As a law enforcement agency, city guards overstepping their authority was hardly uncommon. Those who enforced the law knew best how to work the system.
The C-rank city guard naturally knew that patrol city guards and district city guards handled different responsibilities.
Still, barring any surprises, it was no big deal for patrol city guards to overstep their authority a little.
The key problem was that River Stream Technology had not approached them first, but the district city guards.
However, the district city guards knew perfectly well how troublesome the guesthouse was, and River Stream Technology had not pulled strings from above.
Since no superior had pressured them, the district city guards naturally turned them down. "Follow the proper procedures."
That was not making things difficult for them. It was entirely reasonable and more in line with procedure.
Yet River Stream Technology turned around and went to the patrol city guards. They were all from River Stream, so surely they could do them a favor.
The patrol city guards also knew the guesthouse was not to be trifled with, but their alumni had made it clear that this matter needed to be handled as quickly as possible.
When living in society, sometimes people really did live for the sake of their pride. If they delayed even a little, their alumni would lose face.
There was no reasoning with that sort of thing. The patrol city guards could only agree through gritted teeth.
Deep down, they hoped the guesthouse owner would not take things too seriously and would simply let the matter slide.
But they had never expected the people from River Stream Technology to offend Xiang Xue first.
Enraged, Xiang Xue was determined to make an issue of it. If they had not exchanged words earlier, she could have turned