The other Alien Races glanced at the County Magistrate and the yamen runners, then at Chen Fei. They discovered that the yamen runners truly did not make a move, merely watching Chen Fei do all this with cold indifference.
So, the correct response to this killing trap was actually to slaughter all the patients outright.
Without patients, there was no question of treating them or failing to treat them. The County yamen's reason for making trouble was eliminated at its source.
If this had been in the outside world, matters naturally could not be handled this way.
But this was Anomaly City, operating according to certain peculiar laws. Many things ran contrary to common sense—or rather, there was no such thing as common sense here.
"Reporting to you, sir, there are no patients to treat!"
Chen Fei put away the Qian Yuan Sword, turned to the County Magistrate, and cupped his hands.
"They died before treatment could even begin. What a pity. We can only notify their families to claim them." The smile on the County Magistrate's face had long vanished as he shook his head slightly.
"It truly is a pity." Chen Fei nodded in agreement.
"Since there are no patients, then everyone may disperse." The County Magistrate waved his hand, rose, and left the rear courtyard.
The instant the County Magistrate finished speaking, Chen Fei charged straight out of the County yamen.
Chen Fei had broken the farce in the rear courtyard through a straightforward method, but this was not actually the best way to handle it. At most, it was an expedient measure.
There should have been other, better methods, but Chen Fei could not discern them within such a short time.
Chen Fei's method seemed to have cut off the problem at its root, but there