Steward Su, who was attending beside them, watched his nose, and his nose watched his heart, treating himself like a wooden stake and did not dare to breathe heavily.
After quite a while, the Emperor spoke: "How was the matter handled?"
The question was vague and unclear to others, but Steward Su understood it perfectly. Immediately, he bowed and lowered his head, coming back to life from his wooden stake state, and respectfully reported: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment's people, yesterday, have already pried open their mouths. Now it's arranged that based on their confessions, people have been sent to capture others, and presumably by tomorrow, a report should be forthcoming."
