Chapter 560: Seeking Justice
Chapter 560: Seeking Justice
"Business? All I can say is that it’s not getting better.
"The war in the north is starting to affect some of us, it’s tough to get our supplies in safely and there are many families suffering from it.
"See that house over there, the poor kid just came back from the battlefield after being heavily injured."
The stall owner pointed at the house of Lin Xuan Qi’s target and gave out a sigh.
"Thanks." Lin Xuan Qi said and glanced over at the house.
The statement from the stall owner corroborated what the old lady said was the truth.
But it didn’t help in his investigation into what the Qing Feng Sect was up to.
Just as he was in his thoughts, the door of the bandaged man, Jiao Shi opened.
Lin Xuan Qi glanced over at Lee He Song, gesturing for him to be on alert for what might happen next.
Jiao Shi walked with a limp and he held a roll of white cloth with him.
He took a step with his right foot and then dragged his left foot along.
The stall owner shook his head when he saw Jiao Shi and gave out a sigh.
"Poor man, he is still so young and life is just beginning for him."
Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and downed the cup of tea he had in a mouthful.
"Thanks for the tea."
He stood up and followed Jiao Shi from a distance away.
On and off Jiao Shi would trip and fall onto the ground and the passersby would stop in their tracks and help him get up.
They would ask where he was going but Jiao Shi would shake his head at them, rejecting their goodwill.
Lin Xuan Qi tried to think of all the different ways that this man would be related to the Qing Feng Sect but he still wasn’t able to come up with something.
Was he a Qing Feng Sect disciple injured in the war?
But it was something expected if you were a soldier.
What could the Qing Feng Sect make use of even if it were so.
He threw out this possibility and went on to think of any other one.
Qing Feng Sect, Sima Family, the Royal Army....
What do they have in relation to each other?
He thought about this while he glanced at the bandaged body of the man and it finally struck him.
The Sima Family supplied the Artifact Armor to the Royal Army.
That was the only thing that the Sima Family had anything to do with the Royal Army.
He frowned and thought that Jiao Shi was about to do something that would be bad for the Sima Family.
Jiao Shi stopped in front of the Magistrate’s Office and he unrolled the white cloth he had with him, putting it on the ground.
"Magistrate! I demand justice for me and my fellow brothers!" He shouted at the entrance of the Magistrate’s Office and pounded his fist onto the ground.
His fist came down on the ground hard and he didn’t stop even when his fist was covered in blood.
A crowd quickly gathered and they glanced at the words that were written on the white cloth laid in front of him.
"Sima Family caused our deaths with inferior Armor..." Those among the crowd who could read mumbled and frowned when they saw the words written in blood.
Others who could not read asked about what it was from them and they too were astonished to know what Jiao Shi was trying to do outside the Magistrate’s Office.
More and more people crowded around and they too were informed about what was happening.
"The Sima Family had provided inferior Artifact Armor to us and made us suffer heavy losses in our battles.
"I demand that they should be taken to task for being such unscrupulous merchants."
Jiao Shi shouted at the Magistrate’s Office again.
"What’s happening around here! Go away, don’t crowd here." Several Qing Feng Sect disciples appeared and they shouted at the crowd.
The crowd quickly bowed to the Qing Feng Sect disciples.
Several months of them taking care of the law and order in the city had made them trusting of the Qing Feng Sect disciples.
"This young man has some grievances to make to the Magistrate, please help him if you can." One of the men in the crowd said.
He was feeling sorry for Jiao Shi, and he didn’t have a good impression of the Sima Family ever since the huge clash between them and the Six Pulse Sword Sect.
One of his properties was damaged from it and he was still waiting for the compensation for it from the Sima Family.
"Are you sure about this? The Sima Family has been a reputable supplier for the Royal Army for hundreds of years."
One of the Qing Feng Sect disciples pointed at the words written on the white cloth and asked.
"I am sure. I was there at the battlefield. Our Artifact Armor failed to work and we sustained injuries and for some they lost their lives due to it!"
Jiao Shi said and unwrapped the bandages he had on him.
Everyone gasped when they saw the cuts and scars on his body.
Some of the wounds were deep and they were still bleeding after he took off the bandage.
"Maybe he is right..."
"Yeah, they should at least investigate the Sima Family for it."
"No one would hurt himself so much just to make an accusation at someone."
Some of those in the crowd were swayed by what they had seen.
Others who were neutral kept quiet while those who worked with or worked for the Sima Family frowned.
But it was not over.
More men who were in bandages or injured appeared and they started to join in with the first man.
One of them who had lost one of his eyes shouted and said, "Please, we need you to help seek justice for us!"
The crowd lowered their heads for a moment and glanced at the Qing Feng Sect disciples.