Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

The office of the Criminal Investigation Department was located next to the Pedestrian Department. On the way there, Ling Chuan discovered that the new office was separated from the Music Bureau by a large street.

The Jishisi was not an office of high rank, but its entrance was quite imposing. A broad screen wall stood outside the gate, blocking the view from the road.

After walking around the screen wall, I found that there was a huge square behind it. At this time, the square was full of horse-drawn carriages, about twenty or thirty of them.

Ling Chuan got off the donkey cart and looked around: "I didn't expect that this small police department is actually a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons are."

You have to know that in Dasheng, not every family can afford a horse-drawn carriage. I don't know why, but any horse-drawn carriage must use top-quality horses. Yingtian Prefecture is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and top-quality horses are not easy to raise, and you may not be able to buy them even if you have money.

As for the inferior horses, they are of the same level as donkeys and are basically used to pull goods. Almost no one would use a donkey cart as a vehicle.

As soon as Ling Chuan reached the entrance of the Investigation Bureau, Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu came to greet him: "Master Ling, you are finally here. Almost all the heads of the twelve offices of the Investigation Bureau are here."

Zhao Fu whispered, "The Lord is calling the roll. Let's go over there quickly. I think the Lord wants to establish his authority today. We must not let him use us as a target."

Ling Chuan understood as soon as he heard it. He had been in the workplace before, even though he had been in the government. It was a common practice for a new official to find an unlucky guy to establish his authority after taking office.

Although he knew that his rank must have been determined by the governor, Ling Chuan did not want to have any conflict with the other party. After all, the other party was also a sixth-rank official, while Ling Chuan was only a ninth-rank official.

The lobby of the Criminal Investigation Bureau was already crowded with people. Behind a desk at the top of the lobby, a shrewd-looking man in his thirties or forties was talking big, saying something about how he was favored by the emperor and what he should do.

Seeing that the official was talking excitedly, Ling Chuan quietly slipped in and hid behind a fat and strong man.

Wu Kun looked at the time and saw that it was almost time, so he changed the subject: "The Judicial Investigation Division is newly established. All of you here are people who have been entrusted with important tasks by the court. You should serve the court wholeheartedly. Although the office has not officially opened today, you should actively report to work."

Wu Kun glanced around again, but didn't see Ling Chuan. He curled his lips into a sinister smile and said, "But some people don't seem to take the emperor's order seriously, and they haven't arrived yet."

He held up a roster and said, "I am calling the roll now. Anyone who is not here will be punished for dereliction of duty and five strokes of the cane. Zhang Xu."

"My subordinate is here!"

Wu Kun began to call out names. He knew the background of everyone in the Investigation Bureau and knew who could be offended and who could not be offended. He had a list in his mind. There were many people who were not on the list, so he skipped those who could be skipped until he called out Ling Chuan's name.

"Where is Lingchuan?"

Ling Chuan stood up from behind the fat and strong buddy and bowed to Wu Kun: "I'm here."

Wu Kun's mouth twitched. When did this guy come? Why didn't I see him?

Wu Kun was still furious because he hadn't tricked Ling Chuan. Just then, a handsome young man came in from outside and bowed: "I am Duan Xifeng, and I am honored to meet you, Lord Tizhu."

"Duan Xifeng?" Wu Kun twitched his lips and said, "I have not yet shown up for the roll call. I have already made it clear before the roll call that those who fail to show up will be treated as dereliction of duty and punished with five lashes. Come here..."

Two big men came out from the lobby, stepped forward and handcuffed the young man who had just arrived and held him down.

Duan Xifeng cried out in fear: "Sir, I didn't know when to report for duty. Although I made a mistake, it is not a crime of dereliction of duty. Please forgive me, sir."

Wu Kun snorted, "Everyone in the hall knows it, but you don't? You are the only one who is loyal to the emperor. Why are you the only one who is not loyal to the emperor? Fight with me."

Duan Xifeng naturally refused to accept it, and with a shake of his arms, he shook off the two big men: "Sir, it is said that ignorance is not a crime. Sir, you did not make it clear in advance, and now you want to punish me. I do not accept it."

"You don't accept it?" Wu Kun laughed grimly. "You should know that the predecessor of this Judicial Investigation Department is the East Factory. Today I will let you know that the East Factory does not follow any rules. If you dare to resist again, the punishment will be doubled."

The two big men stepped forward again and grabbed Duan Xifeng. Wu Kun said again: "Take him to the yard outside for execution."

Duan Xifeng struggled a little, but finally gave up and was taken out of the yard by the two men. Wu Kun also walked out from behind the desk and came to the yard outside the lobby.

The rest of the people naturally followed. Duan Xifeng had been stripped of his shirt and tied to a pillar, his face full of grief and anger.

A large crowd of people had formed a circle in the yard. Wu Kun had finally found a suitable candidate to establish his authority, so how could he let him go easily? "My dear colleagues, it's not that I, Wu Kun, am cruel. This Judicial Department is a new government office that the court has high hopes for. I hope that everyone will work hard and serve the court in the future. Don't be careless or negligent. I will not tolerate any injustice. Beat!"

Whoosh!

Snapped!

After the whip, a bright red ridge immediately appeared on Duan Xifeng's back, but he clenched his teeth and said nothing.

Wu Kun frowned and shouted at the executioner, "Didn't you have any fucking meal?"

The guard quickly bowed to Wu Kun, then walked to the well, drew a bucket of water, and then dipped the whip in the water and rubbed it.

When he took the whip out of the water and whipped it towards Duan Xifeng, the whip made a whistling sound as it hit Duan Xifeng's back, causing his skin to burst.

Duan Xifeng could no longer hold on and cried out, and tears were streaming down his face.

Fanzi glanced at Wu Kun again, and Wu Kun nodded slightly: "Continue."

When the execution was over, Wu Kun spoke again: "This is just a small punishment, but a warning. I hope you will do your best and don't let me down."

After Wu Kun left, Fanzi untied Duan Xifeng. Duan Xifeng was lying on the ground with a distorted face, moaning continuously from his mouth, and it was obvious that he was in extreme pain.

There were so many people in the yard, and no one dared to go forward to check, for fear of offending Wu Kun.

Ling Chuan shook his head and sighed. Just as he was about to step forward, Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master Ling, what are you going to do?"

"Help him! Look at him, how can he get up?"

The two men looked panicked: "Absolutely not! The Lord has not spoken yet. If you rush to save him, you will offend the Lord."

Ling Chuan glanced at the two of them and said, "Let me tell you this. This Lord Tizhu has a grudge against me. If you two don't want to get into trouble, you'd better stay away from me."

When Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu heard this, they were stunned. Ling Chuan didn't care about them. He just bent down and helped Duan Xifeng up.

Duan Xifeng was stunned at first, but still leaned on Ling Chuan's shoulder and slowly stood up.

"Aren't you afraid of being implicated by me?"

"If you're afraid, I won't help you." Ling Chuan curled his lips and helped Duan Xifeng walk out.