Feng Mubai probably never dreamed that so many things had happened outside while he was unconscious.

The women in the brothel now consider him someone with a fetish for women's clothes who tried to steal clothes by jumping out of a window but failed.

Jing Zhe, who was hiding in a corner of the alley, witnessed this scene and smiled with satisfaction. He then disappeared into the darkness, keeping his merits and fame hidden.

Under the cover of night, Jing Zhe sneaked back into Feng's Restaurant.

By this time, the customers at Feng Family Restaurant had gradually dispersed. About fifteen minutes later, when Jing Zhe returned, only his room upstairs at Feng Family Restaurant was still lit up.

At that moment, Manager Lin came and knocked on the door: "President Jing..."

"What's wrong?"

"President Jing, it's getting late. I came here to ask if you'd like me to book a room for you to rest here after you've eaten and drunk your fill?"

Manager Lin's words were a pretense; his real intention was to get rid of Jing Zhe. He was inviting Jing Zhe upstairs to rest.

However, Jing Zhe clapped his hands and said, "Okay, then hurry up and book me a room upstairs. I'm feeling tired too. By the way, the third floor is fine, no need to go up to the fourth!"

"..."

Jing Zhe had no intention of going back after leaving the Lin family. His three older sisters were keeping a close watch on him, so there was no point in him going back. He might as well stay here and do something.

Manager Lin was almost numb. He responded and went upstairs to arrange a room for Jing Zhe. Only after Jing Zhe entered the room did he leave in a daze.

At this moment, outside the Feng Family Restaurant, a group of men wielding long knives were hiding in the alley, staring at the last remaining light on the upper floor.

"Second brother, are you sure that's his room?"

“Our people have been watching the front and back doors, and we haven’t seen him leave. He even said he wanted to celebrate, so this room with the lights on must be his!”

"Should we go up there and...kill him?"

The speaker said somewhat uncertainly, "But I heard that he is a high-ranking official of the second rank, much higher than that Prefect Xu!"

The man called Second Brother was silent for a moment before saying, "Killing... well, it's not necessary to kill him, since Eldest Brother is already dead. But we must teach him a lesson, otherwise he won't know how powerful we are!"

"yes!"

A group of men in black answered.

The night grew darker, and the wind occasionally blew through the alley.

The second brother in black raised his knife, thinking to himself that this was indeed a good day for killing...

...

The next morning, the sun rose as usual.

Manager Lin, however, got up much earlier than usual and instead of opening the door, wandered around the hall.

Ever since Jing Zhe decided to stay at Feng's Restaurant, Manager Lin has felt uneasy and hasn't slept well at night.

However, Jing Zhe didn't come downstairs, so he didn't want to disturb him and just wandered around in the lobby.

He didn't open the door because the restaurant's business was mostly at noon and in the evening; no one would come to eat or stay early in the morning.

But something was off outside today. He could see more and more people gathering outside the window, and their voices were getting louder and louder. Manager Lin wondered what was going on today. Why were there so many people outside?

Shopkeeper Lin wanted to find out what was going on, so he opened the door.

At that moment, a strong smell of blood rushed out as the door opened, and Manager Lin almost vomited.

The people outside the door were all far away from him, and there wasn't a single woman among them; they were all men, and they were all covering their noses.

When Manager Lin looked down, he almost fell to the ground, because there were black-clad corpses lying on the ground, surrounded by a patch of scarlet blood, which was very horrifying.

"Hmm~"

Manager Lin finally vomited. He had never seen so many dead people in his life. These dead people were right in front of him, and their deaths were so gruesome that they were shocking to behold.

Before long, Magistrate Xu arrived with his constables.

Such a large-scale murder had never occurred in Jiangling City before, so someone reported it to the authorities early in the morning.

When Magistrate Xu arrived and saw these men in black, his heart skipped a beat: if he wasn't mistaken, these men in black were Baldy's gang of thugs!

Yesterday, he deliberately posted notices and had people spread the news that Jing Zhe had killed Baldy, all to make Baldy go to the Lin family and cause trouble, so as to teach Jing Zhe and the Lin family a lesson.

But now, all these people are dead, and they died right in front of Feng's Restaurant. The first person that Magistrate Xu thought of was Jing Zhe, and when Manager Lin saw Magistrate Xu arrive, he quickly came up to him.

"Prefect Xu, they were already here when I opened the door this morning!"

Manager Lin said in a panic.

"Did you hear any fighting sounds last night?"

"No...no..."

Shopkeeper Lin shook his head. He had also slept on the second floor yesterday, but his room faced away from the street, so he hadn't heard anything.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Prefect Xu, President Jing stayed upstairs last night."

"..."

This was very important information for Prefect Xu, who was now able to conclude that these people had died at the hands of Jing Zhe.

Send someone to arrest Jing Zhe?

Prefect Xu dared not do so. Firstly, he certainly had no evidence. Secondly, even if he had evidence, he could do nothing to Jing Zhe, because Jing Zhe possessed the Emperor's Sword, and these men in black were guilty of all sorts of evil deeds. Even if they were killed, they would deserve to die.

His only fear now is that Jing Zhe might bring up the matter of these men in black coming to his door and end up blaming him.

Wow, there are so many people!

At this moment, Jing Zhe came down from upstairs.

"President Jing..."

Magistrate Xu called out.

"Prefect Xu is here too?"

Jing Zhe glanced at him and said, "Oh, right, Prefect Xu, hurry up and don't forget the important matter!"

After saying that, Jing Zhe turned and left. From beginning to end, he didn't mention the black-clad corpses, or even glance at them.

These men in black were indeed killed by Jing Zhe. After he went upstairs to stay last night, he jumped out of the window.

The men in black had just moved from the alley to the entrance, discussing how to go in and teach Jing Zhe a lesson, when Jing Zhe suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling them.

After both sides introduced themselves, it was clear they were sworn enemies meeting, their hatred palpable. Without further ado, Jing Zhe attacked directly. These men in black died without ever understanding what had happened…

Jing Zhe killed these men in black without any psychological burden; he killed them as if he hadn't killed them at all, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Looking at Jing Zhe's dashing figure, Magistrate Xu was completely convinced that these men in black had all been killed by him. However, they did not die unjustly.

"Prefect Xu, who exactly killed them?"

Magistrate Xu thought for a moment and said, "These local ruffians have been committing all sorts of crimes for a long time. The government has been keeping an eye on them for a long time. Last night, we received a tip that they would be here, so we sent constables to arrest them, and a fierce fight broke out!"

"..."

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