Chapter 48: Want to test my knife? Is it sharp? At the ends of both sides of the street, two groups of people were running hurriedly. In the rear were people from the Outer South Yamen, more than twenty of them. The leader was wearing a dark robe, which symbolized his identity as the "Deputy Commander" of the Outer South Yamen. Following them were twelve Japanese patrol officers. Following him was the head of Linjiangfang. If the people guarding the Yamen in Outer South City noticed that something had happened here, it would be reasonable for them to come and investigate as part of their duty. Then it was very unreasonable for Lin Yan to be looking at the end of the street ahead. The leader is Liang Hu, the flag bearer of the Qingshanfang branch of the Jiantian Division! Behind him, there were twelve small flag bearers, each holding a knife, walking quickly.
The two groups of people in front and behind approached rapidly and aggressively. "How dare you! Who dares to commit murder in the street?" The deputy commander of the Outer South City Guard Office suddenly shouted angrily with a gloomy face. There was a bit more discussion among the people on both sides. Some younger people thought that the Outer South Yamen should be fair in enforcing the law, so they wanted to come forward to testify. But what he saw was that behind the deputy commander, twelve Japanese patrol officers were looking to both sides, holding knives in their hands, with gloomy faces and very obvious threats. In an instant, the scene fell into silence. "Misunderstand!" At this time, Yang Zhubu hurried over and said, "Envoy Zhao, this is the new flag bearer of Linjiang Division, Lord Wuchang." "I, the flag bearer of the Heavenly Guards, cannot act recklessly, disregard the law, and kill people in the street." Liang Hu suddenly spoke with a cold tone, and put his hand on the hilt of the knife: "I have been in charge of Linjiangfang for so long, and nothing like this has happened. I am afraid that Fifth Master has become addicted to killing, and wants to kill anyone he catches?" He saw the twelve small flags and the twelve day patrol envoys surrounding him, one by one. The people in the surrounding areas retreated one after another, fearing that they would be affected and suffer innocently. The deputy commander of the Outer South Yamen slowly approached and looked at Lin Yan. "The flag bearer of the Impermanence, people call him Fifth Master, right?" The deputy commander spoke calmly and slowly, "Should I, too, address you as Master?" "..." Lin Yan didn't say anything, or even pay any attention. He just lowered his head and looked at the young master of the Liu family who was under his feet.
Young Master Liu had already woken up. Looking at the people coming around, he could not help but feel relieved. He grinned and said, "Do you dare to step on me to death? My last name is Liu..." Before he finished speaking, his face turned red and he was unable to speak. Because Lin Yan had an expressionless face and was slowly pressing down with his feet. "Fifth Master!" Yang Zhubu saw the murderous intent in Lin Yan's eyes, and hurried forward, whispering: "Don't be impulsive." Then Yang Zhubu looked at the deputy envoy and said, "Envoy Zhao, this young master of the Liu family rode his horse in the street, in full view of the public, and killed an old man. He also wanted to commit murder and tried to kill a child. This is really too much. The Fifth Master has always had a domineering temperament, so..." "Ok?" The deputy commander said calmly, "He has a violent temper and is a reckless man. He cannot consider the overall situation. He should not hold a high position. He should continue to be a small flag." The Outer South City Guard Office was in charge of the area directly south of the outer city and governed the twelve wards. He was one of the two deputy envoys, guarding the government office in Outer South City. He was second only to the chief envoy and held a very high position of power. Even in the Heavenly Supervisory Department, only Han Zheng, the general flag bearer in charge of supervising the entire area due south of the outer city, is qualified to be superior to him. Therefore, purely in terms of status and position, he is higher than the flag-bearer in Linjiangfang. "..." At that moment, Yang Zhubu's face did not look very good. But he took a deep breath, glanced at Lin Yan, and said, "In front of everyone, it is reasonable for the Fifth Master to enforce the law! Deputy Commander, if you are so aggressive and cause trouble in the inner city, you will not be in the right..." Unconsciously, in his mouth, the title of Zhao Lingshi, who originally seemed more respectful, had become Deputy Lingshi, which also vaguely expressed a little dissatisfaction. "Not right? He wants to kill people in the street, so he is right?" Envoy Zhao spoke calmly, "Forget it. Give Envoy Han a favor. I will not pursue his crime of wounding people and killing horses in the street, or even attempting to kill someone... Let him go!" Yang Zhubu quickly turned his head and looked at Lin Yan, with a look of anxiety on his face. "Let him go?" Lin Yan's eyes became colder and colder, and he said slowly: "He was riding a horse in the street and someone died, and you want me to let him go?" He pointed at the dead body of the old man on the ground, and at the girl who seemed to be trembling with cold and was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. "The old man had an only son named Zhou Ji, who died defending the city the night before." "Today, this father who lost his son while protecting Gaoliu City was hit and killed in the street, treated like a piece of trash." "Today, this daughter who lost her father while defending Gaoliu Castle almost had her head cut off by a whip." "Zhou Ji died defending the city, and his body was torn into pieces. The fact that all of you are sitting safely in the city is due to his contribution." "It's easy to let him go." Lin Yan's eyes were cold, and he said slowly: "Can you ask this victimized old man to forgive him in person?" Everyone present had a slightly changed expression.
Let the dead speak and forgive the young master of the Liu family? Isn't it clear that we will not let anyone go today? Without waiting for the gloomy Zhao Lingshi to speak. But then Lin Yan spoke again. "Or do you want all the people in the city to go against their consciences and ask me to release them?" "..." The atmosphere was quiet, yet vaguely tense. Zhao Lingshi's face turned pale and his eyes were full of coldness. "It seems that you, the deputy commander, do not have such prestige." Lin Yan said calmly: "So, you don't even have prestige, and you think you can be above the law with just one sentence?" Before he finished speaking, the tip of Lin Yan's knife was already pointing at the head of the young master of the Liu family, his eyes looking straight ahead. "Mr. Zhao, if you enforce the law impartially and are highly respected, I will honor you as 'Envoy Zhao'!" "Today, you want to take advantage of your age and power in front of me, disregard the law, and trample on the dignity of human life. Who do you think you are?" "Don't even mention you, a deputy commander. Even if you are the commander of the Outer Southern Yamen, if you dare to stop me from handling a case in front of my Tiansi today, you have to test whether my knife is sharp!" As Lin Yan's blade pointed, the atmosphere became extremely stagnant. Especially the 12th Patrol Envoy, who had already slowly drawn out the sword in his hand. A chill hangs over the street. Yang Zhubu looked at him deeply, took a breath, took a half step back, and stood beside the flag-bearer. “There are more and more people on this street.” At this moment, the head of Linjiangfang came over and whispered, "Envoy Zhao, there are not only residents of Linjiangfang here, but also many caravans from outside the city!" "If this gets out, the law will be meaningless and it will damage the reputation of the City Guard House." "From now on, it will be difficult for me to manage the affairs of the community." "Since everyone is watching, why not try another way to save him?" As he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Lingshi glanced at him with an indifferent look. Master Fang Zheng was slightly shocked and quickly took a half step back, not daring to say anything more. Zhao Lingshi glanced at the scene and finally spoke slowly. "I came here to act impartially." "This man was riding his horse in the street and accidentally hit an old man. According to the rules, he should be handed over to the Outer South Yamen for trial."
"The Tianshi has the power to monitor all parties in the city, but it does not have the qualifications to try criminals." "It is the duty of our Wai Nan Yamen to arrest criminals and thieves, and to try cases and convict them." Zhao Lingshi spoke calmly in a normal tone, "The Heavenly Supervisory Department is responsible for supervising the enforcement of the law. If you don't hand him over today and treat the law as nothing, then you are breaking the law knowingly, and no one can save you!" His voice fell, and his palm waved slightly. On the twelfth day, the patrol officer drew his sword and pointed it at Lin Yan. And Envoy Zhao glanced at Liang Hu again without leaving a trace. Liang Hu understood, and slowly took a step forward, saying calmly: "Fifth Master, don't trample on the law, you should follow the rules and hand over the person!" The twelve small flags of Qingshanfang drew their swords together and shouted loudly. "Hand in!" "Hand in!" "Hand in!" (End of this chapter)