Confession and Inauspicious Start (Two Chapters Combined)

"I'll be damned—those really are the wanted bandits!"

"These fellows are all badly injured. There's no need to tie them up; we can take them away directly."

"That young man actually has such strength? He's incredible!"

"Stop chatting, everyone. Take all these fellows back to the yamen..."

The constables who arrived at the scene looked at the bandits sprawled across the ground, their faces all showing expressions of shock.

After a brief round of whispered discussion, the constables immediately put handcuffs and shackles on all the immobile bandits.

Although the bandits had suffered extremely serious injuries under Lin Li's assault and could not resist at all, meaning they could have been taken away without handcuffs or shackles,

the constables still followed the proper procedure and arrested them for safety's sake.

"We'll take these men with us. Come to the yamen tomorrow to collect your reward." The gray-clad constable who had earned the merit smiled at Lin Li. From his expression, it was clear that he was in an excellent mood.

"All right." Lin Li nodded, then watched as the constables left.

Once the bandits and constables had departed, the noisy living room immediately fell silent again.

"Phew..."

"Those villains have finally been caught."

With the terrifying bandits taken away, Qin Muqing let out a long breath and raised a hand to pat her towering chest.

Only then did her tense mood completely relax.

"Gurgle..."

Lin Li had not eaten dinner yet. Hearing the faint rumble from his stomach, he turned to Qin Muqing, who was muttering away and he had no idea what about, and asked,

"Have you eaten dinner?"

Qin Muqing came back to herself at once and said to Lin Li, "Not yet! I'd just finished making dinner and was about to eat when those terrifying bandits showed