With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Xiao became furious and kicked Liang Zheng hard in the chest.

"Bang!" Liang Zheng was kicked more than ten feet away and crashed into the office desk behind him. A bloody smell rushed to his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Pfft~~"

"You corrupt official, you still want a joint trial by the three judicial departments at this point?" Nangong Xiao was still not satisfied, stepping on Liang Zheng's head and sneering:

"Liang Zheng, do you think I don't know your true intentions? You want to see His Majesty, you want a joint trial by the three judicial authorities—it's nothing more than wanting to live a few more months. Keep dreaming!"

Liang Zheng is a fat ox; the money he greedily amassed cannot be given to the imperial court.

Liang Zheng's eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

"Damn it!" Nangong Xiao then withdrew his foot.

"Su Siyan, once our men arrive, imprison Liang Zheng's entire family and clan," Nangong Wu ordered.

"Later, issue another notice in and outside the city, saying that the corrupt official Liang Zheng has been arrested, and anyone who has been persecuted by the Liang family can come to the government office to report him."

"Once we've collected enough evidence against Liang Zheng, we'll sentence him to death." After she finished speaking, she took out a pair of handcuffs and cuffed Liang Zheng's hands.

"What is this?" Ji Hongfei asked curiously, leaning closer to take a look. "It's made of iron. This thing is much better than rope."

Nangong Wu walked up to the three middle-aged men and asked, "Who are you?"

These three people are dressed so well and are with Liang Zheng, they must not be good people.

The three men were terrified when they saw Liang Changqing's head. They trembled like leaves, and the one kneeling on the left even urinated, yellow liquid flowing from his body.

The person kneeling in the middle spoke in a trembling voice, "I...we are Governor Liang's staff..."

"So it turns out he was a staff member that Liang Zheng paid to hire. It seems that most of the evil deeds he committed were your ideas."

"Lock them all up in jail later, interrogate them, and then determine their crimes." After saying that, Nangong Wu took out several pairs of handcuffs and showed Su Siyan and Ji Hongfei how to use them.

She then walked up to the ten constables and said, "If you want to live, tell us about the evil deeds Liang Zheng has committed. Otherwise, this head on the ground will be your fate."

"We'll tell you everything, please don't kill me..." All ten constables kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Nangong Wu turned and walked out of the hall, took out a signal flare and fired it into the sky, signaling the other guards waiting by the helicopter to enter the city.

As for the women, let them stay in the cabin for now, and we'll deal with things in the city later.

She then said to Ji Hongfei, "Our people will be here soon. Take a few men and guard the north gate. Don't allow anyone to leave the city."

Liang Zheng has been operating here for decades, with his entire family and even his maternal relatives living here. They are also colluding with bandits in the two prefectures. We can't let them run away with the money.

"Sister, let me go!" Nangong Xiao said to her, "I have the Zhenyuan Prince's token; no one dares to disobey me!"

"Alright, be careful," Nangong Wu instructed him.

"Don't worry, don't forget what kind of background your brother has." Nangong Xiao reassured her and left with the six people.

Nangong Wu watched his retreating figure, feeling heartbroken for his childhood experiences.

He was forced to kill people by the Nine Nether Sect Master when he was so young. It's a miracle he's still alive.

She returned to the main hall and ordered the ten constables, "Go and summon all the constables from the prefectural government. If you want to redeem yourself, then perform well."

"Yes, yes! We will definitely listen to you."

The ten constables stood up as if they had been granted a pardon.

"This is the Second Prince, you must remember him well," Ji Hongfei said to them.

Prince Zhenyuan treats Nangong Wu like a son, so it's perfectly fine to call her Second Prince.

"Yes, yes! This humble servant greets Your Highness the Second Prince!"

The yamen runners hurriedly bowed and scraped to her.

"Go and call everyone here quickly, or they'll all lose their heads. If they dare to have any other ideas, we'll tear them to pieces." Ji Hongfei kicked the person next to him.

"Yes, yes! I wouldn't dare!"

The ten constables all said they dared not and ran out to find someone.

Ji Hongfei and a Flying Feather Guard followed the yamen runners.

"Keep these people here for now. Once our people arrive, we'll send them to jail," Nangong Wu instructed Su Siyan before walking out of the hall.

They have too few people; don't let them split up yet.

"Yes!" Su Siyan responded, came out, closed the door, and stood guard outside.

Nangong Wu arrived at the main gate of the government office and said to the Flying Feather Guards guarding the area, "Open the gate, our people will be here soon."

"yes!"

Two Flying Feather Guards opened the door.

About half an hour later, dozens of guards from the Prince's residence and the Seventh Prince's guards arrived and quickly took control of the entire government office.

All the yamen runners on duty today have been summoned; there are more than thirty of them.

Ji Hongfei reported: "Your Highness, Liang Zheng's family members have been taken into custody and are temporarily being held in a courtyard."

My subordinates have already inquired; the Liang family members all own residences in Runan City, and their numbers are enormous. We're afraid our men won't be able to control them all.

Nangong Wu's gaze swept over the yamen runners, noticing several constables among them.

A yamen runner took out a roster and presented it with both hands, "Your Highness, this is a list of all the personnel working in the yamen."

Li Ke took the roster and handed it to Nangong Wu.

Nangong Wu turned to the first page of the roster and saw that it only contained the names of the people in the government office.

"Where is the list of the garrison personnel here?"

The governor was originally just a civil official in charge of civil affairs, but there were also military generals stationed in the local areas.

But Liang Zheng was not only the governor, but Emperor Mingde also gave him the additional title of Vice Minister of War, so that he could control the garrison generals and military officers in the area and not be hindered in his work.

Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture are located on the periphery, with natural barriers on their borders with the Eastern Jin State and the Southern Qi State, and there have been almost no military conflicts on the border.

Therefore, after the death of the original garrison general, Emperor Mingde did not send any more generals. Instead, he bestowed upon Liang Zheng the title of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, placing him in charge of the political and military affairs of Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture.

Two or three decades later, Liang Zheng became the dominant figure here, becoming the local tyrant of Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture.

"The list of military personnel is in... a hidden compartment in Lord Liang's study," the constable whispered.

"In the hidden compartment in Liang Zheng's study?" Nangong Wu looked at the person and realized that he knew there was a hidden compartment in Liang Zheng's study, which showed that he was someone close to or trusted by Liang Zheng.

"Li Ke, take them to the study to search."

"Let's go." Li Ke grabbed the yamen runner and led a few guards toward Liang Zheng's study.

"Your Highness!" Li Zhan's voice came from outside the gate.

Nangong Wu turned her head and saw Li Zhan stepping over the threshold and walking in, followed by three generals.

Upon seeing Nangong Wu, the three generals excitedly stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and bowed in greeting.

"This humble general pays his respects to Your Highness!"