Chapter 1367: Ask the Heroine to Help Again
Nanshan City is the largest city in the south of Yuezhou and the only big city on the road to southern Xinjiang.
Rare medicinal materials from southern Xinjiang will pass through here. The fertile and flat land and pleasant climate have also allowed Nanshan City to grow rapidly.
But there is a very serious problem in big cities, that is, public security is not easy to maintain.
The yamen of Nanshan City only has a hundred people under arrest, including yamen servants, but they don't have many people, but they have to manage such a large Nanshan City.
You can imagine how difficult it is for a modern police station equivalent to a street to manage the security of an entire city.
But if you want to increase the manpower, you can't just slap the county magistrate on the forehead. Unlike the yamen, the police officers are established, and the salary is paid by the court. The county magistrate has not the final say on the scale. If you want to expand the scale, you have to apply with the top.
And here's the disadvantage. The superiors don't know if there are enough government officials, and how many places can be approved depends entirely on luck.
Since the number of police officers cannot be increased at will, what about the government officials? Isn't this unprepared?
Indeed, to put it bluntly, yamen servants are those who do odd jobs in the yamen, and many lowly people will choose to become yamen servants.
However, there is also a limit on the number of government servants. If the number exceeds the limit, the county magistrate will pay the salary out of his own pocket.
Not to mention whether the county official can afford to support him or not, even if he can, why would he use his own money to support people who work for the state?
The security situation in Nanshan City has always been characterized by a lack of major cases and constant small cases. The police are almost so busy that they still can't finish them.
Why does Zhang Baotou have the title of the life-seeking divine catcher?
Mainly because of his high efficiency, he is one of the best among head catchers, but in terms of kung fu, he is only as good as a three-legged cat in the martial arts world.
Although there are problems, Nanshan City can still manage in its current state. The worst case scenario is to be more miserable when reporting, try to apply for as many places as possible, and slowly increase the number of arrests.
However, in this case, once an emergency occurs, it will not be enough.
Captain Zhang came to Wujiazhuang quickly to borrow someone.
Recently, people often report crimes, saying that they can see sneaky people coming and going at night, and even some people's dogs were killed after barking a few times.
It's not a big problem if a few dogs die, but the problem is that the dogs all die overnight and are only found the next day.
This also means that since a thief can kill a dog without anyone noticing, he can also kill a person.
There were also rumors that someone was missing. Although it was not known whether it was true or not, people in Nanshan City were panicking during this time.
There are more than 100 agents in total, and they are assigned to every corner of Nanshan City. Not to mention whether they can handle it if they patrol during the day and work overtime at night. Even if their bodies can resist, the agents cannot defeat those sneaky thieves.
Normally at this time, the government would ask the army for help, or go to a nearby martial arts sect.
If the former is the case, then the matter will become a big deal and the truth will be reported to the superiors. Regardless of whether the matter is resolved or not, the county magistrate will definitely be accused of poor governance. It is unlikely that he will be punished, but he will be promoted. Don't think about it.
The latter...
Unfortunately, there are no martial arts sects around Nanshan City. The closest one is Zizimen, the one with double swords, but it's still half a month away.
Water from afar could not quench his thirst nearby, so Zhang Captou had no choice but to find a solution from a nearby squire.
Not only Wujiazhuang agreed to help, but the local tyrants and squires nearby also helped and sent some people to help the arrester patrol the streets.
It's just that most of the local tyrants and squires are just joining in the fun, and the people they send are just strong enough, let alone martial arts.
As night falls, Nanshan City fades away from the hustle and bustle of the day and turns into silent mode.
"It's dry and dry, be careful with the candles!"
The watchman was holding a lantern and banging his clapper. He felt a little scared. After all, Nanshan City was not at peace. Usually, he would be alone when doing the watch, so he would definitely panic. As for why Li Chengqi could tell that the watchman was panicking, it was because Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi were hiding at the corner of the intersection where the watchman walked. With the help of the shadow, the watchman had no idea that the two people were hiding here.
It is true that Nanshan City is a big city, but it cannot be compared with modern cities. At night, especially late at night, the lights are turned off long ago.
Especially when dark clouds cover the stars and the moon, it means that you literally cannot see your fingers. At this time, hiding a few people is just a trivial matter.
What Zhang Captou means is that the guy who comes out to cause trouble in the middle of the night is not weak in martial arts, and the Yamen Captou is probably no match, but Nanshan City is too big, and Yang Yiyi cannot monitor the entire city no matter how good he is.
The two squatted in the shadows and waited, waiting for the patrol to signal when they noticed the situation, and then they would jump out and rush over.
"You are really willing to get involved in this kind of nonsense."
Li Chengqi yawned:
"That head catcher won't pay you, so why risk your life?"
"But Brother Li, you promised..."
"Yes, I agreed, but I still want to say it."
After all, this thing sounds like it can't be more dangerous than going to the Southern Xinjiang or the Western Region. Yang Yiyi also really wants to be a hero who eliminates harm for the people. If she thinks about it this way, Li Chengqi will certainly not ask her to stay honest.
And from what Zhang Captou meant, this matter might have something to do with the Liu family, but Zhang Captou couldn't reveal a word more and could only rely on hard guesses.
The matter between Yang Yiyi and the Liu family must be resolved sooner or later. Li Chengqi is not in a hurry. If he was really in a hurry, a saint would have descended on him. Anyway, the Liu family is right next to Nanshan City.
Li Chengqi's intention has always been that when our family's Yiyi magic power is completed, you will win over the Liu family's dogs, so there is no rush.
But this matter has something to do with the Liu family, so it doesn't matter if you check it in advance. They won't be able to stay around for a few days anyway.
Of course, because of his relationship with the Liu family, Li Chengqi deliberately went to bed early in order to avoid a sudden explosion. He got up in the early hours of the morning and stayed in front of the computer to watch Yang Yiyi's operations.
While chatting away, I suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance.
Wu Shaoyi had a good ear, so she listened carefully:
"We found the thief, let's get in quickly!"
As soon as Yang Yiyi heard this, she turned around and picked up Wu Shaoyi's wheelchair, quickly ran out of the shadows, and immediately rushed in the direction of the shout.
This Nanshan City is indeed very big. It is true to hear the sound in the quiet night, but the location of the sound source is quite far away.
When Yang Yiyi rushed over, she heard more and more footsteps rushing in one direction, and at the same time, there seemed to be the sound of weapons clashing.
When the two of them flew past a family's yard and came to an intersection, they saw many people sent by the nearby squire holding sticks and fighting with a group of masked men in black.
At first glance, it seemed that there were quite a few men in black, but the number of thugs sent by the wealthy country gentry was even greater.
Are there so many sneaky people that Capt. Zhang mentioned?
Li Chengqi was a little puzzled, feeling that only a small number of people were causing trouble.
But Yang Yiyi didn't think much and rushed in carrying Wu Shaoyi and the wheelchair.
She was still as reckless as ever.
(End of chapter)