In the living room, Lin Ji sat on a carved wooden chair with an expressionless face, waiting patiently.
Next to him, there were seven or eight people like Lin Ji who waited patiently without saying a word.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he ordered the Supervisor Tiansi to sort out the situation in various places within the Qin Dynasty. That's why the arrests from various places went to Beijing in batches to report on their duties and submit files.
Suddenly, a roar sounded from the room inside the living room.
"In three years in Jingyang County, there were only 16 major case files?"
"Sir... Your Excellency, the people in Jingyang County are simple and honest, that's true."
"The folk customs are simple, and the evil spirits are also simple? If the evil spirits see that your folk customs are simple, they will not come out to harm others?"
"This this..."
"Jingyang County is adjacent to the Jing River and close to the East China Sea! Not to mention that the monster clan in the sea often makes waves, even the shrimp soldiers and crab generals raised in the Jiaolong Mansion in the Jing River are enough to keep you busy."
In the reception room, hearing the roaring in the inner hall, many of the catchers subconsciously shrank their necks.
Lin Ji was the only one who was calm and composed, sipping tea with an unchanging expression and tapping his fingers rhythmically on the handle of the chair.
This scene also attracted the attention of many colleagues.
"We are arresting Zhou Guangcai, the leader of Xia Sishui County. My friend is...?"
"Qingyang County, Lin Ji."
Zhou Guangcai smiled, cupped his hands, and whispered: "I wonder how many files Qingyang County has brought this time, and whether they are complete?"
"Not many. There are only thirteen major cases recorded in the general volume, all of which occurred in the past three years." Lin Ji replied casually.
"Hiss..." Zhou Guangcai looked Lin Ji up and down, but said nothing and moved to a position slightly further away from Lin Ji.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ji secretly wanted to laugh, but there was no expression on his face.
The person who was being scolded in the room at this time, the file he just took in was actually a bit thicker than the one in his hand.
But this is the way the Chief Office of Supervisor Tiansi behaves. He can't help but treat the people below him very harshly.
There is no other way. In troubled times, heavy codes are used.
Not to mention the arrests in these counties and cities, even the first arresters from various states and cities who came to report on their duties would still be made things difficult for them.
After all, the head catcher is in charge of the safety of a place. If the head catcher is also cheating and cheating, then the people will be deprived of their reputation.
The sounds inside were still ringing.
"Look! This is the news sent back by Supervisor Tiansi's spies in Jingyang County. Just over two months have passed this year, and children from more than a dozen families in Jingyang County have disappeared, and their bones have been found by the river! This matter
...Why is there no record in the dossier you submitted?”
"Sir... Your Majesty, this matter has not been clarified yet, so... so..."
"Is it because we haven't found out yet, or because we don't dare to find out? Why, the name of the Jinghe Dragon Dragon is louder than that of Supervisor Tiansi? How can a mere fifth-level dragon species allow you to throw yourself into a trap like this?"
"Go away. Someone from the general office will handle this matter. You don't have to be the head catcher anymore. Just be an ordinary demon catcher."
After a while, the Jingyang County arrester walked out of the room with his head hanging down.
He was sweating profusely, and he bowed his hands helplessly to his colleagues in the living room, and then left in despair.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, with white temples, walked out with his hands behind his back.
This person is Mr. Zheng Lixinzheng, the clerk of the Supervisory Office who is responsible for liaising with various arrests and sorting out files.
Mr. Zheng's eyes scanned the remaining arresters in the hall. Every time he saw one, that person would lower his head.
Only when he saw Lin Ji, Lin Ji looked at him calmly.
Master Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "Lin Ji from Qingyang County?"
"Sir, do you recognize me?" Lin Ji was a little surprised.
"When appointing arresters in various places, a copy will be left to the capital general office for backup after the town official agrees. You should have been appointed as the arrester of Qingyang County only three years ago." Zheng Lixin explained casually, and then continued.
Said: "You will be next, come in with the dossier."
"As commanded."
Lin Ji took the file and followed Zheng Lixin into the back hall.
After handing over the dossier, Lin Ji quietly waited for Zheng Lixin to look through it.
In less than a moment, Zheng Lixin put down the file with a slight frown on his face, but did not roar as before.
"Did you solve the baby theft case in Qingyang County half a year ago?"
"Your Excellency, are you talking about the Guhuoniao case?"
"That's right."
"It's just a fluke. Although that Gu Huo Bird has a good reputation as a demon, it doesn't have much ability. It was caught by the five demon hunters from Qingyang County."
Zheng Lixin nodded and asked again: "The devil from three months ago?"
"I'm lucky, I just happened to meet you."
Zheng Lixin talked about several cases that Lin Ji had solved.
Every time Lin Ji answered, he attributed it to luck or colleagues and never took credit.
But he also vaguely felt that Zheng Lixin seemed to have investigated him.
Otherwise, even if you are a small-town headhunter in a small county, even if you have some skills, you will never be able to be remembered clearly by the chief yamen clerk.
Sure enough, after a brief questioning, Zheng Lixin directly put the Qingyang County files aside.
"There is nothing wrong with the file. Liangzhou is not far from Jingzhou. The general office knows a little more about the situation on your side. Your file is not very different from what we know."
Lin Ji nodded: "In that case, please allow me to resign."
"Wait a minute." Zheng Lixin raised his hand and said.
Lin Ji paused.
"What else can you do, sir?"
"Lin Ji... among the many arrests in nine states, nine prefectures, and hundreds of counties in the world, you are young and promising, and stand out. Are you interested in staying in the capital? If you are willing to stay, you will be given three years
Within that period, you have a great chance to compete for the position of chief catcher in the capital."
Hearing this, Lin Ji was obviously a little surprised.
It is often said that the capital official is the third level, and the position of chief arrester in the capital is not something that ordinary people can occupy.
The chief arrester in the capital only obeys the orders of the magistrates in the capital and town, and also has jurisdiction over the arrests in all counties in the prefecture.
It can be said that he is a person in Jingzhou whose hands and eyes can reach the sky.
Even just the opportunity to compete for this position is enough to make countless supervisors in the Supervisor Tiansi jealous.
But it's a pity that Lin Jizhi is not here.
He joined Jian Tiansi just to embark on the path of spiritual practice.
Now that his cultivation is going smoothly, with the help of the Book of Cause and Effect, there is no lack of opportunities, and he is living well in Qingyang County, why bother to go to the troubled waters of the top management of Tiantiansi again?
Thinking of this, Lin Jiwan refused: "Thank you for your appreciation, sir. But my ability is limited. It is not easy to be a head catcher in Qingyang County. I don't dare to ask for a high position."
How could Zheng Lixin not hear the displeasure in Lin Ji's words?
Any lack of ability is just an excuse.
"In that case, you can go down." Zheng Lixin frowned and waved his hand, sending Lin Ji away.
After Lin Ji left, Zheng Lixin was silent for a moment and then picked up a pamphlet on the left side of the table.
On the cover of the booklet are written the four characters "Inspection List".
Opening the directory, the word "Lin Ji" recorded at the top of the second page was none other than "Lin Ji".
"Isn't this the ambition?"
Zheng Lixin picked up the pen and prepared to cross out Lin Ji's name.
But just when he was about to put pen to paper, he hesitated for a moment, and the pen tip still failed to fall.
"Forget it, let's leave the list to the boss to decide."