Xu Qiuzhen didn't know what the government was thinking. They built it right next to a main road, but they didn't even send anyone to destroy it.

Instead, it allows the other party to openly run the human trafficking business.

Human trafficking is strictly prohibited. Violators will be beheaded and all their property will be confiscated.

But they were openly doing a beheading business, and so many people witnessed it, but the government office remained indifferent.

Huang San seemed to see Xu Qiu's confusion.

He glanced at the dock and explained, "Because we don't dare to arrest them, and neither does the Jingzhou prefect. After all, they have angered the Black Tiger Gang. Although the prefect's life will not be in danger, his family will not be so lucky. They have kidnapped, extorted, and robbed many people, so they turned a blind eye to these gangsters."

In the government office of the capital, the prefect of Jingzhou is a sixth-rank official, which is neither big nor small.

Able to manage the entire capital government.

He didn't dare to provoke the Black Tiger Gang. They were all ruthless characters and a fight would only result in losses for both sides.

The officials in the capital cannot afford to lose. If they mess up, they will be impeached by the censors and dismissed. Besides, the Black Tiger Gang did not touch their interests, so the prefect of Jingzhou simply avoided them.

"As expected, the officials in the capital are all a bunch of cowards."

After Xu Qiu gave a brief evaluation.

He picked up his sword and strode towards him.

Huang San and Zhou Liang wanted to dissuade them, but Xu Qiu waved his hand and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Go back quickly."

Even though he said this, Huang San, Zhou Liang and other yamen runners did not dare to go back and hid behind a small vendor's cart.

After all, Xu Qiu is their superior.

They could only hide in the corner and watch their Shangguan quietly, and maybe even collect Xu Qiu's body or something like that.

…

Right now.

On the North River Pier.

Many women were crying and were locked in the cabins, waiting for the ship to dock at the pier.

They were driven out.

"Walk faster! If you dare to be lazy, I will chop off your legs!" said a ferocious-looking man with tattoos on his arms in a bad tone.

He held a machete in his hand.

At this time, a thin woman took two steps and fell to the ground.

She wanted to get up, but unfortunately her ankle was sprained and swollen, as red and swollen as a pig's trotter. If she didn't get treatment, she was afraid her leg would be crippled.

It was very difficult for her to stand up at this moment.

I could only grit my teeth and force myself to stand up despite the cold sweat that was pouring down my face.

Unfortunately, the tattooed man slashed at her leg with a knife without saying a word.

"Ah!!!" the woman screamed and then fainted due to excessive blood loss.

The tattooed man said to his companions, "This woman can't be sold for a good price. Throw her into the river to feed the fish. Remember to tie some rocks to her."

"Yes, Brother Liu."

The younger brothers nodded obediently.

They skillfully tied heavy stones to the woman, and then threw her directly into the river with a splash.

The unconscious woman took a mouthful of water and suddenly woke up, finding herself in the river. She struggled continuously and stretched out her hands to splash the water, but unfortunately, there were stones tied to her body, and she gradually sank, and the water also went into her throat.

Other women with their hands and feet tied.

They watched this scene with dull eyes. They had long been accustomed to it and became extremely numb.

The tattooed man known as Brother Liu.

From the dock shore came to the mansion.

He said to an old man with a goatee, "Master Xia, this batch of good quality goods has been transported safely, but nearly 10% of the people died."

Xia Zuotang nodded slightly.

Without blinking an eyebrow, he took a sip from the teacup in his hand.

He gently placed them on the round table and said, "Find two nice ones, wash them and put them in my room."

"Yes, Master Xia."

Liu Feng clasped his hands together and nodded in response.

However, when he was about to leave, he recalled something, "Master Xia, we have been waiting for a while, why is there still a cargo team that hasn't arrived yet?"

"Indeed, they were an hour late."

"Master Xia, are they hanging out in a brothel?"

Xia Zuotang said in a low voice, "It seems that we have to punish them severely."

Just as he finished speaking, a sudden voice came from outside the door, "You don't have to punish them, they are no longer in this world."

The voice was so harsh that the two of them couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

A handsome man in the uniform of a Beijing inspector walked in from the gate with a swagger, the sword in his hand still stained with blood.

Looks quite heroic.

Like a knight.

"Are you the new inspector from the capital?" Xia Zuotang's expression suddenly became serious, his gray brows furrowed.

"Yes." Xu Qiu nodded expressionlessly, then picked up the token and said to them: "You are suspected of human trafficking. According to the laws of Daqian, you can be executed in the street."

Xia Zuotang sneered when he heard this.

Before he could say anything, Liu Feng beside him spoke up, "You are just a small ninth-rank inspector from the capital, and you dare to shout at our Black Tiger Gang. How presumptuous you are!"

The Black Tiger Gang never took government officials seriously.

Even a small thug can shout at officials.

Now it's the other party's turn to be ridden on.

How could Liu Feng not feel angry? While he was speaking, the younger brothers around him had already surrounded him. There were at least thirty of them. They held the machetes with dried blood in their hands and stared at Xu Qiu fiercely, determined to cut him into pieces.

Some of the brave brothers said shamelessly, "You are just a small official, but you dare to come to our door, you must be pretty awesome!"

"It seems that he needs to be taught a lesson."

"The fish in the river happen to be a little hungry, and the meat of the official should be very suitable for them."

These people didn't take Xu Qiu seriously at all.

They licked their lips, their eyes full of cruelty.

at the same time.

Outside the dock, a large number of people stopped to watch.

Looking at the interior of the big house on the dock, the situation was tense and everyone started talking.

"Who dares to break into the Black Tiger Gang's territory so boldly?"

"This figure from behind, this official uniform, seems to be a censor, could it be the gentleman from yesterday?"

"Oh no, why did Master Xu offend him?"

When the people saw Xu Qiu clearly, they immediately felt something was wrong.

They don't want anything to happen to Xu Qiu.

After all, he is one of the few upright officials in the entire Beihe Street. As an inspector, he does not accept dirty money. This is simply good news for the people.

Someone even whispered, "If something really happened, save him if you can and send him to the infirmary."

Everyone else nodded. They didn't want Xu Qiu to die.

But at the same time, some people complained, "He is so stubborn. Why would he provoke the Black Tiger Gang? These people kill people without blinking an eye."

Complaining that Xu Qiu's sense of justice was too overwhelming, it was unwise to provoke such a powerful person.

Inside the yard.

Xia Zuotang sat on the armchair with his legs crossed, raised his hand to hold the teacup, sipped the tea, and said to Liu Feng: "Take good care of him, don't let him die easily."

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng smiled knowingly, "Don't worry, Master Xia, I will make his life worse than death!"

He had already figured out how to torture Xu Qiu.

But Xu Qiu was not afraid at all, but looked up at the dock.

The maids locked in the cages and the thin woman struggling on the river surface, the faint traces of blood dyed the river red.

Just at this moment.

A sturdy man holding a steel knife stepped forward quickly with a disdainful smile on his face, "Let me give him some betrothal gifts first."

When he walked in front of Xu Qiu and was about to chop him with a knife.

A sword shadow flashed by.

Before the sturdy man could react, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. Then his vision dropped downwards, and he saw a standing body and a neck with blood gushing out of it.

"!!!"

Thanks to Curtain_Ec and book friend 20231105618_Cb for the reward, thank you very much~

(End of this chapter)