PS: This chapter is a bonus update for book friend Night River Dragon's 10,000 Qidian coin tip.
With Su Xin's hand clamped around his neck, boundless terror flashed through Lei Yuan's eyes.
He struggled desperately, but Su Xin had firmly suppressed the true qi within his body, leaving him no room to fight back.
"Su Xin! I'm the Jiangnan Circuit Deputy Chief Constable. Even if you're the Jiangnan Circuit Chief Constable, you have no right to kill me! Even if I've done something wrong, only Headquarters can order my execution!" Lei Yuan managed to force out.
The other Chief Constables who stood on Lei Yuan's side chimed in one after another, afraid Su Xin might not know the rules and would kill Lei Yuan in a fit of anger.
In truth, this rule was a restriction imposed by Six Fan Sect Headquarters to prevent local Chief Constables from becoming too powerful. Even if you wanted to eliminate your rivals, you couldn't simply kill them.
Su Xin knew the rule, but he made no move to loosen his grip on Lei Yuan.
Seeing Su Xin like this, Lei Yuan finally remembered that this man was famous for his audacity. Who had he ever been afraid to kill along the way? Could Six Fan Sect's prohibition really stop him?
Thinking of this, Lei Yuan began to regret his actions. He had been too hasty.
He had spent decades in the Jiangnan Circuit, building an intricate web of connections both above and below him. If he wanted to undermine Su Xin's authority, he had countless ways to do it gradually. Instead, he had chosen the riskiest approach: giving Su Xin a show of force right off the bat and openly challenging him.
Of course, if his show of force had worked, that would