Chapter 20 – Tough Mission
Zhang Hu and the other guy looked at each other, then, without saying anything, they started to rush toward each other.
The dull and clanky sounds of weapons hitting each other resounded through the hall, two men immediately engaged in a fight. A small hole was cut on Zhang Hu’s shirt by his opponent, but, he left a deep wound on his opponent’s left shoulder, which made him bleed.
Zhang Hu let out a laugh and said, “Huo Biao, you’re no match for me!”
The man, whose name was Huo Biao, spit, then he took a few steps back and sheathed his sword. After gazing at Zhang Hu, he sneered at Wu Qi with an insidious look, said, “Little man, you’re in deep trouble! The man you just hit is the Bursary Officer of Little Meng City. If you flee now, I bet you won’t make it fifty miles before you are caught and killed!”
The skinny man who was still in Wu Qi’s handsd started to yell, “Ridiculous, this is ridiculous! How dare you assault a governmental officer? You peasant! Guards, guards! Take them down, take all of them down! I want a curfew now; I want a raid on the Vigorous Tiger Residence! This is a rebellion, they are killing government officers!”
A team of City Guards in black clothes and armor rushed over, pointing their spears at the villagers from Meng village, who were gathered in front of the Bursary Office. These villagers looked at each other and wondered what to do. Some of the more bad tempered villagers had already drawn their weapons and were getting ready to fight.
Wu Qi slapped on Bursary Officer’s face again, this slap broke his cheekbone, making him stop screaming. Now he can only produce a sorrowful noise. Wu Wi kept slapping on his face while staring at Huo Biao and, with a sneer, said, “I’ll bet that you will be the one who have to leave Little Meng City.”
Huo Biao’s expression changed as he stared back at Wu Qi, then looked at Bursary Officer again, then he took a few steps back again.
Zhang Hu burst out laughing and pointed his blade at Huo Biao, shouting, “Huo Biao, I’ll join the bet as well. You have offended little brother Wu Qi, so, you’re the one who should be fleeing from Little Meng City! Ha ha, Little Meng City will become a better place without you!”
The City Guards outside of Bursary Office approached, then the leader of these guards yelled, “Listen! Let go of Bursary Officer, drop your weapon, put your hands in the air, and come out right now! Failing to comply will result in death!”
Hearing what the leader said, the villagers from Meng Village immediately drew their weapons, getting ready to fight with these City Guards. What these humble villagers want was simple, Zhang Hu and Wu Qi were both their friends, when a friend was in trouble, they would jump up and help them. As for what the consequences of attacking City Guards would be, they never bothered to think about something that complicated.
Lu Chengfeng looked at these villagers in surprise and admiration, then he coughed loudly and raised the iron token from his waist. With a stern voice, he shouted, “I’m the new General, Lu Chengfeng, keep your weapons and return to your posts!”
The City Guards immediately retracted their weapons when they saw the iron token. The leader of City Guards got down on one knee together with all the guards, paying their respects to Lu Chengfeng.
With a swollen and bleeding face, the Bursary Officer gave an inarticulate cry, “Bastards! Hurry up and save me! If something bad happens to me, my young master won’t spare any of you! This man is just a tiny little General, my young master is the Mayor, he is THE MAYOR!”
These City Guards trembled and stood up again, pointing their spears toward villagers once more.
Lu Chengfeng burst into anger, and snapped sternly, “How dare you! As the City Guards, disobeying the order from General is equivalent to staging an armed rebellion! You guys want to get your family's killed? Drop your weapons and stand aside!”
Some of guards trembled when hearing what Lu Chengfeng said, almost dropping their weapons. But, they still held their weapons firmly, pointing them at the villagers.
Lu Chengfeng’s face darkened, he turned around and stared at the bleeding Bursary Officer, sneered, and said, “So, the order of a Bursary Officer is higher than me, the General! City Guards of Little Meng City. Perfect, you guys are perfectly fit for your post!”
The leader of the City Guards felt embarrassed and looked at Lu Chengfeng, grumbling, “General, please don’t make things difficult for us!”
Before Lu Chengfeng says anything, Wu Qi let out a loud laugh. He dropped the Bursary Officer on ground, then, with all his strength, he stepped on his right shoulder. With a ‘crack’, the Bursary Officer struggled and screamed immediately, holding his right shoulder with his left hand, he twisted his body few times, like a mudfish, and passed out.
Wu Qi snapped, “According to the military law of Lu Kingdom, what is the punishment for disobeying an order?”
Lu Chengfeng grind his teeth and shouted, “The death sentence!”
Xiaohei let out a roar, like mad cow, and then thrust the long halberd in his hand toward the heart of the City Guard leader, who was stunned by Lu Chengfeng. The City Guard leader never expected that Lu Chengfeng would give out an order to kill him, but, it was too late for him to regret his actions, the halberd had penetrated his leather armor, and impaled his chest, sticking out three feet out from the other side.
Xiaohei grinned hideously and, with a massive force, he raised the leader high up and threw him away. Blood spilled as the corpse flew far away, landing right in front of the Internal Affairs Office.
Those bystanders in front of Internal Affairs office dispersed in horror and screamed, then, a few officers who were working in Internal Affairs office walked out, full of fear, checking what happened from afar, but not daring to say anything.
More City Guards had rushed to the scene, they were all terrified by the dead body of their colleague, few hundreds of them simply stood blankly in the middle of the Square, with mixed emotions they kept looking back and forth between Lu Chengfeng and the dead leader.
Wu Qi stood beside Lu Chengfeng, then with a stern voice, he said, “Take a closer look, this could be you! Those who disobeying General’s order, no mercy! All of you are the City Guards of Little Meng City, and that means you have to obey the order from General, or else, you’ll be considered as an outlaw!”
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