Luoshui County.
Inspection House.
Braving the heavy snow, Jiang Ning stepped into the gate of the Inspectorate and walked straight towards the meeting hall.
Xie Xiaojiu followed closely behind.
"Sir, this is it!" Xie Xiaojiu looked at the meeting hall in front of him, stopped in the distance, and said.
"Yeah!" Jiang Ning nodded.
Then he stopped and glanced at Xie Xiaojiu, and then said: "It's cold, don't wait for me here, go inside to warm yourself by the fire."
"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu pursed her lips and responded.
Then, she watched Jiang Ning walk towards the meeting hall in the heavy snow.
Chamber.
Jiang Ning came to the front eaves of the house, shook his shoulders, and the snowflakes and melted snow that fell on his body were thrown away.
As for the top of his head, not a single snowflake stayed.
Then, he pushed open the ajar door and raised his legs to step over the threshold.
"Commander Jiang!!" Ye Qiu saw Jiang Ning and immediately stood up with a smile.
Yuan Hua and Tang Miaomiao, who had already arrived, stopped talking and stood up quickly.
"Meet Commander Jiang!!"
They already knew that Jiang Ning had been promoted to the eighth rank.
The official position is above them.
Now, as long as the order from above comes down, Jiang Ning will no longer have a false position, but a real position with real power.
Seeing Jiang Ning at this moment, the two of them suddenly had complicated expressions on their faces.
Although they knew that with Jiang Ning's previous performance, it would be a matter of time before he surpassed them, but they did not expect that this day would come so early.
The inspection office here had only been established for a few months, and Jiang Ning not only surpassed them in terms of strength, but also surpassed them in status.
After getting up, Yuan Hua hesitated for a moment, then moved forward to greet him.
At this moment, Jiang Ning's punch still lingered in his mind.
Years ago, he learned that Jiang Ning had found the stronghold of the God Worship Cult.
With the mentality that everyone who sees it has a share, he leads others to want to get a share of the pie.
As a result, Jiang Ning showed up at that time and hit him with just one punch, causing internal injuries.
The injury from that punch took him nearly a month to fully heal.
He knew very well that he couldn't catch Jiang Ning's punch at that time.
Today the gap between the two is even wider.
Seeing Jiang Ning again, he also had the idea of bowing his head and resolving the situation.
After walking a few steps, Yuan Hua came to Jiang Ning.
The next moment, he put his hands on the back of his palms and bent down to salute.
"Commander Yuan, what are you doing?" Jiang Ning suddenly stopped and looked stunned.
Yuan Hua slowly straightened up: "I have offended many times before, please forgive me, Commander Jiang!"
After the words fell, Yuan Hua made another gesture and bowed to salute.
"Commander Yuan, what are you saying!" Jiang Ning stepped forward and held Yuan Hua's arms.
"Commander Jiang" Yuan Hua felt the stability of Jiang Ning's arms as thick as mountains, which made him completely unable to resist. He couldn't even think of resisting. He couldn't help but look up at Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning smiled: "We are all colleagues and have the same goal. A little conflict is normal! If Commander Yuan hadn't mentioned those little things, I would have forgotten them!"
When Yuan Hua heard this, he took a serious look at Jiang Ning and saw that Jiang Ning didn't seem to be cheating. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Commander Jiang leads a massive army!" Yuan Hua complimented.
Jiang Ning smiled when he heard this, and then let go of Yuan Hua's arms.
Then, he greeted several people present.
I also saw two other commanders that I had never seen before.
They were a man and a woman. The man had a beard on his face and looked to be in his early forties or fifties. The woman also had some crow's feet at the corners of her eyes and was about forty years old.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but take another look.
Because this was the first time he had met these two commanders since the establishment of the Inspectorate.
The two of them couldn't help but smile when they saw Jiang Ning's gaze.
Jiang Ning also smiled back.
Then, he sat next to Ye Qiu.
"Commander Jiang, please wait a moment, Commander Li will take some time to arrive." Hong Minghu said.
Hearing this, Jiang Ning became even more curious.
Just after he received the notice from Hong Minghu, he knew that the agreement between Hong Minghu and him a few days ago had arrived, so he hurriedly arrived at the Inspectorate.
As soon as I arrived at the Inspectorate and stepped into the meeting hall, I saw this scene.
Except for Commander Li Changkong and Commander Li who have not yet arrived, everyone else has arrived.
In other words, he arrived second to last, just before Li Changkong who had not yet appeared.
Today was also the day when he saw the highest level of senior officials in the Inspectorate.
"It seems like something big is happening!" Jiang Ning said to himself secretly.
Thinking of this, he looked sideways at Ye Qiu.
At this time, Ye Qiu also looked at him: "Commander Jiang, are you curious about what happened?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded slightly.
Ye Qiu said: "I can't say it yet!"
Jiang Ning: "."
"Drink tea and crack some melon seeds first!" Ye Qiu said with a smile: "The master of the palace will tell you everything later."
"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded again.
He was not in a hurry at this time, so he cracked melon seeds and drank tea and chatted with Ye Qiu.
Soon after.
The sound of footsteps came from far to near.
Then a figure appeared at the gate, then stepped through the gate and walked in.
"Everyone, I'm late!" The man cupped his hands and toward everyone present.
The person who came was none other than Li Changkong, the last of the four commanders.
Hong Minghu smiled and said: "It's not too late!"
After saying that, he stood up and looked around.
"Now that everyone is here, I will close the door."
After the words fell, Hong Minghu raised his sleeves and waved, and a strong wind came out of thin air in the room.
A strong wind swept through, and the door closed instantly, and then the vertical door bolt fell down with a "snap".
Since then, indoors and outdoors have been completely separated.
Hong Minghu said: "I believe you are all very curious as to why I asked you to come here today."
"I'm really curious!" Li Changkong, who arrived late, spoke first: "Master, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
"See for yourselves!" Hong Minghu took out a few pages of white paper from his body and swung it at Jiang Ning and others, causing the white paper to scatter instantly.
Each page of white paper floats accurately to everyone's face.
Jiang Ning raised his hand to grab a corner of the white paper floating over, and couldn't help but marvel at Hong Minghu's control over his inner breath.
As far as he knew, Hong Minghu's achievement of the fifth level was achieved by relying on external objects to condense the inner breath into reality.
But at this moment, Hong Minghu's control over his inner breath was extremely exquisite, and it didn't seem like he had reached his current level by relying on external objects.
"It's not easy!" Jiang Ning sighed inwardly, then his eyes fell on the white paper in his hand, and his eyes quickly glanced over the white paper in his hand.
After a while.
He knew Hong Minghu's intention in calling him and others here.
Just as he had guessed before, Hong Minghu had indeed caught a big fish.
A fish big enough to get him promoted and rich.
Li Hong, the county magistrate of Luoshui County, is a member of the God-Worship Cult and is also the deputy leader of the God-Worship Cult.
At this moment, Jiang Ning also understood why the county magistrate Li Hong did not make any noise after the arrival of the inspector's office.
It’s no wonder that statues of gods from previous god-worshiping religions were put into the City God’s Temple to collect incense.
The reason for all this is that the county magistrate Li Hongnai is a member of the God-Worship Cult, and his status is very high. He is the deputy leader of the God-Worship Cult.
A little while passed.
Hong Minghu saw that everyone had finished reading before he spoke.
"Comrades, this operation is very simple. You will raid the formation for me later and go with me to capture the county magistrate Li Hong."
"As long as we can capture him alive, it will be a great achievement. Capturing Li Hong alive and worshiping the deputy leader of the sect will be enough for you and me to be promoted to the next level."
The next moment.
Li Changkong took action. "What a big fish!"
"I'm not interested in promotion yet, but I am very interested in merit!"
"Martial Saint Mansion has a lot of good things!"
"Whether I can control the situation depends on the resources issued by Wu Sheng Mansion!"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded slowly.
Ye Qiu was looking at Jiang Ning at this moment.
"When Brother Li said this, I couldn't help but think of Brother Jiang!"
"Brother Jiang mastered the power of the sword during the entrance examination, which is really enviable!!"
As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere couldn't help but condense.
At this moment, Li Changkong recalled that as a direct descendant of the Li family, he was accomplished both internally and externally, and he was still pursuing the mastery of momentum in order to be qualified to enter the fourth level of martial arts in the future.
But Jiang Ning, who was born and raised in this remote county, was the one who grasped the situation early.
This made him feel a little discouraged.
at this time.
Hong Minghu spoke again: "I believe that all my colleagues still have doubts in their hearts. I have here a summary of the evidence that Commander Shangguan and Commander Fan have investigated over the past few months. You can take a look."
After saying that, the two commanders, a man and a woman who had not appeared for a long time, stood up and prepared to briefly hand out the evidence they had prepared.
Right now.
Li Changkong immediately spoke out.
"That's not necessary!"
"Just do it!"
"It's really wrong. The worst thing I can do is apologize!"
"As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick, but now it's hard work. If the news leaks out and the county magistrate Li Hong runs away, then we will suffer huge losses!"
Seeing this, Ye Qiu slowly stood up.
"Master, what Brother Li said makes sense. To avoid long nights and dreams, let's do it now!"
aside.
Jiang Ning remained silent, but his heart was full of interest.
Deputy leader of the Cult of God.
If Li Hong, the county magistrate, really has this identity, he will really be able to find no place without breaking through the iron shoes, and it will take no effort at all to get it.
He had previously wanted to find the den of the God-Worship Cult elsewhere, so as to try to absorb the divine point and the authority of the God of flesh and blood.
Now in Luoshui County, there is such a big fish hidden.
If Hong Minghu's news is true, then he may gain a lot.
at the same time.
Hong Minghu saw the attitudes of Li Changkong and Ye Qiu, so he could only nod.
"Okay! Let's do it!"
"I will only bear all the consequences."
After a while.
After the simple discussion and the assignment of tasks, everyone followed Hong Minghu and quietly walked out of the meeting hall.
Hong Minghu took the lead personally, followed closely by everyone.
Snow was falling heavily outside the house, and soon the footprints of several people were covered.
The task assigned to Jiang Ning was very simple, that is, relying on the tall building alone, he used archery to block the way the county official Li Hong left.
Others were swooping in from the side, but Hong Minghu was the one who really took action.
The fifth grade, looking at the entire Luoshui County, is also the only one.
Of course, this is because he doesn't know Jiang Ning's current strength, and he doesn't know that Jiang Ning has officially entered the fifth rank like him.
Jiang Ning has no idea of competing for this credit.
He was still owed the credit for defending the city alone and quelling the rebellion of the Montenegrin Army.
In addition, there are still millions of contribution points that have not yet been distributed.
In a short period of time, he has no shortage of achievements.
So there was no need for him to steal the first credit that originally belonged to Hong Minghu. It was enough that he could get a share of the pie.
Sometimes, cooperation can lead to win-win results, and eating alone is not a long-term solution.
In addition, being too popular may not be a good thing.
Everyone was walking in the snow, the snow was falling heavily, and the snow fell silently, swallowing up their movements.
Halfway.
Ye Qiu's body flashed and he came to Jiang Ning's side.
"Brother Jiang, congratulations!"
"Brother Ye, where does my joy come from?" Jiang Ning asked.
Ye Qiu said: "Brother Jiang has been promoted to the eighth rank. It won't be long before the appointment documents are issued. By then, Brother Jiang will be truly promoted. Isn't this a happy event?"
Jiang Ning's figure was like a swallow, following Hong Minghu in front of him slowly and slowly, while speaking.
"What a happy event this is! Once the appointment documents come out, I might be transferred to another place. Once I go to another place and I am not familiar with the place, I will not be as comfortable as in Luoshui County. If I have a choice, I would rather temporarily Stay here.”
When Ye Qiu heard this, he knew what Jiang Ning was thinking, so he said: "It's not that there is no way!"
"What can we do?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Generally speaking, promotions are given priority to locals, followed by those from other places! As long as any one of the four people including Li Changkong and I is transferred, there will naturally be a vacancy for the eighth-grade official position, and Brother Jiang will naturally fill it. .”
At this time, Ye Qiu couldn't help but smile when he saw the target Jiang Ning was looking at.
"Brother Jiang, if this trip goes well, I will be promoted and transferred away! How about you filling in?"
"Thank you so much, Brother Ye!" Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly lit up.
It would be great if we could not leave Luoshui County.
Luoshui County is a small and remote county in Dongling County. Generally speaking, the smaller the place, the less busy the inspectors are.
Especially in Luoshui County today, the tentacles extended by the God Worship Cult have been basically cut off.
Two of the three major local families were also confiscated and exterminated for worshiping gods. The remaining Xie family has now changed their minds and is doing good deeds.
It can be said that there will be no major turmoil in Luoshui County in the next year.
This is very suitable for him to practice martial arts without having to worry about anything else.
This may not be the case elsewhere.
If I were transferred to another place, I might be in a lot of trouble again.
He has no shortage of achievements now, he just wants a stable enough environment for him to practice and increase his strength.
Therefore, it is best to stay in Luoshui County.
At this time, he was also sincerely grateful to Ye Qiu.
Because if Ye Qiu is transferred away, it will be as he said, he will be promoted and transferred away, and he will take over his position.
In this way, I don't have to worry about being transferred away by a transfer order from above.
You can continue to stay in Luoshui County, practice stably, and increase your own strength.
After a while.
Everyone has arrived three miles away from the county government office.
Seeing Hong Minghu stop, everyone also stopped.
For everyone, the distance of three miles is only a dozen breaths at most.
This distance is not far, but it is safe enough.
It would not be noticed by Li Hong, the county official in the county government.
And this distance is nothing to Jiang Ning.
At his current speed, if he breaks out at full speed, he can reach the county government office in just two breaths.
"I will rely on all my colleagues to help me later!" Hong Minghu cupped his hands and clasped his fists.
"Don't worry, Master!" Li Changkong smiled: "We also have a share of credit for capturing the county lord Li Hong, so we will spare no effort."
Later, Ye Qiu and others also expressed their opinions.
Seeing this, Hong Minghu nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he looked at Jiang Ning again.
"Commander Jiang, I won't give you any orders later, you can just do whatever you want!"
"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"And!" Hong Minghu looked at everyone again: "If the situation goes wrong, don't hold anything back, execute him on the spot, and don't let Li Hong escape."
"Li Hong should not be underestimated. He was a martial arts scholar when he was young. Any martial arts scholar must be at least a seventh-grade martial artist. Most martial arts scholars are sixth-grade warriors."
"It has been more than ten years since Li Hong won the title of Wu Xiucai. There is a high probability that he has already entered the sixth level of bone forging."
"Understood!" Li Changkong smiled nonchalantly: "How much trouble can a mere sixth grade cause? Among the commanders present, all of them have already entered the ranks of sixth grade." (End of Chapter)