"The report to the Lord Sheriff was half an hour ago."
"Then, who was the last person I saw before this?"
"An hour ago, Deacon Liao appeared in the guard hall. It seemed that two people wanted to pretend to take the mission and were dismissed by Deacon Liao. After that, Deacon Liao was about to go back to handle official duties, and then he was kicked out by the guards on duty.
Discover."
"In other words, Deacon Liao was poisoned between half an hour ago and an hour ago." In the corridor of the guard hall, the old man in robe fell to the ground, his eyes were lifeless, although he was not dead.
But it was already complete dementia.
In front of the old man in long robes stood a middle-aged man wearing a light yellow coat.
"What are the two people who want to pretend to take the mission?" The middle-aged man is the governor of Qianlong County, a member of the Bai family who was given the surname "Bai".
"In the early and middle stages of third-grade, they are around 20 years old. They should be here to take the assessment." A guard on the side replied.
"Deacon Liao is in the middle of the fourth rank. It is impossible for these two people to do this to Deacon Liao." Bai Quan shook his head. He knew whether the two young men were pretending to take the mission. There was no way that those tricks in the guard hall could be hidden.
Can't beat him, the county guard.
However, he looked down upon this petty benefit, and there was also a master standing behind Deacon Liao, so he turned a blind eye.
"Flying geese all day long, there will eventually come a day like this."
Bai Quan secretly whispered in his heart, but he walked up to Deacon Liao, and then pointed his finger towards Deacon Liao's forehead.
In less than a second, Bai Quan quickly withdrew his hand, with a look of horror on his face, "This... this..."
"What did Mr. Bai discover?"
A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar stood next to Bai Quan and asked when he saw Bai Quan's appearance.
"The matter of Deacon Liao is over now." Bai Quan gave his staff a look, indicating that it was difficult to explain clearly because of the crowd, so the middle-aged man with a scholarly appearance understood it and stopped talking at the moment.
"Why should we just let it go? Bai Quan, something happened to my nephew on your territory, and you still decided to let it go without finding the murderer. Is it possible that you know the murderer? Or was it you who killed my nephew?"
Just when Bai Quan finished speaking, an old man appeared in the corridor. Seeing this old man, all the guards present saluted respectfully. Even Bai Quan had to bow slightly and said: "Hao
The patrol is here."
"Can I not come if my nephew is dead?" The old man snorted. Deacon Liao is his nephew. It is for this reason that only those with a cultivation level of mid-fourth grade can become the deacon of the guard hall.
The old man himself is a patrol officer under the government of Qianlong County and a foreigner of the Hao family.
There are eight patrol officers in each government, who are responsible for patrolling the counties and cities under the jurisdiction of each government. In terms of status, they are higher than the county guards, but in comparison with the actual power, they are definitely not as good as the county guards.
This is the same as the bureaucratic system in ancient China. Those censors were of high rank, but the real power they held was not as good as the local officials below.
However, these local officials did not dare to offend these censors easily. After all, as long as they are officials, few are completely clean.
"What does Patrolman Hao mean by this?" Bai Quan asked with a frown.
"Those who can kill my nephew silently and without needing to do so cannot do it at ordinary fifth-level realms. They must at least be at the late fifth-level level. Looking at the entire Qianlong County, only Bai Quan has three late-level fifth-level people under you. Of course, if the grandmaster takes action,
If so, then of course it’s okay.”
Patrolman Hao looked at Bai Quan. He was actually full of hatred for Bai Quan. When the previous governor of Qianlong County got old, he had the best chance to become the county governor because he was from Qianlong County.
He came out of it and spent most of his wealth to smoothen the relationship.
But who knows, at the last moment, Bai Quan will come out halfway. Although he is also in the early stage of the sixth grade, Bai Quan is 40 years younger than himself, and his potential is obvious at a glance. Moreover, with the support of the Bai family behind him, Qianlong County finally
The position of county governor fell into Bai Quan's hands.
"Anyway, if you don't find the murderer this time and hand it over to me, then don't blame me for suing the palace master. If the deacon of the guard hall is killed, you, the county guard, will also be responsible."
Patrolman Hao finally showed his fangs. In fact, he didn't care much about the death of his nephew. On the contrary, he was a little happy in his heart. The death of his nephew gave him a chance to get angry at Bai Quan, and there was even a big chance.
It is possible to remove Bai Quan from the position of county guard.
Patrolman Hao thought that Bai Quan would be impatient to defend, but what surprised him was that Bai Quan actually laughed after hearing his words.
"If Patrolman Hao wants to complain to the Lord of the Palace, then go ahead. The Sheriff has other important matters to deal with, so I won't accompany you." After saying this, Bai Quan turned around and left, leaving only a stunned look on his face.
people.
The middle-aged scholar was stunned for a moment, and after he realized what he was doing, he immediately caught up with Bai Quan and said anxiously: "Master Sheriff, I know there is a conflict between you and Patrolman Hao, but if you leave at this time
If you do, it will give the other party a handle, and if the accused is really brought to the palace master, he will probably be punished."
"Punishment, huh, even if Haowu has the guts to report the matter to the Palace Master, just wait, he will come and beg me not to publicize the matter in a while." Bai Quan had a confident expression on his face.
Color, replied.
"Master Sheriff, why is this?" the middle-aged scholar asked with a suspicious look on his face.
"Because the person who killed Deacon Liao was..."
In the corridor, Haowu was angered by Bai Quan's attitude, but he was ecstatic in his heart. Bai Quan dared to leave like this. He really didn't want the county guard position anymore.
"Bai Quan, this is the excuse you brought to your door. Don't blame me then."
Haowu secretly whispered something in his heart, and then looked at his nephew on the ground. Although he didn't want to pay attention to it, he was his nephew after all. If he didn't catch the murderer and kill him, wouldn't everyone dare to bully his family in the future?
of people.
Thinking of this, Haowu put his finger on Deacon Liao's eyebrows just like Bai Quan did before. Of course, Haowu's next action was exactly the same as Bai Quan's, he hurriedly took his hand back, and even his face
Even paler than Bai Quan before.
If Bai was full of horror, then Haowu's expression was one of horror mixed with panic.
"How could it be possible? How could Liao Kai offend a master of this level?"
Haowu had a palpitating look on his face. He now finally understood why Bai Quan dared to leave so brazenly, because the person who killed his nephew was a powerful man above the level of a legendary grandmaster.
Just when his fingers touched his nephew's eyebrows, the terrifying energy coming from there almost made his soul collapse. Such energy can only be left by an expert at level seven or above.
A person who is at level seven or above is comparable to a palace lord. Such a person kills his nephew, and he actually wants to report it to the palace lord. I am afraid that the palace lord will be angry with him as soon as he finds out.
After all, he is just a patrol envoy. The Lord of the Palace can find someone to replace him at any time. It is absolutely impossible for him to offend a seventh-level master for this.
"A guy who fails to achieve anything but fails to do so." At this moment, Haowu really wanted to kick Liao Kai to death. He planned such a position for Liao Kai in Qianlong County just to keep an eye on Bai Quan and find Bai Quan.
It was a flaw, but he never thought it would cause him so much trouble.
"Let me take him away first." Haowu no longer wanted to see Liao Kai. Now he had to rush to find Bai Quan and ask Bai Quan not to reveal the matter to the palace master.
Thinking of this, Haowu felt a twinge of pain in his heart. He knew exactly what kind of price Bai Quan would have to pay.
…
Qin Yu didn't know about these things. At this moment, the two brothers Qin Yu and Xia Tian had already arrived outside the assessment trial site, waiting for the assessment tomorrow.
There were already many people outside the assessment site at this moment, many of whom were carrying large and small bags like the Xia brothers, and then occupied a corner to light a fire and cook.
These are all practitioners from poor families.
Those young people from the family chose to stay in an inn not far from the trial site, and some even brought servants with them. These people were all members of big families in the towns below the county.
As for the people from the local families in the county, they don't need to come here. They just need to come early tomorrow morning.
There are three distinct classes.
PS: It’s the last day of the month. If you still have monthly passes, don’t keep them, they will expire! (To be continued)