The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

"Starting today, I will be handling cases in this office for three consecutive days. If you have any grievances over the years, you can come and file a complaint."

Zhang Ye's sharp eyes swept across everyone's eyes, and every word he said was sonorous and powerful.

"You don't have to worry or be afraid. As long as you dare to stand up and expose injustice, I, Zhang Ye, guarantee that your personal safety will never be threatened!"

"You've all seen the bodies of Li San and Qian Hai. I dared to kill them all. There's no one in Jingshan County I wouldn't dare touch!"

As soon as the words fell, there was some commotion in the crowd. Several people were about to step forward to complain, but were held back by their relatives and friends.

The Li family has been operating here for so many years that their power can no longer be described as huge. Their people are everywhere in the entire Jingshan County.

The new county magistrate talks nicely, saying he can handle any case, but as long as the Li family is not eradicated, what good will it matter even if he can handle a few small cases?

When you get promoted and leave in the future, those people who dare to stand up and complain will still be implicated and retaliated against.

Everyone can see this very clearly and understand that there have been so many county governors, more than a dozen of them, and many of them were ambitious and wanted to take action against the Li family, but most of them ended up in disgrace. They were either transferred to other places or squeezed out by the Li family. More people chose to bow their heads and join the Li family in oppressing the local people.

The Li family is permanent, but the county magistrate is transient. This is not just talk. In Jingshan County, the Li family's name is more powerful than that of the county magistrate. This is also a recognized fact!

"Tsk, that's not easy to fix!"

Zhang Ye frowned as he looked at the crowd that showed no reaction.

He didn't expect that the Li family's reputation here had reached a level that was feared by everyone.

Now, Li San's body is hanging in front of the government office, but these people still dare not come forward to file a complaint.

What does this mean? It means that no one believes that he, the new county magistrate, can defeat the Li family.

"It's not like there wasn't any reaction at all. At least public opinion has shifted a little bit."

Zhang Ye noticed that with the deaths of Qian Hai and others, the public opinion on the system panel changed from -9999 to -6000. Although this change failed to change the views of most people, it was also a good sign.

At the very least, it proves that the people here have not been completely dominated by the Li family and oppressed to the point of numbness.

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In the center of Jingshan County, in a courtyard covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres, the morning sun shines down and the servants who got up early have already started working.

In the cattle pen in the backyard, more than a dozen war horses were snorting, waiting for the first meal of the morning.

These days, war horses are a scarce military resource, and it is strictly forbidden for civilians to sell or raise them. But the Li family is so awesome that they not only keep them in captivity with great fanfare, but also take them out for a walk on the streets when they have nothing to do.

At that time, in the main room in the backyard of the Li family, the old man had already gotten up with the help of the servants. The old man, who was nearly seventy years old, was in very good spirits. His skinny skin was full of wrinkles, and his gray goatee matched with his pointed face and monkey cheeks made him look nothing like a good man.

"Old Master, what would you like to eat this morning?"

The butler came closer and asked with a flattering smile.

The old man is old and cannot eat anything that is too greasy or too hard, so every morning the kitchen prepares more than a dozen kinds of porridge and soup for him to choose from.

In those days when ordinary people could not get enough to eat, the Li family's lifestyle was extremely extravagant.

"San'er, are you back?"

The old man struggled to move to the living room, and as soon as he sat down he began to ask about the situation at home.

He had three sons in his life. The eldest son was quite promising. He became a regiment leader in the Feng faction when he was in his early forties. It was also because of him that the Li family was able to stand firm in Qingshan County for many years.

The second son had a bad life. When he was a teenager, he went out to play and fell into the water and drowned.

Now, in the huge Li family, there is only the third son left, who is idle every day and barely keeps things going.

"Replying to the old man, the third master went to the government office to drink last night and hasn't come back yet. I guess he stayed there overnight."

The housekeeper pursed his lips and smiled as he helped to cover for them.

"There have been a lot of things going on in the world recently, and the Third Master has been very busy."

"Hmph, what's he busy about?" The old man disagreed with the housekeeper's argument, his cloudy eyes filled with disappointment and helplessness: "He just hangs out in brothels every day. There are so many things going on at home, has he ever taken care of them? Just play around, sooner or later he'll ruin all my family business!"

The housekeeper didn't know what to say and could only stand aside and smirk.

blah blah blah...

Just as the old man was thinking about what to eat in the morning, there was a dense sound of footsteps in the yard. Then a strong man in a coarse sweatshirt came to the door of the main house in two steps, and knelt at the door with a thud.

"what happened?"

The old man narrowed his eyes and asked in a very low voice.

He knew the boy in front of him. He was the follower of the third brother. Whenever he came back first, it meant that the third brother had gotten into trouble outside again and needed to go home to get money.

"Old Master, Third Master, Third Master..."

The sturdy man's face turned red from holding his breath, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

He really didn't know how to repay this. He went out with Li San last night. They originally planned to go to Cuixianglou to play after drinking in the office, but after the guy arranged everything, he waited and waited but Li San didn't show up.

In the end, Li San didn't show up until twelve o'clock, so the boy didn't take it seriously. He just thought that he was drunk and was resting in the office.

Unexpectedly, this morning, when he went to the office to look for people, he found that Li San, Qian Hai and others had all been beaten to death and hanged at the gate of the office.

This scared him to death. If his family members were not in Jingshan County, he would have planned to run away for his life.

"What happened to the third brother? Did he lose money in the casino again?"

The old man held the teacup, blew away the foam on it gently, and asked without raising his head.

This kind of thing happens several times a month, and he has become accustomed to it.

"No, Old Master, Third Master... Third Master is dead..."

The strong man had a sad face and reported tremblingly.

"I went to the government office early this morning to look for Third Master, but upon arriving at the gate, I discovered the bodies of Third Master and County Magistrate Qian hanging at the gate..."

"small……"

Snapped!

The teacup fell to the ground, and the old man suddenly looked up, staring at the man outside the door with lightning-like eyes, his body trembling slightly.

"What did you say? What happened to the third brother?"

"Dead, dead, Third Master is dead..." The sturdy man didn't dare to make any eye contact with him, and repeated vaguely while kneeling on the ground.

"The Third Master is dead. They're all dead. County Magistrate Qian, Casino Boss Cui, the second-in-command of the Qinglong Gang... they're all dead..."

"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"

After hearing the accurate news, the old man's face became extremely ugly. He clung to the armrests of the chair with both hands and almost fainted on the spot.

He never imagined that at the age of seventy, he would have to see his loved ones die.