This was the first time Lin Ji met Ouyang Ke.
In the previous letters, Lin Ji had always felt that Ouyang Ke might be a gentle and gentle person, just looking at the rather elegant handwriting.
But at this moment, the image in front of him wearing a mandarin jacket, with bare breasts and arms thicker than Lin Ji's thighs, really surprised Lin Ji.
Just as Lin Ji was looking at Ouyang Ke, Ouyang Ke was also looking at Lin Ji with great interest.
After a long while, he pointed to the chair next to him.
"sit."
After Lin Ji sat down, he grinned.
"Even as far away as Xiangzhou, your name Lin Ji is still heard like thunder."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji quickly bowed.
"What do you mean by this, sir?"
"Some things have not been spread, but the superiors will not hide it from us and other town officials. You, the chief arrester of the Fourth Realm, can be deeply involved in the matter of the Demon Suppression Tower in the middle of the capital. You are quite capable."
"My lord, please don't joke around with me. It's all because you are in trouble." Lin Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Whenever possible, I should stay away from this kind of thing."
This matter was completely forced by Mr. Tianji and he couldn't even hide.
"Hahaha, you are so honest!" Ouyang Ke couldn't help laughing twice more.
The laughter subsided and the expression on his face finally softened.
"Have you read the letter I sent you earlier?"
Lin Ji was startled. He did not expect that Ouyang Ke would take the initiative to mention this matter.
Lin Ji didn't intend to mention this kind of tacit thing when he came.
But now that Ouyang Ke said it himself, he could only follow the conversation.
"seen it already."
"What do you think?" Ouyang Ke asked again.
"I don't have any thoughts. It's not a big deal if there are a few pests in the Grand Supervisor Tiansi." Lin Ji said after considering it.
But Ouyang Ke was obviously dissatisfied with this answer.
"You are not stupid. I want you to tell the truth."
"Sir, do you really want to tell the truth?" Lin Ji looked up at Ouyang Ke and looked at him.
"That's right." Ouyang Ke grinned and nodded.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking in his heart, and felt something was wrong.
"Xiaoguan saw the Lord's protective intention in the letter and did not want to let him make a fuss out of a molehill."
"That's the only way?" Ouyang Ke raised his eyebrows, "Just say what you have to say, no need to fight with me."
Lin Ji took a deep breath.
"The official learned from Li Fei that there is someone behind the banditry in Xiangzhou. He also saw that there were some ambiguities in the words in your letter, so I guessed that your Excellency is also related to the banditry in Xiangzhou."
This is what Ouyang Ke wants to ask.
If he didn't ask, Lin Ji wouldn't tell.
But he just asked, and he still wanted to ask, and he had to find out why.
Of course, Lin Ji had nothing to be afraid of. He was on his own territory, and even if Ouyang Ke insisted on breaking the window paper, he couldn't stop him.
It's better to say it honestly.
Hearing Lin Ji's answer, the smile on Ouyang Ke's face grew wider.
He asked again: "How is this officer related to the banditry in Xiangzhou?"
“Either they failed to report what they knew, or they were powerless, or they were complicit.”
After saying this, Lin Ji looked up at Ouyang Ke, wanting to see his reaction.
The smile on Ouyang Ke's face disappeared and became expressionless, just nodding lightly.
"There are dozens of large and small bandits in Xiangzhou, and I have a share of the harvest every year." Ouyang Ke said solemnly.
Lin Ji remained silent and waited for the next sentence.
"Behind the banditry are the sect forces. Most of the bandits who caused trouble in Xiangzhou are sect abandoners and traitors." Ouyang Ke's face showed a bit of ridicule again.
After a pause, Ouyang Ke picked up the tea bowl on the table, but just held it in his hand.
"Lin Ji, you have been working in Liangzhou. Have you ever been to places other than Jingzhou and Liangzhou before?"
"No."
Ouyang Ke put down the tea bowl again.
"All the income I earned from banditry is in the government office, and the court also knows it. But this money can only be kept in Xiangzhou and cannot be sent to the capital."
Hearing this, Lin Ji already had some clarity in his heart.
People like Ouyang Ke are complicit, but most of them are powerless.
So we ended up in a situation where we couldn't help ourselves.
"Why does the sect support banditry?" Lin Ji asked.
"There are too many bandits, and the Supervisor Tiansi can't control them. If the sect continues to clean up the bandits who cause trouble from time to time, then the people will be popular. Those who win the hearts of the people... will win the world."
Lin Ji understood, but was speechless.
This is not even a conspiracy, it is a naked conspiracy.
But the people just stick to this, they listen to the wind and believe whatever they say.
The foundation of the sect is the disciples, and the disciples come from the common people.
"Is the sect power in Xiangzhou more effective than the imperial court?" Lin Ji asked.
"The area around Xiangcheng is fine. The further south you go, the harder it is to reach." Ouyang Ke lowered his voice slightly.
"After all... there is Taiyimen in the south."
Having said this, Ouyang Ke picked up the tea bowl again, and this time he took two sips before putting it down.
"I'm telling you this to give you a clear explanation, so that you won't be confused and mistrust others when you are walking in Xiangzhou." Ouyang Ke pointed his finger on the table, "Then Li Xiang, who will replace Li Fei as the head catcher of Huangling County, two people They come from the same clan. And the Li family is affiliated with Taiyi Sect."
Some things don’t need to be too obvious, it’s enough to catch a glimpse of the leopard.
Ouyang Ke said again: "What I said before is an explanation for you. There is something you need to deal with next. I used a dove to summon you here for this reason."
"What's the matter?" Lin Ji asked.
"When you came here, you saw a lot of monks on their way to Xiangcheng, right?"
"Yes." Lin Ji nodded, he was also surprised by this.
"Outside of Xiangcheng, the tomb of an unknown ancient monk was discovered on Baici Mountain. As a Youxing officer, you can just go there."
"Are those monks here for the tomb? Are there treasures in it?" Lin Ji became somewhat interested.
He has never experienced anything like this before after serving as a clerk in Supervisor Tiansi for many years.
Ouyang Ke nodded and shook his head.
"Of course there are treasures, but I'm not asking you to go there to get the treasures, but to kill people."
"Kill who?"
"Inner disciple of Taiyi Sect, Huang Jing."
Ouyang Ke said in a deep voice: "This person was originally sent to Taiyi Sect by Jian Tiansi, but later he rebelled and never came back. He also revealed a lot of Jian Tiansi's secrets in Xiangzhou."
"Since Congjian Tiansi rebelled, how dare he walk outside?" Lin Ji was a little surprised.
The fate of traitors in Jian Tiansi has always been death.
After all, Supervisor Tiansi doesn't care whether you want to quit or not. Just leave if you don't want to do it. Rebellion is nothing.
"This matter has not been made clear. He is secretly rebelling, but Jian Tiansi has more than just Huang Jing's informant in the Taiyi Sect."
"In short, this time Huang Jing will appear in the big tomb with the Taiyi Sect people. You go and kill him, but don't use your identity as Supervisor Tiansi. It's best to be unnoticed."
Lin Ji frowned slightly.
"Sir, I have appeared in Baili County, Huangling County, and I used the identity of Supervisor Tiansi when I came to the city."
Ouyang Ke waved his hand nonchalantly.
"At least he doesn't know you now, so just go ahead and do it."
