jdhmnovel Chapter 1270 Even the best kung fu master is afraid of a kitchen knife
Chapter 1270 Even the best kung fu master is afraid of a kitchen knife
"The people whose names were mentioned above."
Fang Xianyue looked at Shangguan Jiyan and the others, and said coldly, "You can leave now."
"Gone? Gone?" Shangguan Jiyan's heart skipped a beat, but he still forced a composed demeanor and asked, "Sir, I... I don't quite understand what you mean."
"That means your eligibility for the assessment has been officially revoked by the government."
With Shen Zheng by his side, Fang Xianyue was not afraid of offending anyone, even though the other party claimed to be "from a prestigious family".
"Cancel?"
Shangguan Jiyan gave an incredulous smile, took two steps to the stone steps, and asked, "Sir, are you mistaken? There were so many of them just now, bullying a few of us, and we didn't even intend to pursue it. Why aren't you punishing them, but instead wanting to disqualify us...?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Li and the others immediately wanted to refute her.
Before they could even speak, Fang Xianyue shouted angrily, "How dare you distort the truth! Shangguan Jiyan, do you think everyone in my government office is as blind and deaf as you? I and all the other officials have already seen clearly what you were doing at the gate, forming cliques and bullying others!"
As he spoke, he pointed at Shangguan Jiyan, his tone becoming increasingly stern: "The establishment of the government office prioritizes character and temperament. People like you, who are narrow-minded and bully the weak, are hardly fit for important positions, even if they are literate!"
These merciless words left Shangguan Jiyan and his companions pale with fright.
The woman in purple beside Xue Li loudly agreed: "The official is right! Can people like them collect information truthfully? In the end, they'll turn black into white, and it's the people of our prefecture who will suffer!"
“That’s right!” another woman echoed. “They don’t even understand the most basic fairness and justice. How can they serve the government and bring benefits to the people?”
As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of agreement arose from the crowd.
"well said!"
"You are not worthy to stand here, get out of here!"
The shouts rose and fell, and the faces of Shangguan Jiyan and the others turned from white to green and then to red.
"You, you all..." Shangguan Jiyan trembled with anger.
He asked himself, "I've never suffered such injustice in my entire life."
Everything was thanks to the young businesswoman across the street.
He turned to look at Xue Li, his gaze dark and ruthless.
Before he could figure out how to get revenge on Xue Li, Shen Zheng's voice rang out from behind him: "I advise you to give up these inappropriate thoughts as soon as possible."
Shangguan Jiyan's gaze froze.
Shen Zheng added, "From now on, you will be the key targets of the government office. If any of you dare to provoke us, don't blame me for being impolite."
After saying that, she waved her hand and said, "The assessment is about to begin. All irrelevant people should leave immediately."
irrelevant people...
Shangguan Jiyan was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. Just as he managed to suppress his anger and took a step forward, the yamen runners rushed over with sticks in hand.
"Let's go, let's go!"
And so, Shangguan Jiyan and his companions were "escorted" by the yamen runners all the way to the end of the street.
"Snapped--"
Just as the constable turned around, a rotten egg hit Shangguan Jiyan squarely on the forehead.
The stench of egg yolk slowly trickled down his cheek.
He froze for a moment, then raised his hand to touch his cheek in disbelief.
Slippery.
It smells awful.
Disgusting...
"Who is it! Show yourself!"
Enraged, Shangguan Jiyan strode towards the carriage closest to him.
Before he could even climb onto the cart, the constables turned around at the sound of his voice: "What are you doing! You can't linger here! Get out of here right now!"
"I'll stay?!"
Shangguan Jiyan, his head gleaming, pointed angrily at the carriage curtain: "Someone threw rotten eggs at me! I'm the aggrieved party! Aren't you from the government office? Arrest him and interrogate him right now!"
"Rotten eggs?"
The constable looked at the sky, the ground, and the carriage, but avoided looking at Shangguan Jiyan's head. "Young Master Shangguan, you'd better leave quickly. If this commotion reaches Lord Shen's ears, you really won't be able to leave..."
“Yes, Brother Shangguan, let’s just let it go…” The others also shrank back and advised, “We’ve already offended Lord Shen today. If we keep making a scene and anger the officials, we might not even be able to go home.”
Forget it?
Shangguan Jiyan wiped his cheek with his sleeve and pointed to his head: "This is a rotten egg! This is a disgrace! How can you just let it go like this!"
After saying that, he climbed back onto the truck bed and roared, "You cowards in the truck, get out here!"
"clang--"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a large sword, sheathed in its sheath, suddenly appeared between him and the carriage curtain, its blade a full six inches wide.
The woman with the knife looked at him with a deep gaze: "Now, go."
"Hua, the guard!" The constables' expressions tightened, and they dared not say another word. They raised their sticks again to drive him away: "Get out of here! Get out of here!"
If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we really won't be able to leave!
As the saying goes, no matter how skilled you are, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife.
Not to mention that Shangguan Jiyan doesn't know kung fu, and the knife opposite him isn't a kitchen knife.
Shangguan Jiyan gritted his teeth so hard they almost ground them to powder: "Let's go! Fine! Let's go!"
A gentleman takes revenge, even after ten years, no! Twenty years is never too late!
The group slunk away at the end of the street. Hua Duo glanced at the carriage, then slung his knife back over his shoulder and turned to head towards the government office.
"Heroine! Heroine!"
A voice, still shaken, came from inside the carriage.
The carriage curtain was pulled open a crack, and a person inside the carriage peeked out with one eye, saying, "Heroine, thank you for getting me out of trouble!"
Hua Duo tilted his head slightly: "Manager Xue, you don't need to be so polite."
"Ah..." The eyes through the slit froze in surprise: "How did you recognize me?"
Hua Duo smiled, did not answer, and strode back to the government office.
At the entrance of the government office, Shen Zheng was announcing the assessment rules.
"Before dusk today, collect all the events and information that have occurred in the past three days, summarize and compile them into a book and submit it to the government office. The locations of the events are not limited to Liuyang Prefecture; the nature of the events includes, but is not limited to, government orders, warnings to the people, and social observations."
As soon as he finished speaking, whispers arose from the crowd: "What? Do we need to gather information on events in other prefectures as well? One day isn't enough!"
"Where... should we go to inquire? A teahouse? The city gate? Or the market?"
Shen Zheng took in all the exclamations and continued, "During the assessment, the government will not restrict your methods of data collection, but there are a few points that you should keep in mind."
She paused, then glanced at everyone: "No one may ask someone else to write for them, no one may cause trouble, and no one may coerce others to provide information. Anyone who violates these rules will be immediately disqualified from the assessment and will never be hired."
Everyone knows the rules.
It was quite difficult for them to complete the three tasks of collecting, summarizing, and compiling in one day.
"What are you all standing there for!" Fang Xianyue, accompanied by several yamen runners, brought out writing brushes and ink, and announced loudly, "Your assessment has already begun! Quickly line up to get your writing brushes and ink!"
The assessment has begun!
Time waits for no one!
Everyone snapped out of their daze and rushed toward Fang Xianyue.