Dujuan said, "The criminal has been arrested. Thank you, Chief Zheng, for dispatching your troops."
"It's our duty," Zheng Fan replied.
"I will take the criminal with me now, Chief Zheng. May fate allow us to meet again."
Zheng Fan nodded. "Take care on your journey, Miss Du."
"The same to you, Chief Zheng."
Dujuan departed. She rode one horse, while another carried the young man from the Spy Bureau who had been knocked unconscious. With hemp ropes in hand, she led the two bound criminals, moving farther and farther away under the warm afternoon sun.
Zheng Fan squinted into the sun. Behind him, four hundred barbarian soldiers were mounted and ready.
The academy was still the same academy. Only, a few people had died there today.
Liang Cheng asked Zheng Fan, "In the academy, shouldn't we take anyone?"
