This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 118: Wind Rising in Xingcheng
May 10, morning.

The Xingcheng Supervision Institute formally approved an appointment:
Appoint Li Lei from the Inspection Office as Deputy Inspector General and Captain of the First Brigade!
Gu Zhenhui was not bragging, he really did it.

At the end of September, taking advantage of the fact that the Tiger Blade Gang was preoccupied with their own affairs, they nominated Li Leisheng as deputy inspector general and forced his approval.

The approval result will then be sent to Datong Prefecture, awaiting approval from above.

Then on October 10, Datong Prefecture gave a reply - the approval was rejected.

This was expected.

So Gu Zhenhui started his second step, which was to get Li Lei promoted but not upgraded.

In the past, his resolution would never have been approved by the government office. Even though he was the minister, he could not act on his own on many issues.

But now the chief minister's faction had the upper hand, and most officials were unwilling to go against Gu Zhenhui at this juncture, so the resolution was finally passed.

Li Lei was officially promoted to deputy chief inspector of the Inspection Institute on October 10, concurrently serving as captain of the first brigade, but his promotion was not a promotion.

"congratulations!"

"Congratulations Captain Li, no, you should be called Deputy Inspector General now."

"Lao Li, don't forget us old brothers when you become rich."

"Lao Li, from now on, the brothers will rely on you."

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Inside the Inspectorate, after the official appointment was made, a group of people came to congratulate Li Lei.

Li Lei received these people with a smile and was very busy.

When he was first promoted to the first captain, very few people came to congratulate him, because at that time everyone knew that Wu Yihua was about to become the chief inspector, so few people thought that Li Lei could compete with Wu Yihua. Many people felt that Li Lei would not be able to sit in the position of first captain for long before being kicked out by Wu Yihua.

In fact, what happened afterwards was just as most people expected. Li Lei, the first captain, had too shallow a foundation, and it was too easy for Wu Yihua to sideline him. In just one month, Li Lei had found it difficult to make any progress in the Inspection Institute.

But Li Lei never told these things to his family.

The turning point came in the operation last month. Li Lei led the First Battalion to fight against the City Guards and the Tiger Knife Gang and won the hearts of the people!

After this incident, he finally gained a firm foothold in the First Brigade and had the capital to compete with Wu Yihua.

Now that he has been promoted to deputy inspector general, even if it is just a promotion and not a promotion, it is enough for him to raise a flag in the Inspection Institute - his, Li Lei's own flag!
Now Wu Yihua is no longer the one who has the final say in the Inspection Office. Many people who dislike the Tiger Knife Gang and Wu Yihua choose to join Li Lei's side.

Therefore, those who came to congratulate Li Lei at this time were actually paying homage to the mountain master.

In another office on the same floor, Wu Yihua sat on the sofa with a gloomy face.

The more lively things got on Li Lei's side, the more ridiculous he seemed as the chief inspector.

"Sir, are we just going to watch Li Lei being so arrogant? Aren't we going to do something?"

A confidant standing by said to Wu Yihua.

Wu Yihua shook his head, thinking back to the phone call he received last night, and a sinister look appeared on his face:

"Don't worry, let him be proud for a while. This may be the last time he is proud in his life!"

Li Lei was busy until the afternoon and finally dealt with all the people who came to congratulate him.

He sat in the newly moved office and after resting for a while, he picked up the phone on the desk and made a call.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on his office door.

"Please come in."

Li Lei said.

A man pushed the door open and walked in. It was Lu Sheng, the former captain of the first brigade of the Inspection Institute.

This once high-spirited captain now has gray hair at the temples and looks at least ten years older than before!

When they went into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Anshen Sect, they made a huge mistake in the end. Although they finally recovered the lost guns and captured hundreds of Anshen Sect members.

But someone still needs to take the blame for this.

The final result was that Inspector General Huang Weiguang retired early, and Lu Sheng, the first captain with a bright future, was demoted to an ordinary clerk, completely retired from the front line, and could only work as a civilian in the future.

Not only did his only son die, but he was also demoted to a clerk with no future at all. This was a huge blow to Lu Sheng!
That's why he looked like he had aged almost ten years in just a few months, and no longer had any trace of his former charm.

"Deputy Inspector General, you're looking for me?"

After entering the office, Lu Sheng bent slightly and looked at Li Lei somewhat stiffly.

"Come, sit down and talk."

Li Lei sighed in his heart and motioned Lu Sheng to sit on the sofa in the office.

Then Li Lei stood up and walked over, sat next to Lu Sheng, and handed him a cigarette:
"One?"

Lu Sheng was startled and waved his hands quickly:

"Thank you, Deputy Inspector General, but I have already quit smoking. I am really sorry."

He lowered his head and bent over.

"Old Lu, don't do this!"

Li Lei held Lu Sheng's shoulders and said, "I am not a person who gets carried away by success. I still remember your kindness in taking care of me."

Lu Sheng paused when he heard this, raised his head and looked at Li Lei. He stared at him for a while and said with a wry smile:

"What's the point of saying this now?"

"Are you willing to just let it go? Just waste your life like this?"

Li Lei looked directly at Lu Sheng and said in a deep voice.

Lu Sheng's eyes were dim. "What else can I do? I have lost my son. No matter how high I climb in my life or how much money I make, what's the point?"

This was the real reason for his discouragement.

If Lu Changwu were still alive, he would cheer up for his son, but Lu Changwu was already dead, and his spirit was completely gone.

"Actually, Old Lu, have you really never doubted it?"

Li Lei looked at Lu Sheng and said slowly.

Lu Sheng's body trembled, and he suddenly looked up at Li Lei: "What do you want to say?"

"On the surface, it looked like the Anshen Cult was responsible for that incident, but Xiao Fei saw from a distance that a man with a knife emitting cold air used water-attribute power to block the official martial artist Wang Ping of the Zhige Academy." Li Lei said in a deep voice, "Wang Ping is at the peak of the Qi Transformation Stage. There are only a few people in the entire Xingcheng who can stop him, and even fewer who use water-attribute power. And last month, Yu Hu exposed his Daoji Stage realm. Old Lu, do you really not doubt it?"

Lu Sheng clenched his fists.

How could he not doubt!
After Lu Changwu died, he frantically wanted to find the murderer, but the leader of the Anshen Sect finally escaped with the elite members of the sect. The remaining people who were captured had no idea of ​​the inside story and didn't know who those martial artists were.

As for the suspect, Yu Hu, first of all, showed that his realm was only the middle stage of Qi transformation, and secondly, his weapon of choice was a stick instead of a knife. Finally, and most importantly, Yu Hu himself had appeared in public in the city on the day of the incident.

In the absence of actual evidence, suspicion is nothing more than suspicion, not to mention that Lu Sheng was demoted very quickly.

How can a clerk without real power investigate the leader of the Tiger Blade Gang?

That's why Lu Sheng became increasingly depressed.

"Now it seems that Yu Hu is actually a big suspect. I even suspect that it was the Tiger Blade Gang that secretly colluded with the Anshen Cult!"

Li Lei said to Lu Sheng.

He actually had such suspicion a long time ago, but only now that he has become the deputy inspector general and has real power of his own in the Inspection Office, he can express this suspicion.

Lu Sheng stared at Li Lei, his eyes even turning bloodshot:
"What do you want to do?"

Li Lei said word by word: "I want to find out the truth! I believe you want to too!"

"Okay! How do I check? What do you want me to do?"

Sure enough, Lu Sheng asked without hesitation.

"I will first try to transfer you back to the First Squadron."

Li Lei expressed his thoughts, "Then I will secretly instruct you to investigate this case, and I will fully support you!"

Lu Sheng looked at Li Lei: "Why are you doing this?"

Li Lei looked him in the eye without hesitation: "I want you to help me, help me defeat Wu Yihua in this inspection office! Help me deal with the Tiger Blade Gang!"

Although he was promoted to deputy inspector general because of the incident last month, Yu Hu's words on the street deeply hurt him:
Without power, how can you uphold your justice? How can you uphold your laws?
What would have been the final outcome if Hao Yi had not stepped forward at that time?
So Li Lei's thinking changed unconsciously.

In the past, he just wanted his family to be safe and sound, do his job well in the Inspection Office, and try his best to live up to the clothes he was wearing.

But now he doesn't think so.

He wants to gain more power so that he can better protect his family and uphold the law in his heart!
So he took the initiative to find Lu Sheng and started to make plans.

Lu Sheng initially climbed up step by step from being an ordinary inspector in the First Brigade. Over the past decade or so, he has become deeply rooted in the First Brigade and has built up many connections in both the black and white worlds in the Inspection Office and throughout Xingcheng.

Even though Lu Sheng has been demoted to an ordinary clerk, his role cannot be ignored.

So Li Lei wanted Lu Sheng to help him. With the help of this former 'Crown Prince' of the Inspectorate, he would be able to better control the First Battalion and have a greater chance of fighting Wu Yihua!

"Okay, I can help you with all my strength."

Lu Sheng looked straight into Li Lei's eyes. "But there is one thing. If one day I really find out that Chang Wu's death is related to the Tiger Blade Gang, I will seek revenge at all costs!"

His son is already dead, and there are not many things he cares about in this world. His only wish now is that his son will not die in vain.

He wants revenge!

"can."

Li Lei extended his hand to Lu Sheng, and Lu Sheng also extended his hand.

The hands of the two "Crown Princes" in front and behind the Inspection Office were tightly clasped together.

That night, Li Fei returned home after a day of training.

"I am back."

Li Fei shouted after entering the room, and then saw Li Lei sitting in the living room listening to the radio.

"Uncle Li."

"Ah."

Li Lei nodded to Li Fei, still focusing on the news on the radio:
".The bandits' attack lasted for more than ten minutes until the local inspectors arrived and they retreated. The attack resulted in the death of seven people in Luojia Town, 23 injuries, and a loss of nearly 1,000 yuan."

"Horse bandit?"

Li Fei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then walked into the living room and sat opposite Li Lei.

"It is reported that a group of horse bandits have been active in the Qiuping Mountains and have repeatedly harassed towns and villages near Liucheng. The horse bandits that attacked Luojia Town early this morning may be the same group of people as the horse bandits in the Qiuping Mountains. I would like to remind the general public to try not to leave the city in the near future. The Xingcheng government will come up with a solution as soon as possible to ensure the safety of life and property of the general public."

"Here is a piece of entertainment news, famous..."

With a click, Li Lei turned off the radio.

He has never been interested in any entertainment news.

"Uncle Li, what's going on with this group of horse bandits?"

Li Fei asked.

Luojia Town is more than 20 kilometers away from Xingcheng. It is a town near Xingcheng and is also under the jurisdiction of Xingcheng government.

Now that Luojia Town has been attacked by horse bandits, Xingcheng cannot sit idly by.

"At present, we can only speculate that they may be the same group of bandits as those in the Qiuping Mountains, and have fled to Xingcheng."

Li Lei said.

The nearest point in the Qiuping Mountains is more than 80 kilometers away from Xingcheng. In the past, the horse bandits in this mountain range would choose to invade closer towns, so Xingcheng has never encountered horse bandits.

"Does the Inspectorate need to suppress these horse bandits?"

Li Fei asked with concern.

Li Lei shook his head: "The scope of the Supervision Office's responsibilities is within the city. The reason why we went out of the city to encircle and suppress the Anshen Sect was because the Anshen Sect was first discovered in the city. The Supervision Office has been in charge of this case from the beginning. But things like horse bandits are outside the city and are not under the jurisdiction of the Supervision Office. That is a problem that the city guards need to solve."

In addition to protecting the city defenses of Xingcheng, the City Guards are also responsible for the security of the surrounding areas of Xingcheng, so tasks such as going out of the city to suppress bandits are the responsibility of the City Guards.

"City guards, horse bandits?"

Li Fei frowned slightly and turned to look to the side.

There was a constant rustling sound of leaves outside the window.

got windy.

(End of this chapter)