Phoenix city
Captain Chao is currently sitting inside the city lord's office. A teapot and a cup are lying on the table before him. He picks up the teacup and drinks a sip of tea in it.
At that time, the petite Xiaoli enters the room along with two men.
" Captain, the city lord, and his advisor are brought here. Their family members are already sent to their homes. " Xiaoli reported.
" Alright, Xiaoli, you go and lead on interrogating those officials. They have already surrendered. So, don't resort to violence. Also, you tell them that they can still stay and hold their position except for those city guards if they agree to submit the secret intel regarding their departments. Others make them leave the city. " Then he looked at the other two men.
" Hello, my name is Yang Chao. City Lord, please come and have a seat." He smiled warmly and greeted him politely.
" Greeting, sir, I am Zhou Guohua, and this is my advisor Wen Tao. " The city lord spoke while they both clasped hands politely.
Captain Chao observed both of them. Guohua seems to be in the early stage of the lvl 1 Semi-Soul realm. He appears to be a coward. But he really is a selfish and greedy man.
" Please, have some tea." He said to them while he kept drinking his tea.
The advisor stood up and filled their cup, and both of them drank the tea in their cups.
" Alright, I will come straight to the point. Zhou Guohua gives me all the detailed model structure of this city and anything important related papers regarding this city. In exchange, both of you can keep your life safe. Also, you can keep those ten space rings in your hand and leave this city unharmed." Captain Chao spoke with a straight face firmly.
Both of them stood up quickly and knelt on the ground. They knew he was nicknamed the 'Devil Hawk-eyes' infamous for his brutality to his enemies. Both of them were shaking with fear.
" Sir, please don't kill us. I will bring you all the important documents of this city right now." They pleaded.
" Hmm, what are you doing? Bring them all here now." Captain Chao spoke calmly.
Then, Zhou Guohua quickly stood up and rushed toward a wall of the room. He was sweating profusely. There is a big portrait of Phoenix on that wall. He slightly turned the portrait. Then a mechanical sound of gear was produced.
' Crack crack crack.'
The wall started opening like an automatic door.
" Oh! A secret compartment. Guards." Captain Chao stood up and shouted.
Then a guard entered.
" Go, bring them to the special ward. Also, treat them well." Captain Chao ordered.
Then the guard took them out of the rooms.
Captain Yang Chao entered the secret room. It is a portable room filled with books and papers. There is also a reading table and a chair inside the room. He then used visual techniques and looked around the room.
" What? My visual skill can't pass through this wall. " He murmured and came out of the room. The moment he came out of the room, the wall turned itself and closed the secret compartment automatically. Then he again sat back on the luxurious chair he sat before.
At that time, fatty Xiaobo enters the room.
" Captain, a letter came from the palace. Please take a look." He gave him a letter. Then he sat on a nearby seat, picked up a teacup, filled it with tea, and started drinking it.
Captain Chao took the letter from him. He never minds the fatty attitude like that. He tears the envelope and starts reading its content.
" Fatty, get ready for a banquet. The prime minister is arriving soon here. We should give him a warm welcome. " He said and quickly left the room.
The fatty Xiaobo unwillingly kept the teacup on the table and followed behind him.
Even though the city changed its owner a day before, peace quickly returned to the city. Almost one-third- of the population left the city. Like before, the business of the city keeps going. What changed is just the law enforcement department and its members.
Other departments keep working like before. Some of the officials left the city early this morning. But most of them remain and are still working like before. The city was bustling like before. If a newcomer comes here today, they will never believe that this city had changed its country yesterday.
From the north-western side of the city, a large red color bird quickly flew and remained still in the air, near the city's western gate. The appearance of the large bird attracted the attention of everyone who was already there. The large bird has nine heads. Its feathers were predominantly crimson-red with stripes of multi-colors. Around thirty people were sitting on its back.
At that time, another group of people came out from inside the city led by Captain Chao.
" Everyone, an important V.I.P just arrived. Please leave this place." Fatty Xiaobo shouted using his essence qi. Everyone unrelated left the place quickly.
Then the bird landed on the ground. Everyone jumped down from its back. The Prime Minister caressed one of its heads.
" Xiao Hong, come." Prime Minister Li Lin spoke to the bird. The bird screeched loudly and transformed its massive body into a small bird, and entered his sleeve. Then he turned toward Captain Chao with a warm smile.
" Welcome, sir. How is your journey? Let's go inside the city." Captain Chao clasped his hands and greeted politely. Even though Li Lin was the youngest Prime Minister ever, his achievement far exceeded those old farts in the palace courthouse. So, he had a deep respect for this young man.
" It's nice to meet you, Captain Chao. The journey was smooth. " He greeted him back while clasping his hands.
" Daddy, we are here too." A girl around the age of 15 years quickly ran toward Captain Yang Chao followed by four people behind her. She jumped and hugged his neck.
Seeing the familiar faces, he smiles at them. They were his wife, son, and little brother Yang Bojing.
" Oh, Captain Chao, I brought them here." Li Lin said.
" Sir, we arranged a banquet for you. Please, follow me. " Captain Chao said.
Then, everyone entered the city.