That person, it was definitely that person!

Constable Li's heart pounded wildly. If he hadn't been so well-trained, he would have collapsed on the ground.

"The young master is asking you a question! Answer quickly!"

The guard beside him glared and scolded.

Scowled at by the guard, Constable Li's legs couldn't help but tremble.

He felt that even the fierce aura displayed by this guard was greater than that of the captain.

Under this pressure, Constable Li answered in a trembling voice, "Yes... I am Li Liang's cousin."

"Cousin, what's wrong with you?"

Li Liang hadn't realized that something was wrong. Seeing his cousin's unusual demeanor, he couldn't help but ask.

Then he urged, "Cousin, arrest these lawless thugs! They are running wild in Xizhou City, truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!"

Slap!

As soon as Li Liang finished speaking, he was slapped hard across the face.

This slap wasn't from Jiang Chen or the guard, but from Constable Li.

The slap was so powerful that it spun Li Liang around three times before he fell to the ground.

"Ouch! Ptooey!"

Li Liang cried out in pain, even losing two teeth.

When he came back to his senses, he looked at his cousin in disbelief.

"Cousin, why did you hit me?"

After asking, Li Liang realized that Constable Li was looking at him as if he wanted to devour him.

"I've long heard that you've been throwing your weight around in my name, and I never thought it was true!"

Constable Li said resentfully, severing his relationship with Li Liang.

"If I had known about this earlier, I would have been the first to arrest you!"

Saying that, Constable Li clasped his fist at Jiang Chen, "Sir, it's my mismanagement, I am guilty!"

After saying that, he clasped his fist and apologized to the surrounding onlookers, "Everyone, I, Li Guang, guarantee that such a thing will never happen again!"

After doing all this, Li Guang looked at Jiang Chen, hoping to muddle through.

Jiang Chen chuckled and clapped his hands.

"Wonderful, truly wonderful."

"It's a pity you didn't become an actor."

Li Guang hadn't reacted to what an actor meant when he saw Jiang Chen's face turn extremely stern.

"Take him down!"

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, the guard immediately stepped forward and kicked Li Guang to the ground.

"I'm innocent! I'm innocent! Li Liang did all this, I don't know anything!"

Li Guang shouted loudly.

However, no one around responded to his statement, but instead cheered loudly.

"Well done!"

"He should have been arrested long ago!"

"Li Liang has been running rampant because of you!"

Jiang Chen said with a cold face, "Look at how the people evaluate you!"

Seeing that he couldn't muddle through, Li Guang changed his strategy and shouted, "To catch a thief, you need to catch the stolen goods. You have no evidence to show that I am in cahoots with Li Liang, you can't arrest me!"

"Quite cultured."

Jiang Chen sneered, "Since you can even say the word 'evidence,' it means you are knowingly breaking the law! Your crime is doubled!"

"Moreover, I do things based on personal preference. So what?"

"Send him and these people to prison."

Thinking of the environment and treatment inside the prison, Li Guang shuddered.

He strained his throat and shouted, "Do you know who my sister is?"

"Your sister?"

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed.

The other party knew that he had killed Su Mingtao, yet he still dared to bring out his sister.

It seemed that this sister's status was no lower than Su Mingtao's.

Someone with a higher status than Su Mingtao would be a core figure of the Su family.

"I'd like to hear it."

Seeing that Jiang Chen's tone had softened a little, Li Guang smiled triumphantly, "Let me tell you, my sister, Li Mei, is the beloved concubine of the Su family's young master!"

After saying that, Li Guang seemed to have gained strength, and his face was filled with confidence.

The Su family's young master, to put it grandly, was the crown prince of the Jiangnan area!

You killed Su Mingtao, would you dare to touch the Su family's young master?

Jiang Chen only said "Oh" faintly when he heard this.

This reaction stunned Li Guang.

Did this person hear what he said clearly?

"I said, my sister is the beloved concubine of the Su family's young master!"

"I'm not deaf."

Jiang Chen snorted mockingly, "So what? Don't mention a concubine, even if it's the legal wife, so what?"

Li Guang couldn't believe what he heard. He said incredulously, "Aren't you afraid?!"

Jiang Chen was too lazy to say more nonsense and nodded to the guard.

"Take them away!"

Seeing those who usually flaunted their power being dragged away by the guards like dead dogs, the surrounding people were excited and cheered, and some even knelt down and kowtowed.

"Good!"

"You're a righteous official!"

"Thank you, sir, for standing up for us!"

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded to the people. After the cheering subsided, he said, "Fellow citizens, I guarantee you that from today onwards, Xizhou will never see the situation that just happened again!"

After saying this, the people's reaction was not as excited as before.

Some even looked away, their faces full of distrust.

Jiang Chen was a little surprised by this reaction.

He looked around, and Gao Defa, the owner of the restaurant who had just escaped, looked hesitant.

Jiang Chen waved his hand to let the crowd disperse, then walked towards Gao Defa.

"Sir, please come to my humble shop for a chat," Gao Defa said in a low voice.

Jiang Chen followed Gao Defa to a private room in the restaurant and asked, "Boss Gao, was there anything inappropriate in what I just said? Why didn't the people react much?"

"Sigh!"

Gao Defa poured a cup of tea for Jiang Chen, then sighed deeply.

"Sir, of course we are very happy and grateful that you can stand up for us common people, but I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to achieve."

"Why?" Jiang Chen asked.

Gao Defa's voice became even lower, "Actually, before Su Mingtao, the imperial court also sent a good official here, but within two months, this good official died inexplicably."

"Then, Su Mingtao took office, and Xizhou became what it is now."

"There's such a thing?"

Only then did Jiang Chen understand why the people were not optimistic about him.

They were afraid that he would follow the same path as the previous good official.

The Su family's power was so great!

A trace of killing intent flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes, and then he smiled indifferently at Gao Defa.

"Boss Gao, don't worry, with your reminder, I will live well."

Gao Defa was a little surprised, and then he became excited.

This sir was not afraid at all after hearing about the previous events.

Xizhou was saved!

After leaving Gao Defa's restaurant, Jiang Chen returned directly to the yamen and summoned the guards who had come with him.

"You few, go to the entrances and exits of Xizhou and secretly monitor them. If there are any suspicious people heading towards Jiangnan, intercept them and see what they are going to do."