After I captured the wrong male lead, I broke off the engagement and married the villain

Nangong Yuan took it and nodded, saying, "Not less, thank you, big brother."

"It's okay. It's our job."

He clasped his hands and said, "If that little beggar refuses to repent, we will put him in jail and give him a few beatings."

"It should be so. I just don't know how many people he has cheated with this method before."

The young man said, "We will investigate and give him the punishment he deserves."

Nangong Yuan smiled and found Wucheng quite interesting.

She took back her purse, walked around, and inquired about the reputation of the government office.

"Oh, Lord Chen is a good official. He has been handling major cases since he came to Wucheng. Even if the neighbor's dog is lost, they can find it back."

Nangong Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh? So conscientious and responsible?"

"Of course. Lord Chen also rose through the ranks from a lowly official. He is dedicated to serving the people and has done many good things."

This included setting up soup kitchens for the people, reducing the grain tax, and strictly investigating and prosecuting all kinds of criminals in accordance with the law, regardless of whether they had backers or not.

It seems that Lord Chen is undoubtedly a good official.

Nangong Yuan nodded: "That is truly a blessing for all people."

"Yeah, it's much better than the previous Hongzhou Prefecture."

At least they didn't just kill the civilians or capture them as soldiers.

Along the way, Nangong Yuan has seen many local customs and practices.

It’s the first time that I feel that there are good officials in Dajing.

“I hope he can keep his original intention.”

Tao Zhu followed her and held an umbrella for her: "Sir, let's go back and rest."

I had just arrived in Wucheng and was already tired enough from the journey.

In addition, the little beggar made a fuss and delayed us for a long time.

Nangong Yuan was indeed a little tired, so she nodded and said, "Let's go and find an inn to rest for the night."

That night, they stayed at the best inn in Wucheng.

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The next day, as soon as Nangong Yuan got up, she heard someone shouting.

"Help! Someone is killing me!"

She raised her head quickly and ran towards the source of the sound.

The waiter in the restaurant was standing in front of a door and collapsed to the ground in fear.

Nangong Yuan took a few steps forward and saw a bearded man lying on the ground.

There was a wound on his chest, and blood was gushing out, wetting a large area of ​​his clothes.

Nangong Yuanshan had a grim expression on her face. She walked around the frightened servant and entered the house.

[Didi, a side quest has appeared. The merchant was killed. Please find out the truth and improve the plot. Do you accept it? ]

Nangong Yuan clicked to accept.

Since leaving Kyoto, the side quests have been carried out almost crosswise.

So now she is gradually getting used to it.

"Tao Zhu, go report to the police!"

The people in the restaurant were so scared that they dared not come forward and gathered downstairs to discuss the matter.

Nangong Yuan stepped forward and undressed the man, only to discover that the wound was very strange.

There was a round hole, a powerful weapon had pierced directly through the heart, killing him instantly.

"Tsk, what kind of weapon is this? It looks familiar."

She subconsciously thought that it was done by someone with great martial arts skills, but she felt something was not right.

"Uh... this wound, when you look closely, looks like... a gunshot wound?"

Nangong Yuan frowned and thought of the Eight Camps.

There were muskets in the imperial court, but they were rarely used and were just treasures kept in the bottom of the box.

How could this thing appear in a small city like Wu?

After checking the surroundings and finding nothing wrong, she retreated.

"Get out of the way. The government is investigating a case. No onlookers are allowed. Everyone, disperse!"

Nangong Yuan just bumped into that man when turning the corner, and upon closer inspection, he found out that he was the bailiff who helped him investigate the case yesterday.

"It's you?"

Nangong Yuan nodded and said, "The body is in the back, go and have a look."

The man nodded, took his men to seal off the restaurant, and began to investigate the case.

"None of these people are allowed to leave. They must cooperate with us to understand the situation."

Although the young yamen runner looked handsome, he was very reliable in his work.

Nangong Yuan stood by and watched, and soon attracted his attention.

"Why are you still here?"

"I live here, and didn't this big brother just say he wanted to cooperate? That's why I stayed." She was calm and indifferent, not like a naive young lady.

The bailiff paused for a moment before saying, "Then go downstairs first. We need to investigate the case here."

Soon, a coroner came up to perform an autopsy.

After almost collecting all the evidence, they came out and began to question people who knew the situation.

"As soon as I entered the door, I saw that he was dead."

The boy was very frightened, but now that he had calmed down, his face was extremely pale, without any color left on him.

"Then why did you go to find him?"

The servant sighed, "This gentleman said he has something to do tomorrow and needs to get up early, so he asked us to knock on the door and call him."

The bailiffs went around the restaurant to find out what was going on.

After a short while, I had found out almost everything about the situation.

The dead man was a businessman, and a big one at that.

The important person sent by the He family of Qingzhou to Wucheng for work.

Nangong Yuan was listening nearby and roughly understood the thoughts.

"It seems that this mission is related to foreign merchants."

They are all in business and are very rich.

"How was your experience as a coroner?"

The man shook his head and said, "I have never seen such a weapon."

Nangong Yuan stepped forward upon hearing this and said, "I've seen it."

The young bailiff turned his head with a strange look on his face: "Why are you here again?"

"I told you, I'm just cooperating with the investigation. You've never seen the murderer wandering around in front of the government office, right?"

The man didn't say anything, but he probably felt in his heart that if Nangong Yuan was really the murderer, he would probably be able to act so arrogantly.

"You just said that you have seen this weapon?"

Nangong Yuan nodded and said, "This thing is called a fire gun. It was designed by the Ministry of War in Kyoto. It is very powerful and can easily take the head of a person within ten feet."

"Is there such a thing?"

The young yamen runner had never seen it before. After all, Wucheng was a small place.

Firearms are expensive and can only be used in Kyoto. Where can we afford them in other places?

"Yes, I see that the wound is through and the man was killed instantly. It must have been a musket. Didn't you smell the gunpowder in the air?"

The yamen runner paused and said, "There was indeed this smell when the door was first opened."

"Look for it again. There is an iron object in here. It is the real murder weapon."

After searching for a while, they found a piece of iron stuck on the floor not far away.

“Sure enough, this is it!”

The coroner shook his head: "One shot killed him, and the shot was shot so far away."

"Fire guns are deadly weapons. If they weren't so expensive, every border would have them."

The young bailiff turned around and asked: "What else do you know?"