Chapter 51 - 49: Justice Carved with a Knife!
Before the doors of Linjiang Station, various parties converged.
The twelve junior flags and twelve day patrollers all shouted in unison, their oppressive force arriving!
Chief Clerk Yang felt a chill in his chest, thinking to himself, "It’s over, the opposition has the advantage now. If we don’t hand him over, it will be Master who is trampling the law."
His heart sank, feeling as if the tide had turned against them.
The other side didn’t demand release, just the transfer of the suspect for trial, and by doing so, they seized the moral high ground and the initiative.
If Master did not compromise now, he would seem to be acting unreasonably.
On both sides of the street, apart from the local populace, there were caravans from outside the city as well as forces from various establishments in Linjiang Square.
Pawnshops, gambling houses, brothels, salt shops, granaries, and the fishery gang all had powerful backers.
Handing the person over today would mean compromise, submission, and bowing one’s head.
As a result, the authority of Linjiang Station’s new Flag Commander would be utterly lost!
A myriad of thoughts flashed through Chief Clerk Yang’s mind, and his gaze suddenly fell on the old man’s corpse on the ground and the girl who had fainted from crying.