The middle-aged man was the local City Lord. Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, he immediately set out with his troops.
They advanced at an extremely fast pace, and in less than 15 minutes, they had amassed over ten thousand Imperial Guards to completely surround the Red Flower Restaurant.
All the patrons and staff inside the Red Flower Restaurant had left, none of them wanted to be innocent victims caught in the crossfire.
"Listen up, everyone inside, come out and surrender immediately, and our City Lord will spare your lives!"
An officer shouted loudly.
The City Lord quickly asked, "Why don't you storm in right now?"
"City Lord, the criminals have taken the young master hostage; we can't just charge in! If we corner the criminals, they might kill the young master, and that would complicate things. I want to first calm the criminals and trick them into laying down their weapons, then capture them all at once."
The officer hurriedly explained.
