Outside the Law Enforcement Division's main hall, the members of Squad A5 were all waiting.
When they saw Zhou Kui emerge, they hurried forward to meet him.
"Captain, what did the Division Master say?"
"What punishment did Lu Yiye receive?"
"At the very least, he ought to get a whipping. The taste of the Reverse Dragon Thorn isn't pleasant."
They all spoke over one another. Only the Spell Cultivator noticed that Zhou Kui's expression was off and frowned. "Captain, didn't the Division Master uphold justice for you?"
Zhou Kui slowly shook his head. "It wasn't him!"
"What?"
"Lu Yiye was drinking tea in the Division Master's office for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. He wasn't the one who ambushed me!" Zhou Kui said.
The others were utterly stunned. "If it wasn't him, then who was it?"
Zhou Kui shook his head. He wanted to know who it was too!
As they spoke, Lu Ye strolled leisurely out of the Law Enforcement Division's main hall, carrying a box of tea leaves in his hand.
Everyone from Squad A5 looked at him.
Lu Ye passed by them, then stopped and said, "Later, remember to send your captain to the medical hall for treatment. The taste of the Reverse Dragon Thorn... tsk, tsk!"
He gradually walked away.
The group was all baffled. The Spell Cultivator vaguely sensed something and said, "Captain, what he meant was..."
Zhou Kui gave a bitter smile. "The Division Master said I had spread rumors and slandered a fellow colleague. He fined me one month's monthly stipend and ordered me to receive ten lashes in the Penal Prison!"
At those words, everyone's eyes twitched. Clearly, they had recalled the agony of being whipped a few days ago.
The captain had only just recovered from his