Chen Jing was not surprised. After the uproar he had caused outside, even Fang Yuanyi should have reacted by now.
Chen Jing was in the right, so he had no intention of backing down.
Faced with Fang Yuanyi's questioning, Chen Jing smiled faintly.
"What makes you say that, Lord Fang?"
"I had barely returned from the Western Regions. My bed wasn't even warm when Western Rong assassins came after me. Those assassins were dancers and singers from the Wonderful Sound House."
"I suspected the Wonderful Sound House of colluding with the Western Rong to murder a court official. Searching the premises and escorting its people back to the Six Gates for investigation was reasonable and lawful."
"Who would have thought the Fang Family's fourth master would insist on bringing men to intercept us and obstruct the investigation? I had no choice but to invite him back to the Six Gates for tea."
"That is the whole story. As the officer in charge of the Six Gates, Lord Fang, you have a duty to set an example. I'm sure you'll judge the matter impartially."
After hearing Chen Jing's account, Fang Yuanyi's face darkened further.
He had come to stop Chen Jing only after learning roughly what had happened.
And that was precisely the problem: there was no major fault in Chen Jing's actions.
It made Fang Yuanyi's anger burn all the hotter.
Chen Jing had bypassed him and moved directly against the Fang Family's Wonderful Sound House. It was a slap in his face!
A slap in the Fang Family's face!
Leaving the facts aside, was Chen Jing truly blameless?
Fang Yuanyi realized he had to find some fault if he wanted to preserve his authority as the officer in charge of the Six Gates.
Otherwise, if a mere Bronze Badge