Early in the morning, in the Qi family’s living room, Mo Qingsnow slammed her palm onto the table, shattering the coffee table and stood up, her eyes coldly fixed on the person standing before her.
"Last night, the young miss was taken away by the Law Enforcement Team," the Guard Captain of the Qi family said, his head bowed, tremulously repeating the words he had just spoken.
Mo Qingsnow listened and, confirming that she had not misheard, her complexion turned extremely unsightly, "Why was she arrested?"
"The intent from the Law Enforcement Hall is that the young miss was reported for forcibly taking someone else’s property, and there’s more..." because of the chilling aura emanating from Mo Qingsnow, the Guard Captain felt so suffocated he could barely breathe, struggling to continue.
"What else?" Mo Qingsnow’s gaze was fierce as she stared at the Guard Captain.
Under that oppressive stare, the Guard Captain stammered on: "There’s also... the incident of the young miss... causing a disturbance... in front of Minister Yue Xi’s residence."
Finally, with great effort, the Guard Captain managed to make the situation clear, and by the time he finished, he was sweating profusely.
Just when the Guard Captain felt a moment of relief, he was slapped across the face by Mo Qingsnow.
The Guard Captain’s face turned aside as he immediately brought his hand up to cover it, keeping his head down, not daring to move, yet uncontrollably trembling.
"Useless fool, all you ever do is cause trouble for me," Mo Qingsnow said. After that, she flung her sleeves and stepped over the Guard Captain, heading straight for the door.
After Mo Qingsnow left, the Guard Captain finally raised his head, watching her receding figure, and a strong hatred flashed in his eyes.
"Xiao Wu." It was only after Mo Qingsnow’s figure was no longer in the living room that a voice sounded from the direction of the staircase.
Upon hearing this voice, Guard Wu promptly suppressed the hatred in his eyes and turned to the newcomer, greeting him respectfully and familiarly, "Master Qi."
The man addressed as Master Qi waved his hand at Guard Wu, then looked toward the direction of the door and muttered softly, "Where could Mo Qingsnow be off to now?"
"The young miss was taken by the men from the Law Enforcement Hall, madam must be on her way to appeal to Elder Mo or the Alliance Hierarch on behalf of the young miss," Guard Wu said with his head down, his tone respectful as he addressed Master Qi.
"The people from the Law Enforcement Hall? Tch, I had long told those two to restrain themselves. Now look, they’ve been arrested," Master Qi said, shaking his head as if in pity, but there was a subtle hint of gloating in his tone.
Guard Wu heard it, but said nothing.
Master Qi took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and handed it to Guard Wu, "Poor Xiao Wu, always getting beaten by those two tigresses, pitiful creature, take this and use it."
"Thank you, Master Qi," Guard Wu said, his voice filled with gratitude, but he didn’t refuse, instead, he accepted the medicine.
"Thank me for what? You’re still being formal with me," Master Qi said, then hooked his arm around Guard Wu’s neck and whispered secretively, "I heard the Ever Winning Army’s men have arrived at the Medical Alliance, is that true?"
Master Qi: "Did they come to investigate the abduction of upright family wives and daughters?"
Guard Wu: "...They have come to investigate strong-arming trades, forcing belongings from ordinary people."
"Same thing, it’s all the same," Master Qi said dismissively, waving his hand, then his eyes dropped into a ponder.
"Master Qi, are you thinking of..."
"No, I’m not thinking anything!" Before Guard Wu could finish, he was interrupted by Master Qi, "You should go back now, should that woman Mo Qingsnow come back and see you talking to me, you’re done for."
Upon hearing this, Guard Wu’s face changed abruptly, "Master Qi, I..."
As he spoke, he glanced at the security camera in the living room.