Is that enough?
The atmosphere at the crab banquet solidified for an instant as shock-ridden gazes focused on Wang Chusheng, who had been missing for many days.
After a brief silence, the officials present could no longer maintain their composure, and a tumultuous uproar erupted.
"Wang Chusheng! He's the County Magistrate of Taicang!"
"The imperial envoy actually brought him back? How come there was no news?"
"What exactly is going on? Wasn't it said that despite extensive searches, he was not found and was suspected to have escaped Linfeng already?"
At the table, Governor Gao Lian, who had initially led the charge with calm confidence, was stunned on the spot, his pupils shrinking to a pinpoint as if turning into a stone sculpture.
Exhausted from exertion, Liu the Inspector stood up, his face flushing with excitement:
"It's you... It really is you..."
