Chapter 908: Chapter 652: He’s Not High Enough Level, What About Me? _2
"Chief Huang, Captain Yang, stop...stop fighting, we surrender!!" Someone with a blood-covered face got up from the ground, having lost his weapon, he raised his hands intending to surrender, but before he could lift them, he was kicked and sent flying by a leg sweep.
"Damn it, thinking of surrendering now, it’s too late!!" Beibei, who kicked the man away, turned around and grabbed another man by the ponytail at the back of his head, used her waist strength, and with a scissor kick slammed him to the ground, then drew a Dagger and swiftly cut through the sinews of the man’s left hand, causing the weapon in his hand to drop to the ground.
The battle on Yang Xiao’s side also came to an end, the middle-aged man was pinned to the ground by Yang Xiao and beaten bloody, collapsing on the ground, and that was because there were many people around and it was inconvenient to use Magic Artifacts, otherwise, this man’s fate would have been even worse.
With the cooperation of several captains including Yang Xiao and Qu Muzhi, the battle ended in less than 10 minutes, with dozens of people lying on the ground, wailing and begging for mercy, and a few who were beaten to death, their bodies left there, it was just their bad luck.
To be fair, these guys were not so weak, but firstly, they were not united and fought separately, secondly, they were terrified, their thoughts mostly focused on escaping, after all, they did not expect Huang Guozhao to start fighting without a word, showing no respect for Yiling Academy and the numerous sects.
"Director, we captured forty-seven, four died, and nine of our side were injured, apart from the initial three patrol members who were seriously injured, the rest are minor injuries," Qu Muzhi, who put away his lance, reported to Huang Guozhao who was watching the battle.
"Take these people to the City Center Official Residence, verify their identities and send official letters to their sects to have their sect masters personally come to my City Center Official Residence to admit their crimes. If they do not arrive within three days, all detained criminals will be sent to the Provincial Office, and they will bear the consequences."
Huang Guozhao coldly watched as these people were bound hand and foot, forced to kneel facing the wall, while others were clearing the bodies.
As soon as he saw that the situation was completely under control, Yang Xiao, who took a breath of relief, approached Huang Guozhao, "Chief Huang, thank you for your assistance."
A few seconds later, Huang Guozhao shifted his gaze towards Yang Xiao, his expression solemn, "I didn’t help you, but my Patrol Defense Office shall not be humiliated."
Perhaps sensing Yang Xiao’s slight embarrassment, Huang Guozhao’s stern face eased a bit, "Captain Yang, you did well this time. The situation was unclear, yet you reported it immediately while sounding the alarm and raising the alert level, and requesting aid from nearby offices, you did everything within your authority. When your Director Nalan returns, I will speak to him. You have joined the Patrol Defense Office for a short time, but you have a long way to go, young man, you have a promising future."
"Chief Huang is too kind." Yang Xiao clasped his hands in thanks, offering this decisively active Director of City Center Official Residence the courtesy of someone from the world of martial arts, feeling it was just about appropriate.
"Why did Elder Pu want to kill you?" suddenly asked Huang Guozhao.
"I don’t know."
"Really?"
"I dare not deceive Chief Huang," Yang Xiao responded decisively.
Seeing those individuals being loaded onto the vehicle, Huang Guozhao did not linger and left with the main troops, looking at the long line of vehicles, Yang Xiao slowly exhaled, he could feel that Huang Guozhao did not quite believe his words, he would definitely interrogate Elder Pu when he got back.
But Yang Xiao was not afraid, because he had already struck Elder Pu several times with the Human Bone Staff, not enough to turn him into an idiot, but his recent memories were definitely erased, so they would not get any information from him. However, this incident had firmly set him against Yiling Academy, and he wondered how the matter would be dealt with later.
At this point, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but miss Director Nalan, if the Director were here, this matter would have been handled more thoroughly, as these old rivers and lakes have experiences that he couldn’t learn now, as the world of martial arts was not just about fighting, but also about human relationships and worldly wisdom.
Yang Xiao even doubted that if Director Nalan were here, these guys might not have dared to come today. They just took advantage of his young age, not really intending to storm into the Patrol Defense Office and wreak havoc but instead they wanted to pressure him into releasing someone.
After all, once someone falls into their hands, the crime of attacking and assassinating a Patrol Station Captain is confirmed, and Yiling Academy cannot bear nor dare to undertake such responsibility.
In fact, while fighting these people, Yang Xiao could feel that their movements hesitated, they did not dare to strike fatally, their focus was not on the fight but on finding an opportunity to break out and escape.
Unfortunately, the Patrol Defense Office had already secured the area tightly like a barrel, including Qu Muzhi, whose deputy captains from Rongcheng Patrol Division had arrived in large numbers, and everyone together easily subdued this group of foes.
Now, it was Yiling Academy’s turn to have a headache, as handling this situation poorly could lead to severe repercussions.
"Captain Yang, you aren’t injured, are you?" Wu Zhengwu approached casually, his long sword still dripping blood.
"Captain Yang, you really did Rongcheng Patrol Division proud. I heard you single-handedly caught Elder Pu from Yiling Academy, which is truly remarkable!" Similarly, Wu Zhe came over to Yang Xiao and gave him a thumbs-up, his admiration evident.
"Not at all, it was Captain Qu’s help. I’m grateful for both of your assistance today, this favor will be remembered deeply," Yang Xiao bowed in thanks, he and Wu Zhengwu and Wu Zhe knew each other well; both had urgent matters to attend and without much ado, they agreed to have drinks together later and then each left with their own people, leaving only Lin’an Patrol Bureau staff to clean up the battlefield.
Leaving the counting of injured, estimating losses, and clearing the venue were not Yang Xiao’s concerns, Beibei and his team were competent enough for these tasks. By now, it was just getting light, Yang Xiao returned to the Director’s office to draft reports to be sent to the Provincial Office.
After finishing up the work, it was almost noon. Yang Xiao, having been busy for so long, was really tired and hadn’t eaten, so he just lay down on the sofa and fell asleep, sleeping straight till the evening. When he woke up, Yang Xiao found several messages on his phone, the first one from Fu Qingzhu, inquiring about what had happened last night as there had been quite a disturbance, indicating even the United Federation had received the news but not specific details.
Fu Qingzhu was like a brother to him, Yang Xiao didn’t hide anything from him and narrated everything. On the phone, Fu Qingzhu couldn’t help but exclaim that the people from Yiling Academy must be crazy to dare muster forces and storm the Patrol Defense Office to demand someone’s release, especially since this was the first time such an incident occurred in Rongcheng.
However, he also analyzed for Yang Xiao that the opposition must have had reasons for acting so boldly, for if Elder Pu remained in their hands confirming his crime of assassinating the current Patrol Station Captain, the consequences would be even more severe.
At the same time, Fu Qingzhu had some bad news for Yang Xiao; when he had last interacted with Elder Pu when releasing Sui Chengguo, he had also specifically checked this man’s background, who held a significant position at Yiling Academy not by strength but by connections.
This person had an extraordinary relationship with the current dean’s grandson of Yiling Academy, often covertly handling some unspeakable tasks for him, using this connection to throw his weight around, even disregarding some veteran elders in the academy.
Learning that Yang Xiao had not killed Elder Pu, Fu Qingzhu also breathed a sigh of relief, as he too didn’t hope for Yang Xiao’s relations with Yiling Academy to get too stiff. Fu Qingzhu, a man of great perspective, knew how to weigh pros and cons. To kill wasn’t a big deal; one should be ruthless when required and forbearing when necessary— picking up and letting go, having a sense of the bigger picture, that’s what defines a hero.
After giving a few words of advice, Fu Qingzhu hung up, and Yang Xiao continued checking his messages, soon, a message made him frown.
"Brother Yang Xiao, my uncle said there was a fight at your place last night, and it was pretty fierce. I was worried about you all night. Are you okay?"
The sender name was Chamber of Commerce Chi Dan.
