At the martial academy's gate.
Cao Bin was not surprised to see Wang Jin appear.
He had brought men onto Wang Jin's turf. It would have been strange if Wang Jin had not appeared.
He had expected this from the start.
He bowed to Wang Jin. "Senior Wang! Jiang Ning's elder brother is a wanted criminal of the court. He colluded with the God-Worship Cult, causing the operation to encircle and destroy it half a month ago to end in defeat and heavy losses. He and Jiang Li are blood relatives. I must arrest him and bring him to justice!"
"Please make this easy for us, Senior Wang!"
As he spoke those last words, Cao Bin bowed slightly, showing Wang Jin his respect.
"Get out!" Wang Jin barked.
Cao Bin's face turned first green, then white, his expression growing ugly.
He had never imagined that after humbling himself and speaking so deferentially, Wang Jin would answer him with such a blatant slap in the face.
His cheeks burned with humiliation. He had always been the one looking down on others.
And with so many people watching inside and outside the academy, his anger burned hotter still.
Meanwhile,
outside the academy, a crowd gathered nearby, their faces alight with anticipation.
"Tsk, tsk. Who'd have thought Cao Bin, a constable from the Cao Family, would get chewed out like that by Master Wang?"
"Master Wang's got nerve. Seeing him protect his own like that makes me want to send my useless boy to the Blue-Wave Martial Academy."
"I'm thinking the same. If he looks after his own like that, the hundred-tael apprenticeship fee is worth it!"
"True! But come to think of it, Wang Jin's only the master of a martial academy. How dare he talk to Constable Cao like that? Cao