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In the clean and bright command tent.
Bai Daqing sat in a chair, slowly savoring a cup of hot tea in his hand.
Gao Fei stood to the side, looking at Bai Daqing, "City Lord, why didn't you directly kill Hao Niu and Ma Wei? Their hands are soaked with the blood of soldiers; they should be killed to honor the fallen."
"They still have their uses," Bai Daqing said indifferently, "I need the two of them to implicate the Niu Family."
"Implicate the Niu Family?" Gao Fei was taken aback.
"The Niu Family is the largest and most influential family in the world; even His Majesty the Emperor must show them some deference," Bai Daqing explained. "Now that I hold conclusive evidence, His Majesty can righteously take down the Niu Family."
"That's really frustrating," Gao Fei muttered.
"What did you say?" Bai Daqing looked up and glared at Gao Fei.
