Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Over two hundred people, surrounding Fang Zheng, hurried towards the South Tower, while the brothers from Taoyuan County stayed behind to guard the silver vault.

After all, these people from Haiyuan City were just acting on impulse, fueled by money; their loyalty wasn't that strong.

On the way back to the South Tower, Wang Qian had been pacing anxiously for quite some time, sighing as he walked.

Although Yu Hai was with Fang Zheng, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Over the years, the Lü family had given him plenty of benefits... Not to mention the false accusations and wrongful convictions, he had done many immoral things, like helping the Lü family forcibly recruit civilians as salt workers.

If the Lü family had really left behind incriminating evidence, it would be a huge problem.

At the very least, he would be beheaded.

If it really came to that extreme... he would have to strike first!

In the distance, scattered torches began to appear in Wang Qian's sight, and before long, a large group of people formed a semicircle, surrounding Wang Qian.

Although he sensed that something was wrong, he didn't know what it was.

He stepped forward and cautiously said to Fang Zheng, "Lord Fang, how was the investigation? Is it really a silver vault inside?"

The flickering torchlight cast an unpredictable glow on Fang Zheng's face, making him appear inscrutable.

Fang Zheng's calm voice rang out, "That's right, it is indeed a silver vault inside. Besides the silver, there are many other valuable things hidden there."

With that, he took out an account book from his arms and shook it in front of Wang Qian.

Wang Qian's heart tightened instantly, his eyes glued to the account book in Fang Zheng's hand.

He shouted loudly, "Yu Hai! Where's Yu Hai? Come out and see me!"

"Lord Wang, don't shout. I've brought Yu Hai to you."

Fang Zheng raised his hand, and two soldiers immediately came forward, carrying a box and dropping it in front of Wang Qian.

The box was opened, revealing the bloody and mangled Yu Hai inside.

The color drained from Wang Qian's face instantly, revealing an expression of extreme horror!

In the next second, he roared without hesitation, "Men! After my investigation, this Fang Zheng is an imposter using a fake imperial decree! Seize him quickly!"

Silence... complete silence.

The soldiers surrounding him didn't move, only staring at him with a chilling gaze, thinking only one thing.

Just as Lord Fang had said, he was cornered and was trying to bite back!

Gao Fei didn't hesitate to step forward, placing the blade directly on Wang Qian's neck, excitedly shouting, "Lord Fang, I've captured him!"

Damn bootlicker, so fast!

Four or five people beside Gao Fei cursed inwardly, following closely and drawing their swords to surround Wang Qian.

Wang Qian shouted in panic, "You're crazy! You're all crazy! How dare you use force against me? This is rebellion!! What are you doing? Go and capture Fang Zheng!!"

"Brothers, well done! Each of you will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver. And for those brothers who haven't been to the silver vault yet, you can talk to them. Everyone will have a chance. It's best if our own brothers don't have any conflicts."

At this time, there were still a small number of soldiers on the periphery who hadn't been to the silver vault, nervously holding their swords and looking at the captured Wang Qian, completely not understanding what was happening.

It wasn't until Fang Zheng spoke that someone began to walk up to them and explain in a low voice.

Gradually, some people began to lower their swords, looking at Wang Qian with their hands at their sides, obviously giving up resistance.

Even if they resisted, what could they do? The other side clearly had more people than they did, and Lord Wang already had a knife to his neck!

If they didn't resist, they could still get silver. Besides, what they were doing was a good thing...

Seeing that everyone had betrayed him, Wang Qian fell into complete panic.

He looked at Fang Zheng with a pleading expression, shouting, "Lord Fang, I have something to say! I have something to say!"

"I'm not listening!"

"Fang thief!! You are rebelling! I # … … \u0026 @ … ! @ ..."

Wang Qian was clearly provoked and began to speak incoherently.

Fang Zheng simply couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him, shouting loudly to the crowd, "Brothers! Wang Qian has already been captured! Today, I should make things clear! The Lü family has committed all kinds of evil in Haiyuan City. The so-called bandits in the South Tower are actually secret agents sent by the imperial court to investigate the Lü family!"

"Today, you have captured Wang Qian, making you meritorious officials of the imperial court!"

"As for the rest of the brothers who haven't received their silver from the silver vault, after this matter is resolved today, come with me to the silver vault to get the reward you deserve!"

"Thank you, Lord Fang!" Another loud cheer erupted.

"Xie Xian, Zhou Tie! Bring your men down here!"

On the South Tower, Zhou Tie had already observed the unusual situation below through the window.

Hearing Fang Zheng's shout, he was overjoyed!

He quickly ran to Xie Xian's bedside, grabbed the still deeply asleep Xie Xian, and shook him vigorously!

"Old Xie! Wake up! The Lord has settled things!"

Xie Xian was quickly awakened by the violent shaking, his heart pounding non-stop.

He sat on the bed, panting for a long time before he reacted, "What happened?"

"The Lord has settled things! He wants us to go down!"

Du Lingfeng's mouth was wide open, his mind blank.

How was it possible... Fang Zheng had only been here for less than a day, and he had already settled things?

Was he a monster or did he know witchcraft? Could he possibly bewitch people?

"Um... Brother Xie, could this be a trap...?" Du Lingfeng whispered.

Xie Xian quickly walked to the window and saw that Wang Qian had a knife to his neck, and his heart was greatly relieved.

"Brothers, let's go down, bringing the corpse of Grandfather Lü with us."

Before long, more than twenty people, along with several hostages and the corpse of Grandfather Lü, walked out of the South Tower.

As soon as everyone reached the outside of the tower, they felt a sense of relief.

After all, they had been cooped up in the South Tower for five days, feeling nervous and somewhat uncomfortable.

Du Lingfeng was completely shocked! He looked at Fang Zheng with admiration in his eyes!

First, he killed Grandfather Lü, then he captured Wang Qian, and then he turned the officers against him...

What speed! What efficiency!?

Did he really know some kind of sorcery!

Wang Qian caught sight of Grandfather Lü's corpse and began to tremble uncontrollably.

It turned out that Lü Renjie was in charge of the Lü family, and what remained was Grandfather Lü. The rest of his sons were just insignificant trash!

Now that Grandfather Lü was dead and the silver vault had been exposed.

It was over... the Lü family was over, completely finished!

Seeing him trembling like a sieve, Fang Zheng leaned in and whispered, "Lord Wang, as long as you go back and confess everything, I'll give you a quick death!"

"Fang Zheng! Without the approval of the Law Division, you can't kill me!"

"Liu Xun said the same thing back then. I am now the Provincial Governor, of course I have the right to handle things on the spot. Look at what I have in my hand!" Fang Zheng took out the Imperial Sword and flashed it in front of Wang Qian.

Wang Qian said despairingly, "Isn't that the sword used by the palace guards? What are you trying to say?"

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"Men! Take him away and throw him into prison for interrogation!" Fang Zheng said in embarrassment and anger, then turned to Wang Qian and said, "Not only you, but all your accomplices in Haiyuan City, as well as the Lü family members who have committed crimes, will have no good end. Maybe we'll even borrow your head to appease the people!"

"Fang Zheng! You're a madman! Where is the Great Jing law! Where is the Great Jing law!" Wang Qian cried out in despair.

Do I look like a law-abiding person?

Fang Zheng stared at him and sneered, "The Great Jing law? Heh, you mention the Great Jing law, and I find it a little funny! Not to mention a small Haiyuan City, even in the capital, if I don't like what someone says, I won't give them face! Once I leave the capital, I can do whatever the hell I want!"

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