Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

Long Aotian never expected that Liu San could be so shameless, reaching a level that no one could match!

"Liu San, how could you do something so undignified? Shameless!"

Looking at Liu San's opportunistic behavior, Zhang Zhong, being concerned with saving face, naturally couldn't act like him.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, this matter was originally our fault. I was just speaking from the heart. How can you say I lost my dignity or was shameless?"

"You..." Zhang Zhong was so angry that his eyes were blazing, but he was helpless.

"Alright, Liu San, since you've said that, I won't make things difficult for you." Long Aotian seized the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot. "You can leave now."

Liu San immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Lord Shen! Thank you, Brother Beichuan!" After saying that, he abandoned Zhang Zhong and led his brothers away.

Although he was a fence-sitter, he also understood the meaning of "a wise man submits to circumstances."

It's just saying some conciliatory things now, nothing serious.

But if Shen Congxin really lets this matter become known to everyone in Qianzhou City, then those who used to laugh at him, Long Aotian, will turn around and laugh at him, Liu San!

His principle is to solve problems simply and without unnecessary trouble!

"Alright, Lord Zhang, since you're unwilling to back down, then you may leave." Long Aotian deliberately said, "Tomorrow, I guarantee you'll be in the eye of the storm!"

At this moment, the people next to Zhang Zhong also advised him that it was just a matter of admitting defeat, and it wouldn't cause any harm.

But Zhang Zhong just wouldn't have it; he couldn't get over that mental hurdle.

When he switched sides to Wen Tao's side, he said a lot of bad things about Shen Congxin, belittling him to nothing!

He felt the same way. Shen Congxin had been the chief inspector for so many years, but he had not made any progress. What else could he be but a good-for-nothing?

He, Zhang Zhongjue, would never bow down and admit his mistakes to such a worthless person!

but……

If this matter becomes the talk of the town, wouldn't Zhang Zhong become the same as the good-for-nothing Shen Congxin, a laughing stock among the patrons of the restaurant?

After much deliberation and consideration, he finally decided to admit his mistake...

"Master Shen..."

"Hey." Long Aotian said with his hands behind his back, looking quite smug.

"Lord Shen and Lord Jiang are both incredibly intelligent, while I, Zhang Zhong, am a fool!" He said this very reluctantly, and immediately turned to leave.

"Shen Congxin, this matter is not over yet!"

"Zhang Zhong, don't rush off." Long Aotian stopped him again. "This matter is not over yet."

"What?" Zhang Zhong tilted his head, incredulous. "I've done everything you asked, what else are you dissatisfied with?!"

Long Aotian shrugged. "I'm just not satisfied. I've changed my mind. What do you say?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Besides saying this, you also need to give me five taels of silver."

"What?!" Zhang Zhongren was dumbfounded. "Five taels of silver ingots? What makes you think you can have them?!"

Long Aotian couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, if you don't give it to me, then what you said today will still be known to everyone in Qianzhou City tomorrow."

Zhang Zhong was so angry his eyes were practically spitting fire. "You...you...you, didn't you say you wouldn't tell anyone?"

"I promised not to tell anyone what I said last time, not that you would admit you're an idiot and not tell anyone~" Long Aotian said in a very shameless manner.

"Pfft..." Jiang Beichuan, who was standing to the side, almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Shameless!

Shameless!

How could a dignified seventh-rank chief inspector resort to such dirty tricks?!

"Hurry up and give it to me. I know you're working under Lin Boguang. That bastard Wen Tao has said a lot of bad things about me. He must have made you a lot of money. Five taels of silver is nothing to you, Lord Zhang, isn't it?" Long Aotian said.

In the end, Zhang Zhong could only accept his bad luck. What better way to deal with someone as shameless as Long Aotian than to pay up and avoid trouble?

He reluctantly handed Long Aotian five taels of silver ingots, turned to leave, but Long Aotian called him back and demanded the string of copper coins he hadn't taken at the beginning.

After all, even a small fly is still meat!

Besides, those were things he was supposed to return to him in the first place!

"Shen Congxin, this matter is not over!"

Zhang Zhong angrily threw down the copper coin and left for good this time; Long Aotian did not stop him.

"Hehe, I'm rich."

Long Aotian picked up the copper coin from the ground, dusted it off, and then happily stuffed it into his pocket.

I was thinking that when I got home tonight, I could buy some good food for my beautiful wife to help her recover!

"Thank you, Lord Shen and Lord Jiang, for clearing my name." Behind them, the two Shi sisters bowed to Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan.

"If it weren't for Lord Shen's discerning eye for right and wrong, and his catching of the real thief who stole the purse, I would probably have been thrown into the black jail by those corrupt officials..." Shi Yiguang said with lingering fear, "What I would have encountered then is truly..."

"No need for formalities." Long Aotian smiled slightly. "I am a servant of the emperor, and I should share his burdens. As the chief inspector of the Night Guard, it is my duty to safeguard the peace of this region."

“Yes, you don’t need to be so polite. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me and Lord Shen!” Kitagawa added with a smile.

"Sister, I'm so sorry." Just then, Shi Mingxiang suddenly took her sister Shi Yiguang's hand and said, "If I had foreseen this, perhaps it wouldn't have happened..."

"I just didn't expect him to use such methods to frame you..."

If it weren't for Lord Shen and Lord Jiang, you would have been wronged and suffered greatly. I... I even doubted you; I'm truly incompetent..."

“Sister, there’s no need to say more, I understand.” Shi Yiguang smiled slightly and gently stroked her sister’s face to comfort her, “We haven’t seen each other for many years, and my sudden return home has already caused you a lot of inconvenience…”

"However, my trip was only to see how my sister is doing. As for the Shi family ancestral home, I think it's best to leave it to her..."

"younger sister……"

Looking at her younger sister whom she hadn't seen for many years, Shi Mingxiang realized the true value of her only family member in the world...

A moment later, the two sisters embraced tightly and wept together...

"that……"

Seeing this touching scene, Long Aotian even considered asking the two sisters to promote him more, so that all the neighbors would come to him for help. That way, perhaps he wouldn't have to keep the "List of Impermanent People"...

After all, cases on the list of unpredictable crimes are definitely much harder to solve than ordinary petty theft...

But before he could speak, Jiang Beichuan, who was standing next to him, raised his hand and pressed down on his shoulder, signaling him not to ruin the beautiful atmosphere.

"Ah, what a beautiful day!"

Stepping out of the courtyard, sunlight fell on his shoulders, and Long Aotian stretched lazily with great satisfaction.

"Yes, it's a beautiful day!"

Jiang Beichuan followed suit, imitating Long Aotian by wiggling his hips and stretching.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Suddenly, Long Aotian took out the five-tael silver ingot that Zhang Zhong had given him from his waist and threw it toward Beichuan beside him.

"Sir, is this?"

"Here you go."

"This is too much, I can't accept it..." Jiang Beichuan was about to refuse.

Five taels of silver is indeed a drop in the ocean for a corrupt official.

But for a newly appointed junior inspector like Jiang Beichuan, who was upright and unwilling to compromise his principles, there were indeed quite a few.