"I'll advance a million taels for my brother-in-law first. Withdraw the case.
"And you must not torture my brother-in-law in prison.
"I think there's something fishy about this, so I want to take over the case and investigate it myself.
"If my brother-in-law really caused this, I won't say another word. Do whatever you should do.
"But if my brother-in-law was wronged, I, Tang Wen, will never let whoever was behind it get away!" Tang Wen said.
"Whoever was behind it?" Wan Hansong echoed, unable to help glancing at Xiao Senguо.
"All right. Since you've made this request, my lord, we can try approaching the Six Fan Gate.
"But the money you're advancing must be delivered first.
"That way, when our superiors investigate, we'll have something to answer them with," Xiao Senguо said.
"Fine." Tang Wen nodded and glanced at Luo Yiwu, who opened his briefcase and took out a stack of banknotes.
Xiao Senguо glanced at Wan Hansong and said, "If the investigation confirms that your brother-in-law caused this, we won't return this money. Of course, we can convert it into merit points for you. You must understand that we're taking a considerable risk too."
"Deduct it!" Tang Wen snorted, his expression sour. Inwardly, he cursed them for being so ruthless...
"Good! Secretary Luo, draft an official document immediately." They then signed an agreement with Tang Wen.
"Ding-dong! You have met the activation requirements and may initiate your nineteenth traversal through space and time." Just then, the system responded.
"I have other business to attend to. Farewell!" Tang Wen hurried out of the government offices, found an inn, and shut his room door tight.
He tossed out spirit stones to set up the Fusion Array and frantically absorbed the popularity of those three thousand-odd government-owned slaves.
To his astonishment,