Walking on the official road to the capital, Lin Ji felt quite emotional.
The last time he went to the capital was at the end of February, and in the blink of an eye, it was midsummer.
In less than half a year, he broke through from the third realm to the fourth realm, and was promoted from head catcher in Qingyang County to chief arrester in Liangcheng.
The past six months have been more fulfilling than his previous years as a Supervisor.
Although this kind of enrichment, Lin Ji would rather not have it.
After walking along the official road for more than ten days, we passed Tongtian Town in the early morning.
Today, there are no officers and soldiers blocking the road in Tongtian Town.
Many merchants coming and going rest here, and there are also tourists going to and leaving Beijing, passing through here to go their separate ways.
Lin Ji never stopped at Tongtian Town and continued heading north.
At noon, he had already entered the capital.
Because he was not in a hurry along the way and Lin Ji didn't feel tired, so after entering the capital, he went directly to the capital government office.
"Stop, who are you?" The guard at the gate of the government office blocked his way.
"Liangzhou Chief Lin Ji was arrested and ordered to go to Beijing." Lin Ji took out the Jin Zhanling.
Supervisor Tiansi's token is the best pass.
The guards did not dare to stop him, so they let Lin Ji in, and then trotted off to report.
Not long after waiting in the side hall of the capital government office, a government official came to deliver a message.
After following the government servants around the government office, Lin Ji discovered after a while that he had arrived at the back hall of the government office.
This is usually the residence of the town official.
He, the chief arrester of Liangzhou, came to Beijing. Is it worthy for the town official to come forward in person?
With heavy doubts, I waited in the back hall for a moment, and then a middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes walked in.
Sure enough, it was Sun Heya.
"Master Sun." Lin Ji quickly stood up and saluted.
The last time I saw Sun Heya was at Luo Xiang's residence, but the two of them didn't exchange a few words at that time.
Lin Ji was a little curious as to whether Mrs. Luo Xiang's case had been solved.
"Sit down and talk." Sun Heya nodded towards Lin Ji and sat down at his own leisure.
After Lin Ji also sat down, Sun Heya said bluntly: "It is Master Gao's intention to let you come to Beijing. I don't know the specific reason... But you have the cultivation level of the fourth realm. The Demon Suppression Tower will be reopened soon.
You can always be of some help."
Hearing this, Lin Ji raised his head in surprise and looked at Sun Heya.
"Master Sun, shouldn't the matter of the Demon Suppressing Tower be kept secret?"
Sun Heya just shook his head, obviously not very interested.
"This matter is a secret, but you are the chief arrester of Liangzhou, so there is no need to keep it a secret from you."
Lin Ji wanted to ask more questions, otherwise he would not be sure.
But before he could speak, he was interrupted by Sun Heya waving his hand.
"There's no need to ask any more questions. This matter can't be explained in just a few words, and I don't want to say it either."
"Yes." Lin Ji responded helplessly.
There was a brief silence in the back hall.
When Lin Ji saw Sun Heya picking up the tea cup, he thought he was going to see off the guests, so he stood up and was about to leave.
But Sun Heya laughed and said, "What's the rush? I just want to drink some water. Please sit down."
"Yes." What could Lin Ji say?
After a while, Sun Heya put down his tea cup and asked: "Lin Ji, last time you came to Beijing to report on your work, did Mr. Zheng ask you to stay in the capital?"
"Yes." Lin Ji nodded.
"Why did you refuse last time? You have a better future in the capital than in Liangzhou."
"Xiaguan was born and raised in Qingyang County. He doesn't want to leave his hometown." Lin Ji said calmly.
"You are sincere!"
Sun Heya asked again: "What if I ask you to stay again this time? Before you came, I took a look at your experience in the past six months, and I have to say that you are a competent head catcher."
Lin Ji shook his head.
"Sir, I have just taken up the post of Chief Constable of Liangzhou, so it's hard to give up my job. Besides, Master Zhan still thinks that I can go back."
Anyone who wanted to climb up would have followed Sun Heya's advice and chosen to stay in the capital.
When Lin Ji said this, Sun Heya naturally understood the rejection.
"In that case, let's follow your wishes."
Sun Heya nodded and looked outside the back hall.
"Here comes someone."
"Lord Sun." There are government officials waiting for orders.
"Go and call Lei Bao."
Not long after, the Yamen servant led a strong man who was two meters tall into the back hall.
"I've met Mr. Sun." The strong man named Lei Bao saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, and then looked at Lin Ji.
"Who is this?"
"Liangzhou chief arrests Lin Ji."
Sun Heya pointed at Lei Bao again and said: "This is the chief arrester of Lei Bao in Jingzhou. When you come to the capital this time, let him arrange your whereabouts."
Lin Ji stood up and saluted Lei Bao, and then said evasively: "Sir, I can just go to the post house."
"There is no such thing as staying in a post house as the chief arrester of the state." Lei Bao seemed to be a familiar person. He grabbed Lin Ji's wrist and said with a smile, "Brother Lin, just come with me."
Lin Ji could only follow Lei Bao and left the capital government office together.
...
Walking on the streets of the capital, Lei Bao finally let go of his hand.
"Why did Brother Lin come to the capital?"
"We are on business, so we cannot disclose it," Lin Ji responded casually.
After hearing this, Lei Bao stopped asking questions. He knew the rules.
The two walked side by side until they arrived outside a small courtyard in the east of the city.
This place is quite quiet, surrounded by deep houses and courtyards, but this small courtyard is not much larger than Lin Ji's courtyard in Qingyang County.
"This is one of my houses in the city. Brother Lin, please stay here while he is in the capital."
"Come on, I'll take you in and have a look."
Lin Ji is incompetent.
Although this house is small, it is well-equipped.
The two wing rooms and the kitchen are all very clean. There is a peach tree planted in the yard, which has already produced a lot of fruits.
"See if you are satisfied with it. If not, I will take you to look elsewhere." Lei Bao said with a grin.
"Satisfied, thank you, Mr. Lei."
"You're welcome." Lei Bao waved his hand nonchalantly, "I'll book a table at the restaurant later so that I can help you, brother! If you encounter any trouble in the capital in the future, just come to me."
Hearing this, Lin Jizheng was about to say thanks.
Who would have thought that someone would break into the yard.
The person who came was wearing the clothes of a demon hunter and looked a little panicked.
When Lei Bao turned around, he found that it was his subordinate, and his face suddenly turned dark.
"How is it appropriate to be in such a panic? What happened?"
"Sir, Wei Shangshu's wife is back."
Upon hearing this, Lei Bao frowned immediately. He first glanced at Lin Ji beside him, and then continued to ask: "How?"
The demon hunter just nodded.
Lin Ji, who was on the side, saw this scene and said quickly: "If there is any official business, Mr. Lei, just go and do it and don't pay attention to me."
"No, Brother Lin, this matter has something to do with you."
"Huh?" Lin Ji was puzzled.
Lei Bao let out a long sigh.
"The mother-in-law change case at Luo Xiang's house a few months ago."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji's eyes suddenly widened.
"Could it be that more than one person was killed in this matter?!"