The moment Al Mo suddenly jumped out from the corner of the street, Aarons knew he was in trouble.

No matter whether he was staring at him or chasing after Mo Qianyun, now was the best time for him to attack him - after realizing this, Aarons reacted immediately.

"——I'm going to make you pay!"

But Aarons is not a warrior who is good at sports after all.

Before he could defend or dodge, Al Mo's straight punch came straight at his face.

"—!"

The fist containing magic power mercilessly hit his nose directly, making him lose the ability to breathe and speak in an instant.

"You are such a scumbag! Why do you have the nerve to show up!"

Blood spurted out of the nasal cavity due to the heavy blow, and the blood also flowed back into the throat.

Aarons, with a concussion and stars in his eyes, almost fell to the ground... and at this moment, the heavy second punch hit his abdomen accurately.

The air in his lungs was forcibly squeezed out, and the intense feeling of suffocation made Aarons lose control of his body in an instant.

"cough--"

However, under the weak influence of the Star Protection, Aarons' consciousness was not affected at all.

At this point he had already understood the other party's strategy... Whether it was the loud shout at the beginning that was enough to alarm passers-by, or the two punches that accurately attacked his weaknesses, they were actually fighting for the dominance of public opinion.

——This guy deliberately doesn’t want to give himself a chance to speak!

"Please help inform the city guards! I am a second-year student at the School of Magic, and this man is a shameless swindler!"

When the four girls who came with Al Mo pushed and pulled Mo Qianyun in panic and half-forced her to leave the scene, this boy who looked sunny and cheerful but had an angry expression directly pressed Aarons to the ground with his head down.

"—!"

Aarons, who was already inferior to his opponent in strength, suddenly felt a magical power flowing into his throat.

The magic power skillfully sealed his vocal cords, making him completely unable to make any sound - at this time, the onlookers also called the city guards who were patrolling nearby.

...It seems like I'm really going to fail here today.

"Don't move! What happened here?!"

"I'm a student at the School of Magic! My name is Al Mo, and my ID is in the right pocket of my shirt!"

Keeping his knees and arms pressed down on Aarons, Al Mo reported to the arriving city guard team with ease.

As soon as the three fully-armed city guards saw the badge of the magic academy he was wearing, their serious expressions immediately relaxed.

"Mr. Magician, what's going on?"

"This scumbag was just defrauding an innocent woman! But my companion and I happened to run into him! My companion has already protected the woman and left, and he was trying to escape before I subdued him!"

——These words are complete nonsense.

But even if he wanted to defend himself, Aarons, whose body and voice were suppressed at the same time, could not say anything.

"I see. Then I'll go with you to the academy to verify the situation. You two, take that guy away!"

There is actually no point in making excuses.

A formal student of the academy and a fourth-level magician certified by the guild, and an ordinary person with no abilities and no job - there is no need to make any comparison as to which one is more convincing.

"How dare you cause trouble in Pandmore? You are such a scum! Take him away!"

Two city guards roughly grabbed Aarons, whose nose and mouth were still bleeding, and punched him hard in the stomach. Then they took out a pair of metal chains from their waists and tied his hands behind his back.

From beginning to end, Aarons was unable to utter a complete sentence.

"I'm sorry to have frightened you all! The Pandmore City Guard will never let go of anyone who does evil!"

"Thank you for your help! If you hadn't called the city guards in time, I wouldn't have been able to capture this guy!"

After all, humans are social animals, so simple appreciation can generate consensus and recognition.

And to be recognized by a young and promising magician would make ordinary people feel flattered.

"Well done!" "You are worthy of being a student of the magic academy!" "Pandemore needs outstanding people like you!"

So, people spontaneously applauded and cheered for the messenger who upholds justice - as for the evildoers, they will soon be punished fairly and severely.

So, a trivial matter in Pandmore came to an end.

……

"Damn it! Tell me what you did! Open your mouth! Speak! Do you hear me?"

In a city guard detention center in the afternoon, the guards who had just captured a fraud suspect with the help of an enthusiastic magician were "cordially greeting" the man who had remained silent from beginning to end.

Of course, they were really just punching and kicking the guy.

"What the hell... Is this guy mute?"

"How can a mute person deceive people? This idiot must think that he can avoid being convicted as long as he doesn't speak! Just keep beating him!"

——The “suspect” who was being beaten by three or four people in turn and whose body was covered with bruises was, of course, Aarons himself.

It’s not that he didn’t want to speak, but his throat was still restrained by magic... and he was also very clear that the boy named Al Mo must have anticipated this result, which was why he deliberately used magic to seal his ability to speak.

As long as he couldn't speak out to defend himself, he would continue to be beaten by these people... He might even die here.

"..."

Fortunately, the Star Protection that had been quietly flowing in his body helped him offset most of the impact that was enough to injure his bones and internal organs.

So now he just looks a little miserable on the outside, but the injuries he suffered are actually not that serious.

"Tsk, this bastard is really tough... Never mind, let's go get the captain."

After beating until they began to sweat, the guards finally got tired of this one-sided violence without any response.

——In fact, street fraud is not a serious crime at all. When the city guards catch such people, they usually just teach them a lesson and then release them immediately.

However, that is only after the prisoner kowtows and begs for mercy or "pays some price".

"Hiccup...what's wrong? I just heard that you guys caught a street liar...is that the guy?"

"Yes, I don't know why he hasn't said anything... You decide how to deal with him."

"Oh oh... Hey, you idiots, didn't you see that his throat was sealed by magic? Hiccup... There's no way he can speak like this!"

When a man with untidy clothes, unshaven beard and reeking of alcohol walked into the interrogation room, Aarons, who appeared to be covered in bruises, raised his head slightly with a dazed look in his eyes.

Under the healing power of the Star Blessing, those seemingly terrible injuries actually had no substantial impact other than a little pain.

However, after being unilaterally abused for such a long time, his spirit was indeed greatly damaged... So even if his throat could make a sound, he didn't want to speak now.

"But I just, um... received a message from the Magician's Guild. They asked us to lock up the street swindler that the Guild Master's student helped catch for a month."

"That should be this guy, Captain."

"Bah, don't be so smart! The Magician Guild said to lock you up for a month and you did it? This kid must have offended some young master somewhere and was set up and sent here on purpose!"

The tone of the middle-aged guard captain's voice seemed to indicate that he was somewhat dissatisfied with the Magicians' Guild - but Aarons just watched these so-called "maintainers of order" coldly and did not intend to trust anyone.

Because he actually had a similar experience in his previous life.

"Alright...bandage him first, then send him to a single room. If he's alright, release him in two days..."

"Captain? If we let him go... the Magician Guild will blame us, and we will..."

"Take a long-term view! You idiots... Hey kid, excuse me, you just have to stay here with us for a few days, otherwise we won't be able to report to the higher-ups."

Aarons, who was lying on the ground, nodded weakly at this time, agreeing to the captain of the guards' proposal.

So, the city guards who had been beating him just now lifted him up and carried him out of the small interrogation room.

"Captain, are you really going to let him go?"

"Bullshit, I still want to work for two more years... burp."

After seeing Aarons completely disappear from his sight, a shrewd look suddenly flashed in the drunk man's eyes.

"Don't you idiots understand? Since the Magician's Guild specifically instructed us to lock him up for a few more days, don't they want him to disappear completely?"

"This, you mean..."

"...When the time comes, we can let him go quietly, and then catch him back in the name of escaping from prison. Wouldn't that solve the problem completely?"

A strong malice gushed out of the man's mouth, causing his subordinates, who were originally somewhat confused, to shudder.

With just a little bit of kindness, an innocent person can be turned into an unforgivable villain and receive a trial that should not have been established - this may also be Pandmore's default operating rule.

"Three days later, you guys send him out, and then I'll bring people over to arrest him... Then we can kill him on the spot for resisting arrest."

"This... is worthy of you, Captain!"

"Hey, all of you should learn this... If you can't do this kind of work, you will only be errand boys for the rest of your life!"

——Why is there always such unreasonable malice in this world?

Unfortunately, no one can give an accurate answer to this question.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like