nucmednet Chapter 347 A Long List of Crimes
Chapter 347 A Long List of Crimes
After taking a liking to Long Chuqing and Ruoyang, Hu Guangyan stopped paying attention to Manager Feng and Miss Yanshuang below.
Hu Guangyan's lips curled into a smug smile, a look of unwavering determination on his face: since he'd run into this person, he was determined to get his hands on her.
He ordered his round-faced henchman, "Go, bring those two young ladies over here to me. As for those three men with him, have someone give them a good beating."
"Yes……"
The round-faced follower was extremely excited. If this was done well, Young Master Hu would definitely give him a reward. Those two girls were even prettier than Miss Yan Shuang. If Young Master Hu got tired of playing with them, he might give them some to play with as usual. Hehe...
"Wait." Hu Guangyan called out to his round-faced follower who was about to rush out the door. He tugged at his collar and strode toward the door: "This young master will go there personally."
The lackeys followed closely behind.
Everyone turned to look at the second-floor corridor, where they saw Hu Guang staggering toward Xiao Han's private room.
"Get out of my way, don't block my path." A passing shopkeeper was knocked to the ground by him.
"Come out, get out here for me!" Hu Guang shouted as he walked along the side.
"Are you here to die?" Bronze's voice was deep and calm, yet carried a chilling majesty.
He turned the sword in his pocket, his sharp eyes scanning the group of troublemakers before him, finally fixing his gaze on Hu Guangyan.
The guards of Qing Tong, Prince Qi, and Prince Xuan stood at the entrance, each carrying a sword in their arms, their eyes cold and their aura far surpassing that of these petty thugs.
Although they were standing at the door, they were fully aware of what was happening inside the restaurant.
They hadn't even gone looking for trouble with these people yet! Trouble has come knocking on their door, saving them the trouble of making a trip.
When the thugs around Hu Guangyan met Qing Tong's icy gaze, a chill inexplicably crept into their hearts. Their initial arrogance instantly vanished, and the effects of the alcohol turned into cold sweat.
They had been in the underworld for a few years and knew that these people were no pushovers.
Hu Guangyan was used to being arrogant, and no one dared to challenge him on a normal day. He was usually fawned over by others. In addition, he had drunk a bit too much tonight and had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
Bronze's words were a blatant provocation to him, something he couldn't tolerate.
"Do you know what you're saying?" He took two steps up to Bronze, the strong smell of alcohol mixed with his breath hitting Bronze's face.
Bronze held his breath, staring at his oily face.
Hu Guangyan reached out to grab Qing Tong's collar, but Qing Tong grabbed his wrist.
"Ouch...ouch...ouch...my hand." Hu Guangyan cried out in pain, his face contorted in agony as he writhed his somewhat obese body.
"How dare you! Release Young Master Hu!" the pointy-chinned henchman shouted. "If you hurt Young Master Hu, you'll be in big trouble!"
When the guards of Prince Qi and Prince Xuan stepped forward, Hu Guangyan's followers and thugs dared not make a move.
The round-faced follower stammered, pointing at the guards of Prince Qi and Prince Xuan, "You, you, you're going to rebel, aren't you?"
The guards pushed their thumbs up on their sword hilts, causing the swords in their arms to slightly unsheathe, their cold light flashing as they stared coldly at the round-faced henchman.
The round-faced follower was so frightened that he silently withdrew his hand and immediately shut his mouth.
Seeing this, Hu Guangyan continued to threaten Qing Tong: "Do you know who my father is? My father is the magistrate of this county, a fifth-rank official. I'm warning you, if you dare to hurt me, my father will definitely not let you off the hook."
Bronze looked on coldly.
Seeing that he remained silent, Hu Guangyan assumed that he had been intimidated by his words and was afraid.
His smugness instantly returned, and he continued to act arrogantly.
"Hmph, now you're scared, aren't you! Now you have a chance to redeem yourselves. If you offer those two girls inside to me, I might consider... ah..."
"You clown, you're utterly ignorant of your own limitations." Bronze squeezed hard with his hand, raised his knee and slammed it into the man's groin, and shouted angrily, "You... why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror to see what kind of person you are?"
"Uh... I..." Hu Guangyan clutched his groin, writhing on the ground in pain.
The lackeys were stunned when they saw Hu Guangyan being beaten.
"What are you standing there for?" Hu Guangyan rolled on the ground for a while, enduring the excruciating pain, and roared at his henchmen and thugs, "Are you blind! Didn't you see that I was beaten up?"
Although the henchmen and thugs were somewhat intimidated by the Bronze group, they still charged towards them with their weapons.
"what--"
"咚咚-"
"Bang bang—"
"Clap--"
The sounds of punches and kicks echoed down the corridor.
The guests in the building all pricked up their ears. The guests in the private room next door on the second floor pressed their ears against the wall to listen to what was happening, while those further away quietly peeked out to observe.
Curious people on the first and third floors also ran to the second-floor stairwell to look around.
Before long, Hu Guangyan and his gang of lackeys were beaten black and blue.
A series of muffled groans echoed down the corridor.
During this period, Qingying spent some money inquiring about Hu Guangyan's deeds in restaurants and the surrounding area.
The people both hated and feared him when they talked about him.
Some people even refused the lure of money, daring not to reveal anything about him, for fear that Hu Guangyan would settle scores later.
Qingying reported what she had learned to Xiao Han and the others.
This man is the eldest son of the magistrate of Shixi County, named Hu Guangyan, who is twenty-six years old.
Their usual crimes mainly include oppressing the people, acting tyrannically, abducting women, sending people to rob others of their property, running rampant in the countryside, and seizing other people's land, etc.
He was guilty of numerous crimes and committed all sorts of evil deeds, repeatedly escaping punishment for his crimes under the protection of his father, the county magistrate.
The common people are helpless against them; even if they suffer injustice and unfair treatment, they have nowhere to seek redress.
The person who seeks justice for you is the one who harmed you. Faced with such an absurd situation, people can only accept their fate.
They also have connections in the capital. If the county magistrate finds out that someone has gone to the capital to file a complaint, they will face double the retaliation.
We only know this from what others have said; there is no actual evidence to prove his actions.
Magistrate Hu abused his power and violated the law. Over the years, who knows how much silver he has embezzled and how many people he has oppressed!
They are simply unworthy of sitting in the position of local official.
However, we cannot alert them yet, so we must put this matter aside for now and report it to the Emperor after returning to the capital, so that the Censorate can investigate it.
The people are already extremely dissatisfied with the county magistrate, so this matter should be easy to investigate and handle.
"Bring the person in." Xiao Han's voice came from inside the private room.
Qing Tong grabbed Hu Guangyan by the collar and dragged him in front of Xiao Han and the others.