The man in the green uniform, looking at Wang Chong, frowned slightly, a hint of impatience on his face. "What were you just saying? Who exactly wants to storm Haidao City, and who killed you?"
It was no joke. He had just received orders that a high-ranking official from the Shadow Division was coming to Haidao City for a visit, bringing their family along. He had rushed out to meet them, intending to offer a warm welcome, only to hear of trouble brewing outside before even reaching the entrance.
If something had happened, it needed to be resolved quickly, lest it affect the important guest's impression of Haidao City.
To dare to provoke at the gates of Haidao City, he wanted to see who had such audacity!
Wang Chong could tell the man in green was angry, assuming it was because the prestige of the Haidao City Guard had been challenged, which only fueled his excitement. After all, the more enraged the officer was, the more disastrous it would be for Bai Xi and those who dared to confront him.
"Officer, it's them, it's these few who deliberately provoked our Haidao City's supervisors and patrols, and injured me and these brothers! Look, my leg, and look at these brothers who have been beaten and can't get up, they did it all!"
Hearing this, Xili quickly explained, "Officer, it's not like that. They deliberately made things difficult for us and even intended to disrespect our friends and family, which is why we fought back..."
Wang Chong, hearing Xili's attempt to explain, immediately interrupted, "Enough, you are all birds of a feather, colluding together, endangering Haidao City's safety. I know what your background is! You might be dangerous individuals from the outer realms!"
With this statement, Xili became anxious.
Being labeled as dangerous individuals from the outer realms was a grave accusation. If confirmed, any resistance would result in immediate execution.
Although the beautiful young lady before him was powerful, the city defense forces were armed with real weapons, and a blow would be fatal.
"Wang Chong, don't smear my name. Don't involve others in the conflict between us, and don't make baseless accusations!"
Wang Chong, however, was relentless. "Ha, Xili, you bringing these dangerous individuals into the city with ulterior motives means you deserve to die too. Officer, these people attacking our patrols and supervisors is a provocation and a challenge to your city defense forces!"
By involving the officer, he was certain the officer would deal with these people to uphold the dignity of the city defense forces!
With these words, Xili became even more anxious and was about to retort loudly but was silenced by the man in the green uniform standing on the vehicle. "All of you, shut up!"
The authority in the man's eyes turned into anger. He looked in Xili's direction, his brow furrowed with displeasure and frustration. "So, you are the ones provoking my city defense forces? You are simply..."
When both sides present conflicting accounts, it's inevitable that one party is lying. Three or two people daring to challenge the city gate supervisor and patrol soldiers... he vaguely sensed something was amiss. However, for now, it was imperative to resolve this quickly, at least to take them away. Otherwise, when the important guest arrived and saw the chaotic scene, they would surely be displeased with Haidao City, and he might even be blamed for poor supervision.
Therefore, he decided to have these people apprehended first.
Hearing the officer's words, a flicker of triumph flashed in Wang Chong's eyes, as his words clearly indicated an intention to arrest them.
Once they were taken back, he would have plenty of ways to make them confess what he wanted to hear. If they dared to resist further, that would be even better. They would be shot into sieves by bullets and blown into dust by artillery shells.
The thought alone brought him immense satisfaction.
Just as Wang Chong smugly anticipated seeing Bai Xi and the others judged and executed, the man in the green uniform finally shifted his gaze to Bai Xi. As he looked at Bai Xi, she was also looking at him, her eyes calm.
With just one glance, he nearly fell off the vehicle. His sharp eyes widened in sudden panic, and the half-finished sentence he was about to utter changed almost instinctively: "So much personality!"
After this half-sentence, his previously complete sentence took on a completely different meaning: "So, you are the ones provoking my city defense forces? You are simply... so full of personality!"
Wang Chong, clearly not expecting the captain of the city defense forces to say such a thing, also said with great pride, following his lead, "Yes, you really have so much personality!"
After saying that, he immediately froze.
What was going on? What did "so much personality" mean? Shouldn't it be words like "extremely sinful, deeply wicked, deserving of death!"
Thinking this, he looked at the man in the green uniform with disbelief.
He shouldn't have looked, but once he did, his already dull eyes nearly popped out of their large, hollow sockets in shock.
The officer had leaped directly from the vehicle and, in a few strides, rushed in front of Bai Xi. He knelt on one knee, extending one hand with an inviting expression and said, "Miss Bai, I am Shangguan Wen, the Commander-in-Chief of the Haidao City Defense Forces."
Haidao City was different from other cities. Other cities were protected by the Security Bureau. However, due to its relatively unique geographical location and a higher probability of conflicts, Haidao City had a special institution known as the City Defense.
Bai Xi had previously undertaken a mission here, involving the outer realms. The difficulty level of that mission had been SSS-class, and many residents of the island had faced life-threatening danger at that time. However, the commander-in-chief of the city defense forces then was not the man before him, but a middle-aged man in his forties.
As for the man before him, she truly had no particular impression of him.
Compared to Bai Xi's calmness, Shangguan Wen appeared exceptionally excited, his deep eyes shining like stars polished in the dark night.
He looked at the woman before him with overwhelming emotion. He truly hadn't expected that the so-called important official from the Shadow Division coming to Haidao City was none other than the God of War of the Shadow Division—Bai Xi!
She was his goddess!
He was one of the few who did not belong to the Shadow Division but knew who the God of War of the Shadow Division was. This was because many years ago, when Bai Xi came to Haidao City on a mission, they had cooperated side-by-side, completing an extremely dangerous yet incredibly meaningful and arduous task.
However, at that time, he was just a small captain in the city defense forces, lost among countless people executing missions. She probably didn't remember his appearance at all.
But he remembered her, so heroic, powerful, and dazzling!
Since that incident, he had set her as his goal, his idol, his goddess, and had continuously strived forward. He frequently utilized all his resources to collect any information about Bai Xi, which was also how he learned that she had become the God of War of the Shadow Division.
He had thought he would never see her again in this lifetime, and now to have encountered her, how could he not be excited? Thinking this, his deep eyes shone even brighter.