The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 115 The Investigation

Night fell.

An invisible gloom hung over the hearts of everyone in the market.

After receiving the patrol assignment, Li Fan and his two companions immediately rushed from the city center to the remote area to be patrolled, without stopping at all.

The rest of the night.

Even though each exploration took place in extremely remote locations, Li Fan and his companions felt increasingly at ease.

Although the area being explored was deserted and somewhat eerie, it also meant that no demonic cultivators would appear.

Whenever it was time to go to the center of the market to report news, the three of them would rush there without stopping, showing no mercy whatsoever.

This is especially true in densely populated residential areas.

After several attempts, the three of them patrolled the entire first half of the night, but they didn't even see a trace of the demonic cultivator.

Crouching Tiger's tactic of "the darkest place is under the lamp" is truly ingenious.

The center of the market.

The black-clad monk looked at the three men, still unharmed, who had appeared before him for the fourth time, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

These people were incredibly lucky; they were not only unharmed throughout the first half of the night, but their energy and spirits even improved considerably.

But after the first half of the night, they had to hand over their duties.

An unusual argument broke out between two patrol teams of three people each in front of the cabin.

"Inspector Wang, this is so unethical! I've already patrolled three remote areas today; I should be moving on to a residential area by now."

"Morality? Hmph, is morality more important than my life? The rules are the rules, and tonight, I can continue patrolling the residential area as long as I want."

Unable to refute the person opposite him, the patrolman Wang went to the black-robed monk and caused trouble.

"Inspector Lin, we have clearly completed our quota for today, so why are we still patrolling that remote area?" Inspector Wang questioned, his tone extremely unfriendly.

Another patrolman followed closely behind, glaring angrily at the black-clad cultivator: "Yes, do you three great families only favor your own patrolmen and send outsiders to their deaths?!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of dozens of inspectors present all fell on the black-clad cultivator.

Their gazes could be scrutinizing, appraising, or filled with anger.

This not only embarrassed the black-clad cultivator, but also implicated Li Fan and the other two who were preparing to hand over the mission.

Soon, Inspector Wang turned his attention to Li Fan and his group.

He first pointed at Li Fan and said angrily, "Inspector Lin, these three are weak and rely solely on their recent perks to get themselves killed by patrolmen."

"You're going to put them in the residential area to rest? Are you really going to send us old patrolmen to our deaths in the shielded area?"

Upon seeing this, the group of stars immediately rushed forward to confront them: "We already patrolled remote areas during the first half of the night, and according to the rules, we should now move to a less remote residential area."

"Rules? Haha, are the rules just to send us old patrolmen who have been working for the three major families to our deaths?" Patrolman Wang sneered, which resonated with many of the old patrolmen.

He was very clever; he knew he couldn't turn the situation around by himself alone, so he simply tied all the old patrolmen to his side.

The stars might not be able to tell, but how could someone as experienced as Li Fan not see it?

He didn't say much, but simply pressed down on Qunxing's hand and stepped forward to ask, "Inspector Wang, tell me, what do you want to do now?"

Inspector Wang gave a sinister smile, a triumphant smile curving his lips: "I want you to switch areas with me and continue patrolling remote areas, while I will patrol the residential areas."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xunshi, dressed in black, revealed a hint of anger in his eyes.

Threatening the newly arrived inspector in front of the Grand Inspector himself—this Inspector Wang is far too arrogant!

"Inspector Wang, how dare you use your power to intimidate me in front of me? Who gave you the guts!" Inspector Lin shouted coldly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

He usually manages the people and also has to appease the people in the market.

That's why I put on a nice guy act. But that doesn't mean that if I anger him, I'll get away with it.

Inspector Wang went too far in this matter.

But then, something unexpected happened.

His stern shout not only failed to garner support from the other patrol officers present, but also prompted many older patrol officers to stand up and refute him.

"Inspector Lin, that's where you're wrong. Although Inspector Wang's words were somewhat biased, his intentions were good."

"Yes, we veteran inspectors have dedicated ourselves to the market for so many years. Should we be treated the same as these opportunistic newcomers?"

"Inspector Lin, put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, is this really fair to us veteran inspectors?"

The crowd spoke with fervor and righteous indignation.

At this moment, Inspector Wang retreated behind the other inspectors, revealing a wronged expression.

He sighed, and without saying a word, walked away into the distance with the two patrolmen behind him.

Sure enough, someone quickly pulled him back.

"Inspector Wang, what are you doing?"

Inspector Wang stopped and shook his head: "Sigh, I was too harsh just now. We are all getting old and are indeed not as good as the newcomers."

He spoke cryptically, but the meaning he conveyed to everyone was only one thing.

That means the three major families are probably going to take advantage of this opportunity of the demonic cultivator's infiltration to promote newcomers among the inspectors and replace the old ones.

Inspector Wang's behavior, in the eyes of everyone, appeared as someone who had no choice but to submit to the prevailing trend and could only become a pawn to be discarded.

"Inspector Lin, tell us, is that really what the higher-ups think?"

"Inspector Lin, I have shed blood for the city, I have rendered service to the city!"

"Inspector Lin..."

The sound of Lin Xunshi's repeated pronouncements completely drowned out the black-clad monk.

Seeing that the opportunity was just right, Inspector Wang did not hesitate and immediately went back.

He stretched out his hand, signaling everyone not to rush, and stepped forward to help Inspector Lin out of the predicament: "Everyone, Inspector Lin is probably innocent too. After all, it is the order of the Holy City, and he can only do as it is ordered."

His words did indeed calm everyone down considerably.

But Inspector Lin's expression turned gloomy.

He gritted his teeth and remained silent.

To be honest, he hadn't seen anyone dare to use him, Lin Yuan, as a tool in a long time.

But given the current trend, we can only wait for another opportunity to settle scores.

Soon, someone chimed in, "That's right, Inspector Lin is probably a victim too. We shouldn't condemn him like this."

"Shouldn't the credit for Inspector Wang's many years of service be shared equally with the newcomers?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Soon, a wave of condemnation engulfed Li Fan and his two companions.

But Li Fan sneered inwardly upon seeing this.

He couldn't be happier to be transferred to patrol remote areas!

The other two, Qunxing and Miaokai Xianren, after calming down completely and weighing their gains and losses, were already overjoyed.

It's possible to be transferred to patrol areas with lower levels of danger for no apparent reason, avoiding high-risk locations with large crowds.

Such a wonderful thing is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Amidst the roar, Lin Yuan looked at Li Fan and the other two, his expression incredibly complex.

He was about to speak when Li Fan spoke first.

"Inspector Lin, we are newcomers and don't want to put you in a difficult position. Since Inspector Wang feels the assignment is unfair, let's switch patrol areas with him."

After Li Fan finished speaking, he handed his patrol jade slip back to Lin Yuan and took the patrol jade slip that originally belonged to Patrolman Wang.

Lin Yuan looked surprised upon seeing this.

He never expected that Li Fan would be willing to risk his own life to help him out of this predicament.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude.

If Li Fan doesn't agree, then given the current situation, it will be really difficult for him to handle the situation.

But just when Lin Yuan thought this was the end of the matter, something even more unexpected happened.

Qunxing picked up the jade slip that Inspector Wang had kept in a remote area and walked towards the group of old inspectors.

Many of the old patrolmen looked at the boy with ill intent.

It's because of them that this guy can't patrol the safe areas. Now that he's walking over, who knows if he's here to cause trouble?

But then, a single sentence from the constellations caused every patrolman to lose their composure.

"You veteran inspectors, I'm putting this out there today: if you feel that the inspection assignments given by the three major families are unfair..."

"The treatment of veteran inspectors is somewhat biased."

"Anyone can bring spirit stones to us to change their patrol mission. Our only newbie team will absolutely not refuse!"

The stars made a startling statement, and everyone present fell silent.