Having just entered the officialdom of the capital, he found that, for various reasons, even though the other party was clearly less capable than him, they could rise rapidly in rank simply by paying money. However, due to his family's poverty, although he understood these rules, he was unable to come up with the money.

This job could only guarantee that he and his family wouldn't starve. Even wanting to eat a more luxurious meal required a lot of consideration, not to mention the job transaction that would cost at least tens of thousands of imperial coins.

However, even though he had given up on further advancement and only wanted to live an ordinary life, there were still people who were jealous of his talent, perhaps out of fear that he would rise to a high position in the future, or perhaps simply out of jealousy.

But whatever the reason, during this holiday, while having dinner with his family, he was involved in a sudden car accident.

He already sensed something was wrong with the car accident at the time, but due to a lack of evidence, he had to give up questioning the perpetrator. His family members all died in the accident.

However, he did not give up the investigation. After two months of tracking and collecting clues, he finally learned that the person who planned the car accident was a former colleague of his.

Moreover, this colleague now holds an important position, and his income and connections are far superior to his own. For various reasons, just when he was about to give up...

Whether it was fate or something else, he met Zhao Li, who was on her way to the northern front. Coincidentally, while she was strolling around, she encountered him, who was about to commit suicide by drowning.

After Zhao Li saved him, he told her the whole story of why he had attempted suicide.

During their conversation, Zhao Li discovered his talent. Since she was about to go to the Northern Border and had no one else to rely on, she invited him to go with her, intending to train him.

However, before agreeing to let Zhao Li go to the northern border, he still asked Zhao Li to catch the murderer who killed his relatives.

Without hesitation, Zhao Li quickly brought the murderer, who was already in a high-ranking position, to him.

After some questioning, he finally learned that the murderer killed his family not out of revenge or jealousy, but simply because he and his family happened to be having a meal at that place.

The murderer planned the car accident simply because he thought it would be fun. He thought the victim was just an ordinary citizen of the empire who would die and that would be the end of it. He never expected to run into him.

At that moment, the glorious image of the empire in his mind completely collapsed. He realized that those in high positions in the capital did not care about the common people at the bottom.

He was also completely disappointed with the capital and ultimately stayed in the northern border region with Zhao Li.

Here, although the local officials are all hot-tempered and prone to causing trouble and fighting, there are no conspiracies, tricks, or unspoken rules.

As long as you have talent and ability, you can keep getting promoted.

After spending a long time together, he also grew to like this place and fell in love with this group of people who seemed rough but were actually exceptionally kind.

Looking at the noisy crowd in the room, the young adjutant comforted himself, thinking that Chief of Staff Zhao Li, as the emperor's consort, would certainly be safe from any danger.

Then, seeing the cheerful crowd, a smile appeared on his lips.

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