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Someone shouted, and the onlookers immediately dispersed.

Wang Laoqi, accompanied by several constables, walked out from the crowd.

"Who's causing trouble in town?"

He shouted sternly.

As soon as Wang Laoqi pushed aside the person in front of him, he saw Chen Mo at a glance.

"It's you again, Chen Mo?"

Before he could get angry, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the tiger on the cart, and he was immediately shocked, his face full of surprise.

"This...could this be the tiger from Black Wind Ridge?"

Wang Laoqi's voice trembled slightly.

"What exactly happened?"

He had already heard about the tiger and was preparing to organize a hunt in the mountains.

But now, this tiger has actually been killed?

And he was killed by that brat Chen Mo?

How is that possible?

"Dad! Chen Mo stole this tiger. Don't be fooled by him."

Wang Mang, who was standing nearby, quickly called out.

Anyway, today he's going to frame Chen Mo for theft.

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"Chen Mo, do you dare say you killed this tiger? If you dare to lie and deceive the authorities, that's a capital offense!"

Wang Laoqi stared intently at Chen Mo with a sinister look in his eyes.

"If you know what's good for you, hand over the tiger right now and come with us to investigate this matter."

The constables behind him immediately stepped forward.

Chen Mo's eyes turned cold.

Anyone could see that Wang Laoqi was trying to rob him outright.

Now that he has the town government as his backer, Chen Mo and Sun Dazhu have no chance to resist him.

This time, however, the situation is completely different.

Chen Mo looked up at the sky; it was almost Shenshi (3-5 PM).

If we continue to get entangled with these people and waste time, all our previous efforts will be in vain.

"Wang Laoqi, whether I killed this tiger or not is not for you to decide."

Chen Mo did not back down in the slightest.

"I have already made an agreement with Lieutenant General Zhao that the tiger's carcass must be delivered to him before Shenshi (3-5 PM). If any of you dare to obstruct me now, you will be disobeying Lieutenant General Zhao's orders. Can any of you bear the consequences?"

Upon hearing Chen Mo mention General Zhao, everyone present changed their expressions.

In this area, General Zhao wields the most power, and no one dares to offend him.

Despite his best efforts and extensive connections, Wang Laoqi was unable to establish a connection with Zhao Canjiang.

How could Chen Mo, a mere country bumpkin, possibly know General Zhao?

Moreover, the great achievement of hunting down the tiger, as well as the reward of a hundred taels of silver, could not possibly fall into Chen Mo's hands so easily.

"Haha! What are you pretending for? Trying to scare us with Zhao Cangjiang?"

Wang Laoqi was not afraid at all, after all, in his eyes, Chen Mo was nothing more than a habitual liar.

I was repeatedly deceived by this kid when I was plundering the village's stored grain.

Now that such a great opportunity for revenge has presented itself, Wang Laoqi is naturally unwilling to let it slip by.

"You clearly stole this tiger. Hand it over today, and you're not leaving here!"

Wang Mang also shouted loudly from the side.

The constables around them could no longer contain themselves and immediately surrounded Chen Mo and Sun Dazhu, drawing their knives and encircling them.

"Oh no! They're about to make their move!"

Upon seeing this, the surrounding people quickly retreated, no longer daring to watch, for fear of being implicated.

"Brother Mo!"

Sun Dazhu was extremely anxious and gripped the short knife at his waist tightly.

At this moment, the atmosphere was tense and on the verge of conflict.

"Do you dare to try and lay a hand on me?"

Chen Mo showed no fear whatsoever.

"Brothers, seize these two thieves!"

Wang Laoqi immediately gave the order.

The group of constables, swords in hand, slowly approached Chen Mo, but did not make a move.

As a fight seemed imminent, the crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger, and people began to discuss the matter.

"Chen Mo is really unlucky; how did he have to offend the Wang family father and son?"

"That's right. Now that Wang Laoqi has the government as his backer, those two guys probably won't be able to leave town today."

"I told you, they definitely didn't kill the tiger. Two villagers couldn't possibly kill a tiger in the mountains. They probably stole it from somewhere and got caught red-handed."

"That makes sense. The Wang family has been saying they're going to hunt tigers in the mountains for a while now. Who knows, maybe the Wang family killed the tiger first, and these two kids secretly took it away..."

These chattering discussions kept reaching Chen Mo's ears.

The group of people in front of him were either afraid of the Wang family's power or simply couldn't stand seeing others do well. But there was no point in saying more. What he needed to do now was to get rid of these officials as soon as possible.

Just as everyone was facing off, they suddenly heard the sound of several rapid hoofbeats.

"What happened?!"

A loud shout came from behind the crowd.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound, and were immediately startled.

"The government troops are here!"

The constables present quickly put away their knives, and the others also made way for them.

Several cavalrymen in government uniforms dismounted and walked straight into the crowd.

Looking at the government troops in front of him, Wang Laoqi immediately put on a smile, quickly stepped forward, and said obsequiously, "Gentlemen, we've been waiting for you."

"What's wrong?"

The leading officer looked grave, unaware of what had happened.

But the next moment, his gaze was drawn to the tiger in the very center.

"Sir, these two petty thieves are incredibly audacious! They stole a tiger that the government had hunted and were preparing to sell it for money. Look closely, the tiger's carcass is right here—the evidence is irrefutable!"

Wang Laoqi immediately distorted the truth.

"That's right, sir. My father led the Wang family to hunt this tiger in the mountains, but it was stolen by these two thieves. If we don't stop them today, all our hard work will be in vain. You must do us justice."

Upon seeing this, Wang Mang immediately echoed the sentiment.

"That's right, sir, please arrest these two thieves quickly and lock them up in jail for proper interrogation."

Most of those present were members of the Wang family, and they all chimed in with their own opinions.

Faced with the group's false accusations, Sun Dazhu was instantly enraged and stepped forward, saying, "Bullshit! This tiger was clearly Mo Ge and my..."

"Big Pillar".

Chen Mo reached out and pulled him back, signaling with his eyes for him to calm down.

Sun Dazhu was slightly taken aback. Although he was full of resentment, he still chose to believe Chen Mo.

Seeing that the government soldiers didn't speak, Wang Laoqi stepped forward again, took out a few taels of silver from his pocket, and secretly stuffed it into the officer's hand.

"Sir, these two petty thieves have a history of committing numerous evils. Your arrest of them is a service to the people. Thank you for your hard work..."

Wang Laoqi had a smile on his face.

The officer looked serious, glanced at Wang Laoqi in a low voice, but did not respond.

"Even the government troops have been mobilized. It seems that Chen Mo is definitely not going to survive."

"Otherwise, the Wang family certainly wouldn't lie, would they...?"

Seeing that the officer remained unmoved, Wang Laoqi was slightly puzzled and spoke again: "Sir, those two lads were incredibly audacious, daring to use General Zhao's name to intimidate people. They deserve to die!"

In Wang Laoqi's view, victory was now assured.

Not only will Chen Mo have his tiger confiscated, but he'll also have to go to jail. Finally, the Wang family can get revenge for the humiliation they suffered before.

Just then, the officer's face darkened, and he looked up and gave Wang Laoqi a loud whack on the ear.

"Snapped!"

The entire audience was stunned.