Early the next morning, the sky was only just beginning to lighten.
Li Feng changed into his constable's uniform and arrived at the City Guard Office, heading straight for the rear courtyard to request an audience with Deputy Constable Director Jiang Yue.
Although Jiang Wan had told him yesterday to report anything directly to her, this matter was too important for him to worry about that now. He believed Jiang Yue would understand why he had bypassed the chain of command.
If anything went wrong because he had failed to report promptly, even ten thousand deaths would not absolve him.
The constable on duty recognized him as one of Jiang Yue's former subordinates. Now that she had been promoted to Deputy Constable Director, it was perfectly normal for him to seek her out on business. Not daring to neglect him, the constable hurried inside to announce his arrival.
Before long, Jiang Wan came out.
She led Li Feng toward Jiang Yue's Administrative Office. Seeing no one around along the way, she asked, "Have you found any leads?"
Li Feng nodded slightly. "I've made some headway. I'll explain in detail once I see Commander Jiang."
Jiang Wan nodded and asked no further questions, continuing to lead him toward the Administrative Office. Inwardly, however, she could not help shaking her head.
Perhaps her young mistress really had misjudged him this time.
This Li Feng did not seem nearly as steady and composed as her young mistress had claimed. In the end, he was only a green youth of eighteen or nineteen who had never weathered anything significant.
She had only assigned him the task of investigating the disappearances and the giant rats the day before yesterday, which happened to be his day off.
He had officially returned to duty yesterday. Only one