Guessing and Conjecturing, The Truth Emerges

It was deep into the night.

After walking out of the Kaifeng Prefecture gates, Mo Wei got into a sedan chair.

There had simply been too many things happening lately.

The former magistrate of Mi County, Ma Chang'an, had died in office. It was currently the most sensational topic in Hongyuan Prefecture.

Yet when the coroner dispatched by the Six Doors came to examine the body, he was told that it had already been transported back to its hometown for burial.

How could the body of a dignified seventh-rank county magistrate have been hastily buried so easily?

Mo Wei felt that something was amiss.

He had submitted a request for an autopsy to be conducted elsewhere, but the application he had sent upward remained unanswered. This left him feeling uneasy.

Could there be something he did not know?

Just as Mo Wei's thoughts churned, the sedan chair suddenly lurched and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"What happened?" Mo Wei sat upright and lifted the curtain. "This official... Hmm? Who are you?"

At that moment, all four of Mo Wei's bearers lay unconscious on the ground, while a black-clad figure stood before the sedan chair.

An assassin! Mo Wei's heart jolted. He hurriedly tried to circulate his Righteous Qi, but the black-clad figure merely raised a hand, sending a golden tablet flying out. Mo Wei caught it instinctively. The moment he glanced at it, his expression changed drastically.

Engraved on the golden tablet was a Xiezhi wrapped in clouds. On the reverse were four large characters: "The Weight of Law Enforcement."

The Minister of Law Gold Tablet!

"Who might you be..." Mo Wei hurriedly stepped out of the sedan chair and bowed.

"Ask no questions. Come with me!" the black-clad figure said indifferently before turning to leave. Mo Wei hesitated for