An hour later, Lin Feng called in the security forces to clean Aria's house and close the case.
In fact, as long as nobles didn't conspire to rebel or get involved in politics, and merely killed a few country folk with no roots in the Imperial Capital, Ouka's subordinates couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters.
Lin Feng directly took action, declaring Aria's father to have colluded with the rebel army, intending to overthrow the Empire's regime.
As for witnesses and evidence, Ouka would find them. Anyway, Aria's father was already dead without a complete corpse; it was easy to slander him, and a dead man couldn't defend himself.
Aria and her mother, as accomplices, were also affected, stripped of their noble titles. Their family's property and land were all confiscated.
Of course, this was just a means to subdue Aria and her mother; they could still live here, but the owner of the house had become Lin Feng.
The noble young lady, who once considered herself superior, now had to rely on Lin Feng's whims and please him to survive.
"Aria, you are not allowed to torment country folk anymore," Lin Feng said in a very gentle tone, not at all like the villain who had just killed her entire family.
Aria, who had changed into a white Western dress, nodded obediently.
Although she had a cruel nature, she wasn't foolish to the point of being beyond redemption. Judging by the police's respectful and fawning attitude towards Lin Feng, she could naturally guess that Lin Feng, before her, possessed unimaginable power.
She didn't yet know the specific details, but no matter what, their noble titles were directly stripped, and Lin Feng, on the contrary, became the patron of her and her mother.
Aria's mother also realized the terrifying nature of the young man before her. She hadn't expected Lin Feng to be able to arbitrarily decide the life and death of a noble family.
In fact, the current power structure of the Empire was extremely distorted. The young emperor was ignorant, and the Minister was the true controller of the Empire. This was something everyone could see.
Logically, the Great General and the Minister should have checked each other, but Great General Bud only guarded the army and virtually ignored Honest's outrageous behavior.
This led to a situation where politics became almost entirely Honest's domain.
And Lin Feng held Honest's lifeline in his hands; he now almost controlled the Empire's politics.
However, due to the Minister's past endless tyrannical policies in the central government, slaughtering any political opponents who opposed him, the current court was full of useless people who only knew how to line their own pockets, let alone strive for good governance. In this chaotic political situation, the Empire's policies were difficult to implement.
If he wanted to achieve something, he first had to change the current state of the court. And Lin Feng's current reputation and prestige were not yet great enough, and he had no one under him to use, so he certainly wouldn't rush to kill all of Honest's associates.
...
When he returned to the base after dealing with Aria's family matters, the sunset had already been swallowed by darkness, and the sky was completely replaced by night.
"Huh, where is this?" Lying on an unfamiliar large bed, Sha You felt a surge of nervousness.
She got up and saw a young man. He had red eyes, fair skin, and a handsome appearance. This person... was so handsome!
Recalling that he was the young man who had saved her in the warehouse, Sha You's heart immediately fluttered.
Every girl fantasizes about her Prince Charming, and now this prince had even saved her once.
"It's alright now. That noble family has also received their due punishment," Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Uh, excuse me, who... who are you...?" Sha You asked curiously.
"Oh, let me introduce myself first. My name is Lin Feng, Director of the Empire's Special Operations Department!" Lin Feng replied with a smile.
"Director?" Sha You looked at Lin Feng, who wasn't much older than herself.
Her first impression of him was very good.
At this moment, two materialized personalities appeared in the girl's mind, entangled with each other.
The infatuated personality said joyfully, "Wow, he seems like a handsome and very gentle person."
"Don't be careless! Don't forget what you experienced in the Imperial Capital. Maybe the man in front of you is actually an even more perverted existence!" The vigilant personality pushed the other away.
"Don't worry, this is a completely different type from the nobles you've met!" The infatuated personality kicked the vigilant personality again.
Soon, the two personalities were fighting fiercely in her mind,
Sha You also became dizzy because of it, gently lowering her head, looking very uncomfortable.
"You seem to have no relatives in the Imperial Capital. In that case, stay here first and recover from your injuries," Lin Feng said gently.
"Wouldn't that be bothering you?"
Sha You scratched her cheek with her index finger, saying somewhat shyly. But a trace of vigilance arose in her heart; she had been terrified by Aria's family.
There were still whip marks on her thighs and waist, and although herbal medicine had been applied and white bandages wrapped, the wounds still stung.
The current Sha You was truly afraid of those seemingly kind-faced nobles.
However, Lin Feng didn't want to let go of the meat that had come to his mouth. Although Sha You came from a village, she was also a beautiful girl with an outstanding appearance. Lin Feng glanced at her black, beautiful hair, as smooth and silky as milk. She was indeed naturally beautiful; no wonder Aria would be jealous of such hair quality.
"My home is quite big. If you can't feel at ease, you can also do some housework. Of course, I will offer you a suitable salary."
As Sha You's gaze met Lin Feng's gentle eyes, all her doubts and suspicions vanished into thin air.
"Okay." Sha You's pretty little face flushed, and her heart pounded.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, smiling as he watched the young girl's long legs, his gaze gradually drifting to the prominent curves further down.
Afterward, he left the guest room and went to the kitchen.
The first thing he saw were Akame and Kurome, sisters wearing white aprons. Their mouths were stuffed full, like hamsters.
"Re-report... Minister, I'm cooking."
Akame chewed the meat in her mouth expressionlessly, looking adorably blank.
"Report, Minister, this crab is delicious!"
Kurome, seeing the Minister, started chattering nonstop.
Lin Feng's eyes widened. You're not cooking; you're clearly stealing ingredients!
The Hunters department didn't employ a dedicated cook, so the members usually handled the cooking. This work allowed close contact with ingredients, which was why Akame and Kurome were very willing to help in the kitchen... and sneakily eat meat. These two big eaters could each consume their own weight in food per meal.
But never mind, Lin Feng didn't want to bother with Akame and Kurome; he wasn't short on ingredients.
He loaded some freshly cooked stir-fries onto a cart and returned to Sha You's room.
"This meat is so good!" Sha You exclaimed, picking up her chopsticks and eating the beef in large mouthfuls, completely disregarding any ladylike manners.
Ten minutes later, all the dishes Lin Feng brought were gone.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality." Sha You showed a sweet smile. Since the village's taxes had increased, she hadn't been able to eat her fill like this again.
"Get some good rest. All your luggage was thrown away by Aria. Tomorrow, I'll take you to buy some clothes."
"Okay, okay." Sha You felt her heart flutter wildly.
That night, she lay in bed, rolling left and right while hugging the quilt. It would be strange if she wasn't infatuated.
...
In the morning, Sha You woke up with anticipation. The wounds on her body no longer hurt much. After all, she had grown up in a mountain village, and by then, she had recovered her energetic girlish appearance.
However, when the young girl walked out of the guest room, she saw a shocking scene.
A beauty with explosively large breasts, wearing only open-crotch pants, was intimately straddling Lin Feng's back, her legs wrapped around his waist, and her braless bosom attacking the back of his head.
Because Leone was usually very carefree, and besides Lin Feng, everyone in the base was female, she was already Lin Feng's person. So, early in the morning, she clung to Lin Feng, unrestrainedly displaying her affection.
However, Leone's behavior was quite troublesome for the other girls in the base.
"Hey... you big clumsy cat, don't cling to Lin Feng first thing in the morning!" Cornelia reached out and grabbed Leone's neck, pulling her off Lin Feng's back.
Leone refused, activating her Imperial Arm and wrestling with Cornelia.
"Hehe! Their relationship is so good!" At the same time, the girls in the base also woke up. Remus saw the two girls bickering and showed an innocent smile.
"That hateful big-chested woman, hogging the Minister first thing in the morning!" Yin, standing by, tugged at her own chest, revealing an unwilling expression...
"Wow, wow, are you guys doing some special training?!"
The simple-minded Boni thought the two girls were practicing some martial arts.
And the newcomer, Sheele, looked eager to join in, thinking Leone and Cornelia were playing a game.
As for Sha You, seeing so many beautiful girls suddenly appear...
A complex feeling immediately welled up in her heart. It wasn't strange for such an excellent and handsome Minister like Lin Feng to have many girls liking him.
As soon as she thought of this, Sha You couldn't help but sigh. With so many beautiful girls around him, he surely wouldn't look at a country girl like herself.
"Are you okay? Sha You, you don't look well."
"Uh... uh. No, no, I was just thinking about something..."
Sha You forced herself to cheer up. Tatsumi and Ieyasu, those two idiots, weren't reliable. She still had to bear the mission of revitalizing the village, so how could she be dejected over such a small matter?
So, Sha You cheered up, and after breakfast, she followed Lin Feng to a clothing store to buy new clothes.
Sha You happily followed behind Lin Feng, as if it were her first time in the Imperial Capital. Her eyes were dazzled by the various goods on the luxurious main street. She marveled at the Imperial Capital's grandeur and prosperity. It was completely incomparable to her backward mountain village where she was born.
As Sha You was happily strolling, she suddenly saw a familiar young man's figure at a street corner. Was that... Tatsumi?
"Hey, you, I thought you died by the roadside!"
Sha You complained to Tatsumi ahead. However, the other party said nothing, a strange smile on his face, and turned to run into an alley.
"You, why are you running?!"
Seeing Tatsumi about to disappear into the vast crowd, Sha You involuntarily picked up her pace, taking three steps in two to chase after him...