"Of course not!" Zhang Lie and Xiao Zhengyang replied simultaneously. Zhang Lie added, "I'm not going back to the Tianji Council headquarters with you, one way or another."

Xiao Zhengyang frowned as he challenged Wang Yanyi. "You claim that Zhang Lie and the others were drinking while on duty, but how do you know that they were on duty?"

Wang Yanyi was at a loss for words at how shameless Governor Xiao's words were. Indeed, if Xiao Zhengyang,...