In the dirty, dilapidated building, the civilians living on the first floor had already taken refuge in their own homes because of the incident that had just occurred outside.

The doors and windows were all tightly closed. Only a few bolder people occasionally observed Gu Changqing and his companion walking down the corridor, either through the peephole in the door or through the crack in the door.

However, when these bold commoners saw Gu Changqing for the first time, their eyes instantly turned to terror, and then they lost their focus, collapsed to the ground, and completely lost their lives.

These people ultimately died because of their curiosity, while the other timid civilians were lucky. They simply closed the doors and windows tightly and curled up in their tattered quilts, which temporarily saved their lives.

Gu Changqing did not linger there. In any case, after he found the broken jade pendant, all these people would disappear along with this building. It was just a matter of whether they died sooner or later.

Led by Wang Qi, who was walking ahead, Gu Changqing and his companion also stepped onto the stairs in the corridor. Before long, they arrived at the fourth floor where the Imperial Financial Vice-Officer was located.

The group of armed security guards assigned by Butler Li to guard the fourth floor were also unaware of what was happening outside, as there were no windows or anything like that on the fourth floor that allowed them to observe the outside world.

In the dim light of the corridor, groups of burly security guards, armed with sophisticated weapons, stood in their respective positions according to their duties.

As for the security captain, he naturally ran over as soon as he saw the fat Wang Qi.

Although he didn't know what important position Wang Qi held in the empire, Butler Li had been here with Wang Qi before.

When he saw Steward Li respectfully accompanying Wang Qi and calling him "Master" repeatedly, he naturally realized that Wang Qi's status in the capital was probably much higher than Steward Li's.

So when he saw Lord Wang Qi and a pretty boy in a white robe coming together, he naturally prepared to step forward and make a good impression, hoping to catch the eye of this lord and rise through the ranks in the capital instead of being a mere security captain.

The security guard arrived in front of Wang Qi and his companion, who had just entered the fourth floor. He spoke with a fawning expression:

"My lords, are you here to see that old man?"

Because Gu Changqing was right there and probably didn't have much patience, Wang Qi could only reply quickly upon hearing this:

"Yes, um...you go open the old man's door, and let me and this gentleman go in."

Although I don't know why Lord Wang Qi is acting so hastily today, is it because of that pretty boy next to him?

The security captain couldn't help but think to himself, but he quickly walked to the door of the Imperial Lieutenant's room, took out the key from his pocket, and swiftly opened the old door.

Although he didn't know who the pretty boy next to Wang Qi was, the security captain still obeyed orders and opened the door as quickly as possible.

As for the remaining security guards, without the orders of the security captain, they could only stay put obediently.

The two security guards standing in front of the Imperial Finance Vice-Executive's office were also a little surprised, wondering why their captain seemed to be in such a hurry today.

However, they only needed to do their job and didn't ask any more questions. After the security captain opened the door, the two of them simply stepped aside, giving enough space for people to observe the scene inside the room.

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