Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 139 Comprehensive Investigation!

In the witch temple, incense is burning and smoke is lingering.

Shang Lu first entered the main hall, respectfully burned a stick of incense to Hou Tu Niangniang, and then found Wu Zhu to thank her for the knowledge and experience she had imparted to her some time ago.

During this inspection of the county, the knowledge and experience of the witch doctor provided great help to Shang Lu.

This time when expressing his gratitude, Shang Lu did not forget to bring a gift.

He even gave a kite to the little girl next to the witch.

Although the little girl pretended to be calm, Shang Lu still saw joy and excitement in her eyes.

Even if they are exposed to supernatural things every day, children are children after all, and they are definitely more interested in toys than reciting scriptures and spells.

After chatting with the witch for a few words, Shang Lu went to the side hall and met two witch officials from the Discipline Department.

The two witch officials were very surprised at Shang Lu's arrival.

Because of the special nature of the Discipline Department, they are not only unwelcome within the Witch Academy, but also treated like tigers by officials at all levels at the local level. They are avoided as much as possible, and few officials will take the initiative to visit them.

So both of them were very curious about Shang Lu's purpose.

Shang Lu did not keep the secret and said directly: "The county is short of manpower, so in recent days, a lot of new yamen runners and village militia have been recruited. I am afraid that there may be spies among these people, so I would like to ask the witch officer to help investigate."

Shang Lu had already inquired from the witch doctor that the two witch officials from the Discipline Department came to Luoshui County. In addition to investigating Qiu Haishan's case and the whereabouts of the Jiaozhu, they also had an important mission, which was to guard against foreign spies and prevent them from destroying the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain.

That's why these two witch officials stayed in Luoshui County.

Only then did Shang Lu dare to take action against them.

Fearing that the two witch officials would shirk their responsibility, Shang Lu specifically talked about the matter of the Blood-Year God, focusing on how the Blood-Year God colluded with the Chu State's tomb-opening spies and attempted to send people to infiltrate the government office and gather information about Yunhua Mountain.

Sure enough, the two witch officials from the Discipline Department took this matter very seriously after hearing about it.

A witch officer named Cui nodded immediately and said, "What the Shang County Magistrate is thinking about is that we should take precautions before it happens! Please bring all the people to the witch temple. We will ask the God to help investigate these people."

Shanglu bowed and replied.

He had personally experienced the supernatural power of the statue in the side courtyard, and even he almost suffered from it. If others were not "harmed", they would definitely not be able to resist it.

Another witch officer named Jiang added: "Not only the newly recruited people need to be examined, but also the other clerks and militiamen in the county government need to be brought in for review. These people are more likely to be targeted by foreign spies and demons!"

Shang Lu exclaimed "Ah!", raised his hand and slapped his forehead, then bowed in admiration:
"Witch Officer Jiang is right! I almost forgot that the Blood Year God not only deceived the villagers, wanting them to sneak into the county government as spies, but also bewitched a few clerks to spy on it!"

After a pause, he pretended to be worried and said, "Will this make the people in the county government panic and delay their work?"

Witch Officer Jiang waved his hand and said, "If there really are spies among them and they are not discovered and eradicated, it will delay our work! As for the panic among the people, it will not happen as long as we don't arrest and kill them indiscriminately."

This was what Shang Lu wanted to hear, so he nodded immediately: "I understand, I will go back and bring the person here right away."

He turned and took two steps, but then stopped, turned back, and suggested: "Two witch officers, I suddenly remembered something. Since we are going to investigate the county government, we can't just investigate the clerks and the militia. We should start with the three of us. With us setting an example, the people below won't dare to complain easily."

Witch Officer Cui narrowed his eyes, but he tasted something from Shang Lu's words.

Witch Officer Jiang also reacted.

Those who can cultivate to their level are all gifted by nature, not to mention that they are from the Discipline Department. These things are already commonplace to them.

But they were not angry, nor did they scold Shang Lu.

Although Shang Lu was suspected of having ulterior motives, it was indeed a good suggestion to let the three chief officials of Luoshui County set an example and be investigated together with the officials.

Jiang Wuguan smiled and said, "You can't give orders to the county magistrate and the chief clerk. Do you need me to accompany you?" "That would be the best."

Shang Lu nodded and looked at the two witch officials calmly.

His appearance made the two witch officials hesitate, and they were not sure whether they had misunderstood Shang Lu.

Witch Officer Jiang immediately followed Shang Lu.

Arriving at the Luoshui County Government Office, Witch Officer Jiang went straight to the lobby.

Zheng Quan quickly got the news and rushed to the lobby to pay a visit to Witch Officer Jiang.

At the same time, he was guessing the purpose of Jiang Wuguan's visit: "What is this guy surnamed Jiang doing in the county government?"

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Witch Officer Jiang's cold voice:
"I just received news that a demon has bribed the clerks in the county government and stole the patrol and defense information in the secret realm! Zheng Zhubu, you are a legalist, but you didn't even know that your people were controlled by demons. Are you always so unclear when you solve cases?"

Normally, if there was a problem with the clerk in the sixth room, the county magistrate should be held accountable, but Witch Officer Jiang skipped the county magistrate and directly reprimanded Zheng Quan.

Obviously he also knew that in Luoshui County, the county magistrate was just a figurehead.

The county magistrate looked very embarrassed.

At this moment, he really wished that he was the one being scolded.

Zheng Quan ignored the county magistrate's mood and quickly admitted his mistake: "It's my fault. During this period, I fully cooperated with the exploration and development of the secret realm and neglected to examine my subordinates."

He is very good at speaking. While admitting his mistakes, he also does not forget to show his hard work.

But in his heart he was cursing: "Damn it, did Shang Lu go to the witch officer of the Discipline Department to complain? How dare he do that?"

After his conflict with Shang Lu, Zheng Quan also wrote a letter to his connections in the prefecture.

In the letter, Zheng Quan severely criticized Shang Lu, saying that he did not respect his superiors, did not discipline his subordinates, and had a bad relationship with his colleagues. If he continued to serve as the county lieutenant of Luoshui County, it would most likely have a negative impact on the development of the secret realm. He suggested that the county government dismiss Shang Lu, or at least transfer him away.

As for assisting the Witch Academy in guarding Yunhua Mountain and developing secret realms, Zheng Quan can also do it, and he will definitely not do worse than Shang Lu!
Zheng Quan also vaguely mentioned in the letter that he could give a share of the credit to his connections in the county government.

However, before the letter was even finished, let alone sent out, Shang Lu actually went to find the witch officer of the Discipline Department to file a complaint.

However, Zheng Quan did not think that the witch officials of the Discipline Department would support Shang Lu.

The witch officer of the Discipline Department is notoriously difficult to get along with, and he had also investigated Shang Lu not long ago, so it is impossible for the two of them to have any good relationship.

"Shang Lu is trying to bully me by using the title of a witch officer from the Discipline Department. I wonder if this Jiang guy is here just to scold me or if he has something else to say?"

Zheng Quan thought so in his heart, but he was not afraid.

I even feel that this is an opportunity to eliminate dissidents!

He wanted Shang Lu to shoot himself in the foot. He wanted to take advantage of the investigation to eliminate all those who had defected to Shang Lu!
He wanted to let the people in the county government know that Luoshui County was still named "Zheng".

So after Zheng Quan admitted his mistake, he immediately said, "Don't worry, Master Wu, I will start an investigation in the county government office right now and ensure that similar situations will not happen again!"

However, Witch Officer Jiang rejected his offer.

"No need for that. Go gather the people in the county government and follow me to the Witch Temple. Witch Officer Cui and I will personally conduct the investigation! As for the people on patrol at Yunhua Mountain, wait until the county government has finished its investigation, and then send people back in batches to complete the investigation!"

"what?"

When Zheng Quan heard this, he was stunned and suddenly felt something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)