“Ah, being unfamiliar with everything is such a hassle…”

Yi Jing sighed, turning the file over and glancing at the embossed mark on the black leather pad holding the files. The golden pattern was exactly the same as the pattern on the left breast of her uniform and the design of her epaulets.

Yi Jing froze. She had only intended to glance at it, but after realizing what the pattern was, she immediately turned the folder over again.

…It really was an official document from the Judicial System!

Yi Jing was speechless, her expression shocked and complex.  They…just casually brought the original document itself out like this??

Her aunt didn’t seem to have a position…

Could it be the Yi family?

The Yi family’s control was terrifying.

“The entire central city is busy dealing with the election recently. After you take office as a police officer, you’ll only be responsible for the work of the previous police officer, temporarily ensuring the safety of the election…” Her aunt leaned over, flipped through the file a couple of pages, found a page, pointed to the name of the person in charge in the second column, and said, “Look, your name is on it.”

Yi Jing froze, and she really did see her ID photo information printed on the document. Her cold and sharp-looking self was among a group of calm and gentle veteran politicians, listed alongside several other colleagues from the Judicial System.

“Actually, even though it says ensuring safety, no one would really try to do anything to the election,” her aunt seemed very certain, speaking lightly, “Baby, you just need to complete your work step by step, don’t worry about anything else, nothing will happen.”?

Really or not?

Yi Jing looked at the work document and frowned, feeling that her aunt’s words seemed to mean more than she expressed…Did her aunt believe that her work in District Thirteen wouldn’t have problems because District Thirteen was the Yi family’s territory?

…The Yi family’s waters were really incredibly deep…

Yi Jing flipped through the document in her hand and said, “I remember…as a police officer, I also have the responsibility to handle major and important pending cases within my jurisdiction…”

Yi Jing quickly glanced at the description of the powers in the document, and in that moment, she specifically glanced at the information about her position.

She wasn’t familiar with the rules of this world, only remembering that the police officer position had a wide range of powers and was a powerful position. She couldn’t immediately understand the specifics, but just seeing ‘review and investigate major and important cases within the jurisdiction,’ she roughly understood where the ‘power’ of this position lay.

With this power alone, she would be half a level higher than the law enforcement agencies in District Thirteen!

Reviewing units are always closer to the upper echelons of power than investigating units.

And ‘major cases,’ ‘important cases,’ these two words clearly implied wide-ranging implications.  She, a recent graduate, was immediately pushed into this position, the meaning of cultivation and care couldn’t be more obvious…but there were still risks in handling cases…

Yi Jing only said half of what she wanted to say, feeling a little eager to try, but her aunt immediately spoke, cutting off Yi Jing’s fantasy: “There won’t be any major cases. At least not during the election, and there won’t be any important cases either.”

Yi Jing froze, turning to look at her aunt: “What?”

“Oh, you silly child,” her aunt also turned her head, her eyes full of indulgence as she looked at Yi Jing, “During the election, if there were any ‘major or important cases,’ how would the outgoing mayor’s resume be written?

So there won’t be any important cases. Anything will have to wait until after the election, and even then, a reasonable reason must be found, otherwise, the cases cannot be reopened.”

…It’s even that troublesome.

Yi Jing lowered her eyelashes, couldn’t help but consider the feasibility of her actions. Even if she couldn’t overturn the case immediately, could she secretly investigate? After all, she had the authority…

The tragedies that happened to Yu Miao in the original work were closely related to the Yi family’s hidden secrets and cases…and it wasn’t just Yu Miao, there were far more people than just Yu Miao who were oppressed by the Yi family.

Yi Jing hadn’t felt much about all this when she read the book, until now when she was actually involved.

As a person with normal morals, Yi Jing vaguely felt an unprecedented mental pressure, always feeling that the seemingly splendid Yi family hid unseen malice beneath its brilliance and prosperity, and everything she enjoyed was stained with the resentment of innocent people…

Perhaps it wasn’t that exaggerated…? There should be one or two good people in such a large family, right?

Yi Jing rubbed her nose bridge with a headache.

“What’s wrong, Jingjing? Do you think it’s difficult?” Her aunt leaned over with concern and whispered, “What makes you unhappy? Auntie will help you solve it.”

“Ah, no, nothing.” Yi Jing snapped back to her senses, smiled at her aunt, “I’m just looking forward to it, I’ve been looking forward to working with my colleagues from the Judicial System.”

“Hmm,” her aunt looked at her with a smile in her eyes, smiling like she was looking at her most satisfactory child, “You’ve always been so energetic.”

Yi Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

…It seems that her persona is quite consistent.

For some reason, Yi Jing looked at her cold expression in the ID photo and occasionally felt that the original owner might be an even more difficult person than herself…

Then no matter what she did, she shouldn’t be out of character.

Yi Jing continued to discuss work with her aunt.

Just as she was concentrating on the documents, the laughter that had never stopped in the banquet hall suddenly quieted down.

As if they had suddenly received a unified signal, the guests’ conversations gradually quieted down from far to near.

Yi Jing froze and subconsciously raised her head.

In the center of everyone’s attention, a tall but white-haired, dignified old man strode to the center of the banquet hall.

Yi Jing glanced at the old man from afar. He was a stern-looking, indifferent and disdainful old man, with a strong air of a superior. Behind him was a middle-aged man of unknown identity, looking a little arrogant, but also quite respected…um, she didn’t know what he did.

“Look, your grandfather and your uncle are here.” Her aunt said in Yi Jing’s ear at the right moment.

What, grandfather??!

Yi Jing’s pupils shook, she looked at the old man in the crowd in shock.

That’s my grandfather? No, that’s this character’s grandfather?

Are you kidding me?

If she was really the Yi family’s real daughter, why would she be raised by her aunt?  Is there something unknown behind this?

Yi Jing’s mind went wild after reading too many stories about real and fake daughters, but her aunt clearly didn’t want to mention it. Yi Jing considered for a moment, afraid that asking too many questions would expose her identity, so she temporarily held back.

“Okay, now that Grandpa is here, it’ll be your turn to appear soon,” her aunt curved her eyes, looking at Yi Jing gently, “After today, everyone will know that the Yi family has a child like you. Go, let everyone see you.”

Following her aunt’s words, a silent and reserved young man, like a butler, quietly walked to Yi Jing’s side, bowed respectfully to Yi Jing, then stretched out his arm towards the edge of the banquet hall, gesturing for Yi Jing to follow him.

Yi Jing looked at the butler with a stomach ache, sighed silently in her heart, and stood up to follow.

Although she herself didn’t think there was anything good about being recognized as a member of the Yi family, her aunt, who had always doted on her, seemed to hope she would complete this matter…

Oh, difficult.

Yi Jing followed the butler, bypassing the guests in the banquet hall, and through a not-so-obvious corridor, into a small lounge outside the banquet hall. Three or four maids were waiting inside, and when they saw Yi Jing come in, they quietly and gently surrounded her to tidy her uniform.

“Miss Jing, please wait here for a while, I will take you to the banquet hall after the chairman’s speech.” The butler bowed slightly.

“Okay.” Yi Jing nodded indifferently, naturally turned around, slightly stretched out her arms, and let the young maids tidy her collar, cuffs, and tassels.

Yi Jing was quite familiar with this procedure, it was probably just Old Master Yi introducing her, and then she would make a stunning appearance and make her debut in front of everyone.

But thinking about what was going to happen, Yi Jing felt a little down.

Now it’s all good, she’s going to completely change from a bystander to an accomplice.

…It’s really a life-saving move…although her current identity was already a member of the Yi family, and it was reasonable to be recognized, but Yi Jing really didn’t want to join such a seemingly black-and-white villainous family…she still wanted to fall in love ah ah ah!!

In this situation, did she have any self-saving measures?

Yi Jing looked down at the maid tidying her collar, carefully recalling the contents of the original work—nothing.

Yi Jing sadly discovered that until she transmigrated, the ‘Yi family’ hadn’t been sanctioned, and still stood firmly in District Thirteen of Jing’an City…

…Even more desperate.

Yi Jing painfully closed her eyes, feeling that she was doomed.

Old Master Yi’s old but still steady and powerful voice came from the banquet hall, with a majestic echo. The well-dressed butler tilted his head and listened carefully to Old Master Yi’s speech.  He seemed to have received some signal, and when Old Master Yi slightly slowed his tone, he turned around, politely stretched out his arm, and said, “Miss Jing, please come with me.”

Such butlers have mostly worked in the family for a long time, are deeply trusted by the head of the family, and it’s not surprising that they can grasp the timing.

Yi Jing sighed softly, brushed her cuffs one last time, and followed the butler into the banquet hall.

Old Master Yi was also waiting for her in the banquet hall. When she appeared, the eyes of the crowd fell on her, Old Master Yi’s, that of the so-called ‘uncle’s’, and also those of the assistants and bodyguards. Yi Jing saw Old Master Yi, who was always serious, cold, and aloof, looking at her from afar, with a hint of hidden, hard-to-detect nostalgia and warmth on his face.