In the courtyard of the county office
County Magistrate Li Nantian's face suddenly turned grim, and his entire body began to twitch and shake.
"Why am I having an attack at this time?"
He quickly tore off the Li Nantian mask on his face, revealing a scarred visage.
These scars were grotesque and crimson, with red maggots moving within each wound.
Every time these red creatures moved, the scars on his face expanded, and his whole body trembled.
The blood in his body began to boil uncontrollably.
As it boiled, the blood rapidly flowed towards the scars on his face.
When the boiling blood entered the wounds, the red maggots began to frantically devour the incoming blood.
"Blood, I need fresh blood now, or I'm afraid I'll be sucked dry into a mummy."
Gu Fan, who had torn off his mask, muttered with a crazed expression. In a flash, he rushed out of the county office.
The next morning, Su Hao woke up early and instructed Su Neng to purchase a small courtyard. He had Su Yuan drive him to the constabulary in a carriage.
At that time In the main yard of the Qingyuan County Constabulary Several corpses were piled up. These bodies were all women, their faces pale, as if all the blood had vanished from their bodies.
"The blood-sucking demon has appeared again. Damn it! If this continues, our Qingyuan County will be finished!" The lead constable looked at the bodies on the ground with a grave expression, shaking his head and sighing.
"Let's hope the new chief can catch this blood-sucking demon."
"Master, even when Chief Wang Zhen was here, he didn't try to catch this blood-sucking demon. Whenever bodies were discovered, they were just dumped at the constabulary for us to deal with the aftermath. Now that Chief Wang Zhen has been transferred, I hear the new chief is Su Hao, the third young master of the Su family from Fu City. His martial arts seem to be about the same as ours. Catching the blood-sucking demon might be very difficult."
A young constable beside him couldn't help but say.
"Ah!" The older constable sighed. Although he was a captain in the constabulary, he was among those considered obsolete, which is why he was left to guard the constabulary.
"Let's prepare these bodies for burial," the older constable sighed, instructing the other constables to take care of the corpses.
"Alright."
As the scattered constables in the yard were about to handle the bodies,
Creak The main gate of the constabulary was pushed open, and two figures walked in.
The constables who were about to move the bodies couldn't help but look towards the entrance. It was rare for anyone to come to this constabulary.
At the entrance Su Hao and Su Yuan stepped in.
Wearing a cloud beast robe embroidered with silver edges and the bronze chief's token hanging at his waist perfectly embodied the identity of the constabulary chief.
When he first arrived at the constabulary, Su Hao found that Qingyuan County's constabulary was very desolate and quiet, without even a gatekeeper. So he and Su Yuan pushed open the door and walked in.
"Are you the new constabulary chief, Third Young Master Su?" The elderly captain recognized the chief's clothes and the token at his waist but still asked uncertainly.
"This is my transfer order," Su Hao said, taking out the document from his chest.
As soon as the transfer order was produced,
The constables in the yard quickly knelt down.
"Greetings, Chief!"
"What's going on here? Why are there so many bodies? And what is your name, sir?" Su Hao waved for them to rise, his eyes fixed on the bodies on the ground as he asked with furrowed brows.
"Chief, this old one is Wu Rong, one of the constables here. These people were all victims of the blood-sucking demon. The constables from the county office brought the bodies over."
"Blood-sucking demon?" Su Hao's face showed confusion.
He then walked to one of the bodies, lifted the white cloth covering it, and asked in a low voice,
"The blood in their bodies was sucked out. This must be the work of a martial artist practicing demonic or evil techniques. Captain Wu, from what you're saying, this has happened before."
"Yes, in our Qingyuan County, this blood-sucking demon consumes the blood of some women every two months or so. At first, the victims were young women, but now that there are fewer young women in our county, the demon has started targeting ordinary women," Captain Wu sighed.
"Hmm, this blood-sucking demon has been active for so long. Didn't the previous constabulary investigate or pursue it?" Su Hao's face darkened.
Qingyuan County Constabulary.
There were supposed to be about 70 constables responsible for daily case-solving, arrests, and other work within Qingyuan County.
Now, such a major case remained unsolved, which was extremely abnormal.
Then, as if realizing something, Su Hao's eyes scanned the yard, His expression immediately soured, because including Captain Wu, there were only 12 constables in the yard.
"Captain Wu, are these all the constables we have? I've seen the personnel records for Qingyuan County, which show 70 constables on the books."
Su Hao asked coldly.
"The other constables are all at the county office. They rarely come to our constabulary. We're just here to help them deal with the bodies. We've almost become a morgue," the young constable next to Captain Wu blurted out frankly.
"What? What's going on?" Su Hao was stunned by this. Why were the constabulary's people at the county office instead of at the constabulary?
"The previous chief moved most of the personnel to the county office to protect its safety and facilitate case handling, leaving only a few people here at the constabulary," Captain Wu hurriedly explained, while signaling the young constable beside him not to speak out of turn.
"I see." Su Hao's eyes narrowed.
He knew that the situation was probably not as Captain Wu described. It seemed the previous chief had likely been co-opted or subdued by the county magistrate.
[System Task 1]: As the leader of the constabulary, the host cannot fully control it, which is an absolute disgrace. You must make all members of the constabulary aware that your authority is not to be challenged. Issue an order to gather all constables. Those who disobey will be expelled from Qingyuan County Constabulary. Reward: 200 check-in points, 5 Bronze Draw Cards.
[System Task 2]: The blood-sucking demon has struck just as the host arrived in Qingyuan County, which is a clear challenge to the host. Uncover the identity of the blood-sucking demon and slay it. Reward: 200 check-in points, 1 Silver Draw Card.
"Tasks have arrived!"
Su Hao smiled slightly as he saw the tasks issued by the system.
"What's your name?" Su Hao asked the young constable from earlier.
"Chief, my name is Liu Bin. I'm Captain Wu's apprentice."
"Liu Bin, go to the county office and notify the other captains and constables. Tell them to drop everything and assemble at the constabulary before noon. If they don't come, they needn't bother coming to the constabulary again, nor will they remain constables."
Su Hao ordered with a cold snort.
"Ah!" Hearing Su Hao's order, Constable Liu Bin's face was full of shock. He hadn't expected the new chief to be so assertive.
"Chief, they might not come..." Liu Bin warned worriedly after his initial shock.
"Didn't I make it clear? If they don't come, they'll be expelled from the constabulary."
Su Hao said nonchalantly.
There was never a shortage of martial artists in this world, so he could recruit new ones to be constables at any time.
"Yes, I'll go right away!" Hearing this, Liu Bin didn't dare delay and quickly darted out of the constabulary gate.
At this moment,
The remaining constables in the yard also showed faint smiles.
They were the marginalized constables, receiving the lowest salaries and doing all sorts of odd jobs, hardly resembling proper constables at all.
Now, with the new chief being so assertive, they saw a glimmer of hope.