"Then don't let them cause any trouble." Bai E's gaze shifted coldly. "Whether or not there are beggars in a city doesn't depend on the beggars themselves. If you don't have the confidence to govern this city, then let someone who does take over. My orders are declarations, not discussions. From now on, I don't want to hear any interruptions."
"..." The man, boiling with anger, tried to say something more.
But his companion, sitting beside him, frantically tugged at him in fear of getting blood on himself, pulling him down.
"Stop talking! Do you want to die?!"
The whispered reminder from his companion brought the bloody images of last night's corpses flooding back, chilling his heart.
It felt like a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, and reason returned to the high ground of his mind.
'What was I just doing?!'
The man plopped back into his seat, not daring to utter another word.
Bai E's eyelids drooped slightly as he continued issuing his orders.
