Chapter 230 What, Chen Jiusi, you really know how to solve cases ( words, please subscribe)
Chen Jie was also confused. He had just arrived in Huangzhou Prefecture and was unfamiliar with the place. How could he solve the case right away?

This is too technical.

At this time, Zhao Ya said to Wang Baobao, "Third brother, don't worry. My staff is definitely capable of solving the murder case. I can guarantee that."

Wulutai said: "Princess, investigating a case is no joke. This plum blossom killer is very difficult to deal with. He leaves almost no traces when committing crimes. He only leaves a plum blossom mark on this wall. The rest is extremely difficult."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya asked, "Wulutai, do you know what position this princess holds now?"

Wulutai said: "He is the fourth-rank chief of the Hubei River and Lakes."

"What are my duties as the chief steward of Hubei Road?"

Zhao Ya continued to ask.

Wulutai said: "He is in charge of the Jianghu sects, provoking trouble, and causing chaos in the court. All matters related to the Jianghu sects, no matter how big or small, are under the management of the Jianghu Road General Manager."

In fact, to put it bluntly, the so-called Chief of the Hubei Road underworld is the leader of the martial arts world arranged by the imperial court for Hubei Road.

You can participate in all underworld affairs in Hubei Road, and when you encounter underworld affairs, you can act according to your discretion.

What does it mean to do things in an advantageous manner? It means that she can almost intervene in local affairs, such as investigating murder cases.

Some people say that although Zhao Ya has the power, on what basis can she command the heroes of Hubei? You should know that the underworld does not recognize whether you are a princess or not. Many desperate gangsters still recognize the use of force.

Does Zhao Ya have the strength to suppress Hubei Road?

The answer is yes.

Just as Ulutai finished speaking, a voice suddenly came out.

"Since you know the identity of my princess, you still dare to say more. It seems that there are also brave people in the martial arts world of Huangzhou Prefecture!"

After hearing this, everyone felt the air suddenly get a little colder. Chen Jie was also shocked and his eyes focused slightly. Then he saw a man walking towards him not far away. He was wearing black and white clothes.

There is a terrifying evil aura about him.

When they saw this person, everyone was shocked. What a terrifying power.

But Zhao Ya said excitedly: "Master He, why did you come to Huangzhou Prefecture!"

Zhao Ya shouted excitedly, and then stepped forward and bowed: "Yaya greets Master He."

Everyone was shocked. Master He instantly knew the identity of the murderous man in front of him. There were two people among the first-rank priests in the palace who were the most famous in the world. They were the famous two elders Xuanbing.

One says that the crane prolongs life, the other says that the tortoise prolongs life.

And the person in front of you must be the famous He Yishou.

As he was thinking this, Wang Baobao also clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, Master He."

The two elders Xuanbing were the first-rank priests of the palace and were also relatively early to join the palace. Therefore, they were once responsible for teaching kung fu to the princess and the young prince of the palace for a period of time.

Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao were both their apprentices.

Therefore, the two of them were also called Master by the princess and the young prince.

When He Yishou saw Wang Baobao bowing to him, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Haha, there is no need for you to do this, young prince."

Wang Baobao hated it most when people called him "Little Prince", but with the exception of the two elders Xuanbing, only these two people would call him that and he would not feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Ya saw He Yishou and asked, "Master He, why are you here in Huangzhou Prefecture? Where is Master Gui?"

He Yishou said, "Oh, the second brother has gone to do another thing the prince asked him to do. He should be here in a few days."

"I came here early to support the princess, so that the people of Hubei Road would not think that the palace had no experts and could only send three useless people to help the princess."

He Yishou glanced at Ada and the other two, and they immediately shrank their heads.

He Yishou holds a very high status in the palace. He is a first-rank priest and almost the strongest among all the priests. Of course, there are other masters in the palace, such as their master.

But even their master was very polite to the two elders Xuanbing.

The first is that the prince values ​​them both very much, and the second is that they both have real abilities.

First of all, both of them are at the Dragon Realm, and secondly, they both know a combined attack technique. If they join forces, their strength can even compete with those above the Dragon Realm.

So their master told them to be respectful when they saw the two elders Xuanbing.

He Yishou glared at the three of them, then looked at Chen Jie: "Are you the princess's new staff member?"

"Master He, his name is Chen Jiusi, and he is a man of great talent."

The princess was afraid that He Yishou would bully Chen Jie, so she spoke first. He Yishou glanced at Zhao Ya, shook his head helplessly and smiled.

But he still looked at Chen Jie with a straight face and asked, "Chen Jiusi?"

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "My name is Chen Jiusi, nice to meet you, Senior He."

He Yishou said: "Chen Jiusi, I am very dissatisfied with you!"

Chen Jie clasped his fists and bowed his head.

He Yishou said: "Since you are the princess's staff, you should focus on the princess's affairs. However, you left the team without permission to settle your family. This is disrespectful. In my opinion, you should be hanged."

"Master He."

After hearing what He Yishou said, Zhao Ya suddenly shouted anxiously.

He Yishou raised his hand and said, "Princess, please don't beg for mercy."

Chen Jie bowed his head and said nothing. He Yishou said, "But since the princess thinks highly of you, I will give you another chance to make amends. The princess said you are good at solving cases, so you should solve the cases well and make them clearer. This will save the princess's face and prove your ability."

"If you can't solve this case, the princess won't keep idle people around her. Go back to where you came from and behave yourself. Do you understand?"

He Yishou looked at Chen Jie as if to say, "If you really have the ability, prove it to me. If you don't, get out of here."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I will definitely make sure the case is resolved, but..."

He Yishou squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "But what?"

Chen Jie replied: "This case may involve a wide range of people, and some people are not people I can afford to offend..."

He Yishou laughed when he heard this: "Hahahaha... I don't think it's a big deal. Let me tell you, Chen Jiusi, you are now the princess's man, and the princess is the chief of the Hubei Road Jianghu. Do you know what that means?"

"It means that you can manage things that others in Hubei Road dare to manage. You can manage things that others in Hubei Road did not dare to manage before. You can execute first and report later. This is the position of the chief of the underworld in Hubei Road. Do you understand it now?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought that the word sounded familiar, but it was also really domineering.

He Yishou's meaning was very clear. With his support, no martial artist in Hubei would dare to disrespect him, let alone the mere Huangzhou Prefecture.

What four dragons and eight tigers? I am here. If you are a dragon, coil up for me. If you are a tiger, nest for me.

This case is the first case my princess has handled since taking office. It is also the most important case to establish her authority. I wonder who dares not to give my princess face?
It has to be said that the second elder Xuanbing and He Yishou are indeed domineering, and the moment they open their mouths they show contempt for all the heroes in Huangzhou Prefecture.

Actually, this is not an exaggeration. The most powerful people in Huangzhou Prefecture are only the Four Dragons, which are at the Changhong Realm. There is a realm gap between them and He Yishou, who is at the Rulong Realm. In addition, He Yishou's status in the martial arts world and his identity as a royal palace are enough for him to be proud of!
When everyone saw He Yishou being so ferocious, they all took a deep breath and felt suppressed.

At this time, He Yishou glanced at Wulutai and said, "It was you who just questioned my princess."

"I don't dare."

Ulutai was shocked. Being looked at by a great master like He Yishou, who is at the Dragon Level, must be under great psychological pressure.

He Yishou said, "It's better not to. I tell you, the princess is the favorite daughter of King Ruyang. If any of you want to fight with the princess, or want to trip her up from behind, you don't need to do much. See how many palms you can take from me."

As he spoke, He Yishou gently waved his palm, and the next moment everyone felt the air suddenly become bone-chillingly cold. The next moment, they saw the ground freezing with a crackling sound, and the ice continued to a rockery dozens of meters away. The next moment, the entire rockery was instantly frozen.

He Yishou suddenly clenched his fist, and there was a snap, the sound of ice breaking, and the rockery was directly shattered into ice chips on the ground.

Seeing this scene, everyone gasped. It was such a terrifying cold air!
He Yishou said: "I won't say any more nonsense. Anyone who wants to plot against my princess will be killed."

Everyone gasped. He Yishou looked at Chen Jiusi and said, "Can we check it now?"

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely do my best and live up to the expectations of the princess and Senior He."

He Yishou turned to Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, the rest of the things are up to you. When I came here, the prince said that he wanted to train the princess's abilities, so I usually don't take action easily. There are still many things that the princess needs to handle by herself."

Zhao Ya said: "Yes, Master He, you don't need to do anything for me. I can handle many things by myself."

He Yishou heard this and said, "It's good that the princess has this intention, but the princess doesn't have to handle everything by herself. If there are people who dare to embarrass the princess, I will also help her."

He Yishou looked around at everyone, his eyes full of warning and indifference.

Even though I say I can't do anything, if you dare to secretly attack my princess, be careful or I will dig up your ancestral graves.

All those who were looked at by He Yishou lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the face. After looking around, He Yishou said to Wang Baobao, "Arrange a quiet room for me, and you guys continue."

Wang Baobao said: "Yes."

After saying that, he immediately arranged a quiet room for He Yishou. A master like He Yishou would not easily get involved in the affairs of the younger generation, so it was still up to Chen Jiusi to investigate the case.

At this time, Wang Baobao looked around and said, "Is there anything else you want to say now?"

Wulutai said: "Since Senior He has designated the newly appointed Captain Chen to investigate the case, I, the Tongpanfu Yamen, will not be involved."

Wang Baobao turned to look at the prefect Chu Tian and said, "What does the prefect Chu think?"

Chu Tian heard this and said, "I have nothing to say. Since Senior He said that Captain Chen should investigate the case, then I agree to let Captain Chen investigate the case."

Wang Baobao said: "Very good, if that's the case, then the Tongpanfu Yamen and the Zhifu Yamen have no objection."

"My Darughachi Mansion has no objection. This case will be handed over to the new Hubei Road Jianghu General Manager Princess Zhao Ya to handle. My Darughachi Mansion will fully cooperate."

"My prefectural government has also fully cooperated."

"I, the Tongpanfu, will also fully cooperate."

Everyone expressed their opinions, and Zhao Ya said, "Okay, then the remaining matter is the business of my Hubei Road Jianghu General Manager Yamen. How can Jiu Si investigate it?"

Seeing the princess asking him, Chen Jie said, "Princess, first of all, we need to protect the scene. Please use this toilet as a boundary and do not allow anyone to enter within 50 meters."

Wang Baobao said, "Okay, come here, send someone to guard, no one is allowed to approach within 50 meters, anyone who violates the rules will be killed!"

Wang Baobao was a soldier in style, swift and decisive. At his command, the entire backyard was immediately surrounded.

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What's next?"

Chen Jie said: "Everyone please leave, and please find the first person who found the body."

Wang Baobao asked: "Who was the first to discover the body?"

After hearing this, the guard said, "It's the gardener Lao Zhang."

Wang Baobao waved his hand and immediately grabbed the man.

When the gardener Lao Zhang saw so many people looking at him, he was shocked.

Chen Jie looked at the gardener Lao Zhang and said, "Lao Zhang, don't be nervous. Let me ask you, how did you find the body of General Wang?"

Old Zhang said, "Sir, I was tidying up the flowerbed in the backyard when I heard the sound of tiles breaking. I thought someone had fallen, so I rushed over and saw a person lying on the ground. I came over and saw that it was General Wang. I was so scared that I shouted, 'Someone has been killed.'"

Chen Jie asked, "Where is the flower garden?"

Lao Zhang casually pointed to a direction, and then followed Chen Jie and said, "Very good, you go down and rest first, and I'll trouble Lord Daruhachi to help keep an eye on it."

Wang Baobao nodded slightly.

Chen Jie continued to ask: "Who else was nearby at the time?"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Captain Chen is asking you a question!"

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. After a while, three people raised their hands: a guard, a maid, and a kitchen helper.

Wang Baobao looked at them and asked, "Just the three of you?"

"Ah."

Chen Jie looked at the three people and said, "Tell me, did you hear the sound of tiles falling to the ground just now?"

After hearing this, the three of them were stunned and looked at each other.

The guard frowned and said, "It seems like, right?"

Chen Jie asked: "Where are you?"

The guard said, "I'm there."

Chen Jie pointed at the maid.

"I'll be standing by the door ready to serve the food."

The maid pointed to a spot, and Chen Jie asked, "Did you hear the sound of tiles falling to the ground?"

The maid said, "No, no... maybe the music in the room was too loud, so I didn't hear it clearly."

Chen Jie looked at the kitchen helper, who said, "At that time, I..."

Wang Baobao frowned, and Chen Jie said, "Don't be afraid. You don't have to tell me what you did. Just tell me where you were at that time."

After hearing this, the man pointed to a place not far away and said, "There!"

Chen Jie said: "Very good, all of you go over to your previous positions."

Then Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Master Daruhachi, please let the music in the room continue. Just play the same song as before."

Then Chen Jie looked at the princess and said, "Princess, please go to the flower garden."

The princess said, "Okay."

Soon everyone was standing in their respective positions, and then the music in the house started to play.

At this time Chen Jie came to the dead body, and sighed as he looked at Wang Wenyuan, who was lying on his back, dead on the spot. They had been quite compatible, but he never thought that in the blink of an eye, they would be separated forever.

"Ok?"

Chen Jie shouted loudly, and the people in other positions said, "Okay."

Chen Jie came to the corpse at this time, checked it carefully, and then found that the toilet was not high, and there was a tile roof above the toilet, and one of the tiles had been kicked down.

A picture immediately emerged in Chen Jie's mind.

A killer was hiding on the top of the toilet. When Wang Wenyuan was using the toilet, he suddenly flew down from the ceiling and stabbed him in the throat with a sword. His skills were quite agile.

As Chen Jie was thinking about this, he slapped a tile from the roof of the toilet.

slap~
The tiles fell to the ground and broke into pieces, making a crisp sound. Chen Jie did not turn around in a hurry, but waited for a while before turning around and shouting, "Everyone, come back."

Soon everyone came back. Chen Jie looked at them and said, "Did you hear the sound when the tiles fell to the ground just now?"

Several people looked at each other, and the guard said, "I heard it."

The maid shook her head, and the cook said, "I seemed to have heard it, but I'm not sure."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya, and Zhao Ya said, "I didn't hear any sound."

Hearing this, Chen Jie said, "So, someone lied!"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya suddenly turned her head to look at the gardener. Seeing this, Gardener Zhang suddenly jumped up, slapped the black-armored cavalry guarding him away, and then flew up!

He actually fled far away.

Seeing this scene, everyone shouted in shock: "Stop him!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly rushed over, followed by a palm that knocked the gardener down.

Everyone looked and saw that it was Wang Baobao.

Wang Baobao's face turned pale as he looked at the gardener Zhang and asked, "Did you kill Wang Wenyuan? Who sent you?"

Gardener Zhang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said arrogantly, "Hahahaha... Shadow Plum Blossom Falls, a beast-killing official, hahaha..."

Wang Baobao was furious at this time and lifted up Zhang the gardener.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Gardener Zhang sneered at this time: "You Mulan dog, you still want to know about our Shadow Plum Blossoms? I tell you, forget it!"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Zhang Huajiang, your identity has been exposed. If I kill you, the Plum Blossom Killer will no longer exist. Why are you still resisting?"

At this time, Zhang Huajiang looked at Chen Jie coldly and said, "Haha, the Plum Blossom Killer does not exist. You are really stupid. Let me tell you, we Plum Blossom Killers are everywhere, specifically killing you evil officials, dog officials! The Holy Fire will not be extinguished, and the Plum Blossom will last forever! Long live the Holy Religion!"

"You, be so bold, tell me where your organization is and who is your leader!"

"Hehehe...you want to know? Forget it, uh..."

At this time, Gardener Zhang severed his own meridians and died.

Seeing this, Wang Baobao was furious and said, "How dare you!"

Chen Jie stepped forward to stop Wang Baobao and said, "It's too late."

Wang Baobao clenched his fists tightly, while Chen Jie looked in the direction of Zhang Huajiang's gaze, and what caught his eye was a fat man.

Chu Tian, ​​the prefect of Huangzhou Prefecture.

Chen Jie fell into deep thought, but didn't say much.

At this time, Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Chen Jie turned around and saw Huangzhou Prefecture Governor Chu Tian also looking at him. Chen Jie smiled and said, "Oh, it's okay. I was just daydreaming."

"But Lord Darughachi, the whereabouts of this plum blossom killer have been found out. The sacred fire is immortal and the plum blossom lasts forever. I don't know what this plum blossom is, but the sacred fire is immortal. Lord Darughachi, what have you thought of?"

Wang Baobao squinted his eyes and said, "Zoroastrianism!"

Chen Jie said: "That's right, I'm afraid that this plum blossom killer is the Zoroastrian demon in disguise."

"And there are quite a few Zoroastrian demons in Huangzhou Prefecture. He may just be an insignificant little follower among them." After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Okay, okay, Chen Jiusi, you really have something."

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie straight in the eye for the first time. He didn't expect that he could see so many things just by investigating the scene, and could so easily capture a Zoroastrian demon hiding in the Darughachi Mansion.

The others looked at Chen Jie with shock in their eyes. This Chen Jiusi was something!

I was still skeptical about Chen Jie just now, but now I was impressed by the talents that Chen Jie initially demonstrated and I began to recognize him.

At this time, Huangzhou Prefecture Governor Chu Tian said: "Haha, Captain Chen is indeed a hero in his youth. With just a few words, he was able to find this Zoroastrian demon hiding in Darughachi Prefecture. I admire you, I admire you."

Wulutai on the other side also said: "Haha, the princess really didn't make a mistake. This Chen Jiusi has some tricks and is also proficient in criminal law."

awesome.

Those who had been disdainful of Chen Jie just now have changed their views of him. This guy seems to have some skills and is not a useless person who lives off others.

Of course that's all.

Chen Jie didn't say much, just smiled.

At this time, Chen Jie asked, "Master Darughachi, does this government have a coroner?"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Yes, please ask for the coroner."

Everyone immediately called for a coroner. Chen Jie investigated the scene and the coroner arrived soon.

"I have met you sirs."

Wang Baobao said, "Coroner, stop being polite and do the autopsy immediately."

"Yes."

The coroner immediately responded and came to the body. The apprentice beside him opened the record book and began to record.

[Examination: A male corpse]

[The deceased's limbs and body had no injuries.]

[The wound was located on the left throat, and he died from having his throat cut by a sharp weapon...]

The autopsy report came out very quickly. Chen Jie watched from the side without saying a word, and the autopsy was completed quickly.

The coroner handed in the autopsy report, and everyone looked at Chen Jie to see his reaction.

Chen Jie said: "I can't see any other problems with the body."

Zhao Ya said, "Well, let's put the body in the Darughachi Mansion for now. Third brother, today's banquet ends here, and we will investigate slowly."

Wang Baobao also reacted and said, "Okay."

Wang Baobao dismissed everyone after saying this, and soon only Chen Jie, Zhao Ya, A Da and others were left at the scene.

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, did you see something?"

Chen Jie said: "Princess, the water in Huangzhou Prefecture is probably very deep. If we investigate, I'm afraid we will have to turn the world upside down."

Zhao Ya said: "Ninety-four."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya said: "Do you know why I insisted on asking you to investigate this case?"

Chen Jie was stunned, not understanding what Zhao Ya meant.

Zhao Ya said: "Jiu Si, although I am the princess of Ruyang Palace, if I want to be the chief steward of the martial arts world, I must have some real skills, otherwise I will just be a puppet."

"Since this position was established, it has basically been a mere decoration in various provinces and cities. It sounds like it can manage all the affairs of the underworld, but there are really very few things that can be managed. Basically, no one takes this position seriously."

"If I were not the Princess of Ruyang Palace, these prefects and judges would not speak to us so politely. So if they are not convinced, we can only rely on our strength to convince them. We need to let them know that our Jianghu General Manager is capable."

"Therefore, this case is an opportunity for us. We must find a way to solve this case and establish our authority."

"So Jiu Si, I asked you to take this case, first of all to establish your prestige. They don't believe in your ability, so let's show them."

"Also, it helps me, the chief of the martial arts world, to gain a foothold. Otherwise, they may respect me as a princess on the surface, but they will not obey me behind my back."

After hearing this, Ah San said, "That's right, Jiu Si, look at that Tongpan. Before Master He came out, he was always dissatisfied with the princess. If Master He hadn't come out to support us, we would have been bullied by him."

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, I understand what you mean, but this case is not simple!"

Zhao Ya said: "What did you find?"

Chen Jie said: "Being able to plant a spy in the Darughachi's residence is something that not everyone can do."

"In addition, this matter is related to Zoroastrianism. The Zoroastrianism has a complex network of forces. I'm afraid it has already infiltrated the upper echelons of Huangzhou Prefecture."

Zhao Ya was stunned when she heard this and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Who do you think has been infiltrated among the senior officials of Huangzhou Prefecture, Wulutai?"

Zhao Ya has always felt that Wulutai is against her. Chen Jie said, "I just have a feeling now and I don't have any evidence, so Princess, we can't wrongly accuse others. These high-level officials have people behind them. If we can't get the key evidence, we can't touch them."

Zhao Ya said: "So who do you suspect?"

Chen Jie said: "Princess, did you notice it just now?"

"what?"

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie, who said, "Just now, when the gardener Lao Zhang finally uttered the Zoroastrian oath, his eyes were fixed on Huangzhou Prefecture Governor Chu Tian."

"Ok?"

Zhao Ya was stunned. Ah San said, "It's nothing special to see who's who. Jiu Si, aren't you just guessing?"

Chen Jie shook his head and said, "Brother Ah San, your Vajra Sect is also a Tantric tradition, so you should also worship Buddha!"

Ah San said: "Of course, we worship the Great Sun Tathagata."

Chen Jie said: "Then when you recite the oath in your sect, do you have to face the statue of the god? If there is no statue of the god, you have to face a respected person, such as your master or your abbot."

Ah San said: "Of course, otherwise who would we read this oath to?"

"Hey, Jiusi, what you mean is that when the gardener surnamed Zhang said the Zoroastrian oath at the end, he subconsciously looked at his leader to express his loyalty?"

At this time, Ada spoke.

Chen Jie smiled and said, "That's my guess. Maybe there are some unknown things here."

After hearing this, everyone was silent. After a long while, Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "I understand. You suspect Chu Tian is an undercover agent of the Zoroastrianism, or even the local leader of the Zoroastrianism? The leader of the Plum Blossom Killers."

Chen Jie said: "Well, but this is just a guess, there is no evidence."

Zhao Ya said, "Well, it's just a guess. This is difficult to do. Chu Tian was once a servant of the current Prime Minister Tuotuo. He was sent to serve as an official in the local area. Tuotuo is standing behind him. Even my father gave in to Prime Minister Tuotuo. It would be unreasonable for us to arrest Chu Tian without any evidence."

Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this, and Chen Jie said, "Yes, so I said the water here is very deep, Princess, do we need to investigate further?"

Zhao Ya was stunned for a moment and said, "We must investigate. I will never allow Zoroastrian demons to mix in with my court. So if Chu Tian is a Zoroastrian, then even if he is Prime Minister Tuotuo's man, he should be arrested and no leniency will be shown."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Yes, then I know what to do."

Zhao Ya said: "So what are you going to do next?"

Chen Jie said, "This Plum Blossom Killer case is not an isolated one, so I want to go to the Tongpan Yamen to retrieve the other seven Plum Blossom Killer cases for review and comparison."

"Also, we need to investigate Wang Wenyuan. I want to visit his home and ask his colleagues about him."

Zhao Ya said, "Okay, in that case, let's go to the Tongpan Mansion and look for the files on the Plum Blossom Killer."

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Yes."

As they spoke, the group immediately headed for the Tongpan Yamen. Wang Baobao saw this and asked, "Yaya, where are you going?"

Zhao Ya said, "Go to the Tongpan Mansion to find the seven files about the Plum Blossom Killer."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Okay, then go ahead. If you need my help, just ask."

"Don't worry, brother. I won't be polite to you."

Wang Baobao said: "Okay, that's very good."

After saying this, Zhao Ya turned around and left the Darughachi Mansion, then took A Da, A Er, and A San directly to the Tongpan Mansion Yamen.

The Tongpan Mansion was located in the South City. Everyone rode on horseback and it took about a quarter of an hour to reach the South City.

Then I saw a grand government office, which was the Tongpan Mansion.

The Tongpanfu was in charge of criminal cases within the prefecture, catching thieves and robbers, and managing the county jail.

When he arrived at the Tongpan Yamen, he was stopped by the soldiers at the door as soon as he reached the door: "Stop! Who are you?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "The new chief steward of the Hubei River has come to your Tongpan Mansion to ask your Tongpan to retrieve the case file."

After hearing this, the soldier immediately clasped his fists and said, "Sir, wait a moment."

"I will report it right away."

Soon the soldier ran to report, and a moment later, Ulutai, who had just returned home and changed into casual clothes, came out to greet him.

"I'm sorry for not welcoming you, my lady."

Wulutai bowed to the princess, and behind him followed a beautiful woman.

Zhao Ya and the others dismounted. At this time, Wulutai said, "Madam, come here, let me introduce you. This is the princess of King Ruyang. She is currently the chief of the Jianghu of Hubei Road. She is as brave as any man."

"The other few are the princess's subordinates. This is the princess's staff member I just told you about, Chen Jiusi."

"It was he who, with a tile, exposed the lies of the Zoroastrian demon in the Darughachi Mansion and caught the Zoroastrian demon who was hiding very deeply."

"You are young and you are promising. You are young and you are promising."

At this time, Ulutai was completely different from the man in Darughachi's mansion. No one knew whether he changed for the better after being threatened by He Yishou or because he was amazed by Chen Jie's ability to solve cases.

Anyway, Ulutai's attitude changed drastically.

At this time, the woman behind Wulutai smiled and said, "Just now I heard my husband talk about the abilities of the princess and Captain Chen. Now I see that women are really as good as men, and heroes emerge from young people."

"My name is Jin Yanzi, nice to meet you two!"

The woman clasped her fists and performed a street etiquette.

Zhao Ya, Chen Jie and the others also clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, Madam."

Wulutai said: "Haha, I forgot to mention, this is my wife, Jin Yanzi, she is also a Jianghu person."

Chen Jie said, "Mr. Tongpan is too modest. Everyone in Huangzhou knows your wife's name. She is one of the Eight Tigers of Huangzhou, the gorgeous tiger Jin Yanzi, and the owner of Chunxiang Pavilion."

Chen Jie directly called out the lady's name.

That’s right, this person is none other than the gorgeous tiger Jin Yanzi, one of the Four Dragons and Eight Tigers of Huangzhou Prefecture, the head of Chunxiang Pavilion, and a famous expert in the Wolf Smoke Realm.

Jin Yanzi waved her hands and said, "It's just a little bit of false reputation in the martial arts world. What the Eight Tigers are? You're flattering me. You're flattering me."

Wulutai curled his lips when he heard this. Chen Jie said, "It seems that the judge has a different opinion."

Wulutai glanced at his wife and laughed, "What tiger? I think it's a tigress..."

"What did you say?"

Jin Yanzi glanced at Wulutai, and Wulutai said, "Haha, just kidding, just kidding, my wife is the most virtuous."

Jin Yanzi said, "Stop being so glib. The princess has been here for a long time, why don't you invite her in?"

After hearing this, Wulutai said, "Yes, yes, Princess, Captain Chen, please come in."

Chen Jie followed the princess into the yamen gate, and then the host and guest sat down.

Wulutai looked at the princess and said, "Princess, are you here to look at the case files?"

The princess said, "Well, yes."

Wulutai said: "Then let's look at the case files first. I will take the princess to the case file room to check."

Zhao Ya said, "Thank you."

As Wulutai spoke, he and his wife led Zhao Ya, Chen Jie and the others to the file library.

When they arrived at the case library, the gatekeeper saw Wulutai and asked, "Master Tongpan, what are your instructions?"

Wulutai raised his hand and said, "Open the case file library. We want to check the case file library."

After hearing this, the gatekeeper said, "Yes."

Soon the file room was opened and everyone walked in. They saw an old man sitting at the door, dozing off with his shoulders hugged.

Wulutai said: "This is the old guard of the case file library. Although he is old, he knows every case file in the case file library by heart."

As he spoke, Wulutai came up to the old guard and said, "Old Sun, Old Sun..."

"Uh-huh?"

Old Sun woke up with a start, looked up and saw Wulutai and said, "Hey, Master Tongpan, why are you here?"

Wulutai said, "Old Sun, this is the new chief of the Jianghu, and he wants to retrieve the case files."

"Chief of Jianghu?"

Old Sun was confused and said, "This is the court's case file library. What is Jianghu General Manager looking at?"

"Old Sun, you are getting old and confused. Have you forgotten about things that you shouldn't be involved in?"

Old Sun said, "Yes, yes. I like to meddle in other people's business when I am old. I am honored to meet this Lord Jianghu Manager. By the way, what case do you want to retrieve?"

Chen Jie said, "All the case files of the Plum Blossom Killer case."

Old Sun heard this and said, "The Plum Blossom Killer? This case is an unsolved case, it's not easy to solve."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Mr. Sun is right. But the harder the case is to solve, the more sense of accomplishment it will bring when you solve it."

After hearing this, Lao Sun said, "Haha, I didn't expect there is someone like you. OK, if that's the case, then follow me."

At this time, Old Sun led a group of people to the case file library. The case file library of the provincial government was very large, piled with cases from the past 30 years.

Old Sun led the group for a walk, and took a bamboo ladder on the way. Soon he led everyone to a large shelf. Old Sun set up the shelf and climbed up, and found a dusty wooden box at the top.

Ah San asked in confusion: "Why is it placed so high?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Generally speaking, the more difficult the case is, the higher it will be placed. Some cases that are considered unsolved and are no longer ready to be solved are placed at the top, which is called putting them on the shelf!"

After hearing this, Ah San said, "There is such a saying, it's new."

Old Sun took down the case files and said, "These are the seven cases of the Plum Blossom Killer that have occurred in Huangzhou Prefecture over the past three years. By the way, I heard that there was another case in Darughachi Prefecture today, but this one has not been sorted out and sealed yet."

Chen Jie took the case file box handed over by Lao Sun, only to see that it was covered with a thick layer of dust.

He said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Sun."

Sun Laodao said: "Haha, it's okay, young man, take a good look, and help carry it up. I'm old, and my legs and feet are not flexible anymore."

Chen Jie said, "Yes, thank you, Mr. Sun."

Chen Jie blew away the dust on the box and then began to look at the case files inside.

There are seven books in total, and this Plum Blossom Killer killed seven imperial officials.

Chen Jie started searching at this time.

[Salt-seeking Order Zhao Xi]

Chen Jie began to look through the case files. The first case file was about a person who had died recently, a month ago.

Zhao Xi, the salt-seeking magistrate, was in charge of the salt administration and salt circulation in Huangzhou Prefecture.

He died in his own home from a blow to the back of the head.

[Qian Shunsan, a military officer in charge of grain collection]

This death happened quite early, three months ago.

The grain-recording officer was a sixth-rank official under the prefect of Huangzhou Prefecture, in charge of the movement of grain and fodder within the city and the records in the official warehouses.

He died in the singer's room in Yanzhi Tower. When he was found, he was naked with a thin ice pick stuck in his chest.

It was a miserable death.

[Warden of Huangzhou Prison, Zhou Desen]

……

Chen Jie looked through the case files and found that all those killed were officials from Huangzhou Prefecture, from the sixth rank to the eighth rank, almost all of them were officials and each of them held real power.

This Zoroastrianism really knows how to pick its people.

Chen Jie glanced through it briefly, then looked up at Wulutai and said, "Mr. Tongpan, you have been investigating these cases for a long time. Do you have any suspects?"

After hearing this, Wulutai was about to speak, but Jinyanzi beside him said, "Husband, don't talk nonsense."

Ulutai sighed and said, "Alas, no."

Seeing this, Chen Jie winked at Zhao Ya, who said, "That's not right, Lord Tongpan, you look like you have something to say. Now that I'm here, don't be so hesitant. Do you have anyone you suspect?"

Wulutai hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and Jin Yanzi said, "Husband, don't talk nonsense without evidence."

Wulutai said: "Madam, if others ask, I won't tell you, but since the princess asks, I have to tell you, I think the plum blossom killer is the prefect Chu Tian!"

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