This place is fun

Chapter 44 Street Crossing
The Triumphal Arch is a century-old earthen tower in the west of Yishan City. In the old era, it was said to have enshrined a certain deity whose name no one could remember.

Later, the road was built here and it became a three-way intersection. The tower was demolished, but the place name was retained.

The intersection leads to Sujiabao in the northwest, the third block, the seventh block and the eleventh block in the south, and the Qiquchi and the fifth block on the other side. Going east further is the market city.

At this moment, the intersection of Tripitaka Street was surrounded by city guards.

To the northwest of the intersection were the warriors of the Su family, and to the south of the intersection were the warriors of the Mi family. The two sides were separated by the city guards, confronting each other, and shouting and cursing broke out from time to time.

Looking down from the sky, the entire mountain and field was covered in darkness.

It's like a swarm of bees that may riot at any time.

Under a huge ginkgo tree at the intersection, Zhu Ziming sat in a temporary pavilion made of cloth, looking at the golden fallen leaves on the ground with a cold face and silence.

"Sir." The city guard commander Wang Luliang came over. Behind him, several fully armed city guards were escorting a city guard captain who was tied up.

Zhu Ziming raised his head and glanced coldly at the captain. Then he cast his eyes to Yue Zhongnan, Zhou Gaoyuan and other family heads standing beside several carriages in the distance.

"That's right," Zhu Ziming sneered, "You dare to use your identity as a city guard to cover up and kidnap the children of aristocratic families in the city. You really treat my Zhu family as nothing."

Wang Luliang and Zhu Xue'an next to him looked at each other and didn't even dare to breathe.

It must be said that the Mi family's actions were clean and few people noticed. But once such a thing was done, it would definitely leave traces. If others could not find it, and if Zhu Ziming, the city lord, could not find it either, then the Yishan City would have been over by now.

However, despite Zhu Ziming's cold expression, Wang Luliang and Zhu Xue'an actually suspected that he probably knew everything long before the Mi family took action.

After all, the city guards were also made up of people from the city. All the major families had people in them. Even if military orders were as firm as a mountain and military laws were as strict as a furnace, if someone wanted to take risks, it was not unpredictable. It was just that Zhu Ziming turned a blind eye and treated it as something he could not expect.

Until it actually happens.

This is where things get tricky.

Since Mijia dared to do this, they must have thought it over carefully and calculated the pros and cons.

On the one hand, Mi Xiang was too important to them. The upcoming grand gathering was related to the family's future for the next hundred years, and there was no room for error. On the other hand, everyone knew that Zhu Ziming would not intervene. Even if the Mi family mobilized the city guards and caused Zhu Ziming's anger, he would not intervene.

The implications behind this matter are what Zhu Ziming is considering.

Therefore, Mijia chose to take the risk.

As for Zhu Ziming, for some reason, the decline of the Su family was almost inevitable. In this case, if the newly-appointed Mi family was willing to take the initiative to hand the handle to the Zhu family and record a record for their audacity and offense, why wouldn't he be happy to see it happen?

Apart from anything else, at least this time, Zhu Ziming could unceremoniously launch a purge of the city guards. Not only did he replace some important positions, but he also completely removed all the people from the Mi family in the city guards.

This team leader is already the last one.

This is the first price that Mijia needs to pay.

Sure enough, Zhu Ziming said this lightly, and then said no more. He just drank his tea, thought for a moment with a dim look in his eyes, and then waved his hand.

Wang Luliang turned and walked outside the pavilion.

The next second, a bright knife light flashed, and the captain's head rolled to the ground. The hot blood sprayed on the golden fallen leaves like water, which was shocking!

This team leader was a member of the Mi family. The city guards who were the last to control the streets and release the frightened horses in the morning at Jinfeng Tower and cooperate with Mi Lang were him and his men.

Mi Ye knew that he was going to die, he himself knew that he was going to die, everyone knew that he was going to die.

Therefore, he didn't say a word from beginning to end. And everyone present, including the heads of the noble families who were watching from afar, didn't even blink an eyelid.

In this chaotic world, human life is the cheapest thing.

Killing one person in front of everyone, maintaining the city's rules and the dignity of the city lord, so that the city lord can keep his tacit understanding and continue to watch the fun from the sidelines, what's wrong with that?

"Where is Mi Ye?" Zhu Ziming put down the teacup, now calm, and picked up the kettle on the stove to refill the water, and asked.

"Not here yet." Wang Luliang replied.

"Old Madam Su sent a message earlier..." Zhu Ziming said coldly, "Go tell Yue Zhongnan, Zhou Gaoyuan, and Wang Zucheng. First, the nerd from the Su family must be alive. Second, let them control the people from the Mi family. I don't care how Mi Ye plays with fire..."

Zhu Ziming frowned and looked at the people confronting each other: "...But if he doesn't come out and blows up this powder keg, don't blame me, Zhu Ziming, for being ruthless!"

"Yes." Wang Luliang said.

In the distance, Yue Zhongnan stood beside the carriage, frowning as he stared at the beheaded squad leader and the cold-faced Zhu Ziming and said, "Mi Ye is really brave and decisive, but... before he took action, shouldn't he have told us first?"

He turned around to look at Zhou Gaoyuan and Wang Zucheng, and said unhappily, "Using the city guards as a cover to kidnap the children of aristocratic families is simply audacious. If this matter is not handled well, even we will be implicated."

Zhou Gaoyuan smiled and said calmly: "Zhongnan, you worry too much. In the current situation, who will help the Su family?"

Wang Zucheng also said, "Yes, I can understand Mi Ye. It's not easy to get to this point, but I didn't expect to be bitten by the seemingly harmless girl from the Su family. If she really suddenly complained at the big meeting, it's hard to say what the result would be..." He said with a sneer, "If I were Mi Ye, I would definitely use all means at this critical juncture. Since I was negligent before, I have to make up for the loopholes that need to be filled. Mi Xiang is too important, and we must not let the Su family control her comfortably like this."

Zhou Gaoyuan nodded and continued, "Yes. Besides, Mi Ye did a good job. If he hadn't caught that Su Dazi, he would have deserved it if the plan had failed. But now that he has been caught, the Su family has no choice..."

Zhou Gaoyuan said, pursing his lips: "Didn't Zhu Ziming admit it too?"

Yue Zhongnan and Wang Zucheng looked over and saw Wang Luliang coming over. They exchanged glances and shut up and stopped talking.

After a moment, Wang Luliang walked up to the three people and asked coldly, "Where is Mi Ye?"

Zhou Gaoyuan smiled and said, "He is hiding in the back. How could he dare to come over and bear the wrath of City Lord Zhu and Commander Wang at this time?"

Wang Luliang sneered and said, "How long will he hide? The city lord said that, first, Su Daoshan must be alive. Second, he should come out to finish the job."

As he said this, he turned his head and glanced at the Mi family members who were cursing and shouting: "The Mi family is making a lot of noise. I have made my point clear, what do you think?"

Zhou Gaoyuan said: "The boy from the Su family will definitely be fine. As for Mi Ye, he has already sent people to the Su Family Castle. According to the time, the people from the Su family should be here soon."

Wang Luliang remained silent and nodded.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the Su family and sighed slightly.

The end of the Su family was already doomed. Unless they sacrificed the life of that nerd, other than exchanging Mi Xiang, they could not think of any other way to break this deadlock.

Wang Luliang has always had a good impression of the Su family. They are not ostentatious, arrogant, or overbearing. As a noble family, they have been conscientious and responsible for many years and have made a lot of efforts for Yishan City. If he could choose a partner, Wang Luliang would prefer the Su family to continue to sit in this position.

But this matter involves Kyoto, and it is not something that Yishan City can solve. Moreover, the advantages of the Su family are also their disadvantages.

They are not as cruel as Mi Ye!
At the intersection, although separated by fully armed city guards, the shouting and cursing between the Su and Mi family members never stopped for a moment.

However, at first, the two sides were cursing at each other, but now, the voices of the Su family have become quieter. Only the sarcasm of the Mi family can be heard.

"Look, everyone in the Su family is getting anxious."

"How can we not be anxious? The missing one is their beloved baby."

"Tsk tsk, if he's missing, go look for him. Why are you barking at our gate? What do you smell?"

"We didn't really catch him, did we? Haha!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Our Mi family has always been law-abiding and kind to others. Who in Yishan City doesn't know this? Some people said before that we killed Su Jingqi of the Su family and that we set the fire in Jinse Town. But do they have any evidence? It's simply nonsense!"

"I say, isn't the brother of the Su family just a nerd with a dull mind? What use is there in keeping such a person at home except wasting rice and food? Look at how anxious you are. Someone who doesn't know would think that your Su Wan was kidnapped!"

"Tsk tsk, if it's Su Wan... then I won't be arguing with others here, isn't there something more fun?"

"Hahahaha!"

The Mi family spoke viciously, and the Su family on the opposite side were all furious and glared at them.

If Su Daoshan's disappearance was still shrouded in mystery at the beginning, then with the passage of time and the spread of various news, the truth is no longer just an uncertain guess.

Especially the news that the Zhu family had replaced several important military positions in the city guards and the hot head were enough to explain the problem.

But it was precisely because the Zhu family chopped off this head that the Su family was furious, but they were also afraid to take action.

On the contrary, the Mi family was extremely sarcastic and provocative.

"These bastards from the Mi family..." Qiu Daye in the crowd had his hair and beard standing on end and was shaking with anger. The members of the Su family nearby were afraid that something might happen to him, so they all helped him and led him to the back.

"Old man, let's go down," Feng Ting, who was holding the line, heard the voice and came over to persuade him in a low voice, "Why bother with these scoundrels? The eldest lady is already on her way, and the second young master will always come back unscathed. You just go back and wait for the news."

"No," Qiu Daye gritted his teeth and said, "I'll wait here!"

"Then let's go sit over there..." Feng Ting wanted to persuade him.

The old man glared and said, "Leave me alone!"

Feng Ting didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He shook his head, stood up straight, and turned around to see a Su family carriage speeding towards them under the protection of guards.

Almost at the same time, there was a commotion behind the Mi family crowd.

The crowd moved out of the way.

Mi Ye is here.

(End of this chapter)