Ministry of Punishment
One of the six ministries of the Corpse Nation, responsible for criminal laws and policies across the nation, as well as reviewing criminal cases.
The Ministry of Punishment headquarters was located in the Imperial City District, with branches established in various districts... All personnel affiliated with the Ministry of Punishment had to pass assessments of combat ability and corpse quality. Upon joining, they received special waist plaques and uniforms.
At present.
A zombie clad in a green-scaled robe, with a long saber at his waist, hurried to the Ministry of Punishment branch in the Talisman District and immediately sought out the branch supervisor.
"Left Supervisor, this is terrible! Xu Zhengyang, who lived at 37 Spirit Treasure Street, is dead!"
"What?!"
The news shocked the supervisor into rising from his seat.
Who was Xu Zhengyang? A fourth-rank alchemist, whose official rank far surpassed that of a mere branch supervisor like him.
"How could that be? Xu Zhengyang's residence was already as secure as a fortress, and he had a Black Zombie-level Corpse Servant by his side... He himself was also quite powerful and had even made the alchemist rankings.
I'll go take a look myself. Tell me the details on the way."
"Supervisor, should we report this to the central office?"
"I'll report it after determining the exact circumstances. This is a critical time when manpower is needed... If those above learn of Xu Zhengyang's death, they may vent their fury on us investigators.
In any case, we must report it.
But we need to find someone to take the blame, someone who can bear the higher-ups' wrath and share the pressure from the Ministry of War."
"Understood..."
The supervisor immediately summoned his most trusted left and right assistants, both Black Clad Guards.
Then, along with twenty Green