Chapter 236: Cheng Yu: When It Comes to Causing Trouble, I Am No Match for You
“This is framing innocent and loyal people! You will be held responsible for this! His Majesty will not let you off!”
Those present could afford to spend money in Harmony Tower, so they were all people of no small status.
Now that they had been arrested and thrown into this filthy prison, their emotions were inevitably somewhat out of control.
No matter how arrogant Cheng Yu, this Jinyiwei, was, he could not be so wanton as to arrest people at random, could he?
Someone even began smashing the iron bars of the cell.
He shouted angrily, “The one surnamed Cheng, hurry up and let me go back! My father is Li Gang, the Assistant Minister of Revenue. If you dare harm me, he definitely will not let you off!”
The moment he shouted this, the other people who had originally been indignant were instantly dumbfounded. Why had Assistant Minister Li’s foolish son come here too?
And why was he speaking so aggressively, courting death like a complete idiot?
“Hmm?”
Cheng Yu raised his brows and stood, walking toward the cell.
Among the small fry, there was even a little fish?
He clearly remembered that this fellow had been dragged out from a private room where a Beauty Banquet had been ordered.
“You want to go back?”
Li Gang’s son nodded and spoke in a commanding tone. “Since you heard me clearly, hurry up and let me go. The sooner, the better! I was only eating a meal and you arrested me. It is only because this young lord is in a good mood today. Otherwise, I definitely would not let you off!”
What no one expected was that Cheng Yu not only did not get angry, he even smiled politely and nodded.
“You want to go back as soon as possible? Very well.”
Li Gang’s son immediately raised his head smugly.
Did these cowards see that? He was not afraid of this petty Jinyiwei.
He could leave!
The others were completely dumbfounded. Why was Cheng Yu not only unangered, but even acting as though he feared the other party?
This... this was not right, was it?
The situation had completely exceeded their expectations, and their thoughts immediately became active again.
Could it be because there were too many guests in Harmony Tower, and most of them had status, so even Cheng Yu was afraid he could not afford to offend so many people?
At that thought, they suddenly felt that perhaps they should also announce their identities and see whether Cheng Yu would let them leave because of it.
While they were still hesitating inwardly, Li Gang’s son watched Cheng Yu approach and kept muttering smugly,
“What a fuss over nothing. Was I not merely eating a meal off the bodies of a few stinking wenches? To become this young lord’s serving platter should have been those cheap sluts’ honor...”
Cheng Yu’s face still carried a polite smile, but traces of fierce light kept flashing through it.
He wanted to go back?
Cheng Yu could naturally agree to such a small request. After all, this man was still the son of an Assistant Minister!
But in the next moment, an incomparably terrifying surge of Internal Energy erupted violently, passing through the cell bars and slamming hard into Li Gang’s son.
SLAM!
He had no time to react at all. His entire body was slapped against the wall like a lump of rotten mud, and the whole cell trembled from the impact.
A mouthful of fresh blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spilled from his mouth.
He fell to the ground half-kneeling, clutching his throat. No matter what, he could no longer draw breath. His organs had all shattered!
His blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Cheng Yu.
Only now did he react.
This man dared kill him. More than that, he had long since wanted to kill him!
He had no more time for anger or regret. At this moment, his consciousness vanished completely.
【The host does not fear power, punishes the guilty, and upholds the Jinyiwei’s responsibilities. Reward: one bottle of Corpse-Control Pills!】
Cheng Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at the twitching corpse on the ground, then waved his hand.
“Since Young Lord Li is in such a hurry to leave, send him back.”
The Jinyiwei opened the cell door and, under the incomparably terrified gazes of the crowd, dragged Young Lord Li’s corpse away.
He had left!
Cheng Yu had not lied.
He said he would let Young Lord Li leave immediately, so he sent him home.
“Young Lord Li wanted to leave so badly, but I also bear His Majesty’s trust and cannot release people casually. I could only compromise. I hope everyone understands. Fortunately, I did not fail my mission. Young Lord Li has returned home.”
The words Cheng Yu spoke with a smile were, to the people present, simply the most terrifying words under heaven.
Too ferocious!
Truly ruthless and merciless, killing without blinking!
“If anyone wants to leave like Young Lord Li, you may tell me... If no one dares, then I advise everyone to stop watching the spectacle and think carefully about how you will explain yourselves to His Majesty when the time comes.”
Cheng Yu sneered and sat back down on the chair, silently calculating the time in his heart.
That Minister Qian’s people should be arriving soon...
He had kept these people here and even personally stayed with them not because he was idle, but because he was waiting to fish up an even bigger catch.
Execute First and Report Later, with the Throne’s Special Authorization.
A privilege was not just empty talk. It had to be properly put to use.
No matter how big the fish that came, he intended to test how large a blade he needed.
At this moment, the people in the cell had been completely subdued by Cheng Yu’s display.
One by one, they squatted on the ground with their heads lowered dejectedly.
They only dared speak in soft whispers.
“Alas, I said I should not have gone out today. Now look. I was arrested and brought here, and I do not even know when I can get out.”
“Who knew we would run into something like this? We just happened to meet this fierce man. He even dared touch Harmony Tower, and now he kills people the moment he says he will.”
“Stop muttering. Do you see? Quite a few major figures have also been arrested. Do not worry. As long as you do not jump out too much and provoke this living King of Hell, someone will come to save us.”
Everyone shifted their gazes toward a corner.
A few richly dressed middle-aged men were squatting there with their heads lowered, but one could still tell that they were Court-Appointed Officials of Great Qian with no small official posts.
They happened to be members of the Moderate Faction. Thus, they often came to eat at Minister Qian’s establishment, only to unexpectedly run into Cheng Yu.
If the matter of the Beauty Banquet truly blew up, then as court officials who knowingly violated the law, their crimes would absolutely be the greatest.
In order to protect their own people in the Moderate Faction, Elder Grand Secretary Qi and Minister Qian absolutely could not sit by and do nothing.
The others could do nothing, so they could only wait for the result.
Just as they expected, before long, dense and hurried footsteps came from outside the prison door.
With a group of Jinyiwei escorting them, several people swaggered inside after pushing open the door.
The man in the lead had a round, protruding belly, and his narrow eyes were filled with viciousness. He was precisely the current Minister of Revenue, Qian Sunbao.
Zhang De accompanied this second-in-command of the Moderate Faction at his side.
His expression and behavior were filled with fawning.
“Lord Qian, those people are all temporarily detained here. They have not been processed any further...”
After placating Qian Sunbao, Zhang De immediately turned his head to look at Cheng Yu with an angry expression.
“Cheng Yu, have you gone mad? You dared randomly arrest so many well-known people of the Great Qian Capital. Do you know how much trouble you have caused?”
When Cheng Yu heard that Zhang De still dared to turn around and bite him first, he rose from the chair, not caring in the slightest.
“I do not. When it comes to causing trouble, in any case, I am no match for certain people who colluded with Prince Chu’s faction.”
He curled his lips, shook his head, and raised a thumb.
“Tsk, tsk. As the Great Qian Emperor’s Personal Guard, to have unclear ties with rebels—now that is what I call real trouble.”