What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 1 The Mummified Corpse Case

Just as Su Mo arrived at the Chengfa office to check in, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Look back.

Skinny and short, with a wretched appearance, triangular eyes and a mustache, Su Mo was startled when she first saw him, thinking that Captain Jia had also time-traveled like herself.

Of course, Captain Jia was too busy with his indirect approach to achieving his goal to travel through time.

This is Su Mo's third uncle, an old helper in the fast-track troupe of Changping County.

Chen Qian's expression was rather grim: "Bring your weapons and meet at the City God Temple!"

Su Mo was taken aback: "Gathering so early in the morning?"

Chen Qian's triangular eyes twitched: "Hunters have discovered four mummified corpses at the Locust God Temple in the Western Hills!"

"The internal organs were removed and arranged in the four directions of the Locust God Temple: east, south, west, and north."

"The corpses were boiled to extract their fat, and then they were placed together in a ring with their heads and feet connected, with a lamp lit in the center—it was very eerie..."

As he spoke, he habitually stroked his rat whiskers and snorted coldly, "Ninety-nine percent of the time it's a cult causing trouble!"

"Be smart later. If anything goes wrong, run away as fast as you can. Don't let the Su family line end!"

As a veteran clerk who had worked in the government office for over a decade, Chen Qian naturally knew that once something was associated with the word "cult," the matter would not be trivial!
Su Mo wasn't stupid; she was well aware of the seriousness of the situation.

Chen Qian hesitated for a moment, then took out a money pouch and handed it to Su Mo.

The Kuaishou deal is off!

"Twenty taels of silver, seventeen taels and three mace were returned."

Su Mo was stunned: "It's over?"

The two types of people, Kuaishou and Bushou, are collectively known as Bukuai.

Don't be fooled by the fact that in TV dramas, constables are just errand runners.

In fact, they had government positions, received wages and salaries, and could recruit their own servants. Their local power was deeply entrenched, making them true local bullies, feared by all sorts of people.

If you offend them, they can absolutely ruin an ordinary family.

A few days ago, Chen Qian patted his chest and assured him that he could help Su Mo get a regular role on Kuaishou. How come it fell through now?
Chen Qian explained, "Five days ago, a Kuaishou user drowned after drinking."

"And there's no one to take over Kuaishou's position."

"Officer Zhong said that anyone who wants to take his place will need twenty taels of silver!"

Zhong Sanyuan, head constable of the fast shift.

Although he was greedy and lustful, his reputation was impeccable; he was known for doing things for money.

The regular serviceman in the fast rank earns twenty taels of silver for his wages and food. Using a year's wages to buy a secure government job that can be passed down to one's descendants is considered quite generous.

Although the bureaucrats and their families had been barred from taking the imperial examinations for three generations, it was still the best way out for ordinary people.

Chen Qian gritted his teeth and said resentfully, "The money has already been paid!"

"That son of a bitch Zhou Laizi gave his younger sister to Ma Da Liuzi as a concubine, stealing your spot!"

Ma Daliuzi, the clerk of Changping County, had only been in Changping County for less than half a year.

Although he was just a low-ranking official.

However, they were still legitimate officials appointed by the imperial court, and were fundamentally different from clerks.

Zhong Sanyuan would naturally not go against the clerk!
Twenty taels of silver is not a small amount.

It took emptying my savings and selling three acres of arable land to raise the money!

Zhou Laizi interfered without warning, causing his nephew to lose more than two taels of silver for no reason. Naturally, Chen Qian hated him to death!
Su Mo's face darkened instantly!

Having transmigrated to this world as a lowly servant, with no chance of changing his fate through education, Su Mo's biggest goal is to become a regular servant in the government office and earn a living!

But the clerk's arm was thicker than their waists combined, so the two of them were helpless.

Su Mo had no choice but to put away the silver and follow his uncle toward the west of the city.

There was a huge, densely packed crowd in front of the City God Temple.

Deng Tong, the head of the strongman squad, and Zhong Sanyuan, the head of the fastman squad, personally took charge.

Twenty or thirty constables, and more than a hundred servants!

It's almost two-thirds of the regular security force in the fast-track team!

Those who are not in the regular ranks, who usually help with gathering information and doing dirty work, are naturally not suitable to appear now.

Seeing that all the members of Zhuangban had arrived, Su Mo was secretly puzzled!
Normally, it is the duty of the fast squad to arrest criminals, while the strong squad is only responsible for patrolling and guarding the city gates.

The uncle and nephew stood behind their direct supervisor, He Ping, quite consciously.

Zhong and Deng frowned, occasionally glancing up into the distance.

Su Mo stood there obediently, adhering to the principle of a newcomer: observe more, listen more, and speak less.

But a strange feeling lingered in my heart.

Everyone's here, why aren't we moving?

Suddenly, a magnificent crimson warhorse, like a red cloud, came galloping through the dust.

Immediately, a tall, aloof beauty appeared, draped in a bright red cloak!
Behind her stood three tall horses, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, a long sword at his waist, exuding a murderous aura!
Chen Qian's expression suddenly changed.

Su Mo quickly lowered her voice and asked, "Third Uncle, what's wrong?"

Chen Qian took a deep breath: "Things are getting more and more serious!"

Su Mo asked again, "What's that woman's background? She seems to be of high rank!"

Chen Qian was immediately startled: "You little brat, do you want to die?!"

"A centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"With a flick of your finger, you could crush both of our bones one by one!"

Su Mo was greatly surprised upon hearing this!
The Great Wu Embroidered Uniform Guard has the same functions as the Ming Dynasty Embroidered Uniform Guard in previous history.

They are directly under the command of the Holy Empress!
Its power was even greater than that of the Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard at its peak.

Don’t say anything else.

The mere mention of "the right to kill" is enough to demonstrate their overwhelming power.

Local officials had no authority to arrest him; they could only send a letter to the local Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) office, requesting that the Jinyiwei office conduct an internal investigation and handle the matter.

Since its establishment, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) of the Great Wu Dynasty has executed no fewer than a hundred court officials in the past thirty years.

Those who were actually held accountable for this are very few!
Therefore, the Imperial Guard's token was also known as the "murder warrant"!
A centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, holding the rank of sixth grade, is even higher than a county official!
No wonder my third uncle's expression changed drastically.

In the eyes of others, the Embroidered Uniform Guards are all fierce and ruthless people who rarely take action, but once they do, the battlefield is littered with corpses and rivers of blood. Who wouldn't be afraid?
The case of the mummified corpse even alarmed the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which was completely separate from the local government.

It's definitely a cult!

Cults are tantamount to rebellion!

In addition to monitoring officials, the Embroidered Uniform Guard also took charge of rebellions!

However, this female commander of the Imperial Guard was truly beautiful, with an exceptionally stunning figure.

Su Mo couldn't help but glance at the other person's particularly impressive parts a couple more times.

Then, I was dumbfounded!
Suddenly, a yellow exclamation mark appeared above the female centurion's head!
It looks exactly like the NPC who gives out quests in the game!
(End of this chapter)