The militia wanted to run as well, but Huang Fei-hung jumped in front of them and blocked their way. He pointed at them and shouted angrily, "You're not allowed to leave! Put down your weapons! Are you trying to fight with someone else?"
"Master, let them leave!" Ye Xuan said worriedly when he saw the bailiffs surrounding them with guns.
"You're not allowed to leave! If you've done something wrong, you have to admit it. Stand properly!" Huang Fei-hung glared at Ye Xuan and said to the militia beside him.
Clang! Clang! Clang! — —
Hearing Huang Fei-hung's insistence, the militia threw down their weapons and stood in two rows at the side. Each of them looked as if they had done something wrong.
Ye Xuan sighed helplessly and raised his head to look at the bailiffs. From the corner of his eye, he saw a man in tattered clothes with a cloth bag tied around his head sneakily looking at the side door of the restaurant before running out.
"Who is this person?" Ye Xuan frowned as he thought.
Bang!
The admiral raised his gun and fired a shot into the sky. A group of bailiffs rushed in from behind and surrounded Huang Fei-hung and the militia. They shouted with a murderous aura, "Don't move! Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
"Huang Fei-hung, this area is under the jurisdiction of the foreigners. Now that the militia is here to cause trouble, as the head instructor of the militia, how are you going to explain this to the yamen?" The admiral pointed his gun at Huang Fei-hung and sneered.
Ye Xuan stood behind Huang Fei-hung and looked at the gun pointed at Huang Fei-hung. His eyes narrowed and a cold glint flashed across them. He hid his hands in his sleeves and a gun appeared in his hands.
"Sir, they are disbanded sailors and have received training from the court. There must be a reason why they're doing this." Huang Fei-hung hurriedly walked in front of the Admiral, cupped his fists, and tried to explain.
Seeing Huang Fei-hung's actions, Ye Xuan sighed in his heart. Everything about this master was good, except that he trusted the yamen and these corrupt officials too much. He didn't know that the Qing dynasty had long been scared of those foreigners. As long as it was related to the foreigners, these Qing dogs would be careful and give way.
Today's matter, although the admiral knew that there was an inside story, in order to give the foreigners an explanation, the admiral would definitely not let these scapegoats who could appease the foreigners' anger go. Moreover, Huang Fei-hung actually dared to oppose him in front of the foreigners. As a dignified admiral, he lost all face in front of the foreigners.
"What reason? The Court was dissolved, but you took them in. Now, the militia is under the direct control of the yamen. "The Admiral laughed coldly, and immediately seized the militia from Huang Fei-hung.
As long as the militia was gone, Huang Fei-hung would be nothing more than a wild man. At that time, it would be easy to deal with him.
"Admiral!" Hearing that the militia was going to be seized by the yamen, Huang Fei-hung panicked. This militia was formed by the Black Flag Army's navy. Not only was it entrusted by Liu Yongfu, but it also took him a lot of effort to form the militia. If it was absorbed by the yamen, it would not be able to escape the fate of being dissolved.
The Court had long been dissatisfied with Liu Yongfu's actions and wanted to weaken Liu Yongfu's ability to lead the Black Flag Army. How could they miss this golden opportunity?
"Ask them to report to the yamen! Otherwise, I will arrest them immediately! "The admiral did not give Huang Fei-hung a chance to speak. He shouted coldly, turned around, and walked out.
"Sir …" Seeing that the admiral was determined to attack the militia, Huang Fei-hung was helpless.
The admiral ignored Huang Fei-hung, flung his official robe, and walked out. "All the losses will be borne by Huang Fei-hung alone!"
"Yes, Sir!" A bailiff responded and started to investigate the western restaurant's losses.
"Sigh!" Looking at the admiral walking away, Huang Fei-hung sighed. He turned back to look at the militia and sighed again.
The people from the militia had also heard the admiral's words just now. When the militia saw Huang Fei-hung looking at them, they did not dare to look him in the eye. All of them lowered their heads in shame. No one knew who started it, but the militia knelt in front of Huang Fei-hung one by one.
…
Dong dong dong! Clang clang clang!
"Be careful of fire, and watch out for bandits …"
The sound of the night watch could be heard from outside. The dining hall of Poh Chi Lam was brightly lit. On the long dining table, Huang Fei-hung sat at the head of the table. Below him were Thirteenth Aunt, Shirong Lin, Ye Xuan, and other disciples and apprentices. On both sides, there were two rows of people from the militia.
The atmosphere in the dining hall was very tense. Whether it was Ye Xuan or the militia, all of them held their bowls and lowered their heads, refusing to eat. Especially the militia, they did not even dare to breathe loudly.
In the morning, not only was the militia seized by the government, but the admiral also blamed the western restaurant's loss on Huang Fei-hung. Because of this, Huang Fei-hung had to pay 200 silvers to the western restaurant. Due to the lack of money, he had to borrow 50 silvers from Ye Xuan to make up for the loss.
"Master, I can't eat anymore. This incident was caused by the Shahe Gang. The yamen is asking the militia to report to them. Will they take this opportunity to detain them?" Ling Yunkai slammed the table and sat down angrily.
"Master …" The incident was caused by Pork Wing. After hearing Ling Yunkai's words, Pork Wing could no longer sit still.
"Master..." Seeing Bozi Rong and Ling Yunkai stand up, everyone except Ye Xuan who was eating at the dining table sat up.
"Junior Martial Brother!" Seeing that everyone had stood up and Ye Xuan was the only one sitting and eating without a care in the world, Ya Zhaosu, who was next to him, tugged at him with a look of dissatisfaction.
"Why are you all standing up? Are you all full?" Ye Xuan asked in confusion.
"Junior Martial Brother, you …" Everyone glared at Ye Xuan. Even Huang Fei-hung and Thirteenth Aunt looked at him with interest.
"Cough!" With so many people looking at him, Ye Xuan could no longer eat. He put down his bowl and shook his head, "Senior Martial Brother, what are you all trying to do? Are you going to attack the government or the foreigners? Don't you think Master has enough headaches? "
"Junior Martial Brother, how can you say that? It's obviously the Shahe Gang's doing …" Pork Wing said angrily.
"Since you all know it's the Shahe Gang's doing, why do you all look like you're going to fight the government?" Ye Xuan said with his eyes wide open.
"Then, Junior Martial Brother, what do you think we should do now?" Pork Wing asked as if he saw Ye Xuan's idea.
"What else can we do? The most important thing now is to eat. Tomorrow, we'll arrest the Shahe Gang and hand them over to the government. We'll ask a few people to testify and tell them that they're the culprits. We're just here to protect the people and see if there's a turning point, "Ye Xuan said.
"Alright!" Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Pork Wing laughed and slammed the table. He shouted to the people around him, "Brothers, let's go and arrest the leader of the Shahe Gang now."
"Alright!"
"Let's go together!"
… …
"Stop, Senior Martial Brother. Don't be impulsive, alright?" Ye Xuan looked at Pork Wing who was about to burst into flames. He rolled his eyes and said, "You want to repeat what you did in the morning, right? If something happens again, not only will we lose the militia, we won't have enough money to compensate them. "
"Then, Junior Martial Brother, do you have any good ideas?" After hearing Ye Xuan's words, Pork Wing felt that this Junior Martial Brother seemed to have a good idea. He was impressed. No wonder he came back from studying abroad. Pork Wing asked carefully.
"The solution is to arrest the Shahe Gang's people tomorrow. We don't need too many people, but to ensure that we can catch that guy, I hope Master can do it yourself tomorrow. I saw that guy in the morning, and he seemed quite slippery, "Ye Xuan said and cupped his fist at Huang Fei-hung.
"Alright, we'll do as Ah Hsuan said. Let's stop arguing and eat! "Huang Fei-hung nodded and said to the people standing.
"Yes, Master!"
"Yes, Master!"
Now that there was a way to resolve the situation, everyone felt at ease. Smiles appeared on their faces as they began to eat with large mouthfuls.
Huang Fei-hung glanced at Ye Xuan from time to time. His eyes were filled with gratification.
The meal went on for a long time. When Huang Feihong was done eating, he stood up and suddenly said to Ye Xuan, "Shao Xuan, come to my room after you're done eating."
"Yes, Master!"
Although it was strange, Ye Xuan quickly stood up and wiped his mouth. He followed Huang Fei-hung into the backyard.
Huang Fei-hung opened his door and walked in. He sat down at the table and saw Ye Xuan coming in. He said, "Close the door!"
"Yes, Master!"
After closing the door, he turned around and saw Huang Fei-hung sitting at the table. Ye Xuan suddenly saw Huang Fei-hung's face was unprecedentedly serious.
"Ah Hsuan, kneel down!" Huang Fei-hung looked at Ye Xuan and suddenly said.
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