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Chapter 128

Chapter 128

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Sun Fusheng settled into a guest room in Mi Garden, where Mi Lan completely destroyed his meridians, ensuring his cultivation could never be restored. Since Chunyue had nothing to do at home anyway, she stayed behind to keep an eye on him, accompanied by two spirit hounds named Braised and Steamed. Lord Chief Constable Mi had made it clear to Sun Fusheng: "You were once a city lord, so I won't humiliate you if you behave. Cooperate, and we might consider letting you go eventually. If you step out of line, I'll castrate you and hang your body from the city wall." Leaving Sun Fusheng to his own devices, Mi Lan had plenty of other matters to attend to. At the Arrest Bureau's conference hall, Mi Lan convened the first plenary meeting of the senior leadership. Sitting grandly and imposingly in the armchair at the head of the room, Mi Lan swept his gaze over everyone present. Apart from Xu Qianfeng, who stared ahead listlessly with a pair of heavy dark circles under her eyes, the rest of the officials wore solemn expressions. "Everyone, let's start with the Heaven Squad and proceed with your performance reports in order," he said, mimicking the manner of former Chief Han. This was the Arrest Bureau's standard quarterly meeting, the contents of which had to be reported to the Dongshan Prefecture Arrest Bureau. Normally, the time for the regular meeting had not yet arrived, but Mi Lan figured he might as well kill two birds with one stone while distributing new tasks.

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