Don't Kill Too Ruthlessly Later

Chapter 24: Don't Kill Too Ruthlessly Later

"Deal with the bodies and collect evidence of their crimes!"

Wei Fan sheathed his blade aura and directed the yamen runners under him to search the rooms one by one.

Once they had finished, he turned to Luo Wen. "Chief, what did you say just now? I didn't hear you. Please say it again."

Hu Qing jumped in first. "I heard it. The chief said angrily that you were outrageously bold?"

She looked delighted to stir up trouble.

If the Crocodile Demon had not appeared, Wei Fan would certainly have been in trouble for killing Lu Mingjie.

But now, the one in trouble was the clerk.

Wei Fan nodded lightly, frost gathering in his eyes. "Killing demons is outrageously bold? It seems you, Chief, are also colluding with demons."

He slowly walked toward Luo Wen, an intimidating aura emanating from him.

Luo Wen hurriedly denied it. "You heard wrong. I said Wei Fan did a fine job. Those beasts dared to collude with demons and bring them into the city—they would deserve a thousand cuts even if they were torn to pieces."

He felt that if he persisted with his previous stance, Wei Fan would definitely take him out as well.

Besides, with demons involved, he could not wait to clear himself of this matter. Why would he care whether Lu Mingjie lived or died?

The clerk?

If the clerk learned that Lu Mingjie had brazenly brought a demon into the city, then even if Lu Mingjie did not die, the clerk would want to kill him.

"Is that so? We heard wrong?"

Luo Wen nodded frantically. "You really did hear wrong!"

Under Wei Fan's pressure, his back was already drenched in cold sweat.

Wei Fan withdrew his aura. "Then Chief, what do we do next? The Lu Family colluded with demons and brought one into the city. Shouldn't we raid the Lu Family and arrest everyone there?"

Hearing this, Luo Wen's heart tightened just as he had begun to relax. Wei Fan was not only forcing him to pick a side; he wanted to wipe out the Lu Family in one sweep and pull up the weeds by the roots.

Between the clerk and Wei Fan, he could only choose one. As his thoughts raced, Luo Wen made his decision.

He took a deep breath. "The Lu Family has lost all humanity and colluded with demons. Naturally, every last one of them must be arrested. First, have someone drag this Crocodile Demon's corpse out onto the street so everyone knows the E Shen Gang brought a demon into the city. Then we'll raid the Lu Family."

Wei Fan broke into a smile. "Chief, when it comes to matters of right and wrong, you still have a conscience."

Outside the E Shen Gang, the moment the yamen runners hacked down the gang members guarding the entrance, they had drawn the attention of the surrounding residents. As time passed, quite a crowd had gathered to watch the show.

All of them craned their necks, waiting to see whether the yamen would level the E Shen Gang just as it had the Fierce Tiger Gang.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes widened.

The gates of the E Shen Gang opened, and a young constable walked out.

As the constable stepped forward, step by step, the corpse of a headless crocodile came into everyone's sight.

Though its head was gone, the crocodile's body was still over three meters long, so thick that even one person could not wrap their arms around it.

"It's a demon! The yamen runners killed a demon in the E Shen Gang!"

The stench struck them head-on, and some people could not help retching.

Even more people were terrified. They lived nearby; with a demon hiding in the E Shen Gang, their safety was easy to imagine.

"Those beasts from the E Shen Gang are even more outrageously bold than the Fierce Tiger Gang. They actually dared bring a demon into the city."

"No wonder the yamen came straight here. A demon entering the city is a grave taboo!"

"Bullshit! Why don't we see the yamen arresting those people colluding with demons in the other districts? Look carefully—that's Constable Wei Fan. He was the one who led people to wipe out the Fierce Tiger Gang before, and just now he was the one who led the charge into the E Shen Gang."

Someone recognized Wei Fan and began spreading word of his achievements.

"Folks, please make way. The E Shen Gang has lost all humanity, colluding with demons and bringing one into the city. Fortunately, I, East District Constable Wei Fan, uncovered the matter in time and led men to destroy the E Shen Gang and the Crocodile Demon.

"Now that the Crocodile Demon is dead, there is no need for everyone to be afraid. We still have official business to attend to, so please clear the road."

Luo Wen emerged alongside Wei Fan and took the opportunity to publicize the matter.

The reason for coming to the E Shen Gang had changed from Zhou Qi and the other man being beaten to Wei Fan secretly discovering that the E Shen Gang was harboring a demon, then leading people here to destroy it.

"A divine constable!"

"With a divine constable like Constable Wei, no demon will dare wreak havoc in our East District again!"

"At last, we have a divine constable devoted to the people!"

"Quick, make way for Divine Constable Wei! Don't delay him from slaying demons and eliminating evil!"

The crowd opened a path, and cheers rang out all around.

For years, they had suffered beneath the Fierce Tiger Gang's oppression. They had never expected that just after the Fierce Tiger Gang was wiped out, the E Shen Gang would appear.

Just when they all thought the E Shen Gang would remain forever, they had not expected it to be leveled after only one day.

"To prevent the Lu Family from getting wind of this and scattering, we need to move quickly."

Luo Wen stepped up and reminded Wei Fan in a low voice. It would be best to finish this before either the clerk or the Lu Family had time to react.

"Alright!"

Wei Fan handed the Crocodile Demon's corpse over to the yamen runners under him, then hurried back to the East District Yamen with Luo Wen and several elites to gather manpower.

The inner city was the most prosperous part of Cloud City. Those qualified to live there were either rich or noble.

Compared to the filthy, chaotic stench of the east, west, south, and north districts, this place was like paradise on earth. The streets were cleaned by dedicated workers, the houses were splendid and magnificent, and any random street was wide enough for three or four carriages to travel abreast.

Things like gangs abducting people to feed demons had never happened here, because ordinary people could not enter the inner city at all.

Soldiers guarded the entrance at every moment. Even when Wei Fan and his group of yamen runners arrived, they were stopped.

Only after Luo Wen came forward to identify himself—and because he knew the leader of these guards—were they quickly allowed through.

"Later, don't kill too ruthlessly. The people of the inner city are not like those of the outer city. Even if it is because of demons, they will be dissatisfied if there is too much killing.

"Besides, the Lu Family has built a large business. Aside from their ties to our East District clerk, they also have connections with other important figures in Cloud City."

Luo Wen was worried that Wei Fan would directly slaughter everyone in the Lu Family. He knew Wei Fan's temperament all too well.

Wei Fan frowned slightly. Was this the kind of person Luo Wen thought he was? "Chief, what are you saying? We're here to arrest people. As long as the Lu Family doesn't resist, how could I possibly kill people indiscriminately?"

Go ask anyone else that, and see how many would believe you.

Luo Wen also knew he could not control Wei Fan at all, and he understood the principle that once one had offended someone, one should finish them off completely.

"The Lu Family has plenty of money. Years ago, they spent heavily to hire a martial artist from outside named Zuo Qiu as their household guard. Lu Mingjie learned his martial arts from this Zuo Qiu. Few know Zuo Qiu's level of cultivation. If you start fighting later and can't defeat him, this may all fall through."

Lu Mingjie's master?

Though Lu Mingjie had been killed by his blade, someone who could reach True Qi Seventh Level at that age must have been taught by someone at least at True Qi Ninth Level, perhaps even an Acupoint-Cleaving martial artist.

After walking a while longer, a walled estate with the words "Lu Residence" written above it appeared before Wei Fan.

Even among the wealthy inner city, this estate stood apart. Two bronze lions flanked the entrance, each guarded by two men. Four guards for a single gate—the display was indeed impressive.