Looking at the corpses of the Family Head Zhang and the Li Family Head on the ground, the remaining four prominent households in the ‘Mountain City’ broke out in a cold sweat.
Li Deshang had gone mad!
The four of them thought simultaneously.
If he wasn’t mad, how could he dare to take action so directly?
The newly appointed magistrates and local wealthy gentry have always sparred without breaking.
It’s no longer a matter of breaking.
But rather, flipping the entire chessboard.
The four looked at each other, and finally, stood up in unison.
"We agree with Lord Li’s proposal.”
The four of them almost spoke in unison.
Once we leave the yamen…we’ll make that bastard pay!
The four of them were almost shouting in their hearts.
They were ready; as soon as they left the yamen, they would gather their forces, use their connections, and expose Li Deshang’s ‘tyranny’ to the public, and then submit a joint petition to Zhoufu.
However, what the four of them didn’t expect was Li Deshang slightly nodded after hearing their response.
"Come, sign and stamp.”
Li Deshang waved, and an old family servant came in carrying a wooden tray.
On it were freshly written documents, the ink still wet.
One was about the Secret Medicine compensating Mu Bai.
The other accused the Zhang Family, Li Family, and Chen Residence of colluding with the ‘Transmigration Cult’ to rebel.
The four major households looked at the second document, sucking in a cold breath, realizing Li Deshang not only killed them but also wanted their names to be infamous forever.
They could already imagine that once they signed and stamped it, helping Li Deshang solidify the case, the consequences.
‘Mountain City’ would definitely no longer have a place for the Zhang and Li Families.
These two families would certainly become outcasts.
But, did they dare not sign?
If they didn’t sign, they wouldn’t even get to leave.
The four maintained silence and began to sign and stamp.
"My lord, can we leave now?”
Li Deshang looked at the signed and stamped documents, replying.
The four cupped their hands, then quickly walked out.
At this moment, Jia Youcai, who had sent people out, returned.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, then at the four sullen Family Heads, he furrowed his brow.
Although he was just from a hooligan background and mostly cowardly,
Jia Youcai was no fool.
He had a feeling that letting the four go wasn’t right on Li Deshang’s part.
They should at least have been detained.
Wait until everything was settled before moving.
‘Did my lord overlook something?’
Jia Youcai looked at Li Deshang with confusion.
Though his lord occasionally acted foolishly, most of the time, he was exceedingly clever.
Could it be that due to successive events, a mistake was made?
Thinking of this, Jia Youcai couldn’t hold back.
From the start, he had relied on Li Deshang to become an arrest officer, they were already on the same boat, if Li Deshang was unlucky, he would be too, he still needed to Discover more novels on NovelHub - your gateway to endless stories.
He didn’t want to die young.
With the Family Heads of Zhang and Li killed in the yamen, this was no trifle.
Jia Youcai could completely envision the situation to follow.
Jia Youcai asked in a low voice.
Li Deshang, however, smiled and waved his hand at Jia Youcai.
Then, one of the chief magistrates of ‘Mountain City’ suddenly revealed a very strange expression to Jia Youcai.
It was a mix of fear but inexplicable satisfaction.
Like sneaking a look at a novel under the covers by flashlight as a child, forbidden by the adults of the household.
Li Deshang picked up the firearm in his hand, aimed it at his own thigh, and pulled the trigger.
With a flash of fire, Li Deshang’s thigh immediately became a bloody mess.
Jia Youcai exclaimed.
The four Family Heads who had just walked out of the hall also turned around in astonishment.
Li Deshang’s already pale face grew even paler, with large beads of sweat pouring from his forehead.
"Catch the assassin quickly!”
Saying this, Li Deshang raised his hand to point at the four Family Heads standing at the hall entrance.
Instantly, Jia Youcai was stunned.
The four Family Heads were also dumbfounded.
Inside the hall, the only sound left was Li Deshang’s labored breathing due to the pain.
A full second later, Jia Youcai reacted.
He drew a humble blade and charged at the four Family Heads.
Jia Youcai realized that his lord had made no mistake.
From the moment these six Family Heads stepped into the yamen, his lord never intended to let them leave.
Jia Youcai understood.
The remaining four Family Heads also realized.
One of the four Family Heads shouted loudly.
All four turned and ran, moving with agility, clearly not just pampered lords.
In fact, the Empire was built on martial strength, and martial practices were deeply ingrained, not just in the Zhoufus but also in subordinate county towns; any wealthy family would find a way to learn a trick or two.
Of course, with peace prevailing for a long time.
Such martial trends gradually evolved into peaceful practices.
Martial arts became more about physical fitness.
Had long been removed from ordinary people.
But it had truly achieved the goal of fitness.
At least these four wealthy families, not lacking money, had really trained their bodies to far exceed the ordinary, almost reaching a state of ‘muscle mastery’, it was evident that if they couldn’t endure hardship, they would certainly be at ‘muscle mastery’, or even ‘Bone Tempering’.
However, the four soon halted their steps.
A team of soldiers rushed out from the corridor.
Not ordinary soldiers.
But soldiers armed with firearms.