AWB Chapter 318 Fair and Strict
Chapter 318 Fair and Strict
In the Central Plains, Zhongzhou Taibai City, in the old Hu family's manor, Xia Ji can finally sleep peacefully these days.
Because according to the report from the monk he sent out to hunt down the maid Xiao Taohong, Xiao Taohong had been killed by her.
Then no one in the world will know that it was she who killed Hu Shilong.
In order to avoid letting the cat out of the bag due to nightmares again, Xia Ji would set up a simple soundproofing formation almost every night before she slept, ever since the incident with Xiao Taohong.
This way, even if you let something slip in your dream, no one will be able to hear it.
Xia Ji can sleep well because she has solved the problem of Xiao Taohong. However, Hu Shilong's father, Hu Guangyi, has changed his temperament recently.
Because he had issued a high reward for Chase Lu, but there was no substantial progress.
But what puzzled everyone was that Hu Guangyi suddenly seemed to not care much about this matter.
Whenever his subordinates reported that they had not found Lu Chen, Hu Guangyi would be so angry that he would scold the person who reported it.
Sometimes he would even kill a few of his subordinates who were reporting to him to vent his anger.
But recently, Hu Guangyi's attitude seemed to have changed when the news that Lu Chen was not found was reported.
Hu Guangyi just said, "Oh, I see."
He simply brushed it off lightly, which left his men completely confused. After a while,
In the Tianyuan bounty mission ranking list, the mission to arrest Lu Chen was cancelled.
Suddenly, there was another commotion in southern Xinjiang, but most people believed that Lu Chen must have been caught by some lucky person and received the bounty.
Otherwise, for a life-and-death feud like this, it would be impossible for the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce to cancel the bounty mission so easily.
Among them, only the top leaders of Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce knew that all this was due to the sudden change in attitude of their ancestor Hu Guangyi.
As for the reasons, they didn't dare to ask, let alone say anything, so the matter was left unresolved.
Lu Chen did not know that he was no longer wanted.
At this moment, he was facing the dilemma of being captured by the Half Moon City Guards because he killed the small vendor.
Seeing that the captain of the guard team was only at the early Jindan stage, and his subordinates were only at the fusion stage, Lu Chen couldn't help but have the idea of resisting and escaping.
Just as Captain Huang's men were preparing to capture Lu Chen with their fangs and claws.
"Stop! Stop it!" An urgent shout suddenly rang out.
Then, a young cultivator wearing a jade crown, with a handsome face and elegant manner, walked quickly towards Lu Chen and others.
When Lu Chen saw the person coming, a familiar smile appeared on his face.
"How dare you! The City Lord's Mansion's guards are performing their duties. Who dares to stop them?"
Before Captain Huang of the guard team could even open his mouth, one of his men shouted loudly.
"Pa..." A loud slapping sound suddenly rang out. It turned out that Captain Huang slapped his subordinate in the face.
"Captain? What's wrong with you?" The subordinate who was beaten said aggrievedly, covering his swollen face with his hands.
"Shut up!" Captain Huang shouted at his men.
Then he immediately changed his expression to a flattering one and said with a smile:
"Hahaha... Second Young Master! Why are you here? I'm arresting a gangster who killed someone in the street."
"Oh? Criminals? Have you investigated the whole story? You know, Half Moon City has always enforced the law strictly.
I will never wrongly accuse a good person, and I will never let a bad person go, so don't make a mistake!"
The young monk called the Second Young Master looked at Captain Huang meaningfully and spoke loudly in a high-sounding voice.
After saying that, she blinked at Lu Chen, indicating that he should not worry, and that everything would be fine as long as she was with him.
Of course, Xiong Jin didn't notice these little movements. He felt relieved when he saw that the person who came was not trying to exonerate Lu Chen.
"Oh...hahaha...thank you for reminding me, Second Young Master. I was just about to ask you something, but then you came.
Since it is such a coincidence, please take a rest next to me, I will ask for clarification to avoid any false charges or miscarriage of justice."
Captain Huang smiled as if he had suddenly realized something when he heard this, his mind as clear as a mirror.
The captain didn't say anything else, and the other subordinates didn't continue to try to capture Lu Chen.
When Lu Chen saw Captain Huang and the young cultivator called the Second Young Master, singing the same tune, pretending to be confused even though they knew the truth, and performing a double act, he wanted to laugh, but he finally held it back.
At this time, Captain Huang straightened his body, looked at Lu Chen with a fair and strict attitude and asked:
"I am the captain of the Half Moon City Lord's Mansion Guard. I am now interrogating you according to the law. I hope you will cooperate.
We received a report from a monk named Xiong Jin, saying that you robbed his brother of his treasures and killed someone in the street. Is this true?
Don't worry, we will be fair and strict, and will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen told the whole story of his transaction with the small vendor in detail, without any exaggeration.
After listening to this, Captain Huang frowned and thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said:
"Well! After hearing what you said, the vendor is indeed guilty of a heinous crime and deserves death. It seems that we misunderstood you.
Now that the truth of the matter is known, withdraw your troops!"
"Captain Huang! That's not right! This kid has violated the rules of Half Moon City by killing someone in the street. How can you let him go so easily?"
Xiong Jin saw that things did not develop as he had imagined, and said anxiously.
Captain Huang's face changed when he heard this. He cursed the boy in his heart for being so tactless, then snorted coldly and said:
"Humph! Hasn't this fellow Taoist already made it very clear? Are you doubting my judgment?
Hey! Why do I feel like you look like a wanted criminal?
Come! Bring him back to me and interrogate him severely. We must not miss a wanted criminal."
Then, Captain Huang's men swarmed towards Xiong Jin and subdued him in no time.
"I am innocent! I am not a wanted criminal, Captain Huang! Are you mistaken? I am your friend. We were drinking together a few days ago, and I..."
Xiong Jin cried and yelled,
When Captain Huang heard Xiong Jin say that he was still there, he promptly shot a stream of true energy at Xiong Jin, rendering him speechless.
Then he waved his hand to let his men hurry up and take Xiong Jin away, and he smiled at the young monk and said:
"Second Master! I have official business to attend to, so I won't bother you any more. Goodbye!"
"Hehehe...Captain Huang is fair and strict in his work. I just heard that the commander-in-chief of the South City District is about to break through and needs to retreat for a while.
Then the position of the South City Commander is vacant, and I will trouble Captain Huang to take care of it in the future."
The young monk called the Second Young Master smiled faintly.
"Thank you for the promotion, Second Young Master. These are all my responsibilities. I will take my leave now."
Captain Huang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He never dreamed that such a big piece of pie would fall from the sky and hit him on the head.
Then, with excitement, he bowed and said respectfully,
Before leaving, he took a special look at Lu Chen and secretly memorized Lu Chen's appearance.
Because everything he got today was because of Lu Chen, this seemingly ordinary cultivator...