The entire Public Security Office was already packed with people, all of them there to demand justice.
By then, the vice principal had already left. The situation was gradually slipping out of their control. If it turned into a large-scale riot, they would be finished.
They did not want to shoulder too much responsibility.
He then returned to the Divine Academy and reported the matter.
An elderly professor stepped forward. "The key to this matter is still Demon Emperor Daochen. As long as he can prove that he is safe and sound, and then punish those who deserve punishment, everything can be resolved perfectly."
The vice principal frowned. "Elder Yuan is right, but who deserves punishment?"
The elderly professor laughed. "The mastermind behind it, naturally. I actually think this Demon Emperor handles things in a very orderly manner. I specifically looked into the Public Security Office's records."
"Someone deliberately reported that there were three unusual groups of bandits between the capital and the border, between Meida Holy City and the border. Those bandits weren't strong, yet they could hold up the vast majority of Meida Holy City's grain ships and merchant vessels, demanding all kinds of benefits. They've been an eyesore to me for a long time."
"The moment Meida Holy City's Public Security Office issued its bandit suppression order, Demon Emperor Daochen accepted the assignment and wiped out all three groups with ease."
"Everyone knows perfectly well who this offended and why, so there's no need to say more. Deputy City Lord's son is a complete good-for-nothing. He relies on those bandits to fund his eating, drinking, and pleasure-seeking. He isn't even at the Primordial Stage, and his cultivation aptitude isn't high either. What use is keeping someone like that around, living off his elders' connections?"
"If you ask