Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6

"Zhou Wenfei has found his child. Did you know about that?"

Liang Lijian looked at Fang Weiyan in front of him and opened the conversation.

"He found the child? That's good."

Fang Weiyan was momentarily taken aback, but then he did not find it particularly surprising.

He knew the ability he had acquired very well.

As long as Zhou Wenfei searched in the direction given, finding the child was nothing unusual.

Seeing that Fang Weiyan showed not the slightest surprise, Liang Lijian fell silent for a moment.

He was still wondering how Fang Weiyan had managed to divine things so accurately.

It was just as some people said: Fang Weiyan seemed to have installed BeiDou positioning on these people.

But the silence did not last long. Liang Lijian weighed his words before continuing, "Here's the thing. Before I came, I discussed it with my boss. We'd like to ask you to help us solve some cases in the future."

The station had targets to meet. That was one thing. Another was that, as a police officer, he did not feel good about cases piling up either.

If he could solve those cases as soon as possible, he could feel a little more at ease and give the families some answers.

Of course, it would be even better if he could earn some commendations for his achievements.

So that's what he came for.

Fang Weiyan understood when he heard this, but then pondered for a moment.

Working with Liang Lijian would do Fang Weiyan no harm.

Liang Lijian's jurisdiction was not too far from here. If they could work together, perhaps Fang Weiyan could ask him for help if anything came up in the future.

Besides, his abilities were still quite weak at present. Helping wherever he could was no big deal.

But if his abilities grew stronger in the future, there would be more things he could do. He could consider this establishing a bridge of communication first.

The problem was that he would have to ask the Earth God to share that ability with him.

Also, he did not stay in this Daoist temple every day and could not remain in constant contact. He needed to make these things clear.

With that thought, Fang Weiyan raised his head and spoke.

"I have no problem helping you with a few things, but it's not as though all my divinations are accurate. I hope you'll be prepared for that."

"Also, I generally spend the daytime cultivating. I only come out for a while around sunset in the late afternoon."

As Fang Weiyan spoke, Liang Lijian kept nodding.

As long as Fang Weiyan was willing to cooperate, he would have another avenue for solving cases. That was extremely important to him.

He did not need Fang Weiyan to be particularly accurate every single time. Even if he was right five times out of ten, that would still be an enormous help.

"All right, none of that's a problem."

Liang Lijian immediately agreed, rubbing his hands together with an excited look.

Heh.

As long as Fang Weiyan maintains this level of accuracy, I'll solve the cases others can solve, and I'll solve the cases others can't solve too.

That's me, Harbin Pharmaceutical Factory No. 6...

Pah, I'm getting carried away.

After letting his imagination run wild for a moment, Liang Lijian hurriedly brought his thoughts back.

Fang Weiyan continued, "One more thing. If I'm helping you solve cases, there should at least be some payment for my services, right?"

Liang Lijian immediately nodded. "Yes. When we need your help, we'll pay you a certain amount. It just might not be very much."

"After all, we can't keep spending money hiring other people to help solve cases..."

As Liang Lijian spoke, he gave Fang Weiyan another look.

Leaving everything else aside, the reward for the case Fang Weiyan had helped solve previously had been quite substantial. But such rewards were offered based on how dangerous the criminals were.

They could not put up a reward for every criminal.

Fang Weiyan did not think that was much of a problem. Helping Liang Lijian was one thing, but he still needed to be paid.

After all, he was only just getting started, and money was what he lacked.

"All right, that's no problem either. If the pay is low, then so be it. I'll consider it a small contribution to the country."

The two talked for a while and settled on a preliminary arrangement for their cooperation.

Then they added each other as friends.

Afterward, Fang Weiyan walked Liang Lijian to the entrance and watched him head down the mountain.

When Fang Weiyan turned back and saw incense smoke wafting throughout the Daoist temple, a pleased look appeared on his face.

Things could now be considered gradually getting on track.

After glancing at the main hall, Fang Weiyan went over to check the wishing pool. He could not see the koi he had put in earlier. It was probably still in the hole.

But as long as the koi was still there, that was enough.

After making a brief round of inspection, Fang Weiyan returned to Linbei County.

The sun was gradually setting now, and dusk was approaching.

Outside Linbei County.

A group of villagers shuffled toward Linbei County, advancing little by little.

The villagers were all terribly hungry. A journey they could originally have walked in a few hours had now taken them more than twice as long.

Looking at Linbei County ahead, Cheng Feng felt slightly relieved. They were finally back.

Bringing these villagers back was a dangerous assignment too.

The road was far too dangerous. If they failed to return before dark, it would be even more dangerous.

Fortunately, they were finally back now.

"Hurry up, everyone. If we get to the county office around now, we can get a share of grain."

Cheng Feng turned and called out to the people behind him.

The villagers behind him were already exhausted and felt they could not walk any farther, but hearing those words instantly perked them up.

"We can get grain?"

That single sentence seemed to fill their entire bodies with strength.

"Yes, you can get grain. Polished rice, too. Hurry up."

Cheng Feng nodded and led everyone swiftly toward Linbei County.

This was the first assignment the lord had given him, so he absolutely had to do it well.

The villagers behind him exchanged looks upon hearing this. Although they still felt a little doubtful, they had no other choice at this point.

Whether it was true or false, they would have to go into Linbei County and see.

With that thought, the villagers quickened their pace a little.

But as they drew closer to Linbei County, they suddenly felt much more comfortable underfoot.

Several people looked down and saw that they had stepped onto a level road. The roads in Linbei County were completely different from the ones they remembered.

At a glance, the roads here were as smooth as a sheet of ice in winter.

They felt extremely comfortable to walk on.