"Not bad!" The middle-aged man stabilized himself and couldn't help but exclaim. He clearly hadn't expected Harleen to easily withstand his palm strike.
"Master Archibald!" Seeing the young man, Raven's eyes lit up, and he staggered toward him.
"Raven, what's going on here? Mr Beaufort and I were having tea next door, and we heard there was a commotion involving martial artists here." The young man said, casting a faint gaze over the dozen or so men lying on the ground.
"Master Archibald, she is the one!" Raven pointed at Harleen.
"She came in and started a fight with us without any reason, even injuring an ordinary customer earlier!"
"Is that so?" After the young man finished speaking, he turned to a middle-aged man named Winston Beaufort.
"Mr Beaufort, she is a martial artist. She attacked ordinary people without any justification, which falls under the jurisdiction of Capital Defense Bureau, right?"
"Of course!" Winston Beaufort nodded and looked at Harleen. "Martial artists aren't allowed to harm regular folks. You do know that, right?"
Having heard their conversation, Brigham Bush sent a message to Night Orchid from his phone.
"Are you people from Capital Defense Bureau?" Harleen furrowed her eyebrows and then continued, "If someone attacks first, don't martial artists have the right to self-defense?"
"Mr Beaufort, she's just making excuses. The customer from earlier was merely trying to invite her for a drink, and she attacked him without hesitation." Raven loudly asserted. "If you don't believe it, you can ask the others here."
Afterward, Raven scanned the surroundings, and his expression made it clear that no one dared to speak out. Most of the onlookers were regular customers of the bar and were well aware of Raven's background. They all appeared uneasy.
"Were you here earlier? Tell me, who started the fight first?" Winston Beaufort asked a woman nearby.
"She-she started it." The woman replied after a shiver.
"Yes, she initiated the attack. We all saw it." Another man added, pointing at Harleen.
Subsequently, two more people came forward, both confirming that Harleen had initiated the confrontation.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Winston asked Harleen with a faint tone.
"You are probably associated with Raven, right?" Harleen didn't respond directly, giving her own assumption. "Did you send him to trouble our colleagues from the company?"
"Outrageous!" Winston said in an irritated tone. "Do you know the crime of defaming Capital Defense Bureau?"
"What was the purpose of your visit to our company?" Harleen continued in a cold voice.
"You're acting defiant!" Winston roared. "Men, take her to the Capital Guards!"
"Understood!" the people behind Winston replied. They immediately surrounded Harleen.
"You better not force me to take action." Harleen said with a slight frown.
While she had no reservations about dealing with Raven and his gang, hurting government officials was a completely different matter.
"Miss, it's best for you to come with us and explain everything. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe." One of the men warned Harleen.
"Martial artists cannot harm ordinary people without a reason, and if you refuse to cooperate with our investigation, according to the regulations of Capital Defense Bureau, your martial cultivation will be abolished, and you will be expelled from the city!" he added.
"I'm fine!" Harleen shook her head. "Why are you in the capital? And how did you know I was here?"
"And you dare ask!" Billy gave her a stern look. "You're becoming more and more audacious, coming"I..." Harleen weakly replied.
"Mrs Knight!" At this moment, Night Orchid and Stout walked over from behind, smiling and greeting Harleen.
"Oh, you must be Miss Night Orchid, right?" Harleen nodded at Stout and then said to Night Orchid.
"Yes, just call me Orchid."
"Alright," Night Orchid smiled. "Thank you, Orchid!"
With her intelligence, Harleen had already figured it out. Night Orchid had obviously sent someone to secretly follow her, which was why Billy had come here.
Who knew, as soon as she arrived in the capital, SHADOW probably had someone secretly protecting her.
"Don't mention it, Mrs Knight!" Night Orchid replied with a smile and continued, "Let's catch up later, we need to deal with the matter at hand."
"Alright!" Harleen nodded and turned to Billy. "Billy, this is the person who sent Raven to attack Liv Dalen."
"I know." Billy nodded.
"Night Orchid, what does SHADOW mean? We are handling the case in the name of Capital Defense Bureau..." At this point, Winston Beaufort, struggling to get up from the ground, looked at Night Orchid and began to speak.
Although he didn't know Billy, he was familiar with Night Orchid, the SHADOW Northern District Governor. As he spoke, he couldn't help but scrutinize Billy. Then, as if he had realized something, his face turned deathly pale, and he shivered uncontrollably.
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