How could the Imperial City government let their target escape?
The eldest son of the Zhou family only took two steps back before he was pressed to the ground by the guards who rushed forward. Soon, he was tied up and thrown into a pile with Sr. Zhou and the others in the courtyard.
"No, you can't arrest them…"
Seeing that their men were about to be taken away, the women from the Zhou family panicked and pounced forward to stop them. However, before they could approach, they were thrown aside by the guards like sandbags.
"Heavens!"
Old Madam Wan wailed anxiously, but it didn't help the situation at all. Constable Wang, who had heard the commotion and rushed over to check on the situation, couldn't help but remind her sternly. Then, she turned around and pounced over to grab Yuan Niang's skirt.
"Miss, please show mercy. We were wrong. We won't dare to do it again!
