"The County Magistrate is here!"

"He’s the new County Magistrate!"

Su Yuan had just arrived at the entrance of the County Government Office when a sharp-eyed member of a family clan recognized him and immediately shouted loudly.

In an instant, the tens of thousands of people gathered turned their gazes to Su Yuan.

Among these thousands of people, there were quite a few skilled in the Qi Cultivation Late Stage or even Qi Cultivation Peak.

Along with the five or six Foundation Establishment Stage clan members leading them, Ying Ding and Chief Clerk Liu, who was presiding over the situation, grew nervous.

They couldn’t help but be anxious. Stirring up civil unrest just after taking office was a grave matter that could lead to dismissal!

Only Su Yuan remained calm on the scene, not losing any of the authority expected of a County Magistrate.

At this time, a member of a Foundation Establishment Stage family clan stepped out of the crowd and said righteously:

"County Magistrate, we have no intention to cause trouble, but we have been forced into this situation." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"The pirates along the coast of Dragon City County are numerous, but they usually only loot. Even if they bully women and children, we endure it."

"But if we engage in large-scale warfare to exterminate pirates, it’s unimaginable how much turmoil would occur throughout Dragon City County, leaving countless families broken."

"Please, County Magistrate, reconsider carefully and do not impose burdens on the people in the name of eradicating bandits!"

After these words, other family clan members hidden among the crowd echoed:

"Yes! We’ve lived peacefully with the pirates for so many years; there’s no need to eradicate them!"

"Even if we civilians provide manpower, effort, and money, how much of it would truly benefit the bandit suppression? We really can’t afford it!"

"County Magistrate, we humbly beg you on our knees."

Words were sometimes sarcastic, deliberately guiding, or pretentiously submissive, and once again the crowd was incited, their shouts shaking the heavens.

It seemed that any moment, someone might rush to smash the County Government Office, making the situation uncontrollable.

However, Su Yuan still made no gesture.

The family members subconsciously felt that this new County Magistrate was indeed a novice in the officialdom, panicking at the sight of civil unrest.

They immediately intended to pressure him further to secure a victory.

But at this moment, eighty constables emerged from the courtyard of the County Government Office.

Each constable was dressed in clean, tidy new clothes, holding black Water and Fire Sticks.

They stood behind Su Yuan, their steps and ranks unprecedentedly tidy, their spirits soaring high like swords piercing the sky!

The scene left the citizens outside the County Government Office awestruck.

Everyone in the county knew each other so well, and they had a clear understanding of the nature of the constables and officers.

They were definitely the type who would sit if not standing, and lie down if not sitting.

Their lack of discipline made many doubt if the constables could even stand against martial artists.

But seeing them today, why did they look so different?

"County Magistrate!"

Leading the group, Qi Junxiang ran quickly to Su Yuan and respectfully said:

"All eighty constables, along with two Foundation Establishment Stage Captains, are present. Please give your orders, County Magistrate!"

"Please give your orders, County Magistrate!"

The constables echoed uniformly.

Su Yuan nodded with satisfaction, smiled, and said to the leading Foundation Establishment Stage clan member:

"I am waiting for my troops; what are you waiting for?"

The clan member’s expression instantly turned rigid.

Before he could answer, Su Yuan’s expression suddenly turned cold, and he shouted sternly:

"The families Lin, Li, Zhao, and Zhang in Dragon City County act lawlessly, daring to maliciously spread rumors, alter my orders, and incite family members to stir the people into revolt, guilty of heinous crimes!"

"These are no ordinary rioters; we must strike hard!"

"Qi Junxiang!"

"Here!"

Qi Junxiang solemnly bowed.

"Lead the constables to swiftly arrest the clan members of the four major families among the people. These heinous rioters will never be misidentified by the constables. See one, and hit that one."

"Once they have no strength to resist, arrest them all and bring them back to the County Government Office. I will interrogate them one by one to uncover the true culprit behind this civil unrest!"

Su Yuan ordered coldly.

Qi Junxiang quickly responded, gesturing to his subordinates:

"Follow the County Magistrate’s orders, charge with me!"

Then this new County Captain led the way, swinging the Water and Fire Stick at the head of the leading rioter, striking down hard!

The latter, though at Foundation Establishment Stage, was after all a pampered family son, and didn’t expect Qi Junxiang to act so quickly and fiercely. He immediately cried out in pain and turned to run!

"Run? If you escape, how would the County Magistrate regard me?"

Qi Junxiang roared inwardly, his Water and Fire Stick swirling swiftly, almost leaving afterimages.

Bang bang bang—

The dull sound of the stick striking flesh echoed as the first strike hit the mouth, stopping him from speaking nonsense, the second hit the legs, preventing him from running away.

The third and fourth strikes targeted the vulnerable spots that wouldn’t be fatal but would cause extreme pain.

For a moment, the shrieks of pain were as loud as slaughtering pigs.

In just about a second, Qi Junxiang struck the opponent a full sixteen times!

Sixteen strikes per second wasn’t his limit, but any faster and the County Magistrate wouldn’t see the stick moving clearly.

Meanwhile, the Captains and constables shouted loudly, like tigers entering a flock of sheep, targeting the clan members with their Water and Fire Sticks.

Even if not reaching sixteen strikes per second, they could still manage six, ten strikes per second!

Faced with the disciplined constables striking with determination, the family clan members couldn’t organize any effective resistance, and over a hundred family members immediately scattered, running in all directions.