I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 23 The Responsibilities of the Water Flag

The Tsing Yi Department was a very special existence in the Daxing Dynasty.

Ordinary civil cases can be left to the yamen, while major murder cases are handled by the six doors. The Imperial City Department is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and the Monster Slaying Department specializes in capturing monsters. All the various yamen have their own responsibilities.

Except for the Tsing Yi Department...

They seem to care about everything, and they seem to care about nothing. To outsiders, this place is just a place where a group of retired soldiers retire, doing nothing all day long.

But Cao An wants to clarify something for the Tsing Yi Department today. This place is extremely busy every day, so there is no time for it!

After traveling for a day and a half and staying up all night for two nights, when he returned to the office, the sun had already risen in the sky.

I was just about to go back to my room to catch up on my sleep, but before I even closed my eyes, there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Cao is here? Master Zhu Banner asked me to inform you to go to the side hall to discuss matters."

"..."

What's wrong with the Tsing Yi Department? Is it running continuously for 12 hours?

He had just worked overtime all night and was being dragged to a meeting again? Resisting the urge to curse, he opened the door and saw a young man standing outside.

There was a kitchen knife hanging on his waist. He must be a colleague of Mu Qi.

Cao An couldn't help but ask: "Brother, I stayed up all night last night to investigate the case. At midnight, didn't Lord Tisi give me permission to take a day off? Why do I still have work?"

"Oh, this time our official is back, so the situation is quite special. Brother Cao will become famous in the future, so he needs to look up his younger brother more!"

Cao An:......

It seems that I have just started working for two days, and I have never seen what a department manager looks like. Isn’t it a little early for me to give you some advice?
  Unlike Cao An's dark face, this colleague of Mu Qi's face was full of envy. He was dragged to a meeting early in the morning. What was there to envy?
  "Brother Cao doesn't know. We, as servants, are not qualified to participate in such high-level discussions. Under the banner leader, you are the only one named. I'm afraid that my brother has been like a god in solving cases in the past two days, and the adults will have to deal with you. Rewarded."

Is there any reward? Cao An's eyes lit up, and his drowsiness disappeared instantly.

The Listening to Music case rewarded him with the body-building decoction, and the Ghost Market case gave him a seventh-grade sword. Could it be that when the Master came back, there would be additional rewards?

Cao An quickly ran back to the house, quickly packed his clothes, and began to look forward to this commendation award.

Unfortunately, meeting is not necessarily a reward, it can also be...

……

"Cao An is a talented person and should be reused."

In the meeting hall, Monk Sanyang opened his mouth to find work for Cao An.

On the main seat in the middle, there was an extra middle-aged man today.

Wearing a green robe, he has an upright posture, and his white hair is full of vicissitudes of life. But no one who knows his identity will doubt whether he is old and frail.

Ying Changfeng, before taking off his armor, was already a famous killer on the battlefield, one of the only four second-level masters in the Daxing court.

After taking a look at his daughter who had returned from her work and was proud to take credit, Ying Changfeng's face unconsciously revealed a smile.

"Tinder did a great job this time. From what you said, Cao An does have some abilities!"

In the past two days, two unsolved cases have been solved. It is already considered a miracle if it is placed in the Tsing Yi Department. If it is handed over to others, I am afraid that it will take half a month to hold back any evidence.

"And more importantly, Cao An is trustworthy." Sanyang spoke again, looking at Zhu Xian aside.

Zhu Xian nodded, took out his wooden book, waved it lightly, and the dense text turned into light and shadow and emerged.

"I have investigated all the six new people. Four of them were inserted by the Third Law Department, and one is an informant from the Demon Slayer Department. They are all untrustworthy."

"But Cao An is different. His resume is very clean and has nothing to do with any government agencies."

"Considering Si Tianjian's mantra of 'complying with destiny', I am afraid that Cao An has figured out his destiny before joining the world."

The Tsing Yi Department is unique and is not favored by other departments.

It has been established for a short period of time and does not have a deep foundation in Shangjiang City. Most of the personnel recommended from external departments have other purposes. This is also the reason why the Qingyi Department has few members.

As for Cao An's background, no matter how you look at it now, it's a clean slate, and the fat Zhu Xian really can't find any fault with it.

Sanyang also added: "Cao An's performance in last night's ghost market murder case was also extraordinary. He was one step ahead of us and identified the pawnshop owner as a suspect, but he still led us to investigate, which shows that he has no ulterior motives."

Even a fool can see that the stolen goods that the Imperial City Secretary spent so much time searching for are absolutely of extraordinary value. If Cao An really had other intentions, he could have spread the news quietly and let the people behind him get there first. There was really no fault in solving the case so innocently.

Especially after this discussion, Ying Huorong, who had been wandering in his thoughts, suddenly spoke: "Cao An looks pretty good."

A simple comment sounds like a way to deal with the situation.

But everyone present knew that Ying Huorong was special. Even Ying Changfeng, who was a father, looked shocked that she could say such words.

"It seems that this Cao An is indeed extraordinary. Let's bring him in for discussion. He can be properly exposed to some superficial secrets."

……

Cao An, who had just stepped into the meeting hall, didn't know that the banner leaders were "kindly" recommending him. When he saw the middle-aged man on the main seat, Cao An also guessed the man's identity and clasped his fists to greet him.

"My subordinate, Cao An, has met Lord Shuzheng."

"No need to be polite. I just came back today. As soon as I walked in, I heard that a senior official from our Tsing Yi Department had arrived. I guess you are only in your early 20s. You are really young and promising. I want to reuse you and raise you to the water flag."

"Thank you, Sir. This is what I should do."

"Very good. The leader of the Shui embroidery team has been away for half a month and has already accumulated a lot of work. When you join Shui Qi, you can take over all of it."

"..."

In a daze, Cao An felt that he had returned to his former life as a social animal. The leader would first praise you, then draw a cake, then get a promotion, and finally start working overtime.

This is the case for Ti Si and the same for Shu Zheng. Is this the tradition of Tsing Yi Department? They also prevented people from sleeping.

In order to avoid sudden death, Cao An decided to express tactfully that he was a newcomer.

"Thank you for your trust, Sir. However, my qualifications are still relatively low. I have only been in the Tsing Yi Department for two days. I can't even distinguish the responsibilities of each banner. I might betray your trust."

Cao An's meaning is obvious, you guys, don't catch me, a newbie Huo Huo.

But Liang Qifeng, the chief minister, obviously didn't understand what he meant. He straightened his face and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know. We happen to have all the banners here. Please introduce yourselves."

Introducing the newcomer Cao An alone was considered a special treatment. Unfortunately, Cao An was not happy at all.

Zhu Xian: "Muqi is responsible for internal affairs."

Sanyang: "Tuqi is responsible for salvation."

Pan Daxi: "The golden flag is responsible for guarding."

Ying Huorong: "I'm in charge of fighting."

"What about my water flag?" Cao An asked expectantly.

"Shui Qi is responsible for: detecting enemy traces, analyzing intelligence, solving cases, chasing suspects, supervising interrogations, identifying monsters and people, processing files, and making suggestions."

"..."

You are trying to grab the water flag! Is there any humanity left?

Seeing Cao An's frightened expression, Zhu Xian quickly came over to comfort him: "Don't worry, Cao An. Although Shui Qi has a lot of work, they have two hundred people. Evenly distributed, there is not much work."

After hearing this assurance, Cao An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then when will my water flag colleagues come back?"

"Three days ago."

"???"

Zhu Xian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said to Ying Changfeng: "Sir, Shui Qi's latest report is that they are on their way back to Shangjiang City. Calculating the distance, they should have arrived three days ago."

"You mean, they encountered changes along the way?"

The more Ying Changfeng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong: "Order all your troops and come with me to receive the water flag!"

After saying that, several experts left in a hurry, leaving Cao An in a mess in the meeting hall.

This water flag seems even more unreliable.

(End of this chapter)