Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

After Xiao Kunze smashed through a bunch of furniture with his ping-pong ball, he crashed into a corner of the wall and passed out.

The secretary inwardly groaned, not daring to linger any longer, and quickly left this troublesome place.

Of course, the secretary wouldn't dare to tell Feng Manman to roll away. Although the Lanling City Law Enforcement Bureau is a level lower than the Shanghai Law Enforcement Department, they are responsible for different regions and are the highest law enforcement agencies in their respective areas, so there is actually no subordinate relationship between them.

Strictly speaking, aside from the different cities they govern, their job titles, and their levels of power, Director Feng Manman and Minister Xiao Ziru actually share the same responsibilities from an official perspective.

This is also why Feng Manman dares to be so outspoken.

Since you're abusing the rules and using trivial matters as a weapon, then so can I.

It's just strict law enforcement, anyone can do that.

This is also a result of the many restrictions that China places on powerful mages. In other countries, Feng Manman, a high-level mage, might not dare to challenge Xiao Ziru, an extraordinary mage.

Of course, if everything were based on strength, Xiao Ziru might not dare to use such a reason to arrest Wang Yi, after all, Wang Yi also has an extraordinary mage standing behind him.

At that time, it might become a battle between extraordinary mages.

However, Xiao Ziru's use of official rules to justify his actions rendered the extraordinary mage behind Wang Yi useless.

However, Xiao Ziru did not expect that so many people from the official departments would come to make trouble as soon as Wang Yi was detained.

The three top government officials in Lanling City—the mayor, the director of the education bureau, and the director of the law enforcement bureau—have all raised objections.

In terms of strength, even if these three people were tied together, Xiao Ziru could crush them with a single slap.

This brings us back to the old problem: China's current system is not entirely based on strength.

If Xiao Ziru could kill Wang Yi without being discovered, that would be one thing, but unfortunately, Wang Yi is no longer someone Xiao Ziru can easily manipulate.

In fact, Xiao Ziru is a typical example of someone who wants both.

When he was weak, he was content with the protection that official rules provided for the weak; but when he became strong, he felt that the official rules were a constraint on him.

That's just how humans are; their perspective is determined by their position.

Hu Yin suggested again, "Old Xiao, let them go. You don't need to show up; I'll talk to Wang Yi."

"You haven't met Wang Yi, but I'm sure that with his arrogance, he won't get out without me apologizing," Xiao Ziru said through gritted teeth. "Since things have already escalated to this point, we might as well follow the rules and let Xiao Kunze go in for fifteen days as well."

"Then go apologize!" Hu Yin sighed as he glanced at Xiao Kunze, who was already unconscious. "Old Xiao, you were in the wrong in the first place. It was just a conflict between the younger generation. Why did you have to get involved? You arrested Wang Yi to save face, and now you've made things even more embarrassing."

"Releasing Wang Yi out now would be a real loss of face. He's definitely going to be stuck here for the next fifteen days," Xiao Ziru said with a cold snort.

"The conflict has escalated, and the rift between us is too great," Hu Yin shook his head.

"A rift?" Xiao Ziru sneered. "In terms of strength, I am a transcendent mage; in terms of status, I am the Minister of Law Enforcement in Shanghai. There is no reason for the strong to apologize to the weak."

"Old Hu, why are you trying to persuade me? It's Wang Yi who should be the one to back down. If it weren't for his aggressive behavior, I wouldn't have actually arrested him."

"Is that really the case? You didn't do anything underhanded when you went to see Wang Yi that night? You were just having a normal chat, and Wang Yi suddenly became aggressive towards you?" Hu Yin said quietly. He knew his friend's personality all too well.

Even regarding his grudge with Xiao Kunze, Wang Yi first consulted with Hu Jin before choosing to resolve it privately, clearly indicating that Wang Yi was not truly arrogant and domineering.

Otherwise, they could just rush to Shanghai High School and challenge him head-on. Not only would they be able to beat Xiao Kunze up, but they also wouldn't give Xiao Ziru any ammunition to criticize them.

It's just that the image of Shanghai High School is definitely not very good.

Hu Jin was actually the truly arrogant and domineering one, directly challenging Wang Yi at her door.

However, Hu Yin deduced that Hu Jin had little chance of defeating Wang Yi, so he did not stop Hu Jin from challenging Wang Yi at Lanling Demon High School.

Anyway, if they lose, it will only be Hu Jin who loses, not Lanling Mogao.

This will also teach Hu Jin a lesson.

This is one of the reasons why Hu Yin came to act as a peacemaker. On the one hand, Hu Yin admires students like Wang Yi, and on the other hand, having known Xiao Ziru for so many years, as a friend, he also wanted to help Xiao Ziru.

Unfortunately, judging from Xiao Ziru's current performance, he simply can't pull things up.

Boom boom boom!

A knock sounded at the door, and Hu Yin and Xiao Ziru looked up to see an elderly man and a tall woman standing at the office door.

"Principal Bai, it's a pleasure to meet you." Hu Yin greeted him first, then stepped forward to shake hands, while also introducing Xiao Ziru to the visitor's identity.

The visitor was none other than Bai Jingting, the principal of Lanling Magic High School.

"Principal Hu, I didn't expect to see you here." Bai Jingting smiled, shook hands politely with Hu Yin, and then got straight to the point: "The main reason I'm visiting Minister Xiao is because of my good-for-nothing student."

After greeting Hu Yin, Bai Jingting casually glanced at the messy office and then turned his gaze to Xiao Ziru: "Minister Xiao, Wang Yi is young and impetuous, and he doesn't think things through. As the principal, I apologize on his behalf and hope that Minister Xiao will be lenient."

Hu Yin couldn't help but wink at Xiao Ziru. What a great opportunity! The other side was offering such a way out. They should take advantage of this and release Wang Yi directly, then have Bai Jingting take him back. This would save Xiao Ziru from having to run into Wang Yi again.

From now on, Lanling City and Shanghai will be separated by north and south, and there will be almost no more opportunities for them to interact. Isn't that perfect?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ziru ignored Hu Yin's gaze and said, "I'm sorry, Principal Bai, Wang Yi is currently in custody for suspected intentional injury and violation of the rules of the mage. However, I believe it's not a big problem, and he can go back to continue his studies in at most fifteen days."

"Oh?" Bai Jingting chuckled, then his smile faded and he said seriously, "According to the law, if no permanent damage is caused to the injured party, it is not considered a serious consequence. Ordinary fights can be dropped if the two parties can reach a settlement."

"I wonder which person my student deliberately injured? I happen to have brought the school's medical director with me, who can help examine and treat the injured person. If the injured person is left with an unhealable limb defect, I can ask Extraordinary Medical to regenerate the limb."

Zhang Miaoyi, standing behind Bai Jingting, stepped forward at the opportune moment: "Minister Xiao, I hold the medical title of chief physician. I wonder if I could see the injured person and treat them?"

Xiao Ziru lowered his eyes: "Even if the two sides reconcile, it is an indisputable fact that Wang Yi released divine-grade magic at will in Shanghai, which was recorded by the magic monitoring network. He blatantly violated the rules of mages."

Bai Jingting sighed inwardly; it seemed this feud was beyond repair.

"Well said." This was a playful remark accompanied by a series of orderly footsteps approaching from afar.

"I wonder if, as members of the Night Watch, I'm qualified to use magic in Shanghai?"