Chapter 314 Grabbing the Credit

Zhou Chen just chuckled and said, "Sir, do you think I have a choice?"
At this time, Shen Li's voice came over, "Xiao Guan, what are you waiting for? Why don't you take him back?"

Constable Guan said helplessly, "Yes, sir," and then looked at Zhou Chen and said, "Come on, follow me back."

After the two men left, Shen Li's face showed an excited expression, "Hahaha, two idiots."

On the way, Constable Guan said to Zhou Chen, "Don't worry, I will clear your name after I am promoted to captain of the police."

"Then I would like to thank you very much, sir," he said without saying anything else and followed him to the prison in the county government.

However, what he didn't know was that his credit had been taken away by someone else. Half an hour later, the county magistrate was walking around the room anxiously when suddenly someone knocked on the door.

"Come in".

"My lord, there is good news. The monster was killed by Captain Shen."

When the county magistrate heard this, he was overjoyed, "Really?"
"It's a real adult."

"Where is Captain Shen now?"
"Lord Shen has returned. He asked me to come and report to you first. Lord Shen will come to see you after he has dealt with the corpse of the monster."

"Good, good. Captain Shen is really brave. I will definitely report to the court and request credit for Captain Shen."

Half an hour later, Shen Li came to the county magistrate covered in blood. The county magistrate was shocked to see him covered in blood, "Captain Shen, are you injured?"
Shen Li lowered his head to look at the blood on his body, and laughed loudly, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am not injured. Whose blood belongs to that beast?"

"You don't know, sir, how much I paid to kill this dog demon." Then Shen Li started to brag about how awesome and brave he was, but he didn't mention a word about Constable Guan.

In fact, the county magistrate had no idea that the two men were going to subdue the demon. He only ordered Shen Li to investigate, and did not say anything about asking Zhou Chen and the others to make up for their crimes and make meritorious contributions.

After Shen Li had been talking sweetly for half an hour, he finally finished. The county magistrate was stunned. He didn't come back to his senses until Shen Li finished speaking. He only came back to his senses when Shen Li called him.

"Okay, Captain Shen is truly brave, don't worry. I have already reported your battle against the monsters, and I believe the reward from the court will come soon."

On the other side, Constable Guan returned to his room. At this time, he was still fantasizing about how the county magistrate would reward him tomorrow when he knew that he had killed a ninth-grade monster. In such a small place, if an ordinary constable killed a ninth-grade monster, he would definitely be promoted to constable chief. As for other rewards, it depended on the mood of the county magistrate.

The next morning, Constable Guan got up early and was the first to report for duty. As a result, he heard a piece of news that instantly brought his good mood to the bottom. The news was that Constable Shen Li was extremely brave last night and personally killed a ninth-grade monster.

In fact, this news had spread throughout the entire county government last night. Except for the county magistrate, everyone basically knew that the death of the monster was related to Guan. But who would care about a newcomer who had just joined the team and had no strength or background?

Constable Guan was extremely angry, wondering how could Shen Li do this? It was clearly him who killed the monster, so how could he take all the credit for himself?

Thinking of this, Constable Guan was about to go find the county magistrate to explain things clearly. His expression change had been seen by others, and when they saw him leave, they covered their mouths and laughed.

"Hmph, you're a rookie who just got here and you want to snatch the credit from Boss Shen. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"

However, when he walked to the door of the county magistrate's room, he saw Shen Li smiling and walking out of the magistrate's room. The moment Shen Li came out, he noticed him. Then his expression froze, but soon he was relieved. The county magistrate saw him coming and asked, "Is there anything wrong, Xiaoguan?"
Shen Li reminded, "Yes, if you have any problem, just tell the adults, and they will definitely make the decision for you."

Although there was still a smile on his face, he saw murderous intent on Shen Li's face. He endured it for a long time but ultimately did not tell the county magistrate the truth.

Because he was not sure whether the county magistrate and Shen Li had colluded privately. If so, it would be meaningless whether he killed the monster or not, and he would be the only one who would suffer in the end.

"If you're okay, just go down. Don't come over here if you have nothing to do."

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

After walking a few steps, Shen Li caught up and put his hand on his shoulder, "Hmph, kid, did you want to tell the adults what happened last night?"
"No, sir, you are overthinking it."

"Oh, really? But I tell you the truth. Even if you tell the adults, it will be useless. No matter whether you killed the dog demon or not, the credit will not fall on you in the end."

"Why"?
Shen Li glanced at him and shook his head, "You will understand later." Then he took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and handed them to him, "This is your reward." After that, he ignored him and strode away.

In the cell, Zhou Chen was eating the roast chicken that the yamen runners bought for him. Although it was not monster meat, it tasted very good after special processing. As for the prisoners in the cell, Zhou Chen naturally would not eat it. If he ate a bite of that thing, he would probably live a few years less.

Just as he was enjoying his meal, Constable Guan came in carrying a jar of wine and two roast chickens.

Soon they arrived at Zhou Chen's cell. The door opened and Constable Guan walked in. Seeing Zhou Chen's food, Constable Guan couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems you are living well. You even have meat to eat."

Zhou Chen did not answer him, but asked in return, "Why, was your credit taken away by someone?"
Constable Guan asked in confusion, "How did you know?"
"Haha, I guessed it."

Constable Guan sat cross-legged opposite Zhou Chen, placed the roast chicken directly on the ground, and poured him a bowl of wine.

Seeing his look, Zhou Chen didn't hold back. After three rounds of drinks, Constable Guan finally said what was on his mind.

"What's wrong with this world? It was clearly me who killed the monster, but that guy named Shen stole the credit from me. Not only that, he even threatened me."

Zhou Chen also pretended to be drunk and said, "That's nothing. If it were someone else, they would have found an opportunity to kill you last night and would not have let you live until today."

Constable Guan slapped his thigh and said, "He dares. Even if he is the head of the police, he cannot kill people at will."

After hearing his words, Zhou Chen laughed and said, "Haha, you are still young. This world is inherently unfair, especially in the officialdom. If you don't know how to flatter, it will be useless even if you have the ability, and you will still have no hope of promotion."

An hour later, Constable Guan was already drunk. The jailer in charge of guarding the prison saw this and dragged him out. As for where he was taken, it was not Zhou Chen's concern.

After the bailiff left, Zhou Chen went to the simple bed and lay down to sleep.

At this time, outside the yamen, a muscular man came with a dozen people. The constables on guard outside the door were shocked to see this. One of the constables hurried in to report the situation, and the other came up with a smile, "Master Yu, why are you here?"
(End of this chapter)