Xie Chuantang returned to Jingzhao Prefecture for medical treatment, and Pei Ye then returned to the Sword Academy.
He truly lacked the capacity to investigate the upper echelons of the Southern Office. Apart from being unfamiliar with all operational models, his identity as Goose Check would only lead to his exclusion. Xu Chuo's ability to bring in a chief official like Magistrate Di, from the Dali Temple, must have made them feel like they had a fishbone stuck in their throat.
Magistrate Di said three days, so he naturally believed him. By pinpointing this private prison, they could handle the Taiping Canal Association. Once the Taiping Canal Association was dealt with, they could trace their large silver coin transactions, which would be solid evidence leading back to their backers and the people behind the scenes.
