Night Guards came from all directions.
With the Patrol Bureau leaderless, Song Yanxue stepped up without hesitation and temporarily took command. Just as she had commanded great armies in the north, she directed the Night Guards into one Devil Sect residence after another around the Ministry of Justice. Those who should be arrested were arrested; those who should be killed were killed.
One non-Ministry of Justice high official after another, clad in purple and scarlet, entered the Ministry of Justice and arrived outside its main hall.
Inside the Ministry of Justice's main hall, candlelight blazed brightly.
Weng Jingxi, the Minister of Justice, sat in the seat of honor behind a desk, staring outside with an expressionless face.
Below him, large numbers of seats stood in opposing rows on either side.
Ministry of Justice officials in purple, red, and green robes occupied the seats.
Aside from the Ministry of Justice's chief officials, assistant Ministers, assistant Vice Ministers, and the like were all present.
Only, there were far fewer high officials in purple and scarlet, while a large swath of the lower-ranked green-robed officials was entirely absent.
Outside the hall, non-Ministry of Justice officials stood packed together, their faces grim.
The Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Works, Court of Judicial Review, Censorate, Imperial Academy, Dao Records Office...
Countless Middle Rank and Upper Rank officials had gathered here. Their total number exceeded the combined number of officials inside the Ministry of Justice's main hall.
Some among them even held the Second Rank, their status equal to that of the Minister of Justice.
After a long while, the arriving officials gradually became fewer.
Weng Jingxi leaned against his chair, his body ramrod straight. His large front teeth protruded slightly, each one carved with white-patterned Demonic Beasts. His bulbous nose had poisonous fumes churning within