"Y-you said what?"
A merchant stared at Yang Junnan, trying to find some hint of a joke on his face.
Unfortunately, he found none.
"You used your position as the Chancellor's cousin-uncle to do all those things and rake in all that silver, and now you're telling us that you made the whole connection up?"
Another merchant's blood surged, and he felt as though he would explode with rage.
Under normal circumstances, they might not have been quite so furious about being deceived. But because of Yang Junnan, they had offended the emperor.
The emperor had finally agreed to leave a gap in the net and spare them. All they needed was for Yang Junnan's backer to plead on their behalf. It was so simple that their hearts had already settled back into their chests, only for Yang Junnan to spring this enormous surprise on them.
In other words, they were probably all going to lose their heads now.
In that case, there was no need to worry about Yang Junnan's status anymore. Everything he had done was enough to get him killed a thousand times over anyway!
The merchants exchanged glances, then charged straight at Yang Junnan.
It was all his fault. If not for him, they would never have had to go through any of this!
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? I'm the county magistrate! Keep this up, and I won't hold back!"
"Aaaah! Someone, help! They've gone mad! Someone stop them!"
"Ow! That hurts! You can't hit me there!"
Only cries of pain and the sounds of fists striking flesh could be heard. Never underestimate the strength a person could unleash in a fit of rage.
Only after they had nearly finished beating him did Jiang Yunsheng stop enjoying the show.
"Enough. You dare