Chapter 8 Third-class Master (1/2)
Chapter 8 – Third-class Master
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As Li Mu’s glare stayed on Huang Wei, even he felt a bit faint of heart.
He had never seen such a county magistrate before. Not only were his words vulgar but his manner was completely overbearing.
“Good, very good. My Lord, you indeed have the majesty of a great official. Haha, I will remember this. But, My Lord, this is Alabaster County and I’m afraid that you might not be able to keep your promise, haha…” As Huang Wei regained his composure he no longer disguised his emotions. He coldly smiled and said tauntingly, “I will pass on Lord’s words to my master and not omit a single one. I hope that in the future, Lord will remember the words that you have spoken, hehe…then, I shall bid my farewells.”
With that, he turned and walked away.
After taking two steps, Huang Wei felt that he hadn’t spoken his fill. He turned his head and said with a contemptuous smirk, “Allow me to give Lord a piece of advice. Lord has just arrived at Alabaster County so it's possible that you don’t know just how deeply ingrained our Divine Herb Hall is in the county. You should do your best to find out as much information as you can in the next three days, otherwise I fear that Lord won’t even have time to regret.”
Then, Huang Wei swaggered away.
The little shopkeeper actually dared to be so arrogant in the court room of the County Administrative Hall. From this one could see just how rampant and domineering this Divine Herb Hall and the Divine Orchard Gang behind them must be in the wider Alabaster County City.
Li Mu stared at Huang Wei’s back. He had several moments where he wanted to run up and slap that Huang Wei’s mouth rotten, but he finally endured it.
He knew that after taking office he had secluded himself in the county hall for 20 some days, and because of this he had been regarded as some soft fruit.
How could he let this be?
It seemed he really needed to expose his fangs.
He had to find a chance to let these natives of an alien planet experience just how warm the regards from Earth could be.
But now was not the time to worry about this. Three days from now, he would deal with them altogether.
But before then, there were some matters that Li Mu needed to clarify.
“Men, bring Zheng Li and Kin’er to the medical hall to recover.”
The woman and her daughter were helped up by the county guards.
“Rest assured. After three days, I will give you due justice.” Li Mu comforted the widow and child.
Zhang Li and Little Kin left as they uttered words of thanks.
In the darkest times of their lives as they drowned in despair, they finally saw a glimmer of hope and justice.
“In today’s court session, how come there were only you six here?” Li Mu returned to his official seat and looked at the four remaining county guards. He had thought it was a bit strange when he first walked in. When he previously spoke with Qing Feng about various things he had learned that there should be around a hundred county guards in the County Administrative Hall, so how come there were only six people here today? Where was everyone else?
“Uh, that is...”
“This…”
The four county guards hesitated.
“You speak.” Li Mu pointed towards the county guard that first spoke. “What is your name?”
This county guard was very young; he looked to be around 20 years of age. He was tall and built like a rock with sharp and strong features. As Li Mu pointed a figure at him his complexion suddenly changed. His voice faltered, “This subordinate’s name is Zhang Ru…the other people have likely…all been sent out…I’m not too sure about the reason either…”
From the man’s reaction alone, Li Mu could tell that the truth absolutely wasn’t so simple.
However, thinking about it some more, he waved his hand in response, indicating for everyone to leave.
There wasn’t much information he could obtain from these small county guards.
These county guards seemed as if they were all granted pardons from death. They immediately retreated.
“Young Master, someone is trying to undermine you and ruin your foundation.” The little girl attendant Ming Yue indignantly muttered.
At this time, the young attendant Qing Feng finished recording Li Mu’s first court case. He laid down his brush and stood up, worry in his voice and on his face, “Ming Yue is right for once. The atmosphere has been strange in the administrative center these past several days…”
Ming Yue was happy for a moment, her large eyes smiling until they turned to crescents. But then, she realized the meaning behind Qing Feng’s words and her ears began to twitch. She looked at Qing Feng, “For once? Then, are you saying I was wrong before?”
Qing Feng, “…”
“It just occurred to me that I have yet to wash Young Master’s underwear. I should head back to do the laundry first…” Qing Feng turned and left.
Ming Yue jumped up. “Hey, don’t leave, tell me what you meant first!”
Li Mu rubbed his forehead.
Just where did the Li Mu that fell off the cliff find these two ridiculous attendants?