Unknowingly, the time came to the second day of April.
In the early morning, Li Fan got up early as usual, washed up under the service of Miao'er, Tingyu, Wuxian, Chuchu and other maids, and went out to exercise.
Although the cheating exercise method of using the Eight Immortals Golden Bottle has begun to be restrained, the good habits are still maintained, and at this time, Li Ao's physical function has reached a new level, and he can achieve good growth just by maintaining inertia. .
After more than an hour of training in spear skills, sword skills, projection, and other skills, I was sweating all over, and then I sat down to rest, enjoying the service of the maid wiping sweat, feeding him water, and massaging.
At this time, the demon-suppressing officers of the Holy City were still continuing to investigate the case of the demon cult demon.
After resting enough, Li Fan went to have breakfast, and then returned to the scene to inquire. He found that all departments had been mobilized and were scattered in various directions to pursue the case.
But the main direction is still the mysterious realm hidden in Baihua Tower. Various evidences show that the great protectors of the Demon Sect are all inside.
"Little Marquis, it is now basically confirmed that the people in the Demon Cult really want to dig out the ruins of Baihua Tower from the past history and find the rumored lantern fire.
It was a rare treasure that had already taken shape. To use folklore to describe it, it would probably have become a spirit.
However, the specific purpose is not yet known. The status of those who were caught is too low, and I am afraid they really do not know the true intentions of the higher-ups. "
"These things are actually not difficult to guess. Either someone at the top needs to control it, or they want to use it to harm all living beings and disrupt the current situation. It's just that the details are difficult to grasp.
But the real value lies in the details. "
At this moment, a group of people walked out of the yard, and the person at the front was none other than He Yi, a member of the party who had had conflicts with Li Ao before.
But this time, the leader of the crowd was someone else, another young man who looked quite dignified.
He is tall and tall, with a handsome face. He is wearing a flying fish suit in the shape of a python with fish fins and tail, and carries a wild goose feather sword at his waist. He looks very heroic.
This is Zheng Guogong’s son, Wu Xuan!
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Li? He can't stay in the house and runs out to wander around. The demon cultists don't have eyes, so don't bump into their hands and lose your life in vain."
He Yi didn't have a good look towards Li Fan and others, and became very angry after seeing them.
Li Fan ignored him, but Fang Hong came out and responded: "He Yi, you are not even a foreigner. You are just plating gold and grabbing credit. Don't steal the chicken but lose the rice."
"I don't have to worry about it now, hahahaha! Speaking of which, I really want to thank you this time. If it weren't for you guys who are so dedicated and come up with such things, the adults in the institute really wouldn't have the courage to make up their minds. I was sent to a foreign team and I didn’t have the opportunity to work with them.
Now everyone is looking for those demon cultists. I believe that I will be able to take the lead and solve the case. You don't have to waste your efforts. Go somewhere cool and cool early! "
He Yi seemed to have something to rely on and didn't take Fang Hong's words to heart at all.
As a result, the person traveling with him reminded him awkwardly: "Little Marquis, they were the ones who solved the demon case here!"
He Yi was extremely shocked: "What! Didn't it say that a military envoy made a sudden decision and closed the network in time to detect it?"
A fellow traveler said: "Li Kuan is the governor!"
"Why is this happening? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Everyone thinks you know. Hasn't this matter been spread a long time ago?"
He Yi was stunned immediately and didn't know what to say.
Fang Hong couldn't help laughing: "He Yi, your boy is really ill-informed!"
"These people came at the right time!"
Listening to their bickering, Gao Feng couldn't help but frown secretly and said in a low voice.
"Isn't it just to grab the credit?" Fan Renyong sneered and responded in a low voice, "The investigation here is about to make progress, and it has even started to imitate us and recruit its own people from various halls."
Li Fan didn't speak from the beginning to the end. He was quietly observing Wu Xuan, the leader. Wu Xuan seemed to have noticed Li Fan and looked at him.
Both of them sensed an inexplicable energy from each other.
This is not some mysterious and mysterious evil spirit, but a real and strange force.
Wu Xuan smiled at him and nodded to him in a friendly manner: "Envoy Li Zhen, I have admired your name for a long time.
Some time ago, I heard that you led the people to solve the case of the Fox Bride, and recently you unearthed clues that the demon cultists wanted to get involved in the lantern fire. You are truly a hero and a role model for our generation. "
"You're welcome, I didn't know where you were coming this time..."
Li Ao glanced at the people following Wu Xuan.
The ordinary followers are not worth mentioning, but there are three or five who have a vague aura of strangeness and are suspected of being strangers.
But he shouldn't be a master. Only Wuxuan himself deserves his attention.
The exotic treasures controlled by strangers are powerful, and the strange power contained in them is more awakened, and can easily resonate with the same kind.
He could tell that this Wu Xuan was not weak!
Wu Xuan smiled lightly and showed an order also coming from the Governor's Office: "We are also ordered to supervise the progress of the case here."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions became a little ugly.
But no one can do anything, because this is how the Demon Suppression Department handles strange cases.
The Demon Suppressing Department has six halls, namely the General Government Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, the Wind Catching Hall, the Shadow Catching Hall, the Disha Hall, and the Tiangang Hall.
Among them, Shuzhengtang is responsible for daily affairs and internal management, and its most important department is Lantai Institute, which is responsible for information and secret files;
The Law Enforcement Hall is also an internal agency responsible for torture, detention, suppression of demons, and internal discipline;
The Wind Catcher is a department that often travels on errands. It is responsible for hearing about strange things and inquiring into all kinds of information. Once it is confirmed that it is related to something weird, it will be reported to the department;
The Shadow Capture Hall is also a dispatched agency, but it focuses more on combat. It is responsible for exploring the mysterious realm, suppressing evil spirits, and recovering rare treasures;
The Disha Hall is mainly responsible for supervising the wild Jianghu and strangers in the wild. It can also be understood as an external law enforcement hall.
Tiangangtang is a relatively independent department that is independent of the Demon Suppression System. It is responsible for various research and development and exploring the secrets of heaven and man.
The information about the strange puzzle originally came from this, but its original duty was actually to find the secret of immortality for the emperor.
There are a total of four wards and sixteen wards in the whole world. The sixteen wards here refer to the thousand-household bureaus. Each thousand-household bureau has jurisdiction over ten hundred-household bureaus, and the chief official is the 100-household bureau.
Now under the supervision of Admiral Li Chu, those who perform tasks here are the Bing Zi Institute and the Ding Zi Institute, which are affiliated to the Gyeonggi Imperial Guard Office.
Those who perform foreign missions are generally under the cross-direction of the second hall of Chaofengzhuying, and from time to time, the bosses from above will parachute down to give instructions.
No, Li Huan came before, and now Wuxuan comes.
In the most extreme cases, when a group of people is working on a case, it is not surprising that four or five supervision teams come to supervise and direct them to work.
As for financial and personnel power, they were all in the higher-level department, the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and were under the control of important ministers appointed by the emperor.
This is why Li Xin, the Marquis of Wu'an, had to go out of his way to arrange for Li Wei to join the Demon Suppression Division. The Demon Suppression Division itself had no personnel rights and could only report it to the superior department for disposal.
Li Fan felt that Emperor Delong was afraid of bearing the price and would most likely not turn himself into a stranger, but for the sake of immortality, it was inevitable to search for those exotic treasures and derivatives everywhere.
In addition, the power of Weirdness is too powerful. With the rise of Weirdness, the number of strangers gradually increases. The Demon-Suppressing Division has become enough to replace the military and become a new political force. Emperor Delon cannot allow any party to take charge alone. The Demon Suppressor, no matter how trustworthy his ministers are, can't do it.
The honorable nobles originally had a first-mover advantage in this regard, but they were not as naturally trusted as the eunuchs. However, after a certain grand duke was cut into pieces in pursuit of the restoration of his severed limbs, the relatives of the eunuchs came on stage.
Coupled with the military, civil servants, and people seeking peace, a new multi-party balance is forming.
Speaking of which, the Zhenmo Division was a spy agency that split from Jinyiwei. It had already formed its own structure, and even controlled Jinyiwei in turn, and also ran some errands for the East Factory and the West Factory.
But precisely because the matters involved were so important and the power that could be mobilized was so great, the imperial court tried to devise many institutional things to check and balance it.
There is absolutely no autonomy in finance and personnel matters, and there seem to be constraints everywhere in the case-handling process.
They have a low and powerful position, and there are many competent departments above their heads. Their legitimate superiors include the Ouchi, the Cabinet, the Governor's Office, and even the Ministry of War Yamen can openly intervene.
These superiors supervise each other and check and balance each other, which is really a mess.
That's not all. Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang are actually equal to the Demon Suppression Division, and they can each send their own troops to join in. The servants, fans, and soldiers are all under their control.
Because except for the registered foreigners, everyone else's organizational relationship is not with the Demon Suppression Division, but they are sent there through secondments and dispatches.
Just like the peak in Li Ao's team, strictly speaking, he is not in the system of Zhenmo Division. Sooner or later, he will return to where he should be as a civil servant.
This is the current situation of the Demon-Suppressing Division.
