The underlings, chaotically shuffling like waves in the ocean, finally pushed forward a starkly pale, stout, and sweaty fat man who shivered like a sieve. Clenching his teeth, he glanced at his underlings, then turned his head, constantly mopping his forehead while smiling appeasingly, and nodding, he greeted, "Yang...Ding, Ding the Hero, if there’s anything you wish, please command me, I shall do my utmost to relieve you of your worries!"
Yang Ge gave him a thumbs-up, "You’re more reasonable than that guy...the two tasks I just mentioned, can you handle them?"
Gong Cheng muttered in his heart, "Who do I think I am?", but his face showed no hesitation as he replied, "I can handle them, I can handle them. I’ll go discuss with the managers right away and get these two things done as quickly as possible!"
"Very good."
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Yang Ge turned and walked to the bow of the ship, turned to lean on the railing and slowly sat down, whispering, "I’ll wait for you here. Hurry up and get it done. If you can’t sort these two tasks out within an hour, then I’ll sort you out."
"Oh, and don’t forget to send a message to Xiang Wudi of your family, tell him that if he seeks vengeance, he should come find me in Hangzhou."
Gong Cheng bowed forward, sweat on his forehead unable to wipe away clean.
Yang Ge glanced at him and waved his hand, "Hurry up, make it quick!"
"Yes, yes, I will handle it right away..."
He glanced at the bleeding corpse next to him, bowed and backed away, picked several trusted underlings from the crowded group behind him, and swiftly headed to the other riverboats with an iron lock.
Yang Ge sat for a long time before finally letting out a long, murky breath, and then took a small piece of dried meat from his pouch, tearing it and slowly chewing it in his mouth.
At the other end of the deck, a large crowd of underlings squatted together, heads hung low, counting ants on the deck.
...
In less than an hour, the Xiang Family’s chains that blocked the river were undone.
About a dozen Xiang Family underlings who had murdered those boatmen were also chained and handed over to Yang Ge.
Yang Ge took them aside, roughly interrogated them for their statements, and after finding no signs of collusion or scapegoating, he took them back the way they had come.
The next day dawned.
As soon as the doors of the Huai’an County government office opened, they found a group of muscular men, their limbs chained and tendons chopped, lying crisscrossed outside the government office doors, holding high their confessions and crying out for the constables to swiftly apprehend them...
This unexpected boon left the officials of Huai’an County dazed and confused.
And just as they were about to rejoice, they were suddenly chilled to the bone by the mention of the three words, "Yang Erlang."
The smiles they had just begun to show froze instantly on their faces.
Next, the court was convened, the cases were reviewed, signatures taken, and judgments delivered all in swift succession!
Those who deserved execution after autumn received their sentences, and those destined for exile to Lingnan were dispatched.
There was no occurrence of the usual bribes, the interrogators acted impartially, as clear as mirrors, and those interrogated were thoroughly truthful...
All to keep clear of that dread-inducing name!
Such a bizarre case quickly spread throughout Huai’an County.
Thus, Yang Ge, having used his alias, "Qian the Scholar" Ding Xiu only twice, inadvertently fell from grace.
Of course, what does the fall of "Qian the Scholar" Ding Xiu have to do with his nickname, "The Fair-Faced White Dragon", Wu Yanzu?
After handing over the killers to the Huai’an government office, he quietly returned to the riverboat, continuing his journey southward with the current.
He wasn’t worried about the situation at Lianhuan Fort.
Li Changjiang was just in poor condition.
Not dead yet!
If Xiang Wudi was truly daring enough to storm into Lianhuan Fort seeking trouble with the Li family, it’s anyone’s guess who would end up dead...
Besides, with the huge blow the Xiang Family had suffered at his hands, they’d likely not have the face to trouble Lianhuan Fort for a while.
Given the close ties between Yang Ge and Lianhuan Fort, he had already perhaps been too generous.
But relationships between people necessitate that everyone moves forward together to grow closer.
Those who nitpick over every gain or loss at the first sign of trouble can hardly make friends.
Many recent actions by Lianhuan Fort were very much to Yang Ge’s liking, so he felt no qualms about giving a bit more.
After all, when debts are high one doesn’t worry, and when lice are plentiful, they don’t itch.
He had offended countless already.
The Xiang Family?
Get in line!