It was only the second day after Zhang Tie returned to Golden Light City, yet the chain of consequences brought about by his resignation had already begun to slowly reveal itself...
Starting with You Province City, the Moral Societies of the Devouring Party in cities throughout You Province were smashed to pieces within just a few days. Meanwhile, the judicial systems across You Province's prefectures and cities stood by with folded arms. Even when reports were filed, they merely went through the motions. Not a single person was arrested, and they could only claim helplessness in the face of what had happened to the Devouring Party's Moral Societies...
The You Province judicial system had only one explanation for the public—"The aftermath of the Heaven-Piercing Sect affair has yet to settle, and public sentiment in You Province is running high. If we arrest the common people and spark a popular uprising, who will bear the responsibility?"
In You Province, the Devouring Party's name had been thoroughly dragged through the mud. Even the reputation of the Supervising Censors of Xuanyuan Hill's Censorate was implicated.
Beyond You Province, in the same few short days, news that the You Province judicial official who had rendered great service by crushing the Heaven-Piercing Sect at the beginning of the new year had been forced to resign fermented throughout Great Xia under the push of all sorts of hidden forces, stirring up a tremendous uproar.
In just one week, according to the reports Zhang Tie received, more than a thousand media outlets and newspapers across Great Xia's provinces and prefectures had reported on the matter. Great Xia's newspapers were highly skillful in their coverage. Most merely laid out Su Ganling's memorial impeaching Zhang Tie, along with Zhang Tie's achievements and news of his resignation, without saying another