Chapter 371 - 257 The Whereabouts of Duke Murky Spirit_2
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In Linjiang Station,
"Master Five is going out again?"
Chief Clerk Yang’s hair had turned half white, his face etched with exhaustion as he said helplessly, "You see, this place is the Southern outpost of the Observatory located outside the city, stationed at Linjiang Square—a minor station!
"I’m just a chief clerk of a local station, earning only a few silver taels each month. I’m neither the head of the Outer South Bureau nor the chief of the Observatory Headquarters. Why do you always lay the burden entirely upon me?"
"Even the chief of the Observatory in Qifeng Prefecture City, the highest authority, is not as busy as I am.
"I have to monitor the entire outer city and oversee the expansion of the new city. I’m being buried by you at least twenty years ahead of my time!"
"This matter seems glorious, with great power at hand, but I can’t indulge in even the slightest bit of corruption. It’s all toil and endless tasks, with hardly any time to return home. The meager salary is hardly sustainable..."
Chief Clerk Yang wore a despairing expression. Having not seen him for several days, even his self-reference of "subordinate" had changed to "this old man."
"This..."
Lin Yan reached into his chest and took out a document, stating indifferently, "This morning, at the Observatory Headquarters, I had the Commander approve this document.