"Come here."

Jiang Chen beckoned to Wu, the clerk.

Wu immediately stepped forward and asked humbly, "Sir, what are your orders?"

Although he didn't know Jiang Chen's true identity, Jiang Chen's series of actions had clearly shown that his status was not low.

Otherwise, how would he dare to directly kill Su Mingtao?

"I know you helped Su Mingtao do a lot of things against your conscience. Now, I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins."

Jiang Chen gestured towards the people at the door and said, "Return all the things that Su Mingtao extorted from the people back to them."

Wu looked at Jiang Chen in surprise, somewhat in disbelief.

In his opinion, being able to stand up for the people was already good enough.

Even if the things that Su Mingtao had already seized were not returned to the people, the people would not have any complaints.

'This is a benevolent lord!'

Wu thought to himself.

If Jiang Chen heard Wu's inner thoughts, he probably wouldn't be able to help but laugh.

The ministers in the capital secretly called him a tyrant.

Now that he had come to Jiangnan, he was being seen as a benevolent person.

Just how inhuman were these aristocratic families in Jiangnan!

Jiang Chen's move made the people of Xizhou call him a wise and just official.

In less than a day, the originally lifeless Xizhou regained its vitality.

After leaving the court, Jiang Chen didn't rest. Instead, he took a guard and walked towards the Xizhou city area. He wanted to investigate the overall situation here.

As the saying goes, one can see the whole from a small part. The situation in Xizhou would reflect the overall situation in Jiangnan to some extent.

Walking on the increasingly wide streets, Jiang Chen's brow remained furrowed.

The supposedly prosperous Xizhou was even more desolate than the cities he had passed along the way.

What was going on?

Just as he was thinking, the guard beside him said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it seems there's a situation ahead. Let your subordinate go and investigate first."

Jiang Chen looked up and saw four or five young men standing in front of a vegetable stall looking like overlords.

The leader said in a peculiar tone, "Old woman, you've made a lot of money today, haven't you? We brothers patrol here for you every day, shouldn't you show us some appreciation?"

The old woman selling vegetables looked extremely unhappy. Jiang Chen could clearly see the anger flashing across her face, but in the end, she still tried to please them, saying, "Sirs, business hasn't been good today."

With that, the old woman reluctantly took out five copper coins and handed them to the speaker.

The expressions of the men instantly darkened.

The leader slapped the old woman's hand away, and the coins immediately flew out.

He spat and said, "Old woman, are you trying to send us beggars away!"

The old woman didn't have time to pay attention to the men's cursing. She quickly bent down to pick up the coins.

That was enough for her family's food and expenses for two days!

"Damn it, you dare ignore us!"

The men's anger surged, and they raised their feet to stomp on the vegetable stall.

Only a few breaths had passed from the beginning of the incident until now.

Jiang Chen's forehead was throbbing with anger.

"What the hell!"

He cursed angrily, rushed forward in a few steps, and kicked the men who were stomping on the fruits and vegetables to the ground one by one.

"Who dares to hit this young master!"

The men were used to being domineering. After being kicked to the ground by Jiang Chen, they immediately jumped up and locked their eyes on Jiang Chen.

When they saw that there were only two people, including the guard who had arrived, their anger soared.

"Good, you dare to hit this young master, you're really courting death! Brothers, attack! I'll take responsibility if someone dies!"

The leader shouted, and the men swarmed forward, trying to take advantage of their numbers to beat up Jiang Chen and the guard.

"How dare you!"

This time, Jiang Chen didn't need to take action. The guard stepped forward and knocked the men to the ground in a few moves.

The situation here attracted the surrounding pedestrians and merchants.

When they saw the men being beaten and screaming in pain, someone mustered up the courage to shout.

"Good! Well done!"

Jiang Chen glanced over and found that the person who shouted was obviously a merchant.

He beckoned, signaling the man to come forward.

However, the man was so frightened that he quickly retreated, even lowering his head so that Jiang Chen couldn't see his face clearly.

The men who were lying on the ground and screaming in pain recognized the man.

"Gao Defa, you old bastard dare to cheer, your restaurant will be closed from today!" the leader threatened.

Gao Defa, the owner of the restaurant, turned pale with fright and was filled with regret.

Jiang Chen's brow furrowed, and he stepped forward to step on the leader.

"You have so much power that you can close down a restaurant!" Jiang Chen said coldly.

The leader was obviously not very intelligent. After hearing Jiang Chen's words, he thought that Jiang Chen was somewhat afraid and immediately began to show off.

"Hmph, are you scared? Let me tell you, my cousin is a constable in Xizhou!"

After showing off his backing, the man glared at Jiang Chen again.

"Boy, quickly let me go!"

"Constable?"

Jiang Chen sneered, "What a big official! I'd really like to see him."

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, he heard a voice from outside the crowd.

"Brother Li, it's here! Li Liang was beaten!"

Jiang Chen followed the voice and saw a constable dressed in uniform rushing towards them from outside the crowd.

Knowing that the main character had arrived, Jiang Chen retracted his foot from Li Liang's body.

Li Liang thought that Jiang Chen was afraid. After getting up from the ground, he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Boy, if I don't lock you up today and let you taste prison food, my name isn't Li Liang!"

Upon hearing this, the guard beside him stepped forward and slapped Li Liang, sending him flying back to the ground.

"Share a surname with His Ma... with the young master? You're not worthy!"

Li Liang never expected that even though his cousin had arrived, the other party would still dare to be so嚣张.

He looked at Jiang Chen and the guard with resentment, already thinking about how to teach them a lesson later.

However, he didn't dare to say another harsh word.

"Make way! Didn't you see Constable Li coming?"

With the shouts from outside, the crowd quickly cleared a path, and Constable Li walked in with a gloomy face, led by a hoodlum.

Especially after seeing the miserable state of his cousin on the ground, his face became even more gloomy.

He looked at Jiang Chen, who was standing with his hands behind his back, and shouted righteously, "Who dares to commit such violence in broad daylight? Xizhou is not a lawless place!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked astonished.

How could this person in front of him look so much like the person who killed Su Mingtao in the main hall just now?

Li Liang, who was lying on the ground, didn't notice Constable Li's abnormality and said triumphantly, "Cousin, arrest them and teach them a lesson!"

Jiang Chen looked at Constable Li expressionlessly, his voice extremely cold.

"You're this person's cousin?"

Constable Li was still unsure, after all, he had only seen him once in the main hall.

But when he heard Jiang Chen's voice, his whole body couldn't help but tremble.