Those who followed Chen Yuan were the former Heavenly Patrol Envoys under Song Jingang. To avoid any incidents, it was safer to keep them close. Even if they harbored duplicity, they couldn't stir any trouble in his presence.
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At the entrance of the Tangshan Prefecture Government, a person lay sprawled on a cart, his body drenched in blood. Had he not been able to lift his head, he might have been mistaken for a corpse.
This person was none other than Mei Yong, who had just gone to the Heavenly Patrol Bureau.
Mo Donghe had kept his promise indeed, though the fulfillment turned out to be thirty flogging strikes, nearly killing Mei.
Furious and itching with resentment, Mei couldn't understand why he was beaten. Was it because he did not kneel upon meeting?
Or did the Magistrate send him just to damage the other party's prestige?
