It wasn't until the sun was three poles high that Li Nuo leisurely made his way to the County Magistrate's Office.
The Song Residence was not far from the Chang'an County Government, but he arrived so late deliberately because Housekeeper Wu took a detour.
That day, he didn't take the wide Chang'an Street, but chose those less traveled and quiet alleyways instead.
Such places were beyond the patrol routes of the Street Envoy and the Imperial Guard, making them ideal for ambushes and assassinations.
In just half an hour, a minor Second Realm assassin could add thirty days to his lifespan, which was much more profitable than the exhausting task of hearing cases.
He hoped for more assassins like these.
So he thought.
There is always a debtor for a debt, so those with a grudge against his father should seek revenge from him. What skill is there in murdering the innocent?
