"Your Majesty, we two humble officials have a matter to report!"
As soon as those words fell, the atmosphere within Holy Court Hall abruptly congealed, becoming exceptionally quiet.
From behind the six Division Heads, two white-haired old men slowly stepped forward. They stood in the middle of the aisle and bowed toward Empress Xia Mingyue above.
Their appearance immediately drew the attention of the entire court.
These two were none other than Sun Cheng, Division Head of the Surveillance Division, and Luo Gongli, its Deputy Division Head. They held the Great Xia Dynasty's powers of surveillance, and their status was no trifling matter.
Upon the imperial throne, Empress Xia Mingyue merely swept an indifferent glance over the two before tersely uttering a single, immensely authoritative word.
"Speak!"
Sun Cheng bowed slightly, yet did not immediately speak. Instead, he cast a sidelong glance at Luo Gongli beside him.
That look carried a trace of urging and implication.
The meaning was laid bare: he was clearly signaling Luo Gongli to hurry up and make the report.
Luo Gongli's old face twitched slightly as he cursed Sun Cheng inwardly.
This old fox—at a time like this, what is he still being so cautious for!
Isn't it just Lu Xuan? Our Luo Family has never even put him in our eyes!
The reason the two had stepped forward today was precisely because of the murder case from over half a year ago—the case of An Prefecture Inspector Luo Jin's unnatural death.
Luo Jin was a member of the Luo Family and an important figure in the Surveillance Division. To the Luo Family, his death had undoubtedly been a resounding slap across their face.
Half a year ago, the Clear Mirror Division had extracted scenes of Lu Xuan committing murder from the minds of several