Chapter 2 has great promise

  "What? You killed Chen Yu?"

  Eagles soared over the thousand households of Weiluo, and a deafening roar echoed through the air, with shock evident in the tone.

  Looking at the deputy commander in front of him who was extremely shocked, Wu Fan threw the head in his hand to the ground with an expressionless face, clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "Chen Yu colluded with Maitreya Sect! The subordinate had no choice but to do so!"

  At the time, a deputy commander-in-chief in his early forties, surnamed Zhao and named Xi, had a pale complexion and was extremely thin, but he had an unusually large build. Wearing the distinctive wide eagle uniform of the Eagle Guards, he looked like a desiccated corpse wrapped in clothes. At this moment, he stared blankly at the human head on the ground, sizing up the young man with blood still wet on his face, and for a while, didn't know what to say.

  "If the adults do not believe, the brothers of the hundred households can testify for me! ", Wu Fan still looked very calm, as he said, he had a talent for being a bad person. He took out the white jade Buddha from his pocket and presented it with both hands, saying: "Adults! This is the evidence! Please take a look."

  Wu Fan has been in this time and space for a month now. Although he seemed extremely introverted on weekdays, it was actually because of the unfamiliar environment that he showed discomfort. Now he has adapted and even collected a lot of useful information through a month's time. For example... there is information about Zhao Xi, the deputy commander in front of him.

  The headquarters of the Eagle Guards is in Chang'an, the imperial capital. The one in Luoyang is just one of the ten thousand households under its jurisdiction. Even so, there are still 2,300 people on the roster. The absolute leader is the Eagle Guards Commander, Qianhuo Wu Zhao. However, that gentleman is infatuated with martial arts and not too interested in managing the affairs of the thousand households. As a result, the Luoyang Thousand Households presents three extreme divisions. Deputy Commander Zhao Xi is one of these three managers. He may not be the most powerful one, but he is the easiest to deal with because he has a major weakness - greed.

  So Wu Fan first found him, rather than the other two commanders.

  The white jade Buddha presented by Wu Fan is fine and smooth, with a bright body, obviously a transparent object that has been played for a long time. Moreover, the Maitreya Buddha carving is extremely good, seemingly from the hands of a famous artist. In fact, no matter what, this is something that the marquis wore before his death, and its value cannot be underestimated. Most importantly... the three pieces of paper wrapped around the white jade Buddha! No! It should be said that it's silver notes!

  One thousand two?

  Looking at the numbers on the silver ticket, Deputy Commander Zhao Xi's eyes narrowed into a slit in an instant, and his pupils flashed with a captivating light. The look was indeed reminiscent of the debauchees seen in brothels, and the expressions between them were exactly the same.

  Without leaving any trace, he put away the three 1000-liang silver notes in his sleeve, and Deputy Commander Zhao Xi slowly sized up the White Jade Buddha, saying: "Wu Xiaoqi... what do you mean by this?"

  "No one else! Chen Yu colluded with the Maitreya cult's sorcerer, betraying the Emperor's trust. He deserved to die, but... didn't he leave behind an empty position?!" Wu Fan chuckled and rubbed his hands together, saying: "Although I'm just following in my father's footsteps as a member of the Imperial Guard, I don't dare think too much about it. But as a person, what's most important is to have ideals... I've been thinking, can I climb even higher on this hundred-foot pole?"

  "Do you want to be a landlord?"

  Zhao Xi gave Wu Fan a slanted glance, her eyes flickering.

  Wu Fan hastily waved his hand and shook his head, saying: "Your subordinate dare not! Your subordinate is just a small flag in the army, and at most, he is just a lieutenant colonel. How could he have the audacity to take the position of hundred households? Your subordinate thinks that if Chen Yu gives up one, our two general flags will definitely have one come out, and then there will be a position left for a general flag!"

  According to the deformed organization of Eagle Guard, the smallest official is Xiao Qi, who manages 20 people. Above Xiao Qi is Zong Qi, who manages 100 people. Above Zong Qi is Bai Hu, who manages 230 people. Each Bai Hu has one Bai Hu, two Zong Qi and ten Xiao Qi under him. Wu Fan thought to himself that he had joined the Eagle Guard for too short a time, his seniority was not enough, and most importantly, he had no background, so it would be difficult to stand out, and he would have to use silver money to open the way, but the 3,000 taels of silver notes were also taken with the White Jade Buddha, all of which were unearned wealth, and he didn't mind.

  "Oh! The overall flag......", Zhao Xi smiled and continued to admire the white jade Maitreya Buddha in his hand, praising: "It's really a good carving! Can be called a ghost axe..."

  Wu Fan, if you don't understand now, then you're stupid. At this point, he hastily said: "Report to Director Zhao, this jade Buddha was picked up by the undersigned by chance, and it is said that it was lost by you unintentionally, so I came to return it to you!"

  It's really going to happen!

  Deputy Commander Zhao was secretly pleased in his heart, especially that sentence "Commander Zhao", which really made him overjoyed! But he asked calmly: "Didn't you just say this was evidence of Chen Yu's collusion with the Maitreya cult?"

  "Is there? You must have remembered wrongly!" Wu Fan smiled, as if he had expected it all along, and pulled out a letter with a broken wax seal from his bosom, saying: "The evidence is still not presented to you yet, isn't it?"

  Promising!

  Zhao Xi looked at Wu Fan again, very seriously, and after a long time, he put the white jade Buddha into his waistband and slowly said: "Chen Yu was granted the title of Heavenly King's personal army, residing in the hundred-house position, but did not think of loyalty to the king and country, instead colluding with the Maitreya cult witches, deserving death!" Since he deserved death, the person who killed him would certainly have merit: "Fortunately, Wu Fan, the small flag, timely discovered the truth, beheaded the traitor, and his loyalty and bravery are commendable! He should be rewarded! Promoted to the position of General Flag!"

  "Thank you, Sir Qianhu!" Wu Fan suddenly looked grateful and tearfully asked: "Sir Qianhu, do you have time tonight? I'd be happy to host?"

  "As the emperor's personal guard, you don't think about loyalty to the monarch and the country, but only want to drink?!", Zhao Xi immediately showed a stern expression: "Wu Xiaoqi... no! Wu Zongqi! Your thinking is problematic!"

  A sense of déjà vu suddenly hits me, as if I've seen this kind of official in our dynasty before.

  Wu Fan secretly cursed in his heart, but on the surface he said with a sincere and fearful tone: "This subordinate knows his fault! I'll go patrol the streets right away! Investigate if anyone is violating the ban."

  "Wait!"

  As Wu Fan was about to leave, Zhao Xi suddenly stopped him and stepped in front of him. After thinking for a moment, he said with a serious expression: "Wu Zongqi, you are young and diligent, your martial arts skills are not bad, originally... I also wanted to suggest to the school lieutenant that you take over the vacant position of hundred households. But... you lack some achievements! Do you understand what I mean?"

  Wu Fan hastily clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "Thank you, Sir Qianhu, for pointing out the way! I understand! I will definitely not disappoint you!"

  "Alright! Alright! Alright! Go!", Zhao Xi waved his hand and turned around, intentionally or unintentionally muttering under his breath: "I heard that recently there have been bandits causing trouble on the roads outside Luoyang..."

  Wu Fan's expression changed and he turned away.

  As Wu Fan's footsteps faded into the distance, Zhao Xi turned around, took out the white jade Maitreya Buddha from his waistband, and continued to examine it in the sunlight. However, a mysterious expression appeared on his face as he muttered to himself: "You're still too young! Chen Yu is not someone to be trifled with, having held the position of hundred households for nearly ten years. You think you can just take him down so easily? There are people backing him up... Hmmph! I'll give you credit, kid, you've got guts and brains, taking out a high-ranking official and stealing their ill-gotten gains... Tsk tsk! That's quite the knife you're wielding! If you manage to get past this hurdle, I'll have to make my move too!"

  Out of the gate of Qianhu's house, Wu Fan didn't go to patrol the streets as he said, but instead headed straight to his home in the west of the city, with a furrowed brow and completely gone was the smile on his face. This was because he had keenly sensed that something wasn't quite right.

  "What a hassle!"

  After thinking again and again, Wu Fan still couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

  "Ding! System update complete, vulnerability patched!"

  "Ding dong! Host..."

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