Madam, protect me!

Li Nuo has been at the Chang'an County Government Office for several days, and today is the first time he met the County Magistrate and County Lieutenant.

In a county, the county magistrate is the chief official, and the county magistrate and county lieutenant are the assistant officers. Their duty is to assist the county magistrate in handling government affairs. The county magistrate can be understood as the deputy county magistrate. When the county magistrate is absent for some reason, he can temporarily act for the county magistrate. The county lieutenant was responsible for arresting thieves and was equivalent to the director of the county public security bureau in later generations.

Li Nuo remembered that in ancient times, most of the time, there was a big difference in grade between the county magistrate and the county magistrate. The power of the county magistrate and the county captain are not low in rank.

The fifth-rank magistrate of Chang'an, the sixth-rank county magistrate, and the seventh-rank county lieutenant are all appointed and dismissed directly by the court. As the head of a county, County Magistrate Pei cannot single-handedly dominate the county government.

But judging from the two people's groveling attitude towards Magistrate Pei, although Lord Pei is extremely cowardly in front of his wife, his royal skills seem to be pretty good. Both Magistrate Zhang and Lieutenant Wang are extremely respectful to him. .

Now that the county government has the county magistrate and the county captain, Pei Zhe doesn't have to do everything himself.

County Magistrate Zhang did the work of encouraging teachers to farm and mulberry trees, collecting taxes and servitude, promoting education, and caring for the orphans and widows. County Lieutenant Wang actively took over the dirty work of arresting and arresting thieves. Full power was given to Li Nuo. As the county magistrate, he only had to drink tea and catch up on sleep in the back hall, or go to Fengqi Tower to help those poor women on the pretext of patrolling incognito...

At this point in my official career, what more can I ask for?

It's a pity that all the gifts of fate have a price secretly marked on them.

There is a reason why Zhang Xian Cheng and Wang Xian Wei have become so obedient. They are not afraid of themselves, but because they are afraid of the Dali Temple Qing behind them.

No, where is the Dali Temple minister behind him?

But everyone thought so. He was so wet that his pants fell down, and it was hard to argue with him.

Pei Zhe sighed. For more than ten years, he had been cautious in everything he did, just not wanting to be involved in official disputes. Unexpectedly, he could not escape in the end.

He could only comfort himself. Even if he was forced to stand in line, he would still stand with the powerful Minister of Dali Temple. At least until he fell, he would be absolutely safe. Not only was he safe, but he could also walk sideways in the official circles of Daxia. If King Chun were to After succeeding to the throne, he can be regarded as having the power of following the dragon. The seat under his buttocks can be lifted up again...

Pei Zhe had just changed his clothes and was about to go out to observe the public sentiment. Before he could walk out of the room, he saw County Lieutenant Wang hurried in and said in a deep voice, "It's not good, Mr. Pei, there's a big case!"

Judging from County Lieutenant Wang's expression, the case this time must be quite serious. Pei Zhe didn't care about going out and hurried to the front hall of the county government office.

Pei Zhe just ran to the front hall and looked at the two corpses on the ground. He turned around and supported the wall and vomited out all the breakfast he had just eaten.

A little further away from the wall, Li Nuo also felt uncomfortable.

He had just finished vomiting.

Originally, he was mediating a marriage dispute. When he heard that a murder had occurred, he didn't even care about the verdict of the case being tried, and ran out immediately.

After all, if he convicts ten small cases like this, he can only extend his life by one day. But to solve a murder case, it takes at least ten days to solve a hundred small cases to be worth one murder case.

If the murderer is a high-level warrior, the increased lifespan can be multiplied countless times on the basis of ten days, and he can take off directly.

So Li Nuo ran out in a hurry.

The faster he rushes, the faster he retreats.

The two corpses placed outside the courtroom must have been burned by fire first, and then soaked in water for who knows how long. They were simply horrific and their condition was difficult to describe in words. Li Nuo had also handled many criminal cases, but He was only responsible for pronouncing the verdict and had never been to the scene. This tragic scene gave him a huge visual impact and almost vomited out his overnight meal.

Most of the people present were leaning against the wall and vomiting. Only Lieutenant Wang and a group of detectives who often rushed to the scene of murders could still stand normally, but most of the people's faces were also very pale.

Pei Zhe ordered people to carry the body to the morgue first. After waiting for a long time, his face looked better.

He looked at Wang Xianwei and asked, "What's going on?"

County Lieutenant Wang walked up to him, clasped his fists, and said, "The report was made by two fishermen. They found these two corpses in an inlet when they went fishing by the river early this morning. The subordinates investigated , that should not be the first scene. The body was first burned by fire and then soaked in water for a long time. For a long time, the author could not determine the specific time of death, but according to two fishermen, they spent the whole day fishing in that inlet on July 11. The two corpses did not exist at that time. According to the appearance of the corpses, It is estimated that the deceased were a man and a woman, and the time of death was between July 12th and July 15th..."

Li Nuo has a deep memory of July 12th, because it was the day he traveled through time.

Today is July 19th, which means that it should be about seven days since the two people were killed, almost the same two days when he traveled through time.

County Lieutenant Wang continued to report: "Two charred corpses, the woman had a fatal wound on her chest, the man had no head, and the incision on his neck was flat. His head should have been instantly decapitated with a sharp weapon before death. It is speculated that the murderer was from the inner breath realm. For the above warriors, the official has sent people to visit nearby villages to see if there are any missing people recently..."

Wang County Lieutenant is undoubtedly professional when it comes to investigating cases and chasing down murderers.

If you want to solve a murder case, the first and most important step is to determine the identity of the deceased.

Only by confirming the identities of the deceased can we check their interpersonal relationships one by one and determine the next direction of the investigation.

Once the identities of the deceased are confirmed, it will be much easier for Li Nuo to find the murderer.

Judging from the incision on the neck of the male corpse, the murderer is likely to be a master. If he can be arrested, he can at least increase his life by one month. Li Nuo is full of expectations.

This expectation is seven days.

During these seven days, the county government's constables visited many places, but they could not even confirm the identities of the two deceased. The case was deadlocked and there was no progress.

Although Li Nuo was a little disappointed, he could not blame them.

The two bodies were first burned and then soaked, and one of them had no head. Without DNA testing technology, even their relatives might not be able to recognize it.

According to County Magistrate Pei, it is considered good if one out of ten murders in Daxia can be solved. Most cases end up with no results.

Although the murder case he had high hopes for was not solved, Li Nuo had gained a lot in these seven days. After the case of the son of the doctor in charge of the examination, the credibility of the county government among the people was greatly improved. In these seven days, Li Nuo personally handled hundreds of cases, and his life span has accumulated to 93 days.

Compared with the three-day countdown half a month ago, three months finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

Tomorrow is another holiday, Li Nuo plans to give Lord Pei and others a holiday, and also give himself a holiday, and does not plan to go to the county government.

In the past half month, he really has not rested for a day.

He got up at dawn to go to the county government, and was busy all day. Sometimes he didn't even have time to eat lunch. When he returned home at night, after explaining the math problems to Mu'er, he read books until late at night. His life was extremely fulfilling.

It just felt that life was meaningless.

So he planned to take a day off to adjust.