"Do you think the Deputy Chief hasn't tried that? He even led people right into their family estate to demand suspects, and ended up fighting a Polar Transformation Realm master from their clan. It almost turned into a full-scale conflict. When the City Lord found out, he severely reprimanded the Deputy Chief, saying the other party hadn't committed murder or arson, and that we needed to mind the wider impact when handling cases." Wu Tian sighed, and continued, "The Deputy Chief also tried arresting them and throwing them in the cells the moment they stepped outside their manor, but they were snatched away without a trace. The Human Squad only has two practitioners at the Polar Transformation Realm—myself and the Deputy Chief—we can't just live in the prison forever, can we? Besides, they would spread all sorts of negative rumors about the Arrest Bureau throughout the city, and even go to the City Lord to speak ill of us. We were driven to distraction. In the end, other families and sects started following their example. Left with no choice, the Deputy Chief had to find another way out, striving to protect the interests of ordinary citizens as much as possible."
Mi Lan let out a long breath as he finally understood the difficulty of the situation. At the end of the day, the crimes weren't severe enough to warrant the use of force, and high-ranking figures like the City Lord were afraid of negative repercussions, which led to this absurd predicament.
"Hehe, hehe." Mi Lan's c…
Chapter 45