The rumble of that carriage's wheels was steady and full, too. It had to be a very fine carriage, yet it was still much lighter than his own, which seemed almost cast from iron and gold. Pei Ye was puzzled, wondering why anyone would willingly travel alongside an Immortal Platform carriage transporting a serious criminal.
The Three Judicial Authorities.
Dressed in deep green official robes, Li Junfu unfastened his sword and set it down, pulled out a chair, and sat.
The judicial supervisor of the Court of Judicial Review, a censor of the Censorate, and a bureau official of the Ministry of Justice were all present-the Three Offices together. The young Court Vice Director laid the case file on the table and spread it open.
"They took him away?"
"They did." Li Junfu's expression was grave.
"Why would anyone use such a reckless, cost-be-damned method to kill him?"
"To us, it looks cost-be-damned. To someone high enough up, perhaps it amounts to nothing," Li Junfu said coldly.
Silence fell over the hall.
Yes, this morning the Southern Office had returned the serious criminal it had brought back yesterday, because last night's assassination attempt had been perfectly clear and unmistakable.
-If the accused was no longer involved in the case, and was merely a murderer with an uncomplicated background, why would someone still try to assassinate him after he reached the Divine Capital?
Since he remained involved in the case, he ought to be handed over to the Immortal Platform for "life imprisonment." The Immortal Platform would investigate first, and the Three Judicial Authorities would pass judgment afterward. That accorded with their respective powers and duties.
When the elderly deputy commissioner surnamed Fu came to submit the case file yesterday, he had merely repeated yesterday's words calmly: "We hope the Three