Su Xin was temporarily in charge of all affairs in Jianghuai Circuit. There were very few people present who could contend with him.
Although they were Wu Yuanchun's trusted subordinates, they weren't like those people from the Heaven-Reaching Island Armory, who had shared Wu Yuanchun's fortunes and misfortunes. He had even told them the full details of his plans and discussions with the White Lotus Sect.
But now that Wu Yuanchun was dead, why should they remain loyal to a dead man?
Besides, some of them had another thought in mind: Su Xin was now in full control of Jianghuai Circuit's affairs. If he decided to appoint a Chief Constable for the circuit in the future, he might choose one of them.
After all, everyone knew that the capable people under Su Xin were either still too inexperienced or already stationed elsewhere. He simply didn't have a suitable candidate to take up the post of Chief Constable of Jianghuai Circuit.
If they could get on Su Xin's good side, they might really have a shot at becoming Chief Constable of Jianghuai Circuit.
Someone immediately spoke up. "Lord Jiang, you're worrying too much. With Lord Su's magnanimity, how could he hold a grudge over the disrespect we showed him before?
"We only spoke ill of Lord Su because Wu Yuanchun forced us to. Now that Wu Yuanchun is dead, we'll naturally follow Lord Su's lead from now on. Don't you agree?"
The martial artist was Fang Linke, one of Jianghuai Circuit's Deputy Chief Constables.
Wu Yuanchun had spent many years building up his power throughout Jianghuai Circuit, and he was no fool. As a result, the overall strength of his subordinates was far greater than that of those in Jiangnan Circuit.
There were as many as eleven Deputy Chief Constables at