"The Imperially Sanctioned Staff?"
The official smiled disdainfully. "If a guilty man commits crimes while holding a sacred artifact, should that artifact not be confiscated?"
If a murderer killed someone with a gun, that gun would ultimately be confiscated.
That was what this official meant.
Lin Ke was a murderer, but what if he had a gun in his hand?
Confiscate it!
"So what is my crime?" Lin Ke asked calmly.
By now, thanks to the Imperially Sanctioned Staff, the official's voice could no longer influence the surrounding crowd.
Li Chungang also stepped forward. "Furthermore, since you have no legal order, how could you seal this place in advance? Are you abusing your office to satisfy your private desires?!"
As he spoke, Li Chungang employed Great Confucian Resonance.
His Great Confucian Resonance was immensely powerful, like morning bells and evening drums ringing directly in everyone's hearts.
It prompted the onlookers to ponder, to imagine.
Even the official who had spoken first was affected.
"I... was I wrong?" The official froze.
Such was the power of Great Confucian Resonance!
But just as he was about to lower his head and consider whether he had done wrong, whether he should turn back...
The man beside him spoke.
"Hmph!" With a soft snort, Li Chungang's Great Confucian Resonance vanished without a trace.
A Great Confucian!
Only a Great Confucian could contend with another Great Confucian!
At the same rank, none of the other paths-Daoist, Buddhist, demon, devil, ghost, monster, or spirit-could match a Great Confucian!
"Great Confucian Li, what formidable resonance!" The man from the Punishments Department sneered. "Fortunately, I came along. Otherwise, wouldn't my colleague from the Children's Education Bureau have fallen into your trap?"
"Justice resides in the hearts of the people. If you use your power to oppress others, we