Chapter 96: Arrest Him (1/2)
Chapter 96: ArrestHim
Moments after Huang Xiaolong slit the throat of the Bandit Head, the ground started to shake and within seconds came the sounds of soldiers and of neighing horses. It seems like the Luo Tong Kingdom’s border garrison army arrived.
Just like how it was on Earth in his previous life, the police always comes after problems were solved.
A short while later, about a thousand soldiers from two brigades surrounded Huang Xiaolong and the rest. These soldiers arrived at the square and saw the mountain of corpses from the townspeople and the bandits, and the expression on their faces changed.
Although none of them knew what took place, each of them could guess roughly what happened.
“General Qin, look. That one looks like the Martial Ning Family’s Ning Fei; the Martial Ning Family Patriarch’s brother.” A Lieutenant General suddenly pointed at the Bandit Head’s corpse while talking to General Qin Shi.
General Qin Shi’s gaze followed the direction of the finger, and when he saw the Bandit Head’s body, he frowned-- yes, it was Ning Fei. This Ning Fei had crossed the border and did some crimes, but he escaped the last time, and this was the reason Qin Shi recognized Ning Fei.
“General Qin, with Ning Fei’s death, this matter will be difficult to handle. Ning Wang definitely would pressure us through the Baolong Kingdom’s King to make us handover the murderer.” That Lieutenant General said, and he added: “You see?”
Qin Shi nodded. If it was someone with no background then it was fine, but the one who died was Ning Fei, so it was bound to bring problems.
“Who killed him?” Qin Shi pointed at the Bandit Head and snapped.
“I killed him.” Huang Xiaolong replied indifferently.
“Go capture him!” Qin Shi signaled the soldiers to him.
“Yes General!”
And several soldiers surrounded Huang Xiaolong.
“Stop! You dare?!” Chen Feirong snapped angrily, and came up with the students and teachers from the Cosmic Star Academy, glaring with wrath at Qin Shi and the soldiers.
There was a faint cold smile on Huang Xiaolong as he watched Qin Shi, and his calm-voiced sounded, “According to the kingdom’s law, killing border bandits is a meritorious deed that will be awarded. So, I would like to ask, why would you not follow the kingdom’s law and want to capture me instead?”
Qin Shi choked on Huang Xiaolong’s words.
“Presumptuous! Little brat, you committed a cruel murder, yet you’re still dreaming of meritorious award?” Qin Shi had yet to speak before the Lieutenant General next to him had already flared up: “Come, arrest that little brat!”
However, before they could get close to Huang Xiaolong, those soldiers were slapped away by Chen Feirong and the two Tenth Order teachers.
“You actually dare to rebel?!” That Lieutenant General saw the three people obstructing his soldiers, and questioned them aloud, accusing Chen Feirong and the two teachers of a capital crime.
“What an audacious accusation!” At this point, a voice sounded.
“Who? Roll out here!” That Lieutenant General barked.
A path opened amongst the students as a person walked out to the front, and it was Prince Lu Kai. When Qin Shi saw Lu Kai, the skin of his face was taut with tension. However, the Lieutenant General did not recognize Lu Kai, “Go and arrest him together!”
“Stop!”Qin Shi quickly roared, and before the shocked eyes of the Lieutenant General and the soldiers, Qin Shi jumped down from his horse and arrived in front of Lu Kai in hurried steps. He knelt down on one knee and saluted: “Qin Shi greets His Highness Prince Lu Kai!”
His Royal Highness!
That Lieutenant General and the soldiers were shocked into a daze; recovering, each quickly alighted their horses and knelt down: “Saluting His Prince Highness!”
That Lieutenant General bowed so low he was practically kissing the ground in salute, and cold sweat trickled down the side of his face.
“All of you rise, but as for you, continue kneeling!” Lu Kai permitted Qin Shi and all the other soldiers to stand up except for that one Lieutenant General that was told to continue kneeling on the ground.
Qin Shi stood up and came up beside Lu Kai whereas Lu Kai observed the Lieutenant General with cold eyes, “You ordered to have me arrested?”
The beads of cold sweat on the Lieutenant General’s face grew bigger, and kowtowing ruthlessly, he pleaded, “I did not realize it was His Royal Highness! I hope His Royal Highness forgives this one’s mistake!”
Lu Kai continued, “You said we wanted to rebel?”
That Lieutenant General ashen instantly, not knowing how to answer; in his heart, he was already prepared to die.
Then, Lu Kai turned around and looked at Qin Shi, a look that made Qin Shi’s hair stand up in fear.