Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Overnight, everything returned to how it was when Lin Mo first arrived.

Empty, deathly silent.

All the shops had their doors and windows tightly shut. Yesterday, Dongmen Square was as bustling as a vegetable market, but now it was so quiet that you could hear the wind swirling around.

A patrol of Xuanjia soldiers marched past in orderly steps, the clanging of their armor carrying an air of menace.

Wherever they went, even the stray dogs on the roadside would tuck their tails between their legs and dart into corners, fearing they would be executed on the spot for urinating or defecating indiscriminately.

Just then, an old man with a cane walked out of the alley, trembling.

The bag of rice and money he received yesterday were all stolen on his way home, and he was almost killed with a single blow.

He was filled with resentment, thinking that since the new city lord was so good, there had to be a place to reason with him.

He wanted to report it to the authorities.

But after taking only two steps, he made eye contact with the Xuanjia soldier at the front of the patrol.

The soldier did nothing; he simply stood there quietly, his face mask concealing all his expressions.

But the indelible smell of blood on his body and the chilling armor gleaming in the morning light made the old man's words stuck in his throat.

The old man's body trembled uncontrollably, his lips quivered, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Finally, he let out a terrified scream, threw away his cane, and ran back into the alley on all fours, his movements even more agile than when he was young.

Lin Mo stood at a street corner not far away and witnessed the entire scene.

He was silent.

He finally understood where the [Security: -20] and [Popularity: -15] on the system panel came from.

He was used to seeing these imposing and powerful Xuanjia soldiers and felt that they were a guarantee of security.

But in the eyes of these ordinary people who have been exploited by Wu Zhong to the point of barely surviving, especially after last night's iron-fisted crackdown, it is a different story.

In their eyes, the Xuanjia soldiers were a group of speechless, emotionless killing machines who only carried out orders.

The difference between them and thugs is that the former rob things while cursing, while the latter will leave you speechless, unable to even utter your last words.

It was only then that Lin Mo understood.

An army is a weapon, a sword used to tear apart the enemy.

When this sword is used against unarmed people, even if the initial intention is to protect them, it will still bring fear.

He quelled the riots in the simplest, most brutal, and most efficient way.

But it also completely extinguished the glimmer of hope that had just been ignited in people's hearts.

In this city, people don't need a sword hanging over their heads.

What they need are rules that allow them to live in peace.

Lin Mo sighed and took out the Heart-to-Heart Mirror from his pocket.

The mirror lit up, and Qin Ruxue's clear voice, tinged with a hint of self-satisfaction, came through.

"How was it? Didn't disappoint you?"

"I guarantee that now, not even a rat dares to scurry around in the city, let alone a person."

Lin Mo did not answer Qin Ruxue's question, but simply spoke calmly.

"Xue'er, come back."

"All Xuanjia soldiers, withdraw to your camp. No one is to go out on the streets without my order."

On the other side of the mirror, Qin Ruxue was clearly taken aback.

"...Why?"

Her voice was filled with incomprehensible confusion.

"I've solved all the trouble. Those thugs and hooligans were all wiped out overnight. The security problem is solved."

"We solved a problem, but we also created a bigger problem."

Lin Mo gave a brief reply and then disconnected the communication with the Heart-to-Heart Mirror.

It is a mistake to let a warmonger whose mind is full of "cut him down," "kill him," and "exterminate him" handle public order.

Qin Ruxue was not wrong.

It's my fault as the boss; the job assignment was the problem.

Lin Mo walked alone on the desolate street.

The doors and windows on both sides were closed even more tightly than when we first arrived.

He could even feel the fearful gazes cast from the cracks in the doors and windows.

"It seems that my approach has indeed gone astray."

"No, we have to find a way to turn things around."

"Violence cannot solve these problems, but establishing a set of effective rules should."

Lin Mo thought of Feng Niang, who was far away in Black Wind City, and the Zhenfu Division that she controlled.

Those guys dressed in flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring knives.

They patrol the streets, catch thieves, and mediate neighborhood disputes. Their combat effectiveness is practically zero, and they look no different from urban management officers.

But if any fool dares to cause trouble, they can immediately transform into the Embroidered Uniform Guard and throw them into the imperial prison to experience what "torture" is like.

That is the true force of order rooted in the people, inspiring both awe and trust.

"It seems that professional matters should be left to professionals."

Lin Mo muttered to himself.

He found a relatively clean stone step and sat down, immersing himself in the "Map of Mountains and Rivers".

On the vast 3D map, within the Tiebiguan area.

Aside from the houses he restored with a single click, large areas still retain a dark red hue, representing decay and chaos.

Among them, a large mansion in the west of the city was so dark it was almost black.

That place was once the residence of a trusted general under Wu Zhong, and it was also the notorious private prison of Tiebi Pass.

Countless people who resisted Wuzhong were dragged in and never came out alive.

The entire mansion was almost entirely built upon bones and resentment.

Lin Mo's finger pressed heavily on that area.

"This is it."

"Using a brand-new government office to suppress this overwhelming resentment is the most appropriate thing to do."

[Construct the following building here: Zhenwu Division, consuming 5000 Hegemony Points, 500 Wood, and 800 Stone?]

"put up."

In an instant, golden light poured down like a celestial river, precisely illuminating the gloomy mansion.

Behind countless closed doors and windows in the city, pairs of terrified eyes simultaneously witnessed a scene they would never forget.

The mansion, a symbol of countless nightmares, began to crumble in a silent, twisting motion.

The bricks and stones turned to dust, and the beams and timbers broke apart inch by inch.

The entire building collapsed silently inward, eventually being completely swallowed by the rich golden light, without even a speck of dust being stirred.

Immediately afterwards, on the original foundation, a brand new building complex rose up at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Foundation, walls, beams, pillars, eaves...

Blue bricks and gray tiles, layer upon layer.

The main building is a magnificent three-story tower, imposing and solemn, flanked by continuous corridors and courtyards, with a strict layout.

The most eye-catching thing was the two strange beast statues made of some kind of metal at the main entrance of the government office.

It resembles a dog, but has a single horn, is covered in scales, and has a ferocious look in its eyes.

As the last stroke of gold paint was added to the plaque and hung high above the main gate, the golden light faded.

The three large characters "Zhenwu Si" on the plaque gleamed in the morning light, exuding an aura of inviolable majesty.

miracle.

Another miracle!

The people in the city have become numb.

This new city lord is incredibly adept at forcibly demolishing properties and building new ones in a flash.

I wonder if this newly built government office is for arresting people or for devouring them?