[{"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-452":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2225510,4113,"Chapter 452: Jailbreak","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-452",452,"\u003Cp>The incident on the street was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the shock it left for some was still continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao was like a rusted machine, staring blankly out the window, his heart in a state of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Vice Commander colluded with Japanese pirates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Commander said so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Execution tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't believe his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five months ago, when he received orders to leave Dengzhou, his Vice Commander was still a hero revered by ten thousand in this Dengzhou Garrison and Laizhou Prefecture. Not only did the Dengzhou Garrison Commander trust him deeply, but countless local commoners had built shrines to worship him in their homes, and the \"Qi Family Army\" under his command was vigorous and awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after just one trip to Jiangxi, how could he be facing execution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a storyteller had to risk his life to cry out for justice for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would the Commander frame the Vice Commander, where are the comrades of the Qi Family Army now, and tomorrow... tomorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao grabbed his sword hilt abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Li, let us part ways here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the journey; I have something to do, it’s of great importance, and I cannot implicate you... If we meet again in the future, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will repay your kindness for escorting us... Also, please look after my Young Lady for a while. If I can return alive, I will go to pick her up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he turned, he suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao controlled Wu Mingxiao from a distance with one hand, turned his head, and said to Zhao Ying with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Zhao, did you hear that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s afraid of implicating me, isn't that funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying was not Li Miao’s subordinate, and theoretically, the two were still enemies, so she naturally wouldn't play along. She just lowered her head to soothe the child, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao didn't mind. He lifted Wu Mingxiao over from a distance, placed him in front, and then dispersed his *Qi*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao immediately said urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Li! Do you know what I’m going to do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jailbreak, what a big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you see any lack of capital crimes on my record?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right... He was momentarily confused and forgot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Brother Li before him was an outlaw who had wiped out the Fukang County Magistrate, the entire *Yamen*, and over a hundred people from the Huang estate, yet still drank and ate as usual... He really didn't lack the crime of a jailbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was one thing; Li Miao might not care, but he couldn't righteously demand that Li Miao risk his life for him. The Dengzhou Garrison was a military post, and the guards of a garrison prison were not comparable to those in Fukang County!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wu Mingxiao gritted his teeth, intending to persuade him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao, however, ignored him, turned, climbed out the window, and walked away leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat your food, and sleep after you’re done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow, I guarantee I’ll return your Vice Commander to you, safe and sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, his figure flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wu Mingxiao looked again, he could no longer find Li Miao’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down at the table dejectedly and slammed his fist onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I so useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying, beside him, looked up. After Li Miao left, her expression became more lively. Seeing Wu Mingxiao wallowing in self-pity, she said faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you full?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao turned to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Zhao, how could I have the heart to eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He told you to eat, so you eat; he told you to rest assured, so you rest assured... As long as it’s a matter that can be solved by killing, you don't need to worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up, holding the child, and walked to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this world, it seems there is nothing that cannot be solved by killing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying shook her head and pushed the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, finish eating and go to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we’ve reached Dengzhou, tomorrow, I should leave too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are very lucky; you and your Vice Commander are both good people... I hope we do not meet again.\" \u003C\u002Fp>",730,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cdf688a32f1aeb51d7944d957267b0b4ac8ea3aa18b6e25109758831fc32133e","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-453","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-451",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]