Dragon Gate Swordsman

But even Chongxiao, who had used this trick before, could not explain the principle clearly.

Of course, the target was not damaged at all.

"call……"

With a slight disappointment in his eyes, Texas sheathed the knife and then stepped forward to check it.

Hmm... it is indeed intact. It seems that mastering the use of Dimension Slash is not that easy...

But even so, the Yama Blade's light and flexible feel and unimaginable material strength are enough to make it a unique and powerful weapon. Coupled with Chongxiao's occasional training in the past six months, Texas is now very sure that Lapland is no match for him.

That's all for today, there's still a lot to do...

Texas cleaned up the training ground briefly and then left with the Yama Sword.

However, at this moment, a very tiny crack suddenly appeared on the red dot in the center of the target...

……

After the Guard Bureau officially brought all plots of land under its direct management system, the public security situation in Longmen has been getting better day by day.

The gangs that were once rampant have suffered a severe blow and no longer dare to show up in public. The arms and drug smuggling channels that were once extremely rampant have also been dismantled one by one, and a large number of shady shell companies have been implicated.

According to the year-end output value report predicted by the accounting department of the Governor's Office, although Longmen's economy has declined to a certain extent, the disappeared part was actually the false data reported by the shell companies, so the economic system has become much more stable.

Longmen itself is not a resource-based mobile city and relies heavily on trade and processing. Without the negative impact caused by these shell companies from within, it will undoubtedly be a good thing in the long run.

However, just when the Guard Bureau was at its peak, Wei Yanwu made two decisions with significant consequences.

The first decision is that the Guard Bureau will complete the move to the new headquarters before next year.

Almost all police officers know about this matter, and they started organizing archival materials, counting office assets, etc. more than a month ago. They can just bring them over when the time comes.

But the second decision surprised many people, and even confused them...

Wei Yanwu will officially resign on January 1 of next year and will no longer serve as the chief officer of the Imperial Guard Bureau.

The successor is tentatively named Senior Superintendent Xie Ming, and the first four months of next year will be a probation period... If he is competent, he will be appointed to the position; if not, another nomination and vote will be held.

The old police officers of the Guard Bureau were all very emotional about this. You know, it was Wei Yanwu who led them out of the era of rampant banditry and chaos, and created the current stable environment for Longmen.

In addition, Wei Yanwu did not really "retire after success", he just wanted to devote more energy to the work of Governor of Longmen.

But the "newcomers" who have not been working for long seem to be a little at a loss...

"Texas, do you think Commander Wei wants to retire?"

"He just stopped being in charge of the Imperial Guard Bureau. He still has to be the Governor of Longmen."

"But the leadership team of Longmen Municipal Bureau is the one doing the main work, and he doesn't need to do everything himself... Hehehe, I think Chief Wei might want to raise a child."

Jiu, you'll easily be punished if you gossip about your boss like this.

Texas, who was holding a pile of files, complained silently.

With the relocation of the Guard Bureau imminent, all police officers have become busy.

The organization and packing of various archived documents is just a small matter. The transfer of various tools, equipment and even heavy machinery is more troublesome. For this reason, Instructor Chen, who is in charge of managing the training ground, even requisitioned a mechanical wooden man to move out the equipment that is difficult to move and then transport it away by truck.

However, when talking about the new headquarters, the police officers who have visited the site all applauded and were looking forward to working there.

Compared to Wei Yanwu's private residence, the new headquarters building not only has all the necessary facilities, but also comes with several underground training grounds and storage space, "expropriating" almost one-tenth of the area of ​​the middle-level structure of the site.

In Haoyun's words, it is like upgrading a shotgun to a cannon. Even if you don't use it to fight people, it will be very face-saving to carry it on your shoulders!

As the absolute main force of the Guard Bureau, the Special Inspection Team will get two floors of one of the buildings as their office location after the relocation. In addition, some floors have been specially designated as rest areas. It is said that gyms and game rooms will be set up in the future to relieve stress.

After hearing this, Ajiu almost drooled, so recently he came to Chongxiao and Texas whenever he had time, asking them what he should do to be selected into the special inspection team.

Texas' answer: Study hard, train hard, improve your abilities, and gain recognition.

Chongxiao replied: Let me touch your horns and tail.

Naturally, the latter was beaten all over the head by the nine blows of shame and anger.

"Oh, I remember Commander Xingxiong said that after we move in, the inspection team will conduct a round of selection."

"Really? How will the selection be done? Voting or taking an exam?"

Texas shrugged, indicating that he didn't know.

The two of them soon arrived at the place where archival materials were processed, which was also the room where the action meeting was held previously.

All the tables, chairs and benches here have been moved out, and replaced by mountains of documents... A seven-member team led by Senior Superintendent Love is working overtime day and night to classify and store all the files.

After moving to the new headquarters, they will all be stored, and if you want to use them to investigate the case, you will need a special set of procedures and procedures.

The busy Love had no time to say anything. She just nodded to Texas and Ajiu, pointed to an area drawn with chalk, and turned back to the pile of documents. There was a sense of tragedy in her back...

"Ajiu..."

"Ok?"

"I think I know why you don't want to stay in the civilian position."

More than half a year of life in the Guard Bureau has made Texas a lot more cheerful. He is no longer unable to utter a few words for a long time like when he first met Chongxiao.

But it is also because of this that people like Ajiu and Haoyun like to joke with her more and more.

Of course, when making fun of Texas, you can’t do without someone…

"Hehe, so Texas, you support my transfer to the Special Inspection Team? Aren't you afraid that I will snatch Chongxiao away?"

"..."

The Lupo girl raised her right foot and slammed it down on the ground with such force that it seemed as if she was stomping directly on Jiu's heart, causing her to jump three meters away like a frightened cat.

"Wait wait wait I won't say anymore! I was wrong Texas!"

"…Whatever you want! He already said he likes red-haired girls anyway."

After saying that, Texas walked forward without looking back, and Jiu hurriedly caught up after a brief daze, trying to explain that he was just joking.

At the same time, Jiu also felt something was wrong.

Why is Texas reacting so strongly?

……

The land on the edge of Longmen, where the infected live.

Compared to half a year ago, nothing has changed here... or to be more precise, the buildings and facilities on both sides of the street have become more dilapidated.

Since entering winter, the temperature has been dropping. Although it is still warm compared to the bitterly cold places like the Ursus Empire, it is not something that can be resisted by just a few cotton coats.

This made Chongxiao a little worried.

"Officer Chongxiao, please have some tea."

"Um...thank you, Mrs. Audrey."

Although Mrs. Audrey has repeatedly emphasized that there is no need to call herself that, Chongxiao always insists on his own opinion: choosing to forget the past that cannot be changed is just an escape, facing and accepting it is courage.

Lady Audrey and her daughter fled from Chernobog in the Ursus Empire... That country's attitude towards the infected was extremely bad, and even though she was the widow of a minor noble, it didn't make any difference.

Therefore, after the death of the breadwinner of the family, the mother and daughter, who could no longer make a living, had to sell their remaining property and came to Longmen.

However, even if Lungmen did not discriminate against the infected like Chernobog did, it would be difficult for them to survive without any life skills, not to mention curing the oripathy.

If Haoyun hadn't sent them some daily necessities and Chongxiao hadn't bought them a cart, they might even have a problem eating now.

Mrs. Audrey, whose income was barely enough to feed herself, naturally could not produce any good tea... In fact, this was tea leaves she begged for, which should have been thrown away, so the taste was very bad.

But this was the only thing she could use to entertain guests besides water.

"Mrs. Audrey, it's so cold now, no one will buy ice cream anymore. Have you thought about how to spend the winter?"

"Please don't worry... I found a clerical job in a nearby factory and I can earn some living expenses."

That being said, what kind of sales can an infected person's factory have? The so-called clerical work must be just recording accounts or something, and there is definitely no salary.

In fact, ever since seeing the living conditions of the infected, Chongxiao has been thinking about what to do to make some changes.

Since criminals love to hide in the infected area and there are not many guards willing to come here, Chongxiao, who has no obstacles in his mind, becomes the person who deals with the infected the most, and naturally does not want to see all kinds of tragic situations all day long.

Over the past few months, he has also studied the knowledge about oripathy seriously and knows that if he can receive some basic treatment, he can still stabilize his condition.

The problem is that with the income level of the infected people, even this cannot be achieved.

Providing jobs should be the most practical approach, but in Chongxiao's opinion, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution... Because Longmen does not lack the productivity of the infected, and if they want them to produce and sell by themselves, the population size cannot be reached.

So, what if there is some work that only infected people can do, and normal people also need its results?

Following this line of thought, Chongxiao came up with several ideas, but none of them were practical.

Until yesterday...Haoyun, who had just returned from a trip to southern Dayan, showed him some souvenirs.

"Officer Chongxiao, this is..."

Looking at the various small stones lined up on the table, Mrs. Audrey was a little confused.

They don't look special, they are not the kind of things that can be put into a pool for viewing, their shapes are also very ordinary, and some of them even look like they can be picked up casually on the roadside.

"Please pick them up one by one and tell me how they feel... Be serious, Lady Audrey, this is an experiment."

Experiment? But I'm not a geographer?

Although she was full of doubts, Mrs. Audrey still picked up the small stones one by one very carefully, and then turned them over and over again, sometimes closing her eyes to feel them carefully.

"This one seems warmer and smoother..."

"This one feels a bit like a thousand-layer cake. Maybe it's a multi-layered structure that has been accumulated over the years? Oh... I remember mentioning this a little bit in geography class when I was in high school."

"This piece is not very pure. Uh... it feels like there are a lot of impurities. Maybe... it's easier to break?"

Just like that, Mrs. Audrey expressed her feelings about each of the small stones, and Chongxiao, apart from asking a few simple questions, was carefully recording something in the notebook throughout the whole process.

"Thank you, Lady Audrey, that should be helpful."

Chongxiao put all the stones back into the bag and said goodbye.

He originally wanted to go directly to a place, but at this moment, Wei Yanwu called him.

"What's wrong, Lao Wei?"

"...You're not going to call me commander, are you?"

"Ah? Doesn't this show that we have a very close relationship? Besides, you will no longer be my superior soon, right?"

A faint crisp sound came from the phone, and Chongxiao refused to admit that it was the sound of someone being so angry that he was stretching his muscles.

Before, after Wei Yanwu disappeared and let Madam Wen Yue take over the Imperial Guard Bureau, Chongxiao once chased him and asked him what happened when Longmen encountered a sudden natural disaster, but Wei Yanwu refused to say anything.

The only information he told Chongxiao was: Your swordsmanship level is indeed better than mine.

However, Chongxiao disagreed: Isn't this nonsense?

"Boy, get ready. You have an important errand to do. Go to the capital for me."

"…Can I not go?"

"Sure, just hand in your resignation letter!"

After saying that, Wei Yanwu hung up the phone with force... definitely very forcefully, because the last sound from the phone was much louder than when he was speaking.

Chongxiao put away his phone speechlessly, then picked up the bag in his hand and took a look.

Let's prepare first. That means there is still time, so let's go there first...

His destination was an old shop that specialized in custom stone carvings and stone sculptures, located on an inconspicuous street on Kowloon Main Street. It was said to have been there when Longmen was built and had been passed down for three generations.

Of course, Chongxiao himself didn't know the owner of the stone carving shop. The one who really had this kind of interpersonal relationship was Lin Yuxia... He had to admit that having a friend like this eldest lady who was well-connected in both the black and white worlds and who had inherited her father's connections made many things very easy to handle.

In order to get closer to her, Chongxiao also specially gave Lin Yuxia a weapon he made: Heart of Oak, which is a one-handed sword that can be used as a staff, and it can also be used to chop people directly.

He felt that this was very suitable for Lin Yuxia, whose main fighting style was Originium techniques and physical skills.

"Boss Luo."

"It's Mr. Chongxiao, please take a seat."

The young boss who had just taken over the store was very enthusiastic. This was not because of Lin Yuxia's relationship, but because Chongxiao, as the main force of the special inspection team, had definitely been regarded as a heroic figure in the past few months. All the residents in Longmen who wanted to live a good life had a good attitude towards him.

"Mr. Chongxiao has gone to look for those people?"

"Well... I just went there. I let her try all these stones."