parentshiftbook Chapter 70, Rank 4?
Chapter 70, Rank 4?
"I'll tell Master Gou later that I need to cultivate during this time, and I'll leave the Southern Police Station to you."
As he was about to disembark from the carriage, Huang Wei gave him some instructions.
"Got it, boss!"
Li Yuan nodded in agreement.
"They take the benefits of being the head constable and don't want to do any work."
"Isn't this embezzling public funds?"
But what can be done after he's already said that?
...
Soon the two entered the government office and arrived at a large hall.
The other four chief constables had already arrived, and there were three others that Li Yuan didn't recognize. He guessed they were from the three major families.
"Huang Wei, you brought someone with you?!"
The speaker was Chief Constable Song, Qiu Tong's superior.
"Li Yuan!"
Huang Wei explained, "I will be going into seclusion for a while. He will be in charge of the Southern Police Station from now on. Please take care of him."
Li Yuan, also aware of etiquette, stepped forward and gave a slight bow, saying, "Greetings, esteemed chief constables."
"You're so lazy!"
Chief Constable Song rolled his eyes; he didn't understand Huang Wei's personality.
"I call this giving my subordinates a chance to train."
"You guys are old folks, stop standing around all day without moving."
Huang Wei was no pushover either, and he retorted with a sarcastic remark.
"Too!"
Next up was Chief Constable Xu, the oldest of the five chief constables. "It's time to give the younger generation a chance!"
"Right!"
Huang Wei smiled.
Then a strange scene appeared in the hall: the five chief constables and Li Yuan were on one side, while the three members of the three major families were on the other side.
However, there was no communication between the two sides, especially Huang Wei, who kept glaring at one of them.
"How weird!"
Li Yuan muttered to himself, he had only been at the South Police Station for a short time and had been patrolling all along, so he didn't know much about it.
"Li Yuan, that's the eldest young master of the Yang family!"
"By the way, please take extra care of them when you patrol the South District in the future."
Forehead--
Li Yuan was taken aback; this was so sarcastic!
But he quickly nodded and said, "Understood, boss!"
"Officer Huang is so imposing!"
Yang Zhong scoffed, his gaze even more hostile.
"You?"
Huang Wei's eyes were full of disdain. Of the five chief constables, two of them had good relations with the three major families, but that was in private. The county government did not want to see them getting too close to the three major families.
As for Huang Wei...
He simply disliked the three major families, openly and blatantly, especially the Yang family.
When they were vying for the position of Chief Constable of the Southern District, it was he who was competing with the Yang family.
Although he ultimately won, he was seriously injured and it took him a long time to recover; otherwise, he wouldn't have been stuck at the eighth rank for so long.
As a result, he was ridiculed by the other four.
"You...what do you mean, 'you'!"
Just then, Master Gou and Fu Feng walked in.
In particular, Master Gou glared at Huang Wei.
"hey-hey!"
Huang Wei immediately put on a smiling face, "You're right."
Master Gou ignored him and sat down at the top, while Fu Feng went to the constable's side.
"Please sit down!"
Everyone sat down, except for Li Yuan, who stood beside Huang Wei.
"You... Li Yuan, you sit down too."
Because of the great service Li Yuan had performed last time, Master Gou had a deep impression of him.
"yes!"
Li Yuan nodded and then sat down.
"You all know what happened; the entire army was wiped out last night!" In an instant, Master Gou's face darkened. "Someone must have leaked the information."
"check!"
With just one word, the atmosphere in the entire main hall froze.
"You three families!"
Master Gou looked at the members of the three major families, "You should investigate thoroughly yourselves. Not many people knew about this to begin with. As for the yamen, I will handle the investigation!"
"yes!"
Yang Zhong and the other two spoke in unison.
They were aware of the seriousness of the matter; if rebel spies had indeed infiltrated, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"And you..."
He then looked at the five chief constables and said, "Search all four districts of the inner city. Arrest anyone not registered with the yamen."
"In short, my master has only one request!"
"Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"
That's all!
His blood and qi erupted suddenly, and Master Gou was enveloped in a blood mist. Everyone in the main hall felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on their hearts.
Even his breathing became rapid.
"So strong!"
Li Yuan thought to himself, knowing that his physical body was far superior to that of a fifth-grade cultivator, yet he still felt immense pressure, and the result was obvious!
"Fourth rank...!"
His face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he looked as if he had fainted.
Suddenly!
Master Gou calmed his blood and qi.
The main hall has returned to normal.
A look of surprise flashed across the eyes of the three members of the three major families. Fourth rank!
I didn't expect him to be a fourth-rank official!
In this way, the yamen has two fourth-rank experts, and the county magistrate is even a late fourth-rank expert!
The government office is well hidden!
No wonder the county magistrate felt comfortable going into seclusion.
With Master Gou in charge, that's enough.
"Yes, Master Gou!"
Everyone in the main hall stood up and respectfully replied.
Although the people from the yamen were shocked, they were more excited because the situation where the three major families had joined forces to resist the yamen had finally been broken after Master Gou revealed his fourth-rank strength.
However, Yang Zhong's three major families... felt immense pressure.
.....
When did you achieve that breakthrough?
"They even kept it from me!"
Fu Feng looked at Master Gou with a complicated expression. Half a month ago, he finally broke through and became a fifth-rank master. He thought he had finally caught up with him, but he didn't expect... fourth-rank master!
He's already this old, a fourth-rank official... that's out of reach!
"I only broke through when the county magistrate went into seclusion."
"I didn't intend to hide it."
Master Gou smiled slightly. He had known Fu Feng for many years and naturally knew what his old friend was thinking. "I'm just lucky. Maybe you can do it someday."
"Alright, alright?"
Fu Feng said irritably, "I know myself best."
"That's what I find strange."
"The rebels are lurking in the outer city, and the county magistrate has chosen this time to go into seclusion."
"So it was you who broke through."
Master Gou naturally sensed his dissatisfaction, but instead of explaining further, he asked, "Do you think this was intentional or an accident?"
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Feng's expression changed drastically. "If it was intentional, that's a crime punishable by the extermination of an entire clan. Those three families wouldn't dare do that, would they?"
"Whether or not someone has the guts depends on whether the potential profits are large enough?"
Master Gou's gaze became deep and complex before he slowly spoke, "The rebel army has swept through the entire Datong Prefecture like wildfire, and many counties have already fallen."
According to the imperial court's information channels, the rebel leader is a prodigy who calls himself the Heavenly Duke and has already gained the support of many sects.
He looked at Fu Feng, "So... anything is possible now!"
"And what about the imperial court?"
Fu Feng asked, "Such a big matter, and so much time has passed, yet the imperial court hasn't given us any news."
This is not normal.
Master Gou remained silent.
The Yuan Dynasty was too vast, encompassing nine provinces.
Each prefecture has dozens of counties, and each county has hundreds of counties.
Baoshan County can only be contacted up to the prefecture level, but Datong Prefecture... there has been no news to this day.