Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 382 Asking for Killing in the Imperial City
The whereabouts of Zhou Zhong and his gang have finally been traced, and Yang Qian has already discovered some of their movements.

But where is Zhou Zhong himself? Yang Qian still has no idea. He used his divine sense to look for him in Linshui City, but couldn't find him. The same thing happened in Hengcheng this time. His divine sense swept the entire city, but there was no trace of Zhou Zhong at all.

So even though Yang Qian wanted to capture a living person to extract a confession, he chose to endure it temporarily in order to ensure that Zhou Zhong would not escape and that this villain who slaughtered and devoured hundreds of thousands of people like pigs and dogs in front of Yang Qian would not get away.

We must continue to gather information and search for clues.

Yang Qian was sure that Zhou Zhong, who had committed a major crime and massacred people in Jizhou Prefecture, was now extremely proud and relaxed after escaping to Shuangqing Prefecture. He certainly would not have thought that someone would still be chasing him and successfully get close to him.

This is one of them.

The second reason is that Yang Qian really can't spare any time to deal with Zhou Zhong. Even Zhou Zhong, a villain that Yang Qian wants to tear into pieces, is not as important as Xiao Cangyu at the moment.

If he wants to really let go and do things freely in Shuangqing Mansion, Xiao Cangyu must be killed first.

After Xiao Cangyu is killed and all aspects of Shuangqing Mansion are sorted out, it will be Zhou Zhong's turn.

So after leaving some benefits, Yang Qian continued to let Li Sancai keep an eye on the Fengqing in secret, and at the same time investigate Zhou Zhong's gang mixed in with the Fengqing from within.

It was noon when Yang Qian returned to Shuangqing Prefecture. When he walked into the gate of the police station, he saw Juan with a sad face, and several constables from various flags standing beside him and giving him sneering looks.

Everyone was shocked to see Yang Qian coming back so quietly without any prior news.

Juan was overjoyed. The constables who had been mocking him suddenly changed their expressions and disappeared from Yang Qian's sight.

Yang Qian knew that something big must have happened in the police station during the days he was away from the city, so much so that those people who had been silenced by the whip in his hand before he left, now obviously had other thoughts.

When Hu An returned to Yang Qian's own office, he immediately knelt down on one knee, his face full of self-blame.

"Sir, I am incompetent and have ruined the good situation you established before you left! Please punish me, sir!"

If Yang Qian had not gained anything from his trip to Bianxia City and Hengcheng this time, he would probably have felt his temples throbbing and felt very upset after hearing what Juan said.

But now what Yang Qian holds in his hand is enough to confront Xiao Cangyu head-on and have reasons to support it.

With the righteousness and confidence in his strength, Yang Qian now feels that he is the trend that will be set off in Shuangqing Prefecture. Whoever dares to stand in the way of this trend will be crushed to pieces.

Yang Qian didn't think Xiao Cangyu could turn the situation around with just some minor tricks and small wins and losses.

"Don't worry, Deputy Hu. Stand up and talk. What happened after I left?"

Hu An did not dare to stand up, but lowered his head and said slowly with self-blame: "Sir, after you left, Xiao Cangyu took advantage of Wu Daquan's previous propaganda to crack down on "unexplained deaths" and made a big fuss about it. He not only set a deadline for the police station, but also determined the punishment.

Just the day before yesterday, Wu Daquan was hung at the door of the police station and whipped thirty times because he failed to meet the deadline and task target set by Xiao Cangyu. The bones on his back could be seen. If it weren't for the secret medicine brought from the imperial city to help him, Wu Daquan would have died from his injuries last night. Now the whole city is telling jokes about us.

Moreover, Xiao Cangyu requested to mobilize the military office on the grounds that the police station lacked combat power, and transferred a group of soldiers from the city guards to patrol the streets and alleys in the city day and night. In fact, they kept a close eye on our every move, and whenever our people tried to handle any case, they would be obstructed by the city guards for various reasons.

We even had a dispute with the city guards over this. They injured several of us."

Juan's identity meant that he was not likely to suffer any loss even in the imperial city, and only a very small number of top dignitaries dared to make him angry.

Outside the imperial city, Juan was treated with caution and received by everyone no matter where he went. Because his identity, to some extent, represented the emperor. Who would dare to go against the emperor so blatantly? Was he not comfortable with himself?
But in Shuangqing Prefecture, Hu An encountered trouble. Xiao Cangyu did not give him any face at all. Not only did he not give him face, but he also made fun of him as if he were a joke. Even when Hu An wanted to see Xiao Cangyu, he was told "I don't have time" and was furious.

Complain to the Imperial City? Juan didn't have the nerve to do so, nor did he dare to bypass Yang Qian to do so, as this would put Yang Qian in a very passive position.

In fact, in the final analysis, Hu An also knew the reason why Xiao Cangyu was so tough and didn't give face. First, there was no evidence in Hu An's hands, so he was not afraid of Hu An complaining. Second, Shuangqing Prefecture was not like other places. The imperial court had very little control over this place, and Xiao Cangyu was the one who had the final say in the officialdom.

Without Yang Qian in charge, Juan realized that everything was empty.

Yang Qian smiled and waved his hand. It was indeed dangerous for Wu Daquan to survive. If this man died, there would be a very important account missing in the subsequent files.

As for Juan's concerns about the negative impact on Yang Qian's reputation, Yang Qian really doesn't care at all now, because he doesn't need it anymore.

Yang Qian smiled and took out a document from his storage bag. This was the confession he wrote when he was interrogating Lin Jiajun in Hengcheng, and it had Lin Jiajun's signature on it.

Juan took the confession, and the expression on his face turned into ecstasy as he read it. He knew that Yang Qian was going to investigate the sudden killing of the Imperial City Guards in Bianxia City. He thought there would not be any results so soon, but now he even got the confession of the murderer.

"But sir, what if Xiao Cangyu tries to argue that this thing is untrue?" Hu An was so excited that he did not forget to remind Yang Qian that without Lin Jiajun as a witness, the confession alone might not be enough to make the final decision. At least Xiao Cangyu would definitely try to argue. What should he do in that case?
Yang Qian laughed, waved his hand, and said nonchalantly: "This thing is not for Xiao Cangyu to see. Will he admit his guilt and be punished if I show him the ironclad evidence?

This thing is for His Majesty to see. Together with Wu Daquan's witness and testimony, it is enough to destroy Xiao Cangyu's three clans.

So the purpose of these confessions is to show them to His Majesty and request a killing order.

Deputy Attendant Hu is always by your Majesty's side. Do you think these things are sufficient?"

Hu An was stunned. He had been prepared to fight with Xiao Cangyu in Shuangqing Mansion for a long time, and even expected to die in battle. But Yang Qian suddenly said that he wanted to ask the emperor for a killing order?

What's the situation?
After a while, Hu Ancao asked in surprise: "Sir, are you sure you want to issue the killing order now? Xiao Cangyu's cultivation may have reached the out-of-body realm. Sir, are you considering it again?"

"Don't think about it. I have killed opponents in the Out-of-Body Realm before. Killing Xiao Cangyu won't be too much trouble. But after killing Xiao Cangyu, those guards and generals in the military offices in various places will be very troublesome. We need to have a plan first."

(End of this chapter)