Lin Ji didn't know what was wrong with this girl. If you don't want to come, don't come. That's fine, Qingjing!
After lunch, everyone dispersed.
County Magistrate Li has sent people to move all the case files from Qingyang County in recent years to Lin Ji's courtyard.
The recliner that originally belonged to Lin Ji was occupied by Lu Zhaoer. She lay on the chair and took advantage of the sunshine, picking up a file from time to time and looking at it carefully.
Lin Ji made tea on the side and crossed his legs to fan himself.
Most of spring has passed, and the afternoon sun is still a bit hot.
"Fourth realm monks are immune to cold and heat, so why are you still fanning yourself, Mr. Lin? Is he afraid that I will find out something?" Lu Zhaoer asked casually.
"You're right, I'm scared to death." Lin Ji yawned.
He has been a head catcher in Qingyang County for three years. Whenever he encounters evil spirits causing trouble, which time is he not doing his job?
Regardless of whether it has been resolved or not, there will be nothing hidden in the submitted case file.
Anyway, he tried his best. He was just a small third-level monk, so his superiors couldn't be too harsh on him.
Therefore, Lin Ji naturally had a clear conscience.
The afternoon passed so uneventfully.
From time to time, Lu Zhaoer asked about the details of the case recorded in the files, and Lin Ji answered fluently.
Finally, Lu Zhaoer put down the last file.
"Qingyang County is really rare. Everything is done neatly and neatly, and the files are recorded in an orderly manner. There is nothing hidden."
While talking, Lu Zhaoer patted another pile of files lying next to him.
These contain unsolved cases.
"These unsolved cases..."
"Evil spirits cause disasters, and most of them have no reason." Lin Ji shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to solve the case. The key is that the other party killed people casually and left after killing them. What can I do."
"I know." Lu Zhaoer nodded, stood up and stretched.
After lying down all afternoon, I was still a little tired.
"Let's go." Lu Zhaoer looked at Lin Ji.
Lin Ji was puzzled: "Where to go?"
"Continue going south. Qingyang County is pretty good. You are a qualified head catcher."
While he was talking, Lu Zhaoer had already walked out of the small courtyard and walked towards the county government office.
Their horses were kept at the county government office.
"It's so late, why don't you spend the night in the county?"
"No, it doesn't matter if you don't sleep for a few days." Lu Zhaoer responded casually.
Hearing this, Lin Ji could only follow helplessly.
After picking up the horse at the Yamen and saying hello to his friends, Lin Ji left Qingyang County with Lu Zhaoer.
After leaving the county town, facing the bright moonlight, Lin Ji was still a little confused.
"I thought we were leaving tomorrow morning, so I asked Old Man Li to bake sesame cakes and prepare to pick them up tomorrow morning."
Lu Zhaoer turned a deaf ear and just rode forward.
No one spoke up, and Lin Ji had no intention of talking, and walked hand in hand with Lu Zhaoer in silence.
...
Heading south from Liangcheng, after passing Qingyang County, and walking about a hundred miles further, you will reach another county town.
After riding horses all night, around dawn, the road ahead of them suddenly became clear.
"Shanyuan County is ahead." Lin Ji said casually.
Lu Zhaoer looked at Lin Ji.
"The Qingshan Mountains run across Liangzhou, but outside Qingyang County, they turn a corner and extend in another direction."
Lin Ji looked at the outline of the county town that had appeared in front of him and introduced: "The place where the mountains turn is where the Qingcheng Sect is. The Shanyuan County in front is too far away from Qingshan and Lianghe.
Got the name.”
As the saying goes, you can rely on the mountains to eat and the water to eat.
Only in this remote county, the mountains are neither close to nor close to the water.
"Qingcheng faction? The one that uses talismans?"
"Yes, Qingyang County's head catcher Guo Yi was sent by Qingcheng."
While chatting, the two of them had already entered the county seat on horseback.
They did not dismount, but only slowed down their progress.
Shanyuan County is no better than Qingyang County. Here, Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer have to put on airs.
However, not long after entering the city, the two discovered something was wrong.
It was already dawn at this time. If it were placed in Qingyang County, the people would have already gone out to work at this time.
But in this Shanyuan County, every door is closed.
"Something's wrong." Lin Ji frowned slightly.
Lu Zhaoer nodded.
After a while, it was not until daylight that people started to move around in the county town.
Many people saw Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer riding horses and quickly got out of the way.
But there are also many people who look at Lu Zhaoer frequently.
"Why are so many people here so pale and thin? Liangzhou has never been short of food, right?" Lu Zhaoer asked.
"Of course there is no shortage." Lin Ji shook his head.
Liangzhou has mountains, rivers and fertile land.
There is a shortage of everything here, except for food for the common people.
Even the white porridge given out by the porridge shop for beggars is so thick that it is almost as thick as dry rice.
"Then how come the men here are so weak? Several of them look weak." Lu Zhaoer was puzzled.
"Just go to the Yamen and ask and you will know." Lin Ji maliciously speculated, "Maybe the officials here are colluding with the government and businessmen, but where are the common people?"
Anyway, he has passed the test. Lin Ji doesn't care much whether his colleagues die or not.
Hearing Lin Ji say this, Lu Zhaoer said nothing.
Because it's not impossible.
After walking for a while, we could already see the county government office in front of us.
Lin Ji noticed something was wrong and said, "Lu Youxing, there don't seem to be many women walking around on the street."
Lu Zhaoer's expression paused and he looked around.
Sure enough, as Lin Ji said, not a single woman showed up on the street.
No wonder many people looked at Lu Zhaoer strangely just now. This is the reason why.
While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the gate of the county government office.
The government servant at the door also looked listless, but after seeing Lin Ji and the others, he still took the initiative to stand up.
"How brave are you? You dare to ride a horse in front of the government office?"
Lin Ji took out his golden sword without saying a word.
But the yamen servant's eyes lit up and he reached out to take it.
"Made of gold? Not bad. The boy knows the rules and has a bright future!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another government officer quickly hugged the bewildered colleague.
"Are you crazy? How much anger and brains did you let out last night? That's the Golden Order!"
Then, the officer kicked his colleague over and quickly knelt down in front of Lin Ji's horse.
"I've met the Chief Inspector."
Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer dismounted.
"Take good care of our horses, is your county magistrate here?"
"Here, he's right inside. I'll go and let you know."
"No need, we'll just go in."
After sending away the government officials, Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer walked into the Shanyuan County government office together.
After passing the lobby, we arrived at the back hall at the back.
A middle-aged fat man was sitting on the imperial chair, squinting his eyes and looking calm.
When he saw Lin Ji and the two of them, he was stunned.
"Who are you? Who let you in?"
"Liangzhou Chief Lin Ji." Lin Ji took out the token again.
The fat man was startled and quickly stood up and saluted.
"Ma Ru, the magistrate of Yuan County in Xiaguan Mountain, has met Mr. Lin."
Lin Ji passed Ma Ru and sat down directly on the deputy seat.
Lu Zhaoer took the main seat as a matter of course.
Seeing this scene, Ma Ru had more cold sweat on his face.
Lin Ji didn't like beating around the bush and asked straight to the point.
"Tell me, what's going on in the county? Why do you all look so exhausted and don't sleep every night?"