If they truly dared to produce such an outrageous official document, both the County Magistrate and they would lose their heads.
"Return empty-handed? That's not wrong to say. If you cannot produce the official document today, then you will truly return empty-handed." Rosen said coldly, "Come here."
Just then, a dozen household guards came out, armed with clubs.
"Master Luo, what is the meaning of this?"
"What do I mean? If you cannot give an explanation today, then all of you will leave an arm behind." Rosen said blankly.
"We are officials! Attacking us is equivalent to rebellion!" The black-toothed yamen head shouted.
"Who said I'm attacking officials? A group of scoundrels broke into my Luo mansion to defraud money. When they failed to defraud, they tried to rob by force, and were killed on the spot by my Luo mansion's household guards." Rosen said sinisterly.
All the yamen runners' faces changed dramatically. The black-toothed yamen head suppressed the fear in his heart.
"Master Luo, it was our recklessness. We just wanted to get some money for drinks. If Master Luo can let us off this time, we will definitely repay your kindness in the future. If there's anything you need our help with, we can also provide convenience, how does that sound?"
"A few days ago, my elder brother encountered bandits three li outside the Village and was stabbed. He is still lying in bed, and this year's grain seeds in the fields were also stolen." Rosen's gaze fixed on the black-toothed yamen runner.
Sure enough, the black-toothed yamen head and all the yamen runners' faces changed dramatically.
Rosen, observing their expressions, had roughly determined that this matter was definitely related to them.
"Brothers, let's fight him… "
Just as the black-toothed yamen head was about to draw his saber, Rosen pressed the hilt back into its sheath.
The black-toothed yamen head froze for a moment, then looked up blankly, only to see Rosen place a hand on his shoulder. With just a gentle press, the black-toothed yamen head's spine was directly broken, and he collapsed onto the ground like a pile of mud.
Rosen's gaze was calm as he looked at the other yamen runners.
"Kill them all."
Those household guards were still somewhat hesitant; after all, they were just hired help, not bondservants.
In fact, most of them were from Luo Family Village.
It was only because the Luo family paid well, and Rosen was unwilling to hire outsiders, that he recruited them.
Rosen's gaze was indifferent; he could see the household guards' hesitation.
Rosen formed hand seals, "Genjutsu: Soul Stealing Technique."
These household guards were ultimately just ordinary people, not vicious butchers. Asking them to kill was indeed difficult for them.
So Rosen directly stripped them of their memories for the day. All the household guards, like walking corpses, woodenly returned to their rooms.
The next moment, all the yamen runners present vanished from the spot; they were transported into the Distortion Space.
This was a cubic space with a length, width, and height of 1000 meters. On the top, bottom, front, back, left, and right walls of this space, there were human limbs. Some had half their bodies exposed, while others only had arms flailing in the air.
This was the Distortion Space!
At the same time, in the center of the Distortion Space, a small mountain lay prostrate.
The Infant Ten-Tails heard the commotion, turned its head, and saw Rosen.
At this point, all the yamen runners had already wet themselves.
They had never witnessed such a bizarre scene.
Roar—
The Infant Ten-Tails moved its body and charged towards Rosen.
After reaching Rosen, it lowered its body like a pet, its head pressed against Rosen.
The Infant Ten-Tails' head had only one eye, and it was a giant blood-red Rinnegan with tomoe.
Rosen reached out and stroked the Infant Ten-Tails' head.
The Infant Ten-Tails let out a low growl, seemingly enjoying Rosen's caress.
"They are your food."
"No… "
"Help me."
"I was wrong, don't eat me, don't eat me…" The yamen runners screamed in terror and despair.
They never dreamed that a country bumpkin landlord would be so terrifying.
In their eyes, their status as yamen runners was enough to bring ruin to these country landlords.
Yet, they never expected that Rosen wouldn't play by any rules and his methods were so terrifying.
Rosen looked at the yamen runners begging for mercy and said, "Why did you come looking for me? If I hear even a single lie, then you will become fodder for my pet."
"It was the County Magistrate who wanted to seize the Luo Family Village's land." A yamen runner hastily said.
"Originally, he had us steal the grain seeds to make the Luo Family Village villagers have no land to cultivate. Then he could use the excuse of abandoned land to reclaim the land for the government, and then he could resell it at a low price to Master Huang of Kaiyuan County."
"Who is Master Huang?"
"Alex, he is a Jinshi scholar from Kaiyuan County."
In this era, a Jinshi was already a privileged class, exempt from taxes.
And being exempt from taxes might not seem to grant much power.
However, it could attract gentry or farmers to register their land under the Jinshi's name, thereby evading taxes.
If it was land registered by gentry, the Jinshi would generally just receive a small benefit.
But if it was just ordinary farmers registering their land, after a few years, the land would likely be directly swallowed up.
Therefore, as long as one passed the Jinshi examination, it would only take a few years for a ruined family to become a local magnate.
Old scholar's persistent desire to pass the Jinshi examination was precisely for this reason.
Rosen understood. It turned out that the Luo Family Village's land had been coveted, which led to this unforeseen disaster.
"Master Luo, I can help you." A yamen runner said in terror, "Even if you want me to kill the County Magistrate, I will do it for you."
"I can too."
"I can too."
Rosen had originally intended to kill them all, but now he had other ideas.
Although he was not afraid of the government, if he used violent methods, government troubles would only come endlessly.
"How do you explain the death of your yamen head?"
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