"Enough!"
"There are no buts."
"Old Geng, I know you're unwilling to accept this, but these are the rules. This is heaven's will."
The Inspectorate Censor's tone was flat. He stepped forward and grabbed his colleague's hand, his face filled with both opposition and a certain resolve.
"..."
Seeing this, Commissioner Geng's face naturally turned livid, and even his lips began to tremble slightly. Then, gritting his teeth, he made one final struggle:
"But!"
"This case seems to involve the Impermanence Token!"
The moment he said this, the air throughout the grand hall seemed to freeze. Even the Inspectorate Censor's hand, which was gripping his, stiffened instinctively.
"!!"
Even the right Inspectorate Commissioner, who had seemed rather indifferent all along, was startled. His originally languid gaze suddenly turned sharp and dangerous.
"Commissioner Geng!"
"Mind your words!"
"Do you know what you're saying?"
Likewise, the left Inspectorate Commissioner slowly straightened up. The composure and nonchalance on his face vanished instantly, replaced by extreme solemnity and vigilance.
He glared fiercely at Commissioner Geng and said in a deep voice:
"Hmph!"
"Without evidence, how can you spout nonsense about the Impermanence Token here?"
"This is utterly ridiculous!"
Seeing this, Commissioner Geng began to feel slightly regretful.
But with the two superiors' terrifying gazes making his scalp prickle, he hesitated for a while before still forcing himself to say:
"I'm not spouting nonsense!"
"During my investigation, I discovered that there are indeed traces of the Impermanence Token having appeared!"
"Otherwise..."
"How could those murders have left not the slightest bit of evidence?"
"I believe..."
"It's highly likely that thing has appeared again!"
"At least eighty or ninety percent!"
After he finished speaking, the hall once again fell into deathly silence. Only the somewhat heavy breathing of several people could be heard.
"Tsk!"
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