Spit! What a Pretentious Bastard!

The lean man arrived at the Yamen quickly, but he didn't go through the main gate; he went through the side gate instead.

There was no one guarding the place, so I just walked in.

After a winding journey, he arrived at a small room.

Laughter and giggles could be heard coming from inside.

The lean man knocked cautiously on the door.

Silence fell instantly, then a cautious voice asked, "Who?"

"Captain Gao, it's me, Xiao San!"

Bang!

The door was suddenly kicked open, and the lean man was knocked to the ground.

"Damn it, that scared the hell out of me! Next time, just state your name!"

A bald, burly man in official robes, with a curved sword slung across his shoulder, cursed at the lean man.

Apart from other official duties.

On the table behind, there were all sorts of fine wines and dishes, peanuts and melon seeds, and even two beautiful young women sitting in the main seats.

"Yes, yes, yes, Captain Gao is right to reprimand me. I was ignorant of the rules. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope Captain Gao will forgive me!"

The wiry man scrambled to his feet, pulled a tattered purse from his pocket, and handed it over with great obsequiousness.

Captain Gao took the purse, weighed it in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

"You know the rules, so what is it?"

The lean man's eyes lit up, and then he recounted the whole story with a wronged expression.

"What? Someone actually dared to commit violence and injure people in the Imperial Capital! This is utterly lawless!"

Upon hearing this, Captain Gao was immediately enraged. As constables, their job was to maintain order, and now someone dared to commit violence and injury right in front of them—this was a slap in the face!

"Captain Gao, you must do justice for me! You must catch that murderer and avenge me!" the lean man pleaded, his face full of grievance.

"Don't worry, I will definitely catch that murderer. How dare he commit violence and injury within the Dali Imperial Capital? He's simply courting death!" the head constable said with a murderous look. "You said his purse was filled with Spirit Stones, right?"

The righteous expression on Captain Gao's face immediately changed, and he asked with a greedy look.

"Yes, Captain Gao!"

The lean man nodded quickly.

"Brothers, stop eating, let's go! We've got a big job coming up. Let's finish it off, and tonight it'll all be Yichunwan!"

The eyes of the people behind him lit up, and they picked up their knives and stood up.

"By the way, Captain Gao, should we call Old Man Liu along? Just in case the other side is a martial arts expert."

Suddenly someone asked.

"Forget it, that guy's really angry right now, he might ruin our plans later," someone retorted.

Captain Gao and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Just to be on the safe side, call him along. Once this is over, we can find an excuse to get rid of him!"

"Yes!"

Someone answered, and then immediately went to call for help!

Then, the group of people headed in a large procession toward the place the lean man had mentioned.

Soon, they encountered Ye Jing and Qiuyue.

"Officer, it was them! They were the ones who beat me!"

The lean man pointed at Ye Jing and Qiuyue and shouted as soon as he saw them.

"Oh? These are the people you beat up?"

Captain Gao walked up with a fierce look on his face, and looked Ye Jing and Qiuyue over with his eyes. He found that there was no fluctuation of Spiritual Qi on them.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes!"

Ye Jing responded calmly.

"Alright, do you know what crime it is to commit violence and injury within the Dali Imperial Capital?" Captain Gao said with a murderous look on his face.

"Oh? What crime?"

Ye Jing asked indifferently.

"According to the laws of Dali, those who commit violence and injury shall have one arm severed as a warning to others!"

Captain Gao with a righteous expression.

"And what about theft?"

Ye Jing wasn't in a hurry and asked calmly.

He spotted a middle-aged man walking at the back of the group.

The middle-aged man, around fifty years old but with a full head of white hair, was looking at him with a serious expression.

This man's name is Liu Donglin, and he was his father's only friend before his death.

After his parents passed away, they visited him frequently and provided him with a lot of help.

However, after Ye Jing went through various events, in order not to implicate him, he gradually lost contact with him.

The reason he got into this mess with a pickpocket was...

This was all to make it seem plausible for Liu Donglin to appear before him.

Otherwise, if he had approached Liu Donglin on his own initiative, he would definitely have been targeted by the Ye Family and Li Families!

"According to the laws of the Dali, the thief will also have one arm cut off as a warning to others!"

"That's what Captain Gao said."

"So, was it wrong of me to cut off his arm when he stole?" Ye Jing smiled slightly, and at the same time used Secret Method to transmit his voice to Li Donglin: "Uncle Liu, it's me, Ye Jing."

Liu Donglin, standing behind the crowd, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Uncle Liu, don't make a fuss, I'm afraid someone is spying on you."

The inner voice rose again, and Liu Donglin resumed his original expression.

"Uncle Liu, let's go to Horizon Inn tonight. Let's find a table and have a drink. I have something to discuss with you!"

After saying this last sentence, Ye Jing stopped transmitting his voice.

Liu Donglin's expression remained unchanged throughout.

"Theft? Who saw him steal your things? We only saw you injure him!"

"I'm so cunning," said the Captain Gao, then his gaze fell on the purse in Ye Jing's hand.

"Bring me your purse. It's evidence of your crime and you must hand it over!"

"I am," said Captain Gao with a greedy look on his face.

Ye Jing glanced at him, then tossed the purse over.

Captain Gao it, opened it, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Good heavens, twenty Low-grade Spirit Stones! This is a huge windfall!"

Captain Gao was secretly delighted, then looked up at Ye Jing and said with a fierce expression.

"And the others? They all need to be brought out as well; they're all evidence of guilt!"

Ye Jing smiled and generously took out all ten purses, tossing them all to Captain Gao.

"That's all, is that okay?"

The eyes of the Captain Gao and his men lit up instantly. Two hundred and twenty Low-grade Spirit Stones! That was amazing!

The lean man watching from the sidelines was filled with envy.

"You're smart enough!" Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Captain Gao winked at his henchman.

The henchman immediately went to Liu Donglin's side.

"Old Man Liu, there's nothing more for you here. Go to the Yamen and get ready; we'll take this prisoner back immediately!"

Liu Donglin glanced at Ye Jing, then frowned.

"You..."

Liu Donglin was about to speak when he was interrupted by a rebuke!

"Old Man Liu, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business and to leave quickly, otherwise it's hard to say whether you can keep your official position!"

Liu Donglin frowned even more, and finally let out a heavy sigh.

"I see!"

After saying that, he turned and left!

The constable was taken aback, not expecting Old Man Liu to be so easy to talk to today.

"Pah, what a pretentious show!"

He spat and then immediately returned to Captain Gao's side.

"Young man, we don't really want to make things difficult for you. Everyone's time is important. How about you..." Captain Gao made a finger-rubbing motion, "And then this matter will be over, how about that?"

Ye Jing narrowed his eyes slightly. "Okay, but I don't have it on me right now. Why don't you come with me to get it?"