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Ancient cypress trees stand proudly, and carp frolic in the pond. A small path paved with bluestone winds its way forward. As you touch the stone slabs with your toes, you can feel the faint traces left by time, as if telling the story of the turmoil and sedimentation of countless past cases.

Before me stood a simple and dignified house, with blue tiles, gray walls, and flying eaves. The wooden windows were carved with righteous mythical beasts and auspicious flowers. However, the tranquility was broken at this moment by a person anxiously peering out from the window.

Qi Si swallowed hard, and said tremblingly, "Little Lu, what's the matter, Shaoqing...?"

Xiao Lu glanced at him, then turned back and said, "You'll find out when you go in."

Qi Sizhi was still worried. He looked back at Xiao Ran and gave an awkward smile.

This person calls himself the Great Hero Xiao? This is clearly just a little girl.

She was the daughter of a great general, someone he could never even dream of meeting in his lifetime!

He wiped the sweat from his brow, relieved that he hadn't said anything offensive...

Prince Nangong's close friend, Xiao Ran, also has the surname Xiao. How could he not have thought of that?

What a stupid brain!

……

Upon entering the hall, one looks up and sees a young man sitting upright before a table in the center. He is dressed in a dark blue official robe and wears a black gauze hat. He holds a book in one hand and wields a brush in the other, his expression focused and his demeanor outstanding.

His appearance was like a handsome young man stepping out of a painting, or a refined scholar emerging from an ancient book; the ancient charm emanated from him.

Seeing someone enter, he put down the book he was holding, looked up, and said, "You've arrived?"

Qi Si immediately stepped forward and quickly arranged the books on the desk neatly. Then, feigning composure, he began grinding ink, saying, "Young Master Pei, if there's anything you need, you can simply ask someone to give the order. There's no need for you to go to such lengths to come in person..."

"Ok?"

"It's mainly because I'm taking into account that Minister Pei is very busy with official duties and has many responsibilities, so I really don't dare to bother him too much," Qi Sizhi said with an embarrassed smile.

"How could that be as busy as Chief Justice Qi?" Pei Shaoqing raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you just take Miss Xiao to the prison to work overtime on a case?"

"Uh……"

Xiao Ran slowly raised her head and looked straight up, her gaze unwavering, landing directly into the depths of the man's eyes.

"Miss Xiao, don't you have anything to say?"

She knew this person somewhat in her past life, but they didn't have much interaction. Because he was Jiang Shaorong's boss, she had met him a few times, but…

I've heard he's fair and impartial, so that's a good idea.

"Young Master Pei, my daughter did all this for the sake of the case," Xiao Ran said, cupping her hands in greeting.

"The case? The case should be handled by the Dali Temple. There's no need for Miss Xiao to worry about it," Pei Shaoqing said.

Xiao Ran straightened her back slightly, looking at Pei Shaoqing with a firm gaze, "What if my daughter is referring to the case on Dirty Street?"

Pei Shaoqing narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Dirty Street case seems simple, but a conclusion has been elusive for a long time.

He didn't know what went wrong, and he was planning to take a few days off, disguise himself, and go to the dirty street to investigate the case.

But now...

“What do you know?” he asked in a commanding tone.

Xiao Ran met his gaze without fear. "Regardless of what I know, do you know that your Dali Temple people are arbitrarily arresting people? They don't care about the lives of the people in Dirty Street at all."

“The people of Dirty Street already have a hard life, and now they are being dragged into this trouble for no reason. How can the Dali Temple do this? Isn’t it going to chill the hearts of the people?”

Upon hearing this, Qi Sizhi observed Pei Shaoqing's expression and immediately slammed his hand on the table, "Don't talk nonsense! Our Dali Temple has always been people-oriented, fair and honest, how could you say such a thing..."

But the next moment, Pei Shaoqing stopped Qi Sizhi and asked, "Is this really true?"

"If you don't believe me, Pei Shaoqing, you might as well come with me to investigate."