I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 252 This is the Imperial Capital

Completely ignoring how Bai Ye in the room would react, Sean walked straight to the exit.

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

Sean turned his head and said with a smile: "Didn't Her Highness the Princess explain this question to you clearly?"

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

Sean pursed his lips: "Aren't you Bai Ye's personal guard? Bai Ye has such a high tolerance for his subordinates? Tsk, or does His Majesty have other reasons for sending you here?"

His words were extremely bold. He was not only trying to sow discord between Bing Lan and Bai Ye, but he was also slandering His Majesty the Emperor.

Binglan raised her chin slightly: "I will report this despicable method to Her Highness the Princess later - after I abandoned my surname and became a dead soldier of the royal family, my family only had the only child left, that is, my brother Lewis."

Sean suddenly realized: "No wonder that loser Lewis was promoted to Crimson. Your sister secretly helped a lot, 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 in the outer ring area of ​​the imperial capital to the warden of Black Pigeon. This is the reward for my family's dedication. ——I could have ignored everything, but after dealing with Lewis’s matter, I will no longer have anything to do with the family, so I will find out everything as soon as possible.”

Black dove…

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

"My information channel shows that I have a relationship with you, so..." She showed an undisguised threatening look, "I advise you to hug Her Royal Highness's thigh tightly, otherwise, I will ask you to tell the truth. "

She heard the conversation between me and Bai Ye, so she was bullying me?
No, according to Bai Ye's personality, this room must be completely soundproof... So, when you open the door, you will notice something strange?
The observation ability is very strong, but the ice power does not have this blessing under normal circumstances... 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 will send you the Lewis matter by the way."

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

After saying that, Sean turned around and whistled at the opponent's powerful figure, and left with a smile.

Binglan just frowned, looked back at the closed door and said nothing.

……

"Only Bai Ye should have noticed that we have arrived in the Imperial Capital. I did not contact Ai Youqian's caravan - of course, it cannot be ruled out that Bai Ye himself is being monitored by others."

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

Sean nodded thoughtfully, stretched out and called the black fox who was waiting outside.

The latter lowered his head with a bruised nose and face, and said solemnly: "Boss, according to your instructions, all the lower-level staff of Fox Wolf have dispersed, and they have all gone to collect various information about the Imperial Capital within a year."

Sean smiled and praised: "Isn't this pretty good at work?"

Black Fox wanted to hang his head to the floor: "It is our Foxwolf's honor that you have chosen us Foxwolf. If you have any orders, everyone in Foxwolf and I will do our best to serve you."

If we don't try our best, all those who are unwilling have been sent to the nearby energy plant... King-level ones only burn with a little more fire than elites and king-like ones.

What's more, the other party actually has contact with Princess Baiye.

Black Fox, who was still somewhat thoughtful at first, completely resigned himself to his fate and just wanted to work hard to save his own life in the end.

Just as he was talking, a huge bell suddenly sounded outside.

Knowing that Sean and the others were from out of town, Black Fox immediately explained: "This bell means the start of the curfew. The imperial capital will enter the curfew three days a week. In most cases, it is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. From eight o'clock in the evening to eleven o'clock in the evening, it will be lifted at five o'clock the next morning."

Sean opened the curtains and took a look. Sure enough, the streets that were bustling just now began to become empty, and people on the road were rushing home in a hurry.

Black Fox followed behind and continued: "In the more than ten years after the end of the Great War, the imperial capital has undergone extensive construction and also vigorously developed various economies. As time has passed, there have been many more unrest factors in the city. Under the embrace of His Majesty the Emperor, After the illness, the security situation became even worse. Therefore, dozens of ministers, headed by Grand Duke Wen Cheng, formulated curfew regulations, and anyone who violated them would be severely punished. "

As he spoke, Sean saw that the Imperial Army wearing dark gray and red uniforms had taken to the streets.

There were a few older men who walked slowly, and no matter how fast they moved, they couldn't move much faster. A dozen people from the Imperial Army immediately walked over and helped the old men walk home.

Somewhat strangely, the old men who were being supported did not show any expressions of gratitude, but instead moved more anxiously.

"Dang-dang-dang--" the bell rang again.

Only the stern-faced imperial troops were left on the streets that were crowded more than ten minutes ago, and everyone had their doors firmly closed.

At this time, two old men with inconvenient legs and feet had not yet entered the door, and they all had a look of despair on their faces.

The face of the Imperial Army who had kindly supported them just now changed, and a ruthless look was still on his face.

"My lord, my lord, my home is right in front..." Before an old man could finish his plea, a whip was raised high.

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

But the imperial army had no sympathy. The two old men who were slower in their steps were severely whipped twenty times. By the time they got there, they had more air coming in and less air coming out.

"Send them back."

The Imperial Army Captain waved his hand casually, and several Imperial Army soldiers threw the unknown old man 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. Then the door was slammed shut.

Those who returned home seemed to have been used to seeing all this for a long time. When the imperial army captain glanced coldly, the residents who were watching the excitement quickly closed all the curtains.

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

He said helplessly: "That's what the curfew is, and the empire's laws will never be used outside the law, and..."

Black Fox lowered his voice again: "If I remember correctly, the squad leader seems to be somewhat related to one of the old men..."

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

Surprisingly, Black Fox even denied Sean's statement. He said repeatedly: "Boss, it's really not true. I have a younger brother who came out because his own father was reported by his own brother - hey , the reporting fee is just used as funeral expenses.”

Sean looked over thoughtfully and said with a smile, "Any more stories?"

The black fox sighed: "The fox wolf said it was the underworld, but in fact it was just doing all kinds of illegal business... The people who join us can't stand the empire's high-pressure rule of law. I don't know if you can understand what I say, Many people do it not for the benefits gained from breaking the law, but for the violation itself..." "The laws of the empire are changed three times every year, and each time there are a lot of new things that are difficult to understand... The way out for studying law in the imperial capital may be It's better than a king-level strongman... because only lawyers can barely find loopholes in some regulations... However, many people are disgusting themselves, and they can't help but curse when they see the imperial law..."

As he said that, the black fox paused on the spot.

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

The black fox was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Aren't you a gangster?"

Sean shook his finger: "Do you know why you foxwolves have two king-level peaks - oh, now there is one. Do you have one king-level peak, or can you only be a local snake in a dozen blocks?"

Black Fox said blankly: "Because there are too many powerful people in the Imperial City, and without the Crimson Powerful People, there would be no right to speak..."

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

Black Fox looked confused: "All the contraband in these dozen blocks has to pass through our Black Fox's hands. We also charge protection fees and bully civilians when the Imperial Army is not around. Isn't this illegal?"

Sean blinked: "Does this count?"

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

Sean sighed: "I blamed you wrongly. The local gangs are too innocent..."

……

"Boss, this is our foxwolf's territory. Bordering us is an organization called Raw Earth Hall. Their boss's strength is also at the peak of the king level. Although there have been some frictions over the years, we are basically in peace."

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

"How can gangs be so close to each other?"

Black Fox wondered: "Their territory and our territory, why can't they border?"

"Is this how much you can achieve at the peak of the king level?" Sean looked at him.

Black Fox smiled bitterly: "At the foot of the imperial capital, the number of crimsons in the palace can't be counted with two hands. It makes a big fuss that the peak king level is no different from ordinary people..."

As they were talking, two vendors at the border started arguing, right on the dividing line between the two gangs.

One of Black Fox's men walked over. He argued noisily with a gang member who also came over. Finally, the two vendors shook hands and made peace, each occupying half of the space.

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

Sean murmured: "You call this protection money?"

"Then...what's it called?"

"This is fucking property fee..."

……

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

People in the Imperial City are simply sick, aren't they... The brothers in this gang are also very stupid...

Crossing a street, Sean was going to find a place to have a meal.

At this moment, the piercing siren of a police car sounded on the road.

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

Black Fox immediately explained: "The security in the city is under the control of the Security Bureau, but the curfew, patrols outside the city, and the hunting of crazy beasts are all under the control of the Imperial Military. The two departments are not easy to deal with - that is the prison car of the Security Bureau, and now it is escorted to the execution ground of the parade.”

"What did that person do?" Sean asked.

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

Sean flipped through the code in hand: "I read it for a while last night, and it seems that this article is not among the capital crimes."

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.

The strange thing is that some of the crimes that would be punishable by death even in Paradise City are not valid in the Imperial Capital.

The younger brother scratched his head: "I heard they said that poisoning relatives should be a crime of exile - being thrown into the poisonous 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 the penalty of dissolution. He was thrown into the poison pool and melted in public. The specific reason is that the poison he used to kill his wife contained special ingredients, which are not allowed to be leaked out of the imperial laboratory. "

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

The younger brother shook his head: "I haven't heard of it specifically, but according to past experience, if the seller is a gang member or an ordinary black market vendor, he may be sentenced to a hundred canings. If the source is traced to the laboratory where the special medicine leaked, the person in charge will He was fined about five hundred lire."

Lira is the common currency of the empire. The exchange ratio with Paradise City credits was about one to six before. However, after various disasters broke out in Paradise City, the exchange ratio reached one to thirty.

Five hundred lire was approximately equivalent to one month's salary of an ordinary resident of the empire.

"Ha, that's so interesting." Sean couldn't help laughing.

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

However, you should be careful when watching the excitement in the Empire. According to the provisions of the code, no matter what the circumstances, as long as the number of onlookers exceeds 500, it is considered a large gathering. If you fail to report it to the Security Bureau, you may be charged five liras. Fines for unwarranted gatherings.

In other words, anyone who goes to see the fun now has to pay five lire.

However, for five lire you can watch others die tragically in front of your eyes, which is a good pastime for the residents of the imperial capital.

After finding a private room in the hotel and sitting down, Sean gestured on the menu and asked, "What are the requirements for becoming a government official?"

Black Fox shook his head: "The Imperial Army has a military selection system. After five years of service, you will be retained based on your performance. Government officials are basically from the Central Academy. If you want to buy a position, it will be difficult, because buying and selling public offices is also a felony in the Imperial Capital. The maximum penalty is death."

Sean laughed when he heard this: "What about the contraband business you are doing?"

Black Fox sneered: "Even if you are caught, the most you can do is get a beating and squat for a few years, and then you can get out after paying a fine - those businesses that are life-threatening can easily be dug up, and the whole family can go to heaven together." , I, I don’t do that either..."

(End of this chapter)