Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Case Analysis

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Case AnalysisThe government office?

What's wrong with the government office? I dared to kill people at the gate of the Ministry of Justice. Is it difficult to kill you, a mere seventh-rank official?

Xu Qian'an pressed his hand, and the sharp black-gold long knife instantly cut the back of the official's neck. The latter clearly felt the pain from the back of his neck and his warm blood flowing out.

You really dare to kill me... The official's heart tightened, and he looked at other night watchmen in panic, trying to see if they could stop this lawless companion.

But the attitude of Song Tingfeng and others made the official feel depressed. He was calm, indifferent, and stood by and watched. He had heard of the bad reputation of the night watchmen, who were particularly arrogant, but he didn't believe that the night watchmen dared to kill the court officials in the government office.

Song Tingfeng met the other person's eyes and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Mr. Experiencer, you have embezzled the inheritance of the court official. Even if I don't kill you now, I will put you in jail later and kill you anyway."

Tang Yinluo added: "This is the usual method used by us night watchmen. When the time comes, what we ask is not as simple as inheritance."

"I know I was wrong." The palace experiencer said.

Xu Qi'an then put away the knife and kicked the palace experiencer: "Go, call everyone who has received the silver to the hall, I will punish them one by one."

The palace experiencer covered his neck with blood and stumbled away.

Until his back could no longer be seen, Xu Qi'an retracted his gaze and continued to check the relics.

"Are you afraid that the relics with clues will be embezzled, resulting in the case not being solved?" Tang Yinluo said.

"If Zhou Min really left clues in the relics, then he would not have chosen those valuable objects that would easily make people greedy." Xu Qian'an said, looking up at him:

"I just want to take back what belongs to Zhou Min, and hand it over to his family after the case is over."

"Your character is worthy of my admiration." Tang Yinluo praised, and then added: "Although you are very lustful."

No, this is the most basic morality... Those who don't even let go of the money of the dead are bad people, they are garbage. Xu Qian'an complained in his heart.

In addition, can men's affairs be called lustful? It is clearly a gentleman's dream for a beautiful lady.

Xu Qian'an remembered a joke he had seen before: Although I drink, smoke, get tattoos, and go to nightclubs, I know that I am a good girl.

Although I got it for free, I know I'm a good man...

About ten minutes later, an official in a green robe embroidered with a white pheasant walked into the storeroom, followed by the official who had simply bandaged his neck wound, and an official also in a green robe embroidered with a egret.

In the officialdom, you can tell what rank the other person is by looking at the official uniform, and thus guess their identity. For example, this green robe official embroidered with a white pheasant is a sixth rank official, and only the prefect in the government office is a sixth rank official.

The saying "only recognize the clothes, not the person" was originally circulated in the officialdom.

The prefect, with a round face and a middle-aged body, came forward enthusiastically. When Xu Qi'an and others approached, he said with great sorrow:

"I am ashamed. I did not control my subordinates strictly and did such a shameful thing." He examined himself and took out a bulging and heavy small package, "Here is 150 taels, which are the relics of Zhou Jingli. I have recovered them for him."

There is no need to use the magic of looking at the sky for such a small matter. The prefecture of a state can make such a concession, in fact, it is all because of the governor. Xu Qi'an expected this and was fearless.

If the prefect did not buy it, he would just go to Governor Zhang to complain. Of course, this kind of thing is unlikely. Those who can get into the officialdom are all smart people. Therefore, Xu Qi'an reached out to take it, weighed it a few times, and did not pester it.

"Prefect, please help prepare the carriage. I want to take Zhou Jingli's relics back to the post station." Xu Qi'an said.

The prefect first looked at the one with the silver gong embroidered on his chest. Seeing that he was silent, he knew that the person present was the one who was talking to him.

"Of course."

Xu Qian'an left two Tiger Guards to cooperate with the yamen runners of the government office to transport Zhou Min's relics back to the inn, and they rode out of the city. There was also a fast catcher from the government office accompanying them.

Also called Kuaishou.

Zhou Min's body was buried in a mass grave thirty miles outside the city. The mass graves of this era are more like cemeteries in the past life, with graves one after another.

The people buried in the mass graves are all the deceased from poor families. Those with more affluent families will ask Feng Shui masters to choose the grave site.

"My lords, Zhou Jingli's grave is there." Kuai pointed to a willow tree, under which there was a small grave.

Several Tiger Guards took off the iron shovels hanging on the horse hooks, and dug the grave with one shovel after another. The dirt flew, and with a muffled "bang", the iron shovel hit

the coffin.

The Tiger Guards wiped the dirt outside the coffin, and pried open the thin coffin with a clang..., and an unpleasant stench came out.

Everyone stepped back a few steps. Warriors have a keen sense of smell and can't stand this

stench.

Xu Qian'an took out a porcelain bottle and distributed the small pills inside to everyone. These were the anti-virus pills given by the Si Tianjian sorcerer.

Then, he covered his mouth and nose and walked to the coffin.

A male corpse in white clothes lay quietly, with his iron-blue face facing the sky. His skin was blue-black, covered with corpse spots of varying depths, and there were several holes on his face that rotted, and maggots were wriggling in the flesh holes.

The body was slightly swollen, which was caused by the swelling of the skin tissue filled with decaying gas after death. At this time, the skin would break with a slight poke, and the smelly blood would splash.

Xu Qiyan had learned this knowledge before, but it was the first time he saw it.

.... My god, I'm going to break. Xu Qiyan forced himself to hold back the surging stomach acid and said in a deep voice: "Undress him."

The Tiger Guard looked at him resignedly: "Yes..."

Half an hour later, Xu Qiyan finished looking at the body and initially concluded that it was indeed not caused by external forces. He did not find fatal injuries on the body.

After reburying Zhou Min's grave, the clerk of the government office led them to clean it in a nearby stream, and then returned to Baidi City.

The cause of death can be almost confirmed, it was done by the Wushen Cult... Killing in a dream, the method of a fourth-grade wizard... Then would it be easy for him to kill us?

The only clue at present is half a jade pendant, but it is just a jade pendant. Without more information, there is no way to investigate...

At 2:30 pm, Governor Zhang returned to the post station with a group of copper and silver gongs, looking for clues in front of Zhou Min's relics.

"I have been looking for an hour. Have you found anything?" Governor Zhang frowned.

The night watchmen shook their heads.

"Isn't Zhou Min a spy for the night watchmen? Don't you have a contact code?" Governor

Zhang asked sternly.

"It doesn't match at all." A silver gong said in a muffled voice. Sёarch* The NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Maybe it has been taken away or destroyed by the murderer a long time ago. What is left for

us is just some useless waste." Another silver gong guessed.

"It has been half a month, and there are no clues at all? How can we solve it? No one can solve

it." A copper gong muttered.

Waste... Governor Zhang was a little annoyed. He was born as an imperial censor and was not familiar with criminal cases. He could only rely on this group of night watchmen. However, the night watchmen were good at fighting, but not at investigating cases.

"Let the sorcerer question Yang Chuannan directly."

"Bad idea!" Governor Zhang snorted: "For those above the fourth rank, the sorcerer's

accusation is not valid. I know that Yang Chuannan colluded with bandits, but where is the evidence? How can we convict him without evidence, how can we convict a second-rank

commander?"

The night watchmen sighed and shook their heads.

"Okay, Governor, don't embarrass them. Zhou Min did not use the code." Jiang Luzhong shook his head and felt that it was difficult.

Originally thought that Zhou Min would use the code unique to the night watchmen as a contact clue to guide them to find evidence, but after checking the relics, nothing was found.

"It may also be destroyed by the murderer." Governor Zhang said helplessly.

"What should we do then?" A silver gong asked.

"We can only count on Xu Ningyan." Governor Zhang said, "He can find the flaws in the tax

case in the files, and he can find out the old case of Princess Pingyang in the Sangpo case. He

may also be able to find out the unsolved case of Zhou Min this time."

"But how do you find it?" "How do I know?" Governor Zhang glared at the Tongluo who was talking.

At this time, Xu Qiyan just walked in, followed by the night watchmen and the Tiger Guards. Governor Zhang's eyes lit up: "What are the results of the autopsy?"

"It's the same as the autopsy of the government office. There will be no discovery on the

body." Xu Qiyan replied.

The governor nodded with some disappointment, and then said, "I heard that you had an

experience of hurting the government office?"

"I know my limits and I won't kill anyone." Xu Qiyan pointed at the relics: "Are there any

clues?"

The night watchmen shook their heads.

"The contact code was not found, maybe it was destroyed by someone." Jiang Luzhong

sighed: "Ning Yan, I can only rely on you."

He immediately looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "You all learn a little bit

and see how he solved the case. Whoever can learn one tenth or one twelfth will be trained by

me."

These bronze and silver gongs are all under his command.

Jiang Luzhong has always wanted Xu Qiyan, but Duke Wei would not give it to him. He could

only resort to this last resort and let Xu Qiyan train the night watchmen under his command.

Xu Qiyan found a place to sit down, and did not continue to check the relics. He pondered for a moment: "Is the secret code of the night watchman's yamen kept secret?"

Jiang Luzhong said: "The silver gongs and above know it, and the bronze gongs who have

contacted the secret agents also know it."

"That's not confidential enough." Xu Qiyan poured himself a glass of water and said:

"Zhou Min is very likely not to use the yamen's contact code."

"Why do you think so?" asked a silver gong.

Xu Qian'an analyzed: "If the secret level of the code is high, the murderer cannot accurately

find clues among the relics and destroy them. Then the code should be found by us now. But it

is not.

"If the secret level is not high, Zhou Min, as an old spy for 20 years, is experienced and thoughtful. How could he use such a crude method? It is too easy to be cracked. So this matter

is not complicated. There is only one answer. He used other methods to hide the evidence." The night watchmen looked at each other in silence, all a little shocked.

"Yes, that's it. At first glance, there is no clue, but there is only one possibility: Zhou Min used other methods to hide the evidence."

The night watchmen clapped their hands excitedly, and they felt suddenly enlightened. Governor Zhang nodded slightly, then frowned: "But we are also confused about how to find

the evidence he hid."

Xu Qian'an said: "Then let's analyze it from the beginning..."