I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 205 - 176: Suspicion

"He Buning, let me tell you, this Sang Mulan is young and impetuous, with no regard for others. I just made a casual comment, and she threw down her token, saying she quits. Tell me, why are young people like this nowadays?"

"Like what?" He Buning leisurely ate his bun, glancing at Cui Cheng out of the corner of his eye, "Like me?"

Cui Cheng’s breath hitched, frustrated inside, can we just speak properly, can we!!

"Eat, eat, you keep eating, a bun can’t even stop your mouth." Cui Cheng leaned back in his chair and began to look around.

Soon, Xiao Wu returned, quickly reporting the ins and outs of the Gambling Ghost case to He Buning.

Halfway through listening, He Buning paused his action of biting the bun, "You just said, the Gambling Ghost’s killing rule in the den was to kill family members first? What time was Sang Mulan detaining the Gambling Ghost last night? Who else was present? Where was Xia Chan at that time?"

Xiao Wu replied, "At that time in the den were Lu Da, Shi San, and Wei Wu. Sang Mulan and a believer of the Thousand-faced Ghost were trapped at the gambling table. It was half an hour past midnight. Later, Sang Mulan used the Evil Mist to seal the area around the table, and no one knows what happened at the table."

"In the end, Lu Da only saw the injured Gambling Ghost burst out, unleash a Ghost Slave, possess Wei Wu, and then Sang Mulan, along with the believer of the Thousand-faced Ghost, detained the Gambling Ghost."

After Xiao Wu finished speaking, He Buning instinctively pressed towards his chest, his eyes like a deep abyss filled with turbulent undercurrents, leaving no clue as to what he was thinking.

He put down the half-eaten bun, picked up the copper medal with the character ’Sang’ on the back from the table, and asked Cui Cheng, "Where is Sang Mulan now?"

Cui Cheng stiffened his neck, "I don’t know!"

A chill of suffocating oppressive air suddenly emanated from He Buning, causing Cui Cheng to stiffen up, a bit out of breath from this low pressure.

But he was not easy to bully either, immediately straightening his back and glaring in anger.

Vaguely, it felt as if there were the spirits of thousands of troops behind Cui Cheng, majestically breaking the chill surrounding He Buning.

"He Buning, what do you mean by this?"

He Buning’s lips curled slightly, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, "Captain Cui, I specifically kept Sang Mulan to solve problems for your Day Travel. Even if she made a huge mistake, I would bear it for her. Next time, you’d better not usurp power."

Cui Cheng was just about to explain when He Buning’s voice suddenly rose.

"Also! You better hold a bit of gratitude towards Sang Mulan. If she hadn’t thrown down her token and left first, as the Day Travel Captain, it would have been hard to command respect!"

Cui Cheng was stunned, huh? What does this mean? Why doesn’t he understand?

Sang Mulan gave him the cold shoulder, making him so angry he was nearly smoking from his seven orifices, and he still has to thank Sang Mulan?

Behind He Buning, Xiao Liu handed two buns to Xiao Wu, who pushed them away, unable to resist explaining for He Buning.

"What our Captain means is, firstly, Wei Wu is, after all, one of your men. Sang Mulan is a Night Traveler. Given the relationship between Day Travel and Night Travel, even if Wei Wu is at fault, if you only punish Wei Wu and his team, it will make your subordinates feel that even as a Day Travel Captain, you do not stand behind them, making them feel like they have no support."

"I’m not protecting him, I’m not!" Cui Cheng suddenly flew into a rage, "If I had known sooner that Wei Wu was such a bastard, I wouldn’t need anyone else to handle it, I’d take care of him myself. I don’t need to be blind just for the sake of a captaincy. If this issue makes my men have opinions about me, then they can get out."

This attitude from Cui Cheng made He Buning raise an eyebrow, slightly dispelling his anger, realizing that Cui Cheng wasn’t deliberately making things difficult for Sang Mulan because of Wei Wu.

Xiao Wu continued, "Secondly, the rumors outside have already spread. No matter how the rumors spread throughout the city in half a day, Sang Mulan, as the focal point, is indeed guilty of violating the rules of the Evil Suppression Bureau. Not punishing makes it hard to convince the crowd, and it breeds thoughts of exploiting loopholes among the ranks."

"Even though Sang Mulan left on her own, outsiders would only think that even Captain Cui didn’t give face to Night Traveler Captain He, punishing when mistakes are made, making them feel that Captain Cui is impartial and unyielding. So Sang Mulan leaving fulfilled Captain Cui, and this matter has been accounted for both internally and externally."

Cui Cheng scratched his face, realizing that with Sang Mulan’s departure, he reaped all the benefits. Was this girl doing it on purpose, having such a big-picture perspective?

Cui Cheng suddenly felt he was too petty, having just thought about making her pay when she returned.

He should be damned!

Seeing Cui Cheng in deep regret, He Buning shook his head slightly, stood up and said, "Since she left for you, Captain Cui, please find a way to bring her back."

"She just threw down the token but didn’t return the mask, which means she didn’t really want to leave the Evil Suppression Bureau. It’s just a momentary outburst. She’s a Yin Walker, it’s normal to not control her temper, Captain Cui should find her and gain a reputation for being ’tolerant and appointing people of merit’."

Cui Cheng nodded, "Yes, yes, it should be so, rest assured, I will definitely bring her back."

He Buning cupped his hands in farewell, leaving with Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu.

Outside the gates of the Evil Suppression Bureau, Xiao Liu couldn’t help but pull Xiao Wu, "Fifth Brother, is Captain Cui foolish? He’s been totally duped by our captain."

"You talk too much!" Xiao Wu said irritably, quickly catching up to He Buning, "Boss, aren’t you going to rest? We’re supposed to start the end-of-year Xunzhou patrol in a few days."

He Buning paused his steps, "This time, when Sang Mulan comes back, she will join the end-of-year Xunzhou patrol with us. You and Xiao Liu go back to rest. I want to take a walk alone and think about some things."

"By the way, when you have time, visit Wei Wu’s home and retrieve one thousand gold, he surely has it." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Yes!"

The Gambling Ghost matter caused He Buning to have doubts about Sang Que’s identity for the first time, and now he must go chat with Xia Chan.