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"Speak. Tell me the truth." I grabbed the official, then took out my phone, turned on the recording, and recorded the whole thing.
The official saw our images appear on my phone, but he still resented the fact that I had dragged him out like a chick to confront him. Refusing to admit defeat until he saw the coffin, he said, "High God, I'll tell you the truth. Whenever the Court Deliberation Office has needed to retrieve records, we've always handled our own requests ourselves. None of your departments has the authority to do so!"
"Heh. Even the rules of the Divine Court don't apply to the Court Deliberation Office? Isn't that a little too absolute?" I asked with a cold laugh.
"Absolute? You can put it that way." The official still wore an arrogant, imperious expression. He quickly glanced at the few officials watching from nearby and said, "Tell High God Xu that a High God wants to retrieve records and is causing trouble."
I laughed, slowly lowered him, then reached out and smoothed the wrinkles I had pulled into his chest. Seeing that reporting me seemed to have frightened me, the official revealed an even more vicious expression and said, "You should have done this from the start. High God, let me make this clear: although our ranks aren't higher than yours, anyone who can serve as an official in the Court Deliberation Office isn't someone you can bully!"
"Interesting!" I shook my head with a laugh, stopped recording, and slipped my phone back into my pocket. Then I raised my hand and slapped the official flying on the spot!
The official crashed into the ground, rolling several times before bouncing back up. Apparently feeling humiliated, he covered his face and glared at me. "You! How dare