Longevity starts with eating monsters

Chapter 41 Something urgent
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen was not in a hurry to transform.

It’s not that he doubts the effectiveness of true Qi, but because the true Qi in a year is too little, and he currently does not have any martial arts that are worth consuming true Qi to improve.

After all, the martial arts he had were already perfect. Instead of seeking a breakthrough beyond perfection, why not just find a martial art with a higher upper limit? As a demon catcher of the prison department, he had quelled the demon plague in Xiayuan County this time, so it wouldn't be too much to change a few martial arts.

It’s not too late to decide then.

"After all, it's still because I don't have enough skills."

After putting away the Taotie Cauldron, Lu Chen felt a little emotional again. If he had thousands or tens of thousands of years of skills now, he wouldn't have to worry about these things at all.

Or maybe the demons in the City God Temple aren’t working hard enough!

Otherwise, why would I lack skills?

At this moment, Yun Wanrong, who had just taken Song Kui to recuperate, came back and whispered, "Master Song has woken up, and he wants to see you."

"Ok."

Lu Chen nodded and immediately walked over. He soon saw Song Kui, who was leaning against a big tree with a weak face and gazing into the sky.

What surprised Lu Chen was that there was an eagle with golden feathers and a heroic look beside Song Kui. The wind whistled when its wings flapped, and its eagle eyes looked around with unspeakable ferocity. On its legs was an opened mailbox.

"This is the Warden's golden eagle."

Seeing Lu Chen's curiosity, Yun Wanrong explained, "Just now, it found Lord Song directly. It seems that there is news from the prison department."

"Warden? Now?"

"I'm weird too."

Yun Wanrong was a little confused: "Although Lord Song had reported the matter of Xiayuan County a long time ago, the prison warden had not replied yet. Now it just happened..."

"It's the magistrate of Xiayuan."

Song Kui explained the reason with a weak look on his face: "That old guy was quick to react. I thought he was dead, but I didn't expect that he had already escaped."

Magistrate of Xiayuan.

Lu Chen then realized that he had only met the chief clerk and the county lieutenant in the Xiayuan County government office so far, but had never met the real owner of the county government office.

Where is the county magistrate?
"If you calculate the time, he probably took advantage of the chaos and ran away on the night you killed Judge Wen." Song Kui's face was full of helplessness or admiration. "That old guy was very cautious and protected himself. He probably saw the signs from Judge Wen's death and withdrew in time."

“And he reported it?”

Yun Wanrong showed an understanding look: "He wouldn't put all the responsibility on you, right? So, this letter from the prison warden is..."

".I came to rebuke me."

Song Kui nodded, then showed a bitter look on his face: "But he is not wrong, the responsibility is indeed mine, and I am willing to accept any punishment."

"The problem lies with you, Lu Chen."

"The magistrate of Xiayuan County is a man of the government. He pushed all the blame on me. On the surface, he was impeaching me, but in fact, he was accusing the warden of incompetence."

"He made a big deal out of it."

"Because only if the incident gets out of hand, he will be worth keeping." Yun Wanrong nodded. "The court officials have long been dissatisfied with the independent prison department. Even the Supreme in the capital has some complaints about the prison department. It seems that the investigation office was established for this reason."

“It’s a great opportunity.”

"If the Xiayuan County Magistrate can give the court a chance to suppress the Prison Warden, then the court will try to keep him no matter what the reason."

"Yes."

Song Kui said helplessly: "The letter said that the Prison Department is going to send a senior criminal officer to take charge of Xiayuan County, and he will also be accompanied by a captain from the Investigation Bureau."

"Sure enough! A bunch of insects!"

Yun Wanrong looked angry: "Jiangzhou is in such a predicament, and they are still thinking about fighting for power and profit. Don't they care about the people who are suffering in the state!?"

At the same time, Song Kui also looked at Lu Chen.

"Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Lu Chen felt a little itchy in his head, but he nodded solemnly: "That means that the investigation agency might be harmful to me." "Wait, that's not right."

Song Kui subconsciously wanted to nod, but thinking of Lu Chen's "great achievements" in the past three days, he quickly softened his tone: "It's not that exaggerated, but from the perspective of the Investigation Bureau, it is very likely that they will not recognize your achievements, and may even find trouble with you for some of your problems."

"For example?" Lu Chen lowered his eyelids.

"For example, you killed all the locals in the city." At this point, Song Kui sighed again: "No matter what the reason is, this is a stain."

"The Investigation Bureau will definitely make a big fuss about this."

"After all, if your contribution is acknowledged, then the situation will become that the prison warden saved the situation, while the Xiayuan County Magistrate deserted his post and abandoned the people."

"Isn't this the truth?" Yun Wanrong asked back, feeling a little unfair for Lu Chen.

“The facts don’t matter.”

Song Kui shook his head. He had worked in the prison department for so many years and had already understood the relationship. "What matters is where you stand."

"Besides, there are benefits." Song Kui looked at Lu Chen and continued, "The Investigation Bureau will cause trouble for you, but the Prison Administration will support you. No matter how the court tries to erase your achievements, as long as you are still the chief judge of the Prison Administration, the higher-ups will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

"."

Lu Chen did not answer, but after a brief thought, he suddenly said: "In short, that investigation company will bring me a lot of trouble."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Seeing Lu Chen's expression change, Yun Wanrong thought he was frightened by the name of the Investigation Bureau, and comforted him: "This is a game between the Investigation Bureau and the Prison Bureau. You are just affected. Just bear with it. After all, the Prison Bureau is deeply rooted and it is not so easy to overthrow."

After hearing this, Lu Chen's thoughts became clearer.

"It's not that easy to bring him down. In other words, in order to bring down such a powerful prison warden, the people from the Investigation Bureau will definitely use any means necessary."

"For example, they discredited my achievements, slandered me by saying that I killed the county lieutenant and the chief clerk, and arrested me and put me in jail?"

"Not really." Song Kui quickly explained: "The affairs of the court must be handled according to the court's rules. They will never break the rules."

"Don't think too much about it. This involves a conflict of power within the court, and it's not something you can interfere with."

"It doesn't matter if you complain to us now, but when the prison warden and the detectives arrive, you have to be careful and don't say the wrong thing."

".I see."

Lu Chen nodded seriously and smiled gently.

Seeing his familiar smile, Song Kui was startled and quickly added: "Also! You must not do it! It will be no joke if others find out!"

"Don't worry, sir. I understand this."

"That's good"

Seeing Lu Chen's submissive look, Song Kui relaxed a little. As soon as he relaxed, the feeling of fatigue surged up like a tide.

"My Lord, please take a rest first."

Lu Chen brought Song Kui back to the prison office. After settling the unconscious Song Kui to bed, he went to the armory and took out a new sword.

"Miss Yun, please give me the golden eagle that can deliver messages."

Lu Chen found Yun Wanrong and asked casually, "After delivering the letter, did the golden eagle return to the Jiangzhou Prison Administration Office along the same route?"

"That's not it."

Yun Wanrong shook her head: "Considering the current situation, it should fly back to the prison warden and the investigation team that will soon arrive in Xiayuan County."

"Great."

Lu Chen loosened his hand and released the golden eagle, watching it flap its wings and quickly disappear into the air.

"Miss Yun, I have to go out for something urgent."

"I will be back soon."

(End of this chapter)