Chapter 238 The Big Fish Emerges
The group opposite them were taken aback by Su Jinze's imposing manner. They exchanged glances, then burst into laughter. "Hahaha, this is the Southwest, the territory of the Shao family. I don't care what you, the Marquis of Wenyang's mansion, are all about. Even if the Marquis of Wenyang himself came, my master isn't someone he can just see whenever he wants!"
These people are just low-level thugs, yet they can be so arrogant. If it were a member of the Shao family, who knows what they would be like. Su Jinze could already imagine what life must be like for the people of Yuncheng.
Su Jinze looked coldly at this group of scoundrels, his contemptuous disdain: "What is Shao Xin? How dare he disregard important officials of the court? Do you know the severity of the crime of disrespecting a first-class marquis!"
The entire courtyard fell silent instantly. The Shao family had controlled Yuncheng for many years, and in their eyes, Shao Xin was the local tyrant. Even Gu Qiuheng, who guarded this place and rivaled the Shao family, was not taken seriously by them.
Now that Su Jinze is using the imperial court to threaten them, they don't feel scared at all; instead, they find it funny.
"Your Majesty?" The inconspicuous man in the corner brandished a knife at Su Jinze. "Here, our master is... uh!"
The person in front of him pulled the knife out of the man's abdomen with a backhand motion. Blood splattered in the corner of his eye, which he wiped away without saying a word.
This person has absolutely no distinguishing features; he would go unnoticed in a crowd. If it weren't for his act of murder, Su Jinze wouldn't have even given him a second glance.
A person standing on the sidelines is able to take the lead.
Looks like they've been hiding it quite well!
However, judging from his age, he is probably not Shao Xin, but his status should be quite high.
Thirteen leaned closer. "Arrest or kill?"
“Chirp is still here, and my father’s condition is still not good, so let’s not act rashly.” Su Jinze paused. “Can you escort the people inside safely to the Zhennan Prince’s Mansion in the event of a conflict?”
"You underestimate us. Just tell me whether to kill or capture, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
Before Su Jinze could answer, Qiuqiu's thoughts had already reached him: [Arrest him!]
How can you fight and kill in front of children!
Of course, they should be arrested!
Thirteen silently counted down three, two, one, and then gave the order to the Shadow Guards: "Capture them!"
The two sides clashed, weapons drawn. The Shadow Guards were all highly skilled fighters recruited by Su Wenqi from the martial arts world, far superior to the rabble from Yun City. Within three moves, a number of them lay dead on the ground.
They should thank Chiu Chiu's heartfelt words for giving them a chance to breathe now, otherwise they would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago.
The man who had attacked had already turned and fled the moment Thirteen and the others made their move. Thirteen watched his retreating figure, "Trying to run?"
To this day, no one has been able to escape his pursuit. He used his foot to flick up the long sword, sending it flying with a kick. The hilt of the sword seemed to have eyes, chasing after the man and slamming heavily into his leg.
"Ah!" The man cried out in pain and half-knelt on the ground. He turned around and met Thirteen's mocking gaze. He gritted his teeth and prepared to get up, but the sword was already at his neck.
"Anything else you want to say?" Thirteen patted the man's face, then touched his clothes with disgust. "What are you trying to do, acting like a thug with such delicate skin? What if one of us rough guys accidentally kills you? Hmm, young master?"
Just because he's got some smeared grime on his face doesn't mean he's a thug. He should at least change his clothes. Who does he think he is?!
"Su Jinze, we've caught a big fish here."
[Fish? What kind of fish?]
Chirping heard what sounded like the presence of one of its own kind and scurried out from behind, "A fish?"
Xiao Liu grabbed Qiu Qiu and said, "Little ancestor, why haven't you gone back yet? This isn't a place for you to play. I'll take you back."
Chiu Chiu didn't want to leave, shaking her head like a rattle-drum, "Fish!"
"Fish?" Xiao Liu looked around, but there didn't seem to be any fish here. "This fish is not that fish. Go play by yourself."
[If fish are all divided into different classes, then I must be the supreme fish!]
Su Jinze walked incredibly fast, the handsome young man like the wind sweeping past Qiuqiu. Why does someone who's clearly just a child insist on being a fish?
However, the events surrounding Qiuqiu were far too suspicious. Su Jinze even felt that the key to their trip to the Southwest lay with Qiuqiu.
Thirteen called out a few more times before Su Jinze arrived. "Oh, where did this young master come from?"
Shao Ganyu, still unaware of why he had been discovered while being held captive by Thirteen, asked, "Do you know who I am?"
The two shook their heads in unison: "We don't know, but if you ask us that, I think we should know who you are. Your surname is Shao?"
Shao Fangyu was startled. Could there be a traitor?
"Is it Zhao Cheng from Wanyuantang, or Zhang Linyue? Or Ma Jing from Wenhutang?" Shao Fangyu rattled off all the suspects, his eyes blazing with hatred. "It must be that idiot Zhang Linyue!"
Thirteen's fingers curled slightly upon hearing the familiar name. No wonder they found this place so quickly. It turned out they had suspected Zhang Linyue all along.
"I knew it was him! I told you he couldn't be allowed to live! I'll kill him when I get back!"
After Shao Fangyu was exposed, he stopped hiding and became completely different from his inconspicuous image. He has now become extremely violent and uneasy.
"Idiot! Fool!"
Su Jinze found it strange that a person's temperament could change so drastically in an instant.
Just as he was thinking, Qiuqiu suddenly jumped onto his back from behind. He was jolted by the weight and nearly bumped into Shao Fangyu.
The chubby little bird behind me is so cute that I can hardly mistake it for someone else.
He wrapped his arm around Qiuqiu's... well, Qiuqiu has no waist. Anyway, he had Qiuqiu in his arms. "Why don't you listen to Xiao Liu?"
Unable to soothe Qiuqiu at all, Xiao Liu awkwardly retreated. How could someone who had never even held a little girl's hand know how to comfort a child? Please understand!
Chirp rubbed against his older brother, offering a helpful answer to his question: "Dissociative identity disorder. You're sick."
Su Jinze and Thirteen didn't understand the first sentence, but they knew what the second sentence meant—Chiu Chiu was cursing again.
Is it hereditary or acquired? We have no clue about acquired cases, but if it's hereditary, their family members are probably all abnormal.
Chiu Chiu isn't some clueless, chubby lucky charm who only reads novels; she's quite cultured too. In ancient times, consanguineous marriage was common, which meant more genetic diseases in children. The person who could kill her great-aunt, such an excellent wife, must be mentally ill!
so……
He must be Shao Xin's child!
Thirteen stared at Shao Fangyu with a strange look, unable to discern anything special about him even after a long time. Shao Xin's son?
That really was a big fish!
"I just don't know if he's important anymore."
Chuchu is certain he's very important; [the product of their love, being cousins, is definitely very important.]
Su Jinze: "???"
Did she find out?
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