Upon hearing these words, all the candidates present fell silent, as if trembling with fear. The once lively hall instantly became deathly quiet, with only the sound of their breathing audible.
Uchiha Takashi was also surprised that someone would dare to commit a crime during the crackdown. He had originally thought that since society was almost under control, he should hurry up and lift the crackdown order.
But judging from the current situation, we haven't done enough. We need to intensify our efforts and wipe out all the criminal gangs in every town and village!
Uchiha Takashi glanced at the other examinees around him, took a few deep breaths, and said in a relatively calm tone, "Let's end the literary competition here today. You can all go back now. Your arrangements will be handled by the General Administration."
After Uchiha Takashi finished speaking, he stepped out of the hall. The examinees behind him looked at each other, and finally followed him out.
After leaving the lobby, Uchiha Takashi went straight to his office. The moment he opened the door, all the assistants working inside felt a palpable sense of unease.
The Uchiha Clan were alright; after all, they had experienced this before when purging out scum, so they were somewhat used to it. But the newly joined Nara Clan felt their hair stand on end.
It was especially chilling to see the Mangekyō Sharingan slowly rotating within Uchiha Takashi's eyes.
"Has our master taken some kind of poison? Why does the temperature seem to drop the moment he came in?" A Nara Clan member swallowed hard and said to the Uchiha Clan member beside him.
A member of the Uchiha Clan standing nearby stroked his chin and said, "This feels very familiar. The clan head looked exactly like this when our Uchiha Clan purged the traitors within the clan last time."
So, by that logic, could it be that another scoundrel has emerged within our family? That shouldn't be the case; the aftermath of the last incident was still fresh in our minds. How could there still be a scoundrel within our family?
While the Uchiha members were slow to grasp the concept, the Nara Clan immediately understood and roughly guessed what was going on.
It just so happens that it's the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) recently, and our clan chief happened to meet with those 50 Gaokao candidates before returning in this state. Do I need to elaborate on what happened?
It's certain that among those 50 candidates, either someone had questionable character, or someone was caught cheating.
Back in his office, Uchiha Takashi finally had time to think carefully about what had just happened.
Can an illiterate person rank in the top 50 of the college entrance exam? Obviously not, but the certificate itself is valid.
The problem must lie with that person; where did she get that certificate?
Thanks to various movies and TV series, or rather, to Yang Shizi's terrible novels, all sorts of possibilities sprang to mind for Uchiha Takashi.
However, he felt the most likely explanation was that criminal gangs were impersonating him.
She had someone else take the exam for her and then kept the certificate for herself. But this heiress of a criminal gang probably never imagined someone would dare to deceive her.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, Fū Uchiha rushed in.
"Clan leader, what brings you here?" Fū Uchiha asked, panting heavily as he leaned against the doorframe.
Uchiha Takashi face, "I need you to investigate the criminal gangs in all the villages across the country."
Although we have conducted a campaign to crack down on a large number of criminals, some local bullies and organized crime groups still remain entrenched in rural towns and villages.
Our foundation there is not as deep as theirs, and this crackdown has not damaged their core. Therefore, this time the selection process must be expanded to a wider scope and thoroughly penetrate into all rural towns and cities!
Those local bullies entrenched in rural towns and villages should all be eliminated, made to pay the price, and restored to peace and order!
Fū Uchiha was taken aback, then pointed to himself. "Me? Me? You want me to go? I'm not good at this. I'm good at handling political affairs and fighting wars, but this is really beyond me."
Uchiha Takashi shook his head, then stood up and patted Fū Uchiha on the shoulder. "Don't rush to refuse. How will you know you can't do it if you don't try?"
Tatsu Uchiha- senpai works at the General Administration. There are tons of animals there now, and he also needs to handle the arrangements after the college entrance exams. Kyō Uchiha and Yukimichi Uchiha have both gone to the front lines.
You're the only one in the family who can still be considered capable. If you don't do it, who else can? I believe you can definitely do it.
Fū Uchiha shook his head frantically. "No, I can't do it! Clan Chief, please find someone else, I really can't."
" Fū Uchiha! Now, let me ask you, if I were to ask you to do this, what would be the first step?" Uchiha Takashi's voice suddenly changed, and he spoke in a commanding tone.
Fū Uchiha immediately reacted. "The first step... the criminal gangs and local bullies in rural towns and villages, who have been entrenched there for a long time and have deep roots."
To completely eliminate them, we need sufficient manpower, but the Konoha Military Police Force alone is definitely not enough, because most of them are locals who are already colluding with the local Konoha Military Police Force.
The only solution is to directly transfer members of the Konoha Military Police Force from the capital, but that would leave us severely short-handed; we simply don't have enough manpower.
Moreover, those local tyrants also had their share of ninjas, although they were mostly Genin Chunin. This meant the manpower problem couldn't be solved by simply deploying samurai troops.
Uchiha Takashi stroked his chin. "Look at your analysis, isn't it very logical? You seem quite adept at handling things. What if I told you I could mobilize a ninja army for you?"
"I don't need you to be highly efficient. I'll give you six months to completely eradicate all the criminal gangs in every village and town within the Land of Light. Can you do that?"
Fū Uchiha frowned. "That's certainly possible. If we can really mobilize a ninja army, I could solve it in three months, let alone six months."
But aren't the Senju Clan, Sarutobi Clan, and Uzumaki Clan currently attacking our border together? Where are we going to gather enough manpower?"
Fū Uchiha's words are correct. While the Senju Clan suffered a heavy defeat two years ago, wiping out their main forces, they launched this three-pronged attack, forcibly dispersing the Uchiha's forces. As a result, the Uchiha currently lack the manpower to be deployed elsewhere.