But it was far from enough to frighten him.

Walking to the middle of the City God Temple, he sat down on a chair, wiped his hands with a cloth, and asked, "Who is in charge here?"

Everyone looked at Chen Da and the corpse at his feet.

“Reporting to Your Excellency,” Chen Da knelt on the ground and cupped his hands, saying, “This is the leader of the bandits. He dared to resist, so I beheaded him and displayed his head to the public. Please investigate, Your Excellency.”

He pointed at the corpse on the ground, his face flushed, his voice strong and clear, as if afraid of being discovered.

"Oh, then besides him, who else is in charge?"

The Tiger Gang's second-in-command was pushed forward. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying, "My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life..."

"Do you know them?" Li Chang'an asked, pointing at Xiong Er.

The second-in-command looked in the direction the finger was pointing and saw Xiong Er and his group. His face immediately fell, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Damn it, if you have such a powerful backer, just say so. No wonder you're carrying fine rice.

After beating for a long time, they still wouldn't say anything, saying that someone in your group is an official in the city.

Are you guys out of your minds? If you had said so earlier, who would have bothered stealing your little bit of rice?

He now wished he could scoop out the rice from his stomach and give it back to Xiong Er.

The second-in-command looked at Xiong Er with a pale face and a bitter expression.

"My lord, we were blind to your greatness, please spare our lives!"

Seeing them kowtowing so earnestly, Li Chang'an didn't know what to do.

He looked at the captain and asked, "How do you usually handle highway robbery and beating of civilians?"

The captain replied, "Sir, if no one is killed, the person is usually imprisoned and sent to the border to do hard labor."

"Alright, let's handle it this way."

"In addition," Li Chang'an tossed two gold ingots to Chen Da, saying, "Respect the deceased. Send this money to the deceased's family as a way to handle their funeral."

"Thank you, sir. You are kind and benevolent, and I admire you greatly." Chen Da's face lit up with joy.

Chen Laohu's family is none other than himself!