The two servants walked in front of the old man with his hands tied, and Shen Wande and Shen Li walked in the back. They walked towards the Wancheng Public Security Office.
As soon as he entered the Yamen, an official who seemed to have some status greeted Shen Wande with a bow.
"Long time no see, Shopkeeper Shen. I miss you a little."
"Mr. Wang, please come to the store often when you have time. I'll prepare some good wine for you, so we can meet each other." Shen Wande also raised his hand and teased.
"Haha, I'm so busy with official duties that I don't have time to go to your place to have a drink. Shopkeeper Shen doesn't come to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, right?" Mr. Wang looked at the old man with a hunched back who was being pressed.
"The day before yesterday, this person entered my Shen house and wanted to steal. My son caught him and chased him. As a result, he was kidnapped by my family." Shen Wande said calmly.
"Oh? We have such a thing, let's go to the reception room and discuss it in detail." General Manager Wang led the way, and several people came to a large room with a big table in the middle.
The two servants did not enter the house at the door, but two officials took the old man with a bent back and pushed him into the house.
Commander-in-Chief Wang signaled for an officer to untie the hunched old man.
"You old man, you still break into houses and steal at your old age. Do you know your crime?" Mr. Wang patted the table with his hand.
"I don't bother to steal, but rob openly!" the hunched-backed old man said confidently.
Everyone present except Shen Li was confused and felt confused.
Mr. Wang shouted: "Did you know that the penalty for robbery is more severe than that for theft? Why did you rob? What did you want to rob?"
"Hmph, you are not worthy enough to ask me to ask your city lord to come over!"
"You're pretty arrogant? If you hadn't looked at your age, I would have whipped you twice!"
Chief Wang took out the leather whip from his waist and cracked it twice with his hand.
"President Wang, don't be angry. Fortunately, our Shen family has nothing to lose. Just lock this person up for a few days. There is no need to punish him." Seeing that President Wang was a little angry, Shen Wande hurriedly advised him.
"No, I have to do business, you old guy, who's your name? Where do you live? Do you have any accomplices?" Chief Wang asked the old man with a bent back again.
"Don't you kid understand people's words? I want to see the city lord! If someone dared to speak to me like this before, I would definitely cut out his tongue!" The arched old man was furious.
Shen Li stood aside silently, just pretending to be watching a show.
"Hey, you are so loud. You can see the city lord if you want?" A young official standing next to the old man slapped the old man with a big mouth.
The hunched-back old man touched his swollen face and said, "Yellow-haired boy, how dare you hit me!"
"You crazy guy, how about beating you?" The young official slapped the other side of the old man's face with his big mouth.
The old man who was sitting suddenly stood up, pointed his finger at everyone angrily and shouted: "Your Chuyun Empire is really rebelling against the heavens! I am Sima Xiang, the royal alchemist of the Suzaku Empire! You all wait for me! Wait until I get back. Now, I want the armies of the Suzaku Empire to crush this city!"
After the arch-backed old man finished speaking, he took out an ID card with a golden leaf badge from his body and threw it on the table.
Director Wang quickly took the certificate and read it aloud.
"Name: Sima Xiang. Origin: Suzaku Empire. Level: Bronze Alchemist. Printed by the Alchemist Association."
Director Wang looked at the certificate carefully. It didn't look like a fake, but he wasn't sure. After all, it was his first time seeing such a certificate.
Chief Wang shouted sternly: "You said you are an alchemist, but you are already an alchemist? You dare to pretend to be a distinguished alchemist, your crime will be increased!"
"You two take him down and lock him up first." Chief Wang commanded two officers.
The two officials replied in unison: "Yes!"
Then the two of them pressed the old man with a bent back and started to walk out of the house.
"Hmph, you will regret it!"
The hunched old man struggled twice before being restrained.
General Manager Wang stood up and whispered in the ear of an official: "This matter will be kept secret for the time being and will be kept in a private room."
After the two officials pressed the old man with a bent back and left, General Wang said to the Shen family and his son: "This old man is really an alchemist. I have to take this certificate and hand it over to the superiors for a look. Shopkeeper Shen will go back and listen to your message for the time being." , remember to keep this matter secret."
Shen Wande wiped the sweat from his head and said: "If we really offend the alchemist, our Shen family will be unable to eat this time and walk away in a hurry."
"It's okay, no matter how he is an alchemist, he is not from his country, and he doesn't look like an immortal cultivator. What kind of trouble can a foreign mortal alchemist make in our Chuyun Empire!"
After the Shen family father and son left, Chief Wang took the certificate to the city lord's mansion, met directly with the city lord, handed the certificate to the city lord in person, and explained the whole story.
It happened that an immortal cultivator was visiting the house today, and the city lord gave the certificate to the immortal cultivator to verify its authenticity.
"This certificate is genuine. This gold leaf badge cannot be faked. The craftsmanship is extremely difficult." The cultivator said, stroking his long beard.
"What should we do? The alchemist of the Suzaku Empire is now imprisoned in a cell by my men. The alchemist has a noble status, so how can he just let it go!" The city lord in white brocade clothes frowned.
The long-bearded immortal cultivator said: "Alchemists are all immortal cultivators. No matter how bad they are, they will not be captured by a group of mortals, unless..."
The city lord in white continued: "Unless the alchemist is seriously injured and loses all his cultivation, he will not be able to defeat even a mortal."
"We can't let him return to the Suzaku Empire, otherwise the consequences will be serious! We have to kill him."
The cultivator made a beheading gesture.
"This is a noble alchemist, are you really going to kill him?" The city lord seemed a little timid.
"Well, just find any reason, just say that he is a spy of the enemy country, pretending to be an alchemist, and kill him without any evidence."
"Okay, I'll let my men handle it now!"
"No, it's up to me to take charge of this matter. If we don't get it cleaned up, we'll be in big trouble."
"Okay, Mr. Liu, you are one of the eight masters who protect the country in Chuyun Empire. If you personally take action, I can't be more relieved." The city lord saluted respectfully.
"It's just a trivial matter, don't be polite."
In the secret room, Mr. Liu interrogated the hunched old man Sima Xiang alone.
"Hello, distinguished alchemist, Mr. Sima, my name is Liu Lin, from the second level of Jindan. It's an honor to meet you." Liu Lin said with great compliment.
"Is this the way your Chuyun Empire treats guests? You know I'm an alchemist, why don't you let me go quickly!"
Sima Xiang was furious and shook the shackles on his hands twice.
"Hmph, you sneaked into our Chuyun Empire without any reason. You had bad intentions! As an alchemist, you actually broke into private houses and stole? How shameless!"
"You dare to talk to an alchemist like this in the early stage of your golden elixir! Do you believe it or not? I'll find someone to kill you!"
"If you can't kill me, I'll kill you first! Tell me, what do you want?"
Liu Lin pulled out several of Sima Xiang's teeth with a big blow, then pulled out a long knife and put it on Sima Xiang's neck.
"I said, I said, don't kill me!" Sima Xiang no longer spoke harshly, because he had just lost a few teeth and his words were leaked.
"I am going to Beihai to order a batch of medicinal materials for the Suzaku Empire. I am passing through your country. I am the official alchemist of the Suzaku Empire. For the sake of good relations between the two countries, you must not kill me!"
"Go on!" Liu Lin still put the knife on Sima Xiang's neck and moved closer.
"I was resting in the inn and smelled the aroma of medicine. I judged that this medicine was definitely extraordinary, so I followed the smell and found the Shen family. I wanted to seize the medicine, but I never thought of turning back and being captured."
"How could you, a dignified cultivator of immortality, be captured by ordinary people?"
"The Shen family boy has ruined all my cultivation! I can't mobilize my true energy, and now I'm no different from ordinary people!"
Speaking of this, Sima Xiang was not angry at all.
"Is the elixir still in the Shen family?" Liu Lin asked.