As the head of the powerful Hui Family, Hui Guoquan was no fool.
For this public trial to even happen, there was no doubt in his mind that Mo Mian’s group must have hailed from some rather illustrious backgrounds.
They looked too young to be officials themselves, but it was more than likely that they were related to officials in the city.
That was the only way they could force Magistrate En into doing something like this all of a sudden.
However, dealing with their background was something that he could worry about later.
Right now, the most urgent thing was still to prevent the public sentencing of his son. Should that happen, things would have reached a point of no turning back.
As long as they could avoid that worst case scenario, anything else could be settled as long as he showed enough ‘sincerity’ to the affected parties!
That was why Hui Guoquan was going all out right now, intending to scare these younglings into doing his bidding for the time being.
The man who had made his move was nicknamed Iron Claw Heng, a powerful martial artist who had served him for numerous years.
With his bulky physique and scary appearance, Iron Claw Heng looked just like a common brute.
However, Hui Guoquan had absolute confidence in his abilities – both his martial prowess and his ability to hold back just enough to not cause permanent injuries.
And as expected, Mo Mian seemed to be frozen in fear as he saw Iron Claw Heng rushing at him, capable of nothing apart from simply standing there like a wooden statue!
The corner of Hui Guoquan’s mouth curled upwards as he saw this.
However, what happened the very next moment caused his smile to freeze over.
Not only did this figure appear between them in a flash, he even reached out and grabbed Iron Claw Heng’s outstretched arm by the wrist, instantly stopping his advance.
“What?!” Iron Claw Heng exclaimed in shock.
In his years of roaming the pugilistic world, this was actually the first time someone had stopped him with such ease!
On the contrary, the person he was facing right now did not seem the least surprised.
“What? Not convinced?” Pu Feixiang scoffed. “You want to deal with my boss with just this? What a joke!”
“Who are y-?!”
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Pu Feixiang sent Iron Claw Fist tumbling back with a kick, not even allowing him to complete his sentence.
The poor man immediately fell to the ground, rolling around while hugging his tummy and letting out groans of agony.
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However, the ones present could not bring themselves to laugh.
“This...?” Hui Guoquan’s confidence crumbled instantly, his expression turning into one of disbelief.
In fact, it was not just him. Everyone in the audience fell silent from the shock.
Everyone knew of Iron Claw Heng – the terrifying right-hand man of Hui Guoquan.
“What are you waiting for, magistrate?” Mo Mian asked without even giving Iron Claw Heng a second glance.
“R-Right,” En Yongping stuttered as he tried to quickly recollect his thoughts. “If there are no further objection, I hereby sentence Hui Shajing, Hei Helong, Bai Xianfeng, and the 12 other to a minimum of ten years in prison, subject to extension depending on their assessed level of remorse!”
Hearing this, Hui Shajing and his men could only lower their heads in resignation.
At the same time, the crowd broke into a huge commotion.
Some expressed disbelief at how a member of the Hui Family was actually being punished.
Some cheered at how these people were finally getting their just deserts after years of unbridled arrogance.
There were even some who wailed in sorrow upon realising that their idol, Hui Shajing, would be imprisoned.
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“You... you can’t do this!” Hui Guoquan finally regained his senses and said. “we know things as well!”
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In front of everyone watching, the ever-so-imperious Hui Guoquan suddenly fell to his knees in front of Mo Mian.
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