Chapter Regular Constable

"Li boy, it hasn't been a few days, and your guts have grown quite a bit. You even dare to beat people from my Green Bamboo Gang!"

Lei Hu walked toward Li Feng with a forced, skin-deep smile. "Truly, any stray cat or dog dares to not put my Green Bamboo Gang in their eyes. Good, very good indeed!"

His gaze swept over the standard Constable Saber on the stone table, his heart filled with utter disdain.

Leaving a broken saber here, who was he trying to scare?

When his own past self was hacking people on the streets, this kid whose hair hadn't even grown in didn't even know where he was playing in the mud!

A temporary white runner using a Constable Saber wanted to scare him, Lei Hu?

It was simply the height of absurdity in this world!

"Oh, so it is Incense Master Lei. I wonder what guidance you have, bringing so many people to honor my humble home in the middle of the night?"

Li Feng sat on the stone stool, having no intention of standing up whatsoever, and simply looked at Lei Hu calmly.

Lei Hu sneered. "My subordinate died, and I came to investigate the killer. I heard you had a conflict with Ma San during the day yesterday. Is that true? You'd better give me an honest account!"

"An account? I've already made it very clear to your subordinates." Li Feng's tone was indifferent. "Besides, with the Great Yan Statute above and the City Guard Office below, investigating cases is the business of us at the City Guard Office. When did it ever become your Green Bamboo Gang's turn to take charge!"

"In the middle of the night, Incense Master Lei is not eating at home, yet you bring so many people to my place for what? Do you want to eat at my home? My home hasn't cooked enough food for that many people, or perhaps you want to forcefully barge into the private residence of a City Guard Office constable? Could it be that you want to rebel!"

"Sharp-tongued kid! Using the City Guard Office to pressure me? What kind of thing do you think you are!"

Lei Hu grew furious and continued to step forward.

In his view, this Li Feng was merely putting on a bluff. As long as he took action to break both of his legs, the other would kneel down and beg for mercy like a dog.

Right at the moment he stepped into the courtyard.

"Incense Master Lei!"

Li Feng picked up the Constable Saber from the stone table and stood up. The Blade Force swept a cold gleam through the night, pointing straight at the space between Lei Hu's eyebrows, and the tip of the blade stopped a few inches away from Lei Hu.

"Incense Master Lei, I advise you to back up. If you take another step forward, it will be trespassing into a private residence. According to the Great Yan Statute, even if I execute you on the spot right here, it will be considered legitimate self-defense!"

"You can try taking a few more steps forward to see which of the two of us actually dies here!"

Li Feng's expression was tranquil as he quietly watched Lei Hu.

Lei Hu was slightly startled and abruptly halted his steps.

He was serious!

However...

Execute him right here?

Ridiculous!

On what grounds would he execute him?

Just on the strength of his Qi-Blood First Stage realm, to execute him, someone with a Qi-Blood Second Level Perfection realm?

Could this Li Feng have water in his brain?

Lei Hu lifted his foot and was just about to continue walking forward when he heard an authoritative shout resounding from the street outside the courtyard gate.

"City Guard Office patrol! In the middle of the night, what are you all gathering here for?"

Everyone turned their heads to look and saw two constables walking toward them.

Relying on the moonlight, Lei Hu instantly saw the gray constable uniforms worn by these two people clearly. These were not temporary white runners, but regular constables of the City Guard Office!

Regular constables of the City Guard Office were different from temporary ones like Li Feng. Every person who could become a regular constable was at least a martial dao expert of the Qi-Blood Second Level.

The two regular constables before him would certainly not be his match in a one-on-one fight, but if these two joined forces, and he hadn't brought his saber when he went out on this trip, he might not necessarily come out on top even though his realm surpassed theirs.

Besides, although these two were merely ordinary constables, they were already registered on the roster and represented the face of the City Guard Office!

No matter how rampant the Green Bamboo Gang was, that was only relative to ordinary commoners. Facing the City Guard Office, they were merely a somewhat larger gang. No matter how bold he was, it was impossible for him to make a move against regular constables of the City Guard Office in front of so many people.

"Oh, isn't this Incense Master Lei of the Green Bamboo Gang?"

A constable glanced at Lei Hu and the dozen or so ruffians behind him, reprimanding, "Not sleeping in the middle of the night, what are you doing surrounding our City Guard Office brother's courtyard with so many people? Do you want to rebel? Why don't you hurry up and scram with your men!"

Although the internal ranks of the City Guard Office were not monolithic, they were still very united when facing outsiders. At this moment, with a large group of gang punks surrounding a member of the City Guard Office, they naturally had to step forward to stop them.

This was the ironclad rule of the City Guard Office: minor internal squabbles were harmless, but if they failed to close ranks against outsiders, or even colluded with outsiders to bully a fellow brother, that was a serious violation of the rules of the City Guard Office and would be heavily punished.

Lei Hu gnashed his teeth, his face turning livid.

He looked at Li Feng in the courtyard, then looked at the two hardline regular constables, knowing that he couldn't touch Li Feng tonight.

To be honest, although he hadn't put Li Feng in his eyes, making a move against Li Feng in front of two regular constables was obviously extremely unwise.

"A misunderstanding, we'll be leaving right now!"

Before leaving, Lei Hu still stared fixedly at Li Feng with a skin-deep smile, not forgetting to drop a few harsh words: "Li boy, consider yourself lucky today."

Seeing this, the several ruffians under his command also fiercely pointed at Li Feng, making a gesture of slicing across their necks.

Before leaving, Lei Hu's gaze casually swept across the courtyard, and his sight suddenly locked onto one spot.

In a corner against the wall of the courtyard, a layer of coarse sand and gravel was actually spread flat, completely out of place with the surrounding smooth dirt ground.

A trace of doubt inevitably arose in his heart.

This Li boy, what was he doing spreading so many sand and gravel flat in his own courtyard?

Remodeling the house?

No, if he were remodeling the house, there would be no need at all to spread it so neatly; piling it directly into a pile would be normal.

Before he could think deeply, the constable behind him urged him again. Lei Hu let out a cold snort, withdrew his gaze, and led his crowd away.

Watching the group gradually walk into the distance, Li Feng solemnly clasped his fists and bowed to the two regular constables. "Many thanks to the two big brothers for stepping in to clear the siege. If the two big brothers hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid tonight's trouble wouldn't have been avoided."

One of the constables laughed heartily. "We're all brothers of the same family, what's with the courtesy? This gang, they're used to bullying ordinary citizens on ordinary days, so from time to time they need to tighten their skin, lest they bully their way up to our City Guard Office."

With that, this constable pointed at himself, then pointed at his companion beside him, and said, "Let's get acquainted, my name is Zhang Hong, and the one beside me is Xu Yang."

Xu Yang glanced at Li Feng and said, "The two of us brothers were patrolling the streets tonight and happened to come by to bring you some good news, but we didn't expect to run into the Green Bamboo Gang."

"Good news?" Li Feng was slightly puzzled.

"Indeed."

Zhang Hong turned serious and said earnestly, "The higher-ups have already approved it. In view of your recent performance and evaluations, starting tomorrow, you will be a regular constable of our City Guard Office."

Xu Yang also added with a smile on the side, "This is solid, genuine good news. Once you become a regular constable, not only will your stipend double in the future, but you can also go to the Martial Arsenal to collect specialized martial dao cultivation methods. Rest well tonight, make preparations in advance, and go to the City Guard Office at early dawn tomorrow to check in, process your registration procedures, and collect your formal constable uniform and waist token."

"However, you must remember this firmly: on your first day as a regular constable, you must absolutely not be late, so as not to leave a bad impression on the chief constable."

A stir arose in Li Feng's heart. A regular constable?

This was an unexpected blessing for him. After waiting for so long, he had finally waited for it. With this layer of identity, if the Green Bamboo Gang wanted to touch him again, they would have to carefully weigh their own weight.

A trace of joy appeared on his face as he clasped his fists again and said, "Many thanks to Brother Zhang and Brother Xu for making a personal trip. Little brother will definitely head over punctually tomorrow, tomorrow! Once next month's stipend is issued, little brother will play host and certainly treat the two of you to a good drink."

"Haha, good, then we brothers will wait for your good news." Zhang Hong laughed heartily, and as he turned to leave, he didn't forget to add a sentence, "Alright, in the middle of the night like this, we still have to go make the rounds of the streets ahead, so we won't disturb your rest."

"Take care, you two."

After watching the two walk far away, Li Feng finally returned to the courtyard and closed the door.