The port police showed their credentials briefly and then quickly tucked them back into their pocket.
"I... killed someone?"
Chen Qi's eyes widened slightly, his mouth agape in confusion.
"Yes."
The port police took a firm stance, not wanting to give Chen Qi a chance to defend himself:
"Someone suspects you of killing a hunter employed by the Rabbit Tailor Shop in the hunting grounds for your own benefit."
Rabbit, hunting grounds... Chen Qi thought for a moment—it was about the previous incident.
In Shell Country, there was a law that prohibited harming others for monetary gain within cracks unless it was an emergency.
But the cracks were places governed by strength, and coupled with the difficulty of gathering evidence, this law was practically nominal.
To invoke this law, extensive eyewitness and physical evidence was needed.
Usually, it was only applied when two groups engaged in a fight resulting in casualties and compensation was sought.
