The bandit heads Zhang Yuan had turned in passed the Inner Hall's audit and inspection.
His merits were assessed, and he was awarded one Great Merit and two Small Merits!
"Excellent work!"
Dong Yuanwei was sincerely delighted for Zhang Yuan. The Battle Hall Instructor gave the latter's shoulder a firm pat and said, "With these Battle Merits, who will dare refuse to accept you in the future?"
The Inner Hall's review of Battle Merits was extremely strict. Their methods for examining heads outnumbered even those of the coroners at the yamen.
Under normal circumstances, it was nearly impossible to kill innocents and pass them off as bandits for merit.
Zhang Yuan had returned yesterday and handed in the heads.
The rewards had been issued this morning.
That showed there was not a shred of falsehood in his Battle Merits—they were solid as iron!
Dong Yuanwei had happened to be there at the right time, which was why he had come rushing over so eagerly to tell Zhang Yuan in person.
The Battle Hall Instructor was overjoyed inside.
The facts proved that he had not misjudged the man.
When Dong Yuanwei had previously trained the new disciples, he had always regarded Zhang Yuan differently and favored him greatly!
That had stirred dissatisfaction among some people.
Most of these new disciples were children of gang members, and quite a few had elders who were Incense Masters or even Hall Masters.
Dong Yuanwei had let his elbow bend outward, even giving Zhang Yuan special tutoring.
How could they possibly accept that?
Over this period, the Battle Hall Instructor had endured no shortage of backbiting and even accusations!
Only because he had received the staunch support of Zhao Jinlan, the Battle Hall's Deputy Hall Master, had he avoided being removed from his position.
But