"Tie them all up and bring them to the County Magistrate's Residence. I would like to see just what sort of remarkable talent serves as magistrate of Qi County."
After all the black-clad men had been slain, only the soldiers in official uniforms remained.
Jiang Yunsheng gave his subordinates the order, preparing to take these men to the County Magistrate's Residence and demand an explanation.
The large party marched toward the County Magistrate's Residence.
Naturally, Jiang Nuan would not miss such a good show. She sneaked along behind them.
After a short walk, they reached the County Magistrate's Residence.
The gatekeeper had begun to doze off. When he suddenly spotted a large crowd, he jolted in fright and snapped wide awake.
"Who are you? This is the County Magistrate's Residence! You cannot run wild here!"
He spoke fiercely, though inwardly he was trembling.
Good heavens! Why were there so many of them? If they had come to cause trouble, how could he handle them alone? Heaven above! Would someone please save him?
Should he report this to the authorities first?
No, wait. Why did the men in their custody look so familiar? They seemed to be soldiers from their own Ran County Yamen!
Looking at the barely breathing soldiers in the Shadow Guards' custody, unsure whether they were alive or dead, the gatekeeper broke out in streams of cold sweat. What should he do? It looked like he had run into some tough customers today!
"Tell your magistrate to get his ass out here and see me at once!"
Jiang Yunsheng produced an imperial token before the gatekeeper and barked the order.
Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper immediately scurried into the County Magistrate's Residence.
A little while later, a bleary-eyed man came out, rubbing his eyes.
"Hmm... what happened here?