Xuanwu Street, capital city.
More than a hundred paces west from the street entrance, on the left, stood an enormous manor.
Upon the manor's plaque were several gilded characters that danced like dragons and soared like phoenixes:
Ji Estate.
The once infinitely glorious Ji Estate now seemed shrouded beneath an immense, invisible shadow.
"Zeng Anmin, Southern Commander of the Imperial City Department, has come under His Majesty's orders to confiscate this estate!"
His icy voice rang through the entire street like spring thunder.
Tap, tap-tap.
A disorderly clatter of footsteps arose.
A force of nearly five hundred Imperial City Department Investigators encircled the entire Ji Estate.
Surrounded like the moon by a host of stars, Zeng Anmin rode a large green horse and entered the Ji Estate with an indifferent expression.
Confiscating the Ji Estate.
This was a request Zeng Anmin had specifically made of Bai Ziqing.
At present, the Imperial City Department's authority was temporarily under Bai Ziqing's control.
Naturally, Bai Ziqing spared no effort in supporting any request from this little brother of his.
He had not even asked why Zeng Anmin insisted on confiscating the Ji Estate. With a sweep of his hand, he stamped the confiscation order with the Imperial City Department's great seal.
It was rather dramatic.
The home of Ji Qing, Director of the Imperial City Department, was being confiscated by the Imperial City Department that had once served under him in life.
"Open the gate."
Zeng Anmin reined in his horse.
He gazed calmly at the gates before him.
"Yes!"
Sima Nan and Dongfang Sheng were both directors of the Southern Commander's Department.
After Zeng Anmin had thoroughly investigated Xiang Wangxian's case, they had completely pledged their loyalty to him.
Of course, the main reason was still Zeng Anmin's father, that Second