Jiao Mujiao had barely finished speaking.
Chen Wei had no intention of asking any more questions. He now had a rough idea of what this case was about.
Heavenly Court iron law: denial was confirmation in disguise.
Following standard procedure, the Four Wood Bird Stars should first have consulted the handover case files from that year, then declared their intention to conduct a thorough investigation.
Instead, they had skipped even a token internal inquiry.
They had slapped an enormous accusation on the Finance Department, opening their mouths to berate it for poor safekeeping. This showed that the Four Wood Bird Stars were not remotely worried. Not only did they know where the genuine goods were, they had even anticipated the Finance Department's move to inventory its inner treasury and discover the fakes.
Presumably, there was a deep-seated conflict between the two sides.
A conflict was good. What he feared most was an iron plate without a single crack. Since there was a gap, he merely had to prescribe the right medicine.
He could not rush this.
Now that these military officers had made their hard-line attitude clear, what came next would be easier.
At that thought, Chen Wei smiled. Rather than digging deeper into Jiao Mujiao's remarks, he lifted his wine bowl in both hands. "You Star Lords are absolutely right! Now that you've explained the details of that year's handover, there's no problem. I only came today to go through the motions anyway. Come, come, let's stop discussing these appetite-spoiling official matters. Let's drink water, drink water!"
Seeing this, the Four Wood Bird Stars did not press their attack either. They put their smiles back on and raised their large bowls.
"Lord Chen, you're a straightforward man!"
"Drink water!"
Sun Wukong's eyes darted around as he muttered inwardly, *What