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Chapter 437: Chapter 433 Thunder Origin Sect
Yan Family, Ran Family, Tong Family, Shi Family...
In the following period, Gu Jinlai adhered to those cases with solid evidence which had been suppressed due to intervention or lack of capacity, taking down family clans both big and small one by one.
Nearly half of the local tycoons in the Southeast Outer City District were almost entirely investigated and their assets confiscated.
Although Wind and Rain City was newly established, and despite the laws enacted by the Holy Dynasty, these family powers that had fled from various places seemed to have grown accustomed to using violence, various illegal activities, or transforming into the law enforcement class to acquire money and grow.
It seemed that without these methods, they could no longer conduct their businesses properly.
Due to this situation, some of the forces that were willing to follow the rules of the Holy Land were pressured to the point of struggling to survive.
In this context, they also had to revert to old practices, being forced onto the path of criminal activities and law violations.
Because of this, nearly half of the large clan tycoons were investigated, more than half had crime leaders captured, and more than half of the powerful forces had undergone interrogation.
Gu Jinlai led the Law Enforcement Court to continuously strike out, taking down one after another originally massive and malevolent forces in the Southeast Outer City District, and even actively propagating among the populace.
He did this in hopes of inspiring the local citizens’ confidence, empowering them to provide evidence and take virtuous action.
And his means of propaganda...
Were quite effective.
As Gu Jinlai confiscated nearly ten forces and publicized this loudly in the Southeast Outer City District, gradually, a small number of citizens spontaneously went to the Law Enforcement Court to report on some of the malevolent forces.
The reason it was only a small number...
Was because the citizens had suffered too many related setbacks.
The Law Enforcement Court in the Southeast Outer City District is not without its various actions to combat evil forces, but many times when the citizens enthusiastically responded and submitted various reports, those didn’t reach the hands of the senior staff of the Law Enforcement Court, but ended up in the hands of those being reported instead.
Additionally, with the Outer City District being a mix of good and bad people, to facilitate governance, the top leaders of Wind and Rain City demanded stability in the Outer City District as the foremost requirement.
Stability took precedence over everything else.
The Law Enforcement Court didn’t have sufficient capacity to review major cases involving prestigious families, nor did they have such abundant energy, dedication, or courage to risk their lives and offend those powerful forces.
Especially when ignoring certain behaviors would benefit them, they then lacked any motivation to resolve the issues.
Yet under these circumstances, the top leaders of Wind and Rain City still demanded stability in the Outer City District...
That meant they could only deal with those problematic reporters.
When the public learned that their reports would not only fail to solve the reporters but would instead endanger themselves, they naturally became afraid to report anything.
The region then regained stability.
This method was very effective.
When Gu Jinlai first arrived at Wind and Rain City, he felt it was indeed well-ordered, harmonious, and stable — the best outcome.
Now, having ascended to the position of Dean of the Law Enforcement Court, the first thing he wanted to do was to completely change this atmosphere.
...
The Dean’s Manor.
Since those powerful families with Martial Sect and True Man standings had already been cleared by Gu Jinlai, he delegated the remaining trivial matters to the three Deputy Deans including Tang Zhengxiao.
He was busy restoring order in the Southeast Outer City District while trying to understand whether this behavior helped him grasp the "Martial Arts Will" and discover his "true self."
"Dean, the Cheng family has already confessed their crimes,"
"We just came back from the Chiwu Sect; six wicked disciples and the Sect Leader of Chiwu Sect were all brought in. Two resisted and were killed on the spot."
"Two righteous individuals wish to join our Law Enforcement Court to contribute to the reformation of order in the Southeast Outer City District."
The three Deputy Deans kept reporting to Gu Jinlai.
Gu Jinlai listened to the reports.
Half a month.
In just half a month, all the order in the Southeast Outer City District had started improving.
Those with numerous misdeeds were punished.
More and more citizens participated in reporting.
Even local cultivators and martial artists, whose consciences were still intact, spontaneously wished to join the Law Enforcement Court and contribute their strength.
After all...
The Law Enforcement Court in the Southeast Outer City District was too weak.
Apart from a few Deans, there were hardly any considerable experts available.
Here, the term "experts" refers only to the level of military generals, Refining God Immortals, and higher-level martial artists and cultivators.
"If there are military generals, Refining Gods, or higher who want to join the Law Enforcement Court, first collect their information, review it, and after the review, let me personally inspect them,"
Gu Jinlai responded to Fu Youguang’s query.
"Understood, I’ll go now,"
Fu Youguang nodded gravely.
He had great confidence in the Dean.
In this half month...
Specifically, these few days, nine people wanted to join the Law Enforcement Court, including three with ulterior motives.
These three had outstanding resumes and didn’t appear to be villains, yet in front of the Dean, their true nature was immediately seen through.
Fu Youguang, An Yu, and others reported and then left one by one.
After they left, Gu Jinlai stretched languidly.
"Handling the trivial matters of the Law Enforcement Court is not my forte. I’m better at tackling the tough problems; it’s best to leave specialized tasks to the specialists..."
Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment.
He soon called for a clerk and asked him to collect information on all past and present Deans and Deputy Deans of the Law Enforcement Courts in the eight major districts of the Outer and Inner Cities.
In the larger context of Wind and Rain City, many deputy deans of the Law Enforcement Court, who possessed specialized skills, inevitably resigned due to being unable to tolerate the darkness within and also feeling powerless to change anything.
He needed to find one or two similar talents to help him handle these trivial matters, so that he could free up his own hands.
Contemplating, he left the office area and came to the resting area.
He focused his attention on the spirit world.
In half a month, Qingguang had increased to sixteen paths.
This number was not fast.
"Each area generates limited profit, and although each Outer City District governs populations of tens of millions, due to the stringent requirements to achieve ’Red Name,’ it’s hard to reach the red level without causing hundreds of indiscriminate massacres. Even if he kills a dozen or dozens of people, he would only be a Light Red Name..."
Gu Jinlai sighed inwardly.
Yellow Name represents evil.
Light Red Name indicates bearing more than one human life on one’s shoulders.
But this level of accumulated Karma is not enough for Qing Lian to nurture Qingguang.
Because of the concentration of power, only a few entities really dominate a city district.
In the Southeast Outer City District, those who are most evil and act most recklessly include the Wan Family, Fang Family, and Bai Family.
The remaining families, while perpetrating much evil and causing the ruin and death of many, apparently still have smarter, more legitimate ways to persecute ordinary people, such that there are only about four or five, or even two to three, in a family who meet the karma requirement.
"To acquire more Qingguang, I must either turn to other city districts or focus on my main duty,"
Gu Jinlai said softly.
His main duty was as a Sweeper in the Clearing Department, but he had been given a month off by Lan Yuxian, which allowed him some leisure time in the Outer City District.
Now, the month-long holiday was almost over.
"Sweeper Team..."
Gu Jinlai squinted his eyes slightly.
He thought about the scene when Pan Dali and Lan Yuxian were competing for the team captain position.
Now, his combat power was already equivalent to a Sixth Rank Devas, which counts as Peak Heavenly Beings.
Once his Divine Skills were perfected, he would be among the elite even among the Sixth Rank.
This strength was much stronger than Lan Yuxian’s.
"The capable rise, the incompetent fall. A strong leader of the Sweeper Team ensures the safety of the team members and leads them in capturing more Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists,"
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
The higher the rank for what he had planned, the better.
The captain of the Sweeper Team is equivalent to a Domain Master and possesses special privileges in many actions.
Therefore...
"Because of Jin Yuhai, Wu Tianya gave Lan Yuxian a month to show her capabilities, but in this month, although she captured some Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists, they were all minor characters, far from a stellar performance,"
Gu Jinlai thought, focusing momentarily on the sixteen paths of Qingguang.
Next, he invested all sixteen paths of Qingguang into the Thunder Sword, this Divine Skill.
Instantly, various mysteries about this divine skill emerged, refining his understanding and application of it constantly towards perfection, and its power also increased anew.
"Almost there, I have a premonition that I’m about to perfect this divine skill by Cultivation Perfection,"
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
Perfect Divine Power.
This is a level that 99% of Devas cannot achieve.
At least in Wind and Rain City, he had not heard of anyone who had reached Cultivation Perfection of a Divine Skill at the Devas Stage.
...
The next day.
Gu Jinlai continued to handle the trivial matters of the Law Enforcement Court.
He also met with two Refining God Immortals who had come to serve.
Seeing the yellow Karma on the two, he decided to accept them.
For a Refining God Immortal, every action and every word can exert no small influence; it is extravagant to expect them to reach White Name, let alone Purple.
The two Refining God Immortals quickly completed their entry and slightly strengthened the power possessed by the Law Enforcement Court.
Less than half an hour after the two were escorted away, Fu Youguang hurriedly entered, an expression filled with seriousness, "Dean, a major case has been discovered. Four months ago, on the edge of the Southeast Outer City District, a Devil ravaged the area, causing dozens... uh... the official count was thirty-three people, but in reality, it was over a thousand, and an additional more than two thousand were reported missing..."
He spoke swiftly, "We’ve found the problem. These devils were captured by Lei Yuan, the Sect Leader of the Thunder Origin Sect, deliberately used to silence and cover up some news."
"The Devil attack four months ago, the Thunder Origin Sect."
Gu Jinlai knew about this case.
The Outer City District has no city walls.
Sometimes some instinct-driven Devils really do break in, hunting humans, but death and disappearances amounting to thousands as in the last time are very rare.
Gu Jinlai had specifically instructed Fu Youguang to investigate this matter, but he hadn’t expected...
That it would lead to the Thunder Origin Sect.
The Thunder Origin Sect was no small sect; the sect had three Martial Kings, an influence comparable to the Zhang Family.
The seat of the sect was two hundred thirty li away from the city, already considered a lawless zone.
But...
Gu Jinlai did not hesitate for a moment.
"Let’s go! To the Thunder Origin Sect!"
