"What notice? Are you bored? It's almost New Year's, go and wipe all the railings in the teahouse clean." The manager said with a stern face.
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately made a face and reluctantly went to fetch water and find a rag.
Watching the shopkeeper leave, the shopkeeper gave a soft hum, took out a handful of melon seeds from a jar inside the counter, walked out, and stood in the crowd across the street. While eating the melon seeds, he watched the unlucky guy hanging upside down, his voice so off-key that he was begging for mercy.
Goodness, this young lady is incredibly strong! She's been carrying a big man for so long and she's still not tired or ready to give up!
"Look, the constables are here."
"Who was so shameless as to report this to the authorities?"
"No, no, every day at this time, someone from the yamen comes out for a stroll." The people around immediately chimed in, looking at the two constables with swords at their waists.
Their tone was filled with worry and a hint of regret.
"Young lady, the constables are here." Someone standing at the back of the crowd warned Hong Xiaoduo in the teahouse, and the others pointed anxiously in the direction the constables were coming from.
If they weren't so bold now, unafraid of offending that thug, they would be too scared to even look at them while they were hanging there.
In the teahouse, Hong Xiaoduo also heard the reminder and tilted her head to look at Tianxuan, saying, "See? This is what they mean by 'the righteous gain many helpers, the unrighteous lose few.'"
Tianxuan nodded, indicating that he remembered. He also heard the warning downstairs. He peeked over and saw that there were indeed two police officers walking this way, still some distance away.
Turning her head to look at Hong Xiaoduo again, Tianxuan saw that she still didn't care at all, so she stopped worrying and continued to watch the fun.
Turning around, she looked at the two guys who were trembling with fear but had no choice but to stay in their seats. It wasn't that they didn't want to run away; they had just tried to get up and sneak away when Hong Xiaoduo scolded them fiercely to sit still.
Given their companion's current predicament, the two of them dared not harbor any illusions and could only sit there obediently.
He secretly rejoiced, thankful that the two of them weren't the masterminds. After this formidable young lady taught that man a lesson, she could deal with the two of them later. It shouldn't come down to them being accomplices!
The person hanging upside down vaguely heard the words "constable" and was overjoyed, thinking that he was finally saved. He quickly used his hand to push aside the hair covering his face, trying to see which direction the constable was in.
Hong Xiaoduo, watching his actions, naturally guessed what he was planning. She sneered and said, "Don't be too happy yet. If they come to you for help, I'll let go immediately, believe it or not."
"Since I started my life in this world, I've taken dozens of lives. Yours is nothing to me. To tell you the truth, I'm not afraid of the authorities. Otherwise, why do you think I can be so arrogant?"
Hearing her words, the man in the blue shirt became suspicious again. Could she be deliberately trying to scare him or bragging?
But I only have one life, I can't gamble! This young woman is crazy, what if what she says is true? I'd be dead or crippled here today, what a waste!
The two constables not far away also noticed the unusual situation and wondered what bad luck they had today. Had they really run into trouble?
"Brother Gao, the person hanging upside down looks like the fifth son of the wealthy Yang family," the short constable said.
Upon hearing this, the man called Brother Gao said, "At this distance, you can't even see their faces. How can you tell who it is?"
"It was that blue robe. I saw him pass by the yamen an hour ago. In our town, only that fifth son of the wealthy Yang family likes to wear this kind of flashy blue," the short constable said with certainty...
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