In Commander Deng’s opinion, the soldiers who entered the residence were basically wiped out, and that Instructor Hu was definitely not lucky enough to survive as well.
Of the five experts in the army, only he had returned alive. If his reaction was a step slower and he got entangled by that outlaw with outstanding spearmanship again, he would have no choice but to face off against that Death Beckoning Yama King, and his life would naturally be forfeit.
At this moment, in his eyes, the door of the Huang residence seemed to have become a huge mouth that wanted to swallow him up. Inside was akin to a dragon’s pool and a tiger’s den.
— It was too f*cking scary!
“Lord Deng, what should we do now?” The officer beside him could not help but ask.
“…Let’s retreat first and wait for reinforcements.”
Commander Deng had truly been frightened by Zhou Jing’s skills. With the few people he had, he had made up his mind not to deal with Zhou Jing anymore. He did not even want to chase after him.
If he provoked the other party, they would first kill him and these officers before leaving. That would be the end of him.
However, it was really outrageous to sit back and watch the murderer leave…
Moreover, if he did not explain himself, he would definitely leave a bad impression in the magistrate’s heart…
Commander Deng forced himself to calm down. With a thought, he called over an officer beside him and said solemnly,
“The criminal’s martial arts are simply inhuman. I’ll go back and report to the magistrate and request for a battalion of troops to enter the city to capture the thief. You can temporarily give the orders on my behalf. Just don’t lose track of the criminal.”
When the officer heard this, his eyes widened. He almost felt that Commander Deng was babbling nonsense.
Just to deal with one person, you want to mobilize a battalion of troops into the city? Are you f*cking crazy!
However, Commander Deng did not give him a chance to object. He stuffed the command token into his hands and impatiently turned to leave, heading straight for Spring Rain Restaurant.
The officer was helpless and could only follow orders.
…
Spring Rain Restaurant.
Another officer rushed back to report the situation to the magistrate for the third time.
“Sir, it’s bad. The Huang residence has also been broken through by that villain, Chen Feng. All the guards have fled, and the Huang family has suffered heavy casualties. Although Commander Deng arrived with his troops, he was defeated by that villain and lost many soldiers. The villain then escaped from the Huang residence, and disappeared again…”
Magistrate Lin almost exploded in anger. His face was ashen as he angrily spat out,
“What’s this Commander Deng doing? He’s simply unworthy of being the commander of the Horseback Army. He can’t even capture a strong person, what’s the point of having him!”
While he was fuming, Master Huang was already slumped in his seat. His face was ashen, and he had the same expression as Master He.
“Why did my Huang family encounter such a calamity…”
Master Huang groaned in pain.
They had run their family business in the state capital for several generations and had plundered a large amount of wealth to expand and monopolize. Only then did they slowly become the local noble family and spread their roots… However, now that they had been wiped out, his heart was bleeding with hatred and despair.
Hearing that the Huang family had suffered the same fate, Old Master He still instinctively felt much better, although he knew it was not right to feel this way… At least he wasn’t the only one who was unlucky.
Of course, Old Master He’s anger would not decrease because of this. He gritted his teeth and spoke out in a hoarse voice,
“I have to execute this Chen Feng by a thousand cuts to appease the hatred in my heart. Magistrate, you have to uphold justice for us…”
Magistrate Lin frowned and put on a pretense of being righteous,
“Don’t worry, how can I allow such a villain to go unpunished? Even if we have to seal the city today, we’ll capture him!”
He had usually received many benefits from the four noble families, so it was not appropriate for him to casually pretend nothing happened now. Therefore, he stayed here and used this place as a temporary command center to show the two masters how important he viewed this matter.
Magistrate Lin comforted the two of them before turning back to the messenger,
“Go back and tell Commander Deng that if he can’t catch Chen Feng, I will definitely punish him for dereliction of duty and strip him of his position as the commander of the Horseback Army!”
“This subordinate will relay your words.”
The officer hurriedly agreed and was about to turn around and set off.
However, at this moment, another officer went upstairs and came to the door of the room. He bowed and cupped his hands.
“Sir, Instructor Hu, who followed Commander Deng to seek justice, has returned. He’s injured and brought two defeated soldiers with him. He said that they have something urgent to report.”
Hearing this, Magistrate Lin was a little surprised, but he did not suspect anything.
“Let him come up for a chat.”
The official immediately went downstairs.
After a while, he brought Instructor Hu and two disheveled officials to the room.
Magistrate Lin sized up Instructor Hu. Seeing that one of his arms was limp, he could not help but frown. However, he was not in the mood to sympathize with him, going straight to the point,
“You didn’t go after the criminal, but came back to look for me. What’s so urgent that you have to report? Is it related to that evil villain, Chen Feng?”
Instructor Hu’s lips were pale as he stammered, not daring to speak.
Seeing this, Magistrate Lin was both puzzled and impatient. He was about to order this person not to delay and speak properly.
However, in the next moment, the two soldiers beside Instructor Hu took off their helmets and revealed their familiar faces.
It was Zhou Jing and Fang Zhen!
“So you’re the sh*tty magistrate who colluded with the local nobles to harm others?”
Zhou Jing took a step forward and clicked his tongue at Magistrate Lin.
Magistrate Lin was stunned. He carefully sized up this burly man before his heart skipped a beat.
“If you’re not a government guard, who are you?!”
“Ha! Didn’t you want to capture me? Grandpa is in front of you, but you can’t recognize me?”
Zhou Jing’s face twitched when he heard the magistrate’s words.
Magistrate Lin’s heart trembled as he cried out in realization, “You’re Chen Feng?!”