Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Officials and Bandits are All Family (2)_1 Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Officials and Bandits are All Family (2)_1 Officer Chen had initially been filled with righteous indignation, wanting to avenge Wang Tianba and settle his grievances, but as soon as he lifted his head and saw the graceful young master clad in a woven belt and a jade pendant, his eyes went wide and his legs started to shake.

Even the hand that was tightly holding onto Wang Tianba’s wrist was quickly withdrawn, and he maintained a distance of three feet before he finally stopped backing away.

The attendants behind Officer Chen looked at each other in bewilderment.

Who was this person, and why was their boss so scared of him?

Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow and greeted Officer Chen with ease, “Yo, Officer Chen?

Long time no see.

I didn’t expect to run into you on the street today.

What a coincidence!”

Officer Chen swallowed hard.

The Little Tyrant was smiling at him!

Smiling at him!

Oh, no, this was bad.

The last person who received a mere glance from him ended up knocking someone over with a carriage and then fled, and that victim was still bedridden to this day, unable to move after more than a month!

“Young Master, it’s really, truly a coincidence, haha.” Officer Chen forced a smile that looked uglier than crying and stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to step forward or to turn around and run away immediately.

Xia Zheng shrugged his shoulders and continued toying with his jade pendant, “It’s quite a coincidence indeed.

I’ve been involved in a fight here for half the day, and not a single constable showed up.

Now that it’s all over, you all arrived.

Hmm, the timing is really curious!”

Sweat began to bead on Officer Chen’s back.

The little demon was getting angry.

In truth, he knew that Wang Tianba had come here to cause trouble, which is why he led his men to the next street over, figuring they’d come by to disperse the crowd after things had died down.

That’s how he had always handled things in the past because, after all, Wang Tianba was the sworn brother of their Young Master, and who among his subordinates would dare provoke these people?

But as it happened, today they had run afoul of someone even more troublesome.

Officer Chen wasn’t clear on the exact status of the Young Master, but even his own father, not to mention Master Magistrate, would bend over backward to please and dared not offend him in the slightest.

The Young Master could even call Master Magistrate by his name, so to say he lacked connections would indeed be a joke.

“Please forgive us, Young Master,” Officer Chen said with false brilliance, finding his wits amid the panic, “My men and I, we just came from the other street, haha.

We truly had no idea such a serious incident had occurred here.

If we had known, we would’ve flown over immediately.”

“Oh, is that so?

Then what about these people?”

Seeing that Xia Zheng didn’t seem to be out to make things difficult for him, Officer Chen hurriedly threw his own brother under the bus, “Rest assured, Young Master, I’ve had my eye on these ruffians for some time; I just haven’t caught them red-handed.

It was really thanks to you that we were able to round them up today.

I’ll take them back to the Yamen right away, keep a close watch on them, and ensure they never come out and harm the villagers of Zhuma Town again.”

Hearing him speak with such fervor, even Lin Yuan nearly believed that the man who had just been buddy-buddy with Wang Tianba was a completely different person.

The onlookers around them snickered quietly, and some even whispered, conjecturing that it wouldn’t be long before Wang Tianba was released.

Xia Zheng, too, had considered this issue.

After all, Wang Tianba was the Master Magistrate’s godson.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll leave it to Officer Chen.

Oh, and don’t forget to pass a message to Li Chang: today, I’ve suffered a severe shock and probably won’t recover for at least ten days or half a month.

I’ve decided to stay in Zhuma Town for a few more days, not leaving just yet.”

Officer Chen’s teeth chattered.

Ten days to half a month?

Just one day with the little demon in town had the Master Magistrate on tenterhooks, afraid to leave his house, let alone now…

Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow, “What’s the matter, Officer Chen?

That look on your face suggests you’re not happy to have me stay?”

How could he not be happy?

Officer Chen waved his hands frantically, indicating he was absolutely delighted and wouldn’t mind if Xia Zheng stayed forever.

Xia Zheng then waved his hand.

Officer Chen, having received permission, quickly signaled his men to drag Wang Tianba and his crew away.

As they left, they overheard the Little Tyrant’s haunting voice behind them, “The stocks, hot irons, whips, brining?

These are the first time I’ve heard of such things in the prison, Officer Chen.

Next time you use them, let me know.

I’d like to see for myself.

Oh, let’s start with Wang Tianba.”

Wang Tianba, his mouth gagged, was so scared that he wet his pants.