Chapter 361: Parting with You in the Flowers Last Year

February 1st.

Li Fei took a train to leave Datong Prefecture and return to Xingcheng.

This time he didn't bring He Jian and the others, letting them stay in Datong Prefecture city to continue investigating the case.

Li Fei only brought Lu Wenxing and the others, as well as Li Tianyu.

Actually, he had wanted to go home with Li Tianyu on the first day he returned to Datong Prefecture.

But the three styles of blade techniques that Shi Caiming wanted to teach him hadn't been finished, and the Ghost-Slaying Gang incident happened that very day.

So Li Fei had been staying in Datong Prefecture city for three days before leaving.

In three days, Shi Caiming had only initially taught him the three styles of Dao Energy created by Hao Yi.

He had roughly understood the difficulty of these three styles of Dao Energy, understanding that if he wanted to master them, he would need to invest a lot of time.

Actually, Dao Energy should have been a field that only peak Dao Foundation stage martial artists could involve themselves in; Li Fei had practiced 【Infinite Bright Fire】 as soon as he entered the Dao Foundation stage, not because he had peerless comprehension, but just because his mental power and his own Qi and blood strength far exceeded martial artists of the same realm.

But Dao Energy was the perfect fusion of a martial artist's 'Essence, Qi, and Spirit'; Li Fei's 'Essence' and 'Spirit' were no problem, but his 'Qi' was too far behind.

Internal energy that only fused three types of Innate Qi, and internal energy that was complete in the Five Elements and fused five types of Innate Qi, were two levels of power.

This made Li Fei's Dao Energy always walk with a 'limp'.

No matter how high his talent was, if the basic conditions weren't met, how could he practice Dao Energy well?

So Li Fei's Dao Energy had a hard time having an advantage when encountering true peak Dao Foundation stage martial artists.

Only when his internal energy reached the threshold of Dao Energy and no longer walked with a limp could his advantages in 'Essence' and 'Spirit' truly be reflected.

Only then would the gap truly widen!

So Li Fei actually wasn't in a hurry to master the newly learned Dao Energy; he spent more time on the cultivation of 【Green Bone】 on the road.

With the rapid growth of 【Green Bone】, Li Fei's physique was becoming stronger almost every second!

This feeling of becoming stronger anytime, anywhere was fascinating.

Xingcheng.

Inspectorate.

More than a year ago, a large-scale gunfight had occurred here, with over a hundred armed rebels besieging the Inspectorate!

That battle destroyed half of the outer wall of the Inspectorate, and there were bullet holes everywhere inside the courtyard.

Now these traces had all disappeared, and the entire Inspectorate was brand new.

In the Inspectorate Chief's office, Li Lei was handling official business.

Jumping several levels in just over a year to sit in his current position, the things Li Lei was responsible for and the pressure he bore were several times that of the past!

But he didn't appear tired or old because of this; instead, he was more majestic and had more momentum.

The current Li Lei didn't need to wear an official uniform at all; when he went out to eat and sat in a seat, everyone would know this was a big shot.

There is a saying: Power is the best aphrodisiac for men.

This saying was well reflected in Li Lei.

Although he could sleep at most five hours a day and often stayed up all night, Li Lei enjoyed it, working with more energy as he went, finding a stage to display his talents!

The former Xingcheng Inspectorate, because of the corruption of the Hudao Gang, actually had many problems from top to bottom.

After Li Lei took office, in just one year, the interior of the Inspectorate was the same as the courtyard outside, brand new!

He wouldn't dare say there was absolutely no corruption, but at least it was controlled to a very low level.

Xingcheng's case-solving rate had also increased by more than 30% compared to the past!

The former First Brigade of the Inspectorate was the most elite ace, but now the combat effectiveness of the three brigades was about the same, forming healthy competition, and the overall combat effectiveness had improved significantly compared to the past!

Being able to do these things wasn't because Li Lei's ability was many times stronger than the previous Inspectorate Chiefs.

It was just because of the blessings left by Li Fei, which meant Li Lei received very few constraints in Xingcheng, and he could have a large space to act.

With such solid achievements, Li Lei's path as the acting Inspectorate Chief went very smoothly, and he could be promoted to the regular position earlier than expected.

After the news of Li Fei being enfeoffed as a Marquis returned, he was promoted without any suspense.

Not only that, when Li Fei set off from Lanling City to Datong Prefecture, a transfer order was also sent directly from Datong Prefecture city to the Xingcheng Government Hall:

"Promote Li Lei to Assistant Regional Commander of Xingcheng and Inspectorate Chief."

The Inspectorate was an important armed force in a place, and the Inspectorate Chief held great power; in this situation, it was very difficult to serve as Assistant Regional Commander at the same time and go to meddle in the power of the Internal Affairs Court.

Usually, one was promoted directly from Inspectorate Chief to Assistant Regional Commander, but the position of Inspectorate Chief definitely had to be handed over.

Li Lei's transfer order as Assistant Regional Commander and Inspectorate Chief was the only one in Datong Prefecture in the last ten years.

Everyone understood why this was.

After this transfer order came down, Xingcheng quickly handled the appointment procedures for Li Lei.

So Li Lei was now not only the Inspectorate Chief but also the Assistant Regional Commander of Xingcheng!

Before Li Fei was enfeoffed as a Marquis, Li Lei was actually already capable of 'contending' with the new General of Xingcheng.

After all, the first martial arts force in Xingcheng, the Qingyuan City Management Company, followed his lead, and the first family of Xingcheng, the Chen family, had also changed hands and would also cooperate with him.

Besides that, there was also a Stop-Conflict Bureau.

Although Shangguan Xiao was dead, the people she left behind were still there and would also give Li Lei face.

Now that Li Fei was enfeoffed as a Marquis and Li Lei was serving as Assistant Regional Commander at the same time, he was actually already the undisputed number one person in Xingcheng!

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Lu Sheng, in uniform, walked into the office.

Compared to Li Lei, who seemed to be experiencing a second spring, Lu Sheng, who lost his son in his later years, appeared much older, with more white hair on his head than a year ago.

"Old Lu, sit."

After Li Lei looked up and saw who it was, he smiled and gestured for Lu Sheng to sit down.

Over the past year, Lu Sheng had helped him a lot; without Lu Sheng, his transformation of the Inspectorate would not have been so successful.

So Li Lei regarded Lu Sheng more as his partner and brother, rather than a subordinate.

Lu Sheng was indeed more casual in front of him than others.

This former First Brigade Captain had finally achieved his wish and became the Deputy Inspectorate Chief.

It was just a pity that things had changed.

"I just heard that the Bai family in Bai Yang City is finished, including the Family Head, all high-level members have been imprisoned! And that General in Master Ming Qi City was taken away by people from the Supervisory Court yesterday, and more than thirty officials were taken away at the same time!"

Lu Sheng sighed with emotion, "Tsk tsk, your son's methods are truly overbearing. They say that a new official has three fires; your son just returned and first destroyed the Ghost-Slaying Gang, then destroyed the Bai family and that General in Master Ming Qi City. Where are these three fires? These are three bombs!"

Li Lei couldn't help but curl his lips, a proud smile appearing on his face.

He used to tell people outside that Li Fei was his son, but after Li Fei became famous in Datong Prefecture, he stopped mentioning it. When others asked, he only said Li Fei was his foster son.

Now, only in front of close people like Lu Sheng would he unreservedly admit that Li Fei was his son.

Regardless of whether the other party was an ordinary student at the Martial Arts Hall.

Or the now world-famous Marquis of Jing'an.

He had always treated him as his own.

"How is it being spread outside? Are they all saying that Xiao Fei's actions are overbearing?"

Li Lei quickly restrained his smile and asked with some worry.

In the eyes of others, he was a big shot who could decide the life and death of many people with one word, but in his eyes, he was always Xiao Fei.

He would always worry for the other party.

Lu Sheng also said seriously: "Don't worry about this; Datong Prefecture has already issued an announcement that these people were involved in the assassination case at the Temple of Heaven and colluded with the Great Plot organization, so they were not handled arbitrarily."

Li Lei asked: "Does everyone believe it?"

Lu Sheng smiled: "To be honest, I didn't believe it at first; how could there be such a coincidence? But I heard that Gan Province has already caught some people based on clues found here, and the person handling this case is that famous detective 'Ghost Crane'.

With that old man's stinky temper, I think it's impossible for him to lie, so there are some bad rumors outside, but the overall wind is still favorable."

"Hmm."

Li Lei was relieved, then smiled:

"The brat's luck is really good; he really found clues."

"This is called the Son of Heaven's Mandate."

Lu Sheng sighed.

From unknown to world-famous in one year, enfeoffed as a Marquis at nineteen.

He hadn't even seen such a story in storybooks!

"By the way, what's the matter with finding me?"

Lu Sheng asked.

Speaking of business, Li Lei also became serious:

"Old Lu, I've thought about it; I intend to hand over the position of Inspectorate Chief to you."

"Ah?"

Lu Sheng was stunned, "No, you're doing fine, why bother?"

Li Lei looked at him: "Listen to me."

"I'm thinking like this: although I am serving as Assistant Regional Commander of Xingcheng now, if I always put most of my energy into the Inspectorate, then this Assistant Regional Commander of mine is actually dispensable, so I want to hand over the Inspectorate to you, and from now on I will focus on being my Assistant Regional Commander."

Lu Sheng looked into Li Lei's eyes and saw ambition in them.

He knew what Li Lei meant.

Since the Inspectorate was already in his grasp, the next step was to start mastering the Internal Affairs Court!

"Old Li, I understand what you mean, but aren't you being too impatient? You were just promoted."

Lu Sheng suddenly lowered his voice:

"Actually, your son's fief is in Xingcheng, and his future Hou Fu will also be built in Xingcheng, so this Xingcheng will sooner or later be surnamed Li; why are you in such a hurry?"

Only Lu Sheng could say this to Li Lei.

Li Lei smiled: "Xiao Fei was enfeoffed as a Marquis in one year; I, as his father, really dare not be lazy."

"Hahahaha."

Lu Sheng laughed loudly.

He knew this wasn't the real reason, so he continued to look at Li Lei.

Li Lei was silent for a moment, then said slowly and firmly:

"Precisely because Xiao Fei's future Hou Fu will be in Xingcheng, I must manage Xingcheng well for him.

Others only see him enfeoffed as a Marquis at nineteen and think he is infinitely glorious, but I know that his journey here certainly wasn't easy, and the hatred of his teacher and martial aunt...

Xiao Fei is a child who values relationships; I know he certainly can't let it go. If something happens in the future...

So, I thought, I must build Xingcheng into a reliable rear area for him. No matter what kind of changes he encounters in the future, this place will always be his home.

I can always give him support!"

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