Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 77: There is no place for iron shoes, but the official is the official

Chen An rubbed the bronze medal in his hand, his eyes twinkling.

No one around him even knew that in addition to being the branch president of the Cao Gang, he was actually a member of the mysterious organization "Tu Zhengguan".

In other words... the new members who finally passed the test and joined not long ago.

Zhengguan is one of the "Ten Gods" in fortune-telling, and represents official destiny.

Among the five elements, the one with earth as the official official is thick, upright, and has clear laws.

That is to say, the so-called "local official" refers to the official who patrols the hunt on behalf of the sky. He is the supervisor who uses the law as his own body and the law to correct the officials.

Chen An vaguely knew that this organization had existed in Liang for a long time and should have a strong connection with the imperial city. In the eyes of some senior officials, it was even a despicable existence.

But at the same time, the "local official" was independent of the imperial city, had his own set of operating logic, and could make most decisions on his own.

However, its larger actions may often depend on the will of someone in the imperial city.

Among the "local officials", there are almost no mortals.

Even if you are a practitioner, if you want to join, the conditions are very demanding, because the confidentiality of the entire organization must be ensured, so the first thing to consider is your character and character, followed by status and strength.

If the character is not up to par, then no matter how high the status or strength is, it will not be taken into consideration.

But having said that, if you don’t have status and strength, you will naturally not be noticed by the "local official"...

Chen An became the president of the Cao Gang branch about a year ago. At the same time, he also captured an assassin who intended to assassinate the county governor due to a smuggling incident, and accidentally met a member of the "Tu Zhengguan".

It was also his current boss who introduced him to join the "Tu Zheng Guan".

Chen An got off the carriage and found a private residence in front of him. Restrictions were placed around it. Anyone without a token would be directly judged as an enemy.

The token on his body represents a Class C member.

It is said that this token with the word "zheng" is divided into four levels: A, B, C and D. The more simple and simple it is, the higher the status it represents.

There is only one Grade A token, the highest level, and it seems to be made of wood...

But that kind of big shot is not something he can meet.

There is no way to verify the authenticity of such rumors.

When Chen An entered the mansion, he saw shelves filled with documents and scrolls, and even the light from the windows seemed dim.

The mansion was extremely quiet, with only a few Class B members responsible for sorting and calling these documents, and sending the required information to the people who needed it using the Qiankun Technique array spread throughout the mansion.

Chen An quickly found his boss.

Class B member Pei Xiu.

Pei Xiu is a middle-aged man, wearing a wrinkled gray-green robe. His eyelids are always drooped and half-closed. He looks a little listless and decadent, and he is chatting with another female member.

In the eyes of others, the two of them could only open and close their mouths, but no sound could be heard.

In fact, it was affected by the ban.

In this mansion, after wearing the token, a thought can produce this effect.

"If nothing else happens, the people entrusted by the general should arrive at Yedu Port in the next few days, but our people did not wait until someone came to join us..."

Pei Xiu scratched his hair and frowned: "Yesterday's sword was confirmed to be from the mysterious god Dao Child. Could it be related to this?"

The female member pondered for a moment and shook her head: "The possibility is very small. Once that person has escaped from the imperial city, there is no reason for Shen Xingzhu to be in trouble with him."

"Secondly, if Shen Xingzhu really wants to take action, it shouldn't affect other people."

"Maybe something else happened."

Pei Xiu scratched his head: "Wouldn't that be more troublesome?!"

"When King Ji Qi finishes slaying Yeman and comes back with his troops, it will be even more difficult to leave Liang..."

He frowned: "Oh, forget it, now we can only continue to wait... ask more people to search, especially near Dongting Lake. Once there is news, notify me immediately."

The female member nodded: "Okay."

Chen An waited for them to finish chatting and watched the female member leave before stepping forward and saying:

"Mr. Pei, I want to use the 'local official's' intelligence network to investigate a person."

Pei Xiuzheng was upset and waved his hand casually:

"It's up to you. With your authority, let alone one person, it's enough to check a bunch of people. You don't need to report to me."

Chen An whispered: "I understand, I just want to check more carefully."

Something sounded wrong in his tone, and Pei Xiu raised his head: "What, are you in trouble?"

Chen An nodded: "I have an elder brother who has been missing for thirteen years. Mr. Pei, you should know."

"Just today, he suddenly came back."

"came back?"

Pei Xiu raised his eyebrows, and finally became a little interested. He thought that there would be little progress in the matter in a short time, and it was useless to think about it.

Then he asked Chen An for details.

Chen An said truthfully: "My eldest brother is called Chen Kuang..."

He just said his first sentence when Pei Xiu straightened his back suddenly and interrupted him: "Wait a minute, what's your eldest brother's name?"

Chen An was stunned: "Chen Kuang, Kuang is..."

"It goes without saying."

Pei Xiu stared at him twice with a strange expression until Chen An felt his scalp numb.

Then he coughed twice and said in a pretentious tone: "I know about this. I will check it for you. You can go home and wait for the news."

Chen An didn't think he would encounter any obstacles, but it was a bit incredible that Pei Xiu actually offered to help with the investigation.

According to his experience of getting to know Pei Xiu over the past year, this man is clearly a fisherman who can be lazy as much as he can.

He couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Pei, do you really want to investigate? Why don't you leave it to others..."

Seeing Chen An's doubtful face, Pei Xiu twitched his lips and said, "I said I would check, so of course I will check. Do you not believe me?"

Chen An quickly shook his head: "I don't dare."

He hesitated for a moment, but decided to trust the other party: "Then please hurry up, Mr. Pei, I'm in a hurry."

I'm more anxious than you!

Pei Xiu didn't say these words, but just changed the subject and said: "The education officer has arrived at the county governor's house. How about the matter that I asked you to investigate before?"

Chen An said solemnly: "There are some signs."

"The county guard invited a middle three grades practitioner a month ago. According to Fan Hailong, it seems that he is preparing to restart the sacrifice to the Lake Dragon King!"

Pei Xiu's pupils tightened: "Restart the sacrifice? He wants human sacrifice?! How dare he do it? Aren't he afraid of a riot in Jishao County by then?!"

Chen An said in a low voice: "I don't know either, but I can be sure that the governor of Jishao County has already been in contact with the Zhou Kingdom."

Pei Xiu took a breath: "Probe again! Report again! How brave is this county guard? How dare he do it again... let alone when the dragon is lost in the East Courtyard."

He watched Chen An leave, his expression changing.

"The second Chen Kuang? There is absolutely no such coincidence! I didn't expect that there would be no place to look for after breaking through the iron shoes, and it took no effort at all."

Pei Xiu thought of Chen An and murmured to himself:

"This kid is really lucky..."

…

Chen Kuang followed the maid to the guest room, knocked on the door, then pushed the door open and put the food box in his hand on the table.

In the room, Shen Meinan was lying on the table playing with a tea cup, standing against the wall in Qingcuo, silently.

Chu Wenruo is taking care of the unconscious little princess.

When she heard the movement, she turned her head and was stunned.

Chen Kuang took out the food and said with a smile: "Come over and try my cooking?"

(End of chapter)