Then, the leader of the Kongtong Sect was the first to stand up and say, dissatisfied:

"Putting everything else aside, just take my tricycle for example. I bought it new for 1,000 wen, which is one tael of silver. You actually said that you got it from someone else for only 600 wen?"

It's not that we're unaware of the market for used vehicles. Even a used tricycle in poor condition would cost at least seven or eight hundred coins, let alone my tricycle, which is 90% new and would cost at least nine hundred coins.

"You bought it for only six hundred coins? Was it sold to you by your father? So cheap?"

Everyone agreed with these words, and then an elder from the Tianshan Sword Sect also spoke up:

"That's right. As I mentioned before, my coal-fired steam car cost 150 taels of silver to buy."

And you're telling me that all they sold you was one hundred taels of silver? Are they stupid?

Even if he were to sell it as a second-hand item, it would never fetch less than one hundred and forty taels of silver.

Even if it has some wear and tear and has been driven for quite some time, it's impossible to sell it for one hundred taels of silver.

At least for now, all the coal-fired steam cars on the market are new, and if someone resells them, they'll only lose about ten taels of silver at most.

So you're selling it to me for fifty taels less? Do you think I'm a fool?

Are you treating us like fools, or are you the fool who's making up this lie to fool us?

At this moment, a middle-aged Taoist priest from Wudang stepped forward and said:

"Everyone agrees that it's good, so the Beggars' Sect shouldn't try to fool us anymore. Everyone knows the market price of these cars, and they're all new models."

Even if you were selling a used car as a resale, you couldn't possibly get such a huge discount. The other party isn't stupid; they wouldn't let your Beggars' Gang get such a big profit.

So there's only one truth: you Beggars' Sect clearly stole these cars and then made up a lame excuse that you bought them.

Of course, let's take a step back and assume that you did buy them, but right now, who can come up with so many cars at once and sell them to your Beggars' Sect?

"And with so many disciples from reputable sects present, would we lie? Would we not recognize our own car?"

The Beggars' Sect elder gritted his teeth and said:

"I don't care what you say, and I don't care whether these cars originally belonged to you or not. All I know is that these cars were acquired by our Beggars' Sect from others for 1,750 taels of silver."

If you want these cars, fine, pay up. Otherwise, stop with the nonsense. Our Beggars' Sect bought them from them with real money; it's absolutely impossible.

"Giving it back to you without any benefit would be tantamount to our Beggars' Sect paying for your suffering, which is absolutely impossible."

Hearing what the Beggars' Sect elder said, everyone finally erupted. One of them angrily rebuked the Beggars' Sect and even drew his sword to threaten them.

The situation between the two sides had become very tense, which made Zhu Yunwen, who was watching the show from not far away, burst into laughter. It was too exciting! Both sides had their own reasons, and it was a plot that was so captivating that you couldn't stop watching. You might not even be able to see this in a theater. It was truly wonderful.

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen also felt that if he didn't go up and join in the fun, it would be a waste of such a good scene.

So he took Zhao Qingzhu and pretended to be passing by on a bicycle. Then he stopped next to them, and Zhu Yunwen stared wide-eyed and said:

"What are you doing here?"

These people from these sects were already quite hot-tempered, and then at this crucial moment, they encountered this damned leader of the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

Instantly, many people's faces turned ugly. They didn't want to lose face, so the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect smiled and said:

"Oh, so you're the leader of the Tianlong Gang. It's nothing, let's chat here."

People from other sects nodded in agreement, saying they would chat there.

Clearly, they didn't want to admit that they had something to do with the Beggars' Gang here regarding these vehicles.

Ultimately, it all comes down to saving face, Zhu Yunwen said, feigning sudden realization.

"Oh, chatting? Wow, so many cars here! Wow, these cars must be worth a lot of money!"

He deliberately brought up topics that were difficult to discuss, and his words made the faces of the upright people present quite unpleasant.

Then the elder of the Beggars' Sect spoke up:

"Young hero, you be the judge. These vehicles were acquired by our Beggars' Sect from others at a low price. That doesn't negate the fact that they were acquired."

As a result, these guys from various sects insisted that the cars belonged to them, and that our Beggars' Sect had stolen them.

Although our Beggars' Sect is relatively poor, and we are a bunch of beggars, we would never steal the vehicles of upright people like us, would we?

Besides, they're making baseless accusations; it's practically slander against our Beggars' Sect!

Zhu Yunwen said:

"So that's why you're here. I did hear that their cars were all stolen, probably from this batch."

But you also said you paid for this car, which makes things a bit tricky. How about this, I'll help you report it to the police?

Those decent people also felt quite ashamed, but the matter still had to be resolved; they couldn't just suffer this loss like this.

The Beggars' Sect members also felt that they could not back down; they couldn't just suffer this loss for no reason.

Therefore, they unanimously decided to report it to the authorities.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but chuckle. This matter was really getting more and more interesting. A group of江湖人 (jianghu people) were tricked by Zhu Yunwen into reporting to the authorities over a bicycle. This commotion was getting more and more entertaining.

Then, these guys each sent a representative, and they actually went to report to the authorities.

Zhu Yunwen also stayed to watch the excitement. After all, it was a rare occurrence for someone from the martial arts world to report to the authorities, and it would be a waste not to witness it.

Then, naturally, the matter escalated to the point of involving the government. The nearest government office was the county government of a nearby county called Guangshan County.

These江湖人士 (jianghu figures) each sent several key figures to the county government office in Guangshan County to report the case.

On the righteous side, there were more than a dozen elders and the sect leader, while on the Beggars' Sect side, there were the local elders.

Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu went to watch the excitement.

The magistrate of Guangshan County, sitting in the high hall, was also completely dumbfounded.

He never imagined that someone from the martial arts world would one day bring a lawsuit to him.

This was also the first time he had ever experienced this before, because these people in the martial arts world usually settled their scores on their own.

After hearing the story...

The county magistrate was also completely bewildered, wondering how he was going to solve this case.

Each had their own reasons, which gave him a bit of a headache.