Several days later, in the Signature Room of the Green-ribbon Arrester Kong Yu in the Six Fan School of Zhou County.
"Hey, Meng, why are you here?" Kong Yu put down the document in his hand and stood up in surprise.
Mengqi, dressed in black, stepped into the room with a blade and a sword on his back. He smiled and said, "Old Kong, I don't come to you for no reason."
Kong Yu immediately clapped his hands and laughed. "Have you made up your mind?"
"Of course." Mengqi said without hesitation. "I want to be a Secret-searching Nark."
"Good, very good." Kong Yu repeated. At the same time, he looked at the situation outside the room. He waved his right hand and pulled with his left palm. He closed the door and the window with his strong Qi. "The identity of a Secret-searching Nark must be kept a secret."
It was not like being a Yamen arrester, who could be known by everyone.
Mengqi gently nodded, indicating that he understood. He looked at the document in Kong Yu's hand and asked, "Old Kong, something big happened recently?"
"No, it's the latest information about Mengqi, the Gentleman Sword. He returned the Purple Death Sword to the Ye family in Yi City through Qi Zhengyan of Huanhua Swords Sect. It's said that he went to Bomi to seek revenge and killed a Half-step Exterior Scenery master. Because Bomi is dangerous, there is no other evidence, so it can't be used as a reference for the Ranking List of Young Masters." Seeing that Meng Qi had agreed to join the Six Fan School, Kong Yu felt that Meng Qi was half a member of the Six Fan School, so he told him frankly, "Qi Zhengyan has returned to the Huanhua Swords Sect.
Bomi was the most dangerous place in Immensity Sea. Many Exterior and Half-step Exterior Scenery masters who were hiding from their enemies hid there. Because of the complicated terrain, many people died without anyone knowing. Mengqi used it as a cover for the whereabouts of the Gentleman Sword in the past year.
Mengqi said calmly, "Where is the Gentleman Sword now?"
"You want to challenge him?" Kong Yu asked, thinking that he understood Mengqi. Then he laughed and said, "But you'll be disappointed. He was seriously injured and went to find a place to recover. His whereabouts are a mystery."
"It seems like the yamen of Zhou County really doesn't know that I'm the Gentleman Sword …" Mengqi made a firm judgment. It was most likely a cover-up by the headquarters in Luoyang.
After exchanging a few words of greeting, Mengqi stood up and took his leave. Kong Yu walked him to the door and said to him using Secret Voice-sending, "I'll draft a document and send it directly to the headquarters in Luoyang. We'll get a reply in about five days."
As a Green-ribbon Arrester, he had the right to recommend people directly to Luoyang. Moreover, Mengqi wanted to be a Secret-searching Nark, which was inconvenient for outsiders to know. Otherwise, he would have handed the recommendation document to Guo Yinzhang first, and then submitted it to the provincial yamen to be sent to Luoyang to save face for his superiors.
"Five days …" Mengqi had a deeper understanding of the Six Fan School's speed of transmitting information. It was incomparable to ordinary birds!
From Yedu to Luoyang, even with the help of the wind, it would still take more than two months. Moreover, a five-day round trip had to be done without the complicated procedures of the yamen. Wouldn't it be too late?
Could it be a transmission formation? Or something similar to the Exterior?
After all, the Inner World was different, so the abilities of the Exterior formed were also different. Some were quite magical. In addition, there were strange people who only cultivated Nether Spirits or Burning Incense Shinto. All kinds of strange things could happen.
…
Five days later, Mengqi was comprehending the "Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth" with the help of the "One Heart Affecting Another" of Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship when he suddenly heard a hurried knock on the door.
He didn't need to get up or pry. His spiritual mind naturally saw Kong Yu's figure.
"Old Kong, has Luoyang given the result?" Mengqi asked with a gentle smile. He was still a little immersed in the "Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth".
Kong Yu was slightly stunned. He felt that Meng had an indescribable temperament at this moment. He stood there as if he was not bound by anything, as if he had transcended the mortal world. At the same time, his smile was warm and his eyes were deep, as if he could see the deepest part of people's hearts. He was strangely charming, like an immortal or a Buddha.
However, this strange feeling quickly disappeared like an illusion. Kong Yu came to his senses and laughed. "Congratulations, the headquarters of Luoyang has approved my recommendation. You will be appointed as a Secret-searching Nark and will be given the Green-ribbon Seal. You will also receive a salary of 1,000 taels of silver every month."
"1,000 taels of silver?" Mengqi asked subconsciously.
Kong Yu thought that Mengqi thought it was too little, so he explained with a smile, "The salary is neither too much nor too little. The advantage is that it is stable. After three to five years, you will be able to get back the title deeds of the land and house you sold. Moreover, the salary is only part of the harvest. We provide a variety of resources, which are at least 50% cheaper than the outside world. We only recover the cost. However, you need to apply in advance for rare resources, which will be directly deducted from your monthly salary. Of course, you can't resell them."
He lowered his voice and said, "For arresters like us, the salary is not much. It mainly comes from the filial piety. As for the Secret-searching Nark, it is the incidental things that come with investigating a big case or relic."
The Six Fan School was very strict with internal corruption investigations and punishments were very strict. Relatively speaking, they only indulged the arresters in minor details to avoid dissatisfaction. For example, in a big city like Yedu, there were all kinds of people. There were big forces such as the Wang family, the Huang family, and the Huanhua Swords Sect who maintained the aboveboard order. However, there were also those at the bottom of the society that the Six Fan School despised. There were always fights between gangs and all kinds of crimes.
The Six Fan School mainly suppressed the underground, maintained stability, collected intelligence, kept an eye on the heroes of Jianghu, and investigated cases with bad influence. If they wanted to go deep into every corner of Yedu, they did not have enough manpower. They had to rely on some gangs and turn a blind eye to their shady interests. As long as it did not affect the stability of Yedu, they only needed to provide all kinds of intelligence.
These gangs naturally had to show their filial piety to the arresters. With the Six Fan School as their backing, it was something that they could not wish for. Even if they did not do it themselves, there would be others who would!
The Mediation Arresters were in charge of internal cleanliness. Everywhere they went, there would be local arresters who would show their filial piety. As long as it did not involve the embezzlement of internal salary and resources, they would turn a blind eye to it.
These two kinds of arresters had their own "external connections", which were better than the salary. The headquarters of the Six Fan School knew this very well, so they did not have strict requirements for the Nark Investigators. For example, the main items obtained from exploring the ruins had to be handed in, and the miscellaneous items could be disposed of freely to ensure their loyalty.
"Oh, I can exchange my salary for resources?" Mengqi did not care about money, but he was envious of the elixirs and artifacts that could be bought at cost price in the Six Fan School. On the one hand, he could exchange them for Karma points, and on the other hand, he could use them himself without wasting Karma points.
Kong Yu nodded affirmatively. "No problem at all. Except for the Divine Weapon, you can have everything you need. But you have to go to the capital to meet the Emperor and receive guidance from the chief of arresters and the Super Arresters before you can be officially employed and enjoy resources and salary."
"Old Kong, when are we leaving for Luoyang?" Mengqi was very proactive now.
Kong Yu shook his head. "You are a Nark Investigator. If I accompany you or send an arrester to Luoyang, wouldn't it be announcing to the world that you have joined the Six Fan School? This will not be convenient for you in the future. So you have to go to Luoyang yourself. Anyway, you are a master on the Ranking List of Young Masters, so don't worry that the headquarters won't recognize you. "
"Then I will leave tomorrow." Mengqi had a plan in mind, but he pretended to be in a difficult position. "Old Kong, there are many big shots and aristocratic families in Luoyang. I don't know much about them, and I'm worried that I might offend someone I shouldn't. Can I have a look at the secret files related to Luoyang?"
Kong Yu thought for a while and said, "You can be considered as half a colleague. I can't show you the secret files for now, but I can show you the general information related to Luoyang."
Even if Mengqi joined the Six Fan School, he would be limited to the scope of the secret files according to his rank and the task he was responsible for.
"That's enough," Meng Qi answered sincerely with a smile on his face.
…
The next day, in Kong Yu's Signature Room, Mengqi flipped through the information related to Luoyang in front of him.
Kong Yu had purposely taken it out so that Little Meng would not expose her identity if she saw it herself.
Surname Su, Marquis. With these two things, Mengqi quickly selected what he wanted.
"Su family, an aristocratic family attached to the royal family. Five generations ago, they made great contributions and were conferred the title of Shenwei Marquis, which is hereditary …"
"The current Shenwei Marquis Su Li, a First Class Master Pro of the Third Heaven of the Exterior, wields the Kunwu Sword, the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard. Has two sons and one daughter, Ke Weilan …"
"Golden Eye Arrester Su Yue, the illegitimate son of the Su family, Su Li's younger brother, a Peerless Master Pro of the Sixth Heaven of the Exterior, and one of the Eight Super Arresters. Has three sons and two daughters …"
"Old Madam Bai Jingluo, the daughter of the Bai family in Luoyang, a First Class Master Pro of the Third Heaven of the Exterior …"
"Ke Weilan, a Half-step Exterior Scenery. Her father is a guru and one of the Eight Super Arresters, bestowed the title of Dragon Claw by the Emperor. Because of the incident with Su Li's concubine, the Tang family, her foundation was damaged and she has no children …"
"Su Zihua, 22 years old, the eldest son of Su Li's concubine, the son of Ke Weilan's dowry maid. He has an unmentionable disease and occasionally goes mad, but he once had a miraculous encounter and opened the Eight Acupores."
"Su Ziyuan, 17 years old, the second son of Su Li and the son of his concubine, the Tang family. He entered the Shaolin Temple, but his fate is unknown."
…
"Su Ziyuan …" Mengqi tapped on the table and muttered the name. He had no sense of belonging to this family and had never thought of visiting them. The only reason he was looking for information was because he was afraid that he would encounter something inexplicable after entering Luoyang.
He took a deep breath and started reading the relevant information about Luoyang.
After a while, Kong Yu pushed the door open and came in with a bag in his hand. He had a strange expression on his face.
"Old Kong, what's wrong?" Mengqi looked at Kong Yu in confusion.
Kong Yu closed the door and stared at Mengqi for a while. "You don't need to go to Luoyang to meet the Emperor, the Chief of Detectives, and the Super Arresters."
"Huh? Why? "Mengqi was confused.
"Today, a secret document arrived. It says that 'Killing Blade' Su Meng has a clean background and is loyal and reliable. Now that he has an important matter to attend to, he doesn't need to go to Shangjing anymore and will be granted the official seal directly." Kong Yu was still in a daze. "Don't all official seals have to be made by fusing one's own bloodline to prevent others from impersonating him? How can it be granted directly …"
He took out a light green official seal with a green ribbon tied around it.
Mengqi had a rough idea of what was going on. He took the official seal and saw the words "Wind Catcher" engraved on it. He infused some inner force into it and a misty green color appeared.
"It's … it's your bloodline …" Kong Yu was stunned. When did Meng go to Luoyang? Could it be that he was originally from Luoyang?
"Heh, in order to prevent me from entering Luoyang, he purposely searched for hair and cord blood from the ancestral hall …" Mengqi guessed. Every time a new person was born, the big families would worship his hair and cord blood. In the ancestral hall, he asked, "Old Kong, what's the task?"
Kong Yu took out the document. "There are many martial arts masters gathering in River East's Maoling. One of the arresters went to investigate but mysteriously disappeared. Half a month later, his body was found in Yangxia, Hua State."
River East … Mengqi suddenly became excited.
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