Chapter 182: Harming Colleagues, Surrendering Without a Fight!

Chapter 182: Harming Colleagues, Surrendering Without a Fight!

At the Inspection Bureau.

In the courtyard of Jiang Ning's residence.

"Younger Brother Ning, you're truly enviable!" A teasing voice suddenly came from behind Ran Hongmei.

Ran Hongmei turned around and saw Liu Sansheng walking towards Jiang Ning.

"Congratulations, Younger Brother Ning, on your appointment as Deputy Commander yesterday. I'm delighted to see you today, and I wonder if I'll have the opportunity to work under you in the future?" Liu Sansheng said with a smile.

After a whole day of tossing and turning yesterday, Liu Sansheng had already figured things out.

His sister's brother-in-law had such abilities, so he naturally wanted to cling to him.

With his age, strength, and status, he was bound to soar to great heights in the future.

By clinging to him now, it might benefit the Liu family later on.

At the same time.

Ran Hongmei was surprised by Liu Sansheng's words and glanced at Jiang Ning.

She noticed Jiang Ning's slightly furrowed brows.

The next moment.

She immediately understood, "Shut up! How dare you be disrespectful to the Commander?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sansheng's expression turned angry, "Ran Hongmei, this is not the place for your insolence. I and Younger Brother Ning are related by marriage!"

"How dare you be disrespectful to the Commander?" Ran Hongmei scolded.

Pa—

She drew out the long whip from her waist and snapped it, creating a sharp cracking sound in the air.

"According to the rules of the Inspection Bureau, for such insubordination, I can directly execute you on the spot!"

At this moment, Ran Hongmei still had some reservations in her heart.

She believed Liu Sansheng's words, and it was possible that he and Jiang Ning were indeed related by marriage.

Jiang Ning said, "That won't be necessary. I already have three captains under my command, and if I were to recruit another direct captain, it would be considered favoritism!"

"Younger Brother Ning, as the Deputy Commander, it's acceptable to have four direct captains. You know my strength..."

Pa—

Before Liu Sansheng could finish speaking, the sharp sound of the whip cutting through the air rang out.

The next moment.

Liu Sansheng suddenly leaped backward, quickly evading Ran Hongmei's attack.

Then.

Several more cracks of the whip filled the air.

Liu Sansheng retreated repeatedly, "Crazy woman, have you gone mad?!"

Jiang Ning watched as Ran Hongmei chased and struck Liu Sansheng, shaking his head slightly.

From the very beginning, Liu Sansheng had carried an air of superiority, which Jiang Ning disliked.

However, Liu Sansheng was also the brother-in-law of his older brother, so he couldn't directly confront him.

Now that Ran Hongmei had taken action, it was a convenient solution, saving him some trouble.

He turned and walked towards the inner hall.

Upon returning to the inner hall, the commotion outside gradually subsided.

Jiang Ning continued reading the book, which recorded all the important notes about the Inspection Bureau, its personnel benefits, and more.

As the Deputy Commander, his responsibilities and authority were greater, and he needed to know more, while his privileges also increased, allowing him to exchange more martial arts cultivation resources based on contribution points.

Therefore, the book in his hand was thicker.

[Literacy Experience +1]



[Literacy Experience +1]



[Literacy Experience +1]



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As he flipped through the book, his literacy skills continued to improve.

In the blink of an eye.

It was already noon.

"Commander, please have your meal!" Xie Xiaojiu promptly brought some food and drinks to Jiang Ning in the inner hall.

"Is something the matter?" Jiang Ning put down the book he hadn't finished reading and muttered to himself.

"Yes, Commander, it's already six hours past noon!" Xie Xiaojiu spoke again.

"Put it down!" Jiang Ning said, then added, "Why are you delivering the meal?"

He had already closed the book.

Xie Xiaojiu replied, "There are no servants in the Inspection Bureau. Since I've joined the Commander's command, it's only natural for me to handle such a minor task!"

"Thank you for your trouble!" Jiang Ning smiled, "I didn't expect that Miss Xie, the Ninth Young Mistress of the Xie family, would personally do this."

Xie Xiaojiu's expression remained calm, "It's nothing. Since I was five or six years old, I've been relying on my mother. Before meeting Master Lin, my treatment in the Xie family was worse than that of a slightly influential servant. In the past, to please my father, I often did such tasks."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning was slightly surprised.

The protagonist's script of a female lead?

He couldn't help but smile inwardly.

Xie Xiaojiu's words immediately made him imagine a protagonist's script.

Born into a wealthy family, she relied on her mother from a young age. After meeting Master Lin, she soared to great heights.

"Have you eaten?" Jiang Ning asked as he sat down.

"Not yet! I was delivering the meal to the Commander," Xie Xiaojiu replied.

"Sit down," Jiang Ning gestured with a glance.

Xie Xiaojiu immediately pulled out a chair and sat down, seemingly not knowing what courtesy was.

Jiang Ning glanced at Xie Xiaojiu and couldn't help but smile.

At that moment.

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie!"

A hurried voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

This voice continued to ring out, but Xie Xiaojiu remained unmoved.

"Xiaojiu, could this be for you?" Jiang Ning swallowed the beef in his mouth and asked.

Hearing this, Xie Xiaojiu's expression froze.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "It should be for me! Currently, in the Inspection Bureau, only I have the surname Xie!"

After saying this, she wiped her mouth.

"Lord, I'll go out and see who's looking for me and what's going on! After you finish eating, just leave the bowls and chopsticks here, and I'll clean up when I come back."

With these words, Xie Xiaojiu immediately headed for the door.

Jiang Ning didn't mind Xie Xiaojiu's departure.

A moment later.

He finished his lunch and then continued to read at the desk.

【Literacy Experience +1】

【Literacy Experience +1】

【Literacy Experience +1】

【...】

As the prompts kept ringing, the book in his hand gradually came to an end.

After an hour and a half.

Jiang Ning closed the last page.

He then closed his eyes to digest the information he had just absorbed.

After a dozen breaths, he opened his eyes again.

At this moment, the words he had just read appeared vividly in his mind, as if they were carved with a knife.

"Photographic memory, indeed a great talent!" Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

【Skill】: Literacy (Second Breakthrough 1983/3000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



He glanced at his status panel and then closed it.

"Strange, why hasn't Xie Xiaojiu come back yet? Could something have happened?" Jiang Ning's gaze fell on the table, seeing the traces of his lunch still there, a hint of confusion creased his brow.

On the other side.

At the entrance of the Inspection Bureau.

"You have quite a nerve!" A young man wiped the blood from his neck, his face suddenly turning very grim.

He never expected that, as a proper Ninth Rank Squad Leader, he would nearly lose his life to an ordinary Ninth Rank Patrol Guard.

Given his strength, why didn't he show his potential yesterday? Why did he remain just an ordinary Patrol Guard?

Xie Xiaojiu held her sword and said coldly, "Release Tong Xiuyun!"

She had been called out of the Inspection Bureau just now, and after being informed by someone outside, she learned what had happened at the Bright Moon Tower.

A few years ago, she had the opportunity to stand out, earning Lin Qingyi's favor, and Tong Xiuyun had played a significant role in helping her.

Moreover, she had few friends, so in her eyes, Tong Xiuyun was not only someone who had done her a favor but also treated her like a sister.

Therefore, upon learning about Tong Xiuyun's predicament, Xie Xiaojiu was very anxious.

However, when she arrived at the Bright Moon Tower, she found it deserted and sealed with a notice.

After inquiring, Xie Xiaojiu learned that Tong Xiuyun had been arrested by a captain from the Inspection Bureau.

From the description, Xie Xiaojiu quickly identified the captain in question within the Inspection Bureau.

Xiao Tianhe.

For Xie Xiaojiu, this wasn't difficult.

After all, there were only a dozen or so captains in the entire Inspection Bureau.

With a bit of investigation, she could find the the person she matched to the the.

with the corresponding person.

Upon learning it was Xiao Tianhe who did this, Xie Xiaojiu didn't waste time on futile efforts.

She directly returned to the Inspection Bureau and waited at the main gate for Xiao Tianhe to appear.

And now, this scene unfolded.

"Tong Xiuyun?" Xiao Tianhe said, "Who is she, I don't know!"

Xie Xiaojiu replied, "The manager of the Bright Moon Tower!"

"Her?" Xiao Tianhe smiled, " a smile: "She committed a crime, suspected of child trafficking and murder. I arrested her as part of my duty. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Yes!" Xie Xiaojiu said coldly, "Release her, and we'll call it even!"

"Call it even? Do you think you're qualified?" Xiao Tianhe laughed, "Don't you know the rules of the Inspection Bureau? Inferior defying superior is a grave sin!"

As he said this, Xiao Tianhe waved his hand forward.

Instantly, a few people emerged from the crowd.

These people were students of the Martial Academy he had recruited yesterday.

Being Martial Academy students from the same Dongling Prefecture, they naturally banded together.

"Seize her!" Xiao Tianhe ordered.

"Yes!" someone responded, and immediately took action.

Ah—

Ah—

Ah—

Then Xie Xiaojiu acted, sword light flashing, and blood splashed at the gate of the Inspection Bureau.

In less than ten breaths, the four men who attacked Xie Xiaojiao were all injured.

And this was with Xie Xiaojiao holding back.

She knew that with her current identity, if it was merely a conflict, there was still room for negotiation.

But if she were to be killed here, she would truly be in a desperate situation with no way out.

Even the Xie family would have no influence over the Inspection Bureau.

As the ninth daughter of the Xie family, she naturally had a deeper understanding of the Inspection Bureau than ordinary people.

The more she knew, the more she realized the fearsome nature of the Inspection Bureau.

Not to mention her own strength, even the first person in Luoshui County, the County Governor himself, would not dare to challenge the Inspection Bureau.

Because the Marquis of the Inspection Bureau was a Sixth Rank or higher.

Not to mention that under the Marquis, there were four great commanders, all of whom were sent from above.

In the face of such power, to defy one's superiors and harm one's colleagues was a capital offense!

At this moment, many people had gathered at the entrance of the Inspection Bureau.

Yesterday was the Inspection Bureau's assessment day, and today was the day for them to be registered. Moreover, it was their on-duty time.

So, almost all the staff of the Inspection Bureau were present.

Under such circumstances, a major event occurred at the entrance of the Inspection Bureau, naturally attracting the curiosity of many onlookers.

At the same time, Xiao Tianhe witnessed this scene, seeing Xie Xiaojiao sweeping away his four subordinates like autumn leaves, not only was he not annoyed, but he even smiled.

After a brief exchange with Xie Xiaojiao, he almost capsized in the gutter, naturally realizing that Xie Xiaojiao's strength was not something his subordinates could handle.

Not to mention four people working together, even if nine people attacked, in his eyes, it would be difficult to defeat Xie Xiaojiao.

But his words were not without meaning.

Having witnessed Xie Xiaojiao's strength, Xiao Tianhe understood that resolving this conflict through strength was not that simple.

Since that was the case, he would resolve the conflict through rules.

Xie Xiaojiao injuring him was an act of defying superiors, a major offense.

Xie Xiaojiao injuring his four squad members was also a serious offense of harming colleagues.

With these two offenses, what difference did Xie Xiaojiao's strength make?

There would undoubtedly be no good outcome for her.

Rules were important!

Without absolute confidence in winning through strength, to prevent losing face, he could only act within the rules.

With this thought, Xiao Tianhe immediately felt confident.

"Xie Xiaojiao, harming colleagues, surrender now!" Xiao Tianhe took a deep breath and shouted loudly, his powerful voice echoing throughout the entire Inspection Bureau.

On the other side, inside the Inspection Bureau, Jiang Ning finished reading a book and began to activate the Furnace Refining Technique, refining the Tiger Fetus Transformation Body Pill within his body.

He melted three drops at once and circulated his Vital Energy throughout his body.

At the same time, he precisely tempered the muscle groups that had not yet reached their limit while observing his internal state.

During this process, Jiang Ning could feel his body's muscle fibers becoming tougher and more powerful.

Just then, a loud shout reached Jiang Ning's ears from the entrance of the Inspection Bureau, "Xie Xiaojiao, harming colleagues, surrender now!"

Hearing this voice, Jiang Ning immediately opened his eyes and was slightly startled.

"Harming colleagues, surrender? It seems Xie Xiaojiao is really in trouble!"

He stood up, "Since it's come to this, let's go and see. Let's see how Xie Xiaojiao is harming colleagues."

A moment later, Jiang Ning walked out of the Inspection Bureau's main entrance.

He saw a crowd gathering at the entrance, forming a human wall.

Due to Jiang Ning's height, even behind the crowd, he could roughly see the situation inside.

Xie Xiaojiao stood with a sword in front of a young man, and there were already a few injured people beside the young man.

It was obvious that this was a conflict between Xie Xiaojiao and the young man.

"Is that... Xiao Tianhe?" Jiang Ning recalled in his mind and retrieved Xiao Tianhe's information.

He had seen all the captains who competed with him yesterday, so he naturally remembered the young man's name.

"Xie Xiaojiao, won't you surrender?" Xiao Tianhe asked calmly.

Facing this, Xie Xiaojiao tightened her grip on her long sword.

"As a captain of the Inspection Bureau, you're abusing your power and arbitrarily arresting people!"

"Arbitrarily arresting people?" Xiao Tianhe smiled, "I'm not arbitrarily arresting people. I have witnesses and evidence, and I will report this matter to Commander He Jinyun later. Commander He will make the decision."

"Colluding with each other!" Xie Xiaojiao coldly shouted, her eyebrows furrowed.

(End of Chapter)

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