"The higher-ups have held several meetings, and it's time for the final vote. Ke Meng, you're the central figure in all this. Everyone needs your opinion."
Director Wu brought news that the discussions over whether to push the door open were drawing to a close. Barring any surprises, this would be the last meeting.
At this meeting, Ke Meng would have the deciding vote.
Ke Meng was the only person in the entire bureau who could push the door open. If he didn't want to, everyone would act as though nothing had happened and leave the door sealed where it was.
But if Ke Meng said yes, the opposition would pull out all the stops to persuade those in favor of opening the door, hoping to block the proposal.
Recently, however, sentiment at the meetings had gradually shifted toward "opening the door."
This was a high-level meeting, and a classified one at that. Many people had no right to know about it.
Ke Meng flew to Koi City to attend the final vote.
He still remembered attending a previous meeting online. The fact that he was appearing in person this time showed how important this meeting was.
"At the Investigation Bureau Headquarters in Koi City, there's a screening for your sense of justice. Any thoughts on that, Ke Meng?" Director Wu asked with a smile.
The local branches used barrier-based detection, which wasn't the strongest, closest-range form of screening.
At Headquarters in Koi City, the screening power of that sense of justice would reach its maximum. Any dark aura, however faint and wispy, would be magnified countless times, making it impossible to miss.
"This justice should be Koi's own version of justice, right?" Ke Meng asked.
"Of course. Our justice isn't justice in the broadest sense. It's justice as defined