Promotion to Executive, Hunt in the Dark

Dawn was just beginning to break.

The turmoil of the previous night had finally subsided, and many of the Luo Family's key members had been escorted to the Dungeon.

The next day, the Soul-Calming Office and the Prefectural Yamen announced to the entire city that the Luo Family had colluded with the Yinyuan Sect and been sentenced to confiscation of their property and extermination of their clan. They also announced that Tan Yuchun, one of the Yinyuan Sect's Three Great Guardians, had been beheaded.

The Prefectural City was shaken. People discussed the news in streets and alleys, most of them clapping and cheering.

"The Luo Family has lorded it over us for years. They've finally been punished!"

"That's right. My granddaughter was bought by force to serve as a maid in the Luo Family, then whipped to death by one of them. Now that the Luo Family has fallen, I can die without regrets."

"The Luo Family should've been wiped out long ago. The Soul-Calming Office has done another great deed!"

Luo Wandeng had been so stingy and greedy in fleecing the people that his infamy rose three feet into the sky. Luo Tai had been arrogant and overbearing, swaggering through the Prefectural City as he pleased. Father and son had long since become loathed by ordinary people.

Meanwhile.

Inside the Soul-Calming Office, news that Lin Qing had slain Tan Yuchun spread quickly, leaving many stunned.

"Tan Yuchun was one of the Prefectural City's top experts, second only to a handful of Origin Astral Martial Artists like Commissioner Yang. How could he have died at Office Chief Lin's hands?"

"Lord Lin has such strength at his age. He's truly a model for us all!"

"Lord Lin's talent would rank among the top five in the Prefectural City's entire history. How