The lights had been lit in the governor's study.
The moon had climbed to the treetops. Most of the chaos in Xingke County had already subsided, but it was destined to be a sleepless night for many. Everyone from the Statistical Department, Imprisonment Department, City Guard Department, and County Garrison rushed back and forth nonstop, clearing up the aftermath and hunting down rebels under the command of "Lan Yan."
Yingu Yue walked through the moonlight into the Governor's Mansion. Once stately and solid, the great front gates were now battered beyond recognition, with traces of blood and flesh from a battle lingering on the ground. The air was thick with a nauseating stench of blood that made Yingu Yue pinch his nose.
"Captain Yin," said an agent hurriedly, who was busy loading corpses for on-site cleanup, "the director said, you can go to the study to report to him when you arrive."