Chapter 23 - An Abrupt Change Of The Situation (1/2)

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Chapter 23 – An Abrupt Change Of The Situation

“There’s no need to hurry, Yuya… Actually, don’t bother to buy it for me. I’ll handle this one myself.” The man in black clothing said, before he asked his bodyguards to wrap the carp into a bag.

“I’m honored to give you this carp as a gift.” Yuya flattered.

The man in black clothing tapped on Yuya’s shoulder and then threw some silver on the ground, a few bits and pieces.

“Hey, old man, this is the payment for that carp, go and pick it up!” He arrogantly barked at Elder Mu.

All the fishermen, including Elder Mu himself, were shocked as well as irritated by this brazen behavior. Counting the silver bits on the ground, it was no more than two taels of silver in total. Normally, even Yuya would pay him a hundred taels of silver. It was a transparent and accepted price here.

“This is not fair. How can you buy this carp for only two taels of silver?” One of the fishermen with a long face replied angrily.

After the angry voice of this man sounded out, all the other fishermen burst into an uproar. They were all in the same boat, since they had all long been exploited by those tyrannical and cold-blooded evildoers. At the beginning, they were really happy for Elder Mu’s catch of the day. They even congratulated Elder Mu for capturing such a precious carp. However, they never thought that all the joyfulness would turn out to be a tragedy.

“Ah ha! Listen, if you dare to rebel, I won’t take any of your fish today!” Yuya yelled at the upset fishermen, as he saw that the man in black clothing’s expression was quickly turning gloomy. After all, this port was within the scope of his jurisdiction.

Immediately, the crowd turned silent, as they didn’t want to lose their chance to earn some meager money from Yuya. They were the bread-earners of their poor families. They had to financially support their wife and children!

- Boom! –

Without any warning, the long-faced fisherman was hit by the man in black clothing. He was thrown away and landed heavily against a large flagstone, leaving a large pool of blood.

“I ask you one more time. Is two taels of silver enough for the carp?!” The man in black clothing asked, as his evil eyes observed the crowd. He punished the long-faced man in an attempt to frighten the others. As he expected, the other fishermen quickly retreated several steps, except for Elder Mu.

Elder Mu straightened his back and raised his head, in a pose that didn’t dilute his self-esteem. He squarely stared back at the man in black clothing.

“If you’re really interested in my carp, then I’ll give it to you for free. However, what right do you have to beat my fellow fishermen up?!” Elder Mu shouted at the man in black clothing.

“How dare you speak to our Excellency this way? For fishermen like you, do you think you deserve an explanation after being beaten? How funny!” Yuya stepped forward and slapped Elder Mu in the face.

Elder Mu stood there calmly, his swarthy face was as tough as a rock and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be sculptured on there. Suddenly, he threw out a short fork from his waist, directly throwing it at Yuya.

The flying fork went through Yuya’s lose robe, completely missing Yuya, it was, however, a close call. Eventually, the fork had flown all the way towards the carp and unexpectedly even pierced into its head.

Everyone was stunned by the abrupt change of the situation.

It was true that the meat of the carp was tasty, but only when it was cooked immediately after it was killed. Now, the carp was already stabbed to death by Elder Mu, it was now almost impossible to create a delicious cuisine out of it.

“F**k you, old bastard!” Yuya was so infuriated that some of the hairs on his head even erected in a funny way.