After that, he swept his fierce eyes over the three elders and shouted sternly, “You, Mr. Bolton, to think you’re one of the Three Elders of Zhongyang... Don’t you know what kind of person the Cao family’s wife is? We’re all fellow villagers—leave some room for each other, so we can meet again in the future. Don’t you agree?”

That terrifying aura rushed forth.

Henry Miller couldn’t help but feel a jolt in his heart, his face changing dramatically.

As for the three elders, they wore awkward smiles. “Tiger, you don’t really know what’s going on...”

“Bullshit! I may not know everything, but I know exactly what kind of person the Cao family’s wife is!”

With that, William Harris strode forward and grabbed the attendant by the collar. “If you want to live, get the hell out of my way right now!”

The attendant, terrified by William Harris, stumbled backward repeatedly.

William Harris took the opportunity to help The Bolton Family up. “Sister-in-law, are you alright?”

“Uncle, I really didn’t steal...”

The Bolton Family wailed miserably, but William Harris stopped her.

He supported The Bolton Family with one hand and slammed his iron pitchfork onto the ground. “Mr. Miller, what do you have to say!”

Henry Miller was so intimidated by William Harris’s terrifying presence that he staggered back several steps, nearly falling to the ground. This aura of William Harris was simply overwhelming!

Although Henry Miller had never killed anyone, he could still sense the murderous intent emanating from William Harris.

“Heh, since you, Tiger, have spoken, I’ll give you some face. I won’t pursue this matter any further... Take her away.”

William Harris’s gaze was cold as he turned to look at the three elders.

“Since Mr. Miller isn’t pursuing it, I think we should just let it go.”

William Harris let out a cold laugh and said in a low voice, “Sister-in-law, whatever it is, let’s talk when we get home.”

“But...”

The Bolton Family was a bit unwilling, because the jade pendant was still in Henry Miller’s possession.

William Harris whispered, “Sister-in-law, better to lose money than suffer disaster. Let’s go home and discuss it with Mr. Clark before making any plans.”

He raised his head and shouted, “Frank, aren’t you coming over to help your mother home?”

From the crowd, Ryan Clark quickly responded and, together with Matthew Harris, hurried over. One on each side, they supported The Bolton Family by the arms...

“Peng’er, mother didn’t steal anything.”

Ryan Clark glanced at Henry Miller, gritting his teeth. “Mother, I believe you. It was that damned fatso’s trick.”

A mother always wants to maintain a perfect image in front of her child.

Hearing Ryan Clark’s words, The Bolton Family felt somewhat comforted. Supported by Ryan Clark and Matthew Harris, she suppressed her sobs and headed home.

William Harris cupped his hands toward Henry Miller and the three elders, then followed after them.

“Alright, disperse! Disperse!”

The three elders shouted loudly, driving the crowd away.

“Mr. Miller, about this matter...”

“This Tiger Harris relies on his brute strength and dares to ruin my plans!”

Watching William Harris and his group leave, Henry Miller gnashed his teeth and said, “If I can’t get rid of this Tiger, how can I, Henry Miller, show my face in Zhongyang Town?”

The three elders hesitated for a moment. “Mr. Miller, to be honest, I’ve put up with that guy for a long time! But he really does have some skills—ordinary people are no match for him... In my opinion, we’ll have to ask The Old Master to step in.”

The Old Master was Henry Miller’s elder brother, the magistrate of Wuyin County.

Henry Miller said, “It’s possible to persuade my brother to step in, but we need a pretext.”

The three elders chuckled. “As for a pretext, there is one... This Tiger Harris isn’t even from Zhongyang Town. I heard he used to be a Yellow Turban... Why not use that as an excuse to ask The Old Master to intervene? Heh, just say this guy is connected to the bandits in the mountains.”

In Zhongyang Mountain, besides the Taoist temple, there were also bandits.

But rabbits don’t eat the grass by their own burrow—the bandits of Zhongyang Mountain had never harmed Zhongyang Town.

But bandits are still bandits, enemies of the authorities!

Upon hearing this, Henry Miller’s chubby face broke into a radiant smile.

“That’s settled... I’ll send someone to Wuyin right away. Let that Tiger Harris be arrogant for a couple more days. When the time comes, I’ll see if that headless dead Tiger can still act so arrogant...”

Chapter 05: A True Man Must Kill (Part One)

William Harris carried his iron pitchfork, walking at the rear.

But his round eyes were fixed intently on Ryan Clark’s back. Truth be told, William Harris was a man of experience! He was thirty-six this year, just an ordinary hunter in Zhongyang Town. But sixteen years ago, during the Taiping Dao Rebellion that swept the land and shook eight provinces, he was quite a figure.

During the Taiping Dao Rebellion, Zhang Jiao established thirty-six divisions, each like a general’s command.

A large division had over ten thousand men, a small one six or seven thousand, each with its own commander. Back then, William Harris was the commander of a small division, with thousands of troops under him.

After Zhang Jiao’s death, the Taiping Dao fell apart.

Seeing the cause was lost, William Harris, disheartened, withdrew from the world and became a hunter in Zhongyang Mountain.

Many people knew that William Harris had once been a Yellow Turban bandit, but no one knew he had actually been a commander in the Yellow Turban Army.

Having experienced great events, William Harris’s insight was naturally far beyond that of the Chris Clark couple.