Chapter 302: Punishing the Evildoers

While Lu Yu and his beautiful wife were sailing for a night cruise, enjoying the breeze and the bright moon, and tasting beautiful women and fine wine, the whole capital was in turmoil.

The son of the prime minister and the prince of Lu were attacked in the capital and their legs were broken alive. This was a great event. As the capital of a country and the foot of the emperor, Qianwu City had not seen such a bad incident for many years.

In particular, the identity of the perpetrator was extraordinary, a notorious big devil, and at the same time, the candidate for the son-in-law appointed by His Majesty made the matter more complicated.

Jingzhao Prefecture, which was responsible for maintaining public security in the capital, was the first to bear the brunt of the responsibility for this matter, so Jingzhao Prefecture Yin Dong was awakened from his bed by his subordinates and summoned his subordinates to the government office overnight to discuss countermeasures.

This incident was different from the previous incident of the post road being blocked. It was understandable that he did nothing last time, but if he remained indifferent to the vicious injury that happened right under his nose this time, it would probably cause public resentment.

Moreover, just because they were the two victims, he had no choice but to do nothing.

"Where are the two injured now?" Dong Wendong asked.

"Mr. Li and His Royal Highness were taken away by the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion. They should be in the Prime Minister's Mansion now." A subordinate answered.

Dong Wendong nodded slightly.

The mansion of the King of Lu was far away in Lu, and it was out of reach for the time being. It was also safe to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for treatment first. In any case, the identities of the two were extraordinary, and rescuing their injuries and minimizing the damage was the first priority.

Now that the two were in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister's Mansion would definitely try its best to provide the best treatment for the two. There was no need to worry about this for the time being, so the next question was only one - how to deal with the perpetrator?

"Let's talk about what to do next!" Dong Wendong said.

So all the subordinates started to discuss. Some said to catch the murderer and punish him severely. Some said that the prince was guilty of the same crime as the common people. No matter who he was, he should not be above the law. Some said that this matter was serious and should be reported to the central government immediately and wait for the central government's instructions...

In general, most of the subordinates tended to control the wounder first, because many of them originally opposed the Hateful Blood Demon to become the son-in-law. Now that they finally got a chance to overthrow him, they would not let him go easily.

Even Dong Wendong himself thought that he should take this opportunity to teach the newly promoted son-in-law a lesson, but in this case, a new problem was placed in front of everyone. Who should be sent to arrest this demon?

Although everyone was indignant and supported the arrest, when it came to naming someone, they shook their heads like rattles.

After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Not to mention the many incredible things that happened to that devil, just the fact that he could split Gao Zhengbang in half with one knife was enough to scare many people away.

Just when Dong Wendong was at a loss, a subordinate suddenly came to report.

"Sir, the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion are here..."

Dong Wendong was startled and quickly stood up and said, "But Prime Minister Li is back?"

Prince Li was inspecting the defense of the northern district and was not in the capital. If he had arrived in time, then Dong Wendong would not have to worry about it here, and everything would naturally be decided by Prime Minister Li.

Unfortunately, the subordinate shook his head: "It's not Prime Minister Li, it's Prime Minister's wife. She asked someone to carry Mr. Li to our government office..."

Dong Wendong was stunned. Before he could speak, he immediately heard a burst of crying, and then saw a large group of Prime Minister's family members carrying the pale and dying Li Yuankai in.

The cries of the women filled the entire hall in an instant.

Dong Wendong was startled and hurried forward, saying, "Madam Li, what's going on? Could it be that your son..."

Madam Li wiped her tears and cried, "My Kai'er has always been well-educated and kind-hearted. Today, I went to Tianxiang Tower to entertain the prince of Lu, but I didn't expect that disaster would come from the sky and I would suffer such a great humiliation for no reason!"

"I know that the identity of the thug who committed the crime is not trivial, and his methods are cruel and notorious. You gentlemen must have some doubts... I brought Kai'er here now to let him see with his own eyes how badly the evil thief hurt my son! Such an iron... The evidence is as strong as a mountain, you still want to condone it? "

"Now, my son still has a breath left, but if you still do nothing and don't redress our grievances, I'm afraid that this breath will soon be suffocated! Could it be...you want to see my son die in Jingzhao Mansion with your own eyes!"

Dong Wendong repeatedly comforted: "It's not that bad...Madam Li, don't think too much, it won't come to this, you should take your son back to recuperate..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation and an explanation to the Xiangfu...Besides, aren't we already discussing countermeasures?"

Mrs. Li cried even more miserably: "If Lord Dong doesn't dare to catch the evil villain, why don't we let the women of the Xiangfu catch him? The worst case scenario is death. I want to see how many evils you have to wait for him to do before you are willing to do something to him!"

After saying that, she actually wanted to lead the family members to rush out.

Dong Wendong was shocked and quickly ordered his subordinates to stop them from leaving the government office.

Just kidding, if they really let them go to trouble that devil, then the matter will be completely out of hand! With the devil's style of doing things, he won't talk to people about reason. If all the women of the Xiangfu died tragically at the hands of the devil, he didn't know what would happen to the devil, but he would definitely lose his job anyway.

After finally settling a group of desperate women of the Xiangfu, Dong Wendong felt that the matter was getting more and more difficult.

At this time, one of his staff came over and advised: "Mr. Prefect, although this matter seems to be full of dangers on the surface, there are opportunities in danger..."

"The reason why the son-in-law is so successful now is just because the emperor favors him, but he is arrogant and domineering, bullying the powerful, and even calling the most popular courtesan in the capital..."

"How can the emperor tolerate such behavior? I think after tonight, he will not be the son-in-law of Princess Gaoyang. Then he will be a drowned dog that everyone wants to beat. Why don't you take this opportunity to take the initiative?"

"Of course, you don't need to fight him head-on. Just show a tough attitude and win a reputation for being impartial and fearless of criminals..."

Dong Wendong listened to this and felt that it made sense.

However, this move still has great risks. After all, the demon's cultivation is too high. Even the martial saint master Gao Zhengbang died in his hands. Even if he mobilized all the troops of Jingzhao Prefecture, it would be difficult to get any benefits. He was afraid that he would lose more than he gained...

While he was hesitating, another subordinate suddenly came to report.

"Your Excellency, Commander Deng of Shen Ce Prefecture sent a letter saying that the Shen Ce Army has dispatched troops to Shili Huafang to capture the bandits. Please also dispatch the prefecture troops to cooperate with them immediately!"

Dong Wendong was startled and said in surprise: "Really?"

"The identity of the messenger has been confirmed. This is absolutely true!" The subordinate responded.

Dong Wendong immediately felt relieved.

Qianwu City is divided into three parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city. The Shen Ce Mansion is mainly responsible for the public security and order of the inner city. It is not subordinate to the Jingzhao Mansion, which is responsible for the outer city. Strictly speaking, the Shili Painting Boat should belong to the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Mansion. The actions of the Shen Ce Mansion are completely beyond the boundary.

But at this moment, how could Dong Wendong care about this little border behavior of the Shen Ce Mansion?

Moreover, he also knew that the leader of the Shen Ce Mansion, Deng Weixian, was a disciple of Gao Zhengbang, and had expressed his dissatisfaction with the Hateful Blood Demon many times. Tonight, he finally had an opportunity to take action openly, so he naturally couldn't hold back.

Dong Wendong immediately made up his mind: "Gather all the people and follow me to the Shili Painting Boat immediately! Everyone is mobilized, and no one can be absent!"

So, the entire Jingzhao Mansion suddenly became vigorous and vigorous, with a scene of turbulence.

Seeing this, the family members of the Xiangfu stopped crying and became more confident. They didn't expect that things would turn out like this. Now not only the soldiers of Jingzhao Prefecture would be dispatched, but also the troops of Shen Ce Prefecture would be dispatched.

So they also summoned the private soldiers of the Xiangfu to follow Dong Wendong, not wanting to miss this opportunity to beat the drowning dog.

Soon, the troops were assembled.

Dong Wendong himself was fully armed. At a command, the soldiers of the palace came out and rushed to the direction of Shilihualang.

The sound of hooves broke the tranquility of the night, making the quiet and peaceful capital city in the past full of a solemn atmosphere.

Not long after, the troops of the palace arrived at the Yulei River, but the scene in front of them caught Dong Wendong and others off guard. For some reason, the Yulei River, which was once a scene of singing and dancing, was suddenly filled with thick fog tonight.

Within the entire range of the ten-mile painted boat, the Yulei River waterway was like a steamer that had just been opened. It was shrouded in a vast white mist, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. How could one see any trace of the Hateful Blood Demon?