Shen Tang grabbed a thug's neck with one hand, dragged him out of the tavern, and threw him into the pile of thugs like trash.
"good!"
"Great hero!"
"Well done heroes!"
The words fell.
The crowd burst into thunderous applause.
Zhai Le seemed to be used to this kind of situation, his smiling peach blossom eyes were almost overflowing with pride. He clasped his fists towards the applauding crowd and said with a smile: "My fellow villagers, thank you all, thank you. It is our duty to be chivalrous and righteous..."
Looking at the young man in black who was spreading his feathers excitedly like a peacock, Shen Tang stared at his butt with a built-in crinoline for three seconds.
Finally, she obeyed her heart and got on the feet.
Zhai Le was no pushover either. It was as if he had a pair of eyes behind him. He dodged flexibly while covering his butt with both hands. He said in fear, "Brother Shen, why did you sneak attack me from behind?"
Shen Tang withdrew his foot regretfully.
He said coldly: "The serious work hasn't been done yet."
Zhai Le was a little slow to remember what "serious matters" meant, and couldn't help but say: "I have seen many hooligans who like to blackmail. They do small evils, but they don't do big evils that harm the world. They are also afraid of getting their hands dirty..."
Guilty but not punishable by death.
Shen Tang sneered and asked, "Have you questioned him?"
Zhai Le said: "No, but..."
"You didn't even ask, but you're making a rash judgment based on experience? This is really a meeting of the eunuchs in the inner court. This is nonsense! Shut up!"
Zhai Le was blocked by her and had to shut up.
Shen Tang stepped on the gang leader's shoulder and put a sword against his forehead, threatening: "Tell the truth, or I'll kill you!"
Zhai Le couldn't help but say: "Brother Shen, you are a chivalrous man..."
Shen Tang raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Zhai Le coldly.
"Speak human language!"
"It is not appropriate to force a confession by torture in order to be a chivalrous man."
Shen Tang said nothing, and tried to understand the look in the eyes of a fool.
The conversation between the two men only confirmed the gang's definition of their behavior - to put it bluntly, they were two immature boys who imitated the knights in folk stories, claiming to be righteous, chivalrous, attacking the weak, and seeking excitement and a sense of accomplishment.
This is actually what the gangsters are least afraid of.
Because this kind of thing is a paper tiger and can't do anything cruel.
Shen Tang scolded: "Bullshit! I will force you to confess!"
Zhai Le: “…”
Looking at Brother Shen who seemed familiar, Zhai Le could smell the strong aroma of wine coming from him without getting close to him, and his heart could not help but beat like a torrential rain.
Could it be that Brother Shen was drinking secretly
He asked tremblingly: "Brother Shen, are you drunk?"
"No, I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk."
Zhai Le: “…”
My goodness, I'm 90% sure he's drunk.
But he couldn't remember when Brother Shen drank the wine. It was obvious that they had been acting together since they started to smash the stall.
Thinking of Brother Shen, who was so excited and energetic that night, Zhai Le felt a headache for a moment. He was worried that Brother Shen might go crazy and he might not be able to stop him. So he thought of an idea: "Brother Shen, are you not going to look for the stolen treasures?"
I remember that last time when he was drunk, Brother Shen mistakenly thought that Gong Shuwu was a thief who stole the treasures, and he chased him all the way out of the city.
If it works this time—
I guess Gong Shuwu can handle it, right
should…
Unexpectedly, Shen Tang did not play by the rules.
She said: "The thief has been caught by me!"
Zhai Le's mouth twitched: "Where is the treasure?"
Shen Tang gritted his teeth, thinking of something annoying: "The thief is abominable. He refused to hand over the treasure, but it doesn't matter. The little thief has fallen into my hands, and the treasure will be returned to its original owner one day!"
Zhai Le: “…”
Brother Shen’s drunkenness is indeed unique.
Shen Tang kicked the thug who was trying to escape back, and the kick made him unable to get up for a while. The long sword was across the neck of the leading thug again: "Tell the truth!"
He was stubborn and refused to speak.
Shen Tang decided to teach him a lesson.
He stepped on his knee with a little force, and the sturdy man's face turned ashen and he screamed in pain as if he could not bear it.
Shen Tang moved his feet away, and the sturdy man rolled over holding his legs.
The other thugs' faces turned pale when they saw this.
Shen Tang said: "I was planning to break all your legs. Since you refuse to tell me, I will just go through the process..."
Then he was about to break another leg.
"No, no, you can't do anything to him."
A voice came from the crowd of onlookers.
Shen Tang lowered his eyes: "Does this person have a special identity?"
As soon as she asked this question, the expressions of some of the onlookers suddenly changed.
Some were hesitant to speak, while others were so scared that they quietly slipped away.
A white-haired old man came out of the crowd.
He said: "This man is nicknamed 'Snakehead'. He has a brother who went into the mountains to become a thief. He is the second in command. Don't mess with him!"
The old man was also a street vendor, making a living by making straw sandals. He stepped forward because he was worried that Shen Tang and the other two young men would get into trouble because of their momentary act of righteousness.
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows and said, "Wow, there really is something here. Don't be afraid, old man. Besides what I mentioned earlier, have these hooligans committed any other evil deeds?"
The old man was furious: "Why don't you listen to my advice, kid?"
"Don't be afraid, old man. I'm not some knight who will just beat you up and leave you alone. If these hooligans do evil, I'll send them to hell. If the second-in-command is their backer, I'll fire him. The quality of after-sales service is leading in the industry, and I guarantee that you won't have any subsequent troubles."
Zhai Le: “…”
He felt that he was implied, among the "certain".
Seeing Shen Tang's stubbornness and his big talk, the old man was sure that this young man was going to be in trouble and he couldn't stop him. He could only sigh helplessly and reveal a little. He hoped that Shen Tang and the others would retreat and escape from Xiaocheng overnight.
It turned out that the "snakehead" relied on his brother who was a bandit and learned to recruit a gang of thugs in Xiaocheng, and made a fortune by bullying the merchants in the city. The matter was reported to the county government, and the county government initially sent people to arrest the "snakehead", but he was released after being in jail for only two days. It was heard that his backers had bribed people up and down. If a merchant reported it again, his family would be ruined at the least, and the person would die at the worst.
The main business of the "snakehead" is to collect "stall tax", but they also have other side jobs, such as forcing women of good families into prostitution, kidnapping and selling people, lending money at high interest rates, and even beating people to death to collect debts...
The vendors dared to be angry but not to speak out.
Just pay the "stall tax" and be done with it.
Shen Tang looked at Zhai Le with a half-smile.
"No harm done to anyone?"
Zhai Le: “…Yes.”
"No one was killed?"
Zhai Le: “… yes.”
It seems that bandit's den is quite interesting.
"Empiricism is not acceptable, student Zhai Xiaofang."
Zhai Le's face turned red with embarrassment, and he changed the subject abruptly: "Brother Shen, is it time to settle accounts with me now? These villains are so hateful, they really deserve to be killed, not a single one should be spared!"
Shen Tang: "Yes, drag him to the woods outside the city!"
"That bandit den doesn't sound good either."
Shen Tang nodded: "Yes, let's copy it together!"
After that, he started to string all the hooligans together and prepared to go outside the city to deal with the aftermath. Seeing this, Zhai Le was horrified: "No... No, Brother Shen, why don't you go back to find Mr. Qi first? If it really doesn't work, I can go find my brother... Just the two of us?"
He thinks it's not possible.
Although Brother Shen is also a scholar of literature.
But Brother Shen “he” can’t do it!
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