Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Iron-Faced and Impartial

The man sitting next to Mo Chen was dumbfounded.

No, he just wanted to get on the Admiral’s good side, which was why he’d decided to treat him to a visit at this bar under his protection.

He’d never been to this bar himself, nor had he ever asked much about it.

But everyone around him was praising it.

They said it had the widest variety of Inhibitor flavors, a lively atmosphere, and even live performances that made people feel incredibly comfortable.

Most of the guests who had been there left good reviews, and many were repeat customers.

And the owner was very savvy, sending him a cut of the profits every quarter.

So he’d always thought Qingshui Bar was doing very well.

But he never expected this was how they got their repeat customers.

Of course, it wasn’t that he found Sun Qingfeng’s money-making methods too crude. Rather, he was resentful that Sun Qingfeng hadn’t been upfront with him.

If he had known from the beginning, he never would have invited Mo Chen here to relax.

Everyone knew that despite his young age, Mo Chen was extremely old-fashioned in his ways.

If he hadn’t done a small favor for Mo Chen’s younger sister before, he wouldn’t have even gotten a chance to speak to the man, let alone invite him out.

And now it had turned into a vice raid.

…

The Law Enforcement Team arrived remarkably fast, securing everyone on site the moment they came in.

Mo Chen had no time to spare for the repulsive, mercenary man beside him.

He directly gave the order to detain and remove all of the bar’s management.

The group of scantily clad female and male Half-beastmen were all covered in sack-like robes and taken away.

All the customers present were also taken away.

Among them were many regular patrons, but also quite a few innocent customers who were just there to check the place out. It could only be called an unforeseen disaster for them.

After being taken away, they likely wouldn’t be released until noon the next day at the earliest.

Many of them who had things to do the next morning began shouting that they were innocent.

“Why are you arresting me? I’m just a regular customer who came here for an Inhibitor.”

“What does the bar’s crime have to do with us customers?”

“Let me go! Who’s your captain? Believe it or not, I’ll file a complaint against you for unlawfully arresting Federation citizens!”

“I really didn’t know what kind of shady business Qingshui was running! Can you let me go? If not, I’m willing to pay bail!!”

Almost all the males being led away were panicking.

Even the males who hadn’t participated in the “business” were terrified.

The single ones were afraid of being labeled as promiscuous, while the married ones feared their partners would abandon them if they found out.

Interstellar females didn’t buy the line: ’Everyone else ordered one, but I didn’t. I thought it was dirty.’

Their specialty was, ’This one’s flawed, time for a new one!’

So they all panicked.

If they were taken to the Law Enforcement Department on these charges, they’d truly be finished. One by one, they began to plead with Mo Chen.

“Admiral, sir, I’m truly innocent! I never participated! I couldn’t even see the faces of those Half-beastman females clearly!”

“I’m begging you, please be lenient. Otherwise, my partner will really leave me.”

“I just turned twenty this year, and I was about to start going on blind dates! I can’t go to jail right now, or I’ll be sentenced to a life without a wife!”

“Admiral, sir, could you interrogate us on the spot and let innocent people like us leave first?”

Mo Chen didn’t even bat an eye.

“The law is the law. No one is an exception. Take them away.”

“Fuck, Mo Chen, you moron! If I lose my wife over this, I’ll drag you down with me even in death!”

“And you call yourself an Admiral? You can’t even tell right from wrong! You think you’re fit to be an Admiral of the Federation?!”

“We already said we’re innocent! On what grounds are you taking us away? Just because you, Mo Chen, say so?”

“Don’t we ordinary citizens have human rights? The Federation isn’t your personal dictatorship!”

Hearing these curses, the Law Enforcement Team’s squad leader frowned and said coldly, “Gag them already! What are you waiting for?”

“You want to gag us? What, feeling guilty? Mmph—”

Everyone’s mouth was covered by a mechanical mask resembling a muzzle.

The crowd of onlookers, who had just been watching as if it had nothing to do with them, now felt a flicker of resistance.

They began to mutter quietly, “Isn’t it too much to just round everyone up indiscriminately before anything’s been confirmed?”

“Yeah, the law should still be tempered with compassion. Specific situations require specific handling. It’s not easy for these males.”

“Exactly. If everyone had a female to soothe them, who would need to come here for Inhibitors?”

“Besides, there are so many single males. What’s wrong with those ’flawed’ Half-beastman females making themselves useful?”

“Shh, stop talking! Do you have a death wish?”

“Admiral Mo is great in every way, except he’s too rigid.”

“He was born on a pedestal. How could he possibly empathize with those of us struggling at the bottom?”

“Exactly…”

With his SS-level Spiritual Power, Mo Chen of course heard these discussions, but he remained unmoved.

’He didn’t deny that there were innocent males among them, but they weren’t entirely blameless either. At the very least, they were suspected of the crime of failing to report illegal activity.’

’They might not have participated for one reason or another, but they kept coming back as repeat customers.’

’If he were to cover for these lawbreakers, how could he face those who had been kept in the dark?’

’Since they knew that coming here for Inhibitors would likely earn the disgust of their own females, why did they still come?’

’They broke the law knowingly. Weren’t they just gambling on the odds?’

’They wanted to cheat but weren’t willing to face the consequences.’

’There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.’

Thus, he had everyone taken away with cold and merciless resolve.

Leaving behind only a crowd of onlookers.

A whole street away from Qingshui Bar, the atmosphere at Moonlight was reaching a fever pitch.

All around the bar, the Spiritual Bodies of various females could be seen, swaying and bobbing on the dance floor.

The males controlled their impulse to shift into their beast forms, cheering loudly for Jiang Qin.

The entire venue was immersed in an ocean of colorful fan lights.

Center stage was Jiang Qin, dressed in a red gown, her makeup alluring. Below her long, fair legs was a pair of strikingly conspicuous high heels.

“How can I describe you most fittingly

What could I compare you to that would be special

This feeling for you is intense

Yet I barely know you, I’m just going on intuition…”

This was already her second song, so the atmosphere had long since reached its peak.

A long-awaited live performance, a long-awaited voice.

And today’s Jiang Qin was so beautiful it was aggressive.

“My love for you is a conflict, like signaling left but turning right

It’s madness, yet I’m afraid there’s no way back…”

Fiery red lips, a seductive beauty mark beneath her eye, a fair complexion, and eyes that tilted up ever so slightly at the corners.

In a white dress, Jiang Qin inspired tender pity.

But in a red dress, Jiang Qin made one want to kneel at her feet.

Lan Yuyan felt like there was something wrong with his heartbeat again.

’Perhaps his disguised beast form was too weak to withstand a heart that was pounding with such force.’

’His heart wanted to break free from the constraints of this body.’

His body temperature was gradually rising, and his reason was dissolving into chaos.

His mind went blank. There was nothing left but that flash of a fiery red dress.

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