The city defense general turned pale with fury. Having attained his military rank, he had naturally dealt with these wealthy families countless times and knew full well that the city master's excuse of having pressing matters elsewhere was complete nonsense.
These influential and powerful figures had no desire to court disaster; they simply wanted the garrison troops to hold the line until Chu Ying arrived, at which point they could dump all their troubles entirely onto him.
Under such circumstances, even if he sent someone to inquire again, the city master and the others would certainly refuse to show their faces.
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