“Yes, right here.” County Magistrate Wu hurriedly handed over the county office’s personnel register. “I have listed each person’s salary, background, and particular qualifications alongside their name. Please have a look, Special Envoy.”

He Lingchuan even praised him. “County Magistrate Wu is very meticulous.”

County Magistrate Wu smiled and said, “You flatter me, Special Envoy.”

Yet He Lingchuan did not even open the personnel register. He simply tossed it onto the table, took another sip of tea, and asked, “What’s the most common surname in Shihuan City?”

“Huh?” The abrupt turn in the conversation left County Magistrate Wu stunned. It took him a while to recover. “Oh, there are more people surnamed Li than anything else!”

“How many do you have in your office?”

County Magistrate Wu silently counted for a few breaths. “There are… seven or eight?”

“Quite a few, just as I thought.” He Lingchuan tapped the personnel register twice with...