"This courtyard is quite nice. An important figure in the Crimson-Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect probably lived here before."
"With a little tidying up, it'll be enough for you to stay here."
The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist stood with his hands behind his back.
Behind him stood the Iron Clothes Department Masters, Yang Ling among them.
The three groups would be staying here for a while, so naturally, they first had to sort out their accommodations.
Those with status and standing naturally moved into the Crimson-Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect.
As for those beneath them, they could only find some temporary lodging on their own.
The courtyard was large, with more than a dozen separate pavilions.
It had simply gone untended for years and looked somewhat dilapidated.
But giving everyone a room of their own would not be a problem.
"Li Zhong, come with me, all of you."
With that, the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist led Li Zhong and the others toward the largest pavilion.
"Li Zhong, master of the Command Department First Branch, Hua Jinsong, the Second Branch Master... of the other two, one's a master from the Decapitation Division, and the other's a master from the Strategy Division?"
Yang Ling was somewhat curious and planned to ask Ji Kongliu about it later.
Then the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist's voice drifted over.
"Yang Ling, come here."
"Oh..."
Yang Ling hurried after them.
Watching his retreating figure, Zhao Xun remarked,
"Master Yun, it looks like Constable Yang is headed for a meteoric rise."
"And so he should be. Of the nine masters in our Public Security Division, Master Ji has the highest cultivation, but even he hasn't condensed his Martial Way Kindling."
Yun Buchuan said, "I'm beginning to suspect Constable Yang is a prodigy the Department Master has long been secretly nurturing, working