Lin Xi wasn’t in a hurry to reply to Xiao Tieleng’s words, only smiling as he looked at Xue Wantao who walked in. When he saw the other party’s extremely malicious, almost green face, his eyes then shifted over to Xue Wantao’s crippled left hand wrapped in bandages.

Xue Wantao’s hand shook slightly.

It wasn’t because of pain, but rather because Lin Xi’s smile was full of mockery and provocation.

Moreover, he clearly understood that Lin Xi looking at his hand was the most direct provocation to begin with.

He could sense that the killing intent Lin Xi felt towards him really did permeate this summer air.

The officials here could all sense the subtle implications between the two. This was especially the case with that grizzled haired old Judicial Sector official, his expression becoming a bit more bitter.

“Where were you these past few days?”

Xiao Tieleng gave Xue Wantao who walked in a look, his expression a bit sunken as he coldly repeated this.

Lin Xi watched as Jiang Xiaoyi and Bian Linghan sat down, and then turned around to look at Xiao Tieleng. “Is Sir Xiao carrying out an investigation of a case?”

Xiao Tieleng nodded while looking at Lin Xi. Because he felt like this matter...