"The authorities are investigating; bystanders, please leave!"
The sound of orderly footsteps rang out, and many soldiers came over to stop the crowd. Then they lifted the person lying on the ground onto a stretcher, seemingly to take him away.
The constable stepped forward, entered the encirclement, looked around, and asked, "Where is the murderer?"
The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances and shook their heads. Qin Xi looked at Lu Huai, who shook his head, indicating that she should observe the situation first.
Qin Xi pursed her lips and looked at the constable again.
He was looking around when suddenly a little beggar stepped forward, timidly pointing to a spot, "I see it, it's...it's him..."
The little beggar's hair and clothes were filthy and disheveled, but his voice was still childish, and he was no more than six or seven feet tall. Even though he looked like he had been down on his luck for many years, he still hadn't lost the honesty of a young boy.
The constable frowned, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, but he still looked in the direction the man was pointing—
It was obvious that he was a noble young man dressed in magnificent robes. He wore a jade crown, a blue pendant at his waist, and even his belt was inlaid with gold thread. From his slightly plump figure to the servants behind him, everything about him exuded an air of nobility.
At this moment, the young nobleman was standing at an angle, his arms crossed in front of him, his lips curled up, and his eyes filled with disdain and indifference.
The constable immediately felt that the authority of the yamen's patrol had been challenged, and he frowned and asked, "Did you stab me?"
"Hmph. So what if he is? So what if he isn't?" The young nobleman scoffed disdainfully, pointing at him and whispering to the servant behind him, "Look at him, doesn't he resemble my 'Heroic General'?"
The constable was somewhat bewildered, yet couldn't help but feel overjoyed. This was a compliment praising his handsome appearance, saying he was comparable to the great general!
"Crack." He cleared his throat. "You don't need to fawn over me, because even so, if you hurt someone, you'll still be..."
Before he could finish speaking, the servant began to bow and scrape as he spoke.
"In reply to your question, young master, this servant also thinks it is very similar! But isn't it a bit too much to flatter the general? He is the 'ever-victorious general' of cockfighting in Lingcheng."
The constable choked, realizing that this was a roundabout way of cursing him.
Just as he was feeling a bit choked with anger, the young nobleman actually thought about it seriously for a while, and seemed to agree with the servant's words.
The constable was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He waved his hand and said, "Men, arrest all these suspects and take them back to the yamen. Lock them up in the dungeon and await your judgment."
To his surprise, the group of people burst into laughter as soon as he finished speaking.
The young master, clutching his stomach, bent over and exclaimed, "Hahahaha, Wang Er, did you hear what he said? He said he's going to lock me up! That's the funniest joke I've ever heard in all these years!"
Wang Er said, "Young master, you have to give him some face. The constable is a very high-ranking official. I wonder if he'll be scared to death by our master's name!"
Qin Xi frowned. Just who were these people? They actually killed someone in broad daylight without showing the slightest fear.
Lu Huai pursed his lips tightly, seemingly lost in thought.
"Boss, this..." A soldier wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked the constable for instructions.
The constable swallowed hard, feeling a little uneasy seeing their confident demeanor, but still stubbornly insisted, "Take them away!"
"Oh dear," the young nobleman dusted off his robe, "Since you're so sincere in inviting me, then I'll go take a look around the yamen, but..."
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