When Li Zhong saw Pei Zhiyan, he could not help breaking into a grin.
Pei Zhiyan nodded to him as well, then turned toward Yang Ling.
Li Zhong knows him, so that settles it.
Yang Ling immediately smiled. "Thank you for your efforts on the journey, Director Pei."
Director Pei?
The directors of the Iron Garment Division, who had been sizing up Zhang Xuanshui, Chen Quan, and the others, froze briefly in surprise.
Director of what?
Before they could collect themselves, Pei Zhiyan cupped his fists and said:
"All thirty-seven suspects from the Star-Gazing Academy, led by Zhang Xuanshui, have been brought into custody."
"Chen Quan, Left Vice Minister of War of the Rong Tribe, and all one hundred and forty-seven members of the Sky Wolf Guard have been brought into custody!"
The atmosphere instantly grew delicate.
Although the area had been cordoned off, with bystanders kept over a hundred meters away,
they still heard Pei Zhiyan's announcement clearly.
Chen Quan, Left Vice Minister of War of the Rong Tribe!?
The informants from the various factions all looked stunned, momentarily forgetting what they had come for.
No longer caring whether they exposed their identities, they turned and hurried away, clearly intending to report this momentous news.
Yang Ling did not stop them. He had intended to try Chen Quan publicly anyway, so letting the news build some anticipation was a good thing.
"Director Pei, Vice Minister Xie, a few things happened in Kyoto while you were at sea. I should bring you up to speed first."
Yang Ling recounted the course of the earlier case.
When they heard that the Star-Gazing Academy had been sealed off and their other junior brothers were imprisoned in the Iron Garment Division,
and that even Ning Xiu, the Minister of Justice, had been dismissed