More than ten days later, Liangcheng, the government office.
Lin Ji sat opposite Zhan Chengfeng and watched Zhan Chengfeng pour himself tea.
If it had been in the past, he would have already pretended to be frightened and held the tea cup respectfully.
But at this moment, he was just sitting there, with not even a hint of flattery on his body.
Even Zhan Chengfeng found it strange.
After putting down the teapot, he said with some curiosity: "Although I know that most of your boy's respect is superficial, why did you not even do this superficial thing after a trip to the capital?"
"Is it possible that after meeting the big shots in the capital and coming back to Liangzhou, I no longer look down on me, a third-grade town official?"
"Master Zhan, please stop making fun of me."
Lin Ji smiled bitterly and handed in his already written resignation letter.
After Zhan Chengfeng took the resignation letter, he frowned when he saw the two big words on the envelope and looked at Lin Ji with an unhappy expression.
"Resignation? What do you mean? Lin Ji, I think I have treated you well, and I have never criticized you harshly..."
Lin Ji quickly waved his hands and shook his head, briefly explaining his story.
After hearing Lin Ji's narration, Zhan Chengfeng's frown deepened, and he grabbed his wrist and explored it for a moment.
"Really...this is the evil Buddha's method. Even the capital can't find a cure?" Zhan Chengfeng couldn't help but ask.
Although I did not attend the scene in person, it would be fine if the people below did not know about what happened in the capital. But the third-grade town officials would not be kept secret, and no one dared to hide it.
After all, the town government official is already a high-level official in the Supervisory Sky Division. Any one of them controls a state. In addition to not caring about people's livelihood, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a feudal official.
"Maybe there is someone in Beijing who can cure him, but I can't find him." Lin Ji shook his head slightly.
Even Fang Yunshan is at a loss. If he wants to try again, he may have to find the royal physician or a senior expert in the royal family.
But without Emperor Pei's permission, the royal physician would never take action for him, a small fifth-grade star official.
And Emperor Pei would not issue orders specifically for Lin Ji.
As for the royal Qin family?
After staying in the capital for a long time, Lin Ji had not even seen a few Qin family members at all. The prince of Da Qin was very noble and would not show his face easily, let alone walk with the common people.
Lin Ji would not place his hopes on such a high-minded family.
Knowing Lin Ji's troubles, Zhan Chengfeng naturally wouldn't say anything to persuade him to stay.
He just felt a little regretful.
"As soon as you leave, I don't know who will take over the position of chief catcher."
"I think Sun Hai is good." Lin Ji said casually.
Among the several policemen in Liangcheng, only Sun Hai made Lin Jineng take a look at him.
"Sun Hai can't do it. His father once sent me a special message to suppress this kid." Zhan Chengfeng shook his head decisively.
"Sun Hai's father?" Lin Ji was stunned.
"You should have met Sun Heya, the official of Jingzhou Town."
"Master Sun is Sun Hai's father?" Lin Ji's eyes widened. This news was quite outrageous.
Lin Ji suddenly remembered that when he first met Sun Hai, Sun Hai also said that he was the only one who could not take up the post of chief arrest.
At that time, Lin Ji didn't ask in detail, just thinking that this boy might have something to hide.
Who would have thought that it was the suppression from his own father.
"Old Sun asked me to keep this matter secret, so just don't talk about it outside. I saw that you were about to leave, so I just mentioned it casually."
Even though he said this, Zhan Chengfeng's face clearly showed a bit of strange joy.
That is the joy after sharing.
It can be seen that Zhan Chengfeng seems to have been holding back this gossip for a long time, and now he is not unhappy about it.
After chatting a few more words, Lin Ji stood up and left.
He has nothing to worry about in Liangcheng.
I found Sun Hai in the government office, and after saying goodbye, I met my henchman Zhou Ying again.
He casually handed over a thousand taels of silver notes and asked Zhou Ying to find another job.
An ordinary person can only work as a police officer because of the pressure of life.
Since you can't practice cultivation, it's better to take the money and become a rich man.
In response to this, Zhou Ying agreed simply after knowing that Lin Ji had resigned.
Clearly a smart man.
After hastily settling the matter in Liangcheng, Lin Ji left Liangzhou and continued southward.
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In the dark evening, Lin Ji could already see the outline of Qingyang County in the distance.
"Finally back." He breathed a sigh of relief.
Only seeing Qingyang County could bring some peace and comfort to his somewhat shaky mind.
It's like a wanderer returning to his hometown.
Perhaps because it was already dark, when Lin Ji walked into the county town, the vendors were busy closing their stalls, and no one paid attention to him.
He was not in a hurry to go to the county government office, but walked along the familiar streets and returned to his small courtyard first.
After pushing open the courtyard door, Lin Ji did not rush in. Instead, he paused and looked at the next door.
It was pitch dark next door, and there was no movement even when I checked with my spiritual sense.
It seems like no one has lived there for a while.
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded from behind.
"Who is snooping here?!"
This voice was so familiar that a smile appeared on Lin Ji's face.
But just when he turned around and saw the man behind him, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
"Boss?" Lu Cong looked at Lin Ji with surprise, but then subconsciously turned sideways.
Lin Ji took two quick steps and came to Lu Cong's side, looking at the left side that he wanted to cover.
Lu Cong was still as strong and tall as usual, except that his left arm was missing, leaving only an empty sleeve.
"What's going on?" Lin Ji asked with an ugly face.
Lu Cong twitched the corners of his mouth, with a somewhat calm look on his face.
"There was a monster that harmed people in the county before, and I happened to meet it."
"Boss, don't look at me missing an arm. That monster with the strength of the second level was beaten to death by me."
Lu Cong is only in the first realm of body refining. He is indeed worthy of praise for being able to cross the border and kill monsters in the second realm.
But the price is too high.
Hearing this, Lin Ji didn't know what to say.
This is Jian Tiansi’s demon hunt.
Compared to his colleagues who died unexpectedly, Lu Cong was lucky to be alive.
After a moment of silence, Lin Ji took out the brocade box from the package and took out a Gui Yuan Dan.
"Take this pill and try to break through to the second realm."
"This elixir is very precious, isn't it?" Although Lu Cong was very nervous, he could still see how extraordinary this elixir was.
"Don't talk nonsense, just eat it if it's given to you." Lin Ji handed over the Gui Yuan Dan and then said, "It's not a big deal to lose an arm. Supervisor Tiansi has the Intermittent Dan. If you can achieve something in the future, you may not be able to."
Ask for one from above."
"Hey, I don't dare to hope for this." Lu Cong took the elixir with a silly smile and threw it directly into his mouth.
After chewing it twice, my face suddenly turned red.
"Go back to practice. Don't worry about me. I'll leave later."
"You just came back and left?"
"Don't worry, I'll be back when I'm done with my work. I'll practice well, so go back."
Watching Lu Cong go away, Lin Ji's feeling of relief in returning to Qingyang County had mostly dissipated.
After all, it was a subordinate who had been with him for several years. Lin Ji could not have been unmoved when he suffered such a disaster.