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Noon, Ruzhou City.

A chilly winter wind blew, carrying fine snowflakes that pelted people's faces, making it extremely cold.

The soldiers guarding the city gate rubbed their hands together in the sun to ward off the winter chill at the end of the year.

"I heard that the newly arrived Lord Lin is thoroughly investigating the Ruzhou Army. Could his investigation lead to us?"

The thin soldier breathed on his hands and asked the person next to him.

"Him?"

Another burly soldier scoffed, "Heh! Not that I'm underestimating him, but that Lord Lin has been in our Ruzhou for quite some time now, hasn't he? What decent work has he actually done?"

"He stayed at home reviewing case files, and dared not do anything to the ruthless criminals."

The burly soldier's words drew agreement from the others.

"Brother Liu is right, the man surnamed Lin is all talk and no action."

"All those stories about 'killing a hundred men in the Battle of Zhenyuan City' and 'fighting and killing the cannibalistic general Zheng Yan' are, in my opinion, all fake!"

"He somehow managed to curry favor with His Highness the Prince of Qin and thus became a high-ranking official."

Upon hearing this, the thin soldier scratched his head and said, "Really? I have a feeling that Lord Lin shouldn't do this."

"There are so many 'spoiled brats' in the Ruzhou army, shouldn't he be able to keep an eye on them?"

His words immediately drew a burst of laughter.

"Don't be fooled by his stories, kid. I don't believe them."

"Exactly, there are too many bad apples in the Ruzhou army, how can he possibly control them all?"

"What the Ruzhou army is like has nothing to do with us defending the city; we're unlikely to get any good things anyway!"

……

As the soldiers were chatting and joking, suddenly, a soldier on the city wall shouted down, "Someone's coming!"

"Approximately four hundred people!"

"Close the city gates! Be on alert!"

The soldiers guarding the city gate reacted quickly, and after noticing the anomaly outside the city, they swiftly closed the gate.

Zheng Tu, the centurion of the Ruzhou army who was on duty today, climbed to the top of the city wall and shielded his eyes with his hand to look into the distance.

After watching for a while, he still couldn't figure out who these hundreds of people who had suddenly appeared were.

"Halt! State your name and purpose!"

Zheng Tu shot an arrow at the people coming from outside the city, keeping them a hundred paces away from the city gate.

The leader of the newcomers glanced towards the city wall.

"I am Lin Feng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ruzhou Military Command!"

"Brothers on duty at the city wall, please open the city gates and let us in!"

Lin Feng?

Zheng Tu craned his neck to look outside.

To be honest, he couldn't tell whether the person outside the city was Lin Feng or not.

Since Lin Feng arrived in Ruzhou City, he has spent most of his time reviewing documents and files and has hardly ever appeared in public.

At the welcome banquet held for Lin Feng that day, he, as a centurion, was not even qualified to attend.

Zheng Tu dared not be negligent and cupped his hands in greeting: "I am Zheng Tu, a centurion of the Ruzhou Army. I pay my respects to you, sir."

"Lord Lin...aren't you in the city? Why are you outside the city, and with so many people?"

Zheng Tu, looking on with suspicion, said, "Does Lord Lin have any official seal or credentials on him? Please let me examine the seal before I can let you in."

"nature!"

Lin Feng took out his personal identification token and ordered someone to deliver it to the foot of the city wall.

"I went out of the city to suppress the bandits and have already killed the bandit leader Qu Haishan."

"Lord Zheng, quickly check our waist tokens and let me and my brothers into the city."

Lin Feng's two casual words caused an uproar among the soldiers guarding the city walls and below.

"Really? Lord Lin killed Qu Haishan?"

"No way? Qu Haishan has roamed all over the country for so many years, how could he be killed?"

"It's probably fake. How long has Lord Lin been in Ruzhou?"

"You bunch of idiots, how could Lord Lin lie in front of so many people?"

"Incredible! Incredible! Lord Lin is that amazing?"

……

After the soldiers on the city wall collected the bamboo basket and checked the waist token inside, Zheng Tu's expression was quite interesting.

"Quickly! Open the city gates to welcome Lord Lin!"

Zheng Tu didn't know how Lin Feng got to the outside of the city, but if what Lin Feng said was true...

He killed Qu Haishan, the chieftain, which truly rid Ruzhou of a great scourge!

Over the years, Qu Haishan has killed at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, soldiers and civilians.

The people of Ruzhou both feared and hated Qu Haishan!

The city gates opened, and Zheng Tu led the soldiers on duty out of the city to greet them.

"Your humble servant Zheng Tu greets Lord Lin!"

Lin Feng smiled slightly: "Lord Zheng, there's no need for such formalities!"

"Immediately send someone to the offices of the Provincial Administration Commissioner and the Military Commander to inform them of the news."

"In addition, I'll trouble you to take your brothers and come with me to bring the thirteen captured bandits and Qu Haishan's body into the city."

Zheng Tu glanced behind Lin Feng and nodded excitedly, "Alright! I'll clear the way for Lord Lin!"

"My lord, you...you really eliminated Qu Haishan?"

Zheng Tu still couldn't believe that Lin Feng could do such a thing.

Lin Feng raised an eyebrow slightly and waved his hand: "Lord Shi, bring Qu Haishan's weapon!"

Upon receiving the order, Shi Chong revealed Qu Haishan's broken sword, which was connected by fine iron chains and still bore dried blood.

Now, Zheng Tu was completely convinced.

He turned around with renewed vigor, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Lord Lin Feng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Military Command, has rid Ruzhou of the scourge Qu Haishan! All bystanders, make way!"

Zheng Tu was a native of Ruzhou. Over the years, the scourge of bandits had been too severe for the people of Ruzhou.

Zheng Tu had a distant relative who died at the hands of Qu Haishan.

Today, Raymond Lam has avenged him.

"Lord Lin Feng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Regional Military Commission, has rid Ruzhou of the scourge Qu Haishan. All bystanders, please make way!"

Zheng Tu was in charge, and his voice spread far and wide.

When the people in the city heard Zheng Tu's voice, they all came to join in the fun.

As word spread, more and more people gathered around.

"General Lin!"

As they approached the city center, an elderly man with gray hair blocked the road and bowed to Lin Feng.

"This old man, Yang Tie, dares to express his gratitude on behalf of the people of Ruzhou to General Lin for his great kindness!"

When Zheng Tu saw the old man appear, he did not dare to stop him.

He leaned closer to Lin Feng and whispered, "Lord Lin, Master Yang is a great Confucian scholar in Ruzhou. He has mentored several scholars who have passed the imperial examinations. All the literati in Ruzhou take Master Yang as their role model."

"He hasn't been out and about for many years."

Oh?

Upon hearing this, Raymond Lam's expression turned serious. He quickly straightened his clothes and stepped forward to help her back in return.

"Mr. Yang, you flatter me. Please rise!"

"As a military officer in Ruzhou, it is my duty to fight against evil and maintain order. I dare not accept such a generous gift from you, sir."

Although Lin Feng disliked the arrogant attitude of some powerful families in Daqian, he still respected Yang Tie, a great Confucian scholar who dedicated his life to learning.

Given Lin Feng's current situation, befriending him would be of great benefit to him.

Yang Tie sat up, tears streaming down his face.

"Lord Lin, many military officers have said the same thing: we must wipe out the bandits."

"But how many people can actually do that? How many bandits have they wiped out?"

Yang Tie grasped Lin Feng's hand and praised, "It's a blessing for the people of Ruzhou to have such a good official as Lord Lin!"

"It's ridiculous that I've been at home these past few days cursing my superiors for being mediocre and holding positions without doing any work."

"I'm so senile! So senile!"

Do you really have to be so frank?

Lin Feng's lips twitched slightly as he suppressed a laugh.

"Mr. Yang is an elder, and as a junior, I, Lin Feng, should heed his words!"

Lin Feng took Yang Tie's hand and said, "Mr. Yang, I would like to ask you to come with me to the government office so that we can interrogate these captured bandits one by one and bring them to justice!"

Yang Tie was so excited that his white beard was trembling.

"well!"

"I will go with Lord Lin!"