41 The Shi Family’s Rage
Translator: CatABoo
Shi Junhong’s head rolled a few times and finally lay askew on the floor. His eyes were blown open, and his face was covered in blood as his eyes stared lifelessly at the crowd outside the door…
“It’s quite scary…” Jiang Ming said in shock. Miss Shuang’er was even more shocked, and she squeezed herself into Jiang Ming’s arms.
“This… Who did this?” Someone mumbled to himself, his face full of disbelief.
Killing people from the Shi family was practically asking for death.
For a time, the sounds of a discussion buzzed, and many people subconsciously shrank back.
There was no other reason. The Shi family had been in the limelight for the past few years in not only Great Cloud City, but in the Great Cloud Prefecture as well… Everyone feared the Shi family!
“He’s a hero!”
Someone suppressed his excitement and said in a low voice, “The Shi family has finally received their retribution…”
“Shush, don’t say that out loud…”
Just as the crowd was discussing, there was a sudden noise from downstairs, and a large number of armored soldiers barged in.
“Seal Qinghe Tower! Don’t let even a single fly out!” the middle-aged officer in the lead shouted sternly. The soldiers behind him immediately spread out and guarded all the entrances and exits of the Qinghe Tower.
“No, they are not soldiers…” Jiang Ming squinted his eyes. The armor of the soldiers of Great Cloud City did not look like this.
“How dare you touch the Shi family! I, Shi Quannian, will catch the murderer and execute his entire family!” The middle-aged officer in the lead looked around the Qinghe Tower and said each word coldly. The murderous intent in his eyes solidified.
The Shi family’s dignity was not to be challenged. He had to use the murderer as an example to establish his authority…
Qinghe Tower was silent. No one dared make a sound. They knew that the Shi family could really do such a thing.
‘The Shi family really has rebellion written all over their faces…’
Jiang Ming shook his head secretly. A mere martial artist family had dared form an army and publicly wanted to execute entire families. They clearly did not respect the government…
However, if the rebel army in the north really invaded the capital one day, that meant the Shi family had really risen to the top.
Following that, all the guests were chased back to their own rooms. Shi Quannian had given a strict order that only those who had been questioned by him could leave Qinghe Tower.
Jiang Ming, like the others, returned to his room with a face full of dissatisfaction and grievance.
In Shi Junhong’s room, Shi Quannian stepped over the ground strewn with corpses. He stood by the bed and stared at the two trembling women, saying in a deep voice, “Tell me everything you saw tonight, word by word…”
* * *
Four hours later, the sky was already bright. Shi Quannian wiped the blood off his hands and walked down the stairs.
In the room on the second floor, the two women had disheveled hair and were covered in blood. They had been tortured beyond recognition. Some of their fingers had been broken, and they did not even have the strength to scream. They were paralyzed in the corner.
“Zhang Shan… The Old Snake Gang… The thieves…” Shi Quannian mumbled to himself, but the murderous intent in his eyes grew stronger. “I see. Very good…”
“Have you passed down the orders?” he asked coldly.
The man beside him quickly replied, “My Lord, I’ve ordered the government to seal the city. Everyone is searching for the murderer. We’re focusing on the medicine shops and medical halls. We’re strictly investigating those with back injuries…”
Shi Quannian nodded, pulled over a chair, and sat at the entrance of Qinghe Tower, “Call the female tenants down one by one. I’ll ask them personally…”
* * *
It was late in the morning when someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Ming held Miss Shuang’er in his arms and went downstairs. He looked at Shi Quannian with dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice, “Lord Shi, if you’re looking for the murderer, just find the murderer. Isn’t it too much to lock us all up here?”
Shi Quannian’s brows furrowed as he saw the embroidered tiger head on Jiang Ming’s clothes. It was the symbol of the Tiger Hunting Village.
Although the Shi family was in the limelight, they did not dare act cocky in the face of other first-class forces.
“You’re from Tiger Hunting Village? I’m sorry, but the Shi family has to investigate what happened last night. As long as you have nothing to do with the murderer, I won’t make things difficult for you,” he said patiently. If an ordinary customer dared talk back to him like this, they would have been beaten up.
“So, we have to be locked in here because of some lunatic?” Jiang Ming was rendered speechless.
“Tell me everything you saw last night!” Shi Quannian demanded expressionlessly.
Seeing that Shi Quannian was about to get angry, Jiang Ming said, “We were tired last night… Things happened. You know… Then, we fell asleep early. When we woke up again, we heard people outside the door screaming there had been a murder, so we got dressed and went out. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Lady Shuang’er.”
Miss Shuang’er’s clothes were thin, and she nodded repeatedly. “It really was exactly that.”
Shi Quannian’s face darkened. This was the same excuse again… Other than the brothel Madame and the two women, there was no one else who could have seen the murderer’s face clearly.
“You two, take off your clothes and show me your backs!” he demanded coldly.
“What are you doing? We are not uncouth!” Jiang Ming said vigilantly.
“Strip!” Shi Quannian shouted, suppressing his anger.
If the other party was not from the Tiger Hunting Village, he really would have beaten him up…
Jiang Ming seemed to be frightened. He took off his clothes reluctantly, revealing his upper body.
Miss Shuang’er did as she was told… Her shoulders trembled as she covered her chest with both hands and said timidly, “My Lord, must we continue…”
Jiang Ming was rendered speechless. Shi Quannian even treated a lady like this.
Shi Quannian glanced at their uninjured backs and said impatiently, “Get lost!”
“Miss Shuang’er, we’ll meet again if fate allows!” Jiang Ming reluctantly said goodbye and then walked out of Qinghe Tower.
* * *
As soon as Jiang Ming came back to Tiger Hunting Village, he was surrounded by Peng Lu and the others, who could not wait to ask what happened last night.
“I heard that Shi Junhong’s head was found in a chamber pot, is that true?” Peng Lu asked curiously.
Wang Dong said excitedly, “I heard from my friend that the hero, Zhang Shan, had cut him in half. One half was used for meat, and he sucked the blood out of the other half!”
Everyone looked at Wang Dong.
“What kind of f*cking friend is this?”
“You’re all talking nonsense! I heard that…”
Everyone was talking at once, which made Jiang Ming’s head hurt!
He only wanted to create an executioner, Zhang Shan, who abhorred evil as if it was his enemy. He did not expect this character he created to be regaled as a man-eating demon…
Thankfully, Guan Feng arrived and rescued Jiang Ming.
“The Shi family didn’t make things difficult for you, right?” asked Guan Feng with a smile. He seemed to be in a good mood.
Jiang Ming shook his head.
“This time, the Shi family’s image has really fallen!” Guan Feng laughed out loud. “They are no longer as calm as they used to be. They spent the whole night trying to catch the murderer, but they still couldn’t catch him. It’s as if he has disappeared from Great Cloud City.”
What could Jiang Ming say? it would be a miracle if they could catch him…
“They’re in the limelight now. Now that they’ve been slapped in the face, I’m afraid the Shi family will be in a mess for a while. Anyway, let’s not talk about this. That’s their issue. What’s your plan for today?”
“Let’s practice today.” No. Jiang Ming replied, “I’ve stagnated in my current realm for a while. It’s useless to stay here any longer.”
“You…” Guan Feng wanted to say something, but he shook his head in the end. “Forget it, you little brat… I don’t think Tiger Hunting Village will be able to keep you in the end.”
“Go to Pharmacist Feng’s place later, I have something for you!” Guan Feng waved his hand lazily and let Jiang Ming leave.
Jiang Ming bowed respectfully and turned to leave.
During his time in Tiger Hunting Village, Guan Feng had taken good care of him.