A list!
Within the inner residence of the Song family estate.
Even though he was somewhat prepared, when Zhao Douan saw the names listed on the paper, his heart still skipped a beat!
At the very top of this box of evidence, on a sheet of white paper, was the list of suspects tied to the missing official from Taicang County Magistrate Song's investigation!
Next to each name was a clear notation of identity, along with an index marking.
That is, the page number in the stack of documents below that held the evidence against this individual.
This was evidently the list of culprits involved in the silver mine corruption case... and among the dozen or so people listed, the top three names were circled in ink:
Governor Gao Lian
Inspector Liu Ji
Taicang Prefect Sun Xiaozhun
Beside these three names, there was a line of text suggesting:
The backer behind Wang Chusheng was very likely among these three.