Not to mention the particularity of the Chief of Punishment position, according to Xia Chuan's requirements for the Eight Departments' directors, the minimum strength must be at least 20-maned, with the principle being that they would rather leave the position vacant than appoint someone below this strength.
No need to mention Xiang Liang. Within less than half a year, he could be promoted all the way to a Silver Order Prison Warden, which shows that his investigation skills are definitely not low. The problem is his 6-maned strength, which is indeed too weak.
This strength is not even suitable for a Vice Chief of Punishment, which is why Xia Chuan gave him a green light for two months at the Martial Arts Pavilion to quickly improve his strength.
Bai Shanning's 17-maned strength is only barely fitting to be a Vice Chief of Punishment, and his strength is already considered top-notch among the Silver Order Prison Wardens.
