A dark mass loomed, among which over five hundred were the City Lord's private soldiers. There were also condemned prisoners, bandits, and mountain robbers, as well as thirty-three hidden veterans of the Taiping Army, all of them staring intently at Li Guanyi.
Li Guanyi looked at these people and suddenly laughed out loud, saying, "Do you know who I am?"
The crowd was disordered; no one answered, with only a few people hurriedly saying they did not know.
Li Guanyi said, "I am just a person much younger than you. Today, I also wish to ask, who are you?" He walked briskly to the first person, a big man with fierce eyebrows and tattooed face, a criminal sent here as punishment.
Li Guanyi asked, "Why did you break the law?"
The big man glanced at the boy, grinned, and said dismissively, "Killed an official."
"Why did you kill the official?"
