Seeing that Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen had submitted to arrest, the middle-aged leader told the other members of the Royal Family Disciplinary Team, "Move out."
Surrounded by the six members of the Royal Family Disciplinary Team, Huo Yuhao showed little sign of nervousness. Instead, he said lightly to Xiao Hongchen beside him, "Brother Xiao, it looks like Wang Shaojie has more powerful backing after all."
Xiao Hongchen snorted and looked at the middle-aged leader. "Wang Shaojie is only a member of a collateral branch. Does that give him the right to order the Royal Family Disciplinary Team around?"
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly. "Sir Xiao Hongchen, please don't make things difficult for us. We're only following orders. We have to give our superiors an explanation."
Xiao Hongchen said coldly, "I suggest you think about how you're going to explain this to my grandfather instead."
Seemingly noticing Huo Yuhao's flippancy, the middle-aged man said with some displeasure, "Behave yourself, boy. We can't touch Sir Xiao Hongchen, but you'll be left with more trouble than you can carry."
Huo Yuhao said nothing more. He cooperated fully, walking out of the academy and boarding a luxurious carriage bound for central Mingdu, where the Imperial City stood.
Not long after they left, Ju Zi quietly emerged from the side and headed to the academy's administration office to inform Director Lin Jiayi at just the right moment.
"What? Xiao Hongchen and Huo Yuhao were both arrested by the Royal Family Disciplinary Team?" Lin Jiayi's mouth fell open at the news, and he remained stunned for a long while.
Once he recovered, he hurried to the Illustrious Virtue Hall to inform Jing Hongchen.
Huo Yuhao's arrest would be regrettable at most, but if anything happened to Xiao Hongchen, Jing Hongchen would truly go mad.
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