Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

The City Magistrate of Tingjiang City was around forty years old. He strode over swiftly with several clerks and over a dozen garrison troops.

Yang Ling glanced at the other party’s status panel:

Character: Shen Shuyan

Profession: Martial Artist

Strength: 79

Agility: 61

Spirit: 30

Martial Arts: Yin-Yang Great Sorrow Sutra (Second-Rate, Skilled)

Martial Arts Technique: Bone-Shattering Hand (Second-Rate, Flawless Proficiency)

Faction: Heavenly Wolf Guard

“...”

Yang Ling’s feelings were complicated.

How could even the City Magistrate of Tingjiang City be from the Heavenly Wolf Guard?

What the hell had the Ironclad Department been doing before he came here?

How could they allow the Heavenly Wolf Guard to repeatedly infiltrate Zhao State so deeply?

He had previously thought He Dongfeng was the strongest spy the Heavenly Wolf Guard had in Changhe Prefectural Capital.

But now it seemed this Shen Shuyan was even more formidable.

This guy’s Strength and Agility added up to 140 points, six points higher than He Dongfeng.

“They say the Ironclad Department has worn down the Rong tribe too, but is that true or false? Which side really has the advantage between Zhao State and the Rong tribe?”

As Yang Ling mulled this over, Wang Shichang had already stepped forward and cupped his fists in salute:

“Magistrate Xu.”

Magistrate Xu?

Yang Ling’s mind stirred, but he said nothing.

Shen Shuyan stared coldly at Wang Shichang:

“Wang Shichang, give me one reason. Why did you have to make such a huge scene!”

Wang Shichang quickly replied, “This is a special crackdown operation ordered by Director Yang of the First Division, Public Security Department, Changhe Prefectural Capital.

Our Tingjiang City Ironclad Department must also cooperate in cracking down on the Immortal God Sect.”

Shen Shuyan couldn’t help but laugh. “How old is that Yang Ling? A wet-behind-the-ears brat becomes Director of the First Division, Public Security Department, and starts running wild!

I’m not against cracking down on the Immortal God Sect, but how could you arrest over a hundred people in a single day?

Do you have any idea that the entire city of Tingjiang is now panicking because of your Ironclad Department’s actions?

This doesn’t just affect the common folk; it affects all the major merchant guilds too.

If something really goes wrong, will you take responsibility, or will Yang Ling!?”

Wei Ran and Cao Yifei exchanged awkward glances.

Wang Shichang instinctively looked toward Yang Ling.

Yang Ling smiled faintly. “Arresting members of the Immortal God Sect is completely lawful and legitimate. This heretical cult colluding with the Rong tribe’s Heavenly Wolf Guard is exactly the kind of target our Ironclad Department is meant to strike.

I’d like to know what objection Magistrate Xu has to this, and why you’re so furious?”

“And you are?”

Shen Shuyan froze for a moment, then sized up Yang Ling with a look of shock and suspicion.

“This official is Director Yang Ling of the First Division, Public Security Department, Changhe Prefectural Capital, Seventh-Rank Ironclad.”

Yang Ling cupped his fists.

Upon hearing this, the clerks and over a dozen garrison troops that Shen Shuyan had brought all changed expressions, staring at Yang Ling in astonishment.

This Director Yang was really as young as the rumors said!

He looked barely over twenty years old—how the hell had he become a Seventh-Rank Ironclad!?

“Ah, so it’s Director Yang.”

Shen Shuyan’s face lit up with feigned recognition as he smiled and cupped his fists:

“This official is Xu Zijing, City Magistrate of Tingjiang City. I’ve long heard of Director Yang’s reputation. I never imagined you’d be so young, yet already equal in rank to me. Truly impressive.”

“Xu Zijing... Could he have taken the place of the real Xu Zijing, using that identity to lie low here as a Heavenly Wolf Guard?”

Yang Ling’s mind raced, and then he smiled:

“I wouldn’t dare. I did stir up a bit of a commotion coming to Tingjiang City this time, disturbing Magistrate Xu.”

His tone suddenly shifted:

“However, the Ironclad Department’s actions don’t seem to fall under the Magistrate’s jurisdiction.

According to Zhao State law, if there’s a disaster, a flood, a fire somewhere—matters concerning the people’s livelihood—that’s where the Magistrate should focus his efforts.

May I ask why the Magistrate has charged over here so aggressively today, looking to lay blame?”

Wei Ran was secretly stunned on the sidelines.

“This City Magistrate is basically equivalent to a county magistrate, right? The Boss can talk to a county magistrate without batting an eye, and it sounds like their official ranks are equal. Holy shit, this is incredible...”

Cao Yifei and the others felt similarly.

They hadn’t been in the Divine Realm long, and many of them still thought with modern mindsets.

Seeing this City Magistrate, they couldn’t help but feel a bit of awe.

When they first came to the Ironclad Department, they’d even felt an instinctive nervousness.

But watching Yang Ling’s attitude as he talked to the other party now, they couldn’t help but gain a new level of respect for him.

“Director Yang, you’ve misunderstood. We wouldn’t easily interfere with the Ironclad Department’s business.”

Shen Shuyan said sternly: “The reason I’m angry is because Wang Shichang has no method whatsoever.

If you want to crack down on the Immortal God Sect, you can do it slowly, gradually, step by step.

How can you arrest so many cultists in a single day?

This has thrown Tingjiang City into chaos. If a riot breaks out...”

“Then that would be Magistrate Xu’s responsibility.”

Yang Ling smiled. “Our Ironclad Department has always focused solely on striking down Rong tribe spies.

The Immortal God Sect is no different from Rong tribe spies now.

If a riot breaks out in Tingjiang City because the Ironclad Department is cracking down on Rong tribe spies, then Magistrate Xu has failed in his governance and should resign in disgrace.”

Shen Shuyan’s smile gradually faded.

He stared coldly at Yang Ling:

“Director Yang, you’re a Seventh-Rank, and so am I. In official rank, you can’t suppress me.

Besides, I only answer to the Prefectural Governor. If you insist on going your own way, there’s nothing I can say about it.

But that doesn’t stop me from writing a memorial to the Capital and impeaching you!”

“Since you have nothing to say, get lost already.”

Yang Ling smiled. “Don’t interfere with our Ironclad Department’s work. If anything goes wrong, I’ll also write a memorial to the Capital and have you charged!

At that point, forget about being the chief official of Tingjiang City—you might not even get a job sweeping the streets here.”

“Fine, fine, fine!”

Shen Shuyan laughed in anger, then turned and left quickly with his subordinates.

It looked like Yang Ling had infuriated him to the point where he couldn’t be bothered to argue anymore.

But as soon as he left the Ironclad Department, the anger in his eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a hint of gravity and contemplation.

“Magistrate Xu, that Yang Ling is utterly arrogant. As the Director of the First Division, Public Security Department, Changhe Prefectural Capital, he personally comes to Tingjiang City to handle cases without even notifying us. His methods are completely without order.”

A clerk cupped his fists: “How about I make a trip to Changhe Prefectural Capital, see the Prefectural Governor, and file a complaint against this Yang Ling!?”

“He’s from the Ironclad Department. How are you going to file a complaint against him? If you want to complain, you’d have to go to the Inspection Department and see Zhang Tie.”

“But I reckon Zhang Tie wouldn’t want to offend a young talent like this either. This Yang Ling... Seventh-Rank isn’t his ceiling. He might break through to Sixth-Rank or even Fifth-Rank in the future.”

Shen Shuyan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The clerks and garrison troops all gasped sharply.

Break through to Fifth-Rank? A Fifth-Rank official!?

Did this guy really have such a bright future!?

In all of Zhao State, aside from the Capital and the three Princely Capitals, there were extremely few people with a Fifth-Rank official status!

Even the governor of Yunwen Provincial Capital was only Fifth-Rank!

“Forget it. Let the Ironclad Department keep making a mess. If something really goes wrong, we’ll impeach them!”

With that, he led his subordinates away quickly.

Inside the Ironclad Department, Wang Shichang watched Shen Shuyan storm off and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Once this Director Yang left, this City Magistrate would definitely find some roundabout way to make trouble for him.

“Director Yang, everyone’s been arrested. What do we do next?”

Wang Shichang cupped his fists in salute.

Yang Ling looked at the group of players before him and said calmly:

“Among you, who was already a heretic cultist out there?”

As he spoke, he released his perception, and the heartbeats of different people echoed in his ears.

Some were fast, some were slow, and some were pounding wildly at that moment.

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