Chapter 26: Confrontation in Court

The next day.

As the sky brightened, gang members went to the Caohe Gang headquarters and finally discovered the tragic state inside!

"Dead, all dead!"

The gang member was so scared that he crawled out.

Soon, the news of Caohe Gang leader Lv Xianba being killed swept through the entire Shaoxing city like a storm.

In addition to the shock, countless common people clapped and cheered.

"Good, killed well, the Heavens finally couldn't watch anymore and sent someone to kill that villain!"

"Hiss, actually fifty or sixty people died, Heavens!"

"I don't know which hero it was who acted for Heaven, the Caohe Gang should have been cleaned up long ago."

……

Yin Mansion, Tingyu Study.

Yin Chengtao was shocked and stood up abruptly, "What did you say, the Caohe Gang headquarters was wiped out, and Lv Xianba is dead?"

Yin Xuan nodded excitedly, "Yes, Father. I didn't believe it at first, so I ran to see. The government has surrounded the place and is moving corpses out one by one. That Lv Xianba is the most miserable, both hands were severed. It is said that the Caohe Gang was looted, and the murderer likely went for money."

"Good, good!"

Yin Chengtao clapped and laughed, the frustration of many days finally swept away.

Regardless of who the murderer was, without the Caohe Gang, their family's goods could enter and leave the port freely, and the cargo ships purchased later could also dock at the pier.

"It is truly 'Heaven makes sins, one can still live; self-made sins, one cannot live.' In my opinion, it must be that Lv Xianba was used to doing whatever he wanted and provoked someone he shouldn't have, which led to this disaster of extermination."

Yin Chengtao analyzed, his expression also becoming solemn, "This world is getting more and more chaotic. Even the Caohe Gang can be wiped out overnight, let alone our family. In my opinion, this militia must be organized, and the guards in the family must also be increased, and experts must be recruited."

Ever since he saw Master Chen holding the pass alone, single-handedly crushing the siege of two hundred people with a long staff, he truly realized the power of martial arts experts and understood what it meant to have the courage of ten thousand men.

If an expert like Master Chen wanted to be unfavorable to the Yin family, the Yin family would only be waiting to be slaughtered.

Yin Xuan also nodded seriously. The Caohe Gang headquarters being wiped out, besides the surprise, also gave him a fright.

Yin Chengtao continued, "Lv Xianba is dead, and the Caohe Gang will definitely be in chaos for a while. To avoid the new leader making things difficult for us, we must take advantage of this time to transport all the goods out as much as possible. Xuan'er, you are responsible for this, take Master Chen with you."

Although quite a few goods were transported to Hangzhou last time, compared to the Yin family's output, it was just a drop in the bucket.

The reason they were so urgent was because the delivery date for a batch of goods had arrived.

Yin Xuan nodded, "Alright Father, I will arrange it today."

Yin Chengtao gave a "hmm" and was about to speak again when he heard someone shouting outside, "Master, three government runners have come, saying they want to take the Second Young Master to the government office for questioning."

"Government runners?"

Yin Chengtao was stunned, then scolded angrily, "That little beast, what trouble did he cause yesterday? I knew it, a leopard cannot change its spots. He went out all afternoon and didn't come home; did he go and cause trouble again?"

Yin Xuan also had a headache, not knowing what trouble his second brother had caused this time.

It actually alarmed the government office.

……

When Yin Qi arrived at the main hall, besides Yin Chengtao, Yin Xuan, and the head steward, there were three government runners.

"Father, Brother!"

"Hmm!"

Yin Chengtao gave a faint "hmm."

He had already asked clearly about the matter, and his anger had dissipated.

Although Yin Qi had caused trouble, and it was even severely injuring a convert.

But Yin Qi's action was to uphold justice, so how could he blame him?

The head runner was very polite and bowed, "Second Young Master, regarding yesterday's matter, that Father William complained to the Prefect's office. The Prefect had no choice but to call you over for questioning, so please come with us."

These runners were usually arrogant and domineering, but it depended on who they were facing.

If it were an ordinary person, they would naturally arrest them directly.

But facing the Yin family, even the Prefect had to be polite.

"Alright, I will go with you!"

Yin Qi nodded.

Regarding yesterday's matter, there were too many witnesses; he had never thought it could be hidden.

Yin Chengtao also said, "I happen to be going to the Prefect's office to discuss some matters with the Prefect."

The runners naturally didn't dare to object.

So the group arrived at the government office, and the Prefect had already ascended the hall.

Generally speaking, the government ascending the hall could be divided into two types.

One was closed-door, not allowing common people to watch;

One was open-door, allowing common people to watch.

This time it was open-door.

When Yin Qi and the others arrived, the hall was already crowded with people.

In the hall, Qian San, who was no longer in human shape, lay on a stretcher.

He gritted his teeth, staring at Yin Qi with resentment.

As for Father William, he stood to the side leisurely.

This was an old man in his fifties, wearing a wide Roman robe, holding a Bible in his hand, wearing glasses, with a kind face, and his appearance was quite good.

But in reality, this was a beast in human skin.

Yin Qi looked at Father William indifferently, having already sentenced the other party to death in his heart.

Because the one who colluded with the Chen family to deal with the Yin family was him.

"Clap!"

The Prefect slapped the gavel and shouted in a low voice, "Yin Qi, do you recognize the person in the hall?"

Yin Qi nodded, "I recognize him. This person's name is Qian San, a well-known rascal in the city. Relying on the support of foreigners behind him, he does all kinds of evil in the city.

Yesterday afternoon, when I met him, he was beating an old man who was selling wontons, just because he ate three bowls of wontons and the old man asked him for money. This act is simply heartless.

At that time, the old man was severely injured, and if he continued to be beaten, it might cost him his life, so I took action and pushed him away."

He spoke a bit fast, but his words were clear.

The reason for this was to quickly define the nature of this matter, gain the approval of the onlookers, and also force and tell the Prefect and the priest: under the eyes of everyone, you must restrain yourselves.

The Prefect was also stunned.

He just asked if Yin Qi recognized Qian San, who knew the other party would answer a whole string.

Father William also frowned secretly, looking at Yin Qi.

The Prefect came back to his senses and continued to shout in a low voice, "Since you already pushed the other party away, why did you use such a heavy hand and break Qian San's four limbs? Speak, were you maliciously seeking revenge?"

Yin Qi could see that this Prefect was favoring the church.

He shook his head, "Of course not. After I pushed Qian San away, I originally thought that would be the end of it.

As a result, this Qian San was extremely arrogant and actually wanted me to kneel and admit my mistake in public.

Otherwise, he would kill my whole family.

Sir, you say, if this happened to you, could you endure it?

The common people can testify to this matter, Sir can summon witnesses."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The onlookers were already boiling:

"Did this Qian San eat a bear's heart and leopard's gallbladder, actually daring to say he wanted to kill the Yin family's whole family?"

"That is a beast who doesn't even want his ancestors, relying on the foreign devils for support, thinking he is the King of Heaven."

"Hit well, if it were me, I would also do the same."

"Eating without paying, and actually beating people, simply heartless."

……

Looking at the excited common people, the Prefect frowned.

Feeling that this matter was tricky.

He naturally knew that Yin Qi did nothing wrong. If it were him, he would probably have had Qian San beaten to death on the spot.

But common sense is common sense, and reality is reality.

If this case is not handled well, and Father William is not satisfied, as long as he reports it to the top, he, the Prefect, will be reprimanded at best, or even demoted at worst.

At this time, Father William spoke.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 27 =====