The capital archives did not open at the second bell. They opened seventeen strokes afterward, which was an entirely different thing to anyone whose permission expired at noon. Shen Qiao counted the delay against the clock across the courtyard. Inspector Ye Jingshu watched him with the expression she reserved for people who had found a technical objection before breakfast. The official notice…
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