As soon as Han Zhi finished speaking, Ōuyáng Xiū gently tugged at his sleeve and said, "Wang Jiuling passed away... just this year."
"Oh!" Hearing this, Han Zhi quickly corrected himself, saying, "The dual-guarantor system was implemented as of last autumn, requiring the joint signatures of local gentry and government school instructors. Your ordination certificate and guarantee form only bear the seal of the late Wang Jiuling—what is the meaning of this? Speak."
The older prisoner's Adam's apple bobbed violently, his gold-trimmed collar soaked through with cold sweat. Forcing a smile, he stammered, "C-Chancellor, my late father and Instructor Wang were on extremely close terms, and therefore..."
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