When Yang Ling mentioned the Iron Clothes Department, the elders present felt a slight chill in their hearts.
Only then did they remember that although Xu Qing had invited him to serve as an inspector, he also belonged to the Iron Clothes Department and was a ranked Constable.
Sect Master Liang Yue of the Mountain River Sect stroked his beard and smiled.
"Yang Ling, I am Liang Yue, Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect."
"Yang Ling pays his respects to Sect Master Liang!"
Yang Ling saluted without fawning or arrogance.
This man's strength was clearly a rank above Shi Xin's.
Yang Ling suspected that he might well be a Seventh Rank Martial Artist.
"Tell me, are you in charge of the Red Gold Mine now?"
Liang Yue asked with a faint smile.
Yang Ling replied, "Yes."
Liang Yue asked, "The Red Gold Mine used to produce only a little over two thousand jin. How did it produce more than three thousand seven hundred jin this month?"
"Previously, a manager at the Red Gold Mine caused trouble and spread panic, making the miners unwilling to go underground."
Yang Ling smiled. "After I resolved the matter, the mine's output naturally increased."
"A manager caused trouble?"
Liang Yue pondered, then glanced at Yang Zhiwen.
Yang Zhiwen kept his head lowered and said nothing.
But his master's expression turned stern.
"The managers at the Red Gold Mine are all members of our Mountain River Sect. How could they have caused trouble?"
"Manager Fang Qingyang had people place Red Gold Ore Essence in the mine tunnels to attract Red Gold Mantises. Then they used pig's blood as bait, leaving countless miners injured and ten dead."
Yang Ling spoke unhurriedly.
"The case has already been handed over to Captain Lin of Qingshan City. I kept