When they lifted him, the gambling man cried out even louder. His ribs had already been broken.
These men had not been careful, so his ribs were bound to suffer even worse secondary injuries.
In truth, these yamen runners had only dared to come because someone had reported that a life was at stake.
Selling a Child to Gamble
The person who reported the case was friends with the gambling man, and they often hung around together.
Sometimes, they would gamble together as well. So when he saw Li Changsheng beating the gambling man—
—and beating him badly—he realized things were going wrong and hurried to report it.
At that moment, the man who had reported the case walked over and said to the yamen runners.
"Sir, it was that man. He nearly beat my brother to death. Hurry and arrest him."
"Otherwise, he'll run away. Last time, he beat my brother too, then fled after he was done. He beat him awake last time."
"This time, he beat him far too badly. If you don't catch him, he may hurt someone else."
The moment the accusing man finished speaking—
the leader of the yamen runners ordered his men to seize Li Changsheng at once.
After hearing their leader's order, several yamen runners drew the blades at their waists and closed in on Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng was not afraid of these insignificant yamen runners. He could deal with them using a single finger.
Just then, the gambling man's wife suddenly rushed forward.
"Sir, it wasn't this young brother who beat my husband. I did it. If you want to arrest someone, arrest me."
The gambling man's wife pleaded with the yamen runners, saying that she had beaten her husband, not Li Changsheng.
Li Changsheng was also very surprised. He