Zhang Ren raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Shannan and said, "The horse is indeed at your door, and the puppy was also found in your house. You may not really know the puppy, but I think there will always be someone in your house who will know."
Zhang Ren glanced at the servants one by one, and finally settled on Li Zhenjun.
Li Zhenjun and Zhang Ren looked at each other and asked very unkindly: "Is this sir doubting me?"
Zhang Ren didn't hide it. He nodded and said, "Not bad."
This was a normal question, but Li Zhenjun suddenly got angry. He stretched his left hand forward, and a chain flew out of his cuff. This was his famous skill of blocking the river with an iron chain. There were many rivers and lakes in the past. Everyone has been defeated by this trick.
Fortunately, Zhang Ren didn't react slowly and quickly drew his knife to deal with it.
The chains and Xiuchun Dao were entangled, and the two of them exerted force at the same time, hoping to drag the other to their side.
However, the two of them were evenly matched in terms of strength, and they both flew towards each other with unsteady feet.
The figures of Zhang Ren and Li Zhenjun intertwined in the air. They used their inner strength to palm each other in the air and then separated.
Just one blow frightened both of them at the same time. They were both shocked by the depth of their opponent's internal strength.
This sudden scene made everyone at the scene nervous. Whether it was the Jin Yiwei or the servants of the Zhao family, they all stood up as if facing a powerful enemy, as if they were going to fight together in the next moment.
When Zhang Ren and Li Zhenjun landed again, Zhao Shannan was already standing between them.
"Stop!" Zhao Shannan said this not only to Zhang Ren and Li Zhenjun, but also to everyone present.
At this moment, his momentum was fully unleashed, and his inner strength was unleashed outward. He was able to intimidate the entire audience, making those present afraid to do anything at will.
Zhao Shannan glanced around and waved his hand gently. The servants of Zhao Mansion took off their guard and stood aside honestly again.
Seeing this, Zhang Ren also nodded towards Liu Erbing. Although Zhang Ren had the highest official position, Liu Erbing was leading the team on this mission, and the guards and soldiers on the scene all obeyed his command.
Liu Erbing understood and said to the Jinyi guards and soldiers present: "Take it."
After all, Liu Erbing was known as the senior brother of Jinyiwei, and since he had just killed a puppy, everyone in the team was very obedient to his orders.
The imperial guards and soldiers sheathed their swords.
Zhao Shannan also nodded, and absorbed all the aura he released into his body.
He cupped his hands towards Zhang Ren and said: "My brothers and I are all Jianghu people, and it is inevitable that we will act inappropriately. And I don't want to deceive you. We Jianghu people do things based on Jianghu morality, so it is inevitable that we carry a lot of burdens. Although we are killing people who deserve to die, it is also contrary to the laws of the imperial court. We do not like to deal with people in the imperial court, so please forgive me."
What Zhao Shannan said is correct. Jianghu is divided into good and evil, and it also has its own rules. In the Jianghu, it is normal to respond to violence with grudges and grudges, which is naturally contrary to the laws of the court.
This is Zhao Shannan telling Zhang Ren why his men suddenly became rebellious and why they did not cooperate with the court.
Of course, this also reflects the imperfection of the law and the inaction of the government in a specific era.
As a modern man, Zhang Ren had no right to say anything in the context of the Ming Dynasty. He could not control the world and could only stick to his own heart.
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Zhang Ren shook his head slightly and said to Liu Erbing: "Take the body of Inu Taro with you and let's go."
Liu Erbing was also cautious by nature. He didn't want to cause more trouble, so he immediately asked his men to retreat with the body of Inu Taro.
Before Zhang Ren left, he did not forget to give Zhao Shannan a meaningful look and said: "The rivers and lakes have their own rules, and the imperial court also has its laws, but I believe that neither the Jianghu nor the imperial court wants to see this. As the people are being wantonly insulted by foreigners, I said this because I think the leader is a trustworthy person, and I hope the leader will take care of himself."
Although Zhang Ren still didn't believe that Xiao Quan had nothing to do with the Zhao family, there was no need to investigate further at this moment. Now that Xiao Quan was dead, the Japanese pirates could no longer make any trouble.
Secondly, the strength displayed by Zhao Shannan and Li Zhenjun was too strong.
Zhang Ren asked himself that he could only deal with one Li Zhenjun, but if Zhao Shannan launched a powerful attack, the Jin Yiwei and the soldiers present would be able to resist each one. Moreover, the servants of the Zhao Mansion were all strong and steady, and they were obviously good players. If a fight really broke out, , the Jinyi guards and soldiers present can be wiped out in minutes.
In the final analysis, it is still not strong enough.
Liu Erbing took a group of his men to the county government office. Now that the Japanese pirates have been eliminated, Zhang Ren has completed his mission.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Ren took the horse of the girl in the red dress and returned to the inn alone.
Early the next morning, Zhang Ren arrived at the county government office, but for some unknown reason, the gate of the county government office was surrounded by a crowd of people.
After Zhang Ren asked someone about it, he found out that it was Magistrate Zheng who was interrogating the Zhang family, and the old man of the Zhang family was also here. Anyone who had any grievances could file a complaint in court, and the Zhang family would give an explanation to the people.
At the beginning, people just gathered here to watch the excitement. After all, the Zhang family tree has deep roots, and the people did not want to offend the Zhang family even if they had grievances.
But when Magistrate Zheng gave Zhang Noi a slap in the face in front of the people, the people watching the scene finally became excited. They stopped watching and kept silent, and began to sue the Zhang family one after another.
Zhang Ren also squeezed into the crowd with great interest. He also wanted to see what kind of punishment the Zhang family would face when the noble coat was torn off.
One moment someone sued the Zhang family for occupying their own property, another moment someone sued the Zhang family for bullying and dominating the market, and another moment someone sued the Zhang family for robbing civilian girls.
Each of these cases is very clear, with complete timelines and complete witnesses and materials.
Mr. Zhang also bowed deeply and apologized to the people. At the same time, he waved his hand and said that all property that had been misappropriated by others would be returned in full. The Zhang family would never bully and dominate the market in the future. As for robbing civilian girls, Mr. Zhang could only give them back. The Zhang family members who committed the crime were sent to prison.
In addition, Mr. Zhang also promised that the Zhang family would compensate all victims based on the actual situation.
This also made the people at the scene happy. In essence, the Zhang family was still considered a local wealthy family. The common people came to complain more to vent their dissatisfaction and anger. How could they have thought that the Zhang family would really pay the price?
And after receiving real money compensation, most people also said that they would no longer pursue too much about the past.
Zhang Ren shook his head helplessly. The class concept has been deeply ingrained in the bones of people in this era. Just receiving compensation can make most people smile.
But fortunately, although the Zhang family has done a lot of bad things, no murder has occurred. Now that they have paid so much money, they are already exhausted. It must be a big lesson for the Zhang family.
Night rivers and lakes.
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