Zhang Ya hurriedly rushed off to ponder his upcoming duties, while Mi Lan slumped into the grand armchair and began to think.
About an hour later, Mi Lan straightened his attire and walked toward the council hall.
The Deputy Chief Constables of the Heaven, Earth, Human, and Blade Divisions—the upper echelons of the Beilin City Arrest Bureau—were already seated in order. They were exchanging murmurs, but the moment Mi Lan walked in, the room fell instantly dead silent. Everyone stood up and bowed to Mi Lan in unison, saying, "Greetings, my Lord."
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