Solo City, High Tower Council.
Zhao Xi sat on an extra-tall high chair, watching the people below with her chin propped in her hand, bored.
"In conclusion! Ms. Zhao Xi, Chief Grand Inquisitor of the Judgment Court, not only did you fail to stop the Imperial Sequence Organization from seizing the Order Card, you even abandoned your post, causing Solo City to lose an important treasure. I propose to the elders that she be stripped of her position and expelled from the city!"
An uproar swept through the council.
Only the dozen or so people belonging to the Judgment Court were furious, wanting to rush out and beat the man who had spoken. Although Zhao Xi usually presented a cold face, everyone both inside and outside Solo City knew that it was only because of her presence that this city could be considered relatively fair.
Seated directly opposite Zhao Xi were an elderly woman and a middle-aged man.
The former was Solo City's mayor, while the latter was its Chief Inspector.
Under Solo City's hierarchy, the three held equal rank.
"Are you finished?"
Zhao Xi gave a bored yawn. Though her small stature hardly looked imposing, that single brief question was enough to silence everyone in the council of hundreds, making them look up and wait for what came next.
The young man gritted his teeth, looking up at Zhao Xi on the highest tier.
"Of course! No matter who it is, even the Chief Inquisitor of the Judgment Court, anyone who commits such a crime should...!"
"Did I give you permission to keep speaking? You're from the Supervisory Court, aren't you?"
The young man's words were cut off by a voice devoid of discernible emotion.
Silence...
A bone-piercing chill made the young man instinctively retreat several steps.
Zhao Xi