Ning Ye immediately perked up. After all, would someone really resort to such underhanded tactics to vandalize another's shop?
Moreover, Hua Yingyue had already said that she was prepared to sit down with the prefect to mediate the matter, but now she suddenly came up with this poem. What is her intention?
Zuoye had no choice but to quickly get dressed and follow Su Wenyuan to the shop. As they walked, Su Wenyuan said that the people causing trouble in the shop were the Beggars' Gang from Cangzhou City.
These guys are utterly shameless. After all, even petty thugs have some sense of shame, but these gangsters don't care about reason at all. If someone gives them a little bit of money, they'll do anything.
But because they were beggars, even if they were thrown into jail, there wouldn't be any profit to be made. So even the constables were unwilling to arrest them. After all, even if they were thrown into jail, they still had to be given a meal from time to time, which cost money. And this group of people were truly fearless and ruthless.
Su Wenyuan tried to have his men drive the beggars away, but he didn't expect them to be so ruthless and vicious; most people couldn't beat them at all.
As they talked, they quickly arrived at the third shop, which was also being vandalized. The first two shops had already been smashed beyond recognition.
If Ning Ye and the others had arrived even slightly slower, they probably wouldn't have needed to rescue this family by now, and could have simply moved on to the next one.
Before even entering the house, Ning Ye smelled a stench that was overwhelming. These guys were truly beggars; they hadn't washed themselves in ages.
"Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, you two go in and tidy them up. Throw them all out here."
The twins behind Ning Ye rushed into the house. Ning Ye had given them this name, since the two of them had never known their own names before.
The two brothers were abandoned at birth because of two very obvious birthmarks on their faces, which covered almost their entire faces, leading their biological parents to reject them.
Ning Ye, who had always been called "Dog Shit Dog" before, gave himself the rather wicked nickname Zhang Long and Zhao Hu after learning about it.
In any case, the two felt that having a name, especially one bestowed by Ning Ye, was already a tremendous blessing, and they didn't care why the surnames were different.
The two brothers were quite strong. After they rushed in, beggars were thrown out one after another. Although there were more than a dozen people, they were no match for the two brothers.
As soon as these beggars were thrown out, they started wailing. Even though they weren't injured, they all looked like they were in excruciating pain.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu threw all the beggars out. When they came out, they were carrying a knee in their hands. However, this guy looked slightly different from the other strange ones; at least his clothes were somewhat clean.
"The lord was inside just now, and this kid was the one shouting the loudest, so he must be a leader. The others didn't do anything wrong."
Zhao Hu nodded and said, "Sir, I have carefully inspected the supplies and I can guarantee that there are no beggars inside. What should we do with these people?"
Su Wenyuan immediately said, "Young Master Ning, even though he's called Flower Hat, is considered the leader of the Beggars' Clan in this area."
Ning Ye strolled over leisurely and said, "Tell me, why are you all targeting the Su family's shop for no reason? I think you have no past grievances or present grudges against this Boss Su."
Flower Hat snorted and said, "If you take someone's money, you have to solve their problems. We have no grudge against each other, but my brothers have no grudge against money either, so this guy is just unlucky. You look like a nice guy, are you planning to stand up for me today?"
"Alright, then I'll believe you're just doing things for money. But everything is negotiable. I wonder if there's any room for discussion on this matter, leaving some room for maneuver so we can talk about it later."
Flower Hat said disdainfully, "You have to do what you're paid for. We agreed that none of the four shops can be left out. Of course, if you want to wait until I've smashed everything before we can talk things over, then I don't recommend we have a chat."
A hint of coldness flashed in Ning Ye's eyes. "It seems that trying to reason with you won't work. Is your life so worthless?"
Flower Hat suddenly got angry, "Fine, don't try to scare me like that. If you have the guts, kill me. I want to see if you'll face legal trouble."
No sooner had he finished uttering those harsh words than Zhang Long plunged a dagger into his arm, causing blood to gush out.
This completely stunned the beggars who were still wailing on the ground.
Even the passersby looked on with a hint of fear, after all, how long had it been since blood had been seen on the streets of Cangzhou?
Su Wenyuan realized that something was wrong. "Young Master Ning, you must quickly stay in Cangzhou City and not make any moves, otherwise those officials will not tolerate it at all."
Ning Ye suddenly said loudly, "What are you beggars like normally? I think you all know very well. Today I am just here to vent your anger. Everyone here can be a witness. If you are willing to testify for me, each of you can get one tael of silver."
The man in the flower hat immediately retorted, "Are you trying to twist the truth here? Are you suggesting my injury is fake?"
Ning Ye smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, but when everyone is speaking up for me, do you think what you say still matters?"
For a moment, Flower Hat felt that Ning Ye was utterly shameless, but unfortunately, no matter how much he felt, it was useless. If Ning Ye couldn't deal with this Beggar Clan today, then there was no point in dealing with the prefect's matter.
“Now everyone kneel down in a row. If even one of them has trouble moving, I’ll break his legs. I’ll make sure he can never walk normally for the rest of his life.”
The previously arrogant beggars all suddenly appeared, their spirits immediately rising as they knelt firmly on the ground.
Ning Ye wasn't in a hurry. He simply walked around in front of these people twice. "They have hands and feet, and are strong and healthy, yet they insist on being beggars. Even if they went to the mountains, they should be able to make a living. Why do they insist on doing this annoying thing?"
The group of beggars lowered their heads, not daring to look Ning Ye in the eye or speak. Although what Ning Ye said was true, it was too difficult for them to do the work.
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