Master of Strange Dao

He carried out official duties impartially and without favoritism; who will serve him in the future?

Therefore, the handling method is the same as before, and it ends here.

The family might even need some covert protection, lest they are bullied as orphans and widows.

Such matters are not uncommon in the Jinyi Wei; it's merely the difference between major and minor corruption.

After all, those with power and influence never come to the Jinyi Wei for fieldwork.

In proper fieldwork, those who truly work are rarely from prominent families.

Yet at this moment, looking back, Song Chengyue wondered, could those people not change their tactics?

One tactic might have been used four times.

They played him for a fool four times.

How could that bring any happiness?

Song Chengyue sat with a sullen face, beginning to examine the cases those three individuals had handled.

The first person had only been involved in one soul verification case within a year, and he died the same month the case ended.

The second person carried out soul verification twice in one year; one two months before his death, and the other four months before his death.

The third person also had one case in the year before his death, during the month of his death.

Regarding the four death row prisoners, two should not be problematic.

One death row prisoner had no background, only possessing the strength at the Seventh Tier.

One had neither background nor strength, executed merely because he was an evil dao harming mortals.

Of the last two death row prisoners, one was from the Bian Clan of Daqian.

Currently, the Minister of Rites of Daqian is from the Bian Clan; their clan is deeply entrenched in the court with numerous disciples.

The deceased was a member of the direct lineage of the Bian Clan.

Fortunately, the case wasn't handled by the Jinyi Wei at the time; they only supervised the execution.

The second death row prisoner was a True Disciple of the Queyan Sect.

The Queyan Sect is a major faction within Daqian, openly having three Ninth Tier guardians, deeply rooted.

One Ninth Tier Third Tribulation, two First Tribulation.

Such power is top tier within Daqian.

The True Disciple of the Sect, daringly, killed a Fourth Grade official of the current dynasty with a deathblow and was caught red-handed.

No one dared to speak about this.

The court's attitude towards sects has always been that if you remain honest, the court won't touch you.

But if you challenge the court's authority, why not try and see if the court will flatten your mountain gate.

This type of precedence certainly can't be set, so Emperor Qian personally ordered that once captured, he must be killed.

Not only was the True Disciple executed, but Queyan Sect was also questioned.

In the end, it was the Crown Prince who mediated, while Queyan Sect showed the correct attitude.

Not only did they expel the True Disciple, but they also openly declared their full support for the Divine Dynasty's order, saying that traitors and villains should be exterminated by all.

Subsequently, they voluntarily offered many things, added tributes, sent experts to serve the Divine Dynasty, among other measures, and laid low for some years before the matter was settled.

If Queyan Sect had dared to utter a word of defiance, the army would have immediately descended upon their mountain gate.

Back then, Song Chengyue waited to watch the spectacle for many days, even ready to teach Queyan Sect a severe lesson.

In the end, it all came to naught, with only the True Disciple perishing.

Song Chengyue found these two death row prisoners increasingly fitting the criteria.

First, both death row prisoners had strong backing.

They held notable identities and were highly favored.

Their skills and abilities were commendable.

Second, the soul verification personnel from those years are deceased, presumably to prevent Song Chengyue from investigating, using one tactic multiple times.

Moreover, the Bian Clan supports the Second Prince, and has always supported him, with one of the Second Prince's concubines being a member of the Bian Clan's direct lineage.

Queyan Sect supports the Crown Prince.

Importantly, after the events of those years, they quietly began supporting the Crown Prince.

Silently, yet effectively.

If these matters are as he suspects.

That would mean there are two White Water Eggs now.

One is backed by the Bian Clan and thereby the Second Prince.

One is backed by Queyan Sect and thereby the Crown Prince.

It's possible that a grand web has already been constructed in secret.

Song Chengyue's face darkened; he cared little about what these people sought to accomplish and any filthy dealings behind them.

But treating him like a fool, using the same trick to make a fool out of him.

That was intolerable.

Just imagining those people discussing it privately, the joyous laughter.

He was still proud of one of his cases from those years, of which many were aware.

Song Chengyue felt a bit of grinding teeth.

He quietly filed away these two cases.

Currently, it's not about Jinlan Mountain being at odds with these people, nor about him aiding Jinlan Mountain.

But rather, he has his own grievances with these people.

This is a major pit, and if exposed, Song Chengyue would be unable to justify himself.

After all, after several Jinyi Wei died, it was he who decided not to investigate further.

If someday someone wants him dead, this would be the knife.

He recalled Yu Ziqing's words that these people might be seeking additional manpower soon.

He had an idea.

Even if he wanted to reopen past cases, it couldn't be done directly.

Reopening would definitely drag matters involving the two Princes.

Turning into a massive affair, ultimately requiring Emperor Qian to intervene, reprimanding both sides, then ceasing further action.

Thus, he could only wait to catch them in the act.

He reviewed recent dossiers from the perspective of the White Water Egg, seeking any suitable target.

Having scrutinized for quite some time, he found no suitable targets.

He then tapped on the table, and a monstrous table revealed a face.

"Song Chengyue, what exactly are you trying to find? Enough tapping, all recent dossiers are here."