Uncle's Invitation!

The next morning, Lu Feng slowly woke up. Although his head still had a slight ache, it was much better than the day before.

After a simple wash, he put on his constable's uniform, picked up his ox-tail saber, and headed towards the yamen.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Feng arrived at the imposing gates of the Qinglu County Yamen. Looking at the tall and majestic entrance, he sighed.

"Sigh, I was a beast of burden in my past life, and now I have to be a beast of burden again in this life. When will it ever end!"

As he spoke, he strode into the county yamen. As soon as he entered, he saw two familiar figures.

These two were naturally also constables of the yamen. Their names were Chen Han and Fan Tao.

However, the martial arts strength of these two was slightly stronger than his, having reached the ranks of Fourth-Rank Martial Artists.

Seeing Lu Feng enter the yamen, Fan Tao immediately raised his hand and greeted him, "Lu Feng, why are you so early today? It's not like you!"

Lu Feng looked at the two of them with a calm expression and said, "I woke up early today, so I came to the yamen early to check in."

With that, the three of them walked into the yamen room together, waiting for the captain to arrive for roll call and to assign today's tasks.

While waiting, Chen Han and Fan Tao chatted with Lu Feng from time to time. Lu Feng responded to them while secretly observing their expressions.

He had been attacked by a thief last night, and someone must have wanted to harm him. The two in front of him had a relationship with him that was neither good nor bad, so they could not be ruled out.

As the three were chatting, other yamen runners and constables also arrived at the yamen one after another.

Lu Feng scrutinized and observed all of these yamen runners and constables but found nothing unusual.

Soon, a tall, stern-faced middle-aged man walked into the yamen room.

Seeing this, everyone straightened up and saluted, "We greet Captain Wang!"

The middle-aged man glanced at everyone and then casually waved his hand, "Alright, since everyone is here, let's start the roll call and assign today's tasks."

After speaking, the middle-aged man called out names while assigning tasks to those who were called.

When he called Lu Feng's name, Captain Wang paused for a moment, then continued, "Lu Feng, today you and Fan Tao will patrol the West Street district of the county town together."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng and Fan Tao cupped their fists simultaneously and said, "Yes, we accept the order!"

Generally, when the yamen had no cases, the constables were also responsible for patrolling the county town.

However, Captain Wang's unusual behavior when calling his name made Lu Feng a little puzzled.

Could it be that Captain Wang was involved with the person who tried to harm him?

If that were the case, he would be in danger.

Because Captain Wang was an Eighth-Rank Martial Artist, his strength was much greater than his.

However, it was currently impossible to determine who was behind it. Moreover, even if Captain Wang wanted to harm him, he wouldn't dare to make a move openly.

After all, he was also a minor official at the County Yamen, a registered staff member.

After receiving their tasks, Lu Feng and Fan Tao left the County Yamen and headed towards West Street.

At this moment, Fan Tao suddenly spoke, "Lu Feng, the Caobang Gang on West Street has been a bit restless lately. I heard some outside gangs are causing trouble. We should be careful when we patrol."

The Caobang Gang that Fan Tao mentioned was the same gang that had invited him to dinner last night. Although it was a triad, it managed the river transport industry in Qinglu County and its surrounding areas, bringing a considerable amount of tax revenue to Qinglu County every year.

This was why the officials of Qinglu County allowed the Caobang Gang to exist.

Lu Feng listened and asked with a puzzled expression, "Outside gangs causing trouble? How come I haven't heard about it?"

Fan Tao glanced at him and chuckled, shaking his head. "Heh, you spend your days gambling and visiting brothels. How would you know about these things?"

"Uh, okay."

Lu Feng also scratched his head and laughed. Fan Tao was right. The original owner of this body usually only gambled and visited brothels, and paid no attention to anything else.

As for where the money came from, it was naturally by using his official robes to extort money from merchants and gangs.

As they talked, the two arrived at West Street. Although it was only morning, the sounds of dockworkers starting their shifts could already be heard in the distance.

When they reached the dock, they saw three large ships docked on the great river.

Crates of goods were being carried out of the large ships one after another and loaded onto ox carts to be taken away.

Just as Lu Feng was observing the dock, two men in Caobang Gang attire slowly walked up to them and cupped their fists.

"Greetings, Constable Lu, Constable Fan!"

Fan Tao nodded slightly. "Yes, Constable Lu and I are on duty in West Street today. If anything happens, you can come and notify us."

"Yes, we understand!"

While the two were speaking, Lu Feng had been observing the Caobang Gang members, but he couldn't discern anything unusual.

After they finished speaking, Lu Feng and Fan Tao continued their patrol on West Street.

Two hours later, they finished their patrol and returned to the County Yamen.

As soon as he entered the Yamen, a familiar voice sounded in Lu Feng's ear.

"Yo! Cousin, you're finally back. Your cousin has been waiting for you for a long time."

Lu Feng turned his head and saw his cousin, Lu Qiming. This person was his uncle's son and was three years older than him.

However, his uncle's family and his own family had a rather indifferent relationship. This cousin rarely came to the County Yamen to see him, and when they met, he would usually speak sarcastically.

Seeing this, Lu Feng felt a hint of doubt, so he stepped forward and said, "Cousin, what do you need me for?"

Lu Qiming sized Lu Feng up and down, then said with a smile, "Heh heh, can't I just come see my cousin if there's nothing going on?"

Lu Feng frowned slightly, "If you have something to say, just say it. My shift isn't over yet."

"Alright, it's my father who wants to see you. He sent me to tell you."

Lu Feng's eyebrows shot up, "Uncle wants to see me?"

"Mm, that's right! Come with me after your shift."

Hearing this, Lu Feng neither refused nor agreed, but appeared to be thinking.

When the Original Owner's father was alive, he wasn't close to Uncle's family. After the Original Owner's father passed away, they had even less contact.

But today, Uncle suddenly wanted to see him, which made Lu Feng a bit puzzled.

However, since the other party was an elder, he should go and meet him.

"Okay, then Cousin, please wait here for a moment."

After speaking, Lu Feng returned to the yamen room to hand over his duties, and then followed his cousin Lu Qiming to Uncle's house.

Along the way, Lu Qiming walked ahead and didn't initiate any conversation with him, which made Lu Feng a bit speechless.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Feng followed Lu Qiming to the gate of a residence.

This residence was clearly much larger than Lu Feng's own courtyard.

Moreover, the decoration of the residence was quite tasteful, clearly belonging to a wealthy family.

"Heh heh, what are you looking at? Aren't you coming in to pay your respects to your Uncle?" Lu Qiming sneered.

Lu Feng didn't say anything, but pouted and followed him in.

The two walked into the living room and saw a middle-aged man sitting there.

The man was wearing a long gown and looked like a refined middle-aged scholar.

This person was none other than Lu Feng's Uncle, Lu Tianming.

Seeing the main person, Lu Feng cupped his hands and bowed, "Nephew Lu Feng greets Uncle!"