"Yes, sir, you can use the boat at will, but we won't send our men, you go down yourselves."
The boatmen said. Upon hearing this, the River Patrol Soldiers immediately became angry, brandishing their knives and threatening, "You bunch of troublemakers dare to defy orders? Believe it or not, I'll chop you down right now!"
Hearing this, the boatmen were also provoked. One boatman grabbed a stool and stood up, while others took up clubs and fish knives, all of them standing up in anger. They then said to the River Patrol Soldiers, "Damn it, you want us to go down to the river? You're trying to kill us! If I'm going to die, I'll make sure you dog government officers go down with me. Come on, let's fight!"
Seeing the boatmen so bold, the government soldiers didn't dare to strike for a moment. After all, they were around forty years old on average, while these boatmen were in their twenties and thirties, in the prime age for fighting.
