Chapter 416
In the time it took a single stick of incense to burn, the steward Hong, lying on the ground, no longer cried out in pain. If it weren't for his body occasionally twitching from the sheer agony, one might have mistaken him for a corpse.
Cai Bao cast a grim glance at Zhan Feiyu, who sat in a chair. He hadn't expected such ruthlessness from a girl of ten. She watched Hong Tao being beaten without uttering a single word of protest. Truly, she was a tough one.
Outside the inn, passersby who had witnessed the scene through the doors and windows whispered to each other, "Are they going to beat someone to death in broad daylight?"
"Yes, this is Hongfu Street. Don't the patrol constables do anything?" An old woman, holding her grandson's hand, had tears welling up in her eyes. Age had softened her heart, and she couldn't bear to see such a sight.
A young man standing by the entrance turned his head and lowered his voice, as if afraid of alarming the fierce-looking strongmen in the hall, "See those clothes? Those are people from the Mighty Escort Agency."
"Even the Mighty Escort Agency can't treat human lives like dirt!" someone retorted, unable to stand it. The Mighty Escort Agency had a poor reputation in Minhe Prefecture. While they didn't bully ordinary folk like street thugs, who among the shopkeepers on the street hadn't been taken advantage of by them?
If they felt like it, they'd pay a hundred wen for goods worth a hundred wen, but if they were displeased, they'd only give fifty. Any shop assistant or manager who dared to complain would find their shop smashed.
The young man who spoke pursed his lips and said to the crowd, "I heard the man being beaten offended that little girl. The Mighty Escort Agency dragged him here to vent her anger. He's half-dead, and the girl hasn't said a word of forgiveness."
"To be so venomous at such a young age? That's a human life, a wicked deed." The old woman peered closer and was shocked. After all, Zhan Feiyu looked only a year or two older than the grandson she held.
Her own grandson, eight years old this year, was like a mischievous monkey, darting about, throwing tantrums for a bite of food, no different from a three-year-old. But Zhan Feiyu, capable of taking a life like this, it was no wonder the old woman was indignant.
Cai Bao cast a grim glance at Zhan Feiyu, who sat in a chair. He hadn't expected such ruthlessness from a girl of ten. She watched Hong Tao being beaten without uttering a single word of protest. Truly, she was a tough one.
Outside the inn, passersby who had witnessed the scene through the doors and windows whispered to each other, "Are they going to beat someone to death in broad daylight? Cai Bao cast a grim glance at Zhan Feiyu, who sat in a chair. He hadn't expected such ruthlessness from a girl of ten. She watched Hong Tao being beaten without uttering a single word of protest.
"Yes, this is Hongfu Street. Don't the patrol constables do anything?" An old woman, holding her grandson's hand, had tears welling up in her eyes. Age had softened her heart, and she couldn't bear to see such a sight.
A young man standing by the entrance turned his head and lowered his voice, as if afraid of alarming the fierce-looking strongmen in the hall, "See those clothes? Those are people from the Mighty Escort Agency."
"Even the Mighty Escort Agency can't treat human lives like dirt!" someone retorted, unable to stand it. The Mighty Escort Agency had a poor reputation in Minhe Prefecture. While they didn't bully ordinary folk like street thugs, who among the shopkeepers on the street hadn't been taken advantage of by them?
If they felt like it, they'd pay a hundred wen for goods worth a hundred wen, but if they were displeased, they'd only give fifty. Any shop assistant or manager who dared to complain would find their shop smashed.
Chapter 416
In the time it took a single stick of incense to burn, the steward Hong, lying on the ground, no longer cried out in pain. If it weren't for his body occasionally twitching from the sheer agony, one might have mistaken him for a corpse.
Cai Bao cast a grim glance at Zhan Feiyu, who sat in a chair. He hadn't expected such ruthlessness from a girl of ten. She watched Hong Tao being beaten without uttering a single word of protest. Truly, she was a tough one.
Outside the inn, passersby who had witnessed the scene through the doors and windows whispered to each other, "Are they going to beat someone to death in broad daylight?"
"Yes, this is Hongfu Street. Don't the patrol constables do anything?" An old woman, holding her grandson's hand, had tears welling up in her eyes. Age had softened her heart, and she couldn't bear to see such a sight.
A young man standing by the entrance turned his head and lowered his voice, as if afraid of alarming the fierce-looking strongmen in the hall, "See those clothes? Those are people from the Mighty Escort Agency."
"Even the Mighty Escort Agency can't treat human lives like dirt!" someone retorted, unable to stand it. The Mighty Escort Agency had a poor reputation in Minhe Prefecture. While they didn't bully ordinary folk like street thugs, who among the shopkeepers on the street hadn't been taken advantage of by them?
Chapter 416
In the time it took a single stick of incense to burn, the steward Hong, lying on the ground, no longer cried out in pain. If it weren't for his body occasionally twitching from the sheer agony, one might have mistaken him for a corpse.
Cai Bao cast a grim glance at Zhan Feiyu, who sat in a chair. He hadn't expected such ruthlessness from a girl of ten. She watched Hong Tao being beaten without uttering a single word of protest. Truly, she was a tough one.
Outside the inn, passersby who had witnessed the scene through the doors and windows whispered to each other, "Are they going to beat someone to death in broad daylight?"
"Yes, this is Hongfu Street. Don't the patrol constables do anything?" An old woman, holding her grandson's hand, had tears welling up in her eyes. Age had softened her heart, and she couldn't bear to see such a sight.
A young man standing by the entrance turned his head and lowered his voice, as if afraid of alarming the fierce-looking strongmen in the hall, "See those clothes? Those are people from the Mighty Escort Agency."
"Even the Mighty Escort Agency can't treat human lives like dirt!" someone retorted, unable to stand it. The Mighty Escort Agency had a poor reputation in Minhe Prefecture. While they didn't bully ordinary folk like street thugs, who among the shopkeepers on the street hadn't been taken advantage of by them?
If they felt like it, they'd pay a hundred wen for goods worth a hundred wen, but if they were displeased, they'd only give fifty. Any shop assistant or manager who dared to complain would find their shop smashed.
The young man who spoke pursed his lips and said to the crowd, "I heard the man being beaten offended that little girl. The Mighty Escort Agency dragged him here to vent her anger. He's half-dead, and the girl hasn't said a word of forgiveness."
"To be so venomous at such a young age? That's a human life, a wicked deed." The old woman peered closer and was shocked. After all, Zhan Feiyu looked only a year or two older than the grandson she held.
Her own grandson, eight years old this year, was like a mischievous monkey, darting about, throwing tantrums for a bite of food, no different from a three-year-old. But Zhan Feiyu, capable of taking a life like this, it was no wonder the old woman was indignant.
If they felt like it, they'd pay a hundred wen for goods worth a hundred wen, but if they were displeased, they'd only give fifty. Any shop assistant or manager who dared to complain would find their shop smashed.
The young man who spoke pursed his lips and said to the crowd, "I heard the man being beaten offended that little girl. The Mighty Escort Agency dragged him here to vent her anger. He's half-dead, and the girl hasn't said a word of forgiveness."
"To be so venomous at such a young age? That's a human life, a wicked deed." The old woman peered closer and was shocked. After all, Zhan Feiyu looked only a year or two older than the grandson she held.
Her own grandson, eight years old this year, was like a mischievous monkey, darting about, throwing tantrums for a bite of food, no different from a three-year-old. But Zhan Feiyu, capable of taking a life like this, it was no wonder the old woman was indignant.
The young man who spoke pursed his lips and said to the crowd, "I heard the man being beaten offended that little girl. The Mighty Escort Agency dragged him here to vent her anger. He's half-dead, and the girl hasn't said a word of forgiveness."
"To be so venomous at such a young age? That's a human life, a wicked deed." The old woman peered closer and was shocked. After all, Zhan Feiyu looked only a year or two older than the grandson she held.
Her own grandson, eight years old this year, was like a mischievous monkey, darting about, throwing tantrums for a bite of food, no different from a three-year-old. But Zhan Feiyu, capable of taking a life like this, it was no wonder the old woman was indignant.