Chapter 252 This Is the Imperial Capital

Completely ignoring Bai Ye's reaction, Sean walked straight to the exit.

The person who called him was Bai Ye's new crimson guard Bing Lan. She said calmly: "Does Lewis' betrayal have anything to do with you?"

Sean turned his head and smiled: "Didn't the princess explain this to you?"

Bing Lan was very straightforward: "I have other sources of information."

Sean pouted: "Aren't you Bai Ye's guard? Bai Ye's tolerance for his subordinates is so high? Tsk, or does His Majesty have other intentions in sending you here?"

His words were extremely bold. Not only was he trying to sow discord between Bing Lan and Bai Ye, he even took the opportunity to talk about His Majesty the Emperor.

Binglan raised her chin slightly: "It's a despicable trick. I will report it to Her Royal Highness later. After I abandoned my surname and became a loyal soldier of the royal family, my family only had one son left, that is, my brother Lewis."

Sean suddenly realized: "No wonder Lewis, that waste, was able to advance to Crimson. Your sister helped a lot in secret, right?"

Binglan sneered: "When I showed my talent, my brother got the same resources. My father was promoted from the deputy director of the Security Bureau of the outer ring area of ​​the imperial capital to the warden of the Black Pigeon. This is the reward for the family's dedication to me. I could have ignored everything, but after dealing with Lewis's affairs, I have no connection with the family anymore, so I will find out everything as soon as possible."

Black Pigeon...

Sean narrowed his eyes slightly and wondered: "What does that have to do with me?"

"My information channels show that it is related to you, so..." She showed an undisguised threatening look, "I advise you to hold on to Her Royal Highness's thighs tightly, otherwise, I will ask you to tell the truth."

She heard the conversation between me and Bai Ye, so she was trying to intimidate me?

No, according to Bai Ye's personality, this house must be completely soundproof... So, did he notice something strange when he opened the door?

He has strong observation skills, but the ice-type ability does not normally have this blessing... Is it natural, or is it trained?

Sean narrowed his eyes slightly, then chuckled and walked away.

When he reached the door, he stopped and said with a smile: "I look forward to the day when you let me tell the truth... By the way, I'll send you Lewis's matter by the way."

"Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely not loyal."

After saying that, Sean turned around and whistled at the other party's explosive figure, and left with a smile.

Binglan just frowned, looked back at the closed door and stopped talking.

...

"It should be only Bai Ye who noticed that we came to the imperial capital. I didn't contact Ai Youqian's caravan-of course, it is not ruled out that Bai Ye himself was monitored by others."

While Sean was talking to Bai Ye, Moza had already explored the situation in several nearby blocks.

Sean nodded thoughtfully, stretched his body and called in the Black Fox who was waiting outside.

The latter lowered his head with a swollen nose and face, and said timidly: "Boss, according to your instructions, the lower-level staff of Fox Wolf have all dispersed and collected various information in the imperial capital within a year."

Sean smiled and praised: "Isn't this quite hardworking?"

Black Fox wanted to hang his head to the floor: "It is our honor that you have chosen us Fox Wolf. If you have any instructions, I and all the people of Fox Wolf will do our best to serve you."

It is necessary to do our best. Those who are unwilling have all been sent to the nearby energy plant... The king level is just a little more angry than the elite and the king-like when burning.

What's more, the other party is actually connected with Princess Bai Ye.

Black Fox, who originally had some thoughts, completely accepted his fate and only hoped to work hard to save his life in the end.

As he was talking, a huge bell suddenly rang outside.

Knowing that Sean and his friends were from other places, Black Fox immediately explained: "This bell means that the curfew has begun. The imperial capital will enter a curfew three days a week, most of the time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 8pm to 11pm, and lifted at 5am the next day."

Sean opened the curtains and looked. Sure enough, the bustling streets just now began to become empty, and people on the road hurried home.

Black Fox followed and continued: "In the more than ten years after the end of the great war, the imperial capital has been vigorously building and developing various economies. As time went on, there were many more unrest factors in the city. After the emperor fell ill, the public security situation became worse. Therefore, led by Grand Duke Wen Qie, dozens of ministers formulated curfew regulations, and anyone who violated them would be severely punished."

As he spoke, Sean saw that the imperial army in dark gray and red uniforms had already taken to the streets.

Several elderly people walked slowly, and even if they moved no faster, they couldn't move much faster. The imperial army immediately sent more than a dozen people to help the elderly people walk home.

Strangely, the elderly people who were helped did not show gratitude, but moved more anxiously.

"Ding ding ding--" the bell rang again.

The streets that were crowded with people more than ten minutes ago were left with only serious-looking imperial soldiers, and everyone closed their doors tightly.

At this time, two elderly people with inconvenient legs and feet had not yet entered the door, and their faces all showed despair.

The imperial soldiers who had just kindly helped them changed their faces, and the cruel look still floated to their eyebrows.

"Sir, sir, my home is just ahead..." Before an old man's pleading voice fell, a whip was raised high.

Under the harsh sound of breaking through the air, there was a weak plea for mercy.

But the imperial army had no sympathy. The two old men who were slower in pace were severely whipped twenty times, and they were breathing more than breathing out.

"Send them back."

The captain of the imperial army waved his hand casually, and several imperial soldiers threw the old man whose life or death was unknown into their house - the open door was only a few dozen meters away from where they were beaten, and the dim light illuminated the bloody old man at the door, and then the door was slammed shut.

Those who returned home seemed to have been accustomed to all this. When the captain of the imperial army glanced coldly, the residents who were watching the excitement quickly closed all the curtains.

Black Fox carefully glanced at Sean, and then silently closed the curtains.

He said helplessly: "That's the curfew, and the imperial laws will never be lenient, and ah..."

Black Fox lowered his voice again: "If I remember correctly, the captain seems to be a relative of one of the old men..."

Sean, who had been watching, sneered: "It's just a superficial effort."

Surprisingly, Black Fox denied Sean's statement. He said repeatedly: "Boss, it's not true. I have a little brother who got involved because his father was reported by his brother - hey, the report money was just used as funeral expenses."

Sean looked over thoughtfully and smiled: "Is there any more story?"

Black Fox sighed He took a breath: "Fox Wolf said it was the underworld, but in fact it was just doing all kinds of illegal business... People who come here can't stand the high-pressure rule of law in the empire. I don't know if you can understand what I mean. Many people are not doing it for the profit of breaking the law, but for the breaking of the law itself..."

"The imperial law is revised three times a year, and each time a lot of things that people can't understand are added... The future of studying law in the imperial capital may be better than that of a king-level strongman... Because only lawyers can barely find some loopholes in the regulations... However, many people hate it themselves, and they can't help but curse when they see the imperial law..."

As he said, Black Fox stopped where he was.

Because Sean took out a thick book and said with a smile: "This?"

Black Fox was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Aren't you in the underworld?"

Sean shook his finger: "Do you know why you Fox Wolf have two king-level peaks-oh, now it's one. With a king-level peak, can you still only be the local snake in a dozen blocks?"

Black Fox said blankly: "Because there are too many strong people in the imperial capital, without the deep red strong, there is no right to speak..."

"No, it's because you don't know how to break the law." Sean flicked the cover of the book, making a dull sound.

Black Fox looked confused: "All the contraband in these dozen blocks must pass through our Black Fox, and we also collect protection fees. When there is no imperial army, we will oppress civilians. Isn't this illegal?"

Sean blinked: "This counts?"

Moza, who had been listening, turned his head away reluctantly.

Sean sighed, "I was wrong about you. The local gangs are too damn innocent..."

...

"Boss, this is all our Fox Wolf territory. The organization bordering us is called Shengtutang. Their boss is also at the peak of the King level. Although there have been some frictions over the years, they are basically at peace."

Listening to Black Fox's introduction and looking at the street ahead, Sean raised his eyebrows.

"Can gangs border each other?"

Black Fox wondered, "Their territory is our territory, why can't it be bordered?"

"Is the peak of the King level so little?" Sean looked at him.

Black Fox smiled bitterly, "There are so many deep reds in the palace at the foot of the imperial capital that I can't count them with both hands. If things get out of hand, the peak of the King level is no different from ordinary people..."

As he spoke, two vendors at the border started arguing, right at the dividing line between the two gangs.

One of the younger brothers under the Black Fox walked over. He argued with a gang member who also walked over for a while. In the end, the two vendors shook hands and made peace, each occupying half of the position.

Afterwards, the two vendors each paid protection fees to the gang members, and the matter was over.

Sean murmured: "You call this protection fees?"

"Then...what is it called?"

"This is called property fees..."

...

After spending the whole morning walking around the Fox Wolf's territory, Sean even felt a little regretful.

The people in the capital are all sick, aren't they... These brothers in the gang are also stupid...

Crossing a street, Sean was ready to find a place to eat.

At this moment, the shrill sirens of police cars sounded on the road.

In a prison van that should have been converted from a pickup truck, a middle-aged man dressed fairly well was standing in a cage in despair.

Black Fox immediately explained: "The security in the city is under the jurisdiction of the Security Bureau, but the curfew, patrol outside the city, and hunting of crazy beasts are all under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Army. The two departments don't get along well-that is the prisoner car of the Security Bureau, and now it is the parade to the execution ground."

"What did that person commit?" Sean asked.

Black Fox's younger brother immediately ran out and brought back the answer after a while: "It is said that he poisoned his wife in order to marry his lover-"

Sean flipped through the code at hand: "I looked at it for a while last night, and it seems that there is no such article in the capital crime."

The imperial law is very detailed, so detailed that different methods of killing will be sentenced to different triggers, and even the death penalty will be different.

Strangely, some of the crimes that would be sentenced to death even in Paradise City are not valid in the imperial capital.

The younger brother scratched his head: "I heard that poisoning relatives should be a crime of exile - thrown to the poison city a hundred miles south of the imperial capital, regardless of life or death, and allowed to leave the city after one year. This guy was sentenced to melting, that is, thrown into the poison pool and melted in public. The specific reason is that the poison he used to poison his wife contained special ingredients, which is the kind that the imperial laboratory does not allow to flow out."

Even Sean, who was already a little crazy, was a little stunned when he heard it: "Because of this? What about the person who sold him the poison?"

The younger brother shook his head: "I haven't heard the details, but according to past experience, if the seller is a gang member or an ordinary black market vendor, he may be sentenced to 100 lashes. If the source is traced back to the laboratory where the special agent leaked, the person in charge will be fined about 500 lira."

The lira is the common currency of the empire. The exchange rate with the credit points of Paradise City was about 1:6 before. However, after various disasters broke out in Paradise City, the exchange rate reached 1:30.

And 500 lira is about the monthly salary of an ordinary resident of the empire.

"Ha, so interesting." Sean couldn't help laughing out loud.

The desperate middle-aged man was escorted to the poison pool, and many people followed him to watch the excitement.

However, you have to be careful when watching excitement in the empire. According to the provisions of the code, no matter what the situation is, as long as the number of onlookers exceeds 500, it is considered a large gathering. If you do not report to the police station, you may be fined five liras on the grounds of gathering without reason.

In other words, everyone who goes to watch the excitement now has to pay five liras.

However, for the residents of the imperial capital, it is a good pastime to watch others die tragically in front of you for five liras.

After finding a private room in a restaurant and sitting down, Sean gestured on the menu and asked, "What are the requirements to become a government official?"

Black Fox shook his head: "The Imperial Army is a military service selection system, and after five years of service, they are retained according to their performance. Government officials basically come from the Central Academy. If you want to buy a position, it is difficult, because the sale of public office is also a felony in the imperial capital, and the maximum penalty is death."

Sean laughed: "What about the contraband business you are doing?"

Black Fox laughed: "Even if you are caught, the most you will do is to be beaten and imprisoned for a few years, and you can get out after paying a fine - those businesses involving life are easy to be uprooted, and the whole family will go to hell together. I, I don't do that..."