Chapter 49 Acting

  A dozen or so burly ruffians, each with a sturdy wooden staff in hand, their faces twisted into ferocious scowls. In an instant, they surrounded Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, causing the guests to shriek and scatter.

  Cao Cao took one look at this situation and hastily said: "What kind of people are you?"

  "Hmph, you want his life? Brothers, take him down!" The small leader suddenly bellowed.

  "Wait, I am Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu..."

  Suddenly, these followers of the Hong Gang practiced their stick-wielding skills every morning and evening for an hour. At this moment, they were extremely skilled at beating people up, and there was no warning before they started swinging their sticks. Even Yuan Shao, a powerful warrior with 80 points of martial arts skill, was knocked to the ground without warning.

  "Whoa, stop right there! I am Yuan Shao, and my family has produced three high-ranking officials for four generations. How dare you hit me?" Yuan Shao shouted hastily.

  "Haha, what's the big deal about being a fourth-rank official? Even if the Emperor himself came, I'd dare to fight him." The little leader laughed loudly.

  "What? Who are these people? They actually dare to utter treasonous words."

  "Shut up, these seem to be Hong Bang people. Each and every one of them is a fugitive, they'll kill your whole family at the drop of a hat. These people don't care about their own lives, if they kill your whole family, it's no big deal, they can just grab someone to take the fall. The other day, Hong Bang beat up the young master of Zhao's household in the east of the city, and Old Man Zhao reported it to the authorities. The next day, his whole family was killed off, and Hong Bang's leader Lu Zhang just found some scapegoat to take the blame, and that was the end of it. Nowadays in Luoyang City, whenever you see Hong Bang doing something, no one dares to intervene, let alone report it to the authorities. They'll kill your whole family."

  Those around who heard what he said all shuddered, kill the whole family, you can't afford to mess with these desperate people.

  Cao Cao's ears perked up, and he too had heard of Hong Bao's ruthless tactics. His heart skipped a beat, and his tone weakened. He hastily said, "Brother, let's talk this over."

  "Tell you what, big brother, break their legs." Zhao Da, Zong's younger uncle, finally said eagerly.

  "Up!"

  Crackling and popping......, a dozen or so sticks were swung wildly, beating Boss Cao and Boss Yuan until their faces were blue and swollen as they cried out in pain. Zhao Da watched from the side with great satisfaction, thinking to himself: "You think you're so powerful with your four generations of wealth and three generations of officialdom? But in the end, I'm still the one who's teaching you a lesson."

  The people around them were shocked and secretly said that your family's power is only on the surface, these people kill without blinking, your family's power is nothing in their eyes.

  "Big brother spare us, ah!" Yuan boss cried out miserably.

  "Big brother, how much money? I'll pay double, no, triple the price!" Boss Cao shouted, covering his head and face.

  "Big brother, I've already paid the money." Zhao Da said in surprise and fear.

  "Don't worry!" The little head patted Zhao Da's shoulder and smiled: "We are principled......" Zhao Da only put down his worries after hearing this, and being patted on the shoulder by the little head was even more honorable than being patted by his sister's husband from the royal family.

  The toilet in the Han Dynasty was really primitive, all were just dirt and wooden boards. Qin Feng, who was used to marble and ceramic tiles, splashed some water in the simple toilet of the Han Dynasty and walked back. As soon as he came in, he saw Cao Cao and Yuan Shao crying on the ground. "Hiss, is there still someone in Luoyang City who dares to beat these two?"

  "Wow, big brother, stop hitting!"

  "Ah, big brother, I know I was wrong!" Mr. Cao and Mr. Yuan shouted in succession.

  Qin Feng saw that the group of people were ferocious, and he originally wanted to slip away, but when he saw the ruffian who was leading the beating of the two bosses, he looked familiar. He thought that saving the two bosses from the jaws of death would be beneficial for his future development. So he steeled himself and shouted: "Stop!"

  Zhao Da heard this and quickly turned his head, pointing at Qin Feng with a bruised nose and swollen face: "Big brother, this little brat is also one of them, help me beat him up."

  The leader is extremely ruthless, otherwise he wouldn't be able to lead this group of poor and evil subordinates. Upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "Brothers, go ahead, give it to me fiercely... Hmm? Wait a minute..."

  The several subordinates who had just rushed up stopped in their tracks and looked at their leader with great confusion.

  Qin Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he kicked one person out with a flying kick, then came a punch that knocked another person down. Qin Feng had not been practicing archery and horseback riding for the past two months in vain, his strength was extremely great, and these two people immediately fainted.

  "How detestable!" The nearby rascal saw his companions being knocked unconscious, and in great anger, he swung the wooden stick in his hand towards Qin Feng's head.

  Isn't he under Lu Zhan's command? Qin Feng was shocked and quickly retreated, about to make a run for it.

  "Stop it, you guys!" The leader was shocked that his men didn't listen to him. If they beat this guy up, they'd be finished, and would end up as fish food in the Luo River. With a loud shout, he rushed over and kicked the man closest to Qin Feng flying. Grabbing his wooden staff, he spun around twice and struck down the other two men, sending them tumbling to the ground.

  "Big Brother!" The subordinates were stunned for a moment!

  What's going on! The onlookers were also stunned, thinking that the Hong Society had suddenly turned against each other.

  Just as Qin Feng was about to leave, he saw that things had changed and stopped in his tracks. He turned around with a stern expression, exuding an air of "who else but me".

  "Brother, save me..." Cao and Yuan took the opportunity to crawl over and hide behind Qin Feng's back, their bodies aching from the beating, no longer resembling their usual robust selves.

  "You scoundrels, do you know who these two are? This is the imperial court's Counsellor Cao Cao and the other is Yuan Shao, heir to four generations of three dukes..." Qin Feng bellowed.

  The leader was taken aback by the words, but the boss had spoken, and spreading the big boss's name was the top priority, everything else had to take a back seat. This person was quite clever as the head, his eyes flickered continuously, and he made a sly gesture, "Haha... we do things with money, even if the King of Heaven came, we would still beat him without mercy. Councilor, what is this Four Generations Three Public thing? ... Brothers, what do you think?"

  "Haha, big brother is right, we dare to overthrow the emperor. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao may intimidate others, but not us brothers." A dozen or so fierce-looking men brandished their wooden clubs with a loud whooshing sound that was quite intimidating.

  Qin Feng saw that this person had used his eyes, and he finally put down his heart. It seemed that it was Lu Zhan's person after all. Without the feeling of guilt, what replaced it was confidence, and a momentum arose spontaneously. He then compared Cao Cao and Yuan Shao behind him to be inferior.

  The aristocratic families surrounding the scene were frightened and hastily hid in a secret place. "Lord Cao, Lord Yuan, good men don't take advantage of the situation, apologize quickly. These are desperate people who can't be provoked." Someone began to persuade them.

  "Big brother, I was wrong!" Cao Cao said with a sore tooth.

  "Big brother, it's my fault." Yuan Shao also knew that if it were an official matter, it would be easy to handle, but these uncultured rascals were really impossible to deal with.

  "Hahaha……, you are a nobleman, with four generations of high-ranking officials, hahaha……." The leader was overjoyed and the more he thought about it, the more he admired the big boss. Thanks to the big boss's guidance, everyone worked together to ruthlessly kill entire families, and when the authorities came to arrest people, they would hire someone to take the fall. Many poor people were exploited, with many risking their lives for the sake of their families. Thinking of this, the leader's eyes gleamed with ferocity, and he pointed at Qin Feng, saying: "One of you is a nobleman, one is a high-ranking official of four generations. Who are you? Report your name and title."

  Qin Feng secretly smiled to himself, thinking that this young man had some talent, and later told Lu Zhan to promote him. With a fearless and domineering air, as if ready to stab his brothers in the back, he shouted: "Don't worry, two elder brothers, with Qin Feng here, they'll have to step over my dead body before they can touch you."

  "Come on, brothers!" Boss Cao and Boss Yuan were moved to tears by his words. This brother of mine is truly a man of honor and integrity, I will definitely repay him in the future.

  "What a big tone, this Luoyang City still doesn't have anyone who can escape our grasp, report your name!" The leader suddenly shouted and secretly winked at him. In his heart, he thought: Big boss, I'm just cooperating with you, you'd better be clear about it.

  Qin Feng gave a look, thinking to himself that he understood what his boss meant. He then said with a snort: "Hmph, some people don't change their name or surname even if they move to a different profession. Qin Feng is indeed Qin Zi Jin."

  "Ah! Isn't that Qin Feng, the Deputy Warden of Luoyang Prison, also known as Little Meng Zhan's Qin Zi Jin?" The leader's mind moved quickly, and he immediately sent out a loud nickname.

  Wow, this kid really has talent, doesn't he? Not bad, I like it. Even as a performance major, Qin Feng couldn't help but laugh and say "Indeed." Teacher, teacher, it seems my acting skills still have some way to go compared to those old pros, but I should be able to fool the ancients with no problem.

  "Brother Qin is above, please accept a bow from me!" The leader didn't say another word and bowed his head to pay respects.

  In an instant, the people in the great hall were shocked, their eyebrows twitching wildly as they stared at the man who had just knelt down. They thought to themselves: "Is this person crazy? Just a moment ago he was going to kill everyone in the family, and now he's kneeling down." Who is this person?