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Chapter 59 Messy
The group of burly men in black, running ahead, tore open their shirts, revealing their strong muscles. With their hands gripping their weapons tightly, they roared and swiftly brought down two executioners.
A group of men in black shielded Jia Qingyi in the middle, while the rest attacked the executioner.
Clearly, they understood the importance of the decapitation operation.
People died, and the scene immediately descended into chaos. The onlookers scattered and fled, and surprisingly, most of the officials also dropped their weapons and ran away.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Liu Shan rushed to Li Wanqing and the other two women and protected them as they slowly retreated.
However, Wei Xiuying was stubborn and insisted on seeing Jia Qingyi safe and sound before she would leave.
She broke free from Li Wanqing's grasp and said stubbornly, "I'm not leaving. I want to see him escape danger with my own eyes, or I'll kill myself here!"
"You're being ridiculous!" Liu Shan was furious, his hand already raised high, but he stopped himself in the end. Wei Xiuying was Li Wanqing's best friend and a woman, so he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Just as he was about to forcibly take Wei Xiuying away...
"Snapped!"
After a crisp sound, Wei Xiuying's cheeks flushed red. She stood there, stunned, with tears in her eyes.
Liu Shan looked at Li Wanqing with surprise, and his opinion of her improved even further.
Wei Xiuying asked, feeling wronged, "Sister, did you hit me?"
Li Wanqing said coldly, "For the sake of the bigger picture, you..."
But before she could finish speaking, Wei Xiuying stubbornly brought her other cheek closer, saying, "Sister, just kill me!"
Li Wanqing laughed in anger, grabbed her, and said sternly, "Fool! If you keep being stubborn, Liu Shan and I will immediately take men to fight Jia Qingyi to the death!"
At this time, in order to protect his daughter, Li Polu had gathered many officials and guards in the rear.
Wei Xiuying's eyes immediately cleared, and she finally agreed to step back with Liu Shan.
On the other side, after being rescued, Jia Qingyi did not choose to run away. Instead, he picked up a weapon, his eyes burning with hatred, and led his men to the execution platform.
If the official supervising the execution today were someone else, he might have already escaped, but the official supervising the execution happens to be his "love rival," Song Bowen.
During his days in the government prison, he received a lot of "care," which deepened his hatred for Song Bowen to the core.
When had Song Bowen ever seen such a scene? He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, completely disoriented.
With the superior incompetent, the surrounding officers naturally lost their will to fight. They raised their guns and resisted haphazardly, and were quickly driven back by the men in black.
In the chaos, Song Bowen was surrounded by officials and fled for his life, leaving the entire execution ground in a mess.
Jia Qingyi was unwilling to accept that he had failed to kill Song Bowen, but reason told him that if he did not escape now, he might never be able to escape again.
Jia Qingyi glanced at Wei Xiuying, who was being protected in the distance, and the nearly one hundred officials surrounding her. He could only grit his teeth, turn around, and lead the men in black to retreat quickly.
In just a short while, the numerous men in black disappeared without a trace.
The execution ground gradually returned to calm, leaving only bloodstains and discarded weapons.
At this moment, Li Polu and his officers quickly stabilized the situation.
Yin Nantian also arrived with a team of elite personal guards, quickly sealing off the surrounding area to prevent the men in black from attacking again.
Yin Nantian's sharp gaze swept across the entire scene, and he coldly ordered, "Clean up the scene immediately, treat the wounded, and bring Song Bowen back to me!"
Liu Shan stood in the crowd, looking at Li Polu and Yin Nantian with a puzzled expression.
The execution ground was hijacked, raising many questions.
First, the timing of Li Polu's appearance was too coincidental, indicating that he had been prepared in advance; second, the officials seemed to have intentionally retreated during the battle, letting Jia Qingyi and others escape; finally, the speed at which Yin Nantian led his team to arrive was definitely not a last-minute dispatch.
There must be something hidden here.
Sure enough, Song Bowen, who was pale-faced, was quickly "escorted" back.
Yin Nantian didn't even give Song Bowen a chance to speak, and directly punished him by confining him to his room for ten days to reflect on his mistakes, on the charge of "dereliction of duty leading to the escape of a death row inmate".
Song Bowen's face turned ashen, and he secretly lamented his misfortune, but dared not offer the slightest resistance.
After all, the punishment for this dereliction of duty could be severe or minor; being confined to one's room for ten days to reflect on one's mistakes is already considered a consideration for the feelings of colleagues.
They punished Song Bowen and appeased the emotions of many people, but Yin Nantian and Li Polu did not leave with their men. Instead, they stood silently outside the execution ground, as if waiting for something.
Liu Shan nodded thoughtfully, already having a guess in his mind.
Soon after, the sound of orderly hooves suddenly came from the street in the distance.
Liu Shan stood on tiptoe to look out and saw a troop of armored cavalry galloping towards them, raising dust and exuding an imposing aura.
The leading general, with a serious expression, sat on his horse, holding the reins in one hand and carrying something in the other.
As they got closer, the object became clearer; it was a bloody human head.
Liu Shan was shocked and recognized that it was Jia Qingyi's head.
The armored cavalry quickly formed ranks, and the general raised the severed head high, announcing in a deep voice: "The traitor Jia Qingyi has been executed!"
Then, the general threw the head on the ground, dismounted, walked towards Yin Nantian, clasped his hands and said, "Lord Yin, I have not failed you."
Yin Nantian returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Lord Jiang, you've worked hard."
At this moment, Li Polu also clasped his hands and said, "Commander Jiang, you've worked hard."
Commander Jiang laughed and said, "There's no need for formalities between us. We must find some time in a few days to celebrate your promotion."
At this moment, Li Wanqing came to Liu Shan's side and whispered, "That is Jiang Xiaoyong, the garrison commander of Cangzhou. He is a fifth-rank official and has a deep friendship with my father."
Liu Shan suddenly understood; it turned out that all of this was a meticulously planned scheme.
He almost clapped and cheered when he thought of the most exciting parts.
This arrangement not only served to deter and punish Song Bowen and execute traitors like Jia Qingyi, but also conveniently postponed Song Bowen's wedding to Wei Xiuying, truly achieving multiple goals at once.
Liu Shan was about to step forward to offer his congratulations when he suddenly heard a wail coming from beside him.
He turned his head and saw that it was Wei Xiuying. Overwhelmed with grief, she finally burst into tears.
But the crying sounded particularly abrupt at this moment.
Liu Shan gave Li Wanqing a wink, then walked forward quietly.
Without hesitation, Li Wanqing, together with Lin Nanjia, helped Wei Xiuying out of the crowd.
Liu Shan approached the group and bowed, saying, "Congratulations, gentlemen."
Yin Nantian nodded slightly and introduced, "This is Liu Shan, a very promising young talent. He has already passed the county-level imperial examination at a young age and is currently serving as a clerk in the government office. He has a bright future ahead of him."
Jiang Xiaoyong looked him over carefully for a while, then smiled and said, "I know you, Lao Liu's son and Lao Li's son-in-law."
Liu Shan looked surprised, not expecting that this person knew his father.
Jiang Xiaoyong patted Liu Shan on the shoulder and said in a friendly tone, "Young people should be enterprising. Don't be afraid of making mistakes or offending people. You have your Uncle Jiang backing you up."
Under Liu Shan's astonished gaze, Li Polu explained, "Back then, your father also saved Chiang Kai-shek's life."
Liu Shan could hardly believe his ears. Just how many lives had his adoptive father saved?
He truly lived up to his name—Liu Enpeng!