At the Birthday Banquet, Part Two

Looks like Third Watch could be wrapped up around two o'clock.

Honor Among Thieves?

After reading it for a long while, Sun Shaozong could not help but laugh heartily.

Whether those words had come from the heart or were merely meant to persuade him to let the man off, as long as the child could live safely, that was enough!

Shaking out the letter in his hand, Sun Shaozong impatiently ordered, "Come on, take me to see him. I want to see that child..."

"Sun Shaozong!"

This time, Wei Yi stepped forward to cut him off. He shouted indignantly, "Shouldn't you give this official an explanation first?!"

"An explanation?"

Sun Shaozong turned back, half-mockingly and half-seriously asking, "Why should I give Lord Chief Justice an explanation? Did I fail to diligently supervise the case you assigned me?"

"This..."

Wei Yi's momentum faltered. After all, he had gone to great lengths to shove this case into Sun Shaozong's hands. Now not only had the culprit been caught, but the mastermind behind him had also been uncovered. What grounds did he have for dissatisfaction?

Before Wei Yi could sort out the matter, Sun Shaozong sneered again. "If you mean the matter of being suspended pending impeachment, then there is no need to worry either—Sun will bear the entire burden himself and will never drag Lord Chief Justice into it!"

That was an even more blatant slap in the face.

He had risked punishment from the court to complete the task his superior had arranged, and he was even prepared to shoulder the consequences alone afterward. As his superior, what face did Wei Yi have left to demand an "explanation"?

Wei Yi's old face flushed crimson, and an inexplicable fury rose in his heart. Finally gritting his teeth, he decided to smash the