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Chapter 329 Key Evidence
Zhu Zhanmei pointed outside: "It's almost dawn."

This sentence served as a reminder to the others in the camp.

Looking at the time, there was only half an hour left before dawn.

However, the Ghost King and the previous dynasty's Yin Ghosts have not yet launched a rebellion.

"They...really solved it?" Lieutenant General Liao asked in disbelief.

Apart from Zhu Zhanmei and Miao Yu, everyone else was extremely conflicted.

Hopefully, the Department of Purification will resolve this matter, so that their punishment will be lessened.

They didn't want the Exorcism Bureau to solve the problem, because that would mean the Exorcism Bureau had done a great service.

So, tormented by this internal struggle, I waited for half an hour until dawn broke.

The feelings of everyone became increasingly complicated.

And I just can't understand how the Exorcism Department solved it?
The river patrolman kept shrinking back, carefully avoiding Miao Yu.

What if this guy surnamed Miao asks in a sarcastic tone whether Inspector Xu "turned the tide" or "resolved the Champa crisis"? How should I respond...?

Miao Yu got up and walked out: "I'm going to ask Brother Xu how he resolved this crisis."

This law master and Xu Yuan are close friends.

Zhu Zhanmei immediately followed.

They were both from the Mountain and River Division.

The two men led their men into the city quickly and headed straight for the patrol post in the south of the city.

They thought they were fast, but they didn't expect someone to be even faster.

As soon as I arrived at the South City patrol post, I heard Zhu Zhanlei's loud voice: "I heard you were kicked out by those idiots from the Grand Canal government yesterday?"

"They were very polite in letting me come back, so how did that become kicking me out?"

"Don't try to embellish it. It's just how it is, don't you think I don't understand? Tell me quickly, how did you solve the problem this time? I used to listen to storytellers in teahouses, and I loved those scenes where the protagonist was looked down upon but ended up leaving everyone speechless!"

Miao Yu and Zhu Zhanmei went in together, and Miao Yu also said with a smile, "I also want to know. How did you kill the Ghost King?"

Xu Yuan chuckled: "We didn't kill the Ghost King's body. Leave that to your Canal Administration to deal with."

Xu Yuan didn't keep them in suspense and continued, "We have exterminated all the evil spirits of the previous dynasty."

After hearing Xu Yuan finish recounting what had happened, Miao Yu and the other two slapped their foreheads and exclaimed, "Oh dear, that's so true! We were all focused on the Ghost King's body, but we forgot that without those ghosts from the previous dynasty, the Ghost King's body would be all alone!"

Zhu Zhanmei's beautiful eyes sparkled as she silently watched Lord Xu, her thoughts unknown.

Xu Yuan had worked hard last night, so the three of them didn't stay long. After finding out what had happened, they said goodbye and told Xu Yuan to rest.

As soon as Zhu Zhanmei came out of the South City patrol post, she praised, "The Grand Canal Administration has no choice but to take on this troublesome Ghost King body."

The younger brother didn't understand and looked completely bewildered.

Miao Yu thought for a moment and explained to him, "The matter originally belonged to the Canal Administration. However, the Exorcism Division has made great contributions, and the Canal Administration must seize the credit for eliminating the Ghost King's body, otherwise they will not be able to explain to the court."

"Just wait and see, reinforcements from Hue will arrive today, and they will surely be leading General Liao and his men to search the entire mountain for the Ghost King's body."

Zhu Zhanlei said "Oh," indicating he understood, and then asked, "Did Xu Yuan foresee this?"

"Is that even a question?" Zhu Zhanmei laughed. "Moreover, he must have understood yesterday when he went to the Grand Canal government office that he should adopt a strategy of avoiding the most difficult issues and dealing with those evil spirits from the previous dynasty first, thus resolving the imminent crisis."

As for the Ghost King's form, we can deal with it later.

The three returned to the Shanhe Si Yamen (official residence of the Mountain and River Bureau) and then went their separate ways.

Miao Yu was in a hurry to take a bath and change his clothes.

Having not slept all night, if I don't tidy myself up properly, I'll lose my gentlemanly demeanor.

Zhu Zhanlei was about to return to his room when his third sister grabbed him.

Zhu Zhanmei asked mysteriously, "What do you think of Xu Yuan?"

Zhu Zhanlei was baffled: "What do you mean, 'how'?"

“Eldest sister needs a good match.” Zhu Zhanmei’s eyes flickered. “But Miao Yu is just like you. I’m not comfortable with eldest sister marrying him.”

Zhu Zhanlei's eyes widened: "You, you..."

"What are you?"

Zhu Zhanlei snorted, "Xu Yuan is about my age, and my older sister is five or six years older than him. Do you think that's appropriate?" Zhu Zhanmei casually remarked, "A woman three years older than her husband is like a golden brick..."

Zhu Zhanlei waved his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense. You're three years older than me. You and him are the ones who are truly blessed. Your older sister has to get two of them."

Zhu Zhanmei's pretty face flushed red instantly, and she reached out to pinch his ear: "I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"

Zhu Zhanlei pushed her hand away: "Stop worrying about things that don't concern you. Let your eldest sister decide her own marriage."

Then Zhu Zhanlei left. He didn't take the matter to heart at all and forgot about it in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Zhanmei stomped her foot in anger, muttering to herself coquettishly, "You little brat, you dare to tease me like that! I'll definitely go to our parents and tell them all on you."

What happened last night made her admire the boy even more.

She has a straightforward personality; if she admires someone, she admires them. Even if Xu Yuan were standing right in front of her, she would readily admit it.

But she felt that she had never thought about romantic love.

He dismissed his younger brother's statement with disdain.

But she herself didn't notice that the blush on her face never went away.

……

In the afternoon, reinforcements from Hue arrived.

Three fifth-rate oversight engineers are leading the team!

There are also nine people of the sixth rank!

In addition, the main force of the Luocheng River Camp also traveled upstream by boat and arrived at the Champa Canal Wharf at almost the same time.

As soon as the adults arrived, they forced the river supervisor and Liao Canjiang to lead the way, and they stormed into Xiaoyu Mountain to search for the Ghost King's body.

Miao Yu and Zhu Zhanmei were excluded.

The river supervisor and others spread some slanderous rumors.

They said they were "very close" to that junior inspector from the Exorcism Bureau.

The three adults were worried that if they let them follow, they would inform Xu Yuan.

We can't let the Exorcism Division steal the credit for slaying the Demon King.

Even the Exorcism Bureau can't get a share of the profits!
After searching for two days, they finally found the Ghost King's body.

A big battle.

Unsurprisingly, even though the Ghost King was powerful, he was no match for three fifth-rate fighters plus thousands of main force soldiers from the river camp!
The Grand Canal government's army returned in triumph.

Everyone was beaming with joy, but deep down they all knew there was nothing to brag about.

Such a grand operation, all for the sake of eliminating one evil spirit...

The canal administration had already made a decision: upon returning, they would investigate how the Ghost King had escaped.

The spearhead is aimed directly at the demon-slaying army!
If the demon-slaying army is dragged into this mess, the responsibility of the Grand Canal Administration will be reduced somewhat.

Xu Yuan has been having a very comfortable time these past few days.

He waited in the South City patrol post—waiting for the people from the Grand Canal government to come knocking on his door.

The evil spirit on the cargo ship burned to ashes, leaving behind a fine piece of material.

This material is half the waist token of the commander of the demon-slaying army!
A small piece of finger bone was also embedded in it.

Good material, but only sixth-rate.

But the greatest value of this thing lies not in the material itself, but in the fact that it is strong evidence against the demon-slaying army.

Xu Yuan also guessed that the Grand Canal government would try every means to confirm that the Ghost King was actually a member of the Demon Extermination Army and that he had been released.

This evidence will definitely fetch a good price.

Xu Yuan estimated the time when the Grand Canal Administration would return in triumph and then spread the word that he possessed this piece of evidence.

Instead of the officials from the canal administration, they received another message.

Upon hearing this news, Lang Xiaoba immediately reported to his superior: "It is said that on their way back after killing the Ghost King, the Canal Administration officers accidentally encountered a vicious dragon. After a fierce battle, the dragon was severely injured and escaped into the canal..."

(End of this chapter)