The Arrogant Inspector

Hu Haoran and Shi Danda entered the main hall without hurry. Before they had even stepped inside, they heard an arrogant voice. Hu Haoran frowned slightly. It seemed this person had come looking for trouble.

"Where the hell is your city lord? Why hasn't he come out to welcome me? This is absolute lawlessness!" A fat, middle-aged man in a yellow robe shouted. "Do you know who I am? I'm an inspector sent by the Imperial Capital, specifically here to interrogate your city lord!" He picked up his teacup and took an indignant sip. "Fuck! What kind of tea is this? It's complete garbage! I'm an earl, a rank above your city lord's title! Treat me like this again and see if I don't report you to His Majesty!"

Hu Haoran stopped at the doorway and looked at Shi Danda in confusion. "This is the inspector sent from the Imperial Capital? Did they send the wrong person?"

Shi Danda shook his head and respectfully replied, "No. We checked his identity. He is indeed an inspector from the Imperial Capital, and he is an earl. No one would dare impersonate someone of that status."

"That pig is actually an earl? What the hell is his name?" Hu Haoran was somewhat astonished. He had always believed the nobles of the Imperial Capital were refined and courteous, but this man completely overturned his impression of them. In truth, Hu Haoran had not known many nobles when he was in the Imperial Capital. Those impressions had merely come from the novels he had read on Earth in his previous life.

Shi Danda thought for a moment before slowly saying, "His name is Shen Dacai. He is a distant relative of His Majesty, and his title was inherited. He holds no real authority. His Majesty