The commotion reached Qin An's ears. He frowned, rested a hand on the Black Blade, and walked toward the door.
The Evil Extermination Division had strict rules. One of the more important ones forbade making a racket outside members' quarters.
The sudden noise told Qin An something had happened.
He opened the door to find a crowd already gathered outside.
Qin An calmly made his way to the front. When he saw what was happening, he raised an eyebrow.
In the open space ahead, blood stained Chen Chun's lips. His fists were clenched, his teeth gritted tight.
Zhou Mo wore dark robes with a bronze badge at his waist. He was carefully wiping blood from his palm with a handkerchief.
Chen Chun caught Zhou Mo's eye, and contempt spread across Zhou Mo's face.
"You uncouth bumpkin. You don't know the Evil Extermination Division's rules, and you don't even apologize after bumping into a superior. A slap was getting off lightly."
Chen Chun spat out the blood in his mouth. He wanted to speak, but remembering Zhou Mo's position and what had just happened, he kept silent.
He had gotten his wish and become a Prefecture Clerk of the Evil Extermination Division. He knew he owed it all to Qin An.
After a short rest today, he had come to thank Qin An.
But after asking a Prefecture Clerk from the Internal Affairs Division where Qin An lived, he had run into Zhou Mo before reaching the room.
Zhou Mo had deliberately approached him, then put on a show of falling to the ground. Pretending Chen Chun had knocked him over, he used it as an excuse to make trouble.
Before Chen Chun could react, a slap had struck his face and shattered two of his teeth.
But he was only