I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 50 - 48: Do you want to test whether the ambassador’s knife is sharp?

Chapter 50: Chapter 48: Do you want to test whether the ambassador’s knife is sharp?

At the end of the street on both sides, two groups of people hurriedly approached.

From the rear came the people from the Outer South Government Office, totalling more than twenty.

The one leading them wore a deep-colored robe, signaling his identity as the "Deputy Order Envoy" of the Outer South Government Office.

Accompanying him were twelve patrol envoys.

Following by his side was the district lord of Linjiang Square.

If one were to say that this group from the Outer South City Guard Mansion, sensing an incident here and coming to investigate out of duty, it would be logical.

Then what Lin Yan saw at the end of the street ahead was quite illogical.

The one leading the group was Liang Hu, the Flag Commander of the Observatory’s Green Mountain district branch!

Behind him were twelve junior flags, each holding a knife, swiftly approaching.

The two groups of people quickly closed in with menacing momentum.

"How audacious! Who dares to commit violence on the street?"

The Deputy Order Envoy from the Outer South City Guard Mansion suddenly bellowed angrily, his face grim.

Among the bystanders on both sides, there was an increase in murmurs of discussion.

Some of the younger ones, believing that the Outer South Government Office was there to enforce the law impartially, wanted to come forward to testify.

But they saw that behind the Deputy Order Envoy, the twelve patrol envoys looked around with grim faces and knives in hand, their threat was abundantly clear.

In an instant, the scene fell silent.

"A misunderstanding!"

Just then, Chief Clerk Yang hurried over and said, "Order Envoy Zhao, this is Wu Chang, the new Flag Commander from our Linjiang Station."

"Even a Flag Commander from the Observatory cannot act recklessly, disregard the law, and kill someone on the street."

Liang Hu suddenly spoke, his tone ice-cold, as he rested his hand on the hilt of his sword: "As someone who’s managed Linjiang Square for all this time, I’ve never caused such an incident. Is Master so addicted to killing that you want to stab anyone you catch?"

The twelve junior flags, as well as the twelve patrol envoys, started to encircle the area.

The surrounding commoners all drew back, fearful of being caught in the crossfire and suffering innocently.

Watching as the Deputy Order Envoy from the Outer South Government Office slowly approached, he looked at Lin Yan.

"Wu Chang, the Flag Commander, is also known as ’Master’ on the streets, is that correct?"

The Deputy Order Envoy spoke evenly, slowly saying, "Should I also refer to you as ’Master’?"

"..."

Lin Yan didn’t respond, he didn’t even acknowledge it.

He simply looked down at the young master of the Liu Family he was stepping on.

The young master of the Liu Family had regained consciousness, and upon seeing the people around him, he was greatly reassured and sneered, "Have the guts to crush me to death? My family name is Liu..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his face suddenly turned red; he couldn’t speak anymore.

Because the expressionless Lin Yan was slowly putting pressure on his foot, pressing down.

"Master!"

Chief Clerk Yang, seeing the murderous intent in Lin Yan’s eyes, quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Do not act rashly."

Then he looked at the Deputy Order Envoy and said, "Order Envoy Zhao, this young master of the Liu Family, rode his horse wildly on the street, before everyone’s eyes, he ran over an elder and even tried to commit further violence, attempting to kill a child, which is indeed too much. Master has always been known for his fierce temperament, that’s why..."

"Hmm?"

The Deputy Order Envoy spoke dismissively, "Being fierce by nature, a mere brute who cannot consider the bigger picture, should not hold high positions; he should remain a junior flag instead."

The Outer South City Guard Mansion oversees the entire southern district of the outer city, governing twelve districts.

He is one of the two Deputy Order Envoys, with great authority, second only to the Order Envoy himself within the Outer South City Guard Mansion.

Even when compared to the Observatory, only the General Flag Envoy, Han Zheng, responsible for supervising the whole southern district of the outer city, outranks him.

Therefore, purely in terms of status, he is ranked higher than a Flag Commander within Linjiang Square.

"..."

At this moment, even Chief Clerk Yang’s face didn’t look too good.

But after taking a deep breath and glancing at Lin Yan, he still said, "In full view of the public, Master upholds the law, which is reasonable! Deputy Order Envoy, if you press so aggressively, and it escalates to the inner city, you may not be in the right..."

Without realizing it, within his speech, the original respectful reference to Order Envoy Zhao had changed to simply Deputy Order Envoy, subtly expressing a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Not in the right? He wants to commit murder in broad daylight, and that’s being in the right?"

Order Envoy Zhao spoke calmly, slowly saying, "Enough, I’ll give face to Han Commander and will not pursue the crimes of injuring a person and killing a horse on the street, or even attempting murder... Release him!"

Chief Clerk Yang quickly turned his head to look at Lin Yan, his face showing urgent concern.

"Release him?"

Lin Yan’s gaze turned even colder as he slowly said, "A horse runs rampant in the street, a life is lost, and you tell me to release him?"

He extended his hand toward the old man’s corpse on the ground, and toward the girl who seemed to be shaking with cold and crying so hard that she could no longer speak.

"The old man has a sole son, named Zhou Ji, who died defending the city last night."

"Today, this father who lost his son protecting High Willow City was struck dead in the street, treated as if he were nothing."

"Today, this daughter who lost her father protecting High Willow City nearly had her head split open by someone’s whip."

"Zhou Ji died defending the city, body unrecognizable, yet those of you sitting comfortably in the city owe him a debt of gratitude."

"Releasing him would be easy."

Lin Yan’s gaze was frosty as he slowly said, "Why don’t you ask the victim here, the old man, to forgive him in person?"

Everyone present shifted uncomfortably.

To ask the dead to forgive Liu Family’s young master?

That was clearly a declaration that there would be no release today.

Before the Deputy Order Envoy with a gloomy face could speak,

Lin Yan spoke up once again.

"Or perhaps you’d have the city’s citizens, all against their conscience, collectively speak up and ask me to release him?"

"..."

The atmosphere became tense and silently strained, as if swords were about to be drawn.

The Deputy Order Envoy’s face turned ashen, his eyes filled with cold fury.

"It seems you as a Deputy Order Envoy don’t have that kind of authority either."

Lin Yan said indifferently, "So, you, without any authority, think that just with a word, you can rise above the law?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the tip of Lin Yan’s blade was already resting on Liu Family’s young master’s head, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

"Zhao, if you were to uphold justice with integrity and respected by many, I, the Flag Commander, would address you as ’deputy envoy’ with respect!"

"Today, in front of me, you want to flaunt your seniority, brandish your power, disregard the law, and trample on the dignity of life, who the hell do you think you are?"

"Forget you being a deputy envoy; even if the head of the Outer South Government Office were here today, in front of the doors of Observatory, if he dares to obstruct me from handling the case, he would have to test whether my blade is sharp enough!"

With Lin Yan’s blade pointing the way, the atmosphere reached a deadlock.

Especially since the twelve patrol envoys had slowly drawn their swords in hand.

A chill seemed to envelop the streets.

Chief Clerk Yang looked at him deeply, taking a breath before stepping back half a step, also standing beside the Flag Commander.

"The number of people on this street is growing."

It was at this moment that the head of Linjiang Square hurried over and whispered, "Deputy Order Envoy, it’s not just the residents of Linjiang Square here, but also many traders from outside the city!"

"If word spreads that the law is nothing but an empty show, it will tarnish the reputation of the City Guard Mansion."

"It will also make it difficult for me to manage affairs in the Square in the future."

"In full view of everyone, wouldn’t it be better to find another way to save the person?"

As his words fell, he saw the Deputy Order Envoy’s indifferent gaze giving him a fleeting look.

The head of the Square felt a shudder in his heart and quickly took a half step back, daring not to say more.

However, the Deputy Order Envoy swept a glance over the crowd and eventually began to speak slowly.

"I am here to uphold justice," he said calmly.

"This man recklessly rode his horse on the street, causing an accident that resulted in an old man’s death, and according to the rules, he should be transferred to the Outer South Government Office for trial."

"The Observatory has the authority to monitor every party within the city, but it does not have the qualification to judge criminals."

"It is the duty of the Outer South Government Office to pursue criminals and determine sentences."

The Deputy Order Envoy’s tone remained steady as he calmly said, "The Observatory is responsible for overseeing the execution of the law; if you fail to hand the man over today, treating the law as insignificant and knowingly violating the law, no one can save you!"

With those words, his hand made a subtle gesture.

The twelve patrol envoys had already drawn their swords, pointing them at Lin Yan.

The Deputy Order Envoy then cast an imperceptible glance at Liang Hu.

Liang Hu, understanding the hint, stepped forward slightly, his voice calm, "Master, don’t trample on the law. It’s proper to follow the rules and hand over the person!"

The twelve junior envoys of Green Mountain Square drew their swords in unison, shouting vehemently:

"Hand him over!"

"Hand him over!"

"Hand him over!"

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