"Very well."
Lin Wen nodded in satisfaction.
"Also, how did you carry out my arrangements yesterday?"
Huang Mingxiao thought for a moment and immediately remembered. "I made arrangements when you left yesterday. It was the Civil Administrative Official Ji Fuxiao who was in charge of this matter. She found the Empire newspaper of the 81st issue and made a thousand copies according to your request. She didn't even eat dinner and brought 18 people to read the newspaper to the public."
Lin Wen was very happy. This Director Huang was indeed reliable. "Oh? What's the situation now?"
Huang Mingxiao scratched his head, and a rarely seen confused expression appeared on his face. "I don't know. I have too many things to do. After she left, she never came back, nor did she report to the temporary command post."
Lin Wen didn't mind. "It's fine. I'll go find her."
"Uh, I don't know where she is."
"Then give her a call…"
Lin Wen choked on his words. This wasn't the world he came from. No one had a phone. The only mobile phones were as big as bricks, and there were very few of them.
"What then?"
Lin Wen's eyes widened as he suddenly realized that it was impossible for him to find her in such a short period of time. The temporary accommodation area was very large, and it was not easy to find someone among 300,000 people.
"How about this?" Huang Mingxiao carefully said, "I'll send someone to find her. You wait here for the news. I'll report to you when I find her."
"No!" Lin Wen refused. "How can you waste your precious time like this? Don't you have any other way to find her?"
"This…" Huang Mingxiao revealed a difficult expression.
Although his rationality told him that he could only wait, Lin Wen was still a little unwilling to believe it. "You can't find this person after she goes out? What did you do in the past? What if you have something urgent to tell her? What if she has something urgent to report?"
Huang Mingxiao was a little puzzled. Wasn't it just waiting? Wasn't this a very normal thing? It wasn't like she was a high-ranking official or nobility; it would be abnormal to be able to contact her at any time, right?
Just as Director Huang didn't know how to explain, a staff member suddenly barged in and shouted.
"Oh no! Oh no! Director Huang, chaos has broken out at the eleventh resettlement site! The refugees have attacked our outpost and kidnapped more than ten people!"
"What did you say!?"
Huang Mingxiao rushed over and grabbed his shoulder.
"What exactly happened?"
That person cried and said, "They said that there was too little food to be distributed in the site. There weren't enough tents either. The supplies were all stolen and the corrupt officials confiscated them. They also said…"
Veins popped out on Huang Mingxiao's forehead. "They also said what? Tell me!"
The man cried, "They also said that the patrolling guards don't treat them as humans. They said the guards won't give them food if they don't sleep with them."
A huge wave of dizziness rushed up, and Huang Mingxiao could barely stand.
But the messenger had not finished yet. "It's said that they forcefully dragged a woman into the outpost this time, causing her three children to be left unattended!"
"They have ignited public outrage! The angry refugees have gone mad. They said that since they are not allowed to live, everyone should die together!"
"Sir! Sir! What should we do? There are already more than ten thousand of them! More people are joining in!"
Just as he finished speaking, many more people barged in.
"Director Huang! The refugees are rebelling!"
"Director Huang! The rebellion in the east is expanding!"
"Director Huang…"
"Director Huang…"
"Shut up!"
The noisy courtyard suddenly quieted down, but the one who spoke was not Huang Mingxiao, but Lin Wen.
"Huang Mingxiao, you sit here and take charge."
Lin Wen's voice was cold and emotionless as he pointed at the group of people who came to report.
"All of you, lead the way."
With that, he took the lead and stepped out of the door. After taking two steps, he found that no one followed him.
Looking back, everyone looked like statues.
"Lead the way!"
A terrifying shout burst out like a muffled thunder, shaking the dust off the walls and tiles.
Chime of the Bell
It was a green Qi Cultivation Stage spell that consumed 10% of the Soul Essence and caused one's sound to echo. It had the effect of warning and intimidation. It could last for 16 hours.
This was a spell that he originally thought was useless, but when he heard about the uprising, this spell immediately appeared in his mind.
He used it decisively.
16 hours was enough.
Everyone snapped out of their daze and followed him.
"Director Huang, stabilize the rear. I'll quell the riot."
Lin Wen spoke to Huang Mingxiao in a very soft voice, but it was still very loud.
"Let's go!"
The eleventh resettlement site was not far. They reached it after crossing two small mountains. However, they only walked a short distance when several people had already run away.
By the time they crossed the first mountain, only seven or eight people were left with them.
Lin Wen didn't mind. He could faintly hear the commotion. The accompanying people's legs were trembling, and they were almost unwilling to move forward.
One of them tried to persuade him, "County Head! The refugees are in a bad mood. They won't listen to anything now. Why don't we go back?"
"Yes, yes, let's wait for them to calm down."
"This is all instigated by someone. It'll be fine when they realize it's a misunderstanding."
"That's right, County Head, if we rashly go over, it will instead anger them."
Lin Wen sneered and didn't say anything. He just looked at them with Aura Observation and then walked forward.
He could hear voices. He no longer needed them to lead the way.
A few of the men who had accompanied them didn't move. A few hesitated, then followed. But Lin Wen was walking fast, and they had to run to keep up.
Not long after, the noise suddenly became louder. A large group of people immediately rushed out from the small mountain on the other side, charging over.
The noise became clearer.
"Kill that bastard official!"
"Kill these sons of bi*ches!"
In front of them, there were a few inconspicuous spots running wildly. Looking closely, they were a few people covered in mud and torn clothes. They looked like they had been beaten up quite a bit.
Although they were in a sorry state, it was still possible to tell from their clothing that they were the security guards of the Civil Affairs Department.
They ran for their lives, all of them terrified. Suddenly, they saw Lin Wen and the others in front of them and immediately shouted.
"Quick, save me!"
"Quickly go and get the director to send reinforcements!"
"These untouchables are rebelling!"
Lin Wen took a deep breath. He was like a whale inhaling the Yangtze River, a dragon inhaling the long clouds. It was endless, but it suddenly stopped midway.
"I am Lin Wen, the governor of Changshan County, and the guardian of the dam of Changshan County!"
Like a thunderclap rolling away, a huge boom shook the earth for thousands of miles. The mountains were resonating, the earth was resonating, and the rocks were resonating. It was as if at any moment the great power would be transmitted back to the earth, causing the mountains to collapse and the sun and moon to lose their light.
The entourage closest to him almost fainted from the shock.
The security guards who were running away were overjoyed and shouted.
"It's the county governor!"
"The governor of Changshan County is here!"
"Haha, there's hope!"
"The Empire's army must be behind!"
"His guards are about to come and kill all these untouchables!"
As he shouted, they ran towards Lin Wen. On the other hand, the entourage behind Lin Wen knew that there were no reinforcements, and that the county governor came alone. They were scared out of their wits. Some of them turned around and ran. Some others fell on the ground.
The refugees' momentum was slightly hindered, but the intense hatred and unwillingness supported them as they continued to rush down the mountain.
However, what happened next left them in disbelief.
Lin Wen pulled out a metal rod from behind his waist and stabbed it through the throat of the security guard who was running in the front. He turned his hand and used force to push the metal rod down into the ground, nailing the security guard to death.
His eyes were wide open on his bruised face, but he could not utter a single word. Blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth and dripped onto the ground.
Even until his death, he still did not understand why the county governor would suddenly kill him.
Lin Wen pulled out the metal rod and threw the corpse to the ground. The black aura of the security guard slowly dissipated from his eyes, which contained immortal spells.
Looking up, there were still three security guards standing rooted to the ground in shock. The air above their heads was as black as a devil's.
"Monsters!"
Lin Wen took a step forward and roared.
"Give me your life!"
The second security guard's heart was instantly pierced through.
The black aura dissipated.
He died and his debt was gone.
With a flick of his wrist, the second corpse collapsed into the dust.
Only then did the remaining two security guards react. They screamed and turned around to run.
However, they couldn't be faster than Lin Wen, who had been enhanced with Agility of Cats. He leaped gently and charged forward, closing the distance in the blink of an eye. The rod pierced into a security guard's back, and he fell to the ground, his blood flowing out.
The last security guard had already run more than twenty steps away, but Lin Wen had no intention of chasing after him. He raised his hand and threw the metal rod.
"Watch my sword!"
Lin Wen used his skill. The metal rod was slow first, then fast, first lifting and then lowering. The tip of the rod drew a 30-degree arc in the air. Like a precise guided missile, it accurately hit the back of the fleeing security guard's head, destroying his brains.
He died on the spot.