Chapter 257: Rafflesia Blooms (Part 2)
Shenjing.
To the Winter Palace.
Priest Dror once again received bad news.
The Third Life Priest Corps was completely wiped out. According to the last message sent back by Commander Cheng Dehan, they seemed to have been ambushed by the regular army.
A force equipped with crawling eavesdroppers and satellite surveillance would actually be ambushed?
Priest Droz couldn't understand. He was silent in the prayer room for a long time before issuing a new order to conduct a major internal cleanup to prevent the emergence of a second traitor like Yang Shaohu.
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Lin Wen went to Minghai City, the capital of Zhongzhou.
Zhongzhou was extremely unstable during this period. There was internal corruption and frequent problems. Externally, bandits were rampant and public security was rapidly deteriorating. The long-term attack on the front line was unfavorable and the military morale was shaken.
There was also a large group of reporters from the eastern part of the empire who dug up negative information about Zhongzhou and constantly attacked Wang Boan, believing that he was incompetent, immoral, inactive, and inhumane.
Why did a stalemate occur after a big victory?
Is the unrest in Zhongzhou a result of nurturing a tiger to cause trouble, or is it a way of using the enemy to gain power?
The Big Secret: The Decaying Zhongzhou!
Who is responsible for the refugees' tragic deaths on the road?
Heart-piercing remarks were everywhere, and mainstream newspapers were full of negative news about Zhongzhou, which led to an increasing number of calls in the core areas of the empire for the removal of Zhongzhou Governor Wang Bo'an.
Wang Boan's material supply became increasingly insufficient as the empire became short of supplies. Even ammunition began to be in short supply. However, the enemy always had sufficient supplies. The mortars and machine guns defending the city never stopped firing. Several reckless attacks resulted in huge losses.
Lin Wen didn't know this originally, but he learned from "The Immortal's Guidance" that some officials in Zhongzhou, in order to gain profits, withheld food rations distributed to refugees on the road, and even robbed the refugees of their belongings and luggage, causing a large number of refugees to starve to death, freeze to death or die of disease on the way to Qingcheng.
This made Lin Wen extremely angry. Every refugee was his precious good fortune, his opportunity and luck. Not only were you inhumane, you were also obstructing his path to ascension.
How could such a person be immortal?
Lin Wen asked Qin Luoshuang to negotiate with Zhongzhou, and Wang Boan's answer was very simple.
"Sheriff Lin is willing to do it for me. I welcome you with open arms. Kill as many as you can. It doesn't matter if you make the mistake. I'll take responsibility."
It is wartime now, and Wang Boan is the full-power governor. According to wartime laws, he has this power.
If he hadn't been at the front, he would have come back and killed all these parasites. These people are used to living in peacetime and don't know the severity of wartime laws.
As a result, Lin Wen became the "special wartime inspector" specially appointed by the Governor of Zhongzhou. Wang Bo'an also sent a special envoy to deliver the appointment documents and the inspector's official robes to him in an expedited manner.
However, no Zhongzhou official accepted this appointment. In their opinion, how could their own governor appoint outsiders to kill their own people?
Therefore, when Lin Wen arrived at Minghai City, the capital of Zhongzhou, the gate was closed and no one greeted him. The guards patrolling the street even stopped him and asked to check his identification.
Lin Wen took a quick look and saw that all doors on the street were closed and no one was around. Then he looked at the soldiers who were so dark that they looked unrecognizable. He knew that they must have been sent by the parasites to stop the imperial envoy.
He smiled and said, "Since you guys are so attentive, I'll give you some special treatment."
He kicked out and hit the soldier in the jaw. He reached out and grabbed the rifle.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Five shots were fired in quick succession, hitting the heart and killing the soldier instantly. The soldier fell down and Lin Wen gently caught the body to prevent it from getting hurt by the fall.
Eliminate evil, good karma +10
good.
Lin Wen took a look at the physical magic weapon in his hand, an enhanced Sabine rapid-fire rifle with an 8x scope, a muzzle compensator, a right-angle grip, an extended magazine of 60 rounds, and no cheek rest.
Tsk, it's somewhere between ordinary magic weapons and acquired magic weapons.
Lin Wen touched it for a while.
"Ding, recognition of master is successful."
I dubbed the voice myself.
He has complete control of the gun.
The essence of [Swiftness of the Spirit Cat] is the absolute control of force, and firearms are essentially magical weapons of force. All of its attacks are completed with force, unlike poison gas bombs which are spell attacks, or electromagnetic interference which are soul attacks.
Therefore, Lin Wen, who possesses the [Swiftness of the Spirit Cat], is equivalent to being proficient in all firearms. Just by playing with it, he can know all its characteristics and bring out its full performance.
Attack spells cannot be used for the time being, so using magic weapons will do.
Lin Wen rushed to the Governor's Mansion and kicked the door open. The guards of the Governor's Mansion knew that he was the inspector appointed by the Governor, and they also knew Lin Wen, so they did not try to stop him.
"Master Lin..."
The chief steward of the Governor's Mansion came up with several officials, but Lin Wen ignored them and ran straight into the Governor's Mansion.
A moment later, gunshots and screams were heard from the logistics department.
The housekeeper's face turned pale as he rushed over. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a logistics officer running out of the warehouse, shouting, "Murder, murder! Kill..."
Bang!
A stream of blood splattered from his head and his body fell to the ground.
The housekeeper is a white-haired old man who has always been known for his steadiness, peace and compliance with rules. He dislikes young men who act rashly the most.
At this moment, he looked at the corpse on the ground, his beard trembling. An official behind him shouted, "General Manager! General Manager! Look!"
The housekeeper looked up and saw corpses scattered all over the floor of the warehouse, and the murderer was walking towards them, stepping on a pool of blood, holding a rifle in one hand.
“You, you, you…”
The housekeeper's fingers were shaking like crazy, and every part of his body was shaking violently. If a nightclub owner saw this scene, he would definitely pay him a lot of money to be the head of the atmosphere group.
A large number of guards gathered and pointed their guns at Lin Wen.
Lin Wen turned a blind eye and said with a smile: "Old man, you look good. Hurry up and investigate the dead and dig out the evidence of their crimes."
The housekeeper flew into a rage: "You, you bastard! You beat them all to death! What evidence are you looking for?"
Lin Wen clapped his hands and laughed, "Old man, I didn't expect your ideas to be so avant-garde. You really can't judge a person by his appearance. Then just bury him and save trouble."
The Internal Affairs Steward shouted angrily, "You're talking nonsense! You're killing officials of the Governor's Office at will! Even if he's an inspector appointed by the Governor, he can't kill people without evidence like this! Guards, arrest him now!"
At this time, a fat woman weighing at least 200 kilograms squeezed in: "Wait a minute."
This is Wang Bo'an's elder sister Wang Cuihua, who met Lin Wen once in Yaojing. Although she does not have a specific position in the Governor's Office, due to her special status, her words are second only to the Governor and the Chief of Internal Affairs in the Governor's Office.
"Ms. Wang! He's a serious criminal who murdered officials!"
Wang Cuihua turned her chin and said in a deep, fat voice, "Uncle Manager, this is wartime, and there are laws in place during wartime. They're different from normal times. I appointed him as the Inspector because I want to use thundering measures to clean up and deter these parasites."
The housekeeper's trembling body calmed down a little, but he was still very angry.
"But he has no evidence! How can he kill people so casually? They also have brothers and sisters, parents and children. What will happen to their families if they lose their pillars?"
Wang Cuihua said in a low voice, "If they really committed crimes and killed soldiers on the front lines and civilians fleeing, what would happen to their families?"
"If there is evidence, of course we can handle it according to the law!"
Wang Cuihua smiled, as if the rafflesia had opened its thick petals.
"We can add more evidence. If they really don't deserve to die, we can use Brother Lin to pay for their crimes. How about that?"
The housekeeper's body finally came out of his disco-dance state, but there was still a bend in his rigid mind that he hadn't turned:
"But, the procedure is wrong. How can you kill someone first and then gather evidence later..."
"Of course you can. It's allowed to get on the bus first and buy the ticket later."
Wang Cuihua giggled and shook her 200 kilograms of fat.
"Besides, this is war time."
The four words "wartime" finally convinced the chief steward. He waved his hand to disperse the guards, turned and left, and decided to arrange the most rigorous and reliable officials to thoroughly investigate whether these people were guilty.
Lin Wen nodded to Wang Cuihua: "Thank you." In fact, he was planning to find Wang Boan, but it was good to have someone to help him calm down.
Wang Cuihua smiled and said, "Young man, I was right about you. Do you want to get in my car first, and then..."
Before he could finish his words, Lin Wen had already disappeared. Wang Cuihua was so angry that she stomped her feet, knocking down a row of guards.
In the next hour or so, Lin Wen rushed around the Governor's Mansion with his magic weapon, and more than 20 officials of the Governor's Mansion fell in a pool of blood.
The entire Governor's Mansion was in a panic, and cries for help and wails poured in like snowflakes towards Wang Boan who was at the front line.
Wang Bo'an ignored it at first, but later his nephews, nieces, cousins and their entire families came to the battle. Except for his sister, all his trusted ministers also came to plead for mercy.
Finally, Wang Boan was left with no choice but to call Lin Wen and ask him not to kill him today but to come back in two days.
Lin Wen readily agreed, then changed into a nightgown with the words "I am not Lin Wen" written on it.
Then they sneaked into the homes of each target and killed those guys who made money from the refugees one by one.
However, the commotion became too loud and Lin Wen's energy was exhausted, so he took advantage of the night to ride his motorcycle and went back in a flash, leaving Minghai City in a mess.
Angry officials requested to break with Changshan County and severely punish the county governor Lin Wen, but were unanimously opposed by Wang Bo'an and the Zhongzhou army.
Several army commanders said bluntly: "If you can take in the refugees, we can even go to war with Changshan County right now! If you can't, then you'll have to keep your tails between your legs!"
So, in the next few days, Lin Wen traveled back and forth to various places in Zhongzhou, killing a large number of corrupt officials at gunpoint, and also following the clues, he uncovered a large number of spies from the Council of Advocates.
These spies are professionals sent by the Council. They specialize in using money and beauties to bribe and corrupt officials in Zhongzhou. They are the culprits that have accelerated the corruption in Zhongzhou.
Produced by the Review Council, it always has a lot of good relationships, with each one having at least 7-8 points, which is so cool.
It often takes less than an hour to gain a day's good fortune in Changshan County and indirectly save more refugees, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Not only that, while Lin Wen gained a lot of good karma, he also confiscated a lot of cash and beauties.
Cash is good, but beauties are useless. Most of them are female slaves trained by the Council, or models bought from all over the place for a large sum of money, unknown actors and singers, or white-collar workers who cannot bear the pressure due to failed investments, etc.
Although these people were both pitiful and hateful in their own ways, they were not enough to make Lin Wen kill them, and they could not return the same way they came.
Lin Wen thought about it and sent them all to the Changshan County Advanced Psychological Rehabilitation Center.
This advanced rehabilitation center was newly built at the insistence of Lin Wen. It covers an area of 110 acres, has complete facilities, a good environment, and is fully staffed with psychologists and medical staff.
They are professional and of high quality, and were hired after being personally certified by Lin Wen.
In order to make them feel at ease working here, Changshan County gave them very high treatment.
In the eyes of outsiders, this is Changshan County's means of retaining talent. After all, the environment in Changshan County is very poor, and high-end psychologists and medical staff are in high demand. How can they come without preferential treatment?
But in fact, as long as they work in Changshan County for a period of time, they will like it here.
These are truly kind angels in white. Rather than treating the rich who are complaining about their illnesses, they would rather help the poor people and children who have been beaten by society to recover their health.
Those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death on the road.
Although many people in the county government office opposed it, especially Old Xie who was in charge of finances, Lin Wen insisted that there was nothing wrong in giving them excessive preferential treatment.
After all, in this world, the poor suffer the most. Few people who have struggled at the bottom of this twisted society are not badly hurt.
Whether it is the mind or the body.
People who are as strong as iron are always a minority.
The same goes for these seemingly glamorous beauties. Although they look beautiful, radiant, and graceful, they actually have no way to choose their own destiny and are actually victims of power.
However, there are many kinds of people in life, and there are a very small number of gold diggers who fall into the devil's den purely for money. They need the great power of County Chief Lin to correct them personally.
The third update will be at 6 o'clock
(End of this chapter)
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