The Saint Remnant Soul inside Xiao Ming's Necklace wore a grave expression. His crisis had arrived.
The crisis in question was not a problem with him, but one he believed Xiao Ming was about to face.
Xiao Ming was a genuine son of fortune. Just two days into his job, he had already cracked a fairly major smuggling case.
Most absurdly of all, Xiao Ming had stumbled upon the lead by sheer accident.
When Xiao Ming first joined the Ministry of Justice, he had been impatient to solve a major case, something like the Crown Prince's death. Cracking one of those would surely send him rocketing up the ranks.
The Saint Remnant Soul had been speechless at the time and told him he was dreaming. As someone outside the official staffing roster, how could he possibly get access to a case of that caliber?
Naturally, his superiors assigned him minor cases, such as catching thieves.
After the Saint Remnant Soul's painstaking persuasion, he had gone out to catch one.
During the pursuit, the thief scrambled over a courtyard wall, and Xiao Ming followed him inside.
Not only did he catch the thief there, but he also found smuggled salt in one of the rooms.
He initially thought it was only a minor case. But following the vine to its melons, the Ministry of Justice pursued the information he provided and arrested quite a few officials in the Salt Administration.
Xiao Ming had even earned the appreciation of Pang Jin, the newly appointed Minister of Justice. He would probably become a regular employee before long.
And all of it had started with him going after a petty thief.
Even the Saint Remnant Soul felt that this fellow must have saved up his qi luck for a long time before unleashing it