After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 548 Lord Li got angry for a moment.

The Jingzhao Prefecture mobilized almost all its manpower and also borrowed some people from the capital's garrison.

However, the garrison commander was very cunning; he could borrow people, but he wouldn't get involved in anything.

After the personnel were transferred, the entire allocation of manpower was arranged and managed by the Prefectural Governor's Office of the Capital, which meant that the Prefectural Governor had a clean slate from the very beginning.

Prefect Li had no choice but to agree to this request, which was hardly a request at all, since he was still counting on the other party to lend him people.

He didn't express the slightest dissatisfaction at all while in the garrison camp, but after leaving the camp, he suddenly became angry.

The advisor was helpless. His master's temperament hadn't changed at all. Whenever he thought his master was about to fly into a rage, his master would always manage to extinguish his own anger.

How can this not be considered a skill? How can it not be?

After catching his breath, Prefect Li and his clerk led the borrowed men to the Prefectural Governor's Office in the capital.

"What's going on?! Why is everyone blocking the main gate?"

The clerk, sensing the danger, stepped forward to check the situation and saw that it was still those people who had lost their families.

"What's going on? Weren't we told to go back and wait for news? What's the point of blocking this place? I'm not going to abandon the Jingzhao Prefecture and run away!"

When Prefect Li went out, everything was peaceful. How come he was blocked again when he went out to borrow someone?

"Old Zhao, take the soldiers over there!"

Master Zhao didn't realize that the lord was going to use force to suppress the people.

"Sir, this... isn't that a bad idea? After all, they're just elderly, weak, women, and children who can't even kill a chicken. If something really happens to them, it won't sound good to others."

The advisor spoke tactfully, but Lord Li was still confused.

"What could possibly go wrong? This is for their own good. Isn't it a coincidence? We just borrowed some people, and they've already come in handy."

The advisor was sweating profusely. He clearly didn't understand his master well enough; his master was indeed decisive and ruthless...

"Alright, I'll do as you say, sir. Let the soldiers beat them up and drive them away now."

"Huh?! Who did you hit?! Who gave you permission to hit someone?! Is there no law anymore?!"

"That's not what you meant..."

"I'm asking you to explain to the people that we've increased manpower and will intensify our search efforts in the next few days, so they can rest assured!"

"You're going to drive me crazy!"

The advisor was given a severe dressing-down. The master was still the same master; his decisive and ruthless nature was nonexistent.

He was at his most energetic when he was scolding him, and he was always as gentle as a spring breeze when he was dealing with others.

The advisor adjusted himself and continued with his work.

After his throat was parched from persuading the people to leave, he realized that there was no one behind him.

Hey~ So this is all his own business, huh?

This is such a terrible job! Even a dog wouldn't do it!

Cough cough, but Zhao Quan is a human being, not a dog, so he has to do it~

Zhao, the clerk, returned to the mansion grumbling. As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Prefect Li sitting in the main seat, leisurely drinking tea.

You really know how to enjoy yourself, sir. You talked a lot but didn't drink a drop of water. You're having tea right here.

It has to be said that fame and fortune are a good thing, and he once wanted to have them too.

"My lord, the matters outside have been resolved, and the people have been temporarily appeased, but only temporarily."

Many companies insisted I give them a deadline, but I couldn't really say how many days, so I just had to brush them off for now.

"Master Zhao, you've worked hard. We still have to search around tomorrow. It's tough on you leading the team. My old back just can't take it anymore."

As Lord Li spoke, he bent down a couple of times and occasionally looked up to check his advisor's expression.

My desire to slack off shouldn't be that obvious, right?

Zhao, the clerk, was somewhat speechless. "Sir, the garrison's personnel have been borrowed, and I, a mere clerk, am not capable of commanding them."

"This...this...we still need an adult to take charge."

Prefect Li put down his teacup and said with a smile, "I will give you a briefing before we set off tomorrow. You don't need to worry about smashing it, sir. The garrison will cooperate well."

Besides, I trust you to handle things. This isn't just about missing persons cases in the Jingzhao Prefecture; there are other matters that can't be delayed either.

Let's split up and meet again when you get back tonight.

Just then, a constable rushed in, "Sir, something terrible has happened! Another group of people have gone missing, and this time the location of their disappearance is rather suspicious."

Prefect Li and Clerk Zhao exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious. "Quickly, tell me, where is it?"

Prefect Li asked anxiously, "It can't still be within my own jurisdiction, can it?"

The constable took a breath and said, "Near the abandoned Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city, a place rarely visited by people, this time for some reason, more than a dozen young men went there at the same time and disappeared there at the same time."

"Disappeared, not just disappeared? Explain yourself, did it vanish into thin air?"

"Sir, that Taoist temple only has a front gate and no back gate. A few braver people went in to check, but they didn't find any secret passages or anything like that."

The Taoist temple wasn't large; it was completely open at a glance, and there was nowhere to hide. In short, it was incredibly eerie!

Prefect Li jumped up. "Let's go take a look."

"Sir, it's already dark. Why don't we go again tomorrow morning?"

"What are you afraid of? We're not the young and strong men they're looking for. Go tell the officers below that all officers over forty years old come with us!"

Since he's only targeting young adults, he might as well not take them out with him!

Zhao, the clerk, had no choice but to work overtime. However, seeing his superior, who had just been scheming and trying to slack off, now personally leading a team to investigate a case, he instantly felt that his superior's figure was still as majestic as ever!

Sure enough, there was no such thing as slacking off; his father was still the good official who wholeheartedly served the people.

Master Zhao has it tough; his understanding of his superior has been refreshed several times in a single day. It's fair to say that Prefect Li is a man who is always "new and unpredictable."

There were very few constables over forty years old in the entire Jingzhao Prefecture. After counting the men, Prefect Li realized that his team was a bit too thin.

"Master, go to the back office and summon all the men over forty years old, including the gatekeepers, servants, and kitchen staff. Tell them to bring their own tools."

The Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city was surrounded by deathly silence, exuding an indescribable eeriness in the darkness.

"Sir, are we really going in?"

It was uncommon for Master Zhao to be a little timid. He had never been afraid of anything since he was a child, except for ghosts.

"Nonsense, we're already here! Let's go!"