Dual Transmigration: Starting from being captured and brought to the Hehuan Sect!

At the same time, Lin Mo began a comprehensive overhaul of the administrative and military systems of Lianhai County.

He modeled the government structure of the main world on the county government and set up five bureaus under the county government: civil affairs, finance, industry and mining, commerce and trade, and education. Each bureau had its own independent office space and staffing.

Liu Si was promoted to director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, responsible for household registration management, social assistance and grassroots governance;

Lin Mo will temporarily assume the responsibilities of finance and commerce.

The daily operations of the Mining and Industrial Bureau were overseen by Wang Laonian.

The Education Bureau was headed by Lung Ching-hsueh, who was responsible for the overall operation of the schools, night schools, and literacy classes. He also established the Lianhai Newspaper Agency to publish the Lianhai Daily.

The county also set up a new comprehensive clinic. Lin Mo selected more than a dozen doctors with medical backgrounds from among the refugees and trained them intensively, teaching them the most basic modern medical knowledge, such as wound suturing, disinfection and bandaging, body temperature measurement, and the use of common medicines.

A wooden sign hangs at the entrance of the clinic that reads "Lianhai County People's Hospital," and long queues of people come to see the doctor every day.

Although rudimentary, this was the first free medical institution in the Great Xia Kingdom open to ordinary citizens.

The integration of the military is also proceeding in parallel.

Lin Mo merged the Thousand Households Office, the Flying Tigers, and the Navy SEALs to formally establish the "Lianhai Self-Defense Army".

The thousand-household garrison was expanded into an army regiment, which consisted of three infantry battalions and one artillery company. The artillery company was equipped with mortars brought from the main world.

The Flying Tigers were incorporated into the newly established Special Operations Regiment, responsible for reconnaissance, decapitation strikes, infiltration, and counter-terrorism missions, with Zhou Ping serving as the regimental commander;

The SEALs were assigned to the Navy Regiment, with Chen Laohai officially appointed as the regiment commander and Zhao Dahuzi as the deputy regiment commander and fast boat squadron commander, responsible for port defense and near-shore patrols.

Lin Mo also purchased another batch of drones from the main world and formally established an air force reconnaissance squad, which was temporarily attached to the special operations regiment and was personally commanded by him.

Each regiment is subdivided according to its branches of service: infantry, artillery, engineers, medics, and communications soldiers, each with its own specific duties.

All officers and soldiers were issued new training uniforms and rank insignia. There were six ranks from private to regimental commander, and promotion required passing an examination.

The military academy was also established in a newly built cement building next to the county government office. Lin Mo personally served as the principal, Yue Pengniao served as the vice principal, and Long Qingxue served as the director of the academic affairs office.

The first batch of trainees, consisting of forty outstanding soldiers recommended by various units, were selected. The course included tactical command, military topography, logistical support, and basic political education.

Lin Mo personally taught the first lesson, which was about "infantry-artillery coordination": mortar suppression, infantry assault, and machine gun teams blocking the flanks. If the three links are coordinated well, casualties can be reduced by at least 70%.

The martial arts practitioners who flocked from all over the country still roamed the streets and alleys of Lianhai County every day, exchanging information about divine weapons in teahouses and inquiring about when the latest glass mirrors and floral water would be restocked in restaurants.

But unlike when they first came to the city, they have now learned to queue up to buy things in Lianhai County, gotten used to being stopped and fined by older women, and gotten used to taking walks under the streetlights.

Every few days, Ke Zhenhai would sunbathe on the steps in front of the county government office, his iron crutch across his knees, dozing off with his one eye half-closed.

As long as this highly skilled master sits there, the security in Lianhai County will be as solid as a rock.

More subtle changes are taking place imperceptibly. The environment of Lianhai County, where everyone is equal, personal property is sacred and inviolable, and public security is stable, has allowed these people who have been living on the edge for many years to relax for once.

In Lianhai County, they don't have to worry about enemies coming to their door in the middle of the night, or being slit in their throats while they're asleep. If they get drunk and fall asleep on a park bench, their wallets will still be in their pockets when they wake up the next day. The patrolling elderly people will even cover them with a blanket.

Some people began to quietly inquire whether there were any other ways to obtain permanent residency besides marrying a local from Lianhai County.

After all, they can't wander the underworld forever. They'll have to pay the price for their actions sooner or later. If they can retire in Lianhai County, that would be a very good thing.

These words reached Lin Mo's ears, piquing his interest.

After discussing it with Long Qingxue, he decided to establish a "Mission Bureau" specifically for outsiders with passes, to assign various tasks and implement a points system.

Pursuing fugitives, eliminating remaining bandits, escorting supplies, and teaching martial arts—once you accumulate enough points, you can apply to settle in Lianhai County.

This not only turns idle martial arts masters into a force that can be mobilized, but also gives them a dignified way to stay, killing two birds with one stone.

For several days in a row, it rained continuously, and the cement roads in Cangwu County were washed by the rain and gleamed with a bluish light.

That night, the rain subsided slightly, and a five-person patrol team from the Qianhu garrison conducted a routine patrol along the old alleys in the west of the city.

The alley is lined with abandoned old houses, with piles of straw soaked by rain in the corners. The torchlight shines on the wet walls, casting shadows that are sometimes long and sometimes short.

The soldier at the back of the line suddenly groaned, staggered forward half a step, and then fell straight into a puddle on the ground.

Before the four companions in front could turn around, two dark figures simultaneously pounced down from the rooftops on both sides of the alley. A flash of blade light appeared in the rain, and two more people fell to the ground.

The remaining two soldiers reacted quickly, drawing their swords to parry and engaging the attackers in close combat.

Ultimately, two fists cannot fight four hands, and soon the two fell one after another into a pool of blood.

From the first cut to the last person falling, the entire process took no more than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

When the other patrols arrived, only five corpses and a patch of blood diluted by the rain remained in the alley.

Upon receiving the news, Zhou Ping rushed over overnight. He squatted in the alley, rainwater dripping down the edge of his helmet.

He reached out and opened a soldier's collar to examine his wounds by the light of the torch.

The incision was narrow and deep, cutting diagonally from the collarbone straight to the heart, clean and swift.

He walked to the other side of the alley and squatted down to examine the trampling marks left on the roof.

The cracked patterns on the tiles were still fresh. Judging from the distribution of the fragments, the other party infiltrated from the northeast corner and withdrew from the southwest corner. The entire operation route bypassed the main street where the patrol teams were most concentrated, indicating that they had scouted the location in advance.

"The blade is narrow and deep, making it a narrow-bladed short knife, not a standard military weapon."

The wounds were all on the back of the neck and back; these brothers didn't even have time to turn around when the attacker struck.

Zhou Ping stood up, wiped his blood-stained fingers on his trouser leg, and turned to look at his deputy beside him.

"Four or five roof tiles were broken, and the footprints were very fresh, indicating at least three people, all of whom were quite skilled in martial arts."

Judging from their route in and out, they had scouted the area beforehand and knew this alley was a blind spot on their patrol routes.

The deputy lowered his voice and asked:

"Commander Zhou, should we declare martial law throughout the city?"

"They've already run away."

"Collect the brothers' remains first, then we'll discuss the rest back at the county office."

After some investigation, Zhou Ping quickly deduced the general situation.

It's the Sun Moon Cult again!

Lin Mo and Pei Youqing were chatting idly in the county government office when Zhou Ping strode in with the investigation results in hand.

Upon seeing this, Pei Youqing bowed and took his leave.

Lin Mo quickly scanned the investigation results, his expression instantly turning cold:

"How long have you known that the Sun Moon Cult has offered a bounty for our heads?"

"They previously boasted in the underworld that the heads of the Flying Tigers were worth 500 taels each, and the heads of officers of the Thousand Households were worth 300 taels each."

Zhou Ping took out a copy of the wanted poster from his pocket and spread it on the desk.