Chapter 144 Corrupt officials should be hung on lampposts! ...
The idea was beautiful, but the reality was heartbreaking.
Yan Shi sat in his office, looking at the report in front of him, his fingers trembling slightly.
Yan Shi read the report carefully from top to bottom again.
Yan Shi confirmed that his understanding was correct.
Yan Shi remained silent.
Yan Shi: ?
"What do you mean that Changyang Prefecture and Ju'e Plain are fighting, and the governor of Novano Port has been assassinated?" Yan Shi slowly read through the brief report.
She remembered the incident in Changyang Prefecture. It was said that there was a refugee riot in Novano Port, so the governor of Novano Port sent a letter requesting support from Changyang Prefecture to suppress the refugees. The relief army from Changyang Prefecture was stuck on the Ju'e Plain, and the three parties were negotiating.
Yan Shi heard about this from Chu Mengfu, so the headquarters did not submit a report to her. Yan Shi had to ask Sheng Chunqiu to confirm the details of the incident. Afterwards, she asked Sheng Chunqiu to transfer patrol teams from headquarters to the three branch offices to sow discord and muddy the waters.
A report has been submitted to her. The question is, how did this matter escalate from negotiations to war within a week, resulting in the death of a leader?
Is the General Administration's patrol team really that good now...?
Gui Gemu stood with his head down in front of Yan Shi's desk, carefully choosing his words, "The main trigger was the assassination of the governor of Novano Port."
Yan Shi: "Hmm, which faction sent the assassins?" She finished flipping through the report but didn't see any more information about the assassins, so she asked in confusion.
"I'm not sure, the assassin's whereabouts are currently unknown," Gui Gemu said softly.
Yan Shi: ...
"The governor has been assassinated, but the assassin's whereabouts are unknown?" Yan Shi chuckled. "In Novano Port, those who know it think the governor's office is in power, but those who don't might think it's a free economic zone."
Gui Gemu muttered under his breath, "Yeah, that's why there's such a mess now."
Yan Shi glanced at her.
Gui Gemu immediately shut up, staring at the carpet, pretending to be a high-end decorative piece in the office.
Yan Shi stared at the report, deep in thought.
Putting everything else aside, the death of the governor of Port Novano has certainly put the current chaotic situation in the best interest of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
After all, the original purpose of the Bureau of Otherworld Management was to maintain order in the underworld.
The area around the Giant Jade Plain is in complete chaos, and the Bureau of Foreign Affairs has every reason to intervene.
The main problem is that the foreign affairs bureau lacks a pretext.
Changyang Prefecture is currently claiming that the Prefect of Changyang Prefecture and Governor Novano are good friends.
Now that their lord's close friend has died without cause, Changyang Prefecture naturally must go to Novano Port to suppress the riot and fulfill the governor's last wish. At the same time, they must investigate the matter thoroughly and give the governor an explanation.
The giant crocodile insisted that the assassin was sent by Changyang Prefecture. All the talk of friends is nonsense; humans are simply a cunning race.
The main objective was to lead a large army across the Giant Jaw Plains and seize it. The orcs were being pushed to their doorstep by the army; of course they had to retaliate.
Both sides have valid reasons.
So the key point is still this assassin whose whereabouts are currently unknown.
Yan Shi: "Are there any photos of the scene when the governor of Novano was assassinated?"
“No.” Gui Gemu said with a bitter face, “There was a riot in Novano Port. The refugees blew up all the signal towers. The Spirit Network was disconnected, and all communications in the city were blocked.”
Yan Shi: ?
"Are these refugees?" she said, somewhat speechless. "Where is Novano Port's own guard?"
Novano Port is one of the four major ports in the Underworld, with a thriving economy. The port trade tax alone from the Governor's Office rivals the total tax revenue of an entire major city of the Eastern Human Race. With such financial resources, the guards should be quite formidable.
Gui Gemu subtly raised his head to carefully observe Yan Ju's expression.
Calm and still.
He wasn't angry; in fact, he seemed to understand the situation quite clearly.
The moment Gui Gemu's gaze fell on Yan Ju's face, Yan Ju looked up at him.
Gui Gemu immediately lowered his head again: "Most of the tax revenue from Novano Port goes to charity. The expenses for the guards are not high."
Yan Shi: ...
She didn't even need to ask about the specifics of the charity. It was written as charity, but read as private corruption.
The riots in Port Novano and the governor's downfall were not unjust.
Serves them right.
Yan Shi put away the report. "Okay, I understand."
Gui Gemu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively asked, "Then, Director Yan, shall I go now?" She pointed to the door.
Yanshi nodded.
Gui Gemu walked briskly towards the door. Just as he was about to grasp the doorknob, he heard someone call out from behind, "Director Gui."
Returning to the Pavilion: !
What happened this time?
She turned around stiffly.
Director Yan didn't look up; he was already looking at other documents. His voice remained calm as he asked, "Since all communications within Novano Port are blocked, how did the news of the assassination of the Novano Port Governor get out?"
The governor of Novano Port said, “The head of the governor of Novano Port is now hanging on the port’s flag.”
Director Yan seemed to chuckle softly, "Okay."
Gui Gemu asked again, "Then, Director Yan, shall I take my leave?"
Yanju did not reply.
Gui Gemu opened the door gently and left the office.
The director's office was all tidied up. When Gui Gemu came out, Xie Sheng, who was sitting in the seat near the door, looked up and greeted Gui Gemu: "Director Gui."
Gui Gemu: "Mm." She nodded and quickly walked towards the elevator, while taking out her phone to send a message to Sheng Chunqiu.
[Vivian is the cutest in the world: Ahhhhhh!! Director Yan is so intimidating, I almost thought she wanted me to go to the interrogation department to calm down too]
[Sheng Chunqiu: You just finished reporting official business to Director Yan? You didn't do anything wrong, Director Yan wouldn't do that for no reason.]
[Vivian is the cutest in the world: Who knows! She just suspended you for no reason, didn't she?]
[Vivian is the cutest in the world: Sheng Chunqiu, you'd better come back soon, this is no human being's job in the Execution Department]
Sheng Chunqiu kept seeing "The other party is typing," so Guige Mu switched to the chat box and stared blankly at the message page of Lingxun.
Her other chat window kept receiving messages.
【Young Master, the investigation is complete. During the day that day, a total of six people passed by the wall between the Summer Palace and the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs on this side, but only one person walked the entire length of the wall.】
【Remembering Stone Video.zip】
【Young Master, we cannot currently enter the headquarters of the Bureau of Dissidents, so we are unaware of the situation surrounding this section of the wall.】
[Vivian is the cutest in the world: That's all.]
Guige Mu stood in front of the elevator, his back to the top-floor surveillance camera, and turned on the recording. As expected, he saw Sheng Chunqiu walking across the long wall during midday, avoiding the crowd.
Guigemu sighed.
Director Yan certainly doesn't do things without a reason.
Therefore, Sheng Chunqiu was suspended from his post.
Director Yan really does know everything.
But she insisted on going back to the inner chambers to investigate the matter on her own.
The elevator has arrived.
Gui Gemu expressionlessly selected the chat history and deleted the file in the chat box.
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After leaving Guigemu, he went out.
Yan Shi sat calmly and without any change in expression.
Yan Shi suppressed the twitching of his lips.
Yan Shi burst into laughter.
The governor of Novano was so corrupt that it sparked a riot; other actions are likely to be even more outrageous.
So her head is now hanging on the port's flag.
The main theme is that good and evil will eventually be rewarded.
The assassin who did this was a genius!
“It’s good that he’s missing,” Yan Shi muttered to himself. “Of course, if he’s missing, anyone can claim him.”
She opened the entire list of current employees of the General Administration on the system again, preparing to pick one to "claim" the assassination.
Suddenly her phone vibrated with a message. Yan Shi took out her phone and was surprised to find that it was Chu Mengfu.
Yan Shi opened the message box.
[Chu Mengfu: Teacher Yanlan.]
[Photo.jpg]
Yan Shi: ?
She clicked on the photo and found it was taken from a low angle.
In the photo, the flagpole of the Port of Novano is in the foreground. A clean head, not even stained with blood, with only a faint black mist swirling around the wound, hangs at the top of the flagpole.
At the very bottom of the photo is a hand holding the seal of the Governor's Office of Novano.
The photo is very clear.
Yan Shi raised an eyebrow.
The missing assassin turned out to be Chu Mengfu.
The security system in Port Novano is utterly useless and ridiculous.
Even a student enrolled in Zhanzhou couldn't be prevented.
He is still a student from the world of international studies.
Yan Shi closed the list of employees in the General Administration system.
[Yanlan: Where are you now?]
[Chu Mengfu: On an abandoned ship moored on the west side of Novano Port.]
The pretext for the intervention of the Foreign Affairs Bureau is now complete.
However, given Chu Mengfu's status as a student at Zhanzhou University and his background in the world of martial arts, Yan Shi felt that this matter could be more profitable.
She tapped her fingertips on the table, and after considering the current situation of all parties, she first sent a message to the current head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Novano Port, then got up from her chair and changed her coat.
"To Novano Port."
Space was torn open, and on the other side of the crack was the flagpole with a head hanging from it in the port of Novano.
Yan Shi lifted his leg and walked inside.
This flagpole is located outside the port of Novano, facing the Dono Sea.
At this time, the port was filled with large numbers of merchant ships that had been stranded due to the port being closed by the riots.
The noise was deafening, but not chaotic.
The real chaos is inside the port.
Yan Shi looked around.
Finding a port to abandon ship is not difficult; Chu Mengfu even provided the specific location.
When Yan Shi entered the boat, Chu Mengfu was reciting his lessons.
On the table in front of her was a notebook filled with writing, and a dim lamp was lit in front of it.
Hearing footsteps approaching, Chu Mengfu suddenly turned around, his hands forming a spell, but relaxed when he saw Shi Yan.
"Teacher Yanlan." She put away the notebook.
Yan Shi sat down next to her, very straightforwardly: "How much do you know about the riots in the port?"
Chu Mengfu had clearly done sufficient investigation and preparation. "The leader is a security escort agency in the city. In recent years, in addition to collecting huge amounts of trade taxes, the Governor's Office has also raised the number of tax collection points in the city many times, and recently introduced a residence fee."
"This escort agency is a long-established one in the city. It was entrusted by the Governor's Office to escort the Governor to the Prefect of Changyang Prefecture with birthday gifts."
It was obvious that the governor of Novano Port himself knew that the governor's guard was not very strong.
"After the congratulatory gift was delivered, the escort agency returned to port to conclude the commission. The head escort of the agency discovered that his agency had been confiscated by the Governor's Office, and his daughter had died tragically in prison. The reason was that the Governor's Office believed that the agency had embezzled the birthday gift that the Governor was giving to the Prefect of Changyang and had fled to avoid punishment."
"In fact, the birthday gift was delivered on time. The escort agency was also not delayed on the way back, so the information was reported on time."
"It's just that the Governor's Office found a reason to take away the valuables that the escort agency had accumulated over the years, since the person in charge was not at the agency."
"They died too easily," Yan Shi concluded.
Chu Mengfu did not answer, but simply said, "Teacher Yanlan, I will follow your arrangements."
Yan Shi looked at Chu Mengfu, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Chu Mengfu, do you want to be the governor of Novano Port?"
Chu Mengfu turned his head to look at Yan Shi.
The light from the Dark Spirit Lamp wasn't very bright, just a faint glow. In the dim light inside the ship, she couldn't see Yanlan's eyes clearly.
After a moment, she shook her head: "I want to join the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs."
Yan Shi propped his head up with his hand: "Isn't it good to be the governor of Novano Port? The annual trade tax of Novano Port is astronomical."
“This shouldn’t belong to the Governor’s Office,” Chu Mengfu said, her gaze clear as she did not avoid Yan Shi’s eyes.
Yan Shi's smile faded. "Don't be nervous," she said casually.
“The transaction tax should indeed not belong to the Governor’s Office. Nor will there be a Governor’s Office in Novano Port.”
Chu Mengfu was startled.
Yan Shi: "If you don't become the governor of Novano Port, you'll only be a vagrant."
Chu Mengfu: ?
Yan Shi stood up, patted Chu Mengfu on the shoulder, and stretched. "From now on, you are the leader of the Novano Port riot. I am your first deputy."
Footsteps sounded outside the boat. Yan Shi grabbed Chu Mengfu and said, "Boss, let's rebel!"
Author's Note: Information regarding the Novano Port incident is found in Chapter 95, and information regarding Sheng Chunqiu's suspension is found in Chapters 109-119.
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