Ever since Wang Jian took on the bewildering post of "Patrol Officer," his whereabouts had become increasingly elusive. Even his family could no longer hear him chat idly about his official duties; when questioned, he'd cut them off bluntly with a single word: "Confidential."
Though the Wang Family was not of the highest nobility, as Nobles they still had some experience with such matters. The elders suspected their boy must've taken on some secret assignment. Most likely, he was being highly valued by that Hundred Households of Shen.
But no matter how the Wang Family guessed, they could never have imagined that Wang Jian's task was so risky it could cost him his head at any moment.
Black is black, white is white—there is no grey area in the law, nor is any mixing of black and white permitted. Thus, the Xuanqing Guard's infiltration into the Black Market's intelligence channels could never be made public; and now, Wang Jian was the very chess piece caught in the middle.
