"Thud, thud, thud!!!"
A frantic knocking came from outside, and Fang Xing quickly came to his senses.
He left his room and stepped into the courtyard, then opened the gate.
A young constable stood at the entrance, panting.
"My lord, Commander Xu has something urgent to discuss with you. He requests that you come to the County Yamen."
"Could there be news?"
At that, Fang Xing's expression turned grave.
He nodded at the young constable before him. "Yes. I'll be right there."
With that, he left with the young constable and hurried toward the County Yamen.
They passed through streets and alleys. Everywhere along the way, the streets were deserted.
The small vendors who usually filled the streets were nowhere to be seen, and most of the passersby they encountered hurried along with anxious looks.
When Fang Xing reached the County Yamen, he immediately sensed an unusual atmosphere.
Every constable wore an incomparably grave expression.
Looks like they're probably almost here...
Fang Xing's heart tightened. He strode toward the inner hall of the County Yamen.
Before long, he arrived at the inner hall.
Besides County Magistrate Zhang Chen and County Assistant Lin Zheng, Xu Qingshan was there as well.
There were five others, too.
Ning Jiangbo, head of the Ning Family; the head of the Wang Family; and the head of the Sun Family.
The leaders of Qingshan County's two major gangs were also present.
The Justice Gathering Gang and the White Dragon Society!
It was safe to say that everyone in the inner hall was among the most powerful figures in Qingshan County.
They were rarely seen together, but today they had all gathered in one place.
As Fang Xing arrived, one pair of eyes after another turned toward him.
"That aura..."
"Could he have improved again?"
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