Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 364 People are always fickle
Wu Daquan was born in a frontier army. He was one of the personal guards who followed Xiao Cangyu from another border town to Shuangqing Prefecture to take up the post of the prefecture master.

Logically speaking, Wu Daquan should be Xiao Cangyu's absolute confidant.

But now Wu Daquan is the first person to jump out and expose Xiao Cangyu's past.

"When he was in the frontier army, Lord Xiao loved his soldiers like his own sons and was upright. This was also the case when he was appointed to a local post. He liked to make decisions for the people the most and hated those who occupied positions without doing anything and oppressed the people the most.

It is precisely because of this that our personal guards are always by Lord Xiao's side. We respect him so much that we are willing to sacrifice our lives for him without even frowning.

But everything changed soon after arriving in Shuangqing Prefecture.

The situation here was extremely chaotic at the time. The demon cultivators in the Wanli Bamboo Sea and the bandits from all over the place were rampant and wreaked havoc everywhere, and there were even many sieges and massacres of cities.

This is a situation we have never encountered before.

Without the protection of the Immortal Sect and the reinforcement of the Kingdom, our strength alone is of no use. Many brothers who came with Lord Xiao also died at this time.

Until later, by chance, Master Xiao captured an evil monk alive, and since then Master Xiao has gradually become different."

People don’t change overnight, but evolve gradually.

According to Wu Daquan, it took only four or five years for Xiao Cangyu to change from a capable official who was admired by his subordinates and trusted by his superiors to what he is now. An important node in this process was the appearance of "an evil monk".

"Is he from the Huashen Sect?"

Wu Daquan was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Yang Qian would reveal the truth before he even said anything.

"Yes, sir. He was an elder of the Huashen Sect. He was being chased by the people of Chansi Cave and was seriously injured and fell into our hands. Sir Xiao ordered him to be captured alive.

Hundreds of our brothers died in that battle."

Wu Daquan's story was consistent with Yang Qian's judgment. Xiao Cangyu was a cultivator of Huashen Sect. However, the process of Xiao Cangyu joining Huashen Sect was not "apprenticeship" or "corruption", but a coincidence.

What would a person who feels powerless and helpless in the face of difficulties choose when he suddenly comes into contact with an evil path and opens a door to almost infinite power?
Yang Qian even guessed that Xiao Cangyu was holding the mentality of "If you can't beat them, join them".

"What happened next? This kind of thing cannot be hidden. Did Xiao Cangyu continue to use tricks to lure you into following his evil path? Is it the statue you mentioned? Is it this kind?"

As Yang Qian asked, he took out a rough outline of the evil god from the drawer and showed it to Wu Daquan.

The drawing was very sloppy, but the general features were clear. A human figure with wings on its back, three eyes, and a unicorn head. Wu Daquan recognized it at a glance and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes sir, it is this kind of statue!"

Wu Daquan even shuddered when he saw such a sloppy painting, as if he instinctively felt disgust and fear for the statue.

"I also longed for power at that time, especially after I saw the brothers around me becoming more and more powerful, I longed for it even more. But when I learned the source of these powers, I was scared. So I pretended to knock over the statue, and then I was demoted again and again, left Lord Xiao, and finally became a constable."

Having said so much, Wu Daquan's thoughts are very complicated. I guess there are some anger, sympathy, guilt, jealousy, fear, etc.

"Sir, now in the government office, anyone who is close to Xiao Cangyu has the opportunity to touch the statue and thus have the opportunity to practice. But civil officials cannot. Sir Xiao has always valued the people in the police station and the military. Especially in the military, five or six out of ten people have cultivated their Qi sense. I heard that there are also many who have formed Dan. That is Sir Xiao's most core strength.

The police station is not a big deal.”

Yang Qian asked Juan to bring a chair to Wu Daquan and let him sit down and talk.

Then Yang Qian asked, "What about the three missing captains? Where do you think they went?"

"They should be inside the city guard camp. The police would rotate into the military camp. And the military camp is undoubtedly the safest place right now. So I think the three police chiefs should be hiding in the army."

Having said that, the momentum has already been fully demonstrated.

Yang Qian was not stingy and also put a tight ring on Wu Daquan, saying: "Very good, since you have chosen the side of the country and the people, you will obey my orders from now on. Chen Xing is dead, and the position of the head of the Jiazi Banner is vacant. Do you dare to fill it?"

Wu Daquan quickly stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir! I will definitely not let you down!"

Wu Daquan said it with absolute certainty, and he also realized that he had no way out. Instead of being demoted again and again, and being tortured by jealousy and conscience, the current situation was the one that he felt most confident about in all these years, and he was no longer confused.

Of course, this was a huge gamble for Wu Daquan, a gamble of his life.

"Let's talk about Zheng Yue. Do you know anything about his disappearance?" Yang Qian started a conversation again. What Wu Daquan said about Xiao Cangyu was basically the same as his guess, but he improved the details. He also wanted to hear what Wu Daquan said about Zheng Yue.

"Sir, I have only met Lord Zheng a few times, I can count them on my hands. Most of it is hearsay."

"Okay, tell me about it."

"Okay, sir. When Lord Zheng first arrived in Shuangqing Prefecture, he also wanted to make some noise, and he was very disgusted with Lord Xiao's solicitation. He often traveled to various cities, and it was said that he wanted to mobilize the police stations in various cities to make a change from the bottom up.

But it failed. ”

"How did you fail?"

"Master Zheng went down and walked around three times. In the first round, many people responded to his arrival. In the second round, very few people would pay attention to him. In the third round, he couldn't even enter the city gates.

Since then, I have rarely seen Mr. Zheng in the police station. I just heard that he often went to Bianxia City. Other than that, I don't know anything else.

Oh, yes. When Master Zheng first came, he was just a warrior, but later I heard that he became a cultivator, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

"Besides you, is there anyone else available in the police station?" Yang Qian asked again.

"To answer your question, sir. Yes. There are always people dying in the police station. So there are always replacements coming in. There are also people like me, but not many."

"Gather them together, and then you take the lead and start to spread the word in the city, saying that you want to put an end to 'unexplained deaths'. The louder the better. Later, I will have my personal guards cooperate with you to first monitor the areas with the most unexplained deaths."

Wu Daquan quickly responded, knowing that Lord Yang was going to take action against those guys who sent the statues.

(End of this chapter)