It was clearly winter and the weather was cold, but Xiaori found that there seemed to be no difference between the temperature inside the room and outside the room.

In county government offices and wealthy families, the rooms where they usually stay in the office are usually heated by charcoal stoves in winter, so that the clerks will not be able to bend and stretch their fingers flexibly and cannot write or work.

But why is there no room for the chief registrar’s office? Could it be that the relationship between the chief registrar Dongfang and the county magistrate is not good? Isn’t it the old staff brought by the county magistrate when he went to Liangzhou County?

Or is it that Dongfang Mingfu's physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people, and he can work as usual in such a cold room without being affected by the cold?

But is it necessary for the county government office to save this charcoal-burning stove? The county government office should not be short of this thing.

Xiaori lowered her tail and found a place where books were piled high, and she could barely peer through the gap to see the empty space on Dongfang Mingfu's bookshelf.

"Huh? Why is he just sitting there? There are so many documents on the desk without processing them?"

After squatting and observing for a while, Xiaori discovered a new problem.

There were obviously a lot of documents on the desk that needed to be processed, but Dongfang Mingfu was like a wooden figure, sitting in front of the desk motionless, with his head lowered, his eyes unfocused, and his eyes were empty, like a monk who was meditating on Buddhism.

Looking at the inkstone next to it, the ink inside has long dried, and the brushes are placed casually on the table. It looks like they haven't been used for a while.

Xiaori suddenly felt a thrilling chill, and the hair on her back stood up.

Dongfang Mingfu seems to be just an empty shell, only moving along a fixed path.

It knocks on the door, and the other party will open the door. When it sees no one, it doesn't get angry and guess it's a prank, but simply closes the door and returns to its original position to sit down.

The brush is just left there, the ink is dry, and the paperwork is not processed. I sit motionless for a long time, not processing the paperwork, and not catching fish to rest. It is quieter than a puppet.

Changing to a seat with a better view, Xiaori could see the teacup in Dongfang Mingfu's hand. There was no tea in it, only dried yellow-brown tea stains.

It seems that it was left to let the tea evaporate naturally without anyone taking it away for cleaning.

So, no other county government staff came to bring tea and water? Otherwise, how could no one take it away and clean it?

The feeling of horror became stronger and stronger, and Xiaori couldn't help but tremble.

After crouching for a while, Dongfang Mingfu suddenly stood up and began to walk around the bookshelves in the room to inspect.

In the quiet room, Dongfang Mingfu's face was expressionless, his eyes were empty, and every step he took was the same distance, and he walked around in a serious and repressive official uniform.

"Have you discovered me?"

Xiaori felt even more frightened and hurriedly walked around Dongfang Mingfu to avoid his path.

After a new round of observation, it found that the other party seemed to be patrolling "as usual" according to a certain path set in advance, but it did not discover it.

Just when he came to such a conclusion, Dongfang Mingfu spoke with a hoarse voice and no emotion:

"Found you."

"..." Xiaori did not answer, but continued to hide.

It's not a newbie, it will fall for this kind of trick.

Sure enough, after a while, Dongfang Mingfu began to continue "walking" along the original path.

Xiaori thought for a while and decided not to alert the snake first, but instead found an opportunity and ran out of the room again.

It was of the mysterious level and moved extremely fast without being noticed by the opponent.

It's just that things here are really weird.

Dongfang Mingfu is no longer Dongfang Mingfu. I don’t know if he is an empty shell now, or if he is controlled remotely, like a puppet on strings.

Either way, it's very scary...

Xiaori left the main courtyard and walked quietly along the courtyard wall to the courtyard where the county magistrate was.

The yard where the county magistrate was sitting was also empty, and the door was closed. Xiaori repeated his old tricks, got into the magistrate's room and observed the magistrate again.

As expected, the county magistrate, like Dongfang Mingfu, had piles of documents on his desk but did not deal with them, the pens and ink were dry and unused, the tea had not been changed for a long time, and there were only tea-yellow water stains left in the tea cups.

I'm afraid that the county magistrate is nothing but an empty shell.

Next is the county captain, with the same result.

Only the county magistrate is missing. I don't know if he is outside or has disappeared long ago.

Xiaori also observed the situation of other people in the county government office. First of all, the maids who served tea and water all disappeared. The rest, whether they were the county guards standing guard or the clerks in the office, all had empty eyes and never talked to anyone.

Communicate and only do things according to fixed logic.

So Xiaori went to a courtyard in the Dumen Courtyard, where the chief catcher stayed.

The situation here is finally different. The little catchers in the yard are walking back and forth and communicating with each other, just like ordinary people. The door to the room is open, and bursts of heating are coming from inside.

Xiaori breathed a sigh of relief, no matter in terms of temperature or "popularity", the people here seemed to be alive.

Someone saw the little sun on the courtyard wall and shouted out to expel him.

Xiaori did not go around in circles and continued to investigate. Instead, he left the county government office and went all the way to Dongfang's house, which was a street away.

It first found Juju and explained the situation. Seeing that Pei Mengqing and Dongfang Xiaoyu were still chatting with Dongfang's mother, it didn't bother them for the time being.

Mother Dongfang didn't go to rest until after lunch.

The two met in the room arranged by Dongfang's mother for Pei Mengqing.

Pei Mengqing and Xiaoyu sat on chairs, while Xiaori and Ju Ju simply squatted on the table.

"The situation is not optimistic." Xiaori said.

"How's it going, over there at the Yamen?" Pei Mengqing asked.

Xiaori glanced at Dongfang Xiaoyu and hesitated.

After all, Dongfang Mingfu is also Xiaoyu's father. I wonder if Dongfang Xiaoyu will believe this news, or whether he will rush out of the door and rush to the Yamen to find his father.

"What do you think of me? Is there something wrong with my father too?"

When Xiaoyu saw Xiaori's eyes staring at her, she felt angry and had a bad feeling in her heart. The corners of her eyes were sore and she asked while holding back tears.

"Sorry, I'm afraid your father is already an empty shell." Xiaori looked at Pei Mengqing and Juju, telling them to be prepared to prevent Xiaoyu from being impulsive.

"Empty shell...what do you mean..."

The energy seemed to have suddenly dissipated from Xiaoyu. She sat slumped on the chair with sad eyes, but she still asked firmly.

So Xiaori told everything he saw in the Yamen.

"Don't be sad yet. Perhaps your father was only temporarily controlled by the people from Tianmeng Pavilion using drugs, and he is not dead yet."

Although Pei Mengqing felt that this possibility was very slim in this weird world, she still comforted the girl to prevent her from being too sad.

After a short period of getting along, he found that Dongfang Xiaoyu was a good young man with a righteous heart, a kind heart and filial piety to his parents. For such a good young man, he had to help him within his ability.

What's more, Dongfang Xiaoyu also has a foundation in martial arts, which can help him and the two big oranges to save Liangzhou County to a certain extent.
Chapter completed!