Chapter 1156 - 1158: Catch_1
August the First
The weather was clear; Mianyang had finally recovered from the rainy season. Although the rains had been heavy this year, Yanghe had already flooded the previous year, so this year, Mianyang was alarmed but unharmed.
Early in the morning, the bailiffs at the governmental office began to form neat ranks.
As soon as a person dressed in the County Magistrate’s official attire came out, they set off in a mighty procession. They attracted particular attention on the streets that were still quite deserted in the early morning.
Curious and bold onlookers were seemingly in abundance, and, not knowing where the officials were headed, some people stealthily followed behind.
In doing so, they discovered that the group was headed to the home of their Principal Clerk of Mianyang.
Then they heard the leader shout, "Go in and take them, not a single one to miss."
Only then did the crowd come to realize that the leader seemed to be their young County Magistrate. And indeed, their County Magistrate of Mianyang County was quite handsome, issuing orders with such authority.
After marveling for a moment, it dawned on them that Lord County Magistrate was about to arrest the Principal Clerk’s family?
And with that revelation, excitement surged!
Principal Clerk Zhou was not known for being a good man, especially not his two uncles, who were even worse. Whenever you bought something from their store, they always cheated on the weight.
Principal Clerk Zhou himself was notorious; it was said that many villages under the county had been overtaxed.
At this time, the Zhou Residence was still deeply asleep, especially Principal Clerk Zhou, who was holding a concubine in his arms with no intention of waking up.
Even when the front door was kicked open, he still did not react.
It wasn’t until Ye Yi and the others burst into his room that he suddenly sat up in bed.
After rubbing his eyes and recognizing the intruder as Ye Yi, he hadn’t quite grasped what was happening before he became furious. "Ye Yi, have you eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? How dare you barge into my home?"
"I’ve already barged in, what’s there to dare?" Ye Yi looked at Principal Clerk Zhou, who had sat up bare-chested, with a woman sleeping on either side of him. Quite the bold playboy, engaging in a threesome, not afraid of kidney failure, it seemed.
"Get out of here, you scoundrel, don’t think I won’t dare to lay a hand on you just because you’re Ye Zi’an’s guard," Principal Clerk Zhou said, his face turning green with anger. But as he regained some clarity, he wondered why Ye Yi was here—could it be that Ye Zi’an was backing him? A vague sense of foreboding crept into Principal Clerk Zhou’s heart.
However, before he could dwell on the thought, two more people burst in, "Brother Ye Yi, we’ve caught everyone outside, not one has escaped."
At this news, Principal Clerk Zhou was horrified! Arrested them all? His Zhou Family had been rounded up?
"You!"
Before he could speak further, he saw Ye Yi wave his hand backward, "Take him, and these two women as well. Arrest them all."
At his words, the two women in the bed hurriedly got up, paying no mind to the other men in the room as they quickly draped clothes over themselves. One of them was clearly Cao Lingling, and the other was the woman Yang Chuxia had sent over on that day.
Principal Clerk Zhou fared much worse: bare-chested and wearing only a pair of briefs, he was dragged down from the bed.
"What are you doing, let go of me! What does Ye Zi’an want? Is he trying to revolt? I am an imperial official, only one rank below him; he has no authority to arrest me. Let go of me, you little beasts, grown too bold, have you?" Principal Clerk Zhou struggled and bellowed at the bailiffs dragging him, infuriated by their audacity. Those two scoundrels, who on any other day would refer to him respectfully as Lord Zhou, dared to lay hands on him today.