Jieyou was so panicked that he would not even show Yasenkawa any respect.
Ye Feng immediately realized that this matter was probably serious, beyond even Yasenkawa's ability to resolve.
But that was not why Ye Feng had come. He immediately barked:
"You're afraid of others, but you're not afraid of offending me, Jieyou?"
At these words, Jieyou, who had been about to flee, immediately stopped and turned around, forcing a smile uglier than a grimace.
"What are you saying, my lord? How would I dare offend you? I just remembered some personal business, but it isn't all that urgent."
With that, Jieyou could only sit back down with a miserable expression, having already cursed himself countless times:
Why did I have to come over and stick my nose into this? Now look what's happened. I can't afford to offend either side. If things go wrong, I might not even keep my life.
Seeing his expression, Ye Feng wasted no more words and asked quietly:
"Tell me who the other party is. I guarantee I won't let it get out, and whatever happens afterward will have nothing to do with you! But if you don't tell me, and things turn ugly between me and them, you won't escape responsibility either."
Hearing Ye Feng's threat, Jieyou immediately panicked. He hurriedly looked around, and after making sure no one was watching them, he whispered to Ye Feng:
"This is only something I heard, too. Supposedly, it involves a captain of the guards in the Guard Corps. The City Guard member who was beaten is that captain's own younger brother. That's why someone wants that man dead!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng understood why beating a City Guard member had actually resulted in a death sentence.
If the captain of the guards really had ordered