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Since Lin Yue'e had taken office, public safety in Shanghe City had become exceptionally good.

People practically left their doors unlocked at night, and no one pocketed anything lost on the streets.

The patrolling soldiers stood tall and marched with firm steps, giving the residents an unprecedented sense of security.

In particular, officials of every rank in Shanghe City worked their hardest to resolve all kinds of problems for the residents.

On the surface, all this seemed to be Lin Yue'e's achievement. In truth, Li Chen's incognito inspection had scared the local officials witless.

His incognito inspection was so completely undisguised that not a single official remained unaware of his presence in Shanghe City.

They feared he might witness something while wandering the streets and alleys, or encounter residents lodging complaints.

If Li Chen caught them, they would essentially be convicted on the spot, with no room for negotiation.

Ding Tianming, Shanghe City's City Lord, was the best example. How could the city's officials not be afraid? They put everything they had into doing their jobs properly.

Actually, they were overthinking things. Li Chen rarely went out and simply stayed at the Jiang Family Estate. How could he possibly catch them?

The weather was quite nice today, and Li Chen really had planned to take a leisurely stroll and check on Prefect Zhang Zhishan's preparations along the way.

But someone came looking for him to drink first thing in the morning.

Seeing Zhu Zhuying and Ning Xiaoxiao return, Li Chen asked, "How did the investigation go?"

Although Zhu Zhuying was somewhat angry, she restrained her temper upon seeing Li Chen and behaved very sensibly, saying respectfully, "Thank you for granting me permission, Your Majesty. This humble commoner has finished investigating. You bestowed so many rewards on me yesterday that I