Chapter 43 of 100
Chapter 43
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The commotion came from the second floor. When Zhan Peng looked, he was so angry that he felt his lungs would burst. He saw the Fang family father and daughter surrounded by a group of rich young men dressed in fine clothing. The blind girl, Fang Fang, was hiding behind her father, looking frightened. Fang Zhiting was constantly apologizing to the leader of the group, who was wearing a green brocade robe, tall and imposing, with a pale face and swollen eyes, clearly a man whose body had been weakened by excessive drinking and debauchery. His eyes, filled with lust, moved past Fang Zhiting and fixed on the blind girl Fang Fang, saying, "Girl, you broke my treasure. How do you plan to compensate me?"
Scattered on the ground were several pieces of broken jade. It turned out that this group was heading to the third floor for a drink. The Fang family father and daughter had just come down the stairs and met them head-on. Fang Zhiting, seeing people approaching, had led his daughter to stand aside on the stairs, waiting for the group to pass. However, the young man in green brushed past her, and somehow the jade pendant fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.
As a result, the group surrounded the father and daughter, demanding compensation. Fang Zhiting, frightened, quickly protected his daughter and trembled as he presented the money he had earned that day to the young man in green, saying, "Young Master, is this money enough?"
The young man in green glanced at the money in his hand, snorted coldly, and slapped his hand, causing the silver coins to fly out and scatter on the ground, some rolling down the stairs with a clatter. The young man in green grabbed Fang Zhiting's collar and said, "Do you know that the jade pendant is an imperial gift, worth a fortune? Do you dare to talk about compensation with just this bit of silver?"
Fang Zhiting pleaded, "Young Master... my daughter is blind and cannot see. Just now, I was holding her by the stairs, and we did not bump into you..."
"Old man, are you saying I’m falsely accusing you?" The young man in green pulled and tugged at Fang Zhiting's collar. Fang Zhiting, being old and weak, could not withstand the force and lost his balance, rolling down the stairs with a thud. Fang Fang, hearing her father's cry, didn't know what had happened and screamed, "Father..." She tried to find her father, but someone blocked her path. She couldn't stop in time and fell into the arms of the person in front of her.
The young man in green laughed loudly, spreading his arms as if waiting for a rabbit to run into his trap. Fang Fang collided with his chest, and he shamelessly said, "Ouch, you hit my chest, it hurts, it hurts..." His companions laughed lewdly.
Fang Fang stepped back, trying to go around him to find her father, but no matter which way she went, the young man in green always blocked her path, laughing, "You came to me, hehe, you performers really know how to please. Since you look quite pretty, why don't you come home with me and stay for three days? If you make me happy, I might not ask for compensation for the jade pendant!"
His companions cheered, "Young Master Shi is truly kind, a model of chivalry for our generation!" Another said, "You have a chance, thank Young Master and make him comfortable..." These people were clearly not good people, speaking crudely and laughing lewdly.
Fang Fang, hearing her father's groans, unable to see his condition, cried and pleaded, "Please, Young Masters, let me through, please, I beg you..."
The young man in green laughed lewdly, "Not impossible, just spread your legs and step over me!"
Fang Zhiting rolled down the stairs and fell on the second-floor floor, unable to get up. Although there were many diners around, they were all indignant but dared not speak out, as they could tell from the group's attire that they were not ordinary people, and there were six of them. No one dared to risk a beating to intervene.
Zhan Peng had not yet reached the scene when such a big commotion had already broken out. He shouted, "In broad daylight, harassing an innocent woman, do you have any law and order?" As he spoke, he leaped from the third-floor railing, descending like a large bird.
The young man in green was taken aback, but his martial arts were not weak. He swung his right fist and punched at Zhan Peng.
Zhan Peng met the punch with his own, and the two fists collided with a loud thud. The young man in green staggered back several steps before stopping, his face changing. The five others who had come with him quickly surrounded him.
Zhan Peng rescued Fang Fang from the group and gently asked, "Miss Fang, are you alright?"
Fang Fang recognized Zhan Peng as the person who had been listening to the performance in the private room. She shook her head and said through tears, "My father..."
Zhan Peng took her to the second floor, where Fang Zhiting lay on the ground, motionless, his head tilted, a pool of blood spreading from the back of his head. Fang Fang held her father's hand and wept loudly.
At this moment, Hu Xiaotian, Murong Feiyan, and Yuan Shiqing also heard the commotion and rushed out. They were all shocked by the scene. Yuan Shiqing immediately went to Fang Zhiting's side, exclaiming, "Brother Fang, Brother Fang!" He touched the back of Fang Zhiting's head and found it covered in blood. Blood was still gushing from the right side of his forehead, and Yuan Shiqing hurriedly pressed his hand to stop the bleeding, which was the correct method to apply pressure to stop the bleeding.
Hu Xiaotian came to his side and reminded him, "Press harder!" From Fang Zhiting's symptoms, it appeared that a branch of the superficial temporal artery had ruptured, causing severe bleeding.
Hu Xiaotian's servants also rushed over, having been frightened by the young master recently. They suspected any commotion might be related to him. Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Dazhuang and Hu Fo to help move Fang Zhiting to a nearby room and bring the wooden box containing surgical instruments.
The group with the young man in green, seeing that they might have caused a death, did not dare to stay. Taking advantage of everyone's attention being on Fang Zhiting, they tried to slip away. But after a few steps, they heard an angry voice shouting, "All of you, stop!"
Zhan Peng pointed at the young man in green and said, "You injured someone and want to run away?"
The young man in green sneered, "Mind your own business! Are you tired of living?"
Zhan Peng roared and charged forward.
Murong Feiyan almost arrived at the same time. When she saw the young man in green, she was taken aback. This young man was not an ordinary person but the only son of the Minister of Personnel, Shi Bichui, named Shi Xuedong. The Ministry of Personnel was responsible for the appointment and promotion of officials, holding a unique position among the six ministries. Even high-ranking officials of the first and second ranks treated the Minister of Personnel, Shi Bichui, with great respect. Recognizing Shi Xuedong, Murong Feiyan realized that today's incident would be troublesome. There were three notorious young men in the capital, and Shi Xuedong was one of them. Although Hu Xiaotian had committed many misdeeds recently, compared to Shi Xuedong, he was just a latecomer, a small fry. During Hu Xiaotian's sixteen years of mental incapacity, Shi Xuedong had already committed numerous atrocities, becoming infamous and notorious. The companions around Shi Xuedong were also sons of officials, a group of idle and unruly young men who had caused many troubles in the capital.
Murong Feiyan, as an enforcer in the capital, had dealt with him many times. If she had a bit of disdain for Hu Xiaotian, she had a deep-seated hatred for Shi Xuedong, wishing to eliminate him. Despite multiple confrontations, Murong Feiyan always ended in failure. His background was too strong; not only was his father the Minister of Revenue, but his uncles and aunts also held positions in the government. His second uncle was the Deputy Governor of the Capital. Even if he was arrested and taken to the Capital Governor's Office, the matter would ultimately be unresolved. Because of these incidents, Murong Feiyan had been reprimanded by her superiors more than once. She deeply despised these sons of officials. Murong Feiyan, who could not tolerate injustice, could not stand by and watch. Just as she was about to step forward to enforce the law, Zhan Peng had already rushed out and engaged in battle with Shi Xuedong and his group.
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