Border Cook

Chapter 216 Return to the Yamen

"You..." Cao was so angry that she gritted her teeth and rolled up her sleeves.

"What's the matter, little girl? Are you still planning to fight?" The bearded man smiled maliciously, "I'm afraid your small body is not strong enough for us to flick it with one finger..."

"I was wondering why the sky is so dark today. It turns out someone must have lied and said cows are flying in the sky!"

Two burly men came over and spat on the ground.

The person who spoke was a man working under Wu Xiong, named Niu Dunzi. When he walked up and saw Xia Ji's stall in this state, his eyes widened.

These days, he is responsible for the inspection of Xia Ji on West Street.

At first, there was nothing serious. He just took the money given by Wu Xiong for drinking and felt at ease doing good things for others.

But Xia Ji on West Street knew that he was Wu Xiong's subordinate, and his purpose was also to protect Xia Ji's safety, so he was very enthusiastic towards him.

He was provided with delicious food and drink, coaxed with kind words, and everyone called him "Big Brother Niu". All their words were full of expressions like "thank you for your hard work" and "thank you for your trouble". This made Niu Dunzi feel a little elated.

The pride of being respected and the sense of responsibility that requires him to lend a hand made Niu Dunzi have a strong protective mentality towards the three Xia Ji stalls and shops. At this moment, he felt as if his home had been smashed and was filled with anger.

"You are destroying businesses in broad daylight and committing crimes." Niu Dunzi rolled up his sleeves. "If I don't let you suffer, you don't know what the law is!"

Hearing Niu Dunzi's righteous words, the three bearded men were stunned and some even reached out to scratch their ears.

If they are not mistaken, Niu Dunzi is a local thug and can be considered a bully. Why is he talking about the law now?
Do you really think you are a good person?

But I came at the right time, just in time to make things a bigger deal.

First of all, it lets people know that they are not afraid of Wu Xiong and his gang. Even though they know that Xia Ji is protected by Wu Xiong and others, they still have to beat them!
Secondly, if this happens every day, everyone in Jinqiu County will know that Xia Ji is being targeted. Who would dare to come here to eat?

I'm afraid that those who are thinking about joining Xia Ji again will have to think twice to see if this business is feasible.

As long as Xia Ji is fine, they will have done a great job.

Understanding this, Bearded Man and others did not hesitate. They rolled up their sleeves, showed their sandbag-like fists, and rushed straight towards Niu Dunzi and others.

The five men soon started fighting each other.

Neither side was a good person, and they fought with both fists and kicks, using full strength in every strike, which frightened the people around them and made them retreat several steps.

The bearded man in particular was intent on causing trouble, and during the fight, he kept leading the fight towards the food stall, trying to take advantage of the chaos to smash some of the pots and pans on the stall, causing more losses to the Xia Ji food stall.

When Niu Dunzi saw this, he desperately pulled the man out, trying to have a hearty fight on the street.

For a moment, the fight between the two sides seemed a bit weird, even funny and hilarious.

"Since they've been beaten to this extent, we should report to the police..." Cao and Chen discussed.

There is nothing we can do to help them. If we call the bailiffs and detectives earlier, perhaps they can help Niu Dunzi and others.

Chen was a little hesitant.

Even if there is a reason for the fight, will Niu Dunzi and others be taken to the county government for accountability? Will this be disadvantageous to Niu Dunzi and others?

Just as the two were hesitating, Captain Han rushed over with several detectives.

"Stop it all!"

With a roar, the fight continued. "Stop!" Captain Han shouted again, and this time he drew out his saber with a swish.

Several constables also drew their knives and pointed them at the people who were still fighting and kicking each other on the ground.

The sharp blade shone an eerie cold light under the sun, and combined with the gloomy faces of Captain Han and several constables that seemed to be dripping with water, it was chilling.

Upon seeing this, Bearded Man, Niu Dunzi and others immediately stopped and got up from the ground.

The fight suddenly stopped and the wounds on their bodies began to ache. They all gasped, but for the sake of face, they did not dare to grimace and cry out in pain.

"Why are they fighting in the street?" Captain Han asked.

"Captain, these people came and started beating us without any explanation!" The bearded man took the lead and turned black into white.

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!" Niu Dunzi said, "Captain, don't listen to their nonsense. They were the first to cause trouble at Xia Ji's food stall, chasing people away and overturning tables. We brothers couldn't stand it, so we tried to stop them, and ended up fighting."

"We made trouble and we just have to pay compensation. They beat us, so it's wrong for them!" The bearded man kept harping on this point.

"Hey, good boy!" Niu Dunzi was so angry that his hands were shaking.

I've been a gangster for so many years, but I've never seen any gangsters worse than them.

It’s so infuriating!

"Stop arguing!" Captain Han put the knife back into the sheath, "Follow me back to the yamen!"

"Let's go!" The constable stepped forward and drove everyone towards the county government office.

The bearded man, Niu Dunzi and others did not dare to play too many tricks in front of the captain, and just followed Captain Han to the yamen.

But when we arrived at the yamen, we found that there were other people brought back to the yamen today.

Some of them were bearded acquaintances, and a few others were thick-skinned men who were Wu Xiong's men. The two groups were brought back because of a fight at the Xia Ji food stall on South Street.

A moment later, another group of people arrived, this time from the Xia Ji food stall on North Street...

Upon learning that his subordinates had been arrested and taken to the yamen, Wu Xiong immediately got up and went there.

Also going there was Xia Mingyue, along with Cao and several other stall owners from the Xia Ji Food Stall.

Wu Xiong was responsible for finding connections to intercede, Xia Mingyue brought a heavy sum of silver to make arrangements, and the owners of the food stalls had to be witnesses present.

When they arrived at the yamen, Wu Xiong stated his purpose. Even after Xia Mingyue slipped a small piece of silver to the runner at the door, the runner trotted in and ran out after a moment.

He ran faster when he came out than when he went in, and seemed a little out of breath.

"Madam Xia, warrior Wu, everyone." The yamen runner took several deep breaths, managed to steady his breathing, and then bowed repeatedly, "The county magistrate is questioning inside, please handle this matter."

"The county magistrate also said that everyone should rest assured that he would handle the case impartially and would not let the good people suffer injustice, nor would he let the bad people succeed."

After that, the yamen runner returned the small piece of silver that Xia Mingyue had given him earlier, and said, "The county magistrate specifically asked me to tell you that Madam Xia doesn't need to worry."

"Please go back, everyone. We will have the result later. Just go back and wait."

Return the silver and let them go back?

Xia Mingyue and Wu Xiong both frowned.