After Lin Ji arrived at the government office, he walked into the lobby and found that there was no one there.
I caught the yamen servant and questioned him, but he didn't know anything.
With some confusion, Lin Ji came to the side hall and prepared to wait here.
But as soon as he approached the study, he heard voices coming from inside.
"That's all? Where are you, Mr. Lin? You haven't come yet?"
It was Lu Zhaoer's voice.
Lin Ji frowned and pushed open the study door, but then he was stunned.
In the study room, Lu Zhaoer was holding the simplified version of the document that Lin Ji had just read yesterday. Opposite her, Zhou Ying responded cautiously.
On the other side, Zhan Chengfeng was actually there.
"Master Zhan?" Lin Ji became increasingly confused.
"Lu Youxing wants to investigate an old case in Liangzhou. I can't stop it, so I'll leave it to you." Zhan Chengfeng patted Lin Ji's shoulder and pretended to leave.
Lin Ji quickly followed Zhan Chengfeng out of the study, closing the door behind him.
"Sir, what's going on?" Lin Ji asked quickly.
Zhan Chengfeng looked helpless: "That girl is full, and Officer You Xing does have the responsibility of supervision, so I can't say anything."
"There is such a thing, but in all these years I have never seen a Yuxing official come down to do such rough work."
Lin Ji really couldn't understand. In the years since he joined the Tiantian Division, he had never seen Officer You Xing come down to investigate such nonsense.
The scope of Yu Xingguan's control is extremely wide, including old cases across Kyushu.
If you encounter it, then check it out.
But it has to happen.
Are there too few orders from above, or are there not enough chaos everywhere?
If you don't kill the evil spirits all over the world, why don't you come and investigate this matter?
"This girl has had this personality since she was a child. Please be more patient." Zhan Chengfeng rarely softened his tone.
"Sir, who is this person from?"
"My surname is Lu, from Beijing." Zhan Chengfeng looked at Lin Ji with a half-smile.
Lin Ji was still stunned. He was not familiar with the capital at all.
But then, he thought of the Lu Zhan Chengfeng mentioned.
"Zhenguo Gong Lu Guangmu?"
"It's that Lu, so the next step is up to you. Don't let this girl really go to Beijing to cause trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Chengfeng's pace accelerated significantly, and he disappeared after a moment.
Lin Ji had no choice but to return to the study.
Seeing that a new pile of files was placed on the desk, Lu Zhaoer was looking at it carefully, and Lin Ji didn't want to disturb him.
But he can't leave, this study is his, he can go wherever he wants.
Therefore, Lin Ji could only make a pot of tea, sit down next to him, and look at Lu Zhaoer quietly.
This looks like an afternoon.
Until Lin Ji's eyes were a little distracted and he was already wandering around.
Lu Zhaoer's voice suddenly pulled his soul back.
"Master Lin?"
Lin Ji raised his head and his pupils refocused.
"Have you finished reading Lu Youxing? Liangzhou really doesn't have any old cases for you to investigate."
"It's not in the file, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's not there."
"The people below want to hide it, but it's useless if you go. Those people don't tell the truth."
"Then we have to go and talk about it."
After hearing this, Lin Ji was silent for a moment.
"Lu Youxing doesn't want to go there in person, does he? There are dozens of counties in Liangzhou. If we really go to check, it will take a few months at least."
"So we won't investigate?" Lu Zhaoer tilted his head and looked at Lin Ji quietly.
At this time, Lu Zhaoer's face was still expressionless, and he tilted his head slightly to look at Lin Ji, with an indescribably cute expression.
But Lin Ji didn't care.
He just looked at Lu Zhaoer with a deep look.
"Where did Lu Youxing do business before coming to Liangzhou?"
"Go to Xiangzhou first, then Yangzhou."
Xiangzhou is north of Liangzhou and east of Jingzhou.
Yangzhou is the southernmost city of Kyushu, with rivers running off and connecting to the sea.
"Why?"
"Most of the missions from Jingli and Yu Xingguan are because of the ones sent by Jingzhong."
"What about after running an errand? Are you asking for trouble like Liangzhou?" Lin Ji asked again, bluntly saying that she was asking for trouble.
Lu Zhaoer was not angry, but nodded slightly.
"It's like this now, just asking for trouble."
"How is the result?"
"Everywhere we go, there is a lot of resistance and little cooperation; and just like what you said, there are many obstacles in everything. The people below want to hide it, but they are really full of nonsense, leaving people unable to figure out a clue."
"Even so, are you still investigating?" Lin Ji continued to ask.
"check."
Speaking of this, Lu Zhaoer's mouth curved up.
This was the first time Lin Ji saw her smile. Unexpectedly, she was so stunning that Lin Ji was stunned for a moment.
It was the white outfit and the long indifferent expression that concealed her appearance. In fact, Lu Zhaoer was already beautiful.
"Are you laughing because this is something you are proud of?" Lin Ji asked after a long time.
Lu Zhaoer looked at Lin Ji in surprise.
"Can you guess it?"
"You can guess it."
Lu Zhaoer nodded.
"Once upon a time, too many people advised me not to waste my hard work, and then I told others about the large and small cases I had handled."
Lin Ji said: "After you finish talking, ask the other party again, how can this be a waste of hard work?"
"That's right!" Lu Zhaoer was quite excited.
Lin Ji knew that this was a passion.
Lu Zhaoer continued: "How could I not know that if we go from county to county to investigate, after all the efforts and hardships, we may not be able to gain anything..."
She looked at Lin Ji with light in her eyes.
"But if everyone finds it troublesome and no one does it because of this, then who should do it?"
"Is it possible that Cheng Cheng can control the world just by going to Beijing to report his duties once every three years?"
"Or are you relying on the wine sacks and rice bags of the civil servants, the old men who have nothing to do with their bodies? Every year the civil servants take exams, and those who get promoted are those who rely on connections and others."
After the words fell, Lu Zhaoer sat down again, sitting in the seat that originally belonged to Lin Ji.
"I can't stand this, and I'm sitting in the position of Yu Xingguan again, so I have to take care of it."
Facing Lu Zhaoer's shining eyes, Lin Ji let out a long sigh of relief.
Stand up and bow slightly.
"Where should Lu Youxing start investigating?"
The corners of Lu Zhaoer's mouth curved again.
"I've been to Lianghe County. If you come from Qingyang County, go to Qingyang County first."
"When will we leave?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"I'll be waiting at the south gate early tomorrow morning."
After saying this, Lin Ji walked out of the study with a smile on his lips.
The moon is already shining over the treetops outside.
...
Early the next morning, Lin Ji was waiting at the south gate.
Not long after, Lu Zhaoer appeared riding a white horse and holding a black horse in his hand.
"Still riding a horse?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows.
Before practicing, he couldn't go anywhere. After practicing, he relies on his feet wherever he goes.
He really hasn't ridden a horse a few times.
And horses get tired, but he usually doesn't get tired when he's on the road.
At least it has better stamina and faster speed than a horse.
"Ride on, you have to act like an official when you are an official." Lu Zhaoer said.
Lin Ji got on the dark horse and looked at Lu Zhaoer in confusion.
"When you go down there to do things, you have to put on airs and make a bad face."
Lin Ji laughed dumbly.
"Talking from experience?"
"That's right."
