Monarch Night
Chapter 1277 - 39: A Warning to Others [Extra - for Alliance Leader Hai Chen (wise)]
Not far from the Donghu State Guardian Hall stands the Li family residence.
The Li family now, is a sight hard for anyone to bear.
At this moment, the walls of the Li family mansion have already lost their color and emit a pungent stench. It’s unknown what has been smeared or thrown over them in recent days, but the smell is somewhat familiar.
After Li Pingsheng led five great experts to assassinate Fang Che but was counter-killed, the fate of the Li family plummeted like rivers flowing down.
Firstly, Li Pingsheng and others’ crimes were publicly declared in Donghu State; and communicated nationwide among the Guardians.
The crimes were made public for all to see.
Then began a thorough investigation, unearthing various deeds during Li Pingsheng’s tenure; how he cunningly seized wealth, how he lived a double life, committing murder and plunder.
The reckoning began.
It was found that over the centuries, more than a hundred business rivals had died tragically at the hands of the Li family, with more than several thousand people dying unnatural deaths.
Every Li family member involved was arrested; totaling two hundred and seventy-five people.
Among them, more than seventy were executed.
The mainstay of the Li family was almost completely wiped out.
Eighty percent of the family wealth was confiscated.
In consideration of the hundreds of elderly, women, and children in the house, and the past merits, a semblance of dignity was preserved.
However, the populace refused reconciliation.
To the people.
We were enraged by your past actions too. But what enrages us most is your ambush of Captain Fang.
Your Li family dared to ambush Fang Qingtian! What madness!
Once public outrage erupts, its force is immense and unstoppable.
Almost overnight, the large courtyard of the Li family turned into a public toilet.
Every night, from all directions, piles of garbage and excrement were thrown into the Li family mansion.
The Li family servants couldn’t even buy groceries.
"The Li family? And such noble people still need to eat mortal food? Not selling!"
"No matter how much you offer, not selling!"
"Vegetables? Not selling!"
"What, Spirit Rice? Does the Li family deserve Spirit Rice? What, buying at a high price? Not selling! Take your filthy money and scram!"
Ruinous and miserable.
Countless Li family servants fled the family, with no one to manage them.
It can be said, by now, the Li family has no place to stand in Donghu State!
But what the populace can do is isolate them, for ordinary people have no intent to kill.
Isolation would’ve been enough, but over time, sinister individuals emerged.
Fang Che came from the Guardian Hall and saw many people loudly cursing at the front of the Li family gate.
"Heartless! Worse than beasts!"
"After all these years, finally a good official appears and you can’t wait to persecute him! You even resort to assassination!"
"Are you still people, you Li family?"
"Hurry up and die!..."
The crowd surged.
Each face filled with righteous wrath.
Fang Che watched quietly from afar, with no ripple in his heart.
He knew very well, perhaps many were defending the hero in their hearts.
Truly, many were venting for Inspector Fang in their hearts.
This is true.
However, not all of them were driven by righteous indignation; likely many were seizing the chance to kick someone when they’re down.
After all, watching a family once towering high fall into ruin, everyone wants to step on it, a normal phenomenon.
Trampling a former high-status existence, pointing fingers, slinging verbal abuses, taking reckless revenge...
For many, the thrill of it is nearly irresistible and supremely satisfying!
He sensed through Divine Sense, many elderly and children of the Li family huddling together, trembling in rooms.
Their terror had reached its peak.
If they waited until there was nothing left to eat and desperately opened the gate, they feared they’d be torn apart by people outside.
And by then, it truly would be a case of the law not blaming the multitude.
Since those outside brandished the banner of justice!
Fang Che watched quietly.
He saw many curse a few times then leave, but many stayed with fierce looks, not leaving.
Fang Che’s gaze fell on these people.
Their eyes deep.
They were waiting.
Waiting for the Li family to collapse.
As soon as the Li family could endure no longer, when the gate opened, the women inside were what they wanted, the treasures inside were their true goal.
As one whale falls, myriad creatures thrive.
They were all waiting, waiting for this giant entity to completely crash, to madly rush in and suck a mouthful of blood.
And all under the guise of ’venting for Captain Fang, for Fang Qingtian’.
No risk involved!
After making a fortune, they would be praised by everyone, becoming the elite.
The greed in their eyes and the ferocity on their faces were undisguised.
With mouths open, frantically cursing, revealing white teeth, eyes gleaming with greed, resembling wolves ravenous on the prairie!
Some even had weapons hidden in their arms.
Blocking the gate like that. Waiting!
Waiting for this opportunity to rise to the skies!
Fang Che closed his eyes, sighed in his heart, and finally appeared, stepping forward step by step.
A cold and murderous aura suddenly erupted like a storm from beyond the skies.
It sharply swept between heaven and earth.
Everyone shivered, quickly waking up.
Then they saw a figure in black, neatly dressed, hand on the sword hilt, quietly approaching.
In front of him were hundreds, even thousands of people, but as he approached, everyone unconsciously made way for him.
Blocking the Li family gate were a group of robust men.
They were the most fierce, also the most sinister, and the most greedy.
Feeling the people around them disperse, feeling a chill creeping up, they finally turned their heads and saw Fang Che’s handsome yet indifferent face.
His eyes coldly staring at them.
"Who are you?" The leading robust man asked, still full of defiance.
"Me? I’m the Guardian."
Fang Che coldly said, "Why aren’t you working, but clustering here instead?"
"We’re demanding justice for Inspector Fang!"
The robust man said loudly, "The Li family dared to assassinate Fang Qingtian, a heinous crime! We’re not satisfied just killing the main culprit! The Li family members all deserve to die!"
He looked at Fang Che and said, "You’re the Guardian, you should know the grievances of Inspector Fang, why are you here?"
"I’m here to stop you." Fang Che replied.
"Stop us? Are you siding with the Li family? Standing with them? Is Inspector Fang to be bullied in vain?"
The robust man sneered, "Judging by your looks, seems like you are also a corrupt official!"
He was extremely proficient in this line of talking.
Several Guardians had come to stop him but were rebuked away by him like this.
With food already in their mouths, how could they let it run away? If driven away by a Guardian’s few words, they might never have such a chance to get rich again.
So he absolutely could not leave.
"Am I a corrupt official?"
Fang Che laughed, looking at the forty to fifty men behind this robust man, "Do you all think so too?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"Of course! Fang Qingtian is a true good official who pleads for the people, and you are just scum; not only do you not demand justice for him, but you also support the Li family, all birds of a feather, colluding together!"
A big man shouted righteously and sternly.
Fang Che smiled, "Who else thinks I’m a corrupt official?"
He looked around at everyone, some who knew Fang Che had already quietly left.
Those who remained didn’t dare to speak.
Only the robust man and his dozens of brothers were confronting Fang Che.
In this area, he had the biggest influence and the most brothers, so he seized the opportunity, how could he retreat?
Therefore, facing the Guardian in front of them, they did not yield.
"Just you all?"
Fang Che asked.
"Just us is enough!"
The robust man puffed up his chest and shouted.
"Very good." Fang Che nodded, "Then take them all down."
Suddenly his fingers flicked, and gusts of wind shot out like sharp arrows, sixty men let out screams.
Both legs were simultaneously pierced by a blood hole.
With a loud bang, they all fell to the ground, screams echoed.
"Guardian is killing people, Guardian is slaughtering innocent citizens..."
The robust man’s cries were very loud. At this point, he still refused to give up any chance to drive this Guardian away.
"You cover up criminals, collude together, Fang Qingtian won’t spare you! Fang Qingtian has the Life and Death Order! You’re finished... You’re finished..."
He screamed while viciously looking at Fang Che.
Fang Che calmly said, "The Life and Death Order you mentioned, is this it?"
He raised his palm upright, revealing a Life and Death Order in his hand.
Under the sunlight, a myriad of golden rays.
All screams suddenly stopped abruptly.
A pair of eyes stared in astonishment at the gold medal.
Fang Che calmly said, "Aren’t you standing up for me? I am Fang Che. The Fang Qingtian you spoke of, how will you stand up for me?"
The robust man was thunderstruck.
Just felt Golden Stars swirling before his eyes.
These people were street rascals and hoodlums, always bullying others, how could they have grievances, they feared bad people on square more than anything, where would they dare go?
Afraid that after going there, some ordinary person they bullied might stand up and suddenly cry for justice.
Wouldn’t that be sending oneself to death?
So he had no knowledge of Fang Che.
He had racked his brains to come up with this means to get rich, even seeing it about to succeed, other Guardians, no matter how strong their cultivation, were driven away by their words.
Because those people were also unwilling to oppose Fang Che for the Li family.
Waving Fang Che’s banner was truly omnipotent.
But he never expected to actually encounter the real Fang Che at such a time!
"Inspector Fang... spare me, sir... this little one was standing up for you..."
The robust man lay on the ground kowtowing, begging for mercy.
"Standing up for me, turning Li family’s property into yours, is standing up for me, right?"
Fang Che calmly said.
The robust man dared not say a word, along with his lackeys, all ignored their pain, knelt on the ground begging for mercy, "We dare not do it again."
Fang Che raised the Life and Death Order, sternly said, "I am Fang Che, the captain of the Life and Death Patrol Group! Today, patrolling Donghu State, encountering lawless rascals and hoodlums, running rampant in the world, though the crime is not grave, the hatred is not slight; thus, beheading them as a warning to others!"