Elsewhere, after Sun Yan left with a dark look on his face, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
He had seen from a distance how those two Regular Constables, Zhang Hong and Xu Yang, had gone out of their way to congratulate Li Feng.
Hmph, he's nothing but a mud-legged peasant with a little luck, yet he dares give me the cold shoulder! Sun Yan cursed inwardly.
As he walked out of the City Guard Office, he happened to run into Zhang Hong and Xu Yang, who were about to head out on duty.
When he had been promoted to Regular Constable, Zhang Hong and Xu Yang had also made a point of congratulating him. They must have known that Chief Constable Zhao backed him and that his family had considerable resources. If he persuaded the two of them to isolate Li Feng, there was a very good chance they would agree.
Having made up his mind, Sun Yan immediately approached them. The gloom on his face vanished, replaced by an enthusiastic smile. "Brother Zhang, Brother Xu, a moment, please!"
Since the two held the same rank as him, an ordinary fraternal address would have sufficed, but to succeed in isolating Li Feng, he deliberately addressed them as his seniors.
Hearing him, Zhang Hong and Xu Yang stopped and turned around. Seeing that it was Sun Yan, they politely cupped their hands. "Ah, Brother Sun. What can we do for you?"
Sun Yan moved closer, putting on an air of intimacy. "My dear brothers, this Li Feng is just a mud-legged peasant who stumbled into dog-shit luck. His character, his tact, his courage-not one of them makes him worthy of calling a brother. Why are you so courteous to him?"
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