Wu Ge chuckled lightly: "You have the nerve to say that about me? Aren't you the same?"
Wu Dao didn't want to talk to him, but Wu Ge asked again, "Do you think the young master and Miss Lin can get together?"
Wu Dao was in a fit of anger and didn't want to discuss the matter with him, so he said directly, "If you're so curious, go ask the young master yourself!"
Wu Ge curled his lip. Today, the idiot's IQ actually kicked in for once, and he didn't fall for his tricks.
He said softly, "The imperial decree bestowing a marriage upon the heir apparent is about to arrive. Judging from Miss Lin's personality, she certainly does not want to be a concubine."
"Under these circumstances, it's unclear what the Crown Prince will choose."
Wu Dao rolled his eyes at him: "If you're so curious, go ask the young master yourself!"
Wu Ge turned to look at him: "If I dared to ask, would I have bothered to talk so much nonsense with you?"
"I'm actually a little panicked right now. After all, if the Crown Prince marries Princess Anle and we don't suppress his bloodline, we'll both be the ones who suffer."
Wu Dao was actually quite flustered: "Maybe the young master will choose Miss Lin."
“That would be even worse.” Wu Ge sighed. “Given the current situation of the Pingnan Prince’s Mansion, without the help of the imperial court, I’m worried that he won’t even be able to keep his position as heir.”
Wu Dao sneered: "Would you dare say that in front of the Emperor?"
Wu Ge: "...I wouldn't dare."
Zhou Chenyang stood under the tree, looking up at Liu Tianwen who was nailed to the tree, his whole body trembling.
It was fear!
The faint morning light shone on Liu Tianbu, whose eyes were still open, indicating that he had died with his life hanging in the balance.
The arrow that pierced him went straight through his throat, domineering and ruthless.
If he had personally led the men back to the city lord's mansion, would he have been nailed to death here as well?
He thought he had a perfect plan tonight and would win a great victory, but he didn't expect that things had completely spiraled out of control!
Liu Tianwen is dead. Almost all of the thousand soldiers he transferred into the city and those transferred to the Lin family mansion have been wiped out!
At this time, Commander Xu had personally led the troops of Yu City to hunt down the remaining people.
What drove him to despair the most was that, despite robbing several other families, he still had a long way to go to get the money he wanted, because he failed to obtain the Lin family's wealth.
Furthermore, tonight's events have caused great panic in Chongqing, and Commander Xu will surely report it to the Prince of Pingnan's residence.
The Prince of Pingnan's mansion will definitely hold them accountable.
Although he had the authority to mobilize and use the troops given to him by the emperor, he still needed to give the emperor an explanation for the loss of so many troops at once.
In addition, the theft of the iron block will surely enrage the emperor!
If things go wrong, he might lose his position as city lord!
It's all Lin Xiuyan's fault!
If she had obediently married him and given him the Lin family mansion, none of this series of events would have happened!
Even if he's disgusted, he still has to finish what needs to be done.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Rescue Master Liu and launch a city-wide manhunt for the notorious bandit!"
The guard behind him responded.
Zhou Chenyang visited several of the families who had been robbed, offering them a few insincere words of comfort.
His last destination was the Lin residence. When he arrived, he could see from afar that the open space in front of the Lin residence was filled with corpses.
Zhou Chenyang's heart bled as he looked at the corpses.
He then added, "These notorious bandits are far too arrogant; they simply don't respect the government at all!"
He had barely finished speaking when he was slapped across the face.
He was about to shout angrily when he saw that the person who hit him was Wudao.
His pupils contracted slightly. Didn't the Prince of Pingnan leave Chongqing last night?
Before he could figure out why Wu Dao had come back, Wu Dao raised his hand and punched him in the stomach.
Wu Dao continued fighting while cursing: "What do you mean by 'the notorious bandit is too arrogant'? It's obvious you're just too incompetent!"
"As the lord of a city, what were you doing when these notorious bandits broke in?"
"Last night, shouts of battle filled the city, but we couldn't find any government troops anywhere!"
"You think you can just come out here now and say a few meaningless words and get away with it?"
Wu Dao truly felt that Zhou Chenyang was utterly shameless, showing no mercy whatsoever when he beat people up.
Those punches nearly sent Zhou Chenyang flying.
Zhou Chenyang was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak. Wu Dao kicked him again and said, "I'm asking you a question! Get up and talk!"
Zhou Chenyang: "..."
He needs to be able to get up!
That damn prince, he hits way too hard!
Lin Xiuyan chimed in, "What the young master says makes perfect sense!"
“In the past month, notorious thieves have broken into Chongqing several times.”
"What happened last night was even more unusual; the number of notorious thieves was unbelievably high!"
"As the city lord, you have failed in your duty to allow the number of notorious bandits to reach this level!"
"You are a coward who fears death, yet you refuse to lend a helping hand to the people in distress. You are shameless!"
"You say nice things afterward, but take no action whatsoever; that's despicable!"
"A person like you is not worthy of being the city lord, not worthy of being our official. Get out of Yu City!"
Behind her, the servants of the Lin family shouted, "You are unworthy to be our official! Get out of Yucheng!"
Zhou Chenyang was so angry that his face turned pale, feeling that his authority had been challenged.
If the Prince of Pingnan's heir weren't here, he might have already ordered the arrest of everyone in the Lin family!
He looked at Lin Xiuyan with a dark expression. She looked back at him expressionlessly, but her eyes revealed endless provocation and mockery.
At that moment, Zhou Chenyang felt that he might have really made a mistake before.
Lin Xiuyan may be a playboy, but she is a powerful and intelligent one; her abilities are far more outstanding than he imagined.
Compared to her, Jiang Xinrou is simply a good-for-nothing who just loafs around and waits to die!
Not to mention, he married Jiang Xinrou, who was just an empty shell and brought him no benefit whatsoever!
He took a deep breath and said, "I know that what happened last night was my dereliction of duty!"
"I apologize to all the people of Chongqing. Next, I will clean up the bandit strongholds around Chongqing."
"I swear to God that I will protect the people of Chongqing from now on and never let the same thing happen to Chongqing again!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone, seemingly full of sincerity.
Lin Xiuyan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. Zhou Chenyang's greatest strength was probably his shamelessness.
She had seen his methods many times in her past life, and this time she was not going to tolerate him anymore!
She shouted, "Judging from the city lord's tone, are you really planning to let this matter slide like this?"
"There have been notorious bandits in Chongqing before. May I ask, City Lord, what have you been up to all this time?"
"You couldn't protect us when small-time bandits became big-time bandits, and now that the banditry has escalated to this point, why should we trust you?"
The crowd echoed, "Exactly! Why should we believe you?"
This incident has eroded their trust in Zhou Chenyang.
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