Dawnless Sovereign-Chapter 63: Why Were You Reported?
Zhao Wushang's heart was pounding in his chest, but he was gradually beginning to calm down, and his mind was racing for a way out.
He absolutely could not afford to be detained!
Right at this moment, Fang Che asked, "You're wearing some nice underwear. Is it from the Divine Needle Tailor Shop?"
"Yes!"
Zhao Wushang was thanking his lucky stars that he had changed out the underwear that he had brought from the main church.
Never had he imagined that Fang Che's examination would be this thorough!
"What's your name?"
"Zhao Wushang!"
"Are you affiliated with any sects of factions?"
"Yes, I'm a disciple of the Mountain Moving Sect."
"What are you doing here in the White Cloud Prefecture?"
"I'm serving as a deputy head escort at the Unmatched Escort Agency."
"Show me your identification documents."
After verifying Zhao Wushang's identity, much of Fang Che's suspicion had clearly already been assuaged, and he asked, "Who was it that reported you just now? Do you recognize them?"
"No, but I caught a glimpse of his face! If I ever run into him, I'll be sure to put an end to his life!" Zhao Wushang spat through gritted teeth.
"Killing is against the law! If you find him, you can report his whereabouts to me, and I'll take care of him. My apologies for grabbing your shoulder so forcefully just now. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, but that was really impressive! I felt like all the strength in my body was gone!"
After a brief chat, Fang Che continued on his way, and Zhao Wushang was allowed to leave, feeling as if he had just brushed shoulders with death.
After walking for several hundred feet, the combination of relief and lingering fear had him feeling so weak that he had to lean against a wall for support.
However, as the lingering fear in his heart slowly faded, a sense of fierce resentment welled up in its place.
Who the hell reported me?! I'm going to rip him to shreds! QWETHIQOWETHEWQT
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As Fang Che continued his morning patrol, he ran into Zheng Yunqi, who was on his way back to the escort agency, having already handed out all of his greeting cards.
"Administrator Fang, that man is Zheng Yunqi of the Church of the Self-Righteous!" someone yelled from within the crowd.
Fang Che immediately apprehended the dumbstruck Zheng Yunqi.
After some interrogation, Zheng Yunqi revealed that he was also a deputy head escort of the Unmatched Escort Agency.
"What's going on with your Unmatched Escort Agency?" Fang Che asked with tightly furrowed brows. "Have you made some enemies recently?"
"Perhaps," Zheng Yunqi replied, doing his best to maintain a fawning smile, but internally, he was seething with fury, having almost just lost his life!
"Quite a few people have already been reported to me from the crowd this morning, and all of them have been from your Unmatched Escort Agency!"
"This is clearly a targeted attack! Someone's trying to frame all of us! We're a legitimate, law-abiding business!"
"Do you even know the laws of the White Cloud Prefecture? Aren't all of you from the Mountain Moving Sect?"
Zheng Yunqi knew that it was his time to shine, and he immediately recited the first few laws in the White Cloud Prefecture Code from memory.
Fang Che was clearly very impressed.
"I'm amazed, Deputy Head Escort Zheng! There's clearly been a misunderstanding here. I'll try and find out who it is that's been reporting all of you so I can put an end to this nonsense."
With that, Fang Che gave Zheng Yunqi and approving pat on the shoulder before departing.
Zheng Yunqi's knees were so weak that he was barely able to support his own weight.
There was nothing that could wake someone up in the morning quite like a near-death experience!
He had arrived at the same conclusion as Zhao Wushang: the reporters were clearly also from the main church, given that they knew them by name!
His fierce resentment toward the reporter was accompanied by a sense of immense gratitude toward Starlight. Memorizing the legal code saved my life! QEHTOIWHTEWQTHEOTEWQT
Shortly thereafter...
"Administrator Fang, that man is Jiang Bin of the Church of the Self-Righteous!"
Thus, he apprehended Jiang Bin.
"Let me guess, you're from the Unmatched Escort Agency, aren't you?"
"... Yes."
Jiang Bin was so terrified that he was on the verge of wetting himself, but thankfully, he was immediately released by Fang Che, who asked, "What is going on? People from your escort agency keep being reported to me this morning! Take me to your Unmatched Escort Agency! I have to get to the bottom of this!"
Jiang Bin didn't dare to refuse, and he was internally cursing the reporter.
Meanwhile, several other people from the Unmatched Escort Agency were watching from the shadows, trembling in fear as they watched Jiang Bin being forced to lead Fang Che to their escort agency.
What's going on? Have we been exposed? QWEHTOIWETHWOETWETWET
They decided to trail along in secret and eavesdrop on what Fang Che had to say.
"What's going on with your Unmatched Escort Agency? Several of your people have already been reported to me by name, but all of you have legitimate identities and work at the same escort agency! Do you have any idea what's going on?"
"Not at all! We're just a normal escort agency, we haven't done anything wrong!"
"I'll be the judge of that! Who did you say your head escort was? Yin Xiu? How come I've never heard of him before?"
The people tailing the duo in secret had heard enough, and they hurriedly took a shortcut back to the escort agency to report Fang Che's imminient arrival.
At this point, Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi had already returned to the escort agency, and they were loudly cursing their reporters when several of their fellow escorts rushed in in a panic.
"We've got trouble!"
"What's going on?"
"Jiang Bin has been detained by Administrator Fang Che of the Hall of Protectionists, and they're coming to our escort agency right now!"
"Was Jiang Bin reported as well?"
"Yes. Administrator Fang finds it suspicious that so many people from our escort agency are being reported, so he decided to come and investigate."
"Shit! Those bastards who reported us better pray that I never get my hands on them! We've been lucky enough to talk our way out of trouble so far, but what if someone panics and tries to attack Administrator Fang? We can't always expect to be so lucky! Brother Zheng, we have to think of a solution! Otherwise, if we keep being reported like this, something's eventually going to give!"
Zheng Yunqi's mind was racing, but before he had a chance to think of anything, his train of thought as Fang Che was led into the escort agency by Jiang Bin.
Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi hurriedly rose to their feet.
"We meet again, Administrator Fang."
"Indeed. I've grown tired of dealing with reports aimed at people from your escort agency, so I've decided to come and visit. This is quite a stunning place! Mind if I come in and have a look?"
"Not at all, Administrator Fang!"
The handsome and refined Fang Che in his dashing administrator uniform instantly attracted the attention of all of the women in the escort agency.
"Can I trouble the two of you to give me a tour?"
"Of course! It's no trouble at all!" Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi immediately replied.
As the three of them made their way through the escort agency, Fang Che smiled as he asked, "Is the head escort not around?"
"Our head escort has gone out to visit potential clients. We've only just opened, so we need to find clients."
"I see. Do you have a list of names of all of your armed escorts?"
"Yes, right this way."
"My apologies for suddenly visiting unannounced, but I have to do my job. There must be a reason why your Unmatched Escort Agency is being reported so frequently."
"Of course, we fully understand."
"Oh? You have female armed escorts here as well?"
"Yes. They're all from the same sect as us."
Fang Che took the list of names from Zhao Wushang and went through them one by one, matching the names to their respective faces.
After completing a tour of the escort agency, he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, staring off into space with a contemplative look on his face.
Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi didn't dare to say anything as they stood beside him in silence.
After some time, Fang Che finally broke the silence as he said, "Please relay a message to Head Escort Yin Xiu for me. Tell him to sort out this situation as soon as possible. I don't want to have to constantly deal with these false reports as it's a huge waste of my time, time that could be better spent hunting down actual demonic church members."
