Chapter 1888 Coercion
So, how distressing it is to have a fiancée who loves to cause trouble!
Seeing the quarrel between Kailan and the hardware store owner starting to escalate, I felt helpless and rubbed my temples vigorously.
I thought about just leaving quietly, but I couldn't. If the commotion continued like this, in five minutes at most, the crowd of onlookers would definitely block the street.
Once the streets are blocked, members of the city protection brigade will rush to the scene as soon as possible.
After evacuating the crowd, Kailan and the hardware store owner will be brought back to the interrogation room for interrogation and recording of the case.
In this way, Kailan will leave a bad record. Such a result is not a good thing for either her or me.
There is nothing I can do, she is my fiancée, I can't ignore her, I can't cover her up, then I can only apologize.
With a weak sigh, I quickly walked through the crowd and walked to Kailan.
This woman had a very vicious expression on her face, and who could be more vicious than the hardware store owner? She didn't notice my arrival at all.
He took off the gauntlet of his right hand, clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and then hit a powerful and heavy blow, which made Kailan cover his head, screamed strangely, and squatted down.
In an instant, the noisy crowd became quiet, and even the noisy hardware store owner, who looked fierce, was stunned by the sudden explosion.
Kailan covered his head and whined twice, then suddenly raised his head and stared at me fiercely.
I looked at her without fear.
Just looking at each other, Kailan was startled at first, and then the fierce gaze disappeared, leaving only endless panic.
After being stunned for a few seconds, she suddenly looked like a small animal, using her hands and knees, and cautiously crawled towards the crowd of onlookers.
Want to sneak away?
I sneered, took a step forward, leaned down, grabbed her slender waist, picked her up out of thin air, and held her under my arm.
Kailan exclaimed "Yeah" and his body trembled, but he didn't struggle. Instead, like a pet dog, he was caught in the air by my waist.
At this time, someone in the crowd recognized me and shouted: "It's Prime Minister An Xiaoyi!" "Look, it's really him, our legendary prime minister of Dasai City!"
For a moment, the originally peaceful onlookers started to boil like boiling water.
The owner of the hardware store was panicked. My appearance was unexpected for him. When he thought of the nonsense he had said angrily just now, his legs trembled, he couldn't control himself, and he had a gloomy expression on his face. , waiting for my anger to come.
Carrying Kailan and walking over, I cleared my throat, making the shop owner tremble.
"My fiancée has caused you a lot of trouble. I'm really sorry." I lowered my head and apologized to him.
The shop owner was once again stunned by my sudden apology.
The hierarchy in Zephyr Continent is extremely strict. This strict system was inherited from the period of goblin rule.
Although the folk customs in Dasai City are simple and the people are open-minded, the hierarchy is still no less strict than in several other countries.
When nobles make mistakes, as long as they are not heinous mistakes, they will not be punished.
If a noble offends a commoner, as long as no substantial harm is caused, he only needs to pay a few small sums of money and the matter will be settled.
As for a face-related matter like an apology, it will never be carried out.
Due to the propaganda of the old Duke and others, my name and identity gradually became known to the people in the capital of Dasay City.
In their eyes, as the prime minister and the future son-in-law of the Beastman King, I have been included in the royal family list, that is, a noble among the nobles.
It is simply unbelievable that I, with such a noble status, can apologize to a humble commoner in front of everyone.
This incomprehensible phenomenon greatly puzzled the onlookers, and even shocked the shop owner to the point where he knelt on the ground and said sadly: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I offended you because of my lapse in speech. Your Excellency has a lot of them, please spare my life."
The rest of the words were in a crying tone, so vague that they could not be heard clearly.
I frowned, not knowing how to deal with this situation.
Logically speaking, shouldn't he accept my apology?
Why is Mao so scared?
Wanting to resolve the conflict, I tried to explain what I meant to him, but unexpectedly, the shopkeeper didn't listen to me at all and just kept kowtowing.
Just when I was at a loss, I heard several sharp shouts: "What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing here?"
After a shout, the crowd of onlookers immediately dispersed.
A group of neatly dressed orcs walked towards me with serious faces. The leader of the orcs looked at me, then looked at Kailan who was under my arm and the shop owner lying on the ground, and shouted: "This is what happened?"
I briefly explained what happened, but did not identify myself.
After hearing this, the leading orc looked at the shopkeeper lying on the ground and asked, "Is this what happened?"
The shopkeeper nodded cautiously and glanced at me from time to time.
In my opinion, there is nothing unusual about this move, because in his opinion, I am a noble among nobles, someone who can decide the life and death of his family at will. He was afraid to speak without looking at my expression.
But in the view of the orc leader, there is a possibility that he will be coerced into submission by me.
So immediately, he glared at me fiercely and said coldly: "Why do I feel that there is any intimidation in this?"
"Huh?" I looked helpless: "My left hand is holding the gauntlet, and my right hand is hugging the person. How can I intimidate him?"
"Huh huh." The orc leader snorted coldly and said, "You don't need to worry about this. Come with us and we will get to the bottom of it!"
I fully thought that apologizing would save me this trouble, but who could have imagined that it turned out to be even more troublesome.
If I reveal my identity at this time, will I be suspected of using my power to oppress others?
Forget it, just go with them. Anyway, I didn't lie. At worst, I will be detained for a day and a half. As long as I can clear my name, it will be fine.
Staring at Kailan fiercely, I sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Seeing my cooperation, these people didn't make things difficult for me. They allowed me to carry Kailan on my side and go with them.
Along the way, I didn't see a single nobleman with status. It's not surprising when I think about it. It's approaching dusk now, when every household is preparing for dinner. There's no time to wander around the streets leisurely.
Passing through the commercial street, we soon came to a building with a solemn atmosphere.
The building covers a large area and is surrounded by high white walls. At first glance, I can't help but think of a prison.
When they reached the door, the orc leader stopped, pointed at Kailan, and said: "Put the woman down, this is a sacred place and cannot be desecrated!"
Hearing this, I honestly put Kailan down. At this time, she no longer had the domineering aura she had before. She was like a little sheep, following me closely and obediently.