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At that moment.

Inside the Ministry of Punishment.

Xu Qingxiao appeared.

The officials Xu Qingxiao had ordered beaten with rods had all been sent for treatment, but most of the Ministry of Punishment's officials were still handling their duties.

As they watched Xu Qingxiao approach, awe and fear filled their eyes.

Xu Qingxiao knew that what he had done today had cowed the Six Ministries. Barring any surprises, no one would dare obstruct his investigations from now on.

But Xu Qingxiao understood something else even more clearly.

They feared his might. They were simply afraid he would beat them.

They did not truly fear his authority or his methods, so this sort of awe was of no use.

When an opportunity to make trouble for him arose, they would still take it. As long as both sides had grounds for their arguments, his opponents would remain unafraid of him.

After all, resorting to violence once or twice was fine, provided he had right on his side. But he certainly could not keep doing it.

For one thing, they were not stupid. Having fallen for it once, how could they fall for it a second time?

If they suffered the same loss twice, this entire bunch of Great Wei officials might as well die at their posts.

So he had to finish the work at hand as quickly as possible.

Whether it was difficult or not, he had to do it well. Once he succeeded, he could leave the rest to the emperor.

He returned to the section chief's office.

Before he could even sit down, a File Clerk came in.

"L-Lord Xu! These are the relevant files for the Pingqiu Prefecture Relief Case. Please take a look."

The File Clerk trembled slightly, looking frightened and not daring to meet Xu