Chapter 293 Mistakes

Record Department, underground center.

After a great war, the book collection area here has been burned to ashes, but since most of the books have backups, the loss of the Privy Council is not too serious. It only takes some time to count the burned books, and it is only a matter of time to restore it to its previous state.

As for the problem that the backup books are not the originals, the second prince does not care. For him, the important thing about books is the information on them, not the text or paper itself. Compared with this, he is more concerned about the confidential things hidden in secret compartments or dark rooms-for example, Room No. 4, which is used to store fairy arts, has signs of damage inside the iron door.

At this time, an official from the Record Department walked to the side of the second prince, "Your Highness, it has been thoroughly counted, and all the fairy arts have not been lost."

"Are the magic eyes intact?"

"Yes, they have not even moved, proving that the crystal cabinet has not been opened forcibly."

This sentence made Ning Qianshi feel a little relieved.

"However, two volumes of secret records of immortal arts have disappeared. I don't know if they were burned or taken out of the record department." The official continued.

"There should be backups of these important information, right?"

"Yes, there are at least three printed copies and one handwritten copy in Shangyuan City."

"That's enough. The immortal arts themselves are hidden in the magic eye, and the secret records are just supplements. Even if they are secretly sent back to the West, they will not be of much use."

"Your Highness," Fei Nian asked with a bow, "Do you think Olena Okan stole these secret records?"

"The two-foot-thick iron door does not destroy the outside, but starts from the keyhole and melts the lock core with high temperature. This is very similar to her natural fire magic." Ning Qianshi analyzed, "With her knowledge, she should be able to judge that the magic in these secret records is extraordinary. As for why she didn't move her eyes, it should be related to Xia Fan's secret delay."

"So that's it. Xia Fan is really not good at the magic." Fei Nian thought, "During the trial in Qingshan Town, he couldn't even perform the most basic flying flower flame."

"Why, you are worried Suspected Jinxia's group?"

"No, Your Highness, I just think more and prepare for the rainy day."

"The right attitude." The second prince praised, "Not using the superior's point of view as the basis for judgment is the basic quality of a Taoist priest. Otherwise, if the superior judges wrongly, the concept built on it is just a fragile quicksand tower. Unfortunately, few Taoist priests can really do this. By the way... How is the investigation I asked you to do going?"

Fei Nian realized that the other party was referring to the "sudden rise in ranking", "Sorry, Your Highness, there is no result yet. But I have asked someone to review the entire personnel file, and I should be able to find some clues."

"The incident at the Wandeng Festival has slowed down your progress, right?" Ning Qianshi waved his hand indifferently, "After all, you have been under house arrest in the palace for nearly a week, and you can't blame it all for the lack of progress."

It's not all the fault, but there is still a certain responsibility. The Taoist priests of the Privy Council should have the ability to overcome accidents and challenges.

Fei Nian felt a tightness on his back and lowered his head quickly, "I will find out the truth as soon as possible."

...

After leaving the Recording Department, Fei Nian rode to another luxurious mansion in Dongcheng District.

This place looks like a place where rich people live, with a front courtyard and a small pavilion by the pond, but in fact it is a property purchased by the Privy Council, used to transfer letters and records sent from various places, and is also responsible for preserving some spare books of the Recording Department.

There are more than ten secret branches like this in Shangyuan City, and even the emperor of the current dynasty cannot know their locations.

Twenty people are busy looking through the rebuilt documents in the mansion - they are all recorders trained by the Privy Council, who are specially used to update and check the contents of the documents. A case with hundreds of pages can be scanned in just two hours in the hands of these people. In a sense, even the Qi Sensers cannot replace their duties.

"Lord Fei."

Seeing Fei Nian coming, everyone saluted together.

"Don't worry about me, keep busy." He walked to the chief judge's desk and asked, "Have you found any new mistakes?"

"It's all recorded in the booklet, please take a look, Lord Fei." The chief judge handed over a booklet.

As of today, the recorder has found more than 50 differences between the old and new documents, most of which are omissions and mistakes, which are of no help in investigating Xia Fan's ranking. If it weren't for the fact that these documents were the main reference for He'er to make the ranking, he really doubted whether he was wasting his energy.

Fei Nian quickly turned to the last page.

There are only three new mistakes.

One is that the name of the Suzhou alchemist was recorded incorrectly.

One is that the information recorded by the Shangyuan alchemist is incorrect.

One is that the death record of the Lingzhou alchemist is confused with another person.

No matter which one, it is a long way from Shenzhou.

Below the three mistakes, there is a further description by the chief judge. The name error and the confusion of the death record are both obvious problems, only the second one is a little more complicated. A young man from a wealthy family who passed the examination and should have been selected to take up the post was later found to still be in the city.

Of course, this is a common situation. Such people have a good family background and are not worried about their lives. They have awakened their ability to sense qi. They take the examination to kill time and have no intention of serving the Privy Council. However, in the old version of the document, this person was recorded as "taking up the post", which is a big oversight.

The Taoist priest's name is "Shangguan Cai" and his post is in Leizhou.

Fei Nian put down the book and rubbed his forehead.

It seems that nothing was found today.

Just as he was about to leave the mansion, a recorder hurriedly handed a note to the auditor, who frowned and said "Huh", then stopped Fei Nian, "Sir, please stay, there seems to be something wrong with the record in the old document."

"Have you found any new errors?"

"Not really new...it's still related to that Shangguan official."

"Oh?" Fei Nian returned to the other party's desk and picked up the note - it contained a transfer order, transferring Shangguan Cai to Jinxia City.

"How could it be..." Seeing this, he couldn't help but jump his head, "It's impossible for the transfer order to transfer a non-existent person, right?"

"Indeed." The reviewer agreed, "This report from Leizhou is concise and clear, and it is unlikely to be written incorrectly, so there are only two possibilities for this situation."

"One is that Shangguan Cai is a fugitive who agreed to take up the post but fled halfway. This person went to Leizhou and Jinxia successively, and then returned to the capital without resigning. Although her record of taking up the post was cancelled in the new document integration, it does not mean that the old report is wrong."

"And the second possibility is-"

Fei Nian took over his words and said, "Someone impersonated Shangguan Cai's appointment and went from Leizhou to Jinxia, ​​and at this moment he is still working in the Jinxia Privy Council." He clenched the note fiercely, "I need all the records about Shangguan Cai, and find them all now!"