Chapter 106: Capture Alive

"It’s people from the Garrison Commandant’s Office!"

"Why are there so many of them?"

"Fish Scale Armor... the Inspectorate! It’s the Garrison Commandant’s Office Inspectorate!"

"What’s going on?! Did that... what’s-his-name, Young Master Chen, call all of them here?"

"Who is this Young Master Chen? How does he have so much power! Even the Inspectorate showed up!"

"Shh, are you trying to get killed?! Get down, hurry up and get down!"

"..."

The Spring Rain Tower was in chaos. The quicker-witted patrons all froze where they stood, squatting down, not daring to react.

The men from the Garrison Commandant’s Office moved swiftly, quickly surrounding the entire Spring Rain Tower. Not only were they inside the building, but all sorts of arrangements had already been made outside.

"Young Master Chen, this..."

Inside the private room, watching the Garrison Commandant’s Office constables surround the tower, the three young women—Yu Lan, Mudan, and Mengdie—were so scared their faces turned pale. Peony, who was standing to the side, was also extremely nervous.

"Young Master Chen, isn’t this... commotion a bit much?" Madam Ruchun said, forcing herself to stay calm.

"A mere hundred or so men. It’s quite ordinary," Chen Ping’an said dismissively.

With the situation under control, and led by several Constables, the constables split into several groups and swarmed upstairs.

"Garrison Commandant’s Office business! Get down! Everyone, get down!"

A Constable shouted at the top of his lungs.

The constables of the Garrison Commandant’s Office searched everywhere, creating a huge commotion.

Back in the private room, the Madam’s expression grew uglier and uglier.

"Young Master Chen, what is going on? Your target was Master Mu, so why have you started searching the entire building?"

Judging by the situation outside, it didn’t look like they were targeting just one person at all.

"Since we’re already here, there’s no harm in searching the place while we’re at it."

Chen Ping’an gave Miss Mengdie a squeeze, so tender it was as if he could wring water from her skin. He stood up, smiling as he looked at Madam Ruchun.

"After all, this Spring Rain Tower isn’t exactly clean, is it!"

"Young Master Chen, what do you mean by that? My Spring Rain Tower is perfectly clean. How could there be anything ’not clean’ about it?" Madam Ruchun’s expression froze.

"If it were clean, it wouldn’t be a brothel."

Chen Ping’an walked closer to Madam Ruchun.

"You jest, Young Master Chen. Serving men with their bodies is something the girls are forced into. They don’t steal or rob, so what’s not clean about it?"

Madam Ruchun watched Chen Ping’an.

Only when he was right in front of her did she see that although he was smiling, there was no trace of mirth in his eyes.

"Oh? Is that so!"

"Then what about the Ten Thousand Demons Sect?"

Hearing this, Madam Ruchun’s expression shifted slightly.

’As expected!’

Chen Ping’an’s suspicion was confirmed.

’Since the Spring Rain Tower is a secret base for the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, most of the people in the building have to be clean to prevent leaks. But that definitely doesn’t include the Madam!’

This was Chen Ping’an’s guess.

And now, it seemed that with just a little probing, she had already shown her hand.

Of course, this was also because the pressure from the Garrison Commandant’s Office constables outside was too immense.

"Young Master Chen, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. What Ten Thousand Demons Sect?" Madam Ruchun approached Chen Ping’an, her face wreathed in smiles.

"This place of ours is just a clean and simple house of pleasure. If you don’t believe me, I can..."

When she was just a body’s length away from Chen Ping’an, Madam Ruchun suddenly attacked.

Her seemingly delicate and frail body erupted with incredible speed. Her palm strike shot straight for Chen Ping’an’s face.

Qi Blood Third Layer, Yijin!

The moment Madam Ruchun attacked, Chen Ping’an clearly judged her strength.

’I really didn’t expect her to be a Junior Level Martial Dao expert.’

’I didn’t notice it before. She must have practiced some kind of Concealed Qi Blood technique.’

Madam Ruchun was fast, but Chen Ping’an was faster.

The Qi Blood Third Layer was strong, but the current Chen Ping’an was at Qi Blood Fifth Layer Perfection.

The gap between them was by no means small.

Chen Ping’an’s Qi Blood surged as he blocked with both hands. The moment her palm struck his hands, he suddenly changed his move.

He grabbed Madam Ruchun’s hand with one of his own, used his other to pin her arm, and with a swift shift of his body, he captured her directly.

’What?!’

Madam Ruchun’s face turned deathly pale.

’The Garrison Commandant’s Office has already surrounded the place. Even the Inspectorate has come personally. It’s basically impossible for me to break out.’

’Since she chose to be a hidden agent for the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, she had long prepared for this day. Her reason for attacking Chen Ping’an was simple: if she was going to die, she would take someone with her.’

’What she hadn’t expected was that this seemingly delicate and fragile Jinyi Young Master would possess such tyrannical strength.’

"Garrison Commandant’s Office business! Everyone, get down!"

Chen Ping’an glanced around the private room at everyone present and barked harshly.

Yu Lan, Mudan, Mengdie, and Peony looked at Chen Ping’an, who seemed like a completely different person with his sharp, imposing aura, and they were utterly at a loss.

"Get down! Didn’t you hear what I said?!"

Chen Ping’an’s gaze was like lightning as it swept across the room.

How could the young women dare to resist? They all squatted down on the spot.

’Just a moment ago he was calling us "Little Sweet," and now in the blink of an eye he’s telling us to get down. He has no pity for us beautiful flowers at all.’

’Pah, what a scumbag!’

...

For this operation, Tian Fuliang was stationed outside to prevent any remnants of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect from escaping, while Shen Shikang personally led the team inside. Furthermore, exhaustive preparations and a meticulous plan had been made.

The encirclement of the Spring Rain Tower was a complete success.

During the operation, although some members of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect saw that the situation was bad and tried to resist and flee, they were suppressed by the Constables from the Garrison Commandant’s Office. The initial intention was to take them alive, but some of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect members, fearless of death, saw that escape was hopeless and ended their own lives.

Fortunately, Shen Shikang reacted extremely quickly and, by leveraging his crushing superiority in Realm, managed to forcefully capture two of them alive.

"Lord Chief, I have not failed my mission."

Chen Ping’an said, cupping his fist in a salute.

"Chen Constable, well done! This ’disturbance’ went smoothly. I didn’t expect you to capture one alive."

Shen Shikang laughed heartily and patted Chen Ping’an’s shoulder.

"It is all thanks to your great fortune, Lord Chief."

"Good, good, good. Not bad."

With things going so smoothly, Shen Shikang was in an excellent mood.

"Take everyone from the Spring Rain Tower away to the South City Prison for individual interrogation. Until this matter is clear, everyone else is to remain here. Not a single person is to leave."

"Yes, sir."

The constables of the Garrison Commandant’s Office responded in unison.

The Nanquan Alley Town Patrol Office only had a temporary holding area, not a dedicated prison. Only the South Town Garrison Command was equipped with a full prison.

With the business concluded smoothly, Chen Ping’an also felt relaxed. After chatting idly for a bit with Constable Li and Constable Huang, Chen Ping’an’s gaze fell upon a person in the crowd not far away.

Master Mu was squatting in the crowd, looking utterly wretched. Seeing Chen Ping’an walk over, his face turned deathly pale.

All sorts of terrible thoughts surfaced in his mind, and even his hands and feet began to tremble.

"Master Mu, do you still recognize me?"

Chen Ping’an looked at Master Mu with a broad smile.

"My lord, spare me! Please, spare my life! I was blind before and failed to recognize your greatness. I spoke rudely, I beg my lord to forgive me!"

Master Mu thought Chen Ping’an had come to settle scores and immediately dropped to his knees, repeatedly slapping himself in the face.

"Hey, Master Mu, you misunderstand. I’m not the kind of person to hold a grudge."

Chen Ping’an lowered his head and looked at Master Mu.

"I just came to remind you, Master Mu, that when you get to your age, you should act it. Visit the brothels a little less. Otherwise, your old bones might not be able to take it!"

Master Mu froze, his hand paused in the middle of a slap.

"Yes, yes, my lord’s lesson is well-learned. I will definitely visit less in the future."

"Hahaha..."

Hearing this, Chen Ping’an laughed loudly and walked away.

’Interesting. Very interesting indeed.’