The document is the Secret Investigation Department's report on the mirage investigation.
Judging from the terrifying energy it displayed during the riots in Kinoji, the organization called "Phantom" existed long before the invasion of Kinoji. However, so far, Mirage has cleverly hidden its existence in the blind spots of Liyang Mansion.
And they used the cover of famine to cause trouble.
Such a clandestine approach makes it difficult for the Secret Investigation Department to find clues even if they want to investigate for a while. Fortunately, a certain envoy who was recently transferred to the Secret Investigation Department found another way to dig out all the past disaster records of Liyang Mansion and sort them out from
The clues left by the mirage are captured in big data.
According to the records of Le Duong Province, the number of settlements that have been delisted due to famines in the past three years has increased significantly compared with the average of previous years. The number of settlements that have disappeared from the administrative map of Le Duong Province ranges from dozens to hundreds of people.
The reasons for their delisting were summarized in the records as "weird riots".
Speaking of which, "wild monster riots" can be regarded as a characteristic of Liyang Territory to a certain extent. From the governor Wu Yan to the local officials, everyone is more or less accustomed to it, so it is impossible to blame everyone for being careless. But now there is Kinoji
The contrast between the riots is horrifying to look back on.
Even the most conservative estimate is that there have been at least seven settlements in the past three years. The disappearance of nearly two thousand settlement residents is related to mirages, and the real situation is probably even more terrifying. For Liyang Mansion, how can this be?
The heavy blood debt that cannot be ignored is also the reason why the heroine in charge of the house is gritting her teeth over it.
"...Huh? The blade is high?"
As he continued to scroll down, Gu Chen saw a very familiar name.
The two mirage cadres who fought against Gu Chen during the riots in Kinoji were the poison envoy Que Luo and the ax envoy Gao Qi. In addition to sorting out disaster records, the Secret Investigation Department also dug up quite intriguing materials during its investigation of the two men.
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According to the report, Gao Qi was once a hardline pioneer in the past. Although he was not weak in strength, he had a violent and lustful personality and frequent conflicts with the residents of the settlement. The most arrogant one was in Longzhong near Liyang City a few years ago.
When she was getting married to her new daughter-in-law, Gao Qi, who was passing by at that time, coveted her beauty and openly took her away from her.
Gao Qi's move aroused public outrage, and the men in the settlement picked up hoes and sickles and fought against the pioneers. Fierce conflicts broke out between the two sides, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries.
After this incident was reported to the lord's office, the governor Wu Yan was furious, and most of the pioneers despised him. The governor Wu Yan immediately ordered Gao Qi to be arrested and questioned, and the pioneers also cooperated with the lord's government in the crusade against the scum.
According to records, Gao Qi was seriously injured and fled after being surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers. He did not know whether he was alive or dead, but now it seems that he must have taken refuge in a mirage.
Although Gao Qi has disappeared from the world since then, the Longzhong Group, which was the starting point of the conflict, was wiped out in the "Huangwei Rebellion" the following year, with hundreds of residents not surviving. The Longzhong Group was destroyed at that time
It left a lot of doubts, but because no clues could be found, it became an unsolved case.
Looking back at this moment, it is obvious who was behind it.
In addition, although the situation of the poison envoy Queluo was not as thrilling as that of Gao Qi, it still left a lot of stains on the records of Liyang Mansion. The people under Mirage's command were all such evil envoys, and its nature was clear at a glance.
"How? What do you think?"
Wu Yan waited patiently for Gu Chen to finish turning the last page of the report before asking.
However, Gu Chen found it difficult to answer immediately.
Although this report is far from exhaustive, it is enough to understand what kind of threatening organization the "Phantom" is. Even compared to purely physical threats, the bloody methods that easily destroy entire tribes are more
Let Gu Chen be shaken mentally.
It's like the sword blade Gaoqi who first snatched someone else's new wife, but later killed hundreds of people in Longzhongji. Such a brutal behavior has overturned the upper limit of Gu Chen's knowledge, and it has also been seen on the earth side in the past
It can only be seen occasionally in martial arts novels. However, martial arts novels are fictional stories, while what is revealed in the report is an undoubted reality.
If monsters are natural disasters without consciousness, then mirages are undoubtedly the embodiment of human malice. Gu Chen held the report, and a chill spread in his back that he had never experienced even when he faced the Lord of the Li Palace.
"Is it possible that the leadership was not aware of the existence of mirages before Kinoji?"
Gu Chen raised his head to confirm with the female boss. In fact, he knew the answer without asking, but seeing the shocking misdeeds of the mirage in the report was always difficult to accept psychologically.
"Ah, yes, even though I don't want to admit it, this is indeed the governor's fault..." In response to Gu Chen's question, Wu Yan exhaled as if he had exhausted all the air in his lungs, but the fierceness in his eyes grew stronger.
"Ahem." At this time, as if he wanted to take over the wrath of the boss, Li Ru, the assistant minister next to him, coughed lightly and carefully interjected. "According to the investigation of the Secret Investigation Department, mirage activities seem to be concentrated in grassroots communities.
.Unlike the military fortress city, it is an end area where it is difficult for the territorial government to enforce its rule. If there are sneaky people hiding there, it will be really difficult to detect it before something happens."
"A colony is the end of the world where it is difficult to enforce dominance?"
Gu Chen frowned. Although he admitted that the mirage was quite well concealed, from what Li Ru said, it seemed that the Liyang Mansion itself had something unspeakable to hide. Gu Chen waited silently for the explanation from the assistant minister Li Ru, but to his surprise, it was the woman next to him who spoke first.
Head of government.
"Qing Gu, do you have any idea about the ruling system of Liyang Mansion?"
"The ruling system of Liyang Mansion?" Wu Yan's unexpected question made Gu Chen think for a moment and then reacted. "Ah, are you talking about the pattern of 'the settlement surrounds the territorial city, and the territorial city supports the capital'? That Wu Si
The book once told me."
When Gu Chen came to Liyang City as a refugee, he knew nothing about Chenghuangdi. At that time, he received a lot of help from the female secretary. After taking office as the Young Supervisor, the female secretary spent a lot of effort to help her boss.
He has acquired relevant knowledge about the politics and bureaucracy of the state, so he also has an idea of the issues facing the government.
The ruling system of Liyang Territory can basically be summarized as what Gu Chen said.
Among them, "the territorial city supports the territorial capital" means that Liyang Territory uses the territorial capital Liyang as its political and economic center. In addition, there are also a number of cities scattered in various places. These cities are connected to the territorial capital by official roads and serve as the territorial capital like fulcrums.
Providing support. The meaning of "the settlement surrounds the territorial city" means that there are a large number of settlements surrounding the territorial capital and the territorial city, and are connected by secondary trade routes and cities.
The city is the center of the settlement circle, so different cities form separate settlement circles within the Liyang Territory. Several cities at the center of the settlement circle converge along the official road to the territorial capital, forming a pattern similar to a radial line.
The traffic lines radiating from the territorial capital to the territorial city, and the settlement circle formed around the territorial city. By understanding these two, you can have a conceptual understanding of the ruling system of Liyang Territory. However, Gu Chen went to Kinoji to experience it on the spot.
Only later can you combine the concepts in your head with reality.
The young supervisor's exemplary answer made the female boss slightly narrow her eyes.