Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2593 Atonement for Crimes 56.0
Eagle Leopard glanced at Shen Cha, whose expression was extremely helpless, and then at Shen Haolin, who was silently comforting her, and sighed softly.

Actually, the whole thing was a misunderstanding. The men under Eagle Leopard and Shen Cha's Shadow had long heard of each other but never met. Now that they finally had a chance to meet, they wanted to find a way to prove that they were better than each other.

However, they cannot fight each other. If they do, they will be punished by their respective superiors, and no one can bear that responsibility.

As luck would have it, while they were eating at the same restaurant, they encountered two groups of thugs causing trouble. They decided that whoever could take down one group first would be the most powerful, and the other side would have to accept the loss.

What they didn't know was that these two groups of thugs were not simple people behind the scenes. They were backed by two wealthy and influential men in the city. Moreover, unlike ordinary thugs, many of them had blood on their hands.

In his complaint letter, Liu Shuai made it very clear that, based on their long-term investigation, they could confirm that half of these thugs were wanted pirates who had long since disappeared, and they didn't know why they were willing to work for these two wealthy gentlemen.

Now that they have finally found their trail and are preparing to set up a big trap to catch them all, this unexpected turn of events has caused Liu Shuai to fly into a rage.
Fortunately, this was not Liu Shuai's only plan. He also had a backup plan, and just as he had planned, he caught these thieves red-handed.

Despite this, Liu Shuai still felt uneasy, especially since he knew who the people who had disrupted his plans were. He couldn't really do anything to them, so he could only let these brutes get a good beating before they revealed their identities. That's why those shadows were injured.

Even so, Liu Shuai couldn't swallow his anger, but he couldn't let anyone beat him up again. After thinking it over, he could only write two letters of complaint, one to Shen Cha in Jiaping Pass and the other to Wu Qingruo, the Eagle King, in Wangxin Town, Xijing City. His purpose was to ask them to restrain their people and not to meddle in other people's affairs and cause trouble for them.

"What Commander Liu said is true." After reading the letter, Eagle Leopard stuffed it back into the box, handed it to Shen Cha, picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and said, "If we really take this matter seriously, it can't be blamed on us, right?"

"You think so?"

“Yes, that’s what I think too.” Eagle Leopard nodded. “Yes, in this matter, it seems that Commander Liu is in the right, and we seem to have thwarted their operation. But if we really want to reason things out, we need to have a proper discussion, right? My reasoning is convincing even if it’s brought before the Emperor. His Majesty would have to agree with what I’m saying and stand on our side.”

"Really?" Xue Ruitian and Bai Meng exchanged a glance. "What do you want to say? Tell me."

"Commander Liu has his own plan and has arranged his actions, just waiting for the prey to fall into it. But he didn't communicate with us about his actions or plans, did he? We know nothing, we're completely in the dark, we don't know what he's up to, we don't know who they're watching, we're completely unaware of all his actions and plans. Then," Eagle Leopard spread his hands, "when we were eating, we encountered a fight among thugs, almost to the point of coming right up to our men. Could we just stand by and watch? Of course not, right? Since his men didn't show up in time, it had to be our men who took action, right?"

“With your attitude, let me tell you, Uncle Liu will be furious if he hears this,” Xue Ruitian chuckled. “But you’re right, we don’t know their plan, we don’t know what they’re up to. The fight’s already happened right before our eyes. If we don’t do anything and something really happens, then it’ll definitely be our responsibility.” He looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, and said, “What do you two say?” “What else can we say?” Shen Cha shrugged helplessly. “We’ve all thought the same thing. Even if Uncle Liu holds us accountable, we’ll have something to say.”

“Well, I have to say something about Uncle Liu. He just wanted to vent his anger, not really want to do anything.” Bai Meng chuckled. “With his extensive experience, how could he not have thought of what we could think of? He was probably just a little scared. If he hadn’t kept a backup plan, the person they wanted to catch might have escaped, and their long-planned scheme would have fallen through.”

"That's true!" Shen Cha nodded. "Let's see how far Uncle Liu's complaint goes. If it's just my uncle and me, we can each send a small gift as a token, and that'll be it. But if he..."

"Young master, will General Liu report this to His Majesty?"

"It's not impossible. If we complain to His Majesty, we won't be in the wrong, right?" Shen Cha smiled. "However, this has nothing to do with you or me anymore. Our Imperial Uncle will take responsibility for us, okay?"

Shen Cha's last word was directed at Shen Haolin, and Shen Haolin nodded slightly when he saw her like that.

“Like I said, what we can think of, Uncle Liu can also think of. He just wanted to vent his anger, that’s all.” Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha and said, “We are the younger generation, so let’s not take it to heart.”

"Let me say something fair," Song Yaojia said, gesturing to the group after listening to everyone. "Both of you have some issues. If we really have to say who's at fault, then it's a 50/50 split. So, let's all compromise and not be so serious, shall we?"

“Of course, that’s what we hope for too.” Shen Cha nodded. “It depends on Uncle Liu’s opinion.” She thought for a moment, then looked at Shen Haolin. “Should we write a letter to Uncle Liu or Uncle Huang?”

"No need!" Shen Haolin shook his head gently. "This misunderstanding can be resolved by my master. He will handle it all."

“Alright!” Hearing Shen Haolin say this, Shen Cha nodded and made a gesture to Ying Bao to stop there. “However, you still need to write back and discipline your subordinates properly. Tell them to be a little more humble and apologize to Uncle Liu. After all, we live far away from Uncle Liu. They live in the same city and county, and we will see each other all the time. We will have to cooperate in the future, so we can’t afford to make enemies.”

"Yes, young master."

Eagle Leopard knew that Shen Cha was right, so he didn't refute her and obediently agreed.