Bai Xi looked at the man before her, frowning slightly.
She really didn't like the social etiquette of Sea Island City.
However, Shangguan Wen was accompanied by the city defense forces at this moment, and everyone was watching them. If she didn't respond, would it be considered rejecting Shangguan Wen's face and appearing impolite? Bai Xi hesitated for a moment, and finally placed her hand in Shangguan Wen's palm.
Shangguan Wen's hand, holding Bai Xi's, trembled slightly. He gently kissed the back of Bai Xi's hand, symbolizing respect and loyalty.
The next second, he let go, stood up, and directly raised his hand.
The two cannons immediately aimed upwards. With two booms, two cannonballs flew into the sky, but they were not real cannonballs, but... fireworks.
Shangguan Wen's handsome and majestic face appeared particularly gentle at this moment, "Welcome Miss Bai to Sea Island City. I hope Miss Bai will have a happy time these few days."
The sky had not yet darkened, so the fireworks blooming in the sky did not display much light, only the sound was loud and the momentum was magnificent.
Not far away, Wang Chong, who had been stunned, finally came to his senses.
The scene before him had proven one thing: the commander of the Sea Island City defense forces and this woman knew each other, and even... the commander held this woman in high regard.
He didn't know what the relationship between the two of them was, nor did he want to know. At this moment, he had only one thought in his heart and mind: escape! He wanted to escape! Silently, slowly, leaving without anyone noticing!
He thought this, and so he acted, but unfortunately, he still attracted everyone's attention.
The next second, Shangguan Wen turned directly and looked at Wang Chong, his eyes filled with an indescribable majesty and anger.
Just now, he had almost ordered the city defense forces to arrest someone, and the person they were to arrest was none other than the God of War from the dark division, and his goddess!
He knew Bai Xi's status, her character, and her temper better than anyone.
How could she possibly trouble a gatekeeper for no reason? It must be that Wang Chong in front of him deliberately caused trouble for several people.
Thinking of this, he looked at Xili.
Xili had said earlier that Wang Chong wanted to be rude to the guest he brought...
To his goddess!
How dare he!
Shangguan Wen looked at Wang Chong, his eyes becoming even sharper.
Wang Chong, who had already wanted to run, was directly scared and stumbled to the ground upon seeing those eyes. The dried blood on his leg began to drip onto the ground again, but this time it was not just fresh blood, the color looked somewhat pale, and it carried a faint strange odor.
Clearly, he was truly scared to the point of incontinence this time.
He trembled and prostrated himself on the ground, his right arm already half-crippled. He muttered incoherently, so scared that he even forgot to kowtow, "Spare my life, Officer, spare my life, spare my life, Officer, spare my life! I, I, I didn't do it on purpose, I really didn't do it on purpose..."
Shangguan Wen cast a disgusted glance at Wang Chong and said lightly, "From now on, Wang Chong is stripped of all his positions within the city defense. Take him away, and after he has explained all the circumstances, he will be punished according to the mistakes he has made."
The city defense forces received the order and took Wang Chong away, one on each side.
After sentencing Wang Chong, Shangguan Wen's deep and majestic eyes swept lightly over the patrols and stewards who had been incited by Wang Chong. Some of them were still lying on the ground, while others were already standing there. "Miss Bai, how should these people be handled?"
Seeing Shangguan Wen's expression, the patrols and stewards who had been incited by Wang Chong were all terrified into silence, and some of them were trembling with fear of being implicated. They were not regular soldiers and their jobs here provided good benefits and were quite respectable. If they were also fired, the loss would be immense.
Now, upon hearing Shangguan Wen's words, they immediately understood that Shangguan Wen was handing over their fate to Bai Xi for judgment.
The crowd exchanged glances and rushed towards Bai Xi one after another, kneeling as they ran, not forgetting to apologize, "Miss Bai, we are sorry, it was our fault!"
"We were just instigated by Wang Chong."
"I didn't even understand what was going on. I only knew that someone was said to be carrying contraband, so in order to be worthy of my profession, I offended you."
"Miss Bai, it was our fault. I didn't investigate the facts and just believed his words, which is why I was incited by him."
"Miss Bai, ignorance is not a crime. Please be lenient. I have elders and children, and I really need this job."
"Please, Miss Bai, even if you fire me, please don't take my life!"
"Please, Miss Bai..."
Countless kowtows and pleas, very sincere.
Bai Xi said lightly, "Although you are not part of the city defense forces, you are still part of the city defense. The role of the city defense is to protect Sea Island City, and to protect those who come to Sea Island City and those who want to come to Sea Island City, not to inexplicably treat a chicken feather as a military order to deliberately make things difficult and cause trouble."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of those kneeling below showed a hint of embarrassment and guilt.
To be honest, some of them, like Wang Chong, had also used the rules of the city defense to deliberately find fault and make things difficult for others. Why? To enjoy this feeling of manipulating others, and also to occasionally gain some benefits from it.
When Bai Xi saw everyone rushing forward without ever asking about the sequence of events or right from wrong, she had already understood the matter.
She looked at the people before her and said lightly, "If you can't do this job well, you can leave now. If you decide to stay, then Wang Chong today is your mirror. If such things happen again in the future, I ask Commander Shangguan to deal with them according to the orders of the city defense forces!"
The city defense forces have their own internal laws and regulations, which are strict.
If they violated them, it was likely that they would lose their lives, far more than simply losing their jobs.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with fear, but in the end, no one withdrew.
Shangguan Wen looked at Bai Xi before him, just like that year when she stood on the high platform, shot the bandit leader, and rescued their entire squad from the fire. That feeling... it was as if she had a halo around her.
He looked at the people below and said lightly, "If you want to leave, leave now. For Miss Bai's sake, I will not stop you today! If you wish to stay, then shout now: 'Thank you, Miss Bai, we will abide by Miss Bai's teachings, and in the future, we will be cautious in our words and deeds, abide by the law, not believe things lightly, actively investigate, guard the gates of Sea Island City, and protect the people of Sea Island City!'"
As soon as these words were spoken, those kneeling on the ground finally came to their senses: "Thank you, Miss Bai, we will abide by Miss Bai's teachings, and in the future, we will be cautious in our words and deeds, abide by the law, not believe things lightly, actively investigate, guard the gates of Sea Island City, and protect the people of Sea Island City!"
"Thank you, Miss Bai, we will abide by Miss Bai's teachings, and in the future, we will be cautious in our words and deeds, abide by the law, not believe things lightly, actively investigate, guard the gates of Sea Island City, and protect the people of Sea Island City!"
"..."
For a time, the voices were deafening, and the momentum gradually changed from confusion to determination!