Those Who Denied Themselves and Embraced Hardship (Bonus Chapter for Last Month's 4,005 Monthly Tickets!)

Rather than an interrogation, it would be more accurate to call it a consolation.

The Commander of the Northern Office's goodwill was plain as day.

Of course, that was also because Jiang Wang truly was innocent.

By now, his origins and most of the experiences he had revealed to the public had long ceased to be secrets to Qi's upper echelons.

His appointment as Baron of Green Sheep Town had been Qi's first step toward accepting him.

Once he had rendered meritorious service to Qi, he was one of Qi's people.

Later, when his name was added to the Yellow River Assembly roster, it meant he was not only recognized as one of Qi's people, but could also represent them on certain occasions.

As one of the nation's Prodigies, he was entitled to preferential treatment—and ought to receive it.

That was also why Jiang Wuyou and Chongxuan Sheng had been able to visit him in the Northern Office so easily.

The time he had spent in the Capital Patrol Inspection Office had been more than enough for the Green Badges to repeatedly verify his whereabouts.

And ever since the Grand Master Ceremony, he had remained in seclusion at Xia Mountain Villa, cultivating without once going out. Every word he had said in the Capital Patrol Inspection Office could be verified.

Though "Zhang Yong" had spoken with him at length when they were alone, seeming to think highly of him, he truly had nothing to do with the affair, and he could withstand any investigation.

Not only was he free of blame, but his fight against Zhang Yong could even be counted as a merit.

Of course...

If anyone wanted to take him down, it would be easy enough to make an issue of the fact that he had witnessed "Cui