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The Bureau of Deception and Strange Tales.

The atmosphere in the Zhengui Division was unusually heavy today. The high-ranking officials of the Zhengui Division gathered in the council hall, each with a solemn expression, and remained silent.

The Empress Dowager has her eye on the Zhengui Division and is determined to make them take the blame for Lu Chen's death. No matter how much they refuse, the Empress Dowager will probably find a reason to make the Zhengui Division send Lu Chen away.

At times like these, whoever becomes the commander of the Zhengui Division will be the first to come after Lu Chen's incident and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion seeks revenge.

At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Zhengui Division looked up at the position of the commander, but the desire they once had was no longer in their eyes.

After a long pause, Zou Yi, the chief of the Night Patrol Division, spoke up: "I think Chief Xiong's suggestion is good. At this time, Lord Fan should return to the Anti-Deception Division to take charge of the overall situation."

"What the Zhengui Division needs now is not a strong person, but someone who can keep the people of the Zhengui Division in line."

Now, anyone with a brain in the Zhen Gui Si (镇鬼司) understands that they have been drawn into the court struggle, and that the Empress Dowager wants the entire Zhen Gui Si to take the blame for the royal family.

This has led many of the Zhengui Guards to consider leaving the Zhengui Division. If something were to happen to Lu Chen in the Zhengui Division, it would surely be destroyed by the powerful figures of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

The powerful figures of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion couldn't do anything to the royal family, since the royal family also had many Earth Realm experts. However, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion could easily raze the entire Zhengui Division to the ground.

After hearing Zou Yi's words, Lu Yu said, "But Lord Fan is still bedridden, and I'm afraid he is unwilling to come back to serve as commander."

They all understood that Fan Yaodong was feigning illness to avoid being blamed. He had finally resigned from this position, so how could he possibly agree to return to the Town Ghost Division?

As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, everyone present fell into deep thought again. If things continued like this, the morale of the Zhengui Division would likely become even more unstable.

Just then, a commander of the Zhengui Guard entered the council hall. This commander was a spy arranged by the Zhengui Division to protect Lu Chen.

Although Lu Chen is now in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, he is nominally a member of the Zhengui Division. For Lu Chen's safety, the Zhengui Division has to show some respect, so they sent a commander to pretend to be a Zhengui Guard to stay by Lu Chen's side.

After entering the council hall, Zeng Shuo bowed to the high-ranking officials of the Zhengui Division and said, "Greetings, Your Excellencies."

After he finished speaking, he stepped aside.

Upon seeing Zeng Shuo return, Lu Yu immediately asked, "Zeng Shuo, if there's nothing important, you can stay by Prince Lu's side. There's no need to come back. If the Zhengui Division has an important mission, we will send someone to inform you."

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Zeng Shuo replied, "Yes, sir."

After finishing discussing Zeng Shuo's matter, Lu Yu continued, "Let's go to Lord Fan's residence later and ask him what he thinks, whether he's willing to come back and take charge."

After all, the Zhen Gui Si (镇鬼司) was developed and expanded under Fan Yaodong's leadership, and Fan Yaodong probably didn't want to see the Zhen Gui Si decline.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Zeng Shuo knew that they were discussing who should be the commander of the Zhengui Division. Zeng Shuo wanted to suggest that a member of the royal family should be appointed, but as a commander of a thousand households, it was inconvenient for him to speak up in this situation.

Zeng Shuo planned to speak to Lu Yu privately after the meeting ended.

Just then, Xiong Qingcang spoke up, "If Lord Fan is unwilling to return to the Zhengui Division to take charge of the overall situation, then who should we choose as the commander?" "Anyway, I am not capable enough."

Xiong Qingcang was terrified that these people would eventually make him the commander, and he didn't want to take the blame.

Seeing that Xiong Qingcang had brought it up, the high-ranking members of the Zhengui Division looked at each other. At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Wu Feng, the director of the Chagui Division. Wu Feng quickly said, "Don't look at me. I am just someone who is responsible for tracking strange and evil spirits. I have neither the strength nor the ability, and it is even more impossible for me to manage the Zhengui Division well."

At this point, Wu Feng looked at Lu Yu and said, "Director Lu is in charge of the Secret Treasury Department. He not only knows a lot about strange and evil spirits, but also has a lot of experience in dealing with them. It would be a good choice to appoint Director Lu as the commander."

Lu Yu glanced at Wu Feng speechlessly and quickly said, "I have never dealt with any strange and evil spirits directly, nor have I ever killed any of them. How could I possibly have any experience in dealing with strange and evil spirits? Director Wu, please don't talk nonsense."

"As for Director Wu, he often goes out to track down strange and evil spirits. When it comes to being familiar with strange and evil spirits, I'm afraid no one is more familiar with them than Director Wu."

Seeing everyone passing the buck, Dong Zhenghong, the director of the Criminal Law Department, said, "Alright, everyone stop shirking your responsibilities. Everyone knows the current situation of the Zhengui Division, and no one will want to be the commander."

At this moment, Xiong Qingcang said, "Someone has to step up and take charge, right?"

At this point, Xiong Qingcang looked at the others in the council hall and said, "Don't just stand there, think of some solutions and see if you have any good suggestions."

None of the department heads are willing to step forward and take command now. If Fan Yaodong is unwilling to return, they don't know what to do.

To be honest, even without the commander, the Zhengui Division can still function, but morale will be low, and the strange and evil spirits of the Great Zhou will become increasingly rampant.

Of course, for these high-ranking officials of the Zhengui Division, their biggest worry was that the Empress Dowager would suddenly appoint someone as the commander. So someone had to step up first. If no one could step up, these division chiefs might suddenly be dragged out to take the blame.

Just then, Zeng Shuo stepped forward and said, "My lords, I have a method, but I don't know if it's feasible."

Upon hearing Zeng Shuo's words, Lu Yu immediately asked, "What method? Tell me about it."

Zeng Shuo said, "Why not appoint a member of the royal family as the commander of the Bureau of Suppression of Ghosts?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.

Appoint a member of the royal family as the commander of the Bureau of Demon Suppression? Wouldn't that mean the Bureau of Demon Suppression would fall under the control of the royal family from now on?

In this way, what independence will the Zhengui Division have left? From now on, it will likely be subject to the control of the royal family in everything.

The Zhengui Division wields great power, so no one in the division is willing to relinquish their authority.

But at that moment, Lu Yu suddenly thought of something and said, "That's right, why didn't we think of this method? If someone from the royal family is the commander, and something happens to that person in the Zhengui Division, the royal family will not be able to stay out of it."

While handing over the position of Commander to a member of the royal family might indeed lead to a loss of some autonomy for the Zhengui Division, after so many years of development, the Zhengui Division is now a unified entity. Although there are some open and covert struggles as everyone wants greater power, they all share a consensus: the various factions in the court and the royal family must not be allowed to interfere with the Zhengui Division. (End of Chapter)