About half an hour later, Zhang Xun returned, followed by two burly, expressionless bailiffs from the Right Department. Sandwiched between them was a middle-aged official with an ashen face and disheveled robes—none other than Sun Ping, a Secretary of the Ministry of Justice.
"Chief Justice!" Zhang Xun said with a smile, "We've brought him! The Ministry of Justice didn't dare to put up a hard fight; in fact, Old Vice Minister Du of the Ministry himself helped us tie him up."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was stunned! Even Lǐ Zhīyí and the veteran clerks of Kaifeng Prefecture, who had been poring over case files, couldn't help but raise their heads, their faces full of bewilderment. Han Zhi raised an eyebrow and shifted slightly to get a clear view behind Zhang Xun.
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