Chapter 17: Who is More Noble (4)/2

  Kuai Zhengqi's hands were shaking, but his expression was extremely calm.

  This guy is too shameless... previously he bullied Deng Ji, and in terms of moral integrity, he's already a second-rate person, which makes Kuai Zheng somewhat displeased.

  Now this guy actually dares to scold him!

  No matter whether Deng Cai saw him or not, Kuai Zheng's face was completely lost today.

  At least in Kuai Zheng's eyes, that was the case. Deng Cai was just being unreasonable and making a scene, leaving him with no face to speak of. If Cao Peng were an ordinary person, Kuai Zheng might not have minded. But the problem was, in Kuai Zheng's eyes, Cao Peng was now a disciple of Pang Ji, so the issue became much bigger.

  Later on, people will say that he is a man who does not know how to judge others.

  Using an underling, he actually dared to confront me directly...

  Deng Cai was also frightened and didn't know what to do.

  Especially when Kuai Zheng said that gloomy sentence, it made Deng Cai feel like he had fallen into an icy cave. He still didn't understand what was going on at this moment. How could Kuai Zheng suddenly appear and even help Deng Ji speak? This matter was also too strange.

  At this time, Cao Peng spoke up!

  "Congratulations, sir! Congratulations, sir!"

  Kuai Zheng's face sank, "Younger brother, what do you mean by this?"

  Cao Peng smiled and said: "Big brother, you've found a good helper... Deng Zhu earlier stopped your sister's husband for official business too. With such a diligent and responsible helper, managing Jiayang County in the future will be easy, isn't it worth congratulating?"

  Cao Peng's words sounded like they were making excuses for Deng Cai, but in reality, they hid a deadly intent.

  A cold glint flashed in Kuang Zheng's eyes, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

  "My younger brother is right, if it weren't for you, I would have wrongly suspected Deng Cai."

  He turned around and said to Deng Cai: "Deng Zhu Bo, I let Deng Ji go... The things in his hands will be put aside for the time being, and I have other arrangements. However, this household registration is indeed urgent. Why don't we just hand it over to Deng Zhu Bo to handle?"

  Yes, hand it over to me early tomorrow morning.

  Deng Zhubu, this is a big deal and cannot be delayed. If it's delayed, don't blame the county for being ruthless... Also, I have arrangements for other people in the government office. So, the matter of household registration can only trouble Deng Zhubu alone, and Deng Zhubu won't decline, will he?

  Kuai Zheng's smile was radiant, but in Deng Cai's eyes, it seemed somewhat ominous.

  What is karma?

  What's happening right before our eyes is retribution in this life!

  The excuse he used to torment Deng Jie has now fallen on his own head. This is called lifting a stone to crush one's own foot... If Deng hadn't come out to finish him off just now, Cao Peng might have spared his life. But since he did it once, don't blame himself for doing it fifteen times. Cao Peng also knew that you absolutely cannot show any mercy to this kind of person. If not stepping on him is fine, but if stepping on him, then step on him until he's dead.

  Deng Ji seemed somewhat reluctant and wanted to come out and plead for mercy, but was stopped by Cao Peng!

  "Big brother is busy with official duties, little brother won't disturb you..."

  "Goodbye, little brother! Don't forget to come back and visit often!"

  Cao Peng and Kuai Zheng bid farewell with a handshake, looking so affectionate.

  But how much of this intimacy is genuine? Perhaps even Cao Peng and Kuai Zheng themselves can't say for sure.

  "Brother-in-law, don't disturb the county magistrate's office, there are still things at home, let's hurry back."

  Cao Peng said as he pulled Deng Ji towards the car.

  It's a coincidence, it seems that all these things have piled up at once. Just as Cao Peng stepped onto the carriage, someone in the distance shouted loudly, "Shu Sun, Shu Sun... hurry back, something has happened at home... Ma Yu is leading people to your doorstep."

  Cao Peng and Deng Jie were taken aback, looking up.

  Only saw Hong Niangzi panting and running over, while running, she was also waving her arms.

  Fortunately, this was at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and people didn't have the custom of binding their feet. Hong Niangzi was born with a pair of big feet, and she could run very fast.

  At the entrance of the county government office, Kuai Zheng had already turned around and was about to leave when he heard the shout and also stopped in his tracks.

  Deng Ji's face changed, and he hastily went to meet Hong Niangzi. "Auntie, how did you come? You just said that Ma Yu was beaten to my doorstep?"

  Hong Niangzi took a deep breath and stole a glance at Cao Peng standing beside the car.

  "Uncle Sun, I just invited the doctor to go back and prepare to diagnose Cao's wife. Unexpectedly, as soon as we entered the village, people said that Ma Yu led a group of idle men to your home to cause trouble... They also said that your wife stole the hairpin of Bo Sun's daughter-in-law. Seeing that the situation is not good, I let the doctor rest at Lao Liu's house at the entrance of the village and then came to find you to report the news. You'd better hurry back, your wife is alone at home, who knows what might happen!"

  Deng Jia's round face, slightly pale, was flushed bright red with anger.

  He suddenly turned around, his finger already pointing at the county government gate, and scolded by Deng Cai who was at a loss: "Deng Bosun, you are too deceitful!"

  This is also an honest person, after scolding for a sentence, he can't say anything else.

  Cao Peng said in a cold voice: "Auntie Hong, who is Ma Yu again?"

  "Ma Yu... is Big Sister's brother. He spends his days loafing around the county town and is notorious for being a loafer."

  Hong Niangzi answered Cao Peng's question loudly without hesitation.

  She didn't recognize Kui Zheng, but she did recognize Deng Cai. With one glance, Hong Niangzi saw through the dejected and dispirited look on Deng Cai's face...

  This brother Cao is really something!

  Before Hong's wife had finished speaking, Cao Peng suddenly turned around, raised his head and bowed to Qu Zheng.

  "This matter, I'll leave it up to you, big brother!"

  If it was just a simple annoyance, Cao Peng wouldn't have spoken up, after all, it's someone else's official business. But now, this is no longer just an annoyance! If it were in later generations, Ma Yu's behavior would have definitely violated the criminal law, and Cao Peng's tone naturally became severe.

  Kuai Zheng's face is unpredictable!

  In front of so many people, he has lost face for his father.

  He should blame Cao Peng for this. But Kuai Zheng also knew that this matter had nothing to do with Cao Peng...

  His eyes narrowed into a line, Ku Zhèng coldly glanced at Deng Cai and then viciously said: "Younger brother can rest assured, this matter will be settled by me."

  "Come on, take these people to Deng Village immediately and bring back those bandits who made trouble at Ma Yu's place. I'll deal with them later."

  Originally, Kuai Zheng still wanted to give Deng Cai some face. After all, Deng Cai had a relationship with his own family, and teaching him a lesson was enough. But now the problem is that Deng Cai didn't give him any face at all. The things he did were simply not what an official should do, just like a street thug. How could Kuai Zheng, who always thought of himself as elegant, tolerate this? So he steeled himself and decided to handle it in an official manner.

  At this time, Deng's mind was already as messy as a pot of porridge.

  He also couldn't figure out how things had changed completely in just a blink of an eye.

  What kind of dog shit luck did Deng Jie have, to actually hook up with the county lord? Those triangular eyes inadvertently swept over from Cao Peng's body, and Deng Cai's heart moved, somewhat understanding... Perhaps, Qu Zheng's change today was due to this sickly and smelly little boy.

  "Deng Cai, aren't you going back to work? Standing here, do I have to invite you?"

  Kuai Zheng saw Deng Cai and felt uncomfortable, so he scolded him loudly.

  Deng Cai finally came to his senses and hastily bowed to obey... At this time, he didn't care about his younger brother-in-law either, and ran into the county government office with a sullen face.

  A dozen or so runners quickly arrived outside the county yamen.

  Led by Qu Zheng's old steward and later under Hong Niangzi's guidance, they hastily departed.

  "Brother, today this is..."

  Kuai Zheng bowed his head in shame and saluted Cao Peng with a cupped fist.

  Cao Peng then had an air of not being in the mood, smiling and waving his hand, "Big brother, why must you blame yourself? This matter has nothing to do with big brother, it was originally just a group of petty people causing trouble. Big brother is new here, being deceived is unavoidable... Big brother doesn't need to take this matter to heart, otherwise little brother will really not dare to visit in the future. Little brother is anxious to return home and won't disturb you again. Goodbye!"

  As he spoke, Cao Peng boarded the horse carriage.

  Deng Ji also bowed to Kuai Zheng and then sat into the carriage.

  Wang Meng shook the reins and shouted "Giddy up!"

  The horse carriage sped away along the main street, leaving only Khao standing alone on the high platform of the county government office, twirling his short mustache under his chin, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

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  "Uncle Wang, after going back, I'll have to trouble you again with another trip."

  Sitting in the carriage, Cao Peng ignored Deng Ji's curiosity and said to Wang Meng through the curtain: "This matter has been settled, we should be able to settle down here without any problem. The current issue is that I used Mr. Yuan An's name today... You set off immediately tonight, hurry to Xiangyang, and return the carriage to Mr. Yuan An. When you see Mr. Yuan An, just say that I am very grateful for Mr. An's kindness in lending us a carriage."

  Wang Meng responded with a sound and did not ask for the reason.

  Deng Ji was shocked and asked, "Ah Fu, the Mr. Yuan An you just mentioned, is he the Mr. Yuan An of Lu Men's second Pang?"

  "Exactly!"

  "Do you know Mr. Yuan An?"

  Cao Peng glanced at Deng Ji, who was shocked and nodded: "On the way here with my parents, I had a chance encounter with Mr. Yuan An and Sima De Cao."

  Deng Jia took a sudden breath of cool air and excitedly said: "Ah Fu, what good fortune, what good fortune... being able to meet Mr. Yuan An, your future prospects will definitely be boundless."

  Cao Peng said irritably: "Brother-in-law, let's talk about Mr. Yuan An's matter later."

  I think you should care more about your sister. You haven't been home for three days, do you know that your sister is at home, worried sick about you?

  He didn't have any opinion about Deng Jie, he just thought that this brother-in-law was really too honest!

  Being bullied like a dog, not even daring to fart... If it wasn't for coming over today, I really don't know what kind of state Deng Ji would be in after being tormented by Deng Cai. Just thinking about his sister's pale face and haggard appearance makes Cao Peng furious.

  "Brother-in-law, can't you just be a bit more flexible?"

  "What others say, you just do... aren't you a lackey? How much money can you make? You're not without options, why don't you go out and try? Even if you don't want to take this path, it's not like you have to, so why put up with being ordered around by petty people?"

  Deng Jie was stunned and sat blankly on the white wolf skin cushion, unable to think of a rebuttal.

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