Chapter 100: Dynamics of Both Sides

Southern End Border City, Outer City Affairs Office.

This place manages the affairs of the outer perimeter of this frontier city, including the shanty towns and production zones outside the city, and even the outpost camps.

Outer City Affairs Superintendent Tang Yiping, a dignified Golden Core mid-stage cultivator, did not look particularly imposing, nor was his attire high-profile; he was processing affairs in the office, which was as bright as day, just as he usually did.

The desk was piled high with various jade-bamboo reports; one could tell the level of urgency from the color of the labels: black was the most urgent, red was next, yellow followed, and white was the least urgent.

Having just finished reading a red-labeled one, he could not help but frown in deep thought, and a few shallow wrinkles creased his slightly plump middle-aged face.

After pondering, he took out the corresponding jade slip and began to engrave his instructions.

Once he returned, he would immediately arrange for the corpse-transport supervisor Li Jian to go on duty, and incidentally have Li Jian properly "urge" the corpse-buriers to bury the corpses.

Because this matter involved a manager, and it was possible that a dignified superintendent was setting a trap, it needed to be suppressed for the time being while waiting for a suitable opportunity.

"Greetings, Superintendent!"

The supervisors were all dead, the evil cultivators were eliminated, but the situation of the one who struck, Du En, was questionable; it was necessary to convey a request for verification to the other location to cross-check the facts.

While people were walking by in a hurry here, in the darkness, there were also figures standing quietly, without a sound, their gazes fixed upon him the entire time.

"Looking at it now, it is He Bo, the corpse-affairs manager, standing behind this, and that corpse-burier was just a target pushed out to the front."

"Everything for the Great Lord!"

"Just read it, what? Found some new facts or new evidence again?"

"They say Zhu'er was killed by that corpse-burier; do you believe it?"

Although the main reason was that other managers were following him at the time, all wanting to see him make a fool of himself, and that damned mining manager was acting all official, which was why he had barely restrained himself.

"If even you don't believe it, how could I?"

He could not help but mutter; the "lower district" he spoke of was precisely the shanty town and production zone outside the city, which was often referred to with such verbal contempt due to his disdain.

"As for Ren Li's side, it's quite troublesome, but since it is that side, it still must be done."

Hearing this, Tang Yiping's movements paused for a moment.

Then, to soothe his mood, Tang Yiping picked up a white-labeled bamboo report.

Regarding this corpse-affairs manager outside the city, Tang Yiping's impression of him was actually quite good.

Seeing that dawn was about to break, He Bo took one last lingering look at the scenery within the city, then, carrying an unshakable depression, hurried out of the city and rushed back to the Qingya Garden outside the city.

Green Clothes Gang?

Tang Yiping thought for a moment before remembering that trivial matter from back then where the gang leader and hall masters were wiped out; at that time, He Bo had been unable to swallow his anger because it involved evil cultivators and chose to report it.

And then, there was no "then."

After finishing reading, his brows could not help but furrow again.

"Tang Yiping has no obvious unusual movements; it looks like he doesn't intend to support He Bo, but one can't be sure if this is his scheme or plan."

Until he walked out of the gate of the Affairs Office, he dared not let his expression change, keeping it tense the whole time.

Tang Yiping somewhat regretted opening this bamboo report; the matter did not seem big to him—just two hundred supervisors, they died if they died, and later, when there was a surplus of manpower in the city, he could just send out a batch of underperforming laborers.

The last two jade slips were stacked together and flicked away, carrying a stream of light from his magic power, landing on the desk of the corresponding affairs department, where other managers and clerks of the Affairs Office would execute them according to his instructions.

It was fortunate that he hadn't used torture on the corpse-buriers last night, causing any deaths or injuries.

However, it was not a big problem; he could let his subordinates keep an eye on it, and if there really were any minor offenses or provocations, he could push the blame directly onto the executors and let his subordinates take the fall.

Of course, whoever dared to kill his people, regardless of whether that corpse-burier was a target or a lure, would be eliminated all the same.

As soon as he entered the door, He Bo consciously prostrated himself, appearing exceptionally humble and submissive.

So he quickly made his instructions.

The two evil cultivators said one sentence each, ended with this, silently retreated into the darkness, and vanished.

Although his impression of He Bo was good, in this matter, Tang Yiping appeared dissatisfied.

"Mm-hmm, I think so too."

"Uh, this, no."

Tang Yiping asked without raising his head.

"There really are so many miscellaneous tasks in this lower district..."

"This subordinate knows his error! This subordinate knows his error! I will go back and restart the corpse affairs right now, immediately!"

He would let this guy, whose temperament and motives were clear at a glance, not go around killing people indiscriminately; otherwise, he would have no choice but to make him fill the personnel vacancy and bury the corpses himself.

The main problem actually lay in seeking verification from Ren Li's side, or rather, he wasn't quite sure of the temperament of Ren Li's master, which was why he felt it was somewhat thorny and troublesome.

"That's enough, if you haven't caught a tail, don't come bother me."

"It is like this: the matter of the evil cultivators causing chaos outside the city this time, my lord should already be aware of it."

He dispersed the sealing magic technique, opened it to look, and his brows lifted slightly.

"Speak, what is it?"

Having just finished dealing with this matter and not taking it too much to heart, he heard a subordinate come to report that He Bo had entered the city to request an audience.

"Very normal; after all, they are quite sensitive right now, and wanting to do something to turn passive into active is to be expected."

Two people were whispering to each other; it was obvious they were the evil cultivators, who had actually followed He Bo all the way and lurked outside the Outer City Affairs Office.

Obedient, submissive, and would work hard to preen their feathers to please him.

This was also the reason why he would grant He Bo an audience.

"Then, no more objections?"

Originally, he had come to make a false accusation, but he hadn't expected to be beaten down instead; at this moment, his reason finally detached from his sense of crisis and jealousy, and he could not help but secretly think himself lucky again and again.

At this time, he also generally guessed what was going on, as it was written quite clearly in the report, but he still had someone bring him in.

Du En's performance was somewhat eye-catching, but after reading the investigation results, he didn't care at all, only thinking of him as a lucky hanger-on.

"In short..."

As He Bo spoke, he kept kowtowing, carefully peeking at Tang Yiping behind the desk with his eyes, and seeing that he only nodded slightly before withdrawing his attention and returning to processing affairs, he dared not disturb him further and tiptoed away from the place.

He Bo was also slow to realize, and in fact, he had regretted it before arriving at the Affairs Office, but at this moment, he could only bite the bullet and continue: "Although that Du En is tight-lipped and refuses to confess no matter what, this subordinate strongly and seriously suspects that this villain is an evil cultivator, and the previous matter of the Green Clothes Gang might have been his doing!"

As for the other victims, he did not care about them at all.

Tang Yiping said this directly, sounding somewhat impatient, and specifically instructed: "Also, the matter of corpse management is critical; there are no personnel to fill the vacancies for corpse transport for the time being, so just let the idle supervisors who are still alive do it, and as for the corpse burial side, that must not be delayed even more."

"No, I will just wait a little longer; I still have patience."

——The matter of corpse transport had been nearly at a standstill for several days, and this He Bo had not put his heart into resolving it; he was truly too negligent in his duties!

Or, made into a fresh sacrifice.

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