Chapter 82: Study? Train the Troops!

Little Spring Five Mountains and the others were the first batch of ninjas to arrive, and Shisui specially helped them select relatively suitable uniforms, then whispered:

"If you encounter any difficulty during the mission, you can promptly return to the Police Department hall; I will arrange someone to stay here to help, and later, if you have spare time, you may also ask them for advice on cultivation issues."

This counted as Shisui's private promise, and the few naturally understood, their hearts elated as they all nodded.

Soon, not long after Little Spring Five Mountains and the others arrived, other ninjas kept coming, and by the time Uchiha Wise, smiling, covered his chest and led a group of duplicates carrying lunch back, the ninjas who came to confirm the mission details were basically all present.

After the meal, Shisui had the ninjas from both sides conduct a pre‑mission information confirmation.

Specifically, they read through the Konoha Law sections concerning ordinary civilian disputes and street management.

Because for the next seven days the Uchiha will not go out on patrol, these people must know these basics to maintain Konoha's stability.

Thus, for an entire afternoon, both sides began a flushed, heated study of the law.

Until evening, a group of Uchiha, breathing heavily, watched these people lower their heads and leave through the main gate.

Before they left, Shisui smiled gently and reassured, "Starting tomorrow, the stability of Konoha is entrusted to you; don't worry, if any problem arises you can go to the Police Department immediately, and I will arrange personnel to help you."

Shisui had no high demands for these people, nor did he require them to master punitive authority; they only needed to fulfill four characters.

Law enforcement must be strict!

Simply judge whether a villager's behavior crosses the line; if it does, arrest, if not, ignore—nothing more.

"Thank you, Lord Shisui, you're truly gentle~"

"Truly worthy of Lord Shisui."

They only learned today that many things they previously thought ordinary were actually illegal.

However, being scolded by a group of Uchiha pointing at their foreheads for a long time left them feeling terrible; they wanted to fight but couldn't win, and wanted to argue but the other side was professional.

Now receiving comfort, they instantly relaxed considerably.

"Shisui is just too gentle!"

Uchiha Hui stood behind with arms crossed, watching the crowd pucker their lips; teaching all afternoon also made him very annoyed.

"Alright, alright, training starts tomorrow; today I'll treat everyone to drinks, how about we all relax together?"

After seeing off Little Spring Five Mountains and the others, Shisui heard Wise's complaint and had to put on a smile again to soothe the clan members.

"Really? Great~"

"Long live Lord Shisui, tonight we won't go home until drunk~"

"Won't go home until drunk~"

"Whoa~"

Because of the Coup, the pressure in everyone's hearts had been building, and at this moment they instantly relaxed a lot, immediately cheering together.

Seeing this, Shisui smiled, and that night gathered everyone on the street; the street vendors, though they hadn't seen the Police Department uniforms, knew these people's background, recalled the day's terrifying moments, and all put on smiling faces.

After three rounds of drinks and five dishes, the conversation opened up, and they began constantly venting grievances; Shisui, not yet of drinking age, only held a beverage and quietly listened on the side, to prevent them from saying anything untimely.

Fortunately, the crowd instinctively remained vigilant and did not mention a single word about the Coup.

When they gathered here, the Third Generation immediately received the news, was startled, and only after learning it was Shisui did they sigh slowly.

"Shisui, you must not disappoint me."

"Money, there's money in the pocket."

Late at night, when Shisui brought the drunken, mumbling Hui home, Sima Yi was already asleep; Shisui had intended to discuss today's matters with Sima Yi, but seeing the situation he had to forgo it.

It wasn't until early the next morning that he went to the study to report progress to Sima Yi.

"Steady your mind, stay grounded; the more this kind of time comes, the more you must keep a calm heart. I'll manage the public opinion inside and outside the clan lands; you just watch over the Police Department."

Sima Yi, as usual, was reading books in the study, with no sign of disorder.

Seeing this, Shisui was also deeply affected and gradually calmed down, "Grandfather, since we have to watch them, why not I simply lead them to study?" The whole training of the Police Department is just a pretext; the real focus is to keep them out of the villagers' sight for a while.

This matter is not easy, because he cannot directly explain the reason.

Therefore Shisui needs sufficient prestige and patience to constantly restrain them, and also to understand them, lest they feel anxious and dissatisfied.

Moreover, he must try to give these people a sense of having thwarted the Coup without actually participating.

To this, Sima Yi's suggestion was, "Train the troops!"

"Train the troops?"

Sima Yi shook his head and explained, "It's only a reference, not actual troop training."

"But reading is definitely unsuitable for them; we can't do that now, it would easily raise the Third Generation's doubts. Training the troops fits your usual image better, and since you are powerful, you can keep them in check in this regard."

"Increase training, tire their bodies; this also prevents them from having time to overthink. After a few days set some assessments; once they pass, you can give them some encouragement."

"In that way, they will naturally develop a sense of belonging; when they return to the Police Department, external changes will also be attributed to themselves."

Shisui suddenly realized and added, "It's very similar to the method Grandfather used back then to deal with Itachi."

"Hahaha, good, exactly so, but you should discuss the training location with the Third Generation, lest he overthink."

"Understood, Grandfather, I'll go right away."

Shisui nodded, then set off; shortly after his departure, Hui also came in with a bewildered expression.

"Did Shisui leave?"

Sima Yi, seeing Hui so disheveled, gently advised, "He just left; don't overindulge in drinking these days, lest it cause trouble."

Hui scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, "Eh heh heh, this was an accident; I'm like this because Shisui is here, normally I'm very cautious."

"Just keep within limits."

He nodded and said no more.

"By the way, Uncle Yi, there's something I forgot to mention last night when drunk; yesterday those merchants, after seeing the Police Department arrest people, quietly sent a lot of items."

Hui said as he took out a scroll, then retrieved ten briefcases, opened them one by one and placed them before Sima Yi.

"I did the math; these people together sent roughly ten million taels."

Ten boxes, each filled with a thick layer of paper money worth a thousand taels each.

Sima Yi just glanced and chuckled lightly, "Hehe, these people are really well‑informed and act quickly."

"Hm?"

Hui was a bit puzzled and asked, "Then do we take this money?"

"Take it. If we don't take it, we won't be able to sleep later."

"We only can't sleep when the money's gone, right!" Hui thought for a moment, vaguely understood something, but soon stopped caring; after all, if they're willing to give, he's also willing to take.

Just as he was about to reach out and close the box, Sima Yi said, "Leave this money here for now; we'll need it later."

Hui stopped immediately; although he regretted not being able to sleep on the money tonight, that was all.

He himself has no bad habits; the money he previously got was only used to eat and drink with people from the Police Department, but just eating and drinking makes it hard to spend all that money, so many coins still remain in his pocket.

"Perfect, now that the money is taken, go inform them as well, so we don't have to notify each one individually."

"Inform what?"

(End of chapter)