The new dock that was temporarily opened was narrow and most of it was occupied by the Zhou family. At this time, the indignant Cao Gang members were confronting the government officials fiercely.
Several canal workers on the ship were standing in the front. The government officials wanted to take them away, but the canal gang refused to let them go. The atmosphere at the scene was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
"May I ask, sir, what crime have these boats and these people committed that they are being taken away?"
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately became furious and was ready to go out and teach Liu Yue a lesson.
When Qian Hai heard that the leader of the Cao Gang had come again, he could only sigh in his heart, wondering whether he was lucky or unlucky today
Qian Hai glanced at Liu Yue and said as calmly as possible, "We received a report today that the ship was carrying smuggled salt and iron. Either of these is a capital crime. They were lucky enough to carry two!"
Liu Yue and Hei Muzi looked at each other and their hearts sank. It seemed that someone had already made preparations. They must have hidden the stolen goods on the ship and dared to act so blatantly, reporting to the police and seizing the ship and arresting people in broad daylight.
The ship is not a big deal. Now that the Cao Gang has suffered heavy losses, losing one more ship is nothing. But we cannot give them the people, otherwise we don’t know what kind of torture they will suffer for the flag signal!
Liu Yue thought for a moment and said with a smile, "They say that to catch a thief you must first catch the leader. Now that he has committed such a serious crime, instead of arresting the captain of the ship or coming to find the leader of the Cao Gang, they are detaining these small fish and shrimps. The way the court handles things is quite interesting!"
Before Qian Hai could speak, Zhou Zhiyuan could no longer hold back and walked out of the crowd, "Liu Yue, don't be so arrogant. Sooner or later, you will cry. Today, since we have caught the thieves, don't make trouble here and hinder the officials from doing their job!"
Qian Hai frowned and looked very unhappy. It was already unpleasant to work with Zhou Zhiyuan. If he could capture Liu Yue or the captain of the ship and report back, he would also be proud of it and maybe even get a reward.
At the moment, I don’t know what evil intentions Zhou Zhiyuan has in mind. He actually wants to stop Liu Yue from turning himself in
With a glance, several yamen runners escorted Qian Hai and walked straight to Liu Yue. "What the gang leader said is absolutely right. This matter is of great importance. We need a leader to go back with us to report. The gang leader is so sensible and willing to cooperate. She is indeed a heroine."
Liu Yue smiled and stretched out his hands, saying, Come on, I'll go with you, can we let those people go
Qian Hai was very happy and was about to order the bailiff to put shackles on Liu Yue, but Zhou Zhiyuan actually reached out and stopped the bailiff.
"Wait a minute, sir. It's not impossible to arrest her, but those thugs are not good people either. It's better to take them away as well!"
In fact, after taking Liu Yue away, it didn't matter whether to take a few small fish and shrimps with him or not, but Qian Hai had been suppressed by Zhou Zhiyuan for a long time and had been unhappy about it, so he deliberately put on airs at this time.
"Boss Zhou, we must first capture the leader of the Cao Gang. With the leader of the Cao Gang here, isn't he more important than a few minions? How can we change what has been decided? Let's go!"
Zhou Zhiyuan got furious when he heard this. This unsuccessful clerk actually dared to go against him. He was about to speak out to stop him but was held back by someone behind him.
Zhou Lanqing, who was dressed in men's clothes and followed behind him with her head down, stared at Liu Yue with eyes that were about to spit fire, and said to Zhou Shiyuan with gritted teeth, "Brother, what are you doing? Tell someone to take her away quickly. I want to kill that bitch when I see her!"
(End of this chapter)