of Law!"
The voices of the crowd continued to echo through the city. It was getting louder and louder, causing passersby to stop in their tracks. The entire city gate was blocked off.
Chi Hou's eyes narrowed as he looked at the smiling Wan Chong. At the same time, his mind was racing to figure out the current situation.
Not handing him over? Openly going against the Ministry of Justice and the law?
As the Divine Consort of the Northern Desert, such a crime was certainly not a serious one. However, if he were to be known to the public as someone who knowingly broke the law...
That would be disadvantageous.
Chi Hou clenched his fists as he thought about his purpose in coming to the capital. He turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi and nodded.
His intention was clear. He wanted Fang Zhengzhi to bear with it.
Chi Hou thought that it would not take long to get to the palace from the city gate. All he had to do was report this to the Emperor and obtain the right to be the judge. Then, he would be able to get Fang Zhengzhi from the Ministry of Law.
That was what Chi Hou was thinking...
However, what made Chi Hou speechless was that Fang Zhengzhi did not look the slightest bit nervous. Instead, he looked as if he had nothing to do with it.
Without another word, Chi Hou nodded to Minister of Justice Wan Chong.
Wan Chong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. As long as Chi Hou did not stop him, Fang Zhengzhi would not be able to escape.
"Take him down!" Wan Chong's tone was icy.
"Woosh woosh woosh!" The moment Wan Chong spoke, the hundred constables drew their swords in unison. Their blades gleamed coldly under the rays of the evening sun.
Yan Xiu's body moved at this moment.
But very quickly, a hand pressed on his shoulder. When he turned his head, he saw a face brimming with a faint smile.
Then, his hand, which had already reached his waist, returned to the reins of the horse.
At the same time, four figures surrounded Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi. They wore bamboo hats and stood in the four directions of Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi.
When the surrounding people saw this scene, they all screamed and ran to the side.
"Not good, they're going to fight!"
"Fang Zhengzhi is indeed a born rebel, unwilling to accept the punishment of the law!"
"But this is Flame Capital City, how can he run? Don't tell me he's going to go against the entire imperial court? "
A few sharp voices rang out from the crowd, stirring up the crowd's emotions, causing the surrounding people to retreat in fear.
At this moment, Wan Chong smiled. He was extremely happy.
If there was one thing that he wanted to see the most, it was definitely not Fang Zhengzhi's surrender, but rather, Fang Zhengzhi's retaliation.
The reason was simple. As long as Fang Zhengzhi surrendered, if anything happened to Fang Zhengzhi, he would have to take off his official robe.
But what if Fang Zhengzhi resisted?
Then he might not have to take off his official robe. If he resisted, there would be a fight. If there was a fight, there would be "accidents".
And the most important thing was …
Some accidents might not be fatal on the spot!
When that happened, Wan Chong had at least a hundred ways to make his subordinates take the blame. Even though he would still be punished, the punishment would be negligible.
"Show no mercy to those who resist the law!" Wan Chong ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, the four constables made their moves. Their gleaming knives slashed down at the four men in black with bamboo hats.
Just as Wan Chong had said, they showed no mercy!
However...
The four blades did not slice down.
Instead, they were all frozen in mid-air, as if they were being obstructed by something.
"No!" Chi Hou's voice rang out. He remembered that he had already discussed with Fang Zhengzhi to keep a low profile.
However, how was this low profile?
At the gates of the Flame Capital City, he openly went against the Ministry of Law and resisted law enforcement. What else could be more low-profile than this?
He wanted to stop them, but it was too late.
This was because the moment his voice rang out, the four swords had already fallen to the ground. The reason was that the four hands holding the swords had been severed.
How could they continue to hold the blades?
Blood splattered everywhere.
They sprayed into the air and landed on the ground, leaving four bright red streaks at the gates of the Flame Capital City.
Chi Hou's expression was ugly.
He was most afraid that Fang Zhengzhi would cause trouble in the capital. However, the more afraid he was, the more likely it was to happen. He openly resisted the law and even injured a constable.
This crime...
Was not small!
"Fang Zhengzhi, you killed the Southern Region Noblelite, harassed the Southern Region Princess, and injured the Crown Prince. Now, you are openly resisting arrest and injuring constables! Do you have any regard for the law?!" Wan Chong's eyes glowed icily as he looked at the blood splattered on the ground. He smirked icily.
He had attacked!
He had always known that Fang Zhengzhi was extremely daring, but he did not expect Fang Zhengzhi to be this daring. If that was the case, the outcome might be even smoother than he had imagined.
"Are you talking to me?" Fang Zhengzhi's voice rang out at this moment. He looked extremely confused.
"Of course! Is there anyone else called Fang Zhengzhi here?" Wan Chong was stunned. Then, his tone turned icy once more.
"That I don't know." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head. Then, he looked at the crowd, "Is there anyone here called Fang Zhengzhi?"
"..."
"Is this guy stupid?"
"Don't tell me he doesn't even know his own name?"
When the crowd heard Fang Zhengzhi's question and looked at him, they were all confused. They did not understand what Fang Zhengzhi meant.
Wan Chong was also confused. What was Fang Zhengzhi doing?
As for Chi Hou...
At this point, he was already gritting his teeth in hatred. He was not in the mood to listen to what Fang Zhengzhi had to say. He really regretted believing Fang Zhengzhi's one-sided statement. If he had known, he would have tied Fang Zhengzhi up.
He could not allow Fang Zhengzhi to continue messing around.
He had to tie Fang Zhengzhi up to prevent him from causing more trouble.
Chi Hou's gaze turned cold and he was about to make his move. However, at this moment, another voice rang out in his ears.
"Official Wan, I have already asked for you. None of them are called Fang Zhengzhi. Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Fang Zhengzheng. May I know why Official Wan is blocking my way?"
"Fang Zhengzheng?!" Wan Chong was stunned. He looked at the smiling Fang Zhengzhi, unable to process what was going on.
The surrounding people were also a little confused.
"Fang Zhengzheng?"
"What did he just say? His name is Fang Zhengzheng?"
"I think so..."
"Is this guy stupid? Did he really forget his own name? Or does he think... that he can get away with this? "
All of the crowd's eyes widened. They could not understand what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do.
Chi Hou was stunned as well.
He was confused. Fang Zhengzhi had been so high profile when he had appeared in Huai An County. How could he be so calm now and lie in front of so many people?
Fang Zhengzheng?
Who would believe that?!
If you really want to change your name, please change your clothes, or put on some makeup and disguise yourself. If you're willing, this Hou can hire the best disguise master. "
Most importantly, change your name...
Can't you change your name to something more believable? Change your name to Fang Zhengzheng? Are you treating everyone like idiots?
Chi Hou did not understand what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking.
Wan Chong didn't understand either, but he reacted quickly. Then, he burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that he fell to the ground, clutching his stomach as he rolled on the floor.
"Hahaha... Fang Zhengzhi, are you stupid? I have been the Minister of Law for five years, but I have never seen a criminal change his or her name to look like you. Fang Zhengzheng, hahaha … If you put on some makeup or disguise yourself, I would have believed you. But now … do you think I am an idiot? "
"I wonder why Official Wan would admit that he is an idiot?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Wan Chong, who was laughing so hard that he was rocking back and forth.
"Fang Zhengzhi, don't try to argue. Even if you wore a beard, masked your face, and turned to dust, I would still recognize you!" Wan Chong's expression turned icy.
"I guess you don't believe me?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Wan Chong.
"Do you think I will believe you?" Wan Chong smirked icily.
"If that is the case, do you have evidence that I am Fang Zhengzhi?" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and asked calmly.
"Evidence?" Wan Chong's smile froze. He did not have any evidence to prove that Fang Zhengzhi was Fang Zhengzhi.
But in reality...
Who would be so bored as to prepare such evidence?
Wasn't it obvious? Everyone knew that Fang Zhengzhi was Fang Zhengzhi. There was no need for any evidence.
"Fang Zhengzhi, the Ministry of Law had already drawn your portrait. It has been plastered all over the country. All the citizens here can be witnesses. Do you still need evidence?" Wan Chong replied.
"Portrait? Official Wan, you are the Minister of Law. Don't tell me you don't know the law? Do you think you can convict me based on a portrait? There are too many people who look alike in this world. "Fang Zhengzhi replied again.
Wan Chong's expression changed.
Just as Fang Zhengzhi had said, it was impossible to convict someone based on a portrait. As the Minister of Law, he knew that evidence was needed to convict someone.
However, he never expected Fang Zhengzhi to come up with such a lame excuse.
Change his name?
Could there be a more stupid method than this?
Was he trying to exploit a loophole in the law?
Wan Chong chuckled icily to himself. He had to admit that Fang Zhengzhi's loophole was unexpected. No one would have expected Fang Zhengzhi to be so high profile in Huai An County.
When he reached the capital...
How could he say that he was Fang Zhengzheng?
If Fang Zhengzhi had changed his appearance long ago, Wan Chong would have been prepared. However, Fang Zhengzhi had been too high profile in Huai An County, so much so that no one had thought that he would change his appearance.
Wan Chong was caught off guard.
However...
No matter how unprepared he was, he would not let Fang Zhengzhi get away with this. If not, he would have wasted his five years as the Minister of Law.
"Fang Zhengzhi, even if I cannot prove your identity in such a short period of time, I can arrest you as a suspect!" Wan Chong chuckled icily.
"Does that mean that Official Wan has no evidence to prove that I am Fang Zhengzhi?"
"So what? I will find a way to prove that you are Fang Zhengzhi once you are in jail!" Wan Chong was in no hurry.
As the Minister of Law, he did not need any evidence to arrest a suspect.
"But what if... I can prove that I am Fang Zhengzheng?" Fang Zhengzhi was not in a hurry either.
"You can prove that you are Fang Zhengzheng?" Wan Chong was stunned.
"Of course." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. Then, he took out a document from his pocket and opened it.
The words "Fang Zhengzheng" could be seen clearly.
Most importantly...
There was a bright red seal at the bottom of the document. The words "Huai An County Seal" were engraved on it.
"Birth document?!" Wan Chong was in disbelief.
For a criminal of the imperial court to have a birth certificate stamped by the county government to prove that he had another identity, this was simply unheard of throughout the ages.
Wan Chong could not believe it.
In reality, he was not the only one who did not believe it. The people around him did not believe it either. Even Chi Hou, who was sitting on his horse with an ugly expression, did not believe it.
Fake!
Almost everyone had the same thought in their minds at the same time.
"Official Wan, please take a look. This is the evidence." Fang Zhengzhi waved the document in his hand calmly, without the slightest trace of guilt from holding a fake document.
All of the onlookers were speechless when they saw the birth document in Fang Zhengzhi's hand and his expression.
How could a person be so shameless?
He could be a fool, but he could not treat everyone else as fools! Who would believe such a fake birth document?
"Fang Zhengzhi, do you really think that a fake document can prove your identity? Do you think I am as dumb as you? "Wan Chong was not going to fall for it.
"Aish... looks like Official Wan does not believe me. However, that is alright. I have a witness." Fang Zhengzhi sighed. He was not surprised by Wan Chong's lack of trust.
"Witness?!" Wan Chong was truly shocked.
That was because he would never have thought that someone would help Fang Zhengzhi prove something like this, something that treated everyone in the world like fools.
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