At this ti, mbers of the Pan family arrived successively, all indignant, staring angrily at Feng Liancheng.
If it weren’t for the sword wound on Pan Yuanhua’s shoulder, this man certainly wouldn’t be able to walk out of the Pan Mansion alive.
Feng Liancheng was indifferent, his deanor casual: "Dare I ask Pan Duozhu. What do articles twelve, thirteen, fifteen, and twenty of the Iron Banner Gang’s rules state? Hmm?"
Pan Yuanhua originally did not want to answer, but felt the coercion of Feng Liancheng’s Sword Intent.
He spoke with difficulty: "Article twelve, if any gang mber forces a woman, or kills civilians without reason, they shall be executed! Article thirteen, if anyone embezzles brothers’ money or goods privately, or fails to deliver entrusted goods, one hand shall be cut off and they shall be expelled from the Iron Banner Gang!
Article fifteen, the brothers’ goods in the gang shall not be bought or sold forcibly. If anyone bullies the weak, one hand shall be cut off and they shall be expelled from the Iron Banner Gang! Article twenty, one must not use the large influence of the Iron Banner Gang to bully others, nor commit violence to claim dominance, everyone must keep to their duty. If violated, one hundred lashes will be administered!"
Feng Liancheng listened quietly, thinking that the rules of the Iron Banner Gang were extrely stringent, so strict that they hardly seed like those of a Jianghu Gang.
It is said that all the rules of the Iron Banner Gang were devised by the previous Flag Leader, Iron Madman.
This Iron Flag Leader ca from the military, and when he initially founded the gang, he virtually copied the military regulations ’Seventeen Prohibitions, Fifty-four Executions.’
"That’s it!" Feng Liancheng said casually: "Just a month ago, your fifth son Pan Jianye raped a civilian girl, not only abducting her in broad daylight, but also discarding her body in a cetery west of Guangling City afterward. It’s a pity that she was not even sixteen.
The facts are indisputable, and the Punishnt Hall already has witness testimonies and physical evidence, which will be sent here shortly. Additionally, there are six other cases of misconduct and cruelty to civilians, all with evidence.
As for your seventh son Pan Jianjia, who was managing the sub-branch’s finance, he not only bought our Iron Banner Gang brothers’ goods at low prices but also withheld their salaries, only paying less than thirty percent so far. His cris should be compounded and severely punished."
Feng Liancheng, with firm eyes, looked coldly at the ashen-faced, silent Pan Yuanhua: "Your seventh son even dared to monopolize all the papermaking workshops and ironware business in Guangling County under the na of the Iron Banner Gang, such audacity."
Pan Yuanhua’s heart chilled like ice, realizing that today’s matters were unlikely to end well.
The case of his fifth son Pan Jianye’s rape and murder of the young girl indeed had occurred last month, and he hadn’t expected the Iron Banner Gang’s headquarters to have found out.
As for the seventh son Pan Jianming, he had always been diligent in his duties for the family.
His mistake was underestimating the Iron Banner Gang, underestimating Infinite Blade Lord, and being too greedy.
This child never regarded the Iron Banner Gang, still believing it was like when the Pan family dominated Guangling County alone.
Pan Yuanhua sighed inwardly, thinking this was truly a case of driving away the tiger through the front door, only to let the wolf in through the back.
Four months ago, the Extre East Ice City’s army landed, sweeping up to the gates of Guangling City. The Pan family fragnted to avoid the force of the Extre East Ice City’s troops, yet suffered heavy losses in their attacks.
Later, upon seeing that the Iron Banner Gang and the aristocratic families under its wing in Linhai County remained unscathed, he had the idea to also use the na of the Iron Banner Gang.
Indeed, the intensity of the attacks from Extre East Ice City against the Pan family eased sowhat.
However, they were ultimately not true mbers of the Iron Banner Gang, and not just anyone could join the gang.
Later, through connections with the Star Constellation Immortal Sect, he managed to ask a few elders from the sect to intercede with the upper echelons of the Iron Banner Gang, and also had an elder from the Formless Divine Sect speak on their behalf to Infinite Blade Lord, allowing the Pan family to officially join the Iron Banner Gang.
Yet, although this move allowed them to escape the catastrophic disaster brought by the Extre East Ice City, it also sowed the seeds for today’s calamity.
Were there really any Iron Banner Gang mbers in Guangling City?
They were all people the Pan family recruited to et the requirents for establishing a sub-branch, pulling in more than three thousand laborers and apprentices from ironworks under the guise of the Iron Banner Gang.
Because they wanted to secure the position of Guangling Hall Master, they recruited extra mbers.
The quality of these gang mbers was quite good, strong and well-cultivated, so even reaching Ninth Grade Initial level.
Pan Yuanhua had thought these people could be easily manipulated by them.
The thirty percent salary from the Iron Banner Gang should have been enough to satisfy these people.
In addition to their work, they would earn extra money, what could be wrong with that?
However, today, it seed the situation was reversing, with the Iron Banner Gang taking the upper hand.
Pan Yuanhua guessed Feng Liancheng’s purpose of gathering the gang mbers to watch the punishnt, his face turning ashen: "Guardian Feng, there is a saying, to kill without teaching is cruel, and to chastise without warning is tyranny—"
"Don’t talk to about those things. When you joined the gang, didn’t Vice Flag Leader Tie explain the gang rules?"
Feng Liancheng let out a cold laugh.
He had so admiration for Chu Xisheng’s scheming.
The evidence gathered by the Internal Affairs Hall for the Punishnt Hall was very detailed.
Evidently, the Flag Leader must have earlier instructed for evidence to be secretly collected by the Internal Affairs Hall.
He looked coldly at Pan Yuanhua: "And you, sir, have failed in teaching your sons, with suspicions of harboring them. You can no longer serve as the Squad Leader of Guangling Branch; the Flag Leader commands that new talent must be selected for Guangling Branch, and furthermore, you must pay a penalty."
Pan Yuanhua suddenly tasted bitterness in his throat.
His first thought was whether he could find soone to help plead for the Pan family.
However, after a slight consideration, Pan Yuanhua abandoned this idea.
It had already been difficult enough to ask a few elders from the Star Constellation Immortal Sect to co forward for the Iron Banner Gang to protect the Pan family.
Could he now expect these elders to help persuade Chu Xisheng to go easy on them regarding their violation of the gang rules?
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