Wang Xiaohai swaggered into the restaurant, found a seat by the window, ordered a few of the most expensive dishes, and asked for a pot of wine, which he drank by himself.
Three minutes later, the three servants who had lost their master rushed into the restaurant with dozens of silver-armored guards, knocking over tables and chairs and surrounding Wang Xiaohai.
"Sir, it was him. It was this man who beat our master to death!" The servant pointed at Wang Xiaohai who was eating meat and drinking vegetables with trembling hands.
The captain of the guards stepped forward and asked, "Are you the guy who kills people at will in the city?"
"No." Wang Xiaohai drank the wine in his hand and answered.
"It's no use denying it now. We all saw you kill someone!" The three servants became bolder when they saw so many guards around them.
"I didn't kill anyone at random. I just killed someone who cursed me. This is not called random, this is called self-defense." Wang Xiaohai said without any care.
"It's not up to you to decide whether it's right or wrong. Come back with us to the government office and let them make the decision," said the captain of the guards.
"This is a bit difficult," Wang Xiaohai said. "I ordered a lot of dishes. If I go back like this, the restaurant owner will lose money. Do you think you are breaking the law knowingly?"
"Then settle the bill first and then come with us." Veins popped out of the captain of the guards' forehead, and he wanted to get angry but couldn't.
"But I don't have enough money. This pot of wine will cost at least fifty taels." Wang Xiaohai said, "How about you lend me some money and I'll pay for it."
"You're eating and drinking for free without any money. This is an even greater crime," the captain of the guards roared. "You're telling me all this just to tease me!"
"Ah, you've figured it out. I was just trying to make fun of you. Do you remember what I look like?" Wang Xiaohai overturned the table towards everyone, then jumped over the wall and escaped.
It turned out that he had deliberately found a window seat with this intention.
"Chase!" The captain of the guards rushed out of the restaurant, but of course they didn't even find anyone.
"Do you remember what that man looked like just now? Ask the painter to make a portrait and send it to the government for wanted notice!" said the captain of the guards, and then led his men away. He was just a patrolling guard who was temporarily transferred to this street and belonged to the army, not a constable of the government.
Soon, Wang Xiaohai's portrait was painted. The government asked the printing factory to print many copies and posted them in the most crowded places in the alleys of the capital city. Passers-by stopped to look at it, but they just took a look and left. No one cared. People who often traveled on the mainland had seen this kind of thing many times.
Wang Xiaohai also stood in front of a wanted portrait and looked at it. It said: Wanted: Male, between seventeen and nineteen years old, looks like the portrait, killed Zeng Qiren, a merchant from the Shi State who came to buy cotton cloth on the street, and also ate a free meal at the Jinxiang Restaurant. If anyone finds this person, those who provide clues will receive ten taels of silver, and those who help capture him will receive one thousand taels.
"Am I so worthless?" Wang Xiaohai said to himself, "Less than one dimensional coin." As he spoke, he walked towards the gate of the palace in the center of the capital.
Although there were many people on the street, there were few people entering or leaving the palace gate.
"Stop, where's your badge?"
Wang Xiaohai had just taken two steps into the inner city gate when he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate.
"Sorry, I don't have a badge." Wang Xiaohai said, turning around.
"No one is allowed to enter without a badge. Come out, or you will be killed on the spot!" the soldier shouted.
"So you are the ones who kill people at will. If you walk into the wrong door, you will be killed. You are much more cruel than me!" Wang Xiaohai said, "Actually, I am a wanted criminal. Bye!" He flashed and disappeared in front of everyone like smoke.
"An assassin has sneaked in!" The gatekeeper shouted in panic and picked up a horn and blew it.
“Woo woo—”
The loud sound of the horn spread around and echoed everywhere.
All the guards in the palace were dispatched to search for Wang Xiaohai, the wanted criminal and assassin. For a while, the defense of the national treasury was relaxed a lot, which was exactly what Wang Xiaohai wanted to achieve.
When a wanted criminal enters the palace, everyone will panic and be afraid!
Wang Xiaohai knocked out a guard, dragged him to a corner and buried him under some debris. Then he changed into armor and clothes and imitated the guards in searching for the assassin.
This was Wang Xiaohai's first time entering the palace. He was not familiar with the way and didn't know where the treasury was, so he searched every room in the palace.
"Bang——"
The door of an ancient sandalwood room was locked. Wang Xiaohai kicked it open, and the whole door fell backwards suddenly, raising dust.
"Who are you?" Inside the room, a servant and a palace maid were huddled together, trembling.
The palace on this planet is not like the one on Earth. There are no eunuchs and the men in the palace are all normal men.
"Searching for the assassin, did you two see any strange men?" Wang Xiaohai shouted sternly, imitating the tone of the guards.
“No…no…”
The two men stammered back, saying that they were caught having an affair in the palace, and if the guard reported it, they would be hanged.
Wang Xiaohai was just asking casually. He was the assassin who sneaked into the palace. It would be a miracle if these two people answered that they had seen him!
"Then I'll continue searching. You two locked the door, and I thought it was an assassin who locked it from inside." Wang Xiaohai left the room and walked towards another courtyard.
The commander of the palace guards was a martial arts master in his late forties, with a square face, thick eyebrows and angry eyes. At this moment, he was standing on the steps listening to the reports of several guard captains below.
"This guy seems to be a warrior. I wonder why he wanted to sneak into the palace? What is his purpose?" The commander asked his subordinates.
"I heard that he was a criminal wanted for murder and fled to the palace when he had nowhere else to go." A captain of the guards replied.
"Is that so?" the guard commander pondered for a moment. "The guards at the gate didn't react, but he let him into the palace. He seems to be a powerful character. I need to go to the Ministry of War and find some ministers and generals to discuss this. You can all withdraw first."
The Ministry of War Hall.
The Vice Minister of War and several generals and guard commanders were engaged in a heated debate.
"It's just an assassin. Is it necessary to bring this to the Ministry of War?" the Minister of War said. "If the Minister knew about this, he would definitely scold us and say we have nothing better to do."
"That's not necessarily true. He is a powerful assassin. I suggest recruiting him to surrender and use him for our purposes." General Bian advocated recruiting him.
"No, if a wanted criminal comes and forces us to abdicate, then we'll compromise. Where will the Cotton Nation's reputation be? Where will the generals' reputation be?" General Weiwu snorted coldly, "I suggest calling out the awakened priest and shooting him dead!"
"But the servants in the palace are all important figures who cannot be ordered around by the emperor. How can we invite them?" said the chief guard.
"That guy is not that powerful. He doesn't have the aura of an awakened strong man." The Minister of War said, "There is no need to alarm the priests. We can send some powerful palace masters to capture him!" If he is an awakened strong man who can fly in the air and has an amazing momentum, they will definitely feel it.
"But the masters are all generals or deputy generals, and it is difficult to mobilize them!" Many people felt a headache.
"I will personally submit a memorial to the Emperor," said the Minister.
Everyone in the hall agreed with the Minister of War and decided to do as he said, sending martial arts masters and above to capture the assassin.
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