Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Difficulties

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: DifficultiesXu Qiyan soon reached the bottom of the lake, with clear air flowing in his eyes, like two small light bulbs in the darkness.

The bottom of the water was piled with silt, with the foundation of the white marble platform as the center, and stone pillars were arranged in a unique pattern, guarding the platform in the center.

This seemed to be some kind of formation... Xu Qiyan guessed in his heart.

In the capital of Dafeng, only the sorcerers of the Si Tian Jian could arrange the formation, which means that the Si Tian Jian also participated in the construction of the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple.

From this, it can be inferred that in addition to the current emperor, the old man Jian Zheng also knew the secret of Sangpo... So, is Jian Zheng really sick? Or, is it because of the collapse of the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple?

Hiss... What secrets are hidden here?

The forces that plotted the secrets of Sangpo and the thieves who destroyed the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple are definitely king-level... I am a small copper gong mixed in, and I feel that I will be affected by the fight between the gods at any time...

Even if I can find out the truth, can the royal family tolerate me?

Thinking of this, Xu Qian'an felt heavy in his heart.

"Wei Yuan has already pointed out a clear path for me. If I encounter problems that cannot be solved, I will notify the government office and Yang Jinluo... This hint is obvious enough. I am just a pawn to explore the way and a hound responsible for tracking. If it doesn't work, I can just fake my death and get away from the capital."

As the thought flashed, he paddled his limbs and leaned towards the stone pillar closest to him.

The surface of the stone pillar was engraved with twisted and strange tadpole characters. Xu Qian'an roughly saw that this was some kind of text, but due to his limited cultural level, he could not decipher it. He memorized a few characters firmly.

After checking a few more stone pillars and finding the same characters, Xu Qian'an's fear of the deep sea prompted him to leave the dark lake bottom.

In the silent, deep water, he always imagined that there was a pair of cold eyes staring at him from behind, or a huge black shadow emerging in the darkness ahead.

Xu Qiyan emerged from the water, returned to the boat, put the black gold long sword in his mouth back into the scabbard, and used his luck to evaporate the lake water.

A wisp of steam rose.

Li Yuchun stared at him in surprise. This kid was promoted to the Qi training realm under his hands. How long has it been, and his Qi is so strong?

"Your Qi doesn't look like a newly promoted Qi training realm." Li Yuchun said puzzled.

"I just meditate for two hours every day." Xu Qiyan looked innocent.

"..." Brother Chun waved his hand, unwilling to talk more about this topic. He looked at Yang Yinluo and said, "Yang is not convinced by you. He just came up to analyze the situation under the water with us, and he got some results. And he said that if your analysis is the same as his, he will be convinced.

"We are all in the same team, there is no need to hide."

The tall and thin Yang Feng smiled and did not refute.

Xu Qian'an glanced at the bearded Min Shan, who did not speak, but stared at Xu Qian'an, waiting for him to speak.

Xu Qian'an rolled his eyes: "From the fracture of the high platform, it can be inferred that the explosion point is in the temple, not under the water. In addition, the gunpowder was mostly hidden in the temple after the ancestral worship ceremony. It was no more than an hour before the end of the ancestral worship ceremony."

"If it was hidden in the temple in advance, the gunpowder smelled strong, and Your Majesty would definitely smell it when he entered the temple. There is only a chance after the ancestral worship is over. Go and arrest all the clerks in charge of the end, the Dali Temple clerks, and the Ministry of Rites clerks, and interrogate them one by one. Yang Yinluo, you will handle this matter.

"Also, notify the government office and ask His Majesty to ask for a few white-clothed people from the Imperial Observatory to come and help with the case. Boss, you go and do it. Well, I want Miss Caiwei from the Imperial Observatory to help me.

"Min Yinluo, come with me to the Ministry of Works. I want the entry and exit records of the gunpowder factory. It is impossible to smuggle out such a large amount of gunpowder."

After a pause, he added: "But before that, we must first take a look at the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers. "

The three silver gongs looked at each other and found that this little brother was quite reliable. The tasks were arranged in an orderly manner, with clear ideas and rigorous logic. Yang Feng and Min Shan, the two silver gongs, put away their contempt and distrust of him. Ask yourself, if it were them, they probably wouldn't be able to give such a clear direction so quickly. They would have to think for a long time before they could sort out their ideas. S~eaʀᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The corpses were hidden in the military camp. The imperial guards took them to a tent and lifted the curtain. Inside were corpses covered with white cloth.

There were the same corpses in the two large tents nearby. A total of 312 soldiers patrolling near Sangpo this time, all of whom died.

Xu Qian'an lifted the white cloth and looked at the miserable state of each corpse.

"Can you also perform autopsies?" Yang Feng saw that his expression was getting more and more serious, and couldn't help asking: "What did you find?"

"Found something big."

"You say. "The three silver gongs were in high spirits, and even the small leader of the imperial guards who led the way looked over.

Xu Qi'an said slowly: "I found that I am just a small copper gong. When I encounter a battle, I still need the efforts of the three adults."

All the soldiers died in the same way. They were all sucked dry by some kind of magic, and there were no other wounds on their bodies.

This method is not something that the Qi training realm can deal with.

If they really encounter thieves, Xu Qi'an can only wave his hand: Charge!

He will hide behind.

.....

Xu Qi'an took Min Shan to the Ministry of Industry. With the gold medal paving the way, they

had no obstacles.

He found the official who managed the gunpowder factory and said: "This official wants to check the production and use records of gunpowder in the past month. "

Account books are very easy to falsify, and the most common method is to exaggerate the amount used. For example, to make a batch of artillery shells, only 200 kilograms of gunpowder are needed, but when recording, it is written as 300 kilograms.

Another example is when making gunpowder, the raw materials transported can make 200 kilograms of gunpowder, but the amount of raw materials is deliberately written as less, so that the excess gunpowder can be hidden.

But these methods cannot withstand investigation, and any crime has clues.

Xu Qian'an did not trust the officials of the Ministry of Works, and sent people to the night watchman's office to transfer his own clerks, and dozens of people poured into the Ministry of

Works.

This is a tedious process and the workload is heavy, because you have to go to the raw material collection site to collect evidence and verify.

....

After lunch in the Ministry of Works, Xu Qian'an sat comfortably on a big chair and picked his

teeth, watching the clerks and the gongs busy.

Yang Feng, who was responsible for investigating the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and the palace, sent someone back to report the news.

"Three officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Rites are missing, and three people

who work in the palace are also missing." The copper gong who reported the news said.

In the palace, eunuchs of relatively low status are called servants. They usually do miscellaneous work.

"When did they disappear?" Xu Qiyan sat up straight and instantly broke free from his lazy

state.

"All the people responsible for the end of the ancestral worship ceremony were detained by the Ministry of Justice and the government office. They refused to hand them over to us." The copper gong said helplessly: "Yang Yinluo is confronting the people from the Ministry of Justice and the stalemate."

"Dare to snatch people from us night watchmen?" Xu Qiyan's eyebrows were raised.

Although he has only been a night watchman for a short time, he has already been infected with the arrogant and domineering arrogance of the night watchmen.

The copper gong explained: "The Ministry of Justice and the government office have also

received orders from His Majesty to investigate the case. They are all under the emperor's order, so they are not afraid of us. Yang Yinluo didn't have the gold medal bestowed by the emperor, so he asked me to hurry to inform the adults."

Usually, the status of the night watchman is higher than that of other yamen, but there is one exception, that is, the emperor issued an order.

"Let's go and get the person!" Xu Qian'an was furious.

It is not surprising that the emperor asked the Ministry of Justice and the government office to intervene in this case at the same time. Many major cases are investigated by multiple parties. A single yamen has limited manpower and has its own duties. It is difficult to invest all manpower and material resources to deal with other things.

The benefits of multiple parties' joint investigation are obvious, but the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, stealing credit!

"For me, it is not that I will be fine if the Sangpo case is solved. I must make a decisive contribution in this case so that the court can exempt me from the death penalty. If I don't make any contribution, I am afraid I will be beheaded at Caishikou... Whoever dares to obstruct my investigation will be treated with no mercy!"

As his life and property were at stake, Xu Qian'an did not delay. He grabbed the black-gold long sword on the table, looked around at the officials, and said loudly:

"You continue to investigate the case and thoroughly check all the production and consumption records from the middle of the year to now. If you find any clues, each of you will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver. "

As the chief officer, he has the power to give certain rewards, which are paid by the night

watchmen's office.

The clerks from the night watchmen's office all have shining eyes.

Twenty taels of silver is equivalent to their half-year salary.

Leaving the clerks behind, Xu Qi'an took the silver gong Min Shan and the other copper gongs,

hurriedly left the Ministry of Works, rode fast horses, and rushed to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice was not far away. In less than an incense stick of time, Xu Qi'an saw the red lacquer gate of the Ministry of Justice.

The gate was heavily guarded, and two rows of armored soldiers were guarding it.

Yang Feng and the six copper gongs were blocked outside, and the two sides were confronting

each other.

"The Ministry of Justice is ordered to investigate the case. Those who are good at the Ministry

of Justice and hinder the investigation will be killed without mercy. "A middle-aged officer in the lead, holding his knife with one hand, scolded the night watchman.

Behind him, dozens of soldiers held the knife handle.

Yang Feng's forehead was bulging with anger, probably because he had never been so aggrieved before. In the past, even the little people dared to scold him in person. Although he also held the knife handle, he did not dare to be reckless. The chief officer was

not here, and he had no right to claim that he was handling the case by order. The Ministry of

Justice could not have been unaware that the night watchman was also ordered to participate in the case, but deliberately stopped him outside. This was deliberately disgusting them and deliberately tripping them up.

"Hey!" The middle-aged officer in the lead sneered, holding his knife with one hand, and saw

the night watchmen riding horses from a distance.

"The Ministry of Justice is handling the case. Anyone who dares to enter the Ministry of

Justice will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as he finished shouting, he saw the young Tongluo riding a horse in the front, pulling out the military crossbow from his waist and pulling the trigger without hesitation.