"Arrived quite early," Governor Zhang said with a smile, leading Jiang Lvzhong away.

Xu Qi'an did not follow, but called three white-robed sorcerers who did not like to dine with warriors and were therefore having breakfast in their rooms.

"Master Xu has arrived," the three white-robed sorcerers stood up in a hurry and respectfully invited Xu Qi'an to take a seat.

"I have something to ask you..." Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Besides the three of you, who else from the Bureau of Heavenly Masters came to Yunzhou with us?"

To increase their sense of belonging, he deliberately said "us from the Bureau of Heavenly Masters."

The three white-robed sorcerers looked at each other and said, "No one else, only the three of us."

Xu Qi'an's face darkened. "You look down on me, don't you?"

"...Master Xu, we're telling the truth. It's really just the three of us," one of the white-robed sorcerers explained.

Xu Qi'an wondered if using divination on the sorcerers would be effective...fight fire with fire... He nodded, "I understand."

He just thought that the three little brothers wouldn't lie to him. Besides, the sorcerers must have a way to shield their own fate, after all, they were professionals.

"At the moment, there are officials visiting Governor Zhang. The three of you will watch them from upstairs and observe any changes in their fate, then report back to me."

After giving the instructions, Xu Qi'an led the three white-robed sorcerers and hid in the corner of the staircase on the second floor.

...

In the hall, Governor Zhang received officials from various levels of the White Emperor City. As long as they were of sufficient rank in the city, they were basically gathered here.

With such a big commotion last night, it was impossible for anyone who wasn't blind or deaf not to know. Especially these city officials who were closely watching Governor Zhang's every move.

After some pleasantries, Song, the political official in a scarlet robe, got straight to the point, "I heard from the soldiers this morning that Governor, you went straight to the Commanding Office last night and arrested Commander Yang?"

With slightly higher cheekbones, Song narrowed his eyes when he smiled and stared intently at Governor Zhang.

The other officials did the same.

Governor Zhang nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Qi faction colluded with the God of Witchcraft and supplied military provisions. I captured him and brought him back to the post for interrogation."

"This..." The officials' faces changed slightly.

Song furrowed his brows, lowered his voice, and said with great concern, "Governor, be cautious, be cautious."

After a pause, he leaned closer to Governor Zhang and continued, "Commander Yang is the Commanding Officer. Do you have solid evidence, otherwise, it will be difficult to convince everyone."

Even with the authority of the governor, it was necessary to have solid evidence to deal with a second-ranked Commanding Officer. Without evidence, arresting someone would be taboo.

Firstly, the officials in Yunzhou would not agree, and secondly, the guards under the Commanding Office would not agree.

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The former was not a big deal, at most, it would just be a matter of talking. But the latter was a group of thugs.

Evidence must be presented, without an explanation, chaos would ensue. But Governor Zhang did not rush to show the evidence, he smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, you have been officials in Yunzhou for many years. What do you think of Commander Yang Chuannan?"

Upon hearing this question, the officials had different expressions and expressed their opinions.

In the corner of the staircase, Xu Qi'an whispered, "Look, look carefully."

After a while, he asked again, "Who is lying? The one with the shifty eyes on the left, I don't think he's reliable. The second one in the back row, he doesn't look like a good person..."

After speaking, he noticed that the three white-robed sorcerers were silently staring at him. Xu Qi'an was annoyed and said, "Why are you looking at me? Speak."

One of the white-robed sorcerers mumbled, "None of them are telling the truth..."

Xu Qi'an opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. It was so damn realistic, this was the officialdom!

When they said not a single true word, it meant that what the officials said with their mouths was completely different from what they thought in their hearts.

But this did not mean that they were "wolves," because there was a lot of hypocrisy in the officialdom. They would say ten things, and one of them would be false. In the divination of the Bureau of Heavenly Masters, that would be the false statement.

Divination also had its limitations and could not be as precise as a leaking faucet, accurately measuring time to the second.

Next, Governor Zhang discussed the matter of account books with the officials, but he did not openly show them.

...The officials exchanged covert glances. The governor's team had only arrived in Yunzhou less than half a month ago. They had spent three days inspecting outside.

But even so, within a few days, they had managed to find evidence of Yang Chuannan's crimes?

For a moment, the officials felt a chill in their hearts. Three years as a clean prefect, one hundred thousand silver taels, who could say they had no problems?

If Governor Zhang took action against them, not a single one of them would be able to escape.

One official swallowed his saliva and asked, "Governor, you have many talented people under your command. I wonder which noble person has achieved such a great feat?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the Nightwatchers around him.

The other officials discreetly scrutinized the Nightwatchers, speculating.

Song's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled, "I remember, that copper gong who is proficient in farming matters did not accompany the governor on the inspection that day."

This remark reminded everyone. With the intelligence of the officials present, even without Governor Zhang's confirmation, most of them could guess. There were not many Nightwatchers stationed at the post, but there was that copper gong who was not in a high position but could sit beside the governor.

Recalling the unique features of the copper gong that were different from other Nightwatchers, and his special sword, it was not difficult to guess that the copper gong named Xu Qi'an, who had strong abilities, was one of the important figures in the governor's team.

"Cough cough!"

Xu Qi'an appeared at the right moment, coughed, and silently stood behind Governor Zhang.

At that moment, they could see his difference. They never expected that a second-ranked Commanding Officer would fall into the hands of a copper gong...

Many officials looked at Xu Qi'an with both vigilance and awe.

...

On the second-floor corridor, Li Miaozhen leaned over the railing, overlooking the crowd below. She heard Su Su beside her mutter, "Always showing off."

From their vantage point, they could clearly see Xu Qi'an and the white-robed surgeon hiding in the shadows.

Just now, when the credit for solving the case was subtly pointed out by Song, the governor, Zhang, admitted it. That stinky man immediately tidied up his appearance and made a grand entrance.

If Su Su knew the term "show off", she would have been able to accurately describe it.

"Men are all about reputation, it's human nature."

Li Miaozhen's opinion of Xu Qi'an was gradually changing. She thought that apart from his lust, there was nothing to criticize about him. He was upright, spoke well, was good at solving cases, and was highly capable.

"You seem to have a prejudice against him, but you don't really dislike him." Li Miaozhen glanced at the female ghost and frowned, "You used to disdain men, but now it seems like you've become enemies with him."

Su Su denied it and quickly defended herself, "I'm just angry. On the other hand, you seem to have a good impression of him."

Li Miaozhen openly admitted, "Xu Qi'an is indeed not bad."

Su Su then said, "He promised me last night to help me rebuild my body, but he set a condition."

"What condition?"

"To be his concubine for a few years."

"... Xu Qi'an is indeed incorrigible."

After the discussion ended, the officials accompanied Governor Zhang to the commander's office to check the accounts and verify their authenticity.

Xu Qi'an, being a layman in accounting, did not follow them to join in the fun. He was assigned to the post station, guarding Yang Chuannan with the other Nightwatchers.

When everyone had left, Xu Qi'an stood in the hall, looked up at the two beauties on the second floor, and smiled, "When are you two leaving? You're not planning to take advantage of Jiang Jinluo's absence to kidnap Yang Chuannan, are you?"

Su Su snorted, "My master is the Saintess of the Heavenly Sect, the Flying Swallow Heroine, she always keeps her word."

Xu Qi'an shrugged, "Trust between people is very fragile, like paper, it breaks with a poke."

Su Su argued loudly.

"If you don't believe me, come down and I'll prove it to you." Xu Qi'an beckoned.

Su Su propped herself up on the railing and floated down to the hall, standing in front of Xu Qi'an.

Puff... Xu Qi'an poked her chest with a finger, as if poking through a piece of paper.

"You, stinky man, I'm going to kill you." Su Su was furious.

"See, I was right, wasn't I?"

Su Su furiously attacked Xu Qi'an with her yin energy, but once a martial artist was alert, close combat far surpassed other systems, so every bit of yin energy was deftly dodged. Instead, more and more holes appeared on her body, on her chest, lower back, lower abdomen...

This body was quickly ruined.

Li Miaozhen had to take out another paper man for Su Su to possess. Ghosts have no physical form and are severely damaged by the scorching sun during the day. Light injuries can cause severe damage, while severe ones can cause them to vanish in smoke.

The paper man was painted with Taoist talismans, which could nourish ghosts and seal yin energy.

"Eh, General Li, you carry paper men with you? Where do you hide them?" Xu Qi'an pretended to be puzzled.

"I have my ways." Li Miaozhen said.

"What ways? The legendary Mustard Seed Dimension?" Xu Qi'an widened his eyes, like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

What is a Mustard Seed Dimension... Li Miaozhen was first taken aback, then felt satisfied by Xu Qi'an's admiration, and nodded, "It's a similar kind of spell."

"General Li is indeed worthy of being the Saintess of the Heavenly Sect." Xu Qi'an admired.

Li Miaozhen modestly responded with a "hmm".

...You just keep pretending, isn't it just a fragment of the earth book? The more you pretend now, the more thoroughly you'll be exposed in the future. Xu Qi'an laughed sincerely.

At noon, Xu Qi'an invited the two beauties to finish their eel, guessing that Governor Zhang would be back soon.

But instead of waiting for the governor, a city guard rushed into the post station on a fast horse, shouting, "I have urgent matters to discuss with the governor!"

The Tiger Guards stopped him and scolded, "You can't barge into the post station."

The city guard was in a hurry and shouted, "Governor, I have an urgent matter to discuss."

The commotion in the courtyard alerted the Nightwatchers in the post station. A silver gong led two bronze gongs out and frowned, "The governor is not here, speak to me if you have something to say."

The city guard swallowed and said anxiously, "The army of the Guard Bureau is gathering outside the south city, threatening that if the governor does not come out to meet them, they will enter the city."