[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday":3,"chapter-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-417":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2225475,4113,"Chapter 417: Rules","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-417",417,"\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao only felt a heat flow straight to the top of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... why only heroines...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because after looting the property, men have no value to these bandits, while women still have... so naturally, only women are left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, what I told you before, this stronghold uses a kind of scarce milk that is hard to find through ordinary channels to hire that wild man... now you know how that milk was obtained, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, it’s clear that this stronghold hasn't traded with that wild man just once or twice. Where did the children born to these women go? Over the years, to maintain the trade with the wild man, how many times have these women experienced—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao suddenly shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Brother Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't... say... anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost wanted to vomit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't understand the matters between men and women, but there was no need to imagine the filth involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those women who were held in the hands of the bandits, who were no different from corpses except for being able to breathe, were all martial arts heroes who had come up the mountain to eliminate evil with a chivalrous heart not long ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How... how...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this world have no justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was everything the Assistant Commissioner taught basically fake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were chaotic, and only anger was surging in his heart. Looking at those thin bandits who had made him feel pity just a moment ago, the killing intent in his heart almost swallowed his reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively gripped the sword hilt and took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandits holding the hostages retreated in unison, their blades pressing down violently, breaking the skin of the hostages in their hands, and blood beads dripped down the blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young hero, don't be impulsive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you take one step, one person dies! Take another step, two die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lives of these women are all in your hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao stopped, his anger even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Animals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you have a guilty conscience, don't you fear the souls of the wronged coming for your lives! Don't you fear the Embroidered Uniform Guard coming to your door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was filled with righteous indignation, and the bandits laughed in unison after hearing this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, guilty conscience? How many taels of silver can a conscience sell for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, souls of the wronged coming for your lives? How many swords can a soul hold?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Embroidered Uniform Guard...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader, who seemed to be the leader, said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, if it were two years ago, when the rules of the Songshan Moon-Viewing Banquet were still in place, we wouldn't dare to spread our stall too wide even if we had ten guts, otherwise, who knows how many famous sects would take our heads for the reward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, can the Embroidered Uniform Guard still take care of us? Can he still afford the reward money for heads?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Embroidered Uniform Guard Garrison Commander hasn't appeared for two years; he probably died in the capital long ago. Now, heroes are emerging in the martial arts world, so where are the rules of the court and the Embroidered Uniform Guard! And where can they manage us good men!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, the bandit leader suddenly stopped laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young hero, stop talking about those dream words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you didn't step forward, you are a person who knows the current affairs. We actually have no interest in fighting to the death with you, how about... we do a business?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook the neck of the woman he was holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sword in your hand seems very valuable; I wonder if you have other weapons on you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this: one human life for one weapon. Fair and honest, how about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I’m a fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandit leader shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally not, we are just doing it for self-protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You throw the weapons over, and we will hand the women to you. Once the hostages are in your hands, it just depends on how much skill you have to bring people down the mountain. Isn't that fair?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to keep one or two weapons for self-defense, it’s just exchanging for fewer lives, and we can't stop you... But the people you don't exchange for, we will definitely kill directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Wu Mingxiao’s increasingly flushed face, the bandit leader’s smile became increasingly rampant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Wu Mingxiao had taken the bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about it, young hero, how many are you exchanging?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",760,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","50f5595d27fa51dbdc9fa6cd879342922d5a6d4546be5b2b271941a5b2cd509a","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-418","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-416",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]