Chapter 428: Encounter
"You must understand that Master Artisan Fei, as a grand artisan, holds a post with the Jade Capital's Heavenly Works Bureau. To arrest him, Azure Sun Continent's government must submit a formal report to the Jade Capital. Only after receiving approval from the Heavenly Works Bureau may an arrest warrant be issued. Profound Rectifier Zhang's actions have broken the rules! I believe..."
Zhang Yu looked at Zhu Cuo, who stood before him speaking with righteous indignation and a face full of moral fervor, and pondered inwardly. The Judgment Office handled criminal law, prosecutions, and appeals within the continent, but it had no authority over the Profound Residence.
If these people truly had objections, the proper course would have been to first submit a letter to the continental government, which could then make a decision—either communicate with the Profound Residence or report the matter to the Jade Capital. There had never been any reason for an office clerk to come running over and say such things to him directly.
Moreover, the head of the Judgment Office was considered one of the continental government's high-ranking officials. He could not possibly be unaware that arresting Master Artisan Fei fell within the Profound Residence's authority, much less step forward on his own to challenge Zhang Yu.
Without a doubt, this young clerk had been wielded as a knife by certain people, yet he remained completely unaware of it.
But since he could serve as a knife, he presumably had some background.
After considering it, Zhang Yu recalled that the Continental Governor's wife's family bore the surname Zhu. Coupled with the fact that he had become a clerk at such a young age, the man's origins were not difficult to guess.
The intentions of the person behind him in urging this man