In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Zhang Meng was overjoyed!

Now that Shen An is all alone, isn't he just going to deal with Shen An however he wants?

However, to prevent Shen An from escaping on horseback.

He wasn't in a hurry; instead, he waited patiently for Shen An to enter their ambush.

He then led his men out, one in front and one behind, perfectly surrounding Shen An in the middle.

"Hey, isn't this Zhang Meng? What are you doing here?" Shen An asked knowingly.

"Damn it, I'm right here with you, what are you talking about! If you want to live today, get off your horse right now, come over here and kowtow to me to apologize! And give us five thousand taels in compensation! Otherwise, I will cripple you today!" Zhang Meng said, spitting as he spoke.

"Five thousand taels? You really have some nerve!" Shen An was astonished.

"Heh, that's my attitude. I don't care whether you're here or not!" Zhang Meng said arrogantly. "Alright, why don't you dismount, kneel down, kowtow, and apologize? Don't you want to live anymore?"

"Oh, so it's your attitude. Well then, I'll show you my attitude!"

Shen An didn't waste words with them. He took out the repeating crossbow on his back and fired a barrage of shots at Zhang Meng and the others.

Now, under Shen An's design, his repeating crossbow can fire up to twelve shots at the same time.

His shooting accuracy was superb; he hit all twelve people out of twelve shots.

Some were shot in vital areas and fell to the ground immediately, while others were shot in the thighs and arms and screamed in pain.

Those who weren't hit all had drastic changes in expression.

They didn't expect Shen An to make a move directly, and they certainly didn't expect him to have such a powerful weapon.

"Run, run!"

There was someone in front of Zhang Meng just now, which allowed him to escape a disaster.

Seeing this, he dared not stay any longer and immediately turned and ran.

But since Shen An had decided to take action against them, he had naturally made arrangements in advance.

They had just escaped when dozens of corpse carriers appeared from all directions and surrounded them.

"What are you corpse carriers trying to do? Rebel?!" Zhang Meng shouted, "Get out of my way!"

Ever since they attacked the government officials, these corpse carriers have become even more rebellious than Shen An.

If these people don't rebel, they'll die sooner or later even with the gas masks Shen An gave them, so they might as well take a gamble.

Who knows, not only might they survive, but they might even rise to the top!

In the past, they were afraid of the threats from these constables, but now?

It only made them think that they had been bullied by these good-for-nothings in the past, which fueled their anger!

"Zhang Meng, stop spouting nonsense! Today is your death day!" Old Zhao stepped out from the crowd, his cloudy old eyes flashing with intense hatred: "You used to call yourself Ma Tianming's strategist. Wasn't it you who secretly arranged for Ma Tianming to recruit my granddaughter to be your informant?"

My granddaughter's death is related to you, therefore! You must die today!

Zhang Meng did indeed instigate this, but how could he possibly bear the consequences now?

"Old Zhao, you've misunderstood. This was all Ma Tianming's decision. How could I have a say? Hurry up and have your men make way. If you just let us go, I'll have the magistrate promote you to constable and give you a government job later, is that alright?" Zhang Meng's voice was full of pleading.

"Zhang Meng, it's too late to say anything. You must pay the price for my granddaughter's death!" Old Zhao said, taking the lead and rushing over with a shovel in hand.

The others, without any hesitation, excitedly rushed over.

Having been oppressed by these officials for so long, they all wanted to experience what it felt like to beat them up or even kill them!

They all want to see if, when they bullied these poor corpse carriers back then, they ever imagined that they would be killed by the corpse carriers today!

"No, no, please stop!"

Seeing that Old Zhao was completely ignoring him, Zhang Meng turned to Shen An and pleaded, "Officer Shen, I just wanted to teach you a lesson, it's not a capital offense. You can beat me up, and I'll call you 'father' or 'grandfather,' okay?"

"It was you who instigated Ma Tianming to make me a scapegoat. If I hadn't been able to defeat Ma Tianming, I might have died because of you. So you are my mortal enemy. If I spare you, I would be letting myself down! Therefore, you must die today!" Shen An shook his finger.

"Don't listen to Ma Tianming's nonsense! He's lying to you!" Zhang Meng immediately denied.

"A dying man's words are often good, and I believe him!" Shen An replied.

Zhang Meng and the other constables then realized what was happening!

Ma Tianming wasn't killed by the Western barbarians, but by Shen An.

Only now did they truly realize that Shen An was definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing, someone they couldn't afford to offend!

They're such idiots, insisting on making an enemy of Shen An!

"Officer Shen, we were wrong! We were forced into this by Zhang Meng! Please don't kill us!" The others also began to beg for mercy.

"It's no use. You all know that I killed Ma Tianming, so I have to silence him!" Shen An yawned, having already loaded his crossbow with bolts.

Seeing that Shen An was about to devise another plan, Zhang Meng and the others decided to break out from Old Zhao's place.

however!

These officials had long been weakened by wine and women. Although Old Zhao and his men were thin, they were all filled with anger and a determination to kill.

The two sides clashed.

Zhang Meng and his men were forced into a series of defeats.

Shen An, who was pursuing them, did not stop and continued firing.

In just a few breaths, only Zhang Meng remained alive.

But his condition wasn't much better either.

He was shot in the chest by Shen An, and then Old Zhao stabbed him in the chest with a shovel.

"Uncle Zhao, let's avenge Xiao Feng!" Shen An said.

"No, no, no..." Zhang Meng didn't want to be appointed, but Old Zhao smashed his head open with a shovel and killed him instantly.

After killing him, Old Zhao looked up to the sky and roared.

"Ahhh! Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, Grandpa has avenged you! Grandpa has avenged you!"

After Old Zhao finished venting his emotions, Shen An ordered everyone to take care of their health, while he carried his bow and crossbow and rode on horseback to continue towards the county town.

The county government office was bustling with activity, decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.

Even in these chaotic and famine-stricken times, there are still quite a few people who want to curry favor with Zhu Shigui.

Shen An's arrival did not attract much attention. Apart from the people in the county government, few people knew that Shen An was the newly appointed head constable. Even if they did know, so what?

Little did they know that Shen An had killed Ma Tianming and wiped out Zhang Meng and his entire gang!

Shen An came to present his congratulatory gift and then sat down with Liu Wenyuan.

After cutting flesh from his own leg last time, Liu Wenyuan was already walking with a limp.

As Shen An approached him, he whispered, "Thanks to you, I've already taken care of them!"

Liu Wenyuan was overjoyed.

He originally thought that Shen An killing Zhu Shigui was just a gamble, but his clean and efficient handling of Zhang Meng and the others made him think that it was not impossible for Shen An to kill Zhu Shigui and the others!

He took the initiative and said, "Shen An, is there anything I can help you with regarding that matter?"

"I don't need your help. Remember, I don't want to cooperate with you. I only did that because I was going along with the trend!" Shen An smiled on the surface, but his voice was extremely cold.

"Really not going to?"

When Liu Wenyuan asked again, Shen An did not respond.

As soon as Zhu Shigui came out and thanked everyone, the registrar Qian Guangzhi suddenly ran up to Zhu Shigui and whispered something in his ear.

Even though Zhu Shigui was very good at hiding his emotions, his expression still changed.

His reaction was noticed by Shen An and Liu Wenyuan.

Liu Wenyuan immediately whispered a reminder: "Shen An, they might have found out about Zhang Meng's affair. You'd better leave quickly!"

Shen An didn't think that way. When they made their move, they had sent people to keep watch around the area, and there was no one else around.

For Zhu Shigui to turn pale, something serious must have happened!