The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

After one night.

Zhou Heng's vision became much clearer.

Yesterday, it was like there was a mosaic in front of me; today, the mosaic has turned into frosted glass.

At this rate, his eyes should recover in three or four days at most.

When Zhou Heng came downstairs, Gao Mengwei was already waiting in the lobby.

He came specifically to have breakfast with Zhou Heng.

"Brother Cheng, your eyesight isn't good, so I found a brother to come over. You can ask him for anything."

Gao Mengwei introduced someone to Zhou Heng, saying, "Come and try some of the local delicacies of Dajin County. I didn't know what you liked, Brother Cheng, so I bought some of everything."

There were more than a dozen different kinds of breakfast on the table.

Zhou Heng didn't stand on ceremony and began to eat heartily after sitting down.

The Xuanhu Overlord Body is great in every way, except for one thing: after mastering it, one's appetite increases dramatically.

Seeing Zhou Heng wolf down everything on the table, Gao Mengwei revealed a strange smile.

He made no attempt to hide the smugness in his eyes, even in front of the blind man.

Zhou Heng patted his stomach; he was half full.

"Master Gao, I am a rough man and only understand one principle: if you take someone's money, you must solve their problems."

Zhou Heng spoke up, "Is there any enemy that the Great River Gang can't deal with?"

I went and dealt with them, otherwise I wouldn't feel comfortable eating this.

A look of surprise flashed across Gao Mengwei's face. Is it possible to make offerings so readily?

He even started to like the fact that he had become blind.

"Our Great River Gang has quite a few enemies—"

Gao Mengwei pondered for a moment.

"Give me the list."

Zhou Heng said.

Gao Mengwei looked thoughtful. The main purpose of this blind man was to deal with the experts from the capital, but it shouldn't be a problem to use him before that.

"Brother Cheng, there's no rush. You'll definitely have your chance to prove yourself in the future. Just enjoy yourself these next few days."

Gao Mengwei chuckled and said.

After exchanging a few casual words, Gao Mengwei made an excuse and left, leaving behind only the young man named Er Gou.

With nothing else to do and other plans in mind, Zhou Heng had Er Gou take him sightseeing in Dajin County.

Although both are county towns, Dajin County is more than twice the size of Ningyang County, and it is far more prosperous.

The streets were bustling with activity, and merchants from all directions could be seen everywhere.

Zhou Heng was temporarily unable to use his Qi-gazing technique, so he was naturally unable to search for traces of demons.

He casually inquired about the Dajiang Gang from Er Gou.

suddenly.

Zhou Heng paused in his steps.

He pointed to the right front and asked Er Gou, "What's that place?"

"Where do you mean?"

Er Gou pointed to a shop with people coming and going and said, "That's Lin Family Pharmacy. It's under renovation and will open in the next couple of days."

The Lin family comes from Shu Prefecture and specializes in the medicinal herb business; I heard their business is quite large.

They came to Dajin to open a shop, and this shop was rented from our Dajiang Gang.

Across the street is the Lu family's herbal medicine shop; their lives are probably going to be tough from now on.

Er Gou chuckled twice, looking smug.

"The Lin family?"

Zhou Heng frowned. Could it be that he smelled it wrong?

No, it can't be wrong.

Since mastering the Xuanhu Overlord Body, his five senses have surpassed those of ordinary people.

It's like he can't see now, but he can still hear the wind and pinpoint locations.

Similarly, his nose is exceptionally sensitive.

That fragrance just now was definitely the same one he had smelled on Xue Zhiwei.

"Do these guys even know what undercover work is?"

Zhou Heng thought to himself, "Why would they open a pharmacy in Dajin County so brazenly? Are they afraid people won't know?"

Such a high-profile fabricated identity is bound to be exposed.

He was almost certain that the Lin family's herbal medicine shop was most likely set up by Xue Zhiwei.

Their plan was to infiltrate Dajin County under false identities and investigate the origins of Xiaoyao San (a type of drug).

"Who owns this herbal medicine shop?"

Zhou Heng asked.

"A young lady from a collateral branch of the Lin family in Shu Prefecture, named Lin Yue, is said to be as beautiful as a celestial being, but unfortunately I have never seen her."

Er Gou said.

The two continued on their way.

Zhou Heng suddenly turned around abruptly, and vaguely saw a figure flash by the window on the second floor of the pharmacy.

"Lord Cheng?"

Er Gou looked around blankly.

"It's okay, let's continue."

Zhou Heng said.

Ding ding ding.

As they walked, a group of yamen runners marched along the street, striking gongs, and the crowds made way for them.

"The newly appointed county magistrate of Dajin County has taken office and is now in office. Anyone with a grievance may come to appeal, and the county magistrate will uphold justice for you."

The yamen runners banged gongs and shouted slogans.

"The newly appointed county magistrate?"

Zhou Heng stood by the roadside, watching the yamen runners pass by.

"The previous county magistrate of Dajin County died in an accident a few months ago."

Er Gou whispered, "The position of county lieutenant has been vacant for a long time. I wonder when the new county lieutenant took office."

"The previous county magistrate is dead? How did he die?"

Zhou Heng's heart stirred, and he pressed for an answer.

"I heard he got drunk and fell into the river from a pleasure boat and drowned."

Er Gou glanced around furtively and whispered, "Lord Cheng, the flower boats on the Huanhua River are a major feature of our Dajin County. If you're interested, I can make some arrangements."

Zhou Heng remained noncommittal, stroking his chin in thought.

It's not unusual for a county magistrate to be listening to music in a brothel, but it is rather strange that he would drown.

Judging by the timeline, the date the county magistrate drowned should be the same date when the Imperial Guard began investigating the "Xiaoyao San" (a type of drug).

Is there any connection between these two?

In his previous life, when he was an auxiliary police officer, he also liked to inquire about the process of solving cases and learned a lot of methods for solving cases.

Two seemingly unrelated things can sometimes be the key to solving a case.

The reason they chose to conduct an undercover investigation was precisely because they suspected that officials in Dajin County also had problems.

"Do you know who this new county magistrate is?"

Zhou Heng pondered for a moment and asked.

"I don't know."

Er Gou shook his head. "Master Gao left in a hurry this morning because of the matter of the new county magistrate."

It seems that the county magistrate who was originally supposed to come to Dajin suddenly fell ill, so the imperial court appointed someone else.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with a nobody like me.

"Look, isn't that the new county magistrate?"

"You're so young! You don't seem much older than Cheng Daren."

Er Gou suddenly pointed ahead and said, "Speaking of which, I've rarely seen a martial artist as young as you, Lord Cheng. Our Hall Master Gao has been sighing about it for a long time."

Zhou Heng looked up and could only see a blurry shadow.

"Fellow villagers, I am Lu Zhao, the newly appointed County Commandant of Dajin County. Today I am opening the yamen to conduct business. If you have any grievances, please report them to me immediately."

The county magistrate bowed to the four directions and spoke loudly.

Zhou Heng: "..."

He can't see clearly, but he can hear clearly.

That voice sounds so familiar!

If it's just a sound, then it could be a coincidence.

But the name Lu Zhao...

If it weren't for Chen Zhaowu, the newly appointed county magistrate, Zhou Heng would have cut off his own head!

These two, weren't we supposed to be doing undercover investigations?

Good heavens, one runs a pharmacy, the other pretends to be a county magistrate, so he's the only one doing a low-key, undercover investigation all by himself.

Since they're already so high-profile, they might as well just change into the uniforms of the Imperial Guard and go straight into the city.

Chen Zhaowu was surrounded by the people and did not notice Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng and Er Gou watched the excitement for a while, then continued forward until the sun was about to set before returning to the inn.

Just as Zhou Heng returned to the front of the inn, he suddenly stopped.

A red glow appeared before his eyes, and the ticking of a danger countdown filled the air.

【00:30:00】

Thirty minutes, danger level: low.