Close behind came six constables clearing the way and four guard soldiers, late to arrive because Sun Chengdong had ridden ahead at full speed and they had failed to keep up.
The arrival of these dozen or so men directly confirmed Sun Chengdong's identity.
The look in Gu Lianwei's eyes as she watched Lin Xuan changed slightly.
"Even the Guard Commander came personally to see him. Is he really just a Flag Commander? His background is no small matter—no wonder his martial prowess is extraordinary. If I'd brought Qiyun Sect's people to deal with this lot, it would have been hard to fight them into such a state..."
After hearing the full account of what had happened, Sun Chengdong patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder.
"Today's affair is quite complicated. A sect traitor abducted the sect's young master, then sold him on, and it even led to the discovery of so many missing children. Others might not have had the nerve to charge in, but you went and knocked down more than a dozen men alone. You did very well!"
Lin Xuan replied modestly, "This subordinate could not bear to see those children suffer. Since I came across it, I couldn't very well pretend not to see."
"Did you all hear what he did?" Sun Chengdong looked at the Patrol Inspector.
"This lowly one heard it." The Patrol Inspector wore a fawning expression, though inwardly his scalp prickled. Had he known this lad had the Guard Commander backing him, he would never have made things difficult for him.
Though a Patrol Inspector sounded impressive, he was in truth merely a Principal Ninth Rank civil official, not even in the same league as a third-rank military official like the Guard Commander.
"By the rules, when a military household member kills someone