After speaking, Sun Jian turned to the constables and officials and said loudly, "Listen up, everyone, I have been ordered to plead my case."
“If you still fail to distinguish right from wrong and aid and abet the evildoer, I guarantee you will all be implicated in this case! Your heads will be at risk!”
These words caused an uproar, and everyone took a step back, not daring to get involved in this mess.
"Shut up!! My son is innocent, it must be you, you scoundrel, who framed him!" Li Yigou pulled Li Jian into her arms, her eyes bloodshot, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.
How could he possibly admit his son's crimes?
Li Yigou had a son late in life. With only one son in four generations of her family, this son was the only heir and bloodline of the Li family, so he was spoiled and obedient from a young age.
Admitting to a crime is tantamount to sending your son to the guillotine!
"Ha, a frame-up?"
He's not worthy!
"Whether it is a frame-up or not, I think everyone here has their own judgment."
Sun Jian was not afraid at all, and even wanted to kick the prefect in front of him.
Sun Jian knew that as long as he could intimidate the officials and yamen runners, he wouldn't have to worry about the matter going wrong.
Seeing the situation turn one-sided, Li Yigou went into a frenzy.
"Listen up, all of you! He is acting on orders. I am not without protection in the court!"
Upon hearing this, the constables were relieved of most of their concerns and became eager to act.
They all knew perfectly well that Li Yigou had cultivated a large number of followers both above and below him over the years. The clerk and the registrar often said that Li Yigou had a high-ranking official backing him up, and there were even rumors that Li Yigou was a retainer of the Second Prince, Prince Jin.
Seeing that the situation had changed, Li Yigou roared at the constables again, "Zhang Long, Wang Xiong, you are my trusted men. I now order you to seize this thug immediately! I want him to suffer a fate worse than death!"
The two constables, Zhang Long and Wang Xiong, were promoted by Li Yigou. Over the years, they had committed many crimes and were protected by Li Yigou. Considering various factors, they drew their waist knives and prepared to attack Sun Jian.
The two men were the leaders of the yamen runners. The moment they made a move, the action of drawing their knives triggered a chain reaction, and all the yamen runners began to imitate them.
"Let's see who dares to touch him!!"
At the critical moment, a majestic voice, like rolling thunder, instantly silenced all the noise.
A young man dressed in a blue brocade robe, accompanied by a servant, slowly walked into the main hall of the government office.
"Brother Long."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Sun Jian was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward.
This person was none other than Long Cheng and his servant Xiao Jinzi, with whom he had arranged to meet at 1-3 PM.
"Brother Long, you've finally arrived! If you had been half an incense stick later, I would have been captured by them."
Long Cheng gave a wry smile. "I'm sorry, Brother Sun. Actually, I've been here for quite some time now, but I've been watching you two confront each other in court without showing up."
"Haha, you little rascal! You hid in the shadows and watched the show!"
Sun Jian gently punched Long Cheng's shoulder with his fist.
Seeing this, Xiao Jinzi gasped, but he didn't say a word, just turned his head away without uttering a sound.
Sun Jian didn't notice this detail, but whispered in his ear, "But Brother Long, this is the prefectural magistrate's office, not an ordinary place..."
Sun Jian understood that Long Cheng's willingness to hand over a hundred taels of silver, coupled with the fact that a single word to stop had frightened the yamen runners, indicated that Long Cheng's father must be a high-ranking official. However, he still needed to remind Long Cheng to be mindful of his actions regarding the matter of having a grudge against a prefect, lest he cause too much trouble for himself.
"Alright, Brother Sun, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Long Cheng smiled slightly and strode into the hall.
The moment he entered the hall, his expression changed from a smile to a sinister one.
When Li Yigou saw the person who came, she froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, and the anger on her face also froze.
He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things, but after looking again, he was sure he wasn't mistaken. The person who came was indeed the very man he dared not offend!
Why did he suddenly appear here?
What exactly happened?
How did I come to know this brat who hurt my son, and how did he become a dragon... Brother Dragon?
Could it be that the young brat who injured his son, when he spoke of obeying orders, was referring to obeying his orders?
It’s over!
Everything is over!
Li Yigou's throat felt like it was blocked by something, and her voice became stammering. Her forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, and her legs began to tremble slightly.
"Who dares to cause such a disturbance in court?! How dare they be so insolent!!"
The clerk and the constable standing nearby had never seen Long Cheng before and assumed he was an accomplice of Sun Jian. They were about to capture him as well.
"No...no..."
Whether out of fear or anger, Li Yigou could not utter a full sound at this moment, and could only shout hoarsely, which made these idiots dare not make a move.
"No...no!"
At this moment, the yamen runners and clerks were all dumbfounded, completely unaware of what was wrong with their prefect. They stood there, stunned and bewildered.
Long Chengguan ignored all these people and strode forward to sit down on the table in the main hall.
"You...you...you!"
"How dare you!!"
Upon seeing Long Cheng sit in the prefect's chair, the clerk immediately flew into a rage and began to hurl profanities.
"Where did this troublemaker come from, daring to sit on the prefect's official post..."
"Bang!"
Before the clerk could finish speaking, Li Yigou was startled and instantly kicked him hard in the back, sending him flying and cutting off his unfinished words.
Immediately afterward, Li Yigou no longer cared about her son's life or death. Her legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground with a thud, her voice filled with sobs.
"You...you've come..."
Upon seeing this, everyone in the room was instantly petrified.
Even Sun Jian was caught off guard by the shock...
What's going on? Am I dreaming?
Before the man known as Young Master Long could utter a single word, Prefect Li Yigou, disregarding the life or death of his own son, first kicked his own man away, and then immediately knelt down in fear.
Ignoring everyone's reactions, Long Cheng stared at Li Yigou, who was kneeling on the ground, his tone icy cold.
"Heh, as expected of a prefect, judging by your reaction, you haven't wasted all these years."
"I……"
"This humble official dares not..."
Upon hearing this, Li Yigou immediately banged her head on the ground and dared not raise it again.
He naturally understood what Long Cheng meant.
The person in the hall is not named Long Cheng at all, nor is he Young Master Long!
The reason why it can be said that he has not wasted so many years in officialdom is that he has already gleaned this information from the few words he just spoke, without revealing the identity of Young Master Long, and without even using any honorifics in his address.
"This humble official was unaware of Young Master Long's arrival and has failed to greet you properly. I hope Young Master Long will forgive me!"
"I don't know... I don't know what brings Young Master Long here?"
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