As a Grade-D Investigator with the Emergency Affairs Administration, Chen Guokun was responsible only for Tianmen County and some of its surrounding villages and towns.
In other regions with flat terrain, villages and towns would not be too far from the county seat.
But Tianmen County was mostly surrounded by mountains. Even driving to the farthest town took nearly two hours, never mind reaching the small villages and hamlets tucked away in the mountains.
So Chen Guokun and his partner, Tong Yu, were actually quite busy. Whenever something happened within their jurisdiction, he had to check it out immediately. Even when nothing happened, he still had to make occasional rounds of the more remote villages and towns.
Fortunately, the Administration understood their situation. Although it could not send more Investigators, it gave them ample compensation in other areas.
One example was their quota for Peripheral Investigators.
An ordinary Grade-D Investigator was generally allotted two "Peripheral Investigator" positions, but Chen Guokun's quota had been increased directly to five.
Together, he and Tong Yu had ten positions.
With those ten Peripheral Investigator positions, Chen Guokun did not have to handle everything personally. He only needed to assign a position to someone in a remote area, and that Peripheral Investigator could keep an eye on any unusual incidents that occurred locally.
Of course, they could only keep an eye on things, not resolve them.
Peripheral Investigators were just ordinary people.
Their pay was calculated according to the local rate for secure government jobs. They received all five types of social insurance, housing fund contributions, and even holiday gifts. Their benefits were on par with those of government employees.
Aside from having no official post, calling it a secure government job was not far off.
Still, Peripheral Investigators varied in ability. Some veteran Peripheral