Chapter 110: Town Patrol
As the saying goes, in this remote and small place far from the city, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Local officials, like emperors, can do whatever they want. They arrange their relatives as township officials, collude with local tycoons to form a huge local power, and then arbitrarily collect heavy taxes, extort local residents, rape local women, and do whatever they want. Li Chenglin's desire to obtain justice through judicial channels in the local area is obviously seeking fish out of wood.
Li Changsheng originally intended to use his superb Taoist martial arts to emulate ancient rangers, go to the county town to kill those bad guys, and then disappear and go to the remote Zhongnan Mountain to practice alone. Only secular matters can be thoroughly resolved through secular means. To counter the grassroots tycoon and bully forces, it is necessary to use a slightly larger force than them.
Li Changsheng thought for a moment and said to Li Chenglin, "Brother Chenglin, please pack your luggage and bring some money with you. Please come with me two hundred miles south, and I will find a safe place for you to stay for a while. In this way, I don't have to worry about your personal safety, so that I can focus on seeking justice and fairness for you."
Li Chenglin saw that Li Changsheng agreed to participate in this matter, and he didn't say much. He immediately packed up his things and quickly prepared two packages. His father is still somewhat reluctant to leave home, wanting to take all the belongings with him.
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Li Chenglin advised, "Dad, staying at home will hinder my friend's work. Let's go out and avoid it for a few days before coming back."
Li Chenglin's father is lame in the left leg and cannot walk far. Li Changsheng helped him onto the big black horse and sat down, then took his bundle and carried it on his back. He led the horse and walked out of the yard with Li Chenglin.
The three of them were forced to stop before they reached the bluestone road in the center of the town. Two men in patrol attire holding batons stood in front.
One is a police officer with acne all over his face, a burly and robust figure, and a Qing Dynasty braid. He looks like he's in his twenties and points his baton at Li Chenglin's father on horseback, shouting loudly, "Old man! Where are you going?"
Li Changsheng turned his head to look at Li Chenglin with a questioning gaze. Li Chenglin whispered, "These are two detectives in the town. The thug who killed my mother and sister in the county town has an uncle who is the chief detective of the county's patrol room. He is worried that we will file a lawsuit in the provincial court, so he ordered these two detectives in the town to keep an eye on us and not allow us to leave the town! These two detectives use this order to extort money from my house every now and then."
The other patrol officer is a small man in his thirties. His eyes are cold, and he has a small beard on his lips and chin. However, there is a long scar on his right face, which is a bit too big and his skin is somewhat tangled and protruding. The small patrol officer walked over and cursed, "There is an order in the patrol room in the county town that you two bastards cannot leave this town for a step, otherwise I will break your legs! Now, go back home and stay obediently. If you dare to leave town again, I will skin you!"