Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 17 Take the initiative to ask for help
In fact, Shang Lu had anticipated this result before coming to the yamen.

When there is no profit or advantage, these detectives in Luoshui County would rather do less than more.

It is indeed wishful thinking to expect them to take the initiative to investigate the strange things happening in Yunhua Mountain.

But Shang Lu didn't want to give up just like that.

Most likely something strange happened on Yunhua Mountain. The mountain had been blocked by rain and fog for many days, and the people in the mountain were very likely to have met with an accident, so a strange snake rode down the mountain in the fog and attacked passers-by.

If we leave it alone, more people will be killed and the evil in the mountains will become stronger.

Moreover, Yunhua Mountain is not far from Shuanggui Village. If the evil spirits in the mountain are not eliminated, my parents will be in danger.

If you want to get rid of the monster, you can't act rashly. You have to investigate the situation first. What if there are not only strange snakes in the mountains, but also other more powerful evil spirits? If you don't know the details, wouldn't it be like delivering food to your door?

Moreover, with the solid evidence, no matter how lazy the two captains Niu and Ma are, they have to report the strange situation, otherwise it would be a serious dereliction of duty.

So Shang Lu took the initiative to volunteer, and his words and deeds were all for the sake of his leader.

"Two captains, could you please let the white-collar constables under your command investigate this matter?
If the evil spirit in Yunhua Mountain is just a rumor, everyone will be happy. But if there is any real situation, the two captains can report it in time and avoid making mistakes of negligence. "

When Captain Ma saw that Shang Lu refused to give up and wanted to meddle in other people's business, his face darkened and he was about to scold him.

However, Captain Niu rolled his eyes, spoke first and agreed.

"Okay. But you can't spread this matter to others, so as not to cause unnecessary panic and trouble. If you really find out something, you must report it to us immediately and don't act rashly."

Captain Ma frowned and looked at Captain Niu, but did not stop him.

Shang Lu immediately bowed and said, "I obey your orders."

At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If the two chief constables disagree, he will also lead people to investigate, but it will definitely arouse suspicion and obstruction, and the unarmed constables under his command will most likely not do their job seriously.

Now with the approval of Captain Niu, investigating the strange situation in Yunhua Mountain has become a public business rather than a private matter.

Even though Sun Ying and Captain Ma would still have doubts about his motives, at least their white-collar constables would do their jobs seriously and would not shirk their responsibilities or slack off just because he would soon be "dismissed from his post".

The performance test is coming soon, and Shang Lu’s primary task during this period is to improve his cultivation.

Whether it is passing the performance test or entering the rain and fog to eliminate monsters, without sufficient cultivation, it is all a foolish dream.

Shang Lu must use his limited time as much as possible on cultivation.

To investigate the strange situation in Yunhua Mountain, he can only rely on the unarmed detectives under his command.

If they shirk their responsibilities or slack off, the progress of the investigation will inevitably be greatly affected and the results will be erroneous.

After Shang Lu left the police station, Captain Ma looked at Captain Niu who had disagreed with him and asked in a bad tone, "Old Niu, why did you agree to him?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Captain Niu first asked with a smile, and then expressed his thoughts.

"In my opinion, Shang Lu knows that he will most likely fail the performance test next month, so he wants to get more credit so that he can get more rewards and food after being dismissed. No matter what, he has shed blood for the government, so we should give him a chance."

Captain Ma frowned and said, "It's just investigating a rumor. What credit can you get from it?"

Captain Niu laughed and said, "From our perspective, this is just a rumor, but Shang Lu doesn't think so. He probably thinks that there is a secret realm in Yunhua Mountain."

"Secret realm? Ha, no wonder he is so enthusiastic."

Captain Ma thought about it and felt that Captain Niu’s analysis did make some sense.

There are still twenty days before the performance test. Shang Lu, whose five internal organs are damaged and has become a disabled person, cannot possibly recover to his level of minor success in bone-cutting.

At this time, Shanglu was like a drowning person. Even if he saw a straw, he would regard it as a chance to survive and want to grab it tightly.

So on the way back home, when Shang Lu heard the rumors that there was an evil spirit in Yunhua Mountain, he naively associated it with the secret realm, thinking that he had found a life-saving straw, and was eager to report it and investigate.

But this is clearly a desperate attempt to seek medical help, just like seeking help from gods and ghosts, there is no hope of any result.

Captain Ma felt that he had figured out Shang Lu's intentions, and sneered, "Although the emergence of a secret realm is indeed accompanied by strange things. But if it really is a secret realm, the witch official would have come long ago. Why would a small detective like him have to investigate it?"

"If he wants to investigate, let him investigate. Anyway, his white-service detectives have been idle recently. If he can't find anything, we won't lose anything. But if he finds something, even if it's not a secret realm or an evil spirit harming people, we can report it. Even if we don't get any credit, we can avoid the responsibility of negligence."

Captain Ma frowned when he heard this: "Aren't you afraid that it will affect your performance evaluation?"

Captain Niu sneered, "When did the people under our command become so efficient? By the time they find out, the performance evaluation will be over. Even if they are not efficient, we can just wait until the performance evaluation is over before reporting it, right?" "Yeah." Captain Ma pondered for a moment, nodded, and agreed with Captain Niu's words.

Captain Niu suddenly changed the subject and started to "concern" Captain Ma.

"Old Ma, your cultivation has not improved but deteriorated in the past two years. You need to get more credit. Otherwise, you will be rated as low in the performance evaluation. What will you do?"

Although a person with poor performance evaluation will not be directly demoted or dismissed like one who fails to meet the performance evaluation standards, he or she will still be disciplined and punished.

If there is no significant improvement in the next performance evaluation, the person will still be demoted or dismissed.

Captain Ma was very unhappy with Captain Niu's "concern".

His face was gloomy, and he snorted unappreciatively: "Don't worry about my business."

In the past two years, Captain Ma's skills have indeed declined, but he is not worried about his performance evaluation.

He has connections in the county government and has already spent enough money, so his performance in the exam will not be bad.

He was just hating himself, hating why his cultivation level had declined.

If his cultivation level did not decline and could be improved to another level, he would be able to use this relationship to obtain enough silver and be promoted from a clerk to an official.

But he didn't know whether it was because of his limited talent or something went wrong in his practice. In the past two years, no matter how hard he tried, his practice was declining.

The transfer from a clerk to an official naturally became a bubble.

Unless there is an adventure.

But is it so easy to encounter a fortuitous encounter?
Captain Niu, who had attracted a lot of hatred, smiled and buried his head in handling his official duties without saying anything else.

Captain Ma had a gloomy face, and no one knew what he was thinking, and he didn't say anything else.

The police station fell into silence.

On the other hand, after leaving the office, Shang Lu did not rush home, but stayed in the third shift yard, waiting for Du Feng and others to come back.

After more than an hour, several people finally came back.

As soon as Du Feng entered the third class courtyard, he saw Shang Lu, greeted him with a smile and saluted with his arms crossed.

"Head Lu, you haven't gone back yet. Are you waiting for our return? Don't worry, the brothers will do this job well."

"We visited all the homes of the Black Wind Gang members without missing a single one. When we left, we hid in the dark and waited for a while. We saw that several families immediately sent people out of the city to Shuanggui Village to report the news..."

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

After listening to the report, Shang Lu smiled and took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeve pocket and handed them to Du Feng and others.

Du Feng quickly declined: "Boss Lu, how can we charge you for doing things for you?"

Several other white-collar constables originally wanted to reach out to take it, but after hearing this, they could only refuse.

Shang Lu forced the copper coins into their hands and said sternly, "This is my personal matter, not official business. My brothers have been working hard, so I should treat you to a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue."

After hearing what he said, several people stopped refusing, accepted the copper coins and thanked him in unison.

"There is another errand for you to do."

After they accepted the copper coins, Shang Lu's expression became serious and he started talking about investigating the strange situation in Yunhua Mountain.

After listening to it, Du Feng agreed immediately without hesitation, just like before.

The other few white-collar constables all looked embarrassed and hesitated whether to agree or not.

This job sounds troublesome. Not only is there no money to be made, it could also be dangerous, so they don't want to get involved.

Shang Lu was not angry when he saw this, but added calmly: "This is the task assigned by Captain Niu."

Several white-collar constables then crossed their hands and accepted the order, their attitude was completely different from before.

"I was bitten by a mad dog and can't move easily, so I have to trouble you to investigate first. One thing you must remember is not to rush into the rain and fog of Yunhua Mountain rashly to avoid danger!"

Several white-collar constables nodded quickly.

They didn't want to take any risks in the first place, so they were more than happy to accept Shang Lu's orders.

(End of this chapter)