A thousand taels of silver and two shops, just to keep the soldiers from the City Patrol Department from going to Donglin Alley? This seems too simple than buying and selling.
Of course, Li Mao smelled something unusual. Now that he was in trouble, he really shouldn't get into trouble. But one thousand taels of silver was too much, and even those two shops facing the street couldn't be bought with money. Faced with such wealth, , he simply couldn't refuse.
Li Mao took possession of the two shops, but instead of pocketing the one thousand taels of silver, he took it to the City Patrol Division and shared it with everyone.
If you have money, let’s make money together. If we’re in trouble, let’s fight together.
After thinking about it, Li Mao still felt that the money was a bit hot to hold, so he led the soldiers from the City Patrol Department to Donglin Alley.
As soon as they arrived, they saw corpses all over the ground, and looking at the scene here, it turned out that the murderer was Zhang Ren, who had lost his official position and was shutting up to think about his mistakes.
The so-called enemy was extremely jealous when they met. Li Mao walked up to Zhang Ren and asked in a righteous tone: "Did you kill all these people?"
Zhang Ren didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, but Wu Peng, who was standing beside him, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, poor monks also have a share."
Ji Gang also gritted his teeth and bravely said, "I killed everyone! If you want to find me, just look for me!"
Li Mao walked up to Ji Gang, looked at him, and then said contemptuously: "You? Just you and a monk, can you kill so many people? Don't say I didn't tell you, killing is a serious crime, and you have to behead your head." ! But if you can cooperate with the government and confess the main culprit, it will be regarded as a crime. I can say something nice for you and save you from the death penalty."
As Li Mao spoke, he did not forget to glance at Zhang Ren with his eyes, and his words were full of guidance. He often used this trick when facing prisoners in the past, and it never worked.
But Wu Peng is a determined man. Even Ji Gang has been in the underworld for many years and will definitely not be deceived by Li Mao's words.
Zhang Ren still didn't say anything, but directly picked up Yuan Bao's body and prepared to leave.
How could Li Mao miss this opportunity for revenge?
He moved half a step sideways and stood in front of Zhang Ren, "Zhang Ren, there are so many people dead here, you can't just leave if you want!"
Zhang Ren finally raised his eyes and looked at Li Mao. In his eyes, Li Mao was just a clown.
"If you don't want to die, just get out of my way!" Zhang Ren's words were full of coldness.
Ji Gang was also very cooperative at the side. He took out the Jin Yiwei waist badge and said sternly: "We are Jin Yiwei! Why don't you get out of here quickly!"
The City Patrol Department is responsible for maintaining public security in Jinling and collecting city gate taxes. It is considered a powerful government office, but compared with the Jinyi Guards, they are not on the same level.
Although the soldiers of the city patrol department present still held weapons in their hands, they looked at me and I looked at you, and they all wanted to retreat.
Li Mao was also afraid of Jin Yiwei, but he believed that he had gained justice and legal principles today, and he became more courageous.
"What about the Jin Yiwei? You killed someone! You violated the national law! Even the identity of the Jin Yiwei can't excuse you!" Li Mao's voice was stern.
After listening to Li Mao's words, Zhang Ren also became angry. He took a step forward and responded directly: "You talk to me about national law? Okay! Then let me ask you! Do you know who are these people lying on the ground? ?」
Zhang Ren had a strong aura and a ferocious expression. Li Mao couldn't hold it back and took a step back. Perhaps it was because it had rained lightly before and the ground was a little slippery. Li Mao stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he managed to stabilize himself in the end. He got up and said, "Killing is killing! What does it have to do with identity?"
Although Li Mao spoke tough, he lost a lot in terms of momentum.
Zhang Ren took another step forward, gritted his teeth and said, "These are all people from the Nine Sects! Speaking of which, I would like to ask your City Patrol Department, do you know about the illegal activities that the Nine Sects and the Underlords do? Are you wearing You wear official uniforms and enjoy the taxes paid by the people, but have you ever really done anything for the people?"
As Zhang Ren said this, he took a few steps forward, and Li Mao also stepped back.
His words made many soldiers from the city patrol department lower their heads.
Of course the City Patrol Secretary knows about the Nine Gates
Not only did they not stop those activities, they also colluded with Jiumen and provided a lot of convenience for Jiumen.
Zhang Ren glanced at the patrolling soldiers present. He was already covered in blood, and the blood slid down his robe. In addition to his words that pointed directly at people's hearts, everyone retreated and made way for them.
Now in front of Zhang Ren, only Li Mao is left who retreated and retreated but still persisted. Looking at Zhang Ren's bloody face, it's not that he doesn't want to retreat, but that he can't. If he retreats now, then what will happen if he retreats now? He will never be able to stand up again, so he can only kill Zhang Ren on the spot and charge him with some crimes, so that Li Mao can be rehabilitated due to his merits.
Li Mao knew very well the temperament of the soldiers he brought to patrol the city. It was okay to let them fight with the wind and bully the weak. Now that Zhang Ren was so aggressive, these people would not dare to attack Zhang Ren no matter what.
Li Mao had no choice. For the sake of his future and his freedom, he could only grit his teeth, drew out the long knife he brought, and slashed at Zhang Ren with a loud shout.
"Zhang Ren! I will fight with you!"
Although Li Mao has practiced some boxing since he was a child, how can he compare with Zhang Ren?
Zhang Ren didn't even try to hide, he shouted angrily: "Get out!"
This loud shout contained a lot of Zhang Ren's internal energy. Before Li Mao's long knife fell, his whole body was overturned by this loud shout.
Li Mao fell to the ground, obviously suffering from unknown injuries. He clutched his chest and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Just now, he really felt like he had a brush with death.
He looked at Zhang Ren in horror, then at the corpses of the Nine Gates lying on the ground around him, and then he couldn't help but shudder.
What on earth are you doing? Could it be that he has lost his mind? These people in front of me were all killed by Zhang Ren. Why didn't I expect that Zhang Ren was so powerful in martial arts just now?
Li Mao was so frightened that he quickly threw the knife aside, his body staggered back a few times, and he said: "Zhang Ren, I was temporarily lost in my mind, please spare my life! I beg you, please let me go!"
The previous battle had almost exhausted Zhang Ren's internal strength. Just now, Zhang Ren shouted loudly and forced his energy to move. Although the effect was good, Zhang Ren still felt a little dizzy in his head and could hardly stand.
Fortunately, Wu Peng had quick eyesight and quick hands. He supported Zhang Ren and secretly transferred a lot of his little internal energy to Zhang Ren, so that Zhang Ren didn't fall down.
Zhang Ren turned his head, looked at Wu Peng, and nodded gently to express his gratitude.
