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Chapter 140: Dare to resist (Subscribe)

When Lin Rui walked into the lobby, he saw a strong eunuch in his thirties with a young face and no beard sitting there.

He was only wearing his underwear, his face flushed, and he was furious, shouting and cursing at the people below.

Lin Rui thought that this should be the eunuch Wang Zhenli, the supervisor of the Jinggang Maritime Customs.

This was the person the county magistrate had specifically instructed him to be before he took office.

Although this person is a low-ranking official, only a sixth-rank official, he causes a lot of headaches for Zhuang Mingyue's family.

Beside this man stood sixteen fully armed guards, all with wide-open eyes and ferocious expressions.

Below the hall were a group of county soldiers who had come to raid the Jinggang Maritime Customs Office on his orders. Several team leaders and Qu Chang were all there.

They seemed to be confronting the guards, but they all kept their heads down and were scolded by the eunuch like grandsons.

There were more than a dozen officials and clerks beside them, who should all be officials and clerks of the Jinggang Maritime Customs. They were either sitting or standing, with different expressions. Some looked worried, some were peeking curiously, and some were whispering to each other.

Sitting below the eunuch was a handsome civil servant wearing a sixth-rank official robe. He was looking at Lin Rui who walked in from outside with curiosity.

This person should be the director of the Maritime Customs, named Li Dan, and the county magistrate also mentioned him specifically.

It's friendly forces!
Theoretically speaking, the Director of the Maritime Customs is the chief official of Jinggang City.

However, starting 2000 years ago, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty transferred a large number of palace eunuchs to various customs offices and maritime customs offices to monitor these important financial areas.

These eunuch supervisors were supported by the emperor and the inner court, and they kept encroaching on the powers of the original chief officials. Now they have become the actual chief officials of these customs offices and the Maritime Customs Office, and the Maritime Customs Office Supervisor has become their deputy.

The eunuch Wang Zhenli also saw Lin Rui and glared at him with a pair of narrow, sinister eyes. "Are you Lin Twelve, the new defense commander of Wangcheng? It was you who ordered the closure of the Maritime Customs Office?"

He was indeed burning with rage. He had just fallen asleep in the yamen tonight when a group of armed county soldiers broke in outside, saying that the merchant Yuan Ji had colluded with the alien demon and attempted to assassinate the new defense envoy of Wangcheng. They were ordered by the new defense envoy of Wangcheng to raid the Maritime Customs and search for any clues related to the merchant Yuan Ji and the alien demon.

Wang Zhenli was a little flustered at first. After all, he had a deep connection with Yuanji and had done many shady things.

Fortunately, he received the news from Yuan Ji shortly after the incident.

Yuan Ji did ask people from Tieshatang to assassinate the new defense envoy, but the evidence Lin Shier got was very limited, and they were all just indirect evidence. As for the charge of colluding with the extraterritorial demon, it was completely false.

As long as he can withstand the pressure tonight, there won't be any problem.

Wang Zhen slammed his fist down on the desk in front of him, making a loud thud like thunder. "I think you're really too bold! Who gave you the right? Who gave you the courage?"

"You say you're investigating demons, but what solid evidence do you have? The search for demons has led them to our Maritime Customs. Isn't it just a month before our Maritime Customs has to pay taxes? You, a mere captain of Wude, can afford to delay official duties?"

He walked down from the stage while cursing and pointed his finger at Lin Rui's nose: "Either you give me an explanation and give me solid evidence, or you kneel down here and apologize, otherwise I will make sure you pay for it!"

Lin Rui was too lazy to talk nonsense with this guy, so he just threw the syringe wrapped in the handkerchief to the ground.

The county soldiers and guards in the hall did not recognize this thing, but the officials and clerks of the Maritime Customs were all knowledgeable about it.

They were all shocked and stood up, staring at the syringe.

This thing is already quite common in the territory of the Song Dynasty. Even if these people have not seen it, they have heard of it.

"This was found in Yuanji's warehouse. The evidence of this person colluding with the outer demons is irrefutable."

Lin Rui stared coldly at Wang Zhenli with wolf-like eyes. "I heard that Yuan Ji and Eunuch Wang are close friends. Not only are you sworn brothers, but you've also been sharing the same carriage and dining table, going in and out of restaurants and brothels, feasting every day, right?"

Wang Zhenli took a look at the syringe on the ground, and the blood immediately drained from his face.

His mind went blank, wondering why Yuan Ji would leave this thing in the warehouse? Leaving such a huge disaster behind?

If it was just an injection from the extraterritorial demon, it would be fine. In the Song Dynasty, many powerful officials were using it semi-publicly.

But Yuan Ji should never have imitated the method of the extraterritorial demon to attack and kill Lin Twelve. This was simply nailing the lid of his own coffin, for fear that the lid of the coffin was too loose.

Wang Zhenli's ferocious aura disappeared instantly. He subconsciously swallowed his saliva and took a few steps back.

"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Yuan Ji and I are just drinking buddies. There's no such thing as sworn brotherhood or sworn brotherhood! That guy just wanted to ask me for a favor and curry favor with me. I didn't know he was colluding with the demons."

As he spoke, he retreated, trying to find a sense of security among the guards behind him.

"——Defense Envoy Lin, it was Yuanji who colluded with the Heavenly Demon. What does this have to do with our Maritime Customs? There's no reason for you to seal off the Maritime Customs. What evidence do you have that our Maritime Customs is connected to the Heavenly Demon?"

Those guards who had originally looked ferocious now turned pale, and the veins on their hands holding the knives bulged.

If Wang Zhenli is really proven to be connected with evil, this group of people will not be in any good situation.

"I'm not just going to shut down the Maritime Customs Office now." Lin Rui sneered disdainfully. "According to the rules of our dynasty, all cases involving demons are dealt with severely and strictly, and the suspicion of guilt is presumed! It's better to kill someone unjustly than to let them go. Since you're on good terms with Yuan Ji, it's difficult to clear your suspicion of demon involvement. I'll arrest you as well! If you dare to resist, you'll be charged with the crime of following the demon!"

He gripped the knife in his right hand and began to accumulate momentum: "Whether or not they are colluding with the Heavenly Demon, I, the Imperial City Division, will investigate and find out."

When Lin Rui said the word "take down", the eunuch Wang Zhenli's face trembled and his expression became even uglier.

This Lin Twelve clearly wants to put him to death!
This guy's methods are so cruel and sharp. If I enter the Imperial City Bureau, how can I possibly come out alive?

The county soldiers around were all hesitant. It was not that they were unwilling to obey orders, but they were worried about Wang Zhenli's guards.

This eunuch had invested heavily in his personal attendants. Among the sixteen of them, twelve were at the third realm and four were at the fourth realm. Their overall combat power far exceeded that of these county soldiers.

Although these guards looked a little frightened, their hands holding the swords were full of veins and looked very steady.

At this moment, Ji Xueying, who was guarding behind Lin Rui, suddenly had red light in her eyes, and a strong and fierce sword intent swept across the whole place, causing a huge shock to the hearts of all the guards.

Some of the third-level guards actually lost consciousness and were crushed unconscious on the spot by Ji Xueying's ferocious sword intent. Several fourth-level martial artists also had their minds frozen and suffered severe headaches.

They barely managed to survive the attack of the sword, but suddenly a red figure flashed in front of them.

Clang!
Following the sharp and piercing sound of a sword being drawn, a flash of crimson lightning exploded in the hall, covering an area of ​​several feet around.

Most of the guards flew out, and all of them smashed into the surrounding walls like cannonballs, making a loud noise and causing dust to fall in the hall.

Ji Xueying got Lin Rui's hint and showed mercy, using the back of the knife.

However, even those martial artists at the fourth level could not withstand her sword strike. They were not even able to mount an effective defense. At this moment, all of them had broken bones and muscles, blood oozing from their mouths and noses, and their appearance was extremely miserable. Some of them even had collapsed chests and were almost on the verge of death.

The eunuch Wang Zhenli was horrified when he saw this: "Lin Twelve, how dare you! You are so audacious! I am a sixth-rank eunuch supervisor and am only under the jurisdiction of the inner court. You have no control over me!"

When he saw the blood-jade eyes of the Blood Knife Princess looking at him, his heart and fear suddenly shattered. He instinctively jumped into the air and ran towards the back hall.

"You bastard, you framed me and slandered me! I'm going to the state capital now to seek justice from the chief eunuch. I will definitely make you pay—"

He thought that he must not fall into the hands of Lin Twelve, otherwise he would be dead! Even the chief eunuch, even His Royal Highness the King of Han, would not be able to save him!

At this moment, a gleam of light appeared in Lin Rui's eyes.

He actually escaped?

Good thing! This is clearly an attempt to flee from the crime!

Why would this eunuch escape if he wasn't guilty and afraid of being punished?
At this moment, dozens of lightning talismans scattered around by Lin Rui exploded at the same time.

"You still dare to flee in fear of punishment and resist stubbornly?"

Clang!
Lin Rui's long sword was unsheathed, and it turned into a purple sword light that was invisible to the naked eye and pierced through the twenty-meter void.

However, his Thunderous Slash failed to kill the eunuch Wang Zhenli directly.

This person was wearing a piece of armor with extremely strong defensive power. Lin Rui slashed four times in a short time before he broke through the outer defense of the armor and cut off the eunuch Wang Zhenli's feet.

Wang Zhenli fell to the ground from the air, wailing in agony and cursing angrily: "Lin Twelve, you bastard, you beast! How dare you attack our family? You are courting death—"

He had only finished cursing when a group of county soldiers rushed over and pinned Wang Zhenli to the ground, preventing him from speaking.

At this moment, a county soldier named Qu Chang suddenly showed a slight change of expression. He rummaged in Wang Zhenli's arms and took out two things. He turned his head with a strange expression and said, "Sir Defense Envoy, this man also has something from the Heavenly Demon!"

Lin Rui looked at the thing in his hand and couldn't help but be stunned.

They were actually two allogeneic strengthening injections. Judging from the trademark, they should be Type 3 allogeneic strengthening injections produced by "Zhengguang Pharmaceutical Group". They were not opened.

Lin Rui wondered if this could be considered a lucky coincidence.

He had never imagined that Wang Zhenli actually had this thing on him—

At this time, the eunuch Wang Zhenli looked as pale as death. The reason why he chose to escape was because of the two demonic objects on his body.

Previously, he was worried that they would be found out by the county soldiers, so he kept the two injections on his body. Wang Zhenli never expected that Lin Twelve not only found the evidence of Yuanji Tongmo's crime, but was also so bold as to attack him personally, making the two injections become fatal evidence.

Lin Rui lowered his head and looked at the two injections carefully, then laughed out loud: "It turns out that they are colluding with the extraterritorial demons!"

His eyes were sharp. "Investigate! Dig three feet deep into the ground and search for evidence of the Maritime Customs' collusion with demons!"

At this time, most of the officials from the Maritime Customs in the hall looked frightened and their faces were as pale as paper. Only Li Dan, the director of the Maritime Customs, remained calm. There was a look of surprise in his eyes as he looked at Lin Rui intently.

Is this the person Miss Zhuang recommended? He's truly amazing! Sharp!
(End of this chapter)