2024-07-31
Xiao Yanli
Jinxiu Street, Xiao Manor.
"Third Young Master, the Night Haunter has been captured." An elderly servant bowed as he reported to the man before him.
"Who caught him?" Xiao Yanli gently waved his landscape-painted folding fan as he admired the rear garden. Without turning around, he merely asked in a calm voice.
"A Patrol Captain from the Patrol Guard Headquarters on Houli Street," the elderly servant promptly answered.
"How could a mere Patrol Captain from one district possibly capture the Night Haunter?" Only then did Xiao Yanli turn slightly to look at the elderly servant, confusion on his face.
"This old servant has already verified it. It is indeed true, and it was done by a Patrol Captain who is only twenty years old," the elderly servant continued.
"A twenty-year-old Patrol Captain?" A trace of curiosity appeared on Xiao Yanli's face.
A twenty-year-old Patrol Captain who had also captured the Night Haunter—those two matters together were indeed enough to pique his interest.
"Yes. His surname is Song, and his given name is Changming. He once lived in the Baiyi Street district and initially served for a year as a Torch-bearing Night Watchman at the Houli Street Patrol Guard Headquarters.
"Later, he beheaded Chen Beihu, the bandit leader of Tengya Mountain, in the street and was promoted to patrol guard. After that, he repeatedly earned merit. Then, when the new Director took office, he was exceptionally promoted to Patrol Captain due to his close relationship with the new Director."
The elderly servant had long since investigated Song Changming's entire record at the Patrol Guard Headquarters and now recounted it all to his young master.
"Decent personal strength, capable of seizing opportunities that fall from the heavens, and so young besides. He is a promising talent. Old Steward, make