Why had the Dire Wolf Squadron and Snow Leopard Squad been assigned to make the arrests? Because their members were the strongest. Their targets were no pushovers; every one of them had some ability. Sending those two units was the most suitable and safest choice.
The Gryphon Riders were formidable too, no weaker than the Dire Wolf Squadron or Snow Leopard Squad, but they had to serve as a rapid-response force, assisting the City Lord's Household Guard in sealing off the Council District in case any stronger targets escaped the two units.
Anyone who could evade those two units' searches clearly had some skill. Yu Lin Bloodhawk worried that the City Lord's Household Guard would be unable to stop them, so the Gryphon Riders would have to step in.
The Snow Leopard Squad and Dire Wolf Squadron conducted their arrests in a highly civilized manner. First, they politely knocked on the Council Magnates' doors, then very courteously informed them that the City Lord had called an emergency council meeting, requiring all councilors and relevant personnel to attend.
They said the City Lord was already waiting in the Council Hall and everyone had to go immediately. The unit members would wait outside for ten minutes. If someone failed to come out, they would charge inside and use force to ensure that the Council Magnates fulfilled their duties as councilors.
Using force was the last thing the members of either unit wanted to do, because it seriously violated the City Lord's requirement for civilized law enforcement. What they most hoped to see was the Council Magnates cooperating and obediently attending the meeting.
Of course, many councilors asked what the meeting was about, but almost everyone received the same answer, as though stamped from a single mold: "We don't know!" Even so, most