Zu An was stunned. He never expected that a day would come where a law-abiding citizen like him would be arrested by the police.

Tried for my crimes? What crimes?

While he was still overwhelmed by the situation, the constables tried to fasten his hands behind his back with a pair of metal shackles. Fortunately for him, the Chu clan guards who were protecting him refused to allow the constables to take him away so easily, especially since he’d shared some of his winnings with them the previous evening.

“Zu An, are you trying to resist arrest?” asked the head constable coldly.

Zu An finally snapped out of his daze.

Having been in this world for some time, he knew just how powerful the royal court was. He couldn’t allow things to proceed down this path. Ordering the Chu clan guards to stand down, he said to the constable, “At least give me a reason for my arrest. I won’t let myself be taken away without any justification.”

“You shouldn’t have committed the crime in the first place, if you didn’t want others to know of it.” The head constable pointed off to the side. “Can’t you hear them?”

Zu An turned his gaze in the indicated direction, and was shocked by what he saw. A huge crowd was marching in his direction with indignant looks on their faces, chanting furiously.

“Murderers have to pay for their crimes!”

“The Chu clan oppresses the people...