The dungeon beneath the Chancellor's Residence was cold and damp.
On either side, flames flickered faintly in braziers along the walls, casting the dungeon alternately into light and shadow.
In that dimness, Jiang Lü's furious voice rang out again and again.
"Jiang Xiaobai!"
"As an Imperial Inspector, how dare you abuse your authority like this!"
"I, Jiang Lü, am a director of the Ministry of Justice!"
"You cannot treat me this way!"
His voice kept echoing through the dungeon. Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
Tap!
Tap!
The sound drew closer.
Soon, several figures slowly descended.
At their head was Jiang Xiaobai.
Zhang Xinnian followed closely behind him.
There were also two servants from the Chancellor's Residence.
They were called servants, but judging by their steady strides and the aura they exuded, they were clearly no ordinary menials.
When Jiang Lü saw Jiang Xiaobai, the anger on his face deepened at once.
"Heir Jiang!"
Jiang Lü gritted his teeth. "You cannot treat me this way. I am an appointed official of the court, here under orders to interrogate the assassins at the Chancellor's Residence!"
"Besides, His Majesty ordered you to investigate the Ministry of Rites, not our Ministry of Justice!"
"No good will come of abusing your authority like this!"
"Quite a temper you have, Director Jiang."
Seeing Jiang Lü's furious expression, Jiang Xiaobai paused briefly, then smiled. "What's wrong? Uncomfortable?"
"Jiang Xiaobai, stop putting on an act!"
Jiang Lü's face was livid. "If you really have any guts, let me out right now!"
"Otherwise, when I see His Majesty, I will submit a scathing impeachment against you!"
"Impeach me?"
Jiang Xiaobai raised an eyebrow. "Director Jiang, I seem to remember you saying the same thing in the front courtyard."
"And what happened?"
"Didn't I lock you up all the