After having someone help the runner, who was "on the verge of fainting," back home, only Han Zhi and Zhang Xun were left in the office with grim expressions. Having heard the news brought back, they were torn between whether to rejoice or to be solemn.
They rejoiced because the smuggling ships had been destroyed, and the bailiffs had even captured someone from one of the vessels.
They were solemn because this isolated island, designated by the imperial court as a place for hardened exiles, was now actually connected to such a massive smuggling operation.
Chapter 369