"Hey, little brother, have you seen a suspicious man in a black robe run this way?"
A handsome young man approached with a squad of Imperial Guards who clearly belonged to the Jia Ma Imperial Family. He smiled faintly and questioned Xiao Han.
"Well..."
Just as Xiao Han hesitated over whether to hand over the trash can behind him, the burly man beside the handsome young man stepped forward and gave a cold snort. "Kid, I suggest you stop playing dumb. That man in the black robe who just ran off is a fugitive the Imperial Guard is hunting!
"If you don't tell us the truth, you'll be guilty of harboring a fugitive! We'll arrest you, and you'll regret it!"
"A Fei!"
Seeing the burly man threaten him so roughly, the handsome young man's face darkened. They'd been handling the matter just fine, and then he suddenly threatened someone. What an idiot!
Hearing the threat, Xiao Han's gaze turned faintly cold, and he abandoned the idea of handing over what was behind him.
Then Xiao Han put on a frightened expression. "Officers, it's true that a short man in a black robe bumped into me just now. But when I was about to yell at him, I saw him run toward another auction house!"
As he spoke, Xiao Han pointed toward the passage leading to another auction house.
"Oh no! That's the Yellow Grade Auction House, where the crowds are thickest! Damn it, this is going to be a mess!" The burly man gritted his teeth, then called to the Imperial Guards behind him and ran toward the Yellow Grade Auction House. With so many people there, though, getting through would be no easy feat.
The handsome young man gave Xiao Han an awkward smile. "Sorry, little brother. My companion