Looking at Wu Yong, who was constantly winking, Su Mingtao's anger flared.

"I've been raising you for nothing all these years! If I hadn't wholeheartedly supported you, how could you have reached this position!"

"Now you actually collude with those bandits to usurp the throne. I, Su Mingtao, will be the first to disagree!"

Seeing Su Mingtao's righteous appearance, some of the onlookers outside couldn't help but laugh. The moment the first laughter rang out, it became unstoppable. Hearing the mockery from outside the courtyard, Su Mingtao was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to raise his head at all. After all, if he leaned up even slightly, he would be injured.

Even the yamen runners standing beside him almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After all, they knew better than anyone what kind of person this Master Su was.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Chen turned around and sat in the position where Su Mingtao had just been sitting.

"Since this Master Su says I'm a bandit who wants to rebel, then I'll be rebellious for once and give this guy a good trial for everyone. If anyone has suffered any injustice under him, beat the grievance drum outside the door, and I will personally seek justice for you."

As soon as Jiang Chen said this, the outside first fell into dead silence, and then the whole place erupted. Many people rushed up, and the grievance drum that had just been placed there was instantly beaten through.

This situation naturally made Jiang Chen's face extremely gloomy. Jiangnan, known as the land of fish and rice, a rich and fertile land, was already like this. Jiang Chen didn't dare to imagine what other places controlled by powerful families had become.

"Master Su, it seems everyone has a lot of grievances. Since that's the case, I'll seek justice for everyone. I'm here to do only three things: fairness, fairness, and fairness."

As Jiang Chen repeated the same three words, Su Mingtao's face turned bloodless. He knew better than anyone what he had done here over the years. That's why, after learning about this situation, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Soon, under Jiang Chen's command, those onlookers who had just been watching all stepped forward. As the accusations they recounted were listed one by one, Jiang Chen's face became darker and darker, while Su Mingtao's face became paler and paler.

"You're all framing me! How could I have done these things? Tianqiao Wu, I only asked you for one hundred and seventy taels of silver, not two hundred taels!"

As soon as he said this, Su Mingtao felt the needle-like gazes around him. Only at this moment did he realize that he had just inadvertently confessed his crimes. But now, wanting to take back those words was just wishful thinking.

After Jiang Chen finished reading the last accusation, he directly pressed it down with a paperweight.

Just when Su Mingtao thought he still had a chance to survive, the shiye (clerk) who had gone to the prison earlier stood up.

"Reporting to this lord, I have a grievance, I wonder if you can seek justice for this humble one?"

As soon as he said this, the onlookers who had been clamoring below were all dumbfounded. The guy who stood up now was the shiye who had always been by Su Mingtao's side.

Perhaps thinking of the words they had said to him in prison, the corners of Jiang Chen's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Since you have a grievance, I can naturally help you handle it."

As Jiang Chen spoke, he casually slipped a note into someone else's hand.

After seeing clearly what was written on it, this person understood and quickly disappeared from the yamen. Now that he was investigating Su Mingtao like this, the Su family would definitely launch a fierce counterattack because of this. This place was a strategic location. If he could seal it off first, it wouldn't be too difficult to thoroughly investigate the Su family's various misdeeds later.

Instead of waiting for everything to happen and then trying to salvage the situation, it was better to strike first, taking advantage of the Su family's lack of reaction, and deploy a large army to station here in advance, thereby completely dispelling the Su family's unrealistic thoughts.

Soon, all of Su Mingtao's crimes were read out one by one. Every time Su Mingtao's crime was announced, there was a burst of cheers from below, while Su Mingtao's face turned as pale as paper.

"Since this guy is so inhuman, then I will take charge on behalf of the current Emperor and execute him on the spot."

As soon as Jiang Chen said this, there was an uproar below. Many people couldn't believe what Jiang Chen had just said. Although no one had evidence to prove the relationship between the bandits outside and the Su family, the rumors that often circulated in the streets had long confirmed these matters.

Now, Jiang Chen, this bandit, actually dared to attack Su Mingtao, which made them feel a little unbelievable.

Before they could react to what was going on, Jiang Chen raised his knife and ended Su Mingtao's life directly.

This scene couldn't help but plunge the yamen into dead silence in an instant. Many people stared at each other, seemingly unable to believe what they were seeing.

But Jiang Chen wiped the blood off the tip of the knife as if nothing had happened, and then sheathed the knife.

"This is the Su family's territory. I believe everyone is well aware of this. Now that we have killed Su Mingtao, the Su family will definitely hold a grudge against all of us."

"Instead of continuing to let the Su family bully us, it's better to take this opportunity to protect this city properly. I have already sent someone to inform the current Emperor. In time, a large army will come and station here to kill all these extortionate guys from the Su family."

Jiang Chen's words made them all silent. They all looked at each other silently, wondering what they were thinking.

Just when many people were unable to make up their minds, the shiye took the initiative to stand up.

"Now these things don't allow us to have the slightest retreat. The Su family's brutality is far beyond your imagination. Su Mingtao is just a facade that the Su family temporarily put outside for their own face. This kind of facade that is exposed to the outside is already like this, how dare you imagine?"

Although he only said half of the words, the people below who were still a little shaken at first now became extremely firm in their hearts. After all, the one who said these words was Su Mingtao's number one lackey.

Perhaps recalling the past humiliation, all of them were now standing together. Seeing the way they and their wives hated the Su family and wanted to kill them, Jiang Chen realized that if these powerful families were not completely dealt with, they would become a regret that would haunt him for ten thousand years.