What might!
What might!
The Squad Leaders, who were usually calm, aloof, and high above, also smiled broadly when they saw Tian Fuliang, as if a spring breeze had blown over them.
This was the might of the Nanquan Lane Garrison Office’s second-in-command, Master Tian Fuliang!
In this vast Nanquan Lane, he was below one person and above ten thousand!
Looking at Tian Fuliang, who was wearing a fish-scale uniform on the high platform, Chen Ping'an could clearly feel Monkey Head and Dashan’s yearning. Especially Monkey Head, his body was trembling slightly.
It wasn’t fear; it was excitement!
Tian Fuliang stood on the high platform and surveyed all the Yamen Runners.
The Chief Constables, who usually sat calmly in their respective large chairs during the routine pre-duty meetings, were all standing behind Tian Fuliang, smiling and looking fully attentive.
“Fellow colleagues, long time no see. Observing your spirit and energy today, you are truly the elites of my Nanquan Lane Garrison Office!”
Tian Fuliang started with a polite opening remark.
However, even if it was just polite words, everyone could only listen quietly.
Next, Tian Fuliang gradually moved on to the main topic. Chen Ping'an also understood the reason why Tian Fuliang, as the Deputy Squad Leader, was attending this pre-duty meeting today.
“Reward notice?”
“The Qingliu Lane Zhenfu Division next door besieged the Qing Yu Gang, but during the siege, a small accident occurred. A very small number of Gang members successfully broke through and escaped. According to intelligence, some of the escaped Qing Yu Gang remnants have fled to Nanquan Lane.”
“The Qing Yu Gang is a Gang that is even stronger than the Tiger Head Gang. It holds immense power in the adjacent Qingliu Lane.”
“There are over a dozen Qing Yu Gang remnants who escaped this time, among whom the more famous ones are the Qing Yu Gang’s Deputy Gang Leader Bi Mu Yu and Chief Constable Za Mao Yu.”
“According to the latest intelligence, Deputy Gang Leader Bi Mu Yu’s escape route should be towards the Qiwang Lane in another direction. As for Chief Constable Za Mao Yu, he is heading towards Nanquan Lane.”
“Qing Yu Gang Deputy Gang Leader Bi Mu Yu has achieved Muscle Changing and has a martial Dao cultivation of Qi Blood Third Stage Perfection. There are quite a few Chief Constables in the Zhenfu Division who, in a one-on-one situation, are not Bi Mu Yu’s opponents. If anyone can provide effective clues, there will be a reward of ten taels of silver and a middle-grade merit. If anyone can kill or capture him on the spot, a major merit will be recorded.”
“Qing Yu Gang Chief Constable Za Mao Yu has achieved Skin Refining, entered the Muscle Refining Realm, and has a Qi Blood Second Realm martial Dao cultivation. If anyone can provide effective clues, there will be a reward of five taels of silver and a minor merit. If anyone can kill or capture him on the spot, a middle-grade merit will be recorded, along with ten taels of silver.”
“In addition, there are many other Qing Yu Gang remnants, and the reward notices are as follows…”
“…”
As Tian Fuliang continued his topic, many Yamen Runners below had their eyes shining. Even Chen Ping'an felt a subtle surge of excitement.
Within the Zhenfu Division, merits were highly valued!
Whether it was an unregistered temporary Yamen Runner wanting to become a formal Yamen Runner, or a formal Yamen Runner wanting to become a probationary Chief Constable, or a Chief Constable candidate, or a Chief Constable wanting to advance further.
All of these were closely related to the word ‘merit’.
To get promoted within the Zhenfu Division, martial Dao Realm was important, but merit was equally important. The former was the basic guarantee, the latter was a necessary condition!
Accumulating merits step by step was extremely slow. It could take a few years, or even more than ten or twenty years. By the time a suitable opportunity arose, if you were old and your Qi and blood had declined, it wouldn’t be your turn.
Therefore, almost all Yamen Runners and temporary Yamen Runners whose futures were undecided were extremely eager to gain merit.
And the reward notice was an opportunity!
The major merit, middle-grade merit, and minor merit that Tian Fuliang just mentioned were different levels of merit classification. Of course, these merits he spoke of were all major, middle-grade, or minor merits at the lane level.
Further up, there were also merits at the urban area level and the county city level.
Of course, merits at that level were immeasurably great.
A middle-grade merit at the lane level was enough to allow an unregistered temporary Yamen Runner to become a formal Yamen Runner. A major merit was enough to qualify a formal Yamen Runner to strive for a probationary Chief Constable position.
When such news came out, how could the Yamen Runners present not be excited?
Of course, for a formal Yamen Runner to strive for a probationary Chief Constable position, in addition to satisfying the merit requirements, there were also certain martial Dao cultivation requirements.
“Qi Blood Second Realm! If I can kill him on the spot, I can get a middle-grade merit! Qi Blood Second Realm…”
Chen Ping'an looked forward, thinking to himself.
His current cultivation had entered the Qi Blood Second Realm, but if he wanted to kill a martial Dao practitioner of the same Realm, he might not have enough strength.
“If I can enter Qi Blood Second Stage Perfection… then I will have a great chance!”
Just as Chen Ping'an was pondering, Tian Fuliang on the high platform announced another piece of news, pushing the atmosphere among the Yamen Runners to its climax.
“Oh, there’s also a piece of good news to celebrate, which is that both Bi Mu Yu and Za Mao Yu suffered injuries of varying degrees during their breakout, and their strength will be far inferior to their true Realm for a short period!”
As soon as Tian Fuliang said this, all the Yamen Runners present were rubbing their fists and palms.
Originally, some Yamen Runners were concerned that even if they happened to encounter them, their strength would be insufficient, and they might lose their lives instead of gaining merit. But now, their chances of success were undoubtedly greatly increased.
“That’s great!”
Monkey Head excitedly patted his chest.
“Ping'an, Dashan, let’s not even talk about major or middle-grade merits; even if I can provide effective clues, I can get a minor merit. Just this one minor merit can save me several years, and with my previous merit accumulation, I’ll be very close to becoming a formal Yamen Runner!”
“Yes.” Chen Ping'an nodded. Dashan’s eyes beside him also flickered with excitement. Although he was honest and simple, it didn’t mean he was foolish. With such an opportunity appearing, Dashan naturally wanted to seize it.
“Today, when we patrol the streets, we must be more thorough and inspect carefully,” Monkey Head suggested.
He received unanimous agreement from Chen Ping'an and Dashan.
“By the way, Qin Tou, are you interested?” Monkey Head looked at Qin Tou, his eyes still filled with excitement.
“I’m old, I’ll pass. In the future, this will be your young people’s world. You all should work hard.”
Qin Tou waved his hand in refusal, looking like he was content to do nothing.
Upon hearing this, Monkey Head couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. If they could pull Qin Tou in, their chances would be even greater. If they happened to encounter him, with Qin Tou’s Qi Blood Second Realm combat power, dealing with an injured Za Mao Yu would be a steady suppression.
No matter how much Qin Tou’s Qi and blood had declined, or how old and exhausted he was, he still had the level of Qi Blood Level One Perfection when fighting.
After announcing the reward notice information, Tian Fuliang smiled.
“The peace and stability of tens of thousands of common people in Nanquan Lane depend entirely on you, my colleagues!”
“Lord Tian, you overstate it.” The Yamen Runners all humbly said they wouldn’t dare.
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PS: It’s been more than ten days since the book was released, and it finally reached 300 collections! Although the progress is a bit slow, it’s still gratifying. The first milestone, achieved! Next, 500 collections!
When it reaches ten thousand collections, gentlemen, let’s break through the Wei River!