Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 770 - 17 Problems That Knives and Guns Can’t Solve

In these times, the primary mode of travel is on foot, and communication mostly involves shouting. Even if a police station receives a report, it’s unlikely they’ll make it in time for the heat of the action.

Without receiving sufficiently detailed intelligence beforehand, it’s simply impossible to respond promptly to emergencies as they arise.

Unless you’re willing to abandon legal principles and adopt a policy of presumption of guilt, arresting anyone who looks like a criminal, incarcerating, and rigorously torturing them to slowly concoct charges against them—this was something the Brocade-Clothed Guard Yamen of the Former Dynasty were adept at.

Otherwise, you’d be resigned to reacting after the fact.

Ah, you players, ah, so explosive!

Wang Yunxiao understood the logic, but he disliked it.

"If you don’t like it, then change it. What’s the use of sitting here in a huff?"

Principal Zhou, holding a cup of tea, looked at Wang Yunxiao with disdain: "Back in our youth, moral principles were the law of heaven, and anyone who dared to express dislike could lose their head."

"Do you know what we did?"

"We snatched the axe that beheads people, and then they became reasonable and willing to listen to what we had to say properly."

"If you don’t like fishing with bait, no problem. I see your wings are hardened; how about I give you a fishing net to catch fish with, how does that sound?"

"Catch what fish?"

"The current master of Liusheng Dojo, Liusheng Daigo. Go and kill him."

"How does killing him solve anything?"

"Kill him and you won’t need to bait anymore, will you!"

Principal Zhou earnestly explained: "The Divine Witches of Fusang all carry the Divine Blood of the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations. If we can capture them for in-depth study, it might be possible to unlock the secrets of the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations. Ordinarily, these Divine Witches are hidden within shrines, rarely stepping outside, and even if they travel domestically, they can summon the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations at any moment, and their power should not be underestimated."

"There is now a chance where a Divine Witch is isolated abroad, and those National Salvation Warriors will absolutely not let such an opportunity slip. And the Liusheng Dojo, being the most reputed Fusang force in Tianmen, is highly likely to provide shelter for those warriors."

"Highly likely means... there’s no actual evidence?"

"It’s based on unfounded accusations."

Are you being a bit too harsh on the Fusang People... well, after all, they are Fusang People.

A Fusang person without a tattooed face is not considered a person, such is the national policy.

"If you’ve ever fished, you should know there’s no necessary connection between baiting and actually catching fish."

Principal Zhou shrugged: "What I’m suggesting is just one possibility. The Special Service Bureau has already recognized this risk, which is why they’ve assigned you to bring her back. Those exiled Wokou Pirates don’t possess such extensive intelligence-gathering capabilities, nor do they necessarily have such strategic foresight. If everything goes smoothly, they might not even know about this Divine Witch."

"If you think the current strategy is inappropriate, you can join the Special Service Bureau after you graduate and have your own way of doing things. By then, you’ll have plenty of work to keep you busy."

"As for Bai Shanshan’s words, just listen and let it be. If she really had a clever mind capable of understanding reasoning, how would she have ended up in her current plight?"

Wang Yunxiao thought so too.

What’s the value of the opinion of a Fluttering Moth that failed its transcendence?

"If you feel you’re too idle, I can find something for you to do."

Principal Zhou picked up a document from the desk and threw it in front of Wang Yunxiao.

"Now, the factory over at the Church is going to be transferred to the light Industrial Committee. Some people can’t restrain their greed and want to meddle and line their own pockets. You’re being asked to investigate this?"

Wang Yunxiao was shocked.

"Am I even qualified to handle such a matter?"

"Otherwise, what? We take care of all the tough issues and leave the easiest work for you?"

"That’s not what I meant..."

"You’re unwilling to kill, and you’re not capable of investigating corruption. If you don’t stay in school and study earnestly, what else do you want to do?"

Alright, I was wrong.

Faced with Principal Zhou’s questioning, Wang Yunxiao could only nod and admit his fault, but he was still a bit curious: "Is there really an opportunity for embezzlement just by transferring the factory under the name of the Industrial Committee?"

"Mainly it’s about manipulating depreciation accounting."

Principal Zhou explained: "Simply put, transferring assets is not just about changing a shareholder’s name. At the very least, you need to know the specific value of these assets. For example, the annual income of the factory, how much equipment there is in the factory... This all requires specific figures, not just any numbers you come up with."

"This involves two aspects. On one hand, there’s the welfare of the workers. In the past, the Church only hired female workers, possessing a certain charitable nature. The Church would allocate a portion of the factory’s revenue to establishing technical schools to train technicians, some funds for the welfare of women who are truly in need and lack the ability to work, and even special funds to take care of abandoned babies..." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"The light Industrial Committee is only responsible for overseeing economic planning and construction. They don’t deal with social charity, so who’s going to pay for that? Will it continue to come out of the factory’s revenue, or will the Church have to find another way to support themselves?"

"From another perspective, even if these funds are allocated, how do you calculate the specific amount? Does the Church get to decide how much it is? Are their charitable funds actually used properly? Are there any issues with unearned pay? Who’s supervising it?"

"This is about human depreciation."

"Then there’s the depreciation of fixed assets."

"After the factory changes ownership, it will certainly undergo centralized planning and allocation. Whether to expand or reduce the production line, how much the equipment is worth, whether there’s a need to discard or update equipment, who to sell the discarded equipment to, and where to purchase new equipment..."

Alright, Elder Tang, no need to drone on anymore!

Listening to this made Wang Yunxiao’s head spin; this truly wasn’t something he should meddle with.

"The problems that could be solved with arms have mostly been settled. Now, we are faced with problems that can’t be resolved with arms."

Principal Zhou summed up: "In the end, it all comes down to one thing – you need to read more and learn more to contribute greater to the nation and society."

Wang Yunxiao stumbled out of the principal’s office, feeling bewildered. After calming down a bit, he realized that he might have been set up by the principal once again.

Would Principal Zhou have specifically mentioned the Church if he didn’t know that he was leading his brothers there today to take advantage of the situation?

But even if he was aware of the problem, he couldn’t solve it.

Everyone has their limits.

It was fine for Wang Yunxiao to handle some small trade, but accounting and auditing? That was overestimating his capabilities.

And looking around at his brothers... wait, could Youtiao handle the books?

As the Quartermaster of the gang, Youtiao was in charge of the accounts. Though they didn’t keep actual books, he knew all the incomes and expenses by heart.

He should be able to understand what Principal Zhou was talking about, right?