New and dark light years

Chapter 323 Good Officials and Corrupt Officials

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately shook his head and said, "A corrupt official? No, no, no, County Magistrate Li is a good official."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Li smiled.

When a man with a hooked nose laughs, he exudes a sinister aura, and the waiter immediately lowers his head in fright.

"You say he's a good official, but you don't deny that he's a corrupt official."

The waiter shook his head repeatedly: "Sir, how could I, a commoner, know whether Lord Li is a corrupt official?"

Eunuch Li took out a small piece of silver, about the size of a finger, from his clothes and placed it on the table: "Tell me about... the matter of County Magistrate Li. As agreed, this is your reward. If you say something bad, perhaps I can reward you more."

With that, he flicked his finger, and the silver coins rolled off the table and fell to the ground.

The waiter immediately picked it up, then clasped his hands in a fawning smile and said, "I'll tell you... County Magistrate Li is a good official, very good. He never bullies men or women, he's always fair and just, and he's even quite capable in solving cases. If I had to point out any bad points..."

Eunuch Li looked at the other person and encouraged him, "Continue!"

"He's supposedly a womanizer!"

"Didn't you say he didn't bully men or women?" Eunuch Li snorted, his expression quite displeased.

"This isn't just my opinion; everyone in the county says so," the waiter explained. "His family sells pills, including one called 'Strengthening Pill,' which is said to keep a man's virility undiminished. Sir, think about it, if Magistrate Li wasn't a womanizer, how could he have concocted such a pill?"

Eunuch Li laughed in anger; as a eunuch, he couldn't stand hearing this.

But he was at least somewhat rational and didn't take his anger out on the waiter.

Instead, she continued, "Is this your own idea?"

"How dare I!" The waiter lowered his head and whispered, "It's what the wealthy men and gentry in the city say. They say this when they're secretly teasing County Magistrate Li. I hear it occasionally."

Eunuch Li almost laughed.

He knew very well that no one could be liked by everyone.

Even the most beautiful concubine in the world in the palace wouldn't do.

Many court officials disliked her.

And these wealthy and gentry... their method of slandering a person was to say that he was lecherous.

This actually shows that these people didn't know that County Magistrate Li had done anything wrong.

He waved his hand, signaling the waiter to leave.

He then said to his subordinates, "You all eat your fill first, and later ask around to see what hobbies that County Magistrate Li has and what he likes to do in his spare time."

The subordinates nodded, quickly finished their meal, and left.

About an hour and a half later, several subordinates returned one after another.

"Inspector Li, we've obtained some information."

"tell me the story."

“Li Lin doesn’t like to go out. Apart from his daily routine patrols, he spends most of his time at home. I don’t know what he does.”

"He doesn't socialize? He doesn't associate with his colleagues?"

"According to our inquiries, Li County Commandant Li has an excellent relationship with the local county magistrate and assistant magistrate, and we have not seen any conflicts or grudges between them."

Eunuch Li hissed, "What is his relationship with his subordinates like?"

“When we questioned the yamen runners, they were generally very wary and even doubted our identities.”

Eunuch Li frowned: "It seems he has the support of his subordinates."

After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Li asked, "Where is this County Magistrate Li now?"

"I heard that he led the local militia to the east to exterminate the monsters."

"He went in person?" Eunuch Li was taken aback.

Several subordinates nodded; that was the information they had gathered.

After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Isn't this even better? It's not easy for us to do things in the city, but it's different outside the city. Let's go find him."

Eunuch Li stood up, turned around, and left. His subordinates then chipped in to pay for the drinks.

……

On the other side, Li Lin led more than a hundred subordinates to the last village in the east.

It's also the furthest one.

Upon arriving here, one sees a group of villagers trembling in the ancestral hall.

Even during the day, they dare not go out.

The arrival of Li Lin and the local militia brought these people to tears.

An elderly man who looked like the village chief wiped away his tears and said, "They haven't left the ancestral hall for almost half a month."

"Half a month..." Li Lin counted the number of people in the ancestral hall, at least nearly a hundred: "Then what are you eating!"

“We have food to eat. We usually put half of our harvest in the ancestral hall.” The old village chief cried very sadly: “We haven’t taken a bath for half a month. We smell terrible.”

It was indeed smelly. Not only did they smell bad, but the entire ancestral hall was filled with the stench of excrement and urine.

More than a hundred of them stayed in the ancestral hall for more than ten days, eating, drinking, and relieving themselves there. The amount of excrement in one place was already seriously excessive.

It will naturally smell bad.

Li Lin subconsciously took two steps back and said, "We've already killed all the strange creatures in the village. Are there any other strange creatures we need to deal with?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The village chief knew he smelled bad, so he didn't go any closer. Instead, he said, "There's a monster that only comes out at night. She... eats anyone she sees."

"Is she very capable?" Li Lin asked.

"The True Lord doesn't care about it."

Li Lin nodded, then ordered the soldiers to set up camp outside.

He went to the center of the village, where the altar was located, and the villagers even built a small temple around it.

Li Lin walked over and saw a 'familiar face'.

A cat was sitting on the altar.

"I've seen you before, meow," the kitten said.

"Lord Siam, it's been a long time."

"What Siamese True Lord? I am also a cat of the Great Qi." The little True Lord cat stomped its feet in anger.

But no matter how Li Lin looked at it, it was a Siamese cat.

However, since the other party didn't like it, he wouldn't say anything: "The villagers say that there's a ghost wandering around here at night."

“Yes!” Siamese True Lord nodded: “I can only prevent some small anomalies from getting in, but I can’t do anything about the big ones. But I still used illusion magic to help the villagers conceal their presence, otherwise they would think they would be safe hiding in the ancestral temple?”

"They don't know or see you, but I thank you on their behalf."

The Siamese King proudly raised his head: "Then tell them to provide me with more fish in the future, meow!"

"Row."

This little cat is quite easy to talk to and doesn't have high demands; he just loves to eat fish.

Then Li Lin asked, "You weren't formed from resentment, but rather you were born as a True Lord, weren't you?"

The kitten nodded: "I used to be a cat too, but then... after living for a long time, I became like this."

Li Lin nodded.

At this moment, the kitten looked at Li Yanjing next to Li Lin and said, "This woman next to you... she's not going to eat people, is she?"

Li Lin smiled and said, "She only eats me, don't worry."

Outsiders cannot see Li Yanjing, but Cat True Lord can.

The kitten seemed relieved and then said, "Then there's no problem. The monster that appeared that night wasn't as powerful as the woman beside you."

(End of this chapter)