The muscles on his face twitched, and he almost failed to maintain his deliberately feigned composure.
Zhao Gao?
That fellow from the Tree Court who spent all day buried in old documents and seemed quiet and unassuming?
I'd heard that, in order to perform some kind of alchemy, he had even sacrificed his own genitals!
"Mr. Qin, you're mistaken!" He Shen reacted swiftly, immediately turning the accusation back on him:
"I have devoted myself entirely to the public good. How could there be any talk of Deceit or theft?"
"Purchasing superior seedlings for research and comparison is the most normal course of action!"
"Rather, it's you, Mr. Qin. Instead of organizing documents in the Secretariat, you've come all the way out here to the fields to point fingers at me. Could it be that someone instructed you to deliberately target me?"
He cast a meaningful glance at the scroll of parchment in Qin Hui's hands, implying that Qin Hui and Zhao Gao might have colluded long ago.
After all, there were not many Tree Court scholars in Okhma City at present, and even fewer held high positions.
Talk about rare!
The three of them had only gotten the chance to take office directly because of Aglaea's recommendation.
Qin Hui's expression did not change, but his sinister smile deepened slightly:
"Lord He, you're overthinking it."
"Keeping an eye on official compliance is simply part of my duty."
"Lord Zhao Gao drafted the new regulations under the Chancellor's orders, to rectify official governance and set the record straight."
"I merely couldn't bear to see you lose your head for a moment and violate the Law, so I kindly offered a reminder."
He gently unfurled the parchment. Sure enough, it was densely covered with clauses:
"Look here. Article Seven clearly states that anyone