142, Split Up and Take Action

"Has the evidence been found?"

In the hall, Zhao Douan, who had been dozing in the Taishi Chair, suddenly sat up, his drowsiness dissipating.

Zhang Han shook his head and said, "To be precise, it's the location of the evidence."

Beside him, Haitang turned back, pacing to the desk.

Only to see in the mountain-like stacks of aged volumes at the center, the lamp oil was nearly exhausted, leaving only tiny flames flickering.

"I and Zhang Han have searched through the night, and finally pinpointed the two pieces of evidence most likely to nail Zhou Cheng."

Haitang handed him two yellowed papers:

"One is named Zhang Zhu, an assessor under Xue Lin back then. The proposal ratified by the late Emperor was proposed by him. He was also implicated back then and was later demoted and sent back home."