The Liu Family's rear courtyard.
With Bai Luoyu's arrival.
The entire rear courtyard instantly fell silent.
Bai Luoyu exchanged a glance with Jiang Ning. After smiling at each other, he quickly fixed his gaze on the Liu Family's retainer, the Elder Wei everyone had mentioned.
"Before I came in, I heard someone saying he wanted to teach Brother Jiang a lesson. That was you, wasn't it?"
Feeling the oppressive gaze in Bai Luoyu's eyes, Elder Wei immediately lost confidence.
Having lived in Dongling City for so long, he naturally knew how terrifying Bai Luoyu was.
What he feared was not Bai Luoyu's strength, but his authority.
An Inspection Commissioner of a commandery, officially holding Subordinate Sixth Rank.
Such status was far beyond what an elderly man in his fifties with no actual post could afford to provoke.
Elder Wei immediately gave an awkward smile. "Inspector Bai, please do not take offense. I was merely putting on a show of strength."
"Putting on a show of strength? I don't think so," Bai Luoyu said.
Then he looked Elder Wei over from head to toe. "Now that I look at you, you seem rather familiar. You appear to be connected to a murder case. Come with me to the Inspection Office."
At those words, Elder Wei's expression abruptly changed.
"Inspector Bai, do not bully people too far!!!"
"Looking like that, are you planning to resist arrest?" Bai Luoyu smiled, lightly fanning himself with his folded fan.
"Inspector Bai!!" Elder Wei's tone grew heavier. "Must it truly come to this?"
"With that tone, are you threatening me?" Bai Luoyu flicked his wrist. The folding fan in his hand snapped shut with a swish, and his gaze at Elder Wei turned sharp.
"I wouldn't dare!!" Elder Wei immediately lowered his head.
Then he said,