On the road back to An Ding County, that gloomy feeling still had not faded.
By the time they reached An Ding County, the sky had already begun to darken.
Sun BuTou led the constables to the county yamen, found the County Magistrate, and recounted everything that had happened.
The other constables had not gone off duty yet. Even Zhou An was waiting inside the yamen.
After all, something major had happened. They had to be ready for orders at any time.
Things moved much faster in the yamen than they would at home.
Zhou An said nothing after hearing Sun BuTou's report.
His gaze repeatedly swept over Yu Hang. He kept feeling that something was off about Yu Hang tonight.
A trace of gloom hung between Yu Hang's brows.
But in this setting, he did not say anything.
After listening to Sun BuTou's report, County Magistrate Chen frowned tightly.
"Worshipping the River God..."
To be honest, even though he had been in An Ding County for so long, there were so many customs in the villages around it that even he could not keep them straight.
For a custom that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he would probably have to go back and look through the records.
"My lord, it seems we should make arrangements as soon as possible and send people skilled in the water to search the river," Master Xu added, making his presence known.
County Magistrate Chen came back to himself from his thoughts and nodded.
"You handle this matter."
"Tonight?" Master Xu asked.
County Magistrate Chen nodded. "Tonight. The sooner, the better."
Master Xu understood that County Magistrate Chen was anxious.
Anyone would be anxious to run into something like this during an inspection.
Master Xu pondered to himself. *Isn't this the perfect chance