593: Still want to save people? You're not qualified!

Pan Fei was pressed to the ground, his hair covering his face, looking disheveled.

Although he was a sixth-rank expert, considered a decent strong individual, he was still no match for the Night Watcher. How could he be an opponent? His desperate resistance resulted in blood at the corner of his mouth, and he was unwillingly restrained.

“I am a high-ranking official of the state. Without His Majesty's order, who dares to touch me!” Pan Fei struggled, but no matter how much he struggled, he was held down tightly.

It was true that Pan Fei was a high-ranking official, but Shen Bei just sneered, watching Pan Fei's powerless resistance.

The commotion here also alarmed many people.

Some officials watched from a distance, swallowing their saliva at the sight. They stood frozen, looking at the young man, only feeling that he was a Devil King. He held a great ancestor's sacred edict and actually came to arrest a third-rank high official of the state.

Seeing Pan Fei apprehended, Shen Bei ignored Pan Fei's shouts and ordered Ren Chuan: “Go search Pan Manor. I heard he also harbors an assassin ready to kill me. Try to find that assassin.”

“Yes!” Ren Chuan nodded. He led his men and rushed into Pan Manor.

Ren Chuan was extremely excited.

Any talk of an assassin was false, although Pan Fei had indeed sent assassins to ambush Shen Bei.

But only a fool would keep an assassin at home.

Shen Bei's order was simply to find an excuse to search Pan Manor in detail.

It was purely creating benefits for everyone.

For the Night Watchers, such a good thing was like a cat seeing fish; they all loved the smell of blood.

They all howled and charged in.

“Shen Bei! How dare you!” Pan Fei roared, “How dare you force your way into my residence!”

Shen Bei glanced at him and muttered, “A prisoner still trying to put on airs in front of me.”

He completely ignored Pan Fei, waving his hand for Ren Chuan to hurry and get it done.

Delay breeds trouble. Since he had made his move today, he had to nail Pan Fei down and not give him another chance to retaliate.

A third-rank high official's strength might not be much, but Pan Fei, with his authority, could not be underestimated. If he escaped this calamity today, he would definitely seek revenge to the death, and then it would be troublesome, possibly leading to an unexpected downfall.

“Traitor, release me!” Pan Fei continued to roar and struggle, but it was useless.

Shen Bei was waiting for Ren Chuan, and at this moment, an old man rushed over, followed by many city guards.

Seeing the old man, Pan Fei urgently shouted, “General Yang, save me! Quickly apprehend this traitor.”

The old man looked at Pan Fei, who was pressed to the ground, and a muscle twitched on his face.

Lawless! Truly lawless!

King Wei, what exactly do you want to do, finding such a hothead to be Team Leader!

The old man was now extremely suspicious that Hong Long's death was all King Wei's scheme, just to promote Shen Bei to Team Leader.

“Team Leader Shen, release Pan Fei.” The old man arrived and immediately rebuked Shen Bei.

Shen Bei glanced at the old man. A Night Watcher beside him whispered in Shen Bei's ear: “General Yang, one of the three great generals.”

Shen Bei suddenly understood. No wonder he could bring city guards. It turned out he was one of the three most powerful figures in the state. Shen Bei was unwilling to provoke this one; he was an existence that could contend with King Wei.

Damn it! How did he get here so fast?

Shen Bei muttered helplessly in his heart. Although he knew it would attract a general, Shen Bei was prepared to finish quickly, leaving those important figures for King Wei to deal with.

But since he had already arrived, he had no choice but to face him.

“Greetings, General Yang!” Shen Bei saluted very politely.

General Yang looked at Pan Fei, whose mouth was already gagged, and twitched again. Then he turned to Shen Bei and said, “Release him!”

“Ah! Release him? Release whom?” Shen Bei looked blankly at General Yang.

General Yang glared at Shen Bei and said, “Who do you think I mean by 'release him'? How can a high official of the state be arrested at will!”

“Ah! You mean it? Oh, General Yang, you should speak clearly. You said 'release him, release him,' and I thought, where did this 'him' come from? I only caught a beast. You can't blame me for your unclear expression.”

General Yang took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself, thinking that as a general, he didn't need to argue with a young hothead. He would go find King Wei about this matter later.

“Team Leader Shen, I will say it again, release him,” General Yang said.

“General Yang, Pan Fei has committed a serious crime. The Night Watchers are arresting him according to regulations,” Shen Bei replied.

General Yang stared coldly at Shen Bei and said, “Who gave you the authority to arrest a high official of the state?”

Shen Bei calmly said, “General Yang, as one of the three great generals of the state, you seem to lack respect for Great Ancestor. The Night Watchers will report you to His Majesty!”

General Yang looked at the great ancestor's sacred edict in his hand and also felt an immense headache.

As an official, who dares to disrespect Great Ancestor? Even if they inwardly disagreed with this decree, they could not say so aloud.

General Yang also didn't want to engage in a war of words with Shen Bei and could only rebuke, “I will say it again, release him!”

General Yang wanted to use his authority to pressure Shen Bei. He was on the same level as King Wei. He didn't want to waste any more words with this young man.

“Unfortunately! Bring His Majesty's imperial edict, and I will release him immediately!” Shen Bei calmly replied.

Shen Bei's defiance made the Night Watchers swallow their saliva. This was a state general, truly second only to one person and above ten thousand.

Even King Wei had to be polite to him. General, are you really going to be so defiant?

He was different from Pan Fei; his authority was much stronger than Pan Fei's. He had several subordinates like Pan Fei under him.

See, he could even bring city guards.

“Apprehend him!” General Yang ordered the city guards behind him.

“Who dares?” Shen Bei roared, “As Team Leader of the Night Watchers, without His Majesty's order, who dares to touch me!”

“Pfft…” Hearing Shen Bei's words, Pan Fei spat out a mouthful of blood in anger. He didn't expect this guy to have the nerve to say such a thing. You can't be touched without His Majesty's order, but you didn't think of that at all when you arrested me.

“You also know you can't be arrested without His Majesty's order!” an observing official stepped out and angrily rebuked Shen Bei.

He hadn't dared before, but now that the General was here, doing so might earn him the General's appreciation.

Shen Bei glanced at the other party and said, “Isn't Great Ancestor our state's Emperor?”

“You…” This single sentence made the official's face turn red.

General Yang felt an even greater headache, because the great ancestor's sacred edict was real.

This was Shen Bei's advantage; everything seemed justifiable.

General Yang had a change of thought and said, “What crime are you charging Pan Fei with?”

“Hiring assassins to kill the Team Leader of the Night Watchers,” Shen Bei replied.

General Yang nodded and said, “So, Pan Fei hired assassins to kill you. In that case, Pan Fei definitely cannot be taken away by you. As the target of his assassination attempt, who can ensure that you won't use this as an excuse for personal revenge! Since Pan Fei is guilty, then he should be transferred to the Tribunal.”

After speaking, he ordered the city guards to take the person.

Shen Bei, however, started to laugh at this point, looking at General Yang and saying, “General Yang underestimates my breadth of vision.”

“This has nothing to do with underestimating you, and besides…” General Yang looked at the ancient book in Shen Bei's hand, his expression somewhat cold as he said, “I indeed don't see any breadth of vision in you.”

Shen Bei smiled indifferently: “General Yang doesn't understand me. Vice Minister Pan hiring assassins to kill me truly doesn't bother me.”

Upon hearing this, General Yang was overjoyed.

If you dare to say this in front of me, then I can use this statement to nail you down. If you don't care about being killed, then what crime has he committed?

However, the faces of some officials who disliked Pan Fei among the onlookers changed dramatically.

“He's still so immature, how dare he speak so carelessly in front of a General!”

“It's over. If you say you don't care, then his crime won't hold up. This is no joke.”

“Heh heh, I thought Pan Fei was finished this time, but with what he said, it might just be a minor punishment in the end. Damn it, if he doesn't step down, how can I get promoted?!”

A group of people shook their heads looking at Shen Bei. Holding a high position, one cannot speak carelessly, especially in front of someone holding an even higher position.

He's still too young, he's going to suffer losses…