The Minister of Justice, Dong Wei, said, "The man is already dead; talking about it now is pointless."
Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were both located in the outer Court near the Duan Sect, except that Dali Temple was on the west side while the Ministry of Justice was on the east side.
Seeing that it would soon be daylight, returning to his residence to rest was out of the question. He could only go to the government office to change his clothes, before preparing to attend Court and report the situation of the case to the sovereign.
Just as they were about to go their separate ways, Yang Chang saw that Minister Dong had a thoughtful look on his face and couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
Minister Dong said, "I'm wondering who killed Nangong Li. To have killed him inside the Imperial Palace... it feels as if..."
"As if what?" Yang Chang asked.
