What Han Mo threw to the ground was none other than the token Prince Yun Zhao Kai had left him.
Just the Han family of Xiangzhou, coupled with his status as a student of the Imperial Academy, was enough to make Zhang Maolin afraid to provoke him.
Now that Prince Yun Zhao Kai's token had suddenly appeared, Zhang Maolin immediately began to retreat.
What a joke. In the eyes of these ordinary citizens, he, a patrol officer of Kaifeng Prefecture, was more or less an official.
But in the eyes of Prince Yun Zhao Kai, he was nothing!
For a petty official like him, if Prince Yun wanted to deal with him, he wouldn't even need to speak. A mere glance would be enough for countless people to pounce and crush him into powder.
Moreover, no matter how miserably he died, even his immediate superior wouldn't say a word.
After all, unlike ordinary princes, this Prince Yun also held the position of Director of the Imperial City Department.
Perhaps elsewhere, the signboard of the Imperial City Department wouldn't be effective, but within this city of Tokyo.
It was likely that even Prince Yun, wanting to know how long his Crown Prince brother had persisted during his intimacy with the Crown Princess last night, would have the accurate time delivered to his desk the next morning.
The signboard of Tokyo's premier intelligence agency was not just for show!
"Since there is no concrete evidence, do you know what the crime is for falsely accusing a scholar?"
Having made up his mind, Zhang Maolin's expression immediately turned grim.
Xu Sanbao was dumbfounded. He found Zhang Maolin's words increasingly incomprehensible.
Wasn't this guy on his side?
"What are you standing there for? I'm asking you a question, didn't you hear me?"
As Zhang Maolin spoke, he actually yanked Xu Sanbao up from the ground.
Seeing this guy start his performance, Han Mo stood aside with his arms crossed.
"I..."
Xu Sanbao had no idea how to answer.
This script, it didn't seem to be written like this originally...
"You what? Looking at your scruffy appearance, you don't seem like a good person! Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly!"
Zhang Maolin spoke as he delivered a vicious kick to Xu Sanbao's stomach, then tossed him to his subordinates.
"Head?"
The constables accompanying him were also a bit bewildered. Just half an hour ago, they had all been drinking together.
Hadn't they agreed to deal with Han Mo?
Why were they suddenly arresting Xu Sanbao?
"What are you dawdling for? You dogs, have you stuffed your ears with donkey hair?"
Seeing these guys looking dull-witted, Zhang Maolin was truly furious.
Xu Sanbao knew too much. If this guy couldn't endure the torture and confessed him, then his life would be over.
To climb to the position of patrol officer, he had spent most of his life's savings.
Although he was just an insignificant minor official, he was still a salaried official.
Moreover, he had considerable "grey income" each year, and lived quite comfortably throughout the year.
He didn't want to lose his life because of this irrelevant fellow.
In that split second, he had already thought it through.
Anyway, the plan didn't go wrong on his end. As long as he got the person back, the noble patron behind him would naturally handle the aftermath.
It was just a steward, even if he was from the驸马府 (Prince Consort's Mansion), he was still a subordinate.
If he were to be killed with a single blow and thrown into a ditch, it would be a case without a trace.
After a brief moment of panic, Xu Sanbao also reacted.
Seeing the fierce look in Zhang Maolin's eyes, he knew that this guy had murderous intent.
"Brother Mo, spare me! I'm worse than a pig or a dog for wanting to frame you! Spare me this time!"
"Stuff his mouth!"
Fine beads of sweat broke out on Zhang Maolin's forehead. He had to take this person back.
At the very least, he had to take this guy's life.
Otherwise, if Han Mo pursued the matter, he would be the one to die.
As for the noble patron behind him, if he dared to confess, his entire family would have to accompany him in death.
"Wait a moment!"
Seeing Zhang Maolin's guilty look, Han Mo said with a cold smile.
"Brother Mo, we're acquaintances. Don't worry. For betraying you and daring to plot against you, I will definitely teach him a good lesson."
Zhang Maolin swallowed hard, then forced a smile and stammered at Han Mo.
"Since this fellow has already confessed, I don't think it's necessary to trouble the authorities, right? Although such a case of a wicked servant bullying his master is detestable, I think we can handle it within our mansion ourselves, can't we? After all, family scandals should not be aired publicly!"
Han Mo spoke while looking at Zhang Maolin with a smile that was not a smile.
He had grown up in an orphanage and had climbed up from the bottom after entering society.
He could understand these dark matters with a little consideration.
Although he wasn't sure who was behind Xu Sanbao at this moment, it was clear that Zhang Maolin had murderous intent.
If he handed this guy over to Zhang Maolin, this matter would truly become an unsolved mystery.
"This..."
Zhang Maolin was now somewhat troubled.
He didn't want to let go, but what Han Mo said was reasonable.
Such matters were originally cases where the government wouldn't investigate unless prompted. After all, the city of Tokyo was too vast, and the total number of constables in Kaifeng Prefecture was only six hundred.
If they had to deal with such trivial matters, even if they were worked to death, they wouldn't be able to manage it.
"What? Inspector Zhang, is there any inconvenience on your end?"
Han Mo looked at Zhang Maolin with a smile that was not a smile.
Killing this guy was easy. As long as he made a big deal out of it, this guy would be the one to die in the end.
However, even if this guy died, it would be of no benefit to Han Mo.
For a small figure like him, whether he lived or died made no difference to Han Mo.
But if he could take this opportunity to subdue this guy, wouldn't he have an extra pair of eyes in the city of Tokyo?
Moreover, no matter what, this guy was a patrol officer.
If he were to do business in the city of Tokyo, with this guy around, which of the common street ruffians would dare to cause trouble?