Chapter 70: Xu Qi’an: I’m going to go to the Education Department to get a clean slate.

He was able to predict where the demon would be when it went into the water …. And accurately shoot through the brain …. This keen insight and judgment is simply terrifying …. Lu Qing was proud to be the head constable of the government office with a woman’s body, and she was overpowering the group.

But at this moment, she was convinced and resigned to the divine skill Xu Qi’an had displayed.

Well, not only is it powerful, but it’s also very humble and low-key, much better than those men who look down on women.

Phew …. If the monster is not injured and poisoned, there is a layer of water flow, I may not be able to hit it with an arrow …. Xu Qi’an collected the military crossbow, some regret, this crossbow can only shoot three times, durability is too poor.

After three shots, it’s reduced to an ordinary military crossbow.

It was a shame to use it against demons when it was supposed to be a life preserver.

Lu Qing followed his gaze and also noticed the plainly shaped military crossbow, and at this glance, he was taken aback.

The military crossbow was engraved with complicated and arcane formations, and associating it with the Qi that stirred when the arrow was shot, it was not difficult to guess that this was a magic weapon.

The only gongs the night watchman has are legal instruments …. Is this his own private property? He said that he could invite the warlock from the Sithian Supervisor, so it wasn’t bragging …. Lu Qing’s impression of this man changed once again, and his favorability increased.

Xu Qi’an sidestepped to keep her from continuing to look at her baby and laughed:

“If we don’t fish it out, it’s going to wash away, big time.”

Lv Qing reservedly pursed her lips and smiled lightly, nodding her head.

Together, the two men entered the river and dragged the monster’s body to shore.

At this time, Song Tingfeng assisted Zhu Guangxiao and staggered out of the forest.

“You guys killed it?” Song Tingfeng couldn’t hide his smile, as if he was relieved.

The silent Zhu Guangxiao exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

“How are you?” Xu Qi’an was concerned about Zhu Guangxiao’s injuries.

Stifler shook his head, “It’s not a problem, just two broken ribs.”

The four of them took a short break at the riverbank, and the two Refined Essence Realm constables led the Ri Chang down the mountain.

Angry and scared at the sight of the demon’s corpse, the Rikishi cautiously stepped forward, kicked, and fled with the agility that a bad old man shouldn’t be able to muster.

After waiting a few seconds, he was relieved to see no response, and rushed over to him, punching, kicking, and raging with impotence.

After venting his frustration, the Ri Chang poofed down on his knees and kowtowed to Xu Qi’an and the others.

Xu Qi’an waved his hand, “Let me ask you, that cave to the south, when was it mined?”

The Rie Chang thought for a moment, “That was a kiln left behind in the past, there wasn’t much limestone in the south, and the road wasn’t easy to get to, so it was abandoned many years ago. Old and decrepit, I don’t know when it was mined like that.”

Xu Qi’an added, “Did people used to walk over there often?”

The rikishi said, “It’s not extinct.”

You directly say that occasionally people go not become, with me tugging what Wen …. Xu Qi’an ventriloquized and said, “You should go back first and wait for the government office to summon you.”

The bad old man had just been kicked by Zhu Guangxiao and suffered some minor injuries, and Xu Qi’an saw that he had been covering his waist.

Lu Qing had no objections to Xu Qi’an’s handling of the situation, and immediately had one of his fellow officers send the rikishi back.

The rest of the group exhaled and adjusted in place, regaining their strength and rehydrating and feeding themselves.

A quarter of an hour later, three horses were pulling the demon’s corpse, walking slowly down the official road.

On the way, Lu Qing described Xu Qi’an’s divine operations in colorful detail, and between his words, he was overflowing with admiration.

Song Tingfeng steered his horse closer to Xu Qi’an and said in a thin, mosquito-like voice, “She seems to have a soft spot for you.”

Xu Qi’an responded in a thin voice, “What are you trying to say?”

Song Tingfeng said, “Sheriff Lv is quite famous in Department Six in the capital and has yet to marry. Every man aspires to be a solo traveler on a certain path, doesn’t he.”

In this era belongs to the older leftover women ….. Xu Qi’an smiled, “Then you work hard.”

Song Tingfeng squinted his eyes and sighed, shaking his head, “A person like me is only suitable for the Department of Teaching.”

Xu Qi’an laughed, “Even though the wooded paths you yearn for are hung with white frost every morning and dusk?”

Zhu Guangxiao frowned, unable to understand what the two colleagues were fighting about.

“By the way, what was that move of yours just now?” Xu Qi’an asked.

“Whistling Wind Sword Technique.” Song Tingfeng said.

Swordsmanship …. Then the cutter-like sword technique of Sheriff Lu during the battle just now is also a mastery ….. Wait, swordsmanship?

Xu Qi’an’s gaze was fixed on the knife at Song Tingfeng’s waist.

Song Tingfeng shrugged, “Who says that a sword can’t perform swordplay.”

Yeah, yeah, who says you can’t stab someone without a gun? Xu Qi’an ventriloquized a sentence in his heart.

As they talked and laughed, they saw a group of people coming from the Strand and gathering towards the side of the official road.

At the head of the group was none other than the Rikishi, and the refined essence constable who had sent him back.

The constable shook his head helplessly, “They had to come over and thank us.”

The mayor of the village carried a basket of eggs in his hand and raised it high in front of Xu Qi’an, ”This is all the eggs that our village has put together, my lord, please accept it.

In these six months, we really can’t live any longer, if it wasn’t for the several adults who eradicated the demons for us, to say the lawless words, if we couldn’t afford to pay the taxes, we would have to run away and become vagabonds.”

Xu Qi’an watched the rikishi’s apprehensive eyes as he swept over the yellow faces of the gray households.

“Good!” He laughed as he took the basket of eggs and hung them on the saddle.

The surrounding people revealed smiles, and it was then that they dared to talk loudly, pointing at the demon’s corpse and chattering curses.

If I insist that I don’t want it, tell them loudly: don’t take a stitch from the people!

Guess it’ll scare the hell out of them.

Xu Qi’an sighed silently.

……

Back in the capital, the monster’s body was received by the white servants of the government offices waiting outside the city, pulled onto a boarding cart, covered with a white cloth, and treated for traces before entering the city.

“The matter of the saltpeter mine is not small, it has to be reported.” Song Tingfeng got high on an egg and swallowed it.

Parasite Warning …. Xu Qi’an nodded.

Returning to the night watchman yamen, the three did not have time to write a report, and went directly to the Chunfeng Hall, telling Li Yuchun what had happened.

Chun listened with a solemn face.

“Well done, Xu Qi’an, you’ve made a great achievement.” Li Yuchun walked up to the trio and personally organized their dress code neatly.

He resumed his seat and mused, “What do you think?”

The three gongs looked at each other and Song Tingfeng said:

“According to Xu Ningyan’s analysis, the demonic creature was consciously driving away the gray households, and after our investigation, we found saltpeter mines in the mountains …. This is definitely not a coincidence.”

“Is there a more specific, more powerful analysis of the results?” Li Yuchun asked rhetorically.

Song Tingfeng spread his hands, “Chief, I’m good at chopping people up, but handling cases…”

It’s just so-so.

The three of them looked at Xu Qi’an unanimously, and Li Yuchun’s gaze held anticipation, “Ning Yan, what do you think.”

The three of them had experienced Xu Qi’an’s ability to push through cases.

Although he was only a newcomer who had just stepped into the Qi Practicing Realm, it always felt inexplicably solid to have him around.

People subconsciously rely on the strong in areas they are not good at.

Xu Qi’an thought for a moment and said, ”Then I’ll make an addition, I’m now certain that the reason the demonic creature drove away the neighboring gray households was to monopolize the saltpeter mine.

“At first, I thought it might be choosing to spawn in the Big Yellow Mountain watershed, returning to the Capital City roadrunner, and I realized it was a male.

“There’s just one question that I can’t figure out, why would demons set their eyes on saltpeter mines? This stuff can be used for medicine, in addition to making gunpowder.”

Of course, saltpeter had other functions, only Xu Qi’an felt that the generation gap of the times was too deep, so it would be better to say it than not.

He subconsciously glanced at Li Yuchun, but was shocked to find that the other party was taken aback and froze there, as if he had figured something out.

“It’s the demon race, it’s the demon race ….” He muttered.

Li Yuchun also did not explain, spread out the paper and put up his pen.

…..

Song Tingfeng took Xu Qi’an to the clerical room to fill out the “injured” paperwork.

“After writing this, we can rest for two days, and we don’t have to be on duty tomorrow.” Song Tingfeng said, “You have to learn to properly seek benefits for yourself.”

This is the legendary work injury, no, paid vacation …. Xu Qi’an expressed his deep approval of his colleague’s wit.

Leaving the clerical room, it was already dusk, and Xu Qi’an planned to go home to rest.

Song Tingfeng called out to him and said, “Didn’t we agree to go to the Churchyard tonight.”

Xu Qi’an froze, then looked at Zhu Guangxiao, who was following Song Tingfeng, and was surprised:

“Your injuries don’t matter?”

Zhu Guangxiao said in a deep voice, “The women of the Department of Education know how to serve people.”

…. Is this to say that they will move on their own? Xu Qi’an arched his hand toward him.

Indeed, how can one give up a pleasurable social occasion among fellow workers for a minor injury like a broken bone.

It didn’t matter if I didn’t come home, Uncle Junior knew the night watchman had to be on night duty. And Auntie, well, she obviously doesn’t care if I come home or not, she just grunts at me all day.

Xu Qi’an, who is not going home tonight, has a social engagement with two of his fellow officers that is in keeping with the official ethos of the Dae Bong.

Destination: Rectory!

He’d experienced a lot of similar socializing in his past life, only the format had changed from potlucks to kiln-hopping.

In Daebong, or this era, greenhouses were the preferred place to socialize.

The waistband of a night watchman allowed the three of them to ignore the curfew in the inner city, and when they encountered their fellow watchmen, they were routinely questioned and then turned a blind eye.

…..

As the trio traveled through the hutongs of the Church Office, Song Tingfeng, who squinted his eyes when he smiled, said, “When you are on night patrol in the future, you can turn a blind eye when you encounter your colleagues in the vicinity of the Church Office, but if you encounter them in other areas, it would be best if you don’t slacken off. You can’t guarantee what the purpose of their traveling in the middle of the night is.”

“I once heard an old-timer tell an example of a night watchman who once had a grudge against someone, touched someone’s mansion at night, and exterminated the door. How could he not find out afterward? It took a lot of effort to pin down the murderer who was also a night watchman.

“Details will come when we hit the tea huddle.”

Xu Qi’an smiled and nodded.

These insiders in the circle are invaluable experiences. When you meet a jealous; fellow employee who likes to hook up, they may not be willing to tell you.

“Right, which courtyard are we going to.” Zhu Guangxiao, who was shy about words, opened his mouth.

“Shadow Plum Kotaku.”

“Just any one.”

Two replies, the first from Xu Qi’an and the latter from Song Tingfeng.

Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng looked at Xu Qi’an together with eyes that seemed to say again: what do you think?

Song Tingfeng smiled and patted his new colleague’s shoulder, “Miss Fuxiang’s tea-beating rounds are ten taels of silver, and she rarely accompanies her guests, usually only tea-beating rounds for a few days in a row, but no incoming guests. This is a brilliant tactic ….”

Hunger marketing well, I understand …. Xu Qi’an remembered that the two of them didn’t know that he had designed to frame Zhou Li, and it was naturally impossible for this kind of insider to make a big deal out of it. It would also not know that he and the Floating Fragrance Flower Leader had once slept together.

Simply just sleep.

Zhu Guangxiao reminded, “Miss Fuxiang can’t see us.”

He doesn’t say much, but what he does say is either pertinent or kindly spoken from the heart.

Two colleagues are not willing to go to Shadow Plum Pavilion waste of silver, Xu Qi’an thought about it, said: “As if it is to go to open the eyes of the silver I will play tea around.”

As a newcomer, treating company seniors to seafood is the usual means of socializing.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao revealed smiles, no one would refuse a kind treat.

Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of the Shadow Plum Pavilion courtyard.

Xu Qi’an looked at the courtyard where the sound of silk and bamboo came from, and said, “I’ve come to make a clean breast of it.

PS: This chapter is just horribly long.