"Spare his life!!"

The crowd was forcibly pushed aside, and hundreds of people rushed in, led by a group of richly dressed middle-aged men, followed by private soldiers armed with weapons.

Deng Fugui glanced at the group of people; they were all regulars who had visited the Central Government Office in the past few days.

The prisoners' families included the Lu family of Yangzhou and other families, as well as two local families from Yanchuan.

But he was somewhat surprised not to see Xue Gai.

Xue Feiren looked into the crowd but didn't see Xue Gai, a look of confusion on his face.

Deng Fugui said in a deep voice, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"You can't kill them! If you must kill them, you can't do it in Yanchuan. You have to bring them back to Jiangyang County to be executed!"

"That's right, do you think it's your place, an official from Yanchuan, to kill the people of Jiangyang County?"

"Deng Fugui, you don't understand the law and make arbitrary judgments. No wonder you can only stay in the Ministry of Justice in Dongdu. You deserve to spend your whole life retiring in Yanchuan!"

"You didn't appreciate our kindness the other day, so don't blame us for turning our backs on you today!"

After saying that, the man glanced at Lu Tong and said, "Tong'er, don't be afraid."

Lu Tong said gratefully, "Uncle..."

When Xue Feiren and Lu Tong insulted him, Deng Fugui maintained a calm expression because they were all young prisoners, and they were being allowed to vent their anger before they died.

But now, Deng Fugui's face turned cold, and his gaze became increasingly firm.

*Smack!!!*

He slammed the execution warrant on the table and roared, "Whether it's Yan Chuan or Jiang Yang, the people are all people of my Great Jing, and the officials are all officials of my Great Jing! How dare you turn your backs on me? Are you trying to storm my Great Jing's execution ground?!"

The others were taken aback by Deng Fugui's imposing manner, but Lu Yuan remained unfazed, coldly replying, "So what if it is?!"

Deng Fugui pointed at Lu Yuan and said, "Think carefully! If you make a move, it will be a capital offense, decapitation!"

"Deng Fugui! You can't even gather two deputy executioners, do you really think we're afraid of you? Nobody will help you! Oh right, these commoners might help you, but what use are they?"

Lu Yuan shouted, "Guards!"

The private soldiers brought by the families stepped forward and brandished their weapons.

Deng Fugui was so angry that he started trembling.

Just then, the crowd behind Deng Fugui dispersed, and a squad of soldiers in black armor with long spears ran in. He Zhi escorted Lian Zhongyi to Deng Fugui's side.

"Go and bring me a chair."

Lian Zhongyi glanced indifferently at Lu Yuan below and said, "I am the Chief Secretary of the Right Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Executioner in this case."