Behind me is the earth

Chapter 354 352. White Fox

"Sir, this is a document from Zhongshu Pavilion!"

When Zhang Wenbin was in the county office suffering from the Poyang water monster mentioned by the Water Dragon King before he died, the master hurriedly walked in with a red-headed document.

Since paper mills and printing plants were put into production, official documents have been replaced by this style. A piece of snow-white paper with clear printed characters. It is light in weight, large in capacity, easy to read, and difficult to copy. It has won the favor of many public officials. like.

"Is it from Zhongshu Pavilion?"

Zhang Wenbin immediately paid attention.

Although the Secretariat of Zhongshu Pavilion, the Supervisory Office and other departments are not high-level, and the official establishment level is not high, important official documents from all over the province must be reviewed here, and because they directly serve the King of Qi, they usually The matters involved are more comprehensive and important than the work of each department. There are also official documents for officials at all levels in the province, including screening, suggestions, explanations, etc.

As the power of Zhongshu Pavilion grew, it became known as the Small Cabinet.

Zhang Wenbin took the official document and scanned it quickly.

Official documents have a fixed format, and the work content and requirements are also in fixed places for easy viewing.

Zhang Wenbin quickly sorted out the meaning conveyed by this official document.

He picked up his pen and teased out a framework.

"It seems that we don't need to worry about the Poyang Water System matter. We have arranged for other yamen to take the lead in solving it. We just need to send people to cooperate and conduct visits and investigations."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

It is true that the county government does not have the ability to deal with these monsters, and neither does the Shenjian Division of Yutai County.

The local government actually lacks high-end combat power. It is more than enough to deal with some living corpses, bandits and gangsters, etc., relying only on the staff, local archery departments, local militia, etc. who rely on the officials' own signs. However, in the face of some powerful monsters and supernatural beings, When you are a human being or a high-level warrior, you are often unable to do what you want.

"In addition, the higher authorities plan to conduct a pilot project in our Yutai County to establish a police station with the responsibilities of maintaining social security, combating crime, and establishing household registration."

Zhang Wenbin said.

"Wouldn't it mean that the county government's power of punishment and naming has been taken away?"

The master frowned and said.

Zhang Wenbin himself comes from a wealthy family in Dongyang County, and went to university to study comprehensively. Although he is young, he already has his own methodology. He read the official documents carefully and understood the contents thoroughly, relying on his own understanding. said:

"The police station is under the management of the county government. The county magistrate has the power to make suggestions and give scores in the appointment and assessment of the police chief. The establishment of the police station has actually strengthened the power of the county magistrate!

Moreover, with the establishment of the police station, the three squads of government officials can be disbanded. Instead, we will no longer be restricted by the local gentry and wealthy families, and we will have more space to do more things.

For example, the police department is responsible for household registration compilation, and our second round of household registration work will definitely be carried out with their cooperation, and the promotion work will become more powerful by then.

Moreover, the official document also mentioned that while establishing the police station, some students will be sent to the county government offices to enrich various government offices. By then, all the officials in various government offices will also be sent out, and the operation of county government power will rarely be restricted by the local government!

The prince is making the next big move. Once it is fully implemented, without the constraints of the local wealthy families, the power of the local government will be unprecedentedly high, and the ability to implement superior policies will be unprecedentedly improved! This directly expands the boundaries of power for both the central government and local governments, allowing them to do things better. "

After finishing speaking, Zhang Wenbin looked at the master next to him: "You were arranged by my father. You have served three county magistrates and have rich experience in governing the local area. You have more influence and control over the county government from the local big families than I do." experience.

This time, Wang Ye set the pilot project in Yutai County, which is both a test and an opportunity for us.

If you do it well, you will definitely enter the prince's field of vision, and your future official career will be bright.

If I don't do well, then my career may stop here. "

"That's what my lord said."

Master is convinced.

"In this case, in order to prevent evil spirits from causing trouble, I am writing a letter asking you to send someone back to Dongyang and ask my father to send more money, food and manpower. There are also some problems that have been accumulated before, and they must be solved as soon as possible even with the help of family strength. .

Next, 240 retired soldiers will come to Yutai County. These are the backbone of the Yutai County Police Department.

You ask the county lieutenant to come over in the evening and discuss together how to accept these veterans and how to set up this police station. "

Zhang Wenbin continued the matter and was ready to seek help from his family and go all out to complete the province-wide pilot work.

If you succeed, you will skyrocket; if you fail, you will plummet.

By evening, the Wangfu's motorcade had left Yutai County and arrived at Duobao Town in Fengxi County.

Duobao Town is located at the foot of Sanhua Mountain. Its name has been derived for hundreds of years because it was rich in gems in the past, attracting countless treasure diggers to gather here. Later, more and more people gathered here, and many people chose to settle here. , formed a town. After hundreds of years, now, it has developed into a town with more than 30 villages.

Duobao Town is located on the north-south transportation artery and has a relatively prosperous population.

But after entering the city, the people in the motorcade were sensitive to the fact that the atmosphere here was a bit strange.

The house is hung with white silk, and the door is hung with a white lantern, with the word "Dian" written in big letters.

If there are one or two families, it is normal, but if half of the city is plain, something is really wrong.

"This is the Xitian Road, Mr. Dong, have a good trip!"

When it was still dark, there was a mournful sound of suona, and the funeral procession walked through the street, and countless paper money flew into the air when it was thrown out.

Under Ren Pingsheng's instructions, the motorcade moved aside.

With this concession, several funeral processions left the city one after another.

"The white lanterns hanging in front of the door alone account for nearly one-third of this small city. It seems that the rumors heard on the road are true."

Xiaowan looked at the scene outside the window and said: "Most of the people who died in Duobao Town had their hearts and lungs ripped out. They died in miserable conditions, with animal claw marks and bite marks. There are also many missing people who were probably abducted by monsters. "

"Why do I feel like there are suddenly so many monsters in this world?"

Wang Shu asked in confusion.

"It's not that the number of monsters suddenly increased, it's that the contact between monsters and human society has increased!"

Xiaowan said: "The number of tasks assigned to monsters by the Night Owl Organization has been soaring since last year, and the number of monsters appearing has been rising.

However, under the control of the Third Division, there has never been much demonic news in Wuzhou among the people.

But in other provinces, rumors of monsters have already spread all over the sky!

Nowadays, there are more reports of monsters in Wuzhou and more contact between monsters and civilians. It has become more and more difficult for the three departments to control them. "

"If things continue like this, the demon clan may become a serious problem."

Ren Pingsheng looked at the flickering light of the torches outside, his expression mixed with light and dark: "Send someone to the town government office to ask questions."

"yes."

The attaché outside gathered a few reserve officials, inquired about the people, and headed towards the town government office.

The convoy headed towards Moonlight Square.

Here in Duobao Town, there are eight squares in total, including Qingjin Square, Hailan Square, Golden Green Square, Grape Square, Green Jade Square, Moonlight Square, Maoyan Square, and Chalcedony Square, but today the population is only seven to eight thousand people. , and most of them are concentrated in the three lanes of green gold, sea blue and moonlight.

These markets are mostly named after types of gemstones.

When the motorcade entered Yueguangfang and passed by the door of the mansion, bursts of sobbing and crying could be heard, making people feel very depressed and depressed unconsciously.

Arriving at the hotel, Ren Pingsheng got off the carriage. The owner of the place stood in the distance, looking forward eagerly.

"Call him over."

Ren Pingsheng waved to the owner of this place.

The guard let him over.

This is a man in his forties, wearing a silk round collar and looking rich.

"Your Majesty! Chief!"

This man was called to the side of Ren Pingsheng and Qin Wan. He was obviously very excited and wanted to salute.

"Excuse me. Tell me what happened here."

Ren Pingsheng walked into the house.

The house is not small, with five fronts and backs, east and west courtyards, and more than a dozen courtyards, occupying one-fifth of the area of ​​Yueguangfang.

"Since March, people have started to go missing. At first, most of the missing people were hunters and healers who went into the mountains to hunt and collect medicine.

It took half a month and twenty days or more for these people to enter the mountains, and their disappearance did not attract many people's attention. At first, we didn't pay attention. It wasn't until the beginning of last month that the doctor from Jishitang came out from the mountain. He said that he had discovered gems in the mountain and brought a dozen people who wanted to make a fortune into the mountain.

After that, these people never came out. On the contrary, the doctor came out again late last month and brought out a bag of gems. He said that they had dug them out, part of them were sold to merchants in the town, and part of them were acquired by humble buyers.

Seeing that there were real gems in the mountain, hundreds of people were attracted and followed him into the mountain..."

This man followed half a step behind Ren Pingsheng and told him the whole story.

"No gem has been dug up in Duobao Town for hundreds of years. I don't know how many people have looked for it. How come they suddenly found it again?"

Xiaowan asked doubtfully.

"What the leader said is true. After I bought the gem at that time, I felt that something was very strange. When the gem was mined, it was just raw ore, but what the doctor sold me was a polished and crystal clear gem. It must be exquisite workmanship. Skilled craftsmen, after careful polishing, it will be in perfect condition!

But how could there be such a skilled craftsman in that mountain?

From then on, humiliation took over. When the doctor came down the mountain again at the beginning of this month, he sent someone to follow him secretly and went into the mountain to inquire about it. They found that a mountain stronghold had been built at some point, and there were three to four hundred people in the mountain stronghold. There are so many people, and those who were taken away by the doctor are also in this village.

In the valley below the cottage, there is actually a gem mine. After it is mined, it is polished and made by the skilled craftsmen in the cottage, and then led by the doctor to sell it. "

The man told the results of the investigation he sent, and then said: "The people in the village were originally farmers who fled into the mountains to escape the harsh government. Later, they were cultivating fields in the mountains and discovered this river next to the mountain stream. of mineral veins.

It is said that this gem mine is not large, and the products produced are almost all moonstones of relatively single quality. However, relying on this mine, the people in the village can not worry about eating and drinking. "

"Well, let's not talk about the people who went to the mountain stronghold. What happened to these dead people in the city?"

Arriving at the main courtyard, Ren Pingsheng sat down in the hall.

After Ruhua went to check the safety of the tea, he served tea.

This tea is also good.

As the head of Fengxi County of the Night Owl Organization, this man's normal identity is that of a businessman. With his identity as the head of the Night Owl Organization, he is engaged in the business of selling salt, cloth and construction contracting, which has also allowed him to accumulate a lot of money. net worth.

"Your Highness, there is a fox demon with a high level of cultivation in Duobao Town!"

the man said.

"Fox demon? Please elaborate."

Ren Pingsheng straightened his back.

I became interested immediately.

"yes!"

Seeing that the prince seemed to be sexually interested, the man quickly said carefully: "Actually, the disappearance of people and the death of people in Duobao Town did not happen in the same time period. It's just these two things that make people unable to help themselves. Think of it together.

Deaths among townspeople began to appear earlier this month, and more than a dozen people died overnight. I have seen some of these corpses with my own eyes. They basically died after their hearts and lungs were ripped out, and the wounds on their bodies were all scratches and bites.

At this time, I thought there should be some connection between these deaths and disappearances. It wasn't until a few days ago that news of the Sanhuashan cottage came back that the disappearance case became clear.

As for the death case, we sent people to visit it, and finally asked the people who witnessed it the day before yesterday!

It is said that it is a white fox with a whole body. After killing a person, it grinds its teeth to allow blood, cuts out the heart and lungs, and eats the heart and lungs. "

"Stationmaster Lin, since it is a monster causing trouble, can we find out where the fox is?"

Xiaowan asked.

"I found out, it's in Yueguangfang."

Stationmaster Lin said: "Master Fu's third concubine is in the Fu family alley of Yueguangfang."

Ren Pingsheng was shocked again: "The fox demon has turned into a human form?"

At the same time, telepathy had already swarmed out, covering the entire Yueguangfang in an instant.

Yueguangfang is not big, and it is very easy to cover with telekinesis. And because the area covered is small, I have more experience to conduct more detailed and rapid investigations. However, I have found the Fu family's house in the blink of an eye. There are There were more than twenty women, excluding maids and young ladies. Ren Pingsheng quickly ignored the old and beautiful hostess and swept away the several young and beautiful concubines one by one.

Through other people's names, Ren Pingsheng locked his eyes on a woman with clear and cold eyes, cold white skin, who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old.

She was dressed coolly, and had a gold hairpin in her hair, which swayed as she walked, matching the width of her chest and complementing each other.

Just looking at her appearance, I really can’t tell what kind of fox demon she is.