The newly appointed head of the military police had dealt the Cicero Family a brutal blow, shocking all of Qingyuan Star.
After that, everyone waited for the follow-up reaction. Who would have thought... there was no follow-up at all.
After waiting a few more days, someone came to Si Xi's door and reported that a certain viscount had illegally expanded his armaments and might be plotting rebellion.
They were essentially using the military police as a weapon, but the informant spoke with great certainty, so an investigation would have been normal.
But Si Xi directly drove the person away. "Qingyuan Star has both civil authorities and the military. You came to me with this—your intentions are truly sinister!"
Everyone immediately understood. Lord Si Xi knew the rules!
After all, reporting over someone's head was taboo anywhere. They could not assume Si Xi was inexperienced just because the Supreme had acted ruthlessly! Besides, the military police existed to supervise the military; they had nothing to do with local affairs, alright? Even occasionally meddling could make people speculate wildly. Meddling too often would simply be courting death!
However, Si Xi did receive one visitor and asked a few questions.
It was none other than the Stephen Family. They had lost three Company-Class Warships and needed replacements.
Because they belonged to the ranks of regular private forces, the request had to be verified and approved by the military. The military police... could intervene, or they could choose not to.
When Supreme Si Xi saw the application amid the pile of documents, he was not surprised.
He had been keeping a close watch recently, so someone had submitted it for his review. Otherwise, he would at most have seen a single line about it on some list.
He was merely curious how they had