Crowds of soldiers surrounded the Pan Residence, and flaring torches once again lit the area as brightly as day.
Kan Ruifeng personally stepped up to the gates of the Pan Residence and knocked with the door ring.
After a long while, hurried footsteps sounded from within. The gatekeeper came to open the door, grumbling and cursing, only to tremble all over at the sight before him.
"M-my lords..."
Kan Ruifeng raised a hand to stop him and said gravely, "You cannot afford to delay this matter. Go summon your master."
With that, he began surveying his surroundings with an imposing gaze, clearly unwilling to waste any more words on the man.
The gatekeeper gritted his teeth, turned, and ran back into the Mansion.
Pan Jifeng and his son, Pan Chengbi, were summoned together.
"General Kan." Pan Jifeng's expression was icy. "You have brought men to surround my residence in the dead of night. Have I committed some heinous crime of colluding with the enemy and betraying my country?"
Having risen to their current standing, every move the Pan family made was watched by the people of the entire Capital City. If word spread that their residence had been surrounded by troops, their prestige in the capital would surely suffer!
If Kan Ruifeng failed to give him a satisfactory explanation tonight, he would submit a scathing impeachment against everyone present tomorrow!
"You misunderstand, Lord Pan." The sight of the other man struggling to contain his anger left Kan Ruifeng feeling immensely satisfied. "Today, the daughter of a general from Dongli escaped from the Imperial Prison. During the pursuit, our soldiers witnessed her climbing into your residence."
"Our men have surrounded your residence, so she certainly cannot escape. Thus..." Kan Ruifeng smiled calmly. "We would ask Lord Pan to oblige us and