Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Pan Yue's face was gloomy and he hurried into the tailor shop.

Seeing his son with a bruised face and tied up at the door, his face turned darker than the bottom of a pot.

He rushed into the house and looked at Xia Mingyuan who was drinking tea, and was furious.

"May I ask Commander Xia, what crime has my son committed that you are torturing him like this?"

"Ah, General Pan, you are finally here."

Xia Mingyuan put down the teacup in his hand and said with a lazy smile: "If you had come a moment later, I would have taken them all back to the princess's mansion to question them."

Pan Yue's expression was grim, and he asked coldly, "Then why don't you please tell me, Commander Xia, where did my son commit a crime, or where did he offend you, Xia Mingyuan?"

"Commander Xia, I know your methods and I don't want to antagonize the Princess's Mansion, but I'm not the County Magistrate, Lord Sun. I'm a tough guy who has fought on the edge of a knife in Hanyang for so many years!"

"If you think you can make things difficult for my son like you did for Sun Wenju, I'm afraid not a single one of the 3,000 soldiers in my city defense battalion will agree!"

"boom!"

As soon as Pan Yue finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan slammed the table and stood up.

"Pan Yue, the City Defense Battalion belongs to the imperial court, not your Pan family. From what you said, do you think the entire City Defense Battalion has become your private army?"

"Xia Mingyuan, stop putting the blame on me here. If my son has committed no crime, and you are openly bullying him, my city defense battalion will never let people like you go." Pan Yue had obviously lost all his patience and his voice suddenly rose.

Xia Mingyuan sneered upon hearing this and said calmly, "Since General Pan asked, then I'll tell you. Your son, Pan Hongxing, is in cahoots with the Poison Dragon Gang. This commander now suspects that your City Defense Battalion has connections with the Poison Dragon Gang!"

"Nonsense!" Pan Yue's face was distorted and his nose almost broke due to anger.

"Xia Mingyuan, stop throwing dirty water on my son. He's been studying for the imperial examinations at home all these years and has never done anything out of the ordinary. Don't think that just because you've taken on the task of suppressing bandits, you can use their skin as a banner."

"If you have anything against me, Pan Yue, then I will make a fuss. I, Pan Yue, have lived an upright life and I am not afraid of any frame-up."

Xia Mingyuan sneered and pointed at Chen Asi lying on the ground.

"Pan Yue, ask your son what his relationship is with this man? Why would he protect a bully who set fire to the street and robbed women?"

Pan Yue was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked at his son.

Pan Hongxing gritted his teeth and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Father, this is a close friend of mine..."

"He and I hit it off right away. You taught me to be loyal to my friends and brothers..."

"A close friend?" Pan Yue's voice suddenly rose a few notches. He looked at the captain who had originally followed Pan Hongxing and asked in a deep voice, "What's his name and what does he do?"

The captain dared not neglect the matter and quickly bowed and replied, "General, this man's name is Chen Ah Si, and he's from around here."

When Pan Yue heard the word "Ya Xing", he immediately understood.

"You bastard, this is the friend you make?"

Without saying a word, Pan Yue rushed forward and slapped Pan Hongxing several times in a row.

The attack was so brutal that Xia Mingyuan, who was watching from the side, was dumbfounded.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. The sword in the hand of a loving father was chopped off by his wandering son. Apart from anything else, Pan Yue was really willing to take action.

Pan Hongxing was beaten to the ground, covering his face and begging for mercy.

Pan Yue couldn't help it, rushed forward and kicked twice, then he calmed down and looked up at Xia Mingyuan.

"Xia Mingyuan, my son made the wrong friends. He just met a few thugs. It's not your turn to teach him a lesson, right?"

There was a strong coldness in Pan Yue's voice, and he was obviously suppressing the anger in his heart.

Xia Mingyuan smiled upon hearing this. "If that were all, then it wouldn't be my turn to teach him a lesson. However, Chen Ah Si said before that if he joined the Poison Dragon Gang, he could at least become a king."

"General Pan, your son and the leader of the Poison Dragon Gang are about to become sworn brothers. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for me to handle this."

"What?" Pan Yue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly rushed to Chen Asi, grabbed his collar and pulled him up from the ground.

"Chen Ah Si, what is your relationship with the Poison Dragon Gang?"

Chen Ah Si no longer dared to tell the truth. He quickly shook his head and said, "General Pan, this guy is slandering me. I have nothing to do with the Poison Dragon Gang. He is slandering me because he wants to attack your son. You have to take care of me."

Pan Yue's face was gloomy and he looked up at Xia Mingyuan.

At this time, if it was confirmed that Chen Asi was really colluding with the Poison Dragon Gang, his son would be in real trouble.

But what if it was really the Poison Dragon Gang that dragged his son into this? If he just let them go, wouldn't he, Pan Yue, also be being used by this group of people?

Thinking of his brothers and comrades who had died at the hands of bandits over the years, Pan couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He gritted his teeth and hesitated again and again.

At this moment, Xia Mingyuan suddenly said, "General Pan, if your city defense battalion wants to check someone's identity, I'm afraid it won't be difficult, right?"

"If you think I'm slandering him, have your people investigate now. You should know the answer before dark."

"If you really feel that I, Xia Mingyuan, have wronged him, then take your son away. I will forgive you for standing up for me before."

Hearing this, Pan Yue couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He also didn't expect that Xia Mingyuan would actually give him the right to make the choice.

In other words, if he is determined to take his son away now, he only needs to let his people investigate.

Even if Chen Asi is really in collusion with the Poison Dragon Gang, if he refuses to admit it, he can still be taken away.

Why did Xia Mingyuan do this?

Could it be that he wanted to show his sincerity and extend an olive branch?

But if you really want to do this, you can just release the person beforehand. Why go through so much trouble?

Pan Yue looked at Xia Mingyuan deeply, took a deep breath, and waved to his men.

"Go investigate this Chen Ah Si and report the results to me truthfully."

After receiving the order, the subordinates turned around and left immediately.

In less than half an hour, the man came back in a panic.

"General..." The subordinate leaned close to Pan Yue's ear and wanted to whisper a report, but Pan Yue frowned and interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "If you have anything to say, say it to his face!"

"This..." The man hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "General, Chen Ah Si's gang has recently purchased a lot of women, and it is said that they have all been sent to Poison Dragon Mountain."

"Also, this person has a close relationship with Chen Qing, the third in command of the Poison Dragon Mountain. We copied his travel history and found letters between him and the Poison Dragon Gang."

As he spoke, his men handed the secret letter to Pan Yue.

Pan Yue's face turned pale and blue. He took the letter and glanced at it. His eyes suddenly turned red and he was filled with anger.