Chen Ping'an had always been dismissive of the conduct of aristocratic Families.
If it had been an elder from an aristocratic Family present, Chen Ping'an might have patiently listened for a few sentences. But for a mere steward to dare act like this?
It was utterly ridiculous!
Upon entering the Nancheng Prison gates, Chen Ping'an immediately ordered the gates to be tightly shut, directly locking everyone outside.
No matter what Fu family you are, as long as you are on this one-acre three-fen land of Nancheng Prison, you should obey my Chen Ping'an's orders.
As for the Outer Town Envoyship processing Fang Rui's exoneration, that's the Outer Town Envoyship's business. As long as the process isn't complete, Fang Rui is a prisoner of his Nancheng Prison!
Whipping common people in the street dozens of times, resulting in three deaths?
Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes, feeling a knot in his chest.
He followed Min Catch Head and, seeing Fang Rui still shouting, directly kicked him.
Fang Rui's body lurched forward, and if Min Catch Head hadn't grabbed him, he would have almost fallen face first.
“You damn…”
Fang Rui yelled out, but before he could finish his sentence, Chen Ping'an kicked him again.
This time, his face-first fall was complete.
“You, what are you doing!”
Unexpectedly, Fang Rui's Aura weakened instead, losing the lawless Aura he had just moments ago.
Indeed, these so-called aristocratic Family scions are accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
As long as you're ruthless enough, everyone will fear you!
“I don’t like the look of you!”
Chen Ping'an stepped forward and kicked him again, causing Fang Rui to cry out repeatedly.
“Have you learned your lesson?”
Chen Ping'an kicked him again.
Fang Rui only screamed, not responding.
Seeing he had no reaction, Chen Ping'an kicked him fiercely again.
“Have you learned your lesson?”
Fang Rui didn't answer, so Chen Ping'an kicked him again.
After several such instances, Fang Rui finally bowed his head and begged for mercy.
“Stop, stop kicking! I was wrong!”
“Really?”
Before Fang Rui could confirm, Chen Ping'an kicked him again.
“Really, really. I was wrong, I was wrong!”
Fang Rui said repeatedly, afraid that if he spoke too slowly, Chen Ping'an would kick him again.
Recalling Fang Rui's arrogant demeanor just now, where he didn't treat them as human beings at all, and then looking at his current predicament, Min Catch Head, who was watching from the side, felt incredibly pleased.
Aristocratic Family, aristocratic Family, so impressive!
Aside from those he truly respected, scumbags like Fang Rui were just trash!
He was just born well! Otherwise, he wouldn't even be as good as a farmer digging in the dirt!
Min Catch Head felt that every kick Chen Ping'an delivered landed right in his heart, watching him kick was even more satisfying than kicking himself.
He truly lives up to being our Chief Constable, he’s truly… tough!
Chen Ping'an looked at Fang Rui, who was rolling on the ground begging for mercy, feeling contempt in his heart.
He turned to look at the self-satisfied Min Catch Head and said, “What are you standing there for? Get him inside!”
Min Catch Head snapped back to reality and quickly responded.
Watching Fang Rui being escorted inside, Chen Ping'an felt a significant release of the tightness in his chest.
This Fang Rui also possessed the Qi Blood Third Stage martial Dao Realm; a few kicks wouldn't kill him.
Speaking of which, this Fang Rui is truly useless. As the legitimate son of the Fang Family, with expert guidance from renowned teachers and an abundance of resources, he only reached this Realm at his age! He's truly terrible!
Useless!
...
Chen Ping'an had initially thought that Fang Rui's matter would quickly reach a conclusion.
After all, Fang Shicheng had just said that the Outer Town Envoyship was already processing Fang Rui's exoneration. Once the procedure was completed, this scumbag Fang Rui could be legitimately released.
However, he didn't expect Fang Rui to be held until nightfall, with no news of an acquittal from the Outer Town Envoyship. Nor did he see anyone from the Nancheng Suppression Office come to retrieve him.
“This is quite interesting.”
Fang Rui's exoneration process had probably encountered some unexpected issues.
Given that it concerned the legitimate son of an aristocratic Family, Chen Ping'an wasn't careless. Before leaving work, he went to the Nancheng Suppression Office to find Mu Wanjun.
Mu Wanjun seemed to already know the purpose of Chen Ping'an's visit.
“You’ve come about Fang Rui’s matter?”
“Your discernment is truly divine, I have indeed come for this.”
Chen Ping'an offered a compliment.
“Ping’an, you!”
Mu Wanjun gave him an affectionate look.
Having shared a bond of life and death, Mu Wanjun no longer viewed Chen Ping'an simply as a subordinate, but more as a friend.
Seeing Chen Ping'an truthfully recount what had just happened, Mu Wanjun didn't hide anything and explained the situation to him.
“Family disputes!?”
Chen Ping'an listened to Mu Wanjun's narration with a look of surprise.
Indeed, Fang Rui's matter was not so simple. It also involved conflicts between Families behind the scenes.
For instance, when Fang Rui committed this offense, normally, the Outer Town Envoyship wouldn't have been so decisive, leaving no room for maneuver, and directly ordering the arrest of an aristocratic Family's legitimate son on the spot.
The Outer Town Envoyship first arrested him, and then swiftly escorted him to Nancheng Prison.
He wasn't escorted to prisons in other districts, nor was he sent to the Outer Town Envoyship's dungeon.
This matter, then, became a bit subtle!
Nancheng District, whose territory is it!?
It's Mu Wanjun's territory!
And behind Mu Wanjun stands the Wei River Mu Family!
This incident, on the surface, was about Fang Rui's arrest, but in reality, it was a struggle for interests between the Mu Family and the Fang Family!
Fang Rui's offense just gave the Mu Family an opportunity to act!
Normally, with Fang Rui's status, it was merely a matter of beating or killing a few commoners. With a little manipulation, some compensation to appease the victims, and leveraging connections within the Outer Town Envoyship, getting him released would have been effortless.
But the Mu Family would hardly let such an opportunity slip by easily.
Having finally seized a weakness of the Fang Family, the Mu Family naturally had to play this card well.
With the Mu Family also exerting its full force, it wouldn't be so easy for Fang Rui's exoneration process to be completed quickly.
Of course, amidst the grand chess game between the two major Families, Fang Rui's matter was merely a small card, not a simple attempt to leverage it to control the Fang Family.
That would be completely impossible!
When Family interests are at stake, at certain times, even Family elders can be sacrificed. Let alone a mere legitimate son!
After explaining the situation, Mu Wanjun looked at Chen Ping'an and said, “Ping’an, since Fang Rui is locked up with you, you don’t need to indulge him. Let him suffer a bit more! After all, a few lives were lost!”
“Understood.”
Chen Ping'an nodded.
Indeed, the struggle for interests, this matter exists everywhere.
The reason the Mu Family and Fang Family contend is still due to the interests of the Dragon Safety Trade Route. The Dragon Safety Trade Route is of great importance, and Weishui County City holds a share of its profits.
And within this share of profit, it must be divided among the many forces throughout Wei River.
This so-called division, who gets more, who gets less!
Isn't it all based on individual ability!?
The struggle between the Mu Family and the Fang Family, intertwined with the Liu Family, the Fu family, and other large and small Families, is incredibly complex.
It is certainly not something that can be explained in a few words.
However, this matter was still too far removed from Chen Ping'an.
In the struggle between Families, if he, a mere Inner Qi Second Level, wanted to take a stand and get involved, he would probably be directly torn to pieces!
Under such a grand trend, there is no need to think too much. The most correct choice is to choose one faction and play one's role well.
As long as he doesn't deviate from the general trend, with his current Realm, he is fully capable of self-preservation!
However, despite this, Chen Ping'an still felt a faint sense of crisis.
Under the pressure of power struggles, he was ultimately still too weak!
Cultivate! Break through the Realm! Become stronger!
After understanding the situation from Mu Wanjun's mouth, and chatting for a few more sentences, Chen Ping'an bid farewell and left.