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The figures ahead stood in a row, blocking the entire road.
Mu Xiong frowned and led his men slowly forward, wanting to see who dared to obstruct the path of the Mu Mansion.
But when they saw the uniforms of the Inspectorate on the group, Mu Xiong laughed, having thought it was someone else.
"So it's the esteemed Inspector," Mu Xiong said with a cold sneer. "Earlier, when we asked for your help to clear the way, you didn't come. I thought you had forgotten, but here you are. We're almost at the docks; what use is it for you to come now?"
"Forget it, forget it."
Mu Xiong waved his hand helplessly. "Don't come here for nothing. Help carry these boxes later; there are so many of them!"
"Just take a break later," Mu Xiong turned back to his men and said, "Let them do the lifting."
"Alright!"
Everyone cheered upon hearing this, happy that they didn't have to work and had free labor to enjoy.
"Mu Mansion's Mu Xiong, right?" Wu Santong, who was beside Li Hengsheng, asked with a smile, "What's in these boxes?"
"What's it to you what's inside the boxes? Just follow and carry them!" Mu Xiong barked coldly.
"You there, come push the cart!"
Saying this, Mu Xiong directed the guards of the Inspectorate to come and push the carts.
But the crowd looked at each other, and no one moved.
"What's the matter? Can't you hear me?" Mu Xiong said icily.
"Mu Xiong."
At this moment, Li Hengsheng stepped forward with a smile and said, "They are my people from the Inspectorate. We didn't come here in the middle of the night to help you push carts and move things. I think you might be mistaken."
"What are you here for then?" Mu Xiong stared at Li Hengsheng intently.
"We received a report that illegal goods are being transported here, so we from the Inspectorate are here to investigate this matter," Li Hengsheng said, pointing at the carts behind him. "Someone reported your Mu Mansion, saying there's something wrong with the goods you're transporting. Could you please open the boxes for inspection?"
"How dare you!"
Mu Xiong erupted in anger, saying, "These are the belongings of the third master of our Mu Mansion. You dare to inspect them? I think you're tired of living!"
"Li Hengsheng, don't make trouble for yourself!"
"I give you some respect and call you Inspector, but if I don't, you're nothing in front of our Mu Mansion!"
Mu Xiong pointed at Li Hengsheng's nose and cursed.
"Insulting an Inspector, it seems you're the one seeking death," Wu Santong also said with a cold face.
"Open the boxes!"
Li Hengsheng shouted loudly.
The many guards immediately stepped forward.
"I'd like to see who dares!" Mu Xiong also shouted.
But with Mu Xiong's scolding, the many guards all hesitated and actually didn't dare to come forward.
"Cowards!"
Wu Santong spat in disdain and then stepped forward to open the boxes.
"Seeking death!"
At this moment, a person from the Mu Mansion directly made a move against Wu Santong.
"Scram."
Wu Santong's palm turned into a claw, and with one swipe, he dislocated the arm of the person from the Mu Mansion on the spot.
The person from the Mu Mansion screamed in pain, and others also came forward to stop Wu Santong.
But they were just at the Transcendence Realm, how could they possibly stop Wu Santong.
At this time, Mu Xiong moved and also threw a punch at Wu Santong!
However, as soon as Mu Xiong made his move, he heard a faint sound of thunder, and the next moment Li Hengsheng appeared in front of him. As Mu Xiong's punch was thrown, Li Hengsheng also threw a punch, directly colliding with Mu Xiong's punch!
Mu Xiong was not afraid at all because Li Hengsheng was just a martial artist at the same realm as him.
Who would be at a disadvantage?
But at the moment of the punch collision, Mu Xiong's face suddenly changed drastically. The power of Li Hengsheng's punch was not something he could compare to.
The robust force cracked the bones in Mu Xiong's hand on the spot, and he was blasted away, even spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Mu Xiong never expected that at the same realm, he would be injured by Li Hengsheng like this.
"Attacking a person from the Inspectorate, you're quite bold," Li Hengsheng said indifferently.
"Li Hengsheng, you dare to offend our Mu Mansion!" Mu Xiong said incredulously, holding his hand.
"What's so great about your Mu Mansion," Li Hengsheng narrowed his eyes and said, "No matter how big your Mu Mansion is, you're still people of the North Cold Country. Although I'm not from the North Cold Country, I'm currently serving as an Inspector within its borders. If you violate the laws of the North Cold Country, I naturally have the right to deal with you!"
"Open the boxes!"
Li Hengsheng shouted again.
The others were shocked as they watched Li Hengsheng, not expecting their Inspector to dare to make a move against the Mu Mansion!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't even dare to think about it.
If it were the previous Inspectors, they would have clung to the Mu Mansion's leg, licking it if they could, let alone offending them.
This Inspector seemed really different!
Seeing Mu Xiong disabled by Li Hengsheng and the others knocked down by Wu Santong, they had no more concerns and came up with tools to pry open the boxes.
When they pried open the boxes, Li Hengsheng and Wu Santong were also shocked by what was inside.
The boxes were filled with people.
All women.
And all young girls.
Their mouths were stuffed with cloth, and when they saw Li Hengsheng, their eyes showed a frightened look and some pleading.
"Human trafficking."
Wu Santong couldn't believe it, although he had heard it might be people, actually seeing this scene was still shocking.
Li Hengsheng also took a deep breath, then led his men to release all the women.
Then they took all the women back to the Inspectorate, registered their names, and their addresses, and then Li Hengsheng gave each of them some travel expenses, releasing them when it was light.
All the women were extremely grateful to Li Hengsheng, crying and kneeling on the ground to kowtow to him.
They thought their lives were over, they had already despaired, and they were very aware of the terrifying fate that awaited them once they truly arrived in the vast city.
But at this time, Li Hengsheng appeared, saved them, and even gave them money to go home.
Li Hengsheng had given them a second chance at life!
Their gratitude to Li Hengsheng was beyond words.
Li Hengsheng had some guards from the Inspectorate escort them out of Tu Mountain City, and then let them go wherever they wanted.
"That's great," Wu Santong said suddenly, standing beside Li Hengsheng, "I suddenly feel that what we're doing is very meaningful. Brother, following you was the best decision I've ever made."
"Heh," Li Hengsheng stood at the door watching the people leave, then turned around and said, "You feel a sense of achievement now because the trouble hasn't come yet. When trouble comes, I hope you still have the same mindset."
Just as he turned around, Yan Wanghou came up, his face excited, and he bowed respectfully to Li Hengsheng: "Inspector, those people from the Mu Mansion have been locked up in the dungeon."
"Hmm."
Li Hengsheng hummed.
At this moment, Yan Wanghou looked at Li Hengsheng differently.
It was a look of respect, even admiration.
Just a few days after taking office, he dared to move against the people of the Mu Mansion.
Such a thing had never happened with the previous Inspectors.
"According to the laws of the North Cold Country, how should such people be dealt with?" Li Hengsheng asked.
"Reporting to the Inspector," Yan Wanghou quickly said, "Based on the current situation, Mu Xiong is enough to be beheaded, but you and I both know that Mu Xiong is just a small fry, the real mastermind is the third master of the Mu Mansion. If…"
"Behead first, talk later."
Li Hengsheng shook his head and said, "It's not realistic for us to go to the Mu Mansion to capture the third master now, so let's take it step by step. Whether Mu Xiong is a scapegoat or whatever, our Inspectorate needs to make our stance clear first, to give the people hope."
"Really behead?"
Yan Wanghou was surprised.
If Mu Xiong was really beheaded, it would be tantamount to a real falling out with the Mu Mansion.
"Or is it fake?" Li Hengsheng said with a smile, "I'll just tear my face with them, what can they do? Do they really dare to kill me?"
"That's unlikely."
Yan Wanghou shook his head, "You are a disciple of Dao Mountain Ancient Land. If they kill you, Dao Mountain Ancient Land might completely erase them. But although they dare not kill you openly, it's uncertain if they will secretly harm you. If that happens, without evidence, Dao Mountain Ancient Land may not come directly to the North Cold Country to demand people, which could cause friction between the two sides."
"Let them come secretly if they want, I don't mind," Li Hengsheng suddenly remembered and said, "Junior Brother Wu."
"Brother," Wu Santong quickly caught up and said.
"The tax issue I asked you to list the unnecessary taxes, have you listed them?" Li Hengsheng asked.
"It's done," Wu Santong nodded.
"Then let someone post it," Li Hengsheng said, turning around.
"Okay!"
Wu Santong said and went to do it.
Seeing Wu Santong really go to do it, Yan Wanghou, who was beside him, also got a little excited, then quickly said, "Inspector, about that Lin Qizhu I mentioned to you before, do you want to get in touch?"
"Sure," Li Hengsheng was eager to find someone like Lin Qizhu to serve under him as a head catcher.
"Alright, Inspector, I'll take you there tonight," Yan Wanghou nodded.
However, just at that moment, a guard ran in, his face panicked, and said, "It's not good, someone from the Mu Mansion is here."
"So what if they're here, why panic?" Yan Wanghou scolded, "You're scared like this by the Mu Mansion!"
"It's Mu Haiming himself who has come!"
The guard hurriedly said.
Hearing this, Yan Wanghou's face also changed.
Mu Haiming himself has come?
"Who is Mu Haiming?" Li Hengsheng asked indifferently.
"He's the most capable subordinate of the third master of the Mu Mansion!" Yan Wanghou said gravely, "Also the number one fighter under the third master!"
"Acme of the postnatal realm."
"Normally, no one dares to provoke him."
The guard quickly explained to Li Hengsheng.
Describing the terror of Mu Haiming.
"Oh?" Li Hengsheng's eyebrows raised, then said, "That's something to see."
Li Hengsheng was about to go out to see when suddenly, with a bang, the front door of the Inspectorate was kicked to pieces.
Dozens of people walked in mightily, the leader broad and stout, exuding a powerful aura. He was bare-chested, his muscles bulging, and his eyes intimidating. Just one glance was enough to make the guards at the door weak in the knees, retreating one after another.
"Who is the Inspector? Come out!"
Mu Haiming roared, his voice so loud that the entire Inspectorate trembled.
"Who dares to make noise in the Inspectorate?" At this moment, Li Hengsheng also walked up with a few guards. When he saw the front door lying on the ground, Li Hengsheng looked at Mu Haiming: "Did you kick this door down?"
"Are you Li Hengsheng?" Mu Haiming's eyes flashed with malice: "I didn't expect you to have some guts, daring to mess with my Mu Mansion's business and capturing our people!"
"I'm here on the third master's orders to take Mu Xiong away. Now, release Mu Xiong to me, and then kneel down and kowtow a few times, maybe the third master won't hold it against you!"
Mu Haiming's voice was particularly sharp, and his momentum was rising.
"I'm asking you, did you kick this door down?" Li Hengsheng ignored Mu Haiming's question and just looked at his newly bought door.
"Are you looking for death?"
Mu Haiming clenched his fists, his bones crackling.
"I'll ask you one last time, did you kick this door down?" Li Hengsheng's tone also turned cold.
"Yes, what about it!" Mu Haiming said indifferently.
"Yan Lao, he broke into the Inspectorate uninvited and kicked down the door of the Inspectorate, and threatened the Inspector. What's the crime?" Li Hengsheng asked Yan Wanghou.
Yan Wanghou was dumbfounded.
They came to demand a person, and you still care about the door?
"Uh…" But Yan Wanghou still said, "In that case, he should compensate us for the door, and according to the severity, a fine of five to fifty silver taels. He threatened the Inspector with a bad attitude, he can be beaten with fifty boards, and if he still doesn't repent, he should be locked up in the dungeon for seven to fifteen days."
"Good."
Li Hengsheng nodded.
Then he looked at Mu Haiming.
At this moment, Mu Haiming felt insulted and angrily said, "You want money for breaking things? Fine, brothers, smash the whole Inspectorate for me!"
"Yes!"
The crowd laughed, and then one figure stepped forward to start smashing!
But at that moment, a sound of breaking air came!
Thud!
A surge of energy directly pierced through the figure's head!
He died on the spot!
Li Hengsheng raised his finger and then calmly said, "This person intended to commit violence in the Inspectorate, with a heinous act, and was directly executed."