The moon hung high in the sky, and the night was deep. All day long, outside the closed door of the Patrol Office, the drums roared loudly like the spring thunder, scaring Lu Hongda, Elder Zhang, and the others who were sleeping soundly out of the yamen. They were all startled and almost rolled out of their beds!

"Who, who is beating the drum?" Lu Hongda was frightened out of his wits. He pushed away the naked concubine beside him and waved his hands in front of him in a panic.

A moment later, the entrance to the magistrate court opened yet another crack. Just as Elder Zhang stuck out his eye, he saw Xiang Yun standing in front of the entrance with a solemn expression!

"I have an urgent matter to discuss with the Patrol Officer. Quickly open the door!" Xiang Yun did not waste any words, directly asking them to open the door.

Hearing this, Master Zhang wanted to stop them, but when he saw Xiang Yun raise his foot, he immediately thought of the scene when Xiang Yun kicked the yamen. With a shout of fright, he dodged to the side, not daring to block him.

"Alright!" A look of incomparable excitement appeared in Lady Meng's eyes as she resolutely followed behind Xiang Yun!

Accompanied by a wave of weak and mighty voices, Xiang Yun and Mrs Meng crossed the threshold of the great hall and stood between the two officials who were yawning and rubbing their sleepy eyes. Lu Hongda, who was wearing a slanted hat and had dark circles under his eyes, yawned loudly.

"Captain Wei, what is the matter in the middle of the night that you can't come back tomorrow, do you have to disturb my sweet dreams right now?"

"Sir, this matter is of utmost importance and the situation is urgent. This official has no choice but to disturb you all night long. Please forgive me!"

"Oh, what is it that you want to talk about? If it's not important, move it to the next day. This official here is very tired."

"Sir, this lowly official is here to seek redress for my wrongdoings!"

"Proof of injustice!" Lu Hongda, Master Zhang, and the rest of the officials were shocked as they looked down the hall with widened eyes.

By his side, a woman in plain clothes was kneeling with her head lowered. The moment she saw this figure, everyone's hearts thumped. They felt that this figure was very familiar, and had a bad premonition.

"Who are you? Raise your head!" Lu Hongda woke up from his sleep and quickly asked!

"Why is it you, Meng Clan?!"

The Meng Clan had recently been preoccupied with many matters. Although their faces were slightly pale, their looks weren't bad. They had some looks, so they naturally wouldn't scare everyone.

The reason they were so shocked was all because the Meng clan's injustice had involved the barbarians. Hu Rui, a barbarian with great influence and background, had never dared to interfere in this matter.

Lu Hongda and Master Zhang were completely awake, but they felt like their heads were about to explode at the same time!

Lu Hongda could not help but smile bitterly at Xiang

"Lord, the Inspector General's Office is here to seek redress for the wrongdoings of the people. The Meng family has come to seek justice for this humble woman."

"This …" Lu Hongda was somewhat speechless. Looking at Master Zhang beside him, Master Zhang's moustache trembled slightly, his eyes rolled around, and he made a face of displeasure as he spoke!

"Captain Wei, it's not that the lord isn't willing to decide the case, but in this case, besides the plaintiff, there is also a defendant. "Captain Wei, as the captain of the Divisions, it's a bit inappropriate for you to do this."

"Yes, Captain Wei, I've told you before that this matter needs to be handled thoroughly. Since you took the liberty to bring the Meng family over and disturb the rest of my comrades' rest, won't that affect our official duties tomorrow?"

Xiang Yun looked at Master Zhang's and Lu Hongda's complacent expressions, laughing coldly in his heart. It even affected 'public affairs'. You vampires who take away the common people's hard-earned money yet aren't able to do anything about it, yet you still have the nerve to mention these two words.

In the face of Lu Hongda's reproachful words, Xiang Yun's expression did not change. Instead, he cupped his hands and bowed, "Reporting to sire, disturbing your rest and affecting sire's official duties was truly this humble one's mistake!"

As long as Xiang Yun gave in and brought Madam Meng away with him, he would be able to sleep in peace. As he thought of his beautiful concubine who was still lying on the bed waiting for him, Lu Hongda's heart once again began to burn with pa.s.sion.

"Your excellency, this official has arrested all the suspects, including Hu Rui, and brought them outside the yamen. They are waiting for your excellency's order to bring them to the yamen for trial immediately!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

In the whole court, from the Patrol Officer to the officials and the bookkeepers, dozens of people were like roosters with their necks pinched. Their mouths were wide open and their faces were red, yet they could not say a single word; their faces were filled with shock and numbness.

"Master, would you like to bring the suspect to court immediately!"

Xiang Yun's shout was like a clap of thunder, startling everyone awake. Lu Hongda quivered and almost slid off his seat.

"This gurgle!"

"You … you really caught Rui?"

Xiang Yun calmly replied, "That's right, this official sent someone to the Hu Mansion today to take the people. This Hu Rui's wife refused to cooperate, and even beat up my patrolling guards. After that, Hu Rui even sent someone to take revenge, causing many of our patrolling guards to be seriously injured. This official will personally lead people to capture all of them!"

"Speaking of which, this lowly official is also the defendant. It can be said that his crime is increased even further if he wants to sue that Hu Rui beat the official and refused to be apprehended!"

"Plop!"

This time, Lu Hongda really slipped off his chair and sat on the ground. When he stood up again, his face was completely pale, paler than white paper.

At the side, Master Zhang was also in a bad mood. His lips were quivering, and his eyes were filled with fear!

Lu Hongda mumbled to himself.

"How could he possibly take down Hu Rui? How could those tens of patrolling guards at the cantonment area be Hu Rui's match?"

"Master, what's the use of saying all this now? If we capture him, can we send him back?" Elder Zhang pouted and reminded him in a low voice.

What should we do then? We can't really judge Hu Rui, right? With his savage personality, he would have completely wiped out our Patrol Officer. Even if Captain Wei managed to take care of him, wouldn't he be able to deal with the patrolling barbarian guards and the Gesun Trading Company?

Lu Hongda's face was filled with unspeakable bitterness, and asked tentatively, "Should we chase them all out and have the city guards release them?"

"Then what should we do?" Lu Hongda was at a loss.

Master Zhang's face was vicious as he whispered to Lu Hongda, "Master, I have a plan. Although it is not very kind, it can solve the current crisis."

"Quickly, as long as we can calm this matter down, it will be a brilliant plan." Lu Hongda did not care about being kind. It was a good plan to get rid of him!

"Master, the matter has come to this, we can only abandon the car and act as the commander!"

"Oh …" Lu Hongda's mouth twitched as he stared at Master Zhang, "Grand Master, what do you mean by that?"

Master Zhang whispered urgently in Lu Hongda's ear, "Master, you should agree to the trial first. You should find an excuse to reject the case for a day or two and have them bring the people back to the magistrate court. The barbarians must come to the magistrate court in the next two days."

Hearing this, Lu Hongda's eyes lit up. It was indeed a brilliant plan, as the saying goes, 'Dead dao friend doesn't die, poor Taoist'. Captain Wei can't blame me, you are the one who is courting death, I don't want to be dragged down by you.

Shortly afterwards, Lu Hongda's expression changed as he turned to look at Xiang Yun, saying with a selfless expression, "Captain Wei, since the plaintiff's defendant is here, I've decided that this case will be tried officially!"

Hearing this, Madam Meng was overjoyed. She quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Old Master. Thank you!"

However, Lu Hongda then continued, "However, this case is a big one, if we want to try, the magistrate needs to make some preparations to ensure that the case is handled smoothly. How about this, Captain Wei, you take the people back to the prison and after the court is ready, I will immediately send someone to inform you."

"Playing with this prince in this game of 'abandoning the chariot to save the marshal', you guys are too naive to stir up such trouble!"

Today, he brought Hu Rui and the others to the magistrate court in order to resolve the case as soon as possible. If things turned out differently, he wouldn't let Lu Hongda and Master Zhang's scheme succeed.