The next day, Chen Cheng reported for duty at the Lishui Sub-Department as usual.
After making a round through his district, he returned to his second-floor office, brewed a pot of tea, and began to sip it leisurely.
He had only taken a few sips when a constable came to report that Chief Constable Ji Jingbei was summoning all the Chief Constables to the Government Office Hall for a meeting.
Chen Cheng hurried to the Government Office Hall.
When he arrived at the Government Office Hall, Ji Jingbei was seated upright in his chair, with several Chief Constables already lined up and waiting. After paying his respects, Chen Cheng joined the line.
Standing alone beside the line was a young man with a longsword at his waist. He looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six, dressed in a black, cloud-patterned uniform. He also appeared to be a Chief Constable.
Standing beside Ji Jingbei was a young man in a black constable's uniform. This was Ji Jingbei's maternal nephew, Yang Xingyao.
