The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 52: Taiping Secret Visit (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly ticket)
For more than twenty days, Su Mu worked as both a policeman and an urban management officer, and was busy in Guangfufang from morning to night.

Fortunately, Zheng Wang had the manpower to lend him, otherwise he would not be able to finish all these tasks by himself even if he died of exhaustion.

"Sixth brother, we are constables, not menial workers. Why are we doing things like paving the road? Could it be that Captain Su is deliberately trying to make things difficult for us?"

A constable put down a piece of bluestone with a grunt and asked Wang Liudao beside him in a low voice.

"Didn't you see Subantou was doing it himself?"

Wang Liu said unhappily, "Repairing bridges and roads is a good deed that will accumulate virtue."

His expression was somewhat complicated. Looking at Su Mu who was busy working with his trouser legs rolled up in front of him, he said faintly, "Haven't you noticed that the people's attitude towards us has changed a lot?
They used to be afraid of us, but now——"

"Sir, have a cup of herbal tea and take a break."

At this time, several people came to them with tea bowls, all with sincere smiles on their faces.

Wang Liu and the constable took the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

This tea is so sweet!
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Su Mu held the tea bowl and drank slowly.

He had long been fed up with the fact that the dirt road in Guangfufang became muddy and difficult to walk on when it rained.

There were no cases for him to handle in Guangfufang these days, so he simply took his men to repair the road.

Anyway, he had secretly withheld a sum of money when Xu's house was searched before, so it was just right to take it from the people and use it for the people.

It’s not that Su Mu is so great, he just wants to earn more “performance”.

[Points: 965 points]

While resting, Su Mu called out the system panel. Seeing the points on it, he felt a little excited.

After working hard for so many days, I am finally about to save up a thousand points.

After today, I will be able to perfect my Golden Scale Skin Tempering Technique!

"I don't know what Brother Taiping and the others are doing. I have already completed my skin hardening, but they haven't come back yet."

Su Mu said to himself.

He lived a fulfilling and peaceful life these days. Neither He Yuxing nor the gentry or gang forces in Guangfufang caused him any trouble.

The only thing that made him a little regretful was that there had been no news from the Taiping Division.

During this period, he also secretly went to the inner city once, but the reply he got was that the people from the Taiping Division had not returned yet.

There was no other way, he could only continue to wait.

"Tou'er Su, the floor is finished."

Just as he was thinking, Wang Liu's voice came to Su Mu's ears.

Looking up, I saw that the last bluestone had been paved, and the last road in Guangfufang had also become a bluestone road.

"Okay, is the stone tablet I asked you to prepare ready?"

Su Mu stood up, patted the dirt off his butt and said.

"Already prepared."

Wang Liudao, a hint of excitement emerged uncontrollably in his eyes.

"Move it here and stand here."

Su Mu pointed to the end of the street, which was the junction of Guangfufang and the nearby fang.

If you come to Guangfufang from other districts, it is a must-pass place.

A moment later, a stone tablet more than one meter tall was erected beside the bluestone road.

Just as Wang Liu and other detectives were setting up the monument, the people had already gathered around and started talking about it.

"Who can tell me what is written on this stele?"

These days, most people don’t even know their own names.

Less than one in ten people can read, and in poor neighborhoods like Guangfufang, illiterate people make up the majority.

"No matter what is written, I believe that Subantou is definitely doing it for our own good."

A commoner said blindly.

Everyone nodded.

They saw with their own eyes how the bluestone pavement was paved.

At first, they didn't believe that these usually domineering police officers would do such a good thing. But when they saw that Subantou personally led the team and worked tirelessly every day, they were able to build the road so quickly.

"Written here is the name of the person who built the road."

An old man with white hair and beard stood up and said, "Fang Zhimeng, Sui Sandeng, Lin Hou, Wang Liu..."

He read out the names on the stone tablet one by one.

In the crowd, a hunched man suddenly straightened his back.

"My son, Lin Hou is my son!"

The man looked proud.

Everyone cast envious glances.

The name is engraved on this stone tablet, and it will be passed down through the ages.

"Brother, you gave birth to a good son."

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Outside the crowd, the detectives who were repairing the road finally reacted. They all straightened their backs, and several of them had red eyes.

In the past, these detectives have always been called black dogs. When have they ever enjoyed such treatment?

Their names are engraved on the stone tablet. They were also the people who built roads for the people. Who dares to call them dogs again?
They now suddenly felt that the little bit of prestige they had gained in the past by oppressing the people was meaningless.
Like now, my parents are proud of me, my neighbors give me a thumbs up when they see me, and even my name will be passed down through the ages. This is the real power.

Seeing Wang Liu and others surrounded by the people, their faces blushing as they awkwardly responded to the sincere compliments they had never received before, Su Mu smiled slightly, and left after the task was completed, without leaving any credit or fame.

Before the people surrounded him, he quietly left to prepare for tonight's breakthrough.

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Su Mu didn't notice that two people were standing quietly on a roof not far away.

The two men were standing on the roof in broad daylight, but no one seemed to see them.

"What do you think? I told you my vision is not wrong."

The younger one on the left bumped the one on the right with his shoulder and spoke.

“So far, he’s a man who gets things done.”

The older man on the right said, "If he really used the name of the Taiping Division to commit crimes, he would be dead by now."

"It's all clear now. He never said he was from the Taiping Division."

The man on the left said, "We have followed him for several days. He is either maintaining law and order or building bridges and roads. He has never even been to a brothel. This is the man I have my eyes on!"

"Both temperament and character are fine."

The man on the right said, "But his cultivation is too poor. He is only seventeen years old and hasn't even completed the skin tempering. The Taiping Division has never had such a weak person."

"You can't say that."

The man on the left shook his head and said, "Why don't you say that it only took him one year to master the Fu Bo Sword Style?
It took me fourteen months to master the Fu Bo sword style, although I was practicing two sword techniques at the same time.

But this also proves that he has a good understanding. "

"So what? He has already missed the best time to temper his body. If he cannot complete the tempering before the age of 20, the possibility of blood transfusion and rebirth in the future will be very slim."

The man on the right said, “The demons will not show mercy to him just because he has good understanding.

The Taiping Division is not suitable for him."

"But I promised him that if he could become famous, I would give him a future."

The person on the left was none other than Brother Taiping that Su Mu had been looking for.

"If he is willing, he can start as a menial worker. After he reaches the third level of body tempering, it will be a good opportunity for him to join the Tiqi."

The man on the right said, "If he wants to continue being a constable, then you can say hello to Nanchengsi and recommend him to be a constable. It will also be a good career, and it will also be considered that you have fulfilled your promise."

"No discussion?"

Brother Taiping raised his eyebrows.

"Unless he can perfect his skin overnight, I can give him a chance."

The person on the right said.

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