Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 57: There is only one big beast on Jingyang Ridge!
"What did you say?
"Someone went to beat the drum to complain, saying that he was the one who killed the giant tiger on Jingyang Ridge?"

Ximen Qing's face changed, and he subconsciously looked at Liu Silang, and they both ran out of the door at the same time!

The two men hurried to the gate of the county government office, just in time to see Wu Song showing off his entire tiger bone!
"Captain, this..."

Liu Silang was very nervous.

Although he didn't care about Ximen Qing's life or death, he cared about five hundred taels of silver!
Something happened to Ximen Qing, who will pay for his compensation?
"It doesn't matter!"

Ximen Qing gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm:

"Even if this is tiger bone, it doesn't prove that he was the one who killed the giant tiger on Jingyang Ridge!"

Before he finished speaking, Wu Song told the story of tiger meat.

What was even more unexpected to Ximen Qing was that Wu Song also took out the receipt and IOU issued by Liu Silang!

"broken!"

Liu Silang's face changed drastically: "I have become his witness!"

So insidious!

That pale-faced scholar is so insidious. It turns out that all scholars are bad people!

Ximen Qing was in a disheveled state. He really didn't expect that a voucher and an IOU could play such a big role!

Originally he thought that the county magistrate would protect him. After all, he was the infantry captain who had just been promoted by the county magistrate!

He is the direct descendant of the county magistrate!

But now that there is evidence, he is not sure whether the magistrate will still protect him...

You can only save yourself!

"Eun-sang——"

The magistrate had nearly scratched his long fingernails until they were bald. When he heard Ximen Qing's voice, he was immediately furious:

Bastard, how dare you come?
Ximen Qing squeezed in from the crowd and bowed to the magistrate:

"Mr. En, I did kill the Jingyang Ridge tiger with my own hands!
“Maybe there are other twists and turns in this matter!”

"Oh?"

Although the magistrate wanted to strangle Ximen Qing to death, he still had to calmly ask:
"What's the twist in this matter?"

Looking at the tiger bones scattered all over the floor and then at the receipt and IOU in the magistrate's hand, Ximen Qing said seriously:
"Mr. En, I killed the tiger on Jingyang Ridge with my own hands!

“This man also killed the giant tiger on Jingyang Ridge with his own hands!

"I have evidence, and he has evidence too!
"So, is there a possibility..."

Ximen Qing racked his brains frantically:
"...There are two giant insects on Jingyang Ridge?"

Hi?

The magistrate looked at Ximen Qing as if he didn't recognize him:

Good guy, you have gradually understood how to be an official!
In this case, the magistrate decided to give him a hand:
"Well, I have to say that this is indeed a possibility..."

"My dear, please understand!"

Wu Song said without hesitation:

“As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain!
"There is only one big insect on Jingyang Ridge!"

"䱱——"

Ximen Qing's face turned red, but he was speechless!

Suddenly, I heard a voice with a foreign accent among the onlookers say, "There can't be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female!"
Right!

Ximen Qing's eyes lit up and he raised his hand quickly:

"Perhaps the two giant insects on Jingyang Ridge are a male and a female!"

The magistrate shook his head and said, "It's reasonable!"

"I still have evidence!"

It was only then that Wu Song finally showed off his treasure:
"Look, sir, this is the tiger whip of the giant beast on Jingyang Ridge!
"Since Ximen Dutou has presented the tiger skin to my husband, it's a good opportunity to compare them!
"You can tell whether a tiger skin is male or female at a glance!"

Lore!

Ximen Qing's eyes darkened:
Who the hell is giving such stupid advice and killing people without any compensation?
There is no hope, just wait to die!
The magistrate sighed and said, "Come here, bring the tiger skin!"

As soon as the magistrate gave the order, an official ran to the back hall and brought the tiger skin to the yamen.

A whole tiger skin was spread on the ground, and Wu Song put his big treasure under the tiger skin: "My husband, please look!"

It fits perfectly!
Case solved!
Liu Silang's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly rushed over, grabbed Ximen Qing and started beating him:

"brute!
“So it was you who stole the tiger skin!

"You ruined my reputation and you still have to pay me five hundred taels of silver!
"Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"

"boom--"

The onlookers were furious:

"How shameless! It turns out that Ximen Qing stole someone else's tiger skin and took credit for it with the county magistrate!"

"I knew this guy didn't have the ability to fight a tiger!"

"They are a male and a female, and they are tiger-fighting heroes, HE-TUI!"

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"Go away!"

Ximen Qing was so angry that he pushed Liu Silang away. At this point, he had no choice but to go down this path:

"En Xiang, I have already presented the tiger skin to you!
"No matter what, I did kill the Jingyang Ridge tiger with my own hands. Please understand!"

You clearly see your sister!

The magistrate was also drunk:

It has come to this, can't you just be brave and take the blame?
"My lord, please allow me to report!"

Wu Song clasped his hands together and said loudly:
"There was only one big beast on Jingyang Ridge, and that was the one I killed!
"Since Ximen Dutou said that he also killed the tiger, I am willing to fight with Ximen Dutou to decide the winner!

"If Ximen Dutou wins, it proves that I lied and that the Jingyang Ridge Tiger was killed by Ximen Dutou!
"But if I win..."

A young man in the crowd shouted in a crisp voice: "Of course it was Ximen Qing who deceived my husband!"

"It makes sense!"

A man with a foreign accent mixed in the crowd and said, "Xi Men Qing is a real tiger-fighting hero if he beats that guy!"

Others said: "I'm afraid Ximen Qing wouldn't dare!"

"He definitely wouldn't dare! I have raised him since he was a child. I don't know what he is capable of."

"Xi Men Qing is just a poor man, what does he know about fighting a tiger with a chicken?"

"I bet five cents that Ximen Qing dares not fight!"

The onlookers were talking one after another, and soon the fire was fanned to a brighter level!
Ximen Qing’s heart was filled with “Fuck it!”

Things have developed to this point, and it will be difficult to end it unless he fights with Wu Song!
"Duh!"

The atmosphere was tense, and the magistrate slammed the gavel:

"Xi Men Qing, do you dare to fight him?"

Can I still say no?

Ximen Qing was crying in his heart, he gritted his teeth and glared:
"Mr. En, I am willing to fight him!"

"it is good!"

The magistrate made the decision: "In this case, you will have a fair duel before me and the people!
"The winner is the tiger-fighting hero!
"The loser dared to deceive me. I will definitely throw him into jail!"

In fact, the magistrate's words were biased towards Ximen Qing.

As long as Ximen Qing can defeat Wu Song, regardless of whether he killed the tiger on Jingyang Ridge or not, the magistrate will confirm that he is a tiger-fighting hero.

So Ximen Qing ignited a glimmer of hope: Maybe Wu Song was just a superficial appearance?
After all, it was Lu Zhishen who chased him away!
And the one who actually killed the tiger on Jingyang Ridge might be Lu Zhishen!
With such hope in mind, Ximen Qing moved his neck, wrists, and ankles one by one and walked to the middle of the open space spontaneously made room for them by the onlookers.

Wu Song was already getting impatient:
"Fight or not?"

"Ow—"

Get started first!
Ximen Qing roared and launched three consecutive moves:

A left kick!

A right leg kick!

A left jab!

(End of this chapter)