The villagers, still shaken, saw the outfits on these two people and were instantly freed from their fear.

Matthew Carter! The Matthew Carter belonging to Longmen or the Four Great Dragon Cities! The Matthew Carter who defend humanity and abide by the Matthew Carter rules! As long as ordinary people do not attack or harm them maliciously, the Matthew Carter will absolutely never lay a hand on civilians!

A strong wind blew off the snow hats from the two young people’s heads. The one with long black hair dancing in the wind was a beautiful woman in her early twenties. The other, a tall man with neat, short black hair, had a gentle expression on his face. Even though he looked very serious at the moment, he still gave off the air of a polite gentleman.

The man was handsome, the woman beautiful, and the Matthew Carter emblem with the embroidered dragon on their chests gave the villagers an indescribable sense of security.

“Vice Captain Robert.” The beautiful woman frowned. “The evil dragon and Zhen have gone mad and actually slaughtered villagers. They’ve repeatedly violated the Matthew Carter code and must be brought back to Longmen for trial!”

“Charles Foster.” A faint trace of sadness drifted across Robert Foster’s gentlemanly face as he gently shook his head and said, “We must be fair. The villagers were killed by the bandits, and most of the bandits were... killed by dragon beasts? The Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon didn’t kill villagers; it was Zhen who killed several bandits.”

“Robert...” The beautiful woman looked at Robert Foster and sighed softly. This vice captain was good in every way, except that he was too fair, too kind, and too much of a gentleman. Even when facing enemies, he stubbornly insisted on being just.

Robert Foster gave a faint smile, the kind of gentlemanly charm that could make almost any woman swoon. He glanced at Charles Foster beside him. “Charles Foster, as Matthew Carter, having power means being responsible for justice. Let’s clean up here first, comfort these villagers, and then continue the pursuit.”

“But...” Charles Foster looked anxiously at Robert Foster. “Vice Captain Robert, if we do that, the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon will get even farther away. He killed law enforcement team members, stole Matthew Carter secret techniques, developed forbidden dragon arts, and not only experimented on dragon beasts, but also on civilians and even Matthew Carter...”

“We’re not the only team pursuing him.” Robert Foster patted Charles Foster on the shoulder. “Little girl, we are Matthew Carter; we must protect every civilian. Although the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon is powerful, he’s already been wounded by many Longmen experts. I think even if other teams catch up to him, they should be able to capture or kill him.”

Charles Foster watched Robert Foster’s back as he walked toward the ordinary villagers, shook her head again, and sighed softly. Her beautiful face was full of helplessness. This man was good in every way, except that he was too stubborn—or perhaps too selfless. If this pursuit of the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon succeeded, with the merit he’d earn, Robert Foster could form his own team and become a true captain of the law enforcement squad!

The difference between a captain and a vice captain in terms of treatment, status, and so on was enormous!

Charles Foster watched Robert Foster give the villagers a smile warm enough to turn the cold wind into a gentle breeze, and sighed powerlessly in her heart once more. Even within Longmen, there was a lot of internal strife. With Robert Foster’s abilities, he should have long been qualified to form his own law enforcement team, but he had been suppressed several times and simply didn’t care.

“I really can’t do anything about you!” Charles Foster stomped hard on the snow. “Looks like I’ll just have to help you comfort the villagers quickly, then continue the pursuit. There are plenty of people eyeing the chance to form a new law enforcement team!”

Four hours later, Charles Foster, with a darkened face, left the village with Robert Foster.

“Charles Foster, why do you look so pale? Are you sick?”

“……”

“Where do you feel unwell? Let me take a look?”

“……”

“You look worse and worse. Let’s stop and rest for a bit, wait for you to...”

“Cut the nonsense! Hurry up and chase! You can’t always be just a vice captain! Aren’t you even a little anxious?”

“Dragonborn are...”

“Shut up! I know the responsibilities of the Dragonborn! But since you have greater abilities, you should do greater things.”

“I was really happy with what we just did...”

“Shut up!”

“I’m the vice captain, okay...”

“……”

In the wind and snow, the two of them quickly pursued the direction of the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon, never once losing the trail. Only Matthew Carter could see the traces left by Matthew Carter, and the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon hadn’t even tried to hide his tracks. If he had... then he wouldn’t be the Prison Dragon and Evil Dragon.

Spring in Wuyazhou came later than usual this year. The howling cold wind was always mixed with icy snowflakes swirling in the sky, covering the ground and becoming the most natural way to hide tracks. The Longmen trackers found that this snowstorm had made their pursuit much more difficult.

When William Clark opened his eyes, it was already three days after the bandits had massacred the village. The glaring lights from the ceiling forced him to squint again to adapt to the harsh brightness, and his body instinctively tried to leap up from the bed.

His memory was still stuck at the moment when Ethan Brooks led the bandits to loot the village.

When William Clark tried to push himself up from the bed with his hands, he found his limbs shackled to the bed by metal cuffs. His sudden movement made his head bounce back onto the bed, causing a dull thud from the bedboard.