Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 105 Someone in the Police Station
The world was shaken and the whole city was silent.

There have always been irreconcilable contradictions between the underworld and the court.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, the so-called "heroes break the law with force". These people in the martial arts world do not engage in production, but pursue the pleasure of revenge and kill whole families at will. Some of them even have powerful force that can defeat a thousand people alone. They are undoubtedly an unstable factor for the country.

There are even underworld forces that have become the local bosses of a state and have extremely high prestige, causing many people to only obey the underworld sects and not care about the current situation in the court.

As for the people in Jianghu, the phrase "court lackeys" is enough to describe their views on the court.

How the two can coexist has always been a question that has been under scrutiny and explored in this land for thousands of years, but there is only one thing that is recognized by the world... No matter how high your prestige is in the world, or how strong your military power is, don't go head-to-head with the imperial court, because if you anger the imperial court, they will really send a large army to invade and kill all nine generations of your clan.

No matter how strong an ordinary warrior is, if tens of thousands of elite soldiers surround you, they will eventually wear you out, not to mention that the imperial court itself has many masters who can build the bridge between heaven and earth.

The Prince of Jin was in charge of 200,000 elite soldiers and had many retainers with excellent martial arts skills. He was undoubtedly a typical portrayal of the power of the imperial court.

Zhao Wumian snatched Bi Bo, killed Jiang Bai, and took Qianlima, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of King Jin. Now he even dared to declare war on King Jin openly in the capital. Isn't this just stomping on King Jin's face?

It's inexplicable. He offended King Jin but didn't hide it properly. He's really a madman who doesn't care about his life! This was everyone's first impression, but then they thought, with the news that Zhao Wumian has spread in the martial arts world, isn't it crazy enough?

No normal person would have the guts to snatch a prince's talented horse on the street.

Bloody! Heroic! A great man! This is the second impression people have of him.

No matter what Zhao Wumian did for, he was so courageous and powerful that he could be called a dragon among men. Among those martial arts masters in the world today, who dared to challenge the king of a country head-on? It was good enough that he was not recruited.

Moreover, Zhao Wumian killed the former apprentice of the Spear Master in front of people walking around the streets. Even though Ye Wancang was expelled from the sect, he had practiced martial arts under the Spear Master for twenty years, and the relationship between master and apprentice still existed. Most importantly, everyone knew that the Spear Master Chen Qiyuan was on good terms with Prince Jin... Zhao Wumian was directly declaring war on the two major forces of the court and the martial arts world!
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Zhao Wumian's move was simply to seek death, but the martial arts culture was prevalent in Dali, so they fell for Zhao Wumian's tricks.

Compared with the King of Jin and the Gun Leader, Dong Yan, who Zhao Wumian also mentioned, seems insignificant... In the eyes of the world, Dong Yan is just an organization that is sneaky and extremely difficult to eradicate. It is not comparable to the King of Jin and the Gun Leader.

But in the eyes of those who are interested, that is, those who know that Zhao Wumian is the 'Dragon Guardian', this piece of information is much more important than the King of Jin's Spear Master.

Just like Empress Canghua, her eyes were full of astonishment at the moment, she had no idea about this... Zhao Wumian only found out that Dong Yan was the one who poisoned the person after he went to Xiaoxitian.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the unconscious man she had captured. Her expression gradually became extremely cold... Was it Dong Yan who threw dirty water on the Shen family?

In short, no matter whether they were insiders or outsiders, they were shocked by Zhao Wumian. At the same time, the news spread outward at an extremely fast speed. Those who were good at light skills ran for their lives, and those who were not good at light skills prepared a few more horses to take turns running. Anyway, Zhao Wumian's name would surely spread throughout Dali within a few days and he would become the most prominent figure in the world today.

After hearing the news, Prince Jin's expression remained unchanged.

Qin Shuzi's face was extremely gloomy, and he said coldly: "If you can't kill Zhao Wumian, the prince will definitely become a laughing stock in the world."

"Becoming a laughing stock is better than being used by others. It's better to die without knowing how." King Jin was silent for a moment, and then said calmly, "Zhao Wumian's move is to remind me not to be someone else's pawn... Go and check Dongyan. The East Palace incident is probably related to them, but I don't know their purpose for doing this... They were so eager to poison the crown prince right after my brother passed away. It's too abnormal."

Qin Shuzi calmed down, thought about it, and then guessed:
"Dong Yan must not be all-powerful. Perhaps they only have influence in the East Palace. If they wait until the crown prince ascends the throne, they won't be able to poison him... Although there are doubts about this matter, if it weren't for Zhao Wumian, it would probably take us a long time to find Dong Yan. So even if Dong Yan's behavior is abnormal, their plan is actually very feasible."

There was a hint of admiration in Qin Shuzi's words. Although he was angry, objectively speaking, Zhao Wumian's action was indeed admirable.

King Jin frowned slightly, his intuition told him that this matter was not that simple, he waved his hand gently, "Without evidence, everything is just guessing... Go check it out."

Qin Shuzi nodded slightly, and then asked: "Did Zhao Wumian just let him go?"

"The person we want to capture is Chao Yan, not Zhao Wumian. Don't let your anger get the better of you. If Dong Yan is really the one behind this, and now Zhao Wumian has made it known to the world, they should be the ones who are most angry." King Jin was very calm and gave the order:
"Zhao Wumian is now in the capital, but there is no news from Chao Yan. Recently, the Chu navy has made some moves, and it is obvious that Chao Yan wants to lead troops into the capital... I will send people to wait near the Chu navy, and leave the arrest of Zhao Wumian to Yue Zhi, and you will continue to lead people to monitor Xu Ran."

Qin Shuzi hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Without the Chu navy, Luo Chaoyan will have no military power. Even if he takes the throne legitimately, he has no real power. If it really comes to the point where it is impossible to do anything, why don't we temporarily give up the border and lead the troops into the capital... What Emperor Jingzheng was able to do back then, we can do too."

King Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand lightly without giving a direct answer, "Go down."

"Yes, sir." Qin Shuzi said no more.

As for Xiao Xitian, Liu Yuezhi had already become impatient. For several days, the bald donkey Dongxuan had not allowed him to see any trace of 'Su Yanran'. Just when he suspected that Xiao Xitian had been recaptured by Zhao Wumian, the news from the capital reached his ears.

Liu Yuezhi was immediately shocked, but the first thought in his heart was... his original vision was indeed correct. Zhao Wumian was a man of great potential. Unfortunately, both parties served different masters and were destined to be enemies.

Liu Yuezhi left in a hurry and was about to leave Xiaoxitian.

"Gui Kui, don't you want to stay and have a few more cups of tea?" Dong Xuan seemed a little reluctant.

"Goodbye." Liu Yuezhi didn't want to talk to this bald man anymore, so he turned around and left.

Whether Su Yanran is Zhao Wumian remains to be verified. He also has doubts about whether Xiao Xitian is protecting Zhao Wumian or delaying him, but Zhao Wumian is actually in the capital at this time.

As long as we catch him, there will be no shortage of answers.

Prince Jin was slapped in the face by Zhao Wumian in front of the whole world, so he needed to get back at them.

Dong Xuan watched Liu Yuezhi leave with a smile, and then slowly restrained his expression. He thought to himself that if Zhao Wumian didn't make some noise, Liu Yuezhi would probably find out something fishy... Zhao Wumian's news came just in time.

He couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he had made the right decision to side with Zhao Wumian early on.

No matter how these people reacted, it was a matter for the future. After all, no matter how fast the information flowed, it was not real-time. Therefore, in the capital, after Zhao Wumian's words came out, the whole city was dead silent, and then there was endless noise.

Zhao Wumian stood on the top of the tall building, looking at the crowds below, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Once these words came out, not only did his thoughts become clear, but he also believed that people with insight would understand what Zhao Wumian meant... Didn't Dong Yan want to continue hiding? Let's see how long you can hide. Whatever tricks you have, come at him. He is not afraid at all.

Turning his head, he saw a group of detectives in black robes approaching, but Miss Shen had disappeared without a trace.

Zhao Wumian retracted his gaze, pretended to be alert, stepped back, and disappeared from the crowd's sight. But in the crowd's eyes, it was Zhao Wumian, the wanted criminal, who was preparing to escape after declaring war... After all, Zhao Wumian was going to face Prince Jin and the Gun Leader next, and it would be a huge loss of face if he was caught by the detectives from the Detective Department.

It was logical, after all, when people from the underworld came to the capital, as long as they had some courage and committed crimes, most of them had the experience of escaping from the hands of the Detective Bureau... and Zhao Wumian seemed to have been a disciple of the Huanzhen Pavilion, so of course he had to run away when he met a 'cop'.

But Zhao Wumian is not afraid of the Detective Department. He has someone to protect him. He does all this just to give the world an illusion that he is not on good terms with the Detective Department. In other words, he pretends to be unfamiliar with Su Qingqi to prevent people from guessing that he is related to Luo Chaoyan. Although he was seen saving Su Qingqi by some people at Dingnan Bridge just now, the number of people is not large and their words are insignificant, which cannot affect the overall situation.

Zhao Wumian jumped down from a tall building and disappeared into the night in an instant.

The next moment, a group of constables rushed into the tall building. Leading them was a middle-aged man with a jade badge hanging from his waist. He had a dignified look on his face. He was Ji Jianming, a jade-card constable of the same rank as 'Iron Rakshasa', also known as 'General Sun'.

Seeing that the person coming was the 'Sinister General', many of the ladies and girls who were frightened and crying in the field tightly closed their lips on the spot, not even daring to breathe. This shows how vicious this 'Sinister General' was in the capital.

General Ji Jianming glanced around coldly, and someone couldn't help but point in the direction where Zhao Wumian left. Ji Jianming waved his hand lightly, and the surrounding constables disappeared on the spot. Some went to recover Ye Wancang's body, and some went to track down Zhao Wumian.

Then Ji Jianming looked around, pulled out Ye Wancang's nine-foot spear, and was about to leave, but someone stopped him.

Looking back, it was the young lady who was frightened to tears by Zhao Wumian just now. She still looked aggrieved and frightened. When she saw Ji Jianming, her body trembled again, but she still mustered up the courage and whispered:
"Captain Ji, Zhao, the reason why Zhao Wumian openly announced his identity, I, I think it's because we all heard what Ye Wancang said... He, he could have killed us all to silence us..."

"What do you want to say?" Ji Jianming asked coldly.

The young lady was frightened again, and her voice became even lower. She could only say: "I think he should be a good person..."

"Good people can also violate the laws of Dali." Ji Jianming raised his eyebrows frivolously, and then said lightly, then jumped up, and his figure disappeared in a rise and fall.

Zhao Wumian did not run far. He stopped at a remote alley and leaned against the wall to take a few breaths. Chasing a master was not easy at all. He ran all the way from Dingnan Bridge and his strength was almost exhausted.

Soon a constable discovered his trail, and a shrill whistle that made one's scalp tingle was sounded, followed by a series of shrill sounds of breaking wind.

Zhao Wumian looked up and saw a constable in a black robe standing at the alley entrance, on the wall, and even on a tree not far away. He had a grim look on his face and his hand on his sword, blocking Zhao Wumian's escape route.

Then there were faint sounds of footsteps at the entrance of the alley. Ji Jianming put one hand lightly on the hilt of the knife and the other hand on a nine-foot-long spear, and walked towards Zhao Wumian coldly.

Seeing Zhao Wumian, a trace of barely perceptible doubt appeared on his cold face, "Are you not going to run away anymore?"

Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly.

Ji Jianming was slightly disappointed and said calmly, "He who can kill Ye Wancang must be a master. I wanted to fight with you, but it seems there is no hope..."

He paused for a moment, then raised his hand gently, "Zhao Wumian, you know what you did. Our detective department naturally has reason to arrest you and present you to King Jin... Do you plead guilty?"

Before Zhao Wumian could say anything, he heard the sound of footsteps again.

Before he even saw the person, a voice filled with anger was heard, "Ji Jianming! How dare you arrest him!?"

Ji Jianming recognized who this person was and his cold expression changed immediately.

Turning his head to look, it was Su Qingqi flying over. She jumped into the alley and saw Zhao Wumian leaning against the wall tiredly. Her eyebrows raised instantly, and she quickly walked in front of Zhao Wumian, blocking him. Then she turned around and looked at Ji Jianming coldly, "Did you hit him?"

Ji Jianming raised his hand in fear and trepidation, "How could this be? I just got here... Um, what does Constable Su mean?"

Zhao Wumian was worried that there might be a traitor among the detectives, so he had to act out the whole play. He smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect that Miss Su was such a passionate woman... I killed Ye Wancang only because of a personal grudge, not to save you."

Su Qingqi was startled and realized what Zhao Wumian meant, so she explained calmly: "I have been out many times recently to lure out the snake. Ye Wancang is our target. He must be related to the person who poisoned the prince. If it weren't for this young master, I would have been captured alive just now."

Ji Jianming took a breath of cold air. As a Jade Card Constable, he was naturally aware of the recent actions of the Detective Department. He immediately bowed slightly to Zhao Wumian, and then asked hesitantly:
"But he killed Ye Wancang instead of capturing him alive. Wasn't it a waste of time to lure the snake out of its hole?"

Su Qingqi immediately got angry, "He's not from the Detective Department, so what? We are incompetent and failed to catch Ye Wancang, and we want to shift the blame to him?"

"Ah, no, no, no." Ji Jianming then turned around and angrily scolded the constables around him:
"Why are you standing there pretending to be cool? Why don't you quickly escort Ye Wancang's body to the morgue and hand it over to the coroner for a thorough investigation. Then dig into Ye Wancang's life. I want to know how many times he went to the brothel over the past forty years and what girls he ordered! See if you can find any more clues!"

The surrounding constables received the order and fled quickly.

Then Ji Jianming looked at Su Qingqi, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Then Zhao Wu... Well, should we release this Young Master Zhao, or let him be dealt with by King Jin..."

Su Qingqi raised her hand slightly, "We can't ignore the face of King Jin... Bring him to the Detective Department first, and I will interrogate him carefully. Captain Ji doesn't need to intervene in this matter."

Ji Jianming had been in Beijing for many years, so he knew the twists and turns involved. He stopped asking questions and quickly left, showing how to handle the situation.

No matter how much of a martial arts fanatic Ji Jianming is, he is still an official. He would be a fool to offend the sister of the head of the Detective Department.

(End of this chapter)