It was another heavy snow day, the sky and the earth were white, and Pingling Mountain was covered with snow. A Xuanling ship came shooting from the distance. The flag fluttering on the bow of the ship was engraved with the words "First of the Fourth Legion of Taixuanzong Qingwu Camp"

The words "First Battalion of the Fifth Regiment of the Column".

Not long after the Xuanling ship was waiting, a gap appeared in the light curtain, and several figures flashed out from inside. The leader was none other than Tang Ning.

He flashed to the Xuanling ship and entered the cabin under the guidance of a disciple.

In the room, Yu was sitting cross-legged on a futon at midnight. Tang Ning came in from the outside and bowed: "Senior Brother Yu."

"Junior brother Tang is here, please take a seat." The two sat opposite each other, and Yu Qingxiao smiled and said: "Jiang Xinquan has resigned, and now the burden of the fifth team falls entirely on you. How is it? Are you still getting used to it? There are many people in the team.

You should be familiar with everything!"

"Thanks to Senior Brother Jiang's careful teachings, I have a general understanding of all the business processes of our team. I only have some details that I haven't fully understood yet. Fortunately, with the help of the disciples of our team, it is not a problem to complete the tasks assigned by the sect.

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"With your words, I feel relieved. I heard that before leaving office, Jiang Xinquan was quite dissatisfied with the headquarters because of his salary. He often complained, gave up his pick, and ignored all affairs. He was either playing here or there.

Visiting friends, does this happen?"

"I won't hide it from my senior brother. I do have complaints, but it's not a big deal. I have something I don't understand about our team's affairs. Whenever I ask him for advice, he always tells me the truth. He has done his duty."

"It's really unpopular." Yu Qingxiao sneered: "Jiang Xinquan has been in this position for so many years and has made a lot of money. The sect has never treated him badly. How many people in this department don't know? He has set up a secret operation outside.

The alchemy hall is supplied with medicinal herbs from the land of Haha."

"Huh, now it's just that half of his salary for a year has been reduced according to regulations, and he is very resentful. It can be seen that this person is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf."

Tangning did not answer the call.

Yu Qingxiao continued: "The handover supplies are all ready!"

"Yes, just wait for the brigade to pick it up."

"Last time I heard your report, there was some friction between the Nether Sea Organization branch here and the Xuanye Sect. How are you doing these days? Is it still peaceful?"

Tang Ning said: "Since the last time Xiao Ting, the head of the Nether Sea branch in Benting, made a big fuss about the thousand-year-old birthday of Xuanye Sect leader Chen Jin, the relationship between the two parties has been somewhat tense. On the surface, Xuanye Sect severely punished the corrupt spirit of his department.

The disciples of the mine keep making moves secretly."

"There is news that thieves have often appeared near the Netherworld Sea branch recently, robbing monks' property, and even killing people and stealing goods. This has made people panic, causing the business of the information trading station they opened to drop greatly. Many casual cultivators dare not go there anymore.

Walk regionally.”

"I guess it was Xuanye Sect who did it, and the Netherworld Sea Organization also sent a team to ambush and attack these thieves. I heard that the two sides had several fights, but the scale was not large."

"So far, both sides have only made a tacit understanding and there has been no showdown. But if this continues, it is not certain whether the contradiction will expand and even lead to a large and fierce conflict."

Yu Qingxiao nodded: "We should pay close attention to their movements, find an opportunity to talk to Xuanye Sect, and don't go too far. It will not be good for them if the matter gets bigger, and the higher ups don't want a big conflict to happen."

"I know."

While the two were chatting, a disciple came in from the outside, bowed and saluted: "Uncle Yu, the fifth team's material storage hall has arrived."

"Okay, Junior Brother Tang, let's go!" Yu Qingxiao stood up and walked out, with Tang Ning following behind. When she came to the deck, the cliffs and stone walls in front of her had separated to both sides. A group of people filed in, and there were many things in the palace.

There are many stone boxes with seals affixed to them, and the detailed contents inside are written on them.

Yu Qingxiao waved his hand, and several disciples behind him stepped forward to check the contents of the stone box one by one.

Yan Ming led several people to accompany him throughout the inspection, while Tang Ning chatted with Yu Qingxiao.

A quarter of an hour into the inspection, I saw a group of people gathered around a stone box in the northwest corner, talking with each other. It seemed that the number did not match the number.

"What's going on?" Tangning naturally heard their conversation clearly and walked forward and asked.

"Uncle Master, some purple smoke fruits have been stolen." Yan Ming replied.

Tang Ning frowned and separated everyone, only to see wooden boxes arranged neatly in the stone box. At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong, but when the wooden boxes were opened, they were filled with ordinary fruits.

Of course, this was not his instruction. Obviously, someone saw Cai's intention and secretly moved his hands and feet to steal the money.

Under normal circumstances, the inspection personnel of the brigade only check the quantity once, and then symbolically check a few of each stone box, and will not open all of them for inspection.

Each stone box here contains thousands of medicinal herbs. If you only replace a few or a dozen of them, the probability of being discovered is very slim. It is estimated that someone took advantage of this and secretly replaced the Purple Smoke Fruit in the wooden box.

I didn't think about it but I happened to be discovered during a spot check.

Tang Ning couldn't help but darken his face when he saw this. He had just officially taken office, and something like this happened when he handed over supplies for the first time, which made him feel angry.

"Junior Brother Tang, this kind of thing has never happened before!" Yu Qingxiao walked over, looked at Tang Ning and said meaningfully.

Tang Ning felt increasingly angry and forced a smile on her face: "Senior Brother Yu, please give me some time. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Let's find out how many herbs were dropped first!"

"Okay." Tang Ning responded, turned to Yan Ming and ordered: "Open all the stone boxes and check the contents one by one, and carefully check how many elixirs have been dropped."

"Yes." Yan Ming responded and organized everyone to start checking the wooden boxes in the stone box one by one.

After working for most of the day, all the ten stone boxes and the ten thousand wooden boxes inside were opened and inspected. It was found that a total of two hundred and fifty purple smoke fruits were missing.

Tang Ning originally thought that someone wanted to make a fortune and secretly exchanged a few or a dozen beads, but she didn't expect to be so brave and secretly exchanged so many beads.

Obviously, someone was deceiving him because he was new to the country, so he was so bold. No one had ever dared to do this when Jiang Xinquan was in office.

He was filled with rage and his face was as dark as water.

"Go get two hundred and fifty beads of purple smoke fruit to make up for it." Tang Ning ordered in a low voice.

"Yes." Yan Ming accepted the order and left.

In addition to the 10,000 beads from the Shaojiao sect, there are still 2,000 medicinal herbs harvested in Fengyan Mountain and Xuangan Valley. They are to be sold privately to Xie Xuan's alchemy room. They have not been sold yet and are being placed aside.

elsewhere.

"Junior brother Tang, let's go outside and have a chat." Yu Qingxiao walked over and said.

Tangning responded and the two of them left the palace.

"Senior Brother Yu, I'm really sorry. I really don't know anything about this matter. I will investigate this matter strictly and give an explanation to the brigade."

Yu Qingxiao said: "Of course I believe you, how much is a mere two hundred and fifty beads of purple smoke fruit worth? No matter how shallow your eyelids are and how short your ambition is, your junior brother Tang will not be confused about this kind of issue."

"I called you out because I wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. You have been in the headquarters unit before and have no experience in local governance. You don't know the specific situation of the teams below."

"The troops stationed here are not as good as the regiment. The local squads are a mixed bag, and most of them are recruited monks. Their cultivation levels are uneven, and their hearts are erratic."

"As the leader, if you want to manage the team well, you must control them and make them respect you and fear you."

"Without certain thunderbolt measures, this kind of thing won't be the last time. Junior Brother Jiang has been in the fifth team for so many years. Why hasn't this kind of thing happened? It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he doesn't dare. Because everyone is afraid of him. You understand.

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"Yes." Tangning nodded and said, "I know what to do."

"Fortunately, we found out this time. If you were sent to the brigade and discovered again, you would not be able to explain clearly even if you have ten mouths. There is no guarantee that someone will not gossip or even make trouble. You are still acting as the captain and doing things.

You must be careful.”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Yu, for reminding me. I promise you and the brigade that such a thing will never happen again."

"That's good."

While the two were talking, Yan Ming's light came from afar.

The three of them entered the inner room together and put the 250 Purple Smoke Fruits back into the stone box. They then sent someone to check the progress of the Ling Mine mining area in the evening, but did not check other aspects. The Xuan Ling Ship carried

With a lot of supplies, they drove away from the mountains.
Chapter completed!