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Chi Ning is not interested in solving the case, and has no obsession with investigating who killed the person. What he thinks more about is how to lead this murder case to the most beneficial result for him.

The deceased, Wang Quan, was one of the many sons of Wang Lu, an official of the Hanlin Academy. Not getting stuck in the middle.Moreover, Wang Lu was a small official in Yongji before, and he was from a small family, so he didn't value his concubine so much.

This time at the Qushui poetry meeting, Wang Quan came with his brothers and sisters, and now these people are clamoring to make the murderer pay for his life.

And pointed the finger directly at the nephew of Fan Jin, another Hanlin official.

Everyone knows the gossip about Fan Jin and Wang Lu fighting in the Neishutang.The juniors of the two families appeared together at the Qushui Poetry Club this time, and the purpose was even more obvious - Zhao Wei, the nephew of the eunuch Sun Erba, was a frequent visitor to the Qushui Poetry Club.

Sun Erba is not like Chi Ning and Qian Xiaoyu, he doesn't like to recognize his son everywhere, but he has a sister who is a compatriot and gave birth to an only son named Zhao Wei.Sun Erba valued this nephew very much, and it was no different from the one raised by his own son.Sun Erba alone attained enlightenment, and the whole family ascended to heaven. Zhao Wei's recent popularity is unmatched by all the government officials in the capital.

In order to "compete for favor" in front of Zhao Wei, the brothers of the Wang family and the nephew of the Fan family had a rift early because of the conflicts between the two adults, and there was a lot of unhappiness before the poetry meeting even started.

They stayed at Qushui Villa the night before. According to the Wang family, just last night, Wang Quan and the Fan family had a verbal confrontation.

The satirical poems that the two hired people to compose each other were nakedly written on the poem wall of Qushui Villa.

Now that Wang Quan is dead, the Wang family naturally thinks it was the Fan family who did it.The Fan family felt that the Wang family created something out of nothing, with a red mouth and white teeth, and an innocent person, and they were not afraid of the wind flashing their tongues.

The two sides were about to gather their hands and fight with weapons. Fortunately, Dongchang came in time, so that the matter did not become irreversible.

But Chi Ning clicked his tongue, he came early, if they really fight and come back on their own, they can take it down directly, without having to work hard to solve any cases first.However, Chi Ning thought again, no, he came at the right time, and there was a real fight, maybe something big would happen.Even if Dongchang came, it would not be easy to fight. If a few more people died, and the new emperor knew that he and the people from Dongchang were next door, he might not know how to make use of it.

No wonder Mr. Yuan wanted to remind him this time, the master's previous routine was obviously only opened when Chi Ning asked him, and Chi Ning would never talk too much if he didn't ask.

Thank you again Mr. Yuan.

By the way, Chi Ning thought about whether it would be better to pin the murder case on the Fan family, or to say that the Wang family was calling out to catch the thief with the intention of slandering, or that Zhao Wei was the most suspicious and dragged him into the water, in order to maximize his benefits...

Of course, what Chi Ning thought about this time was just to raise a question, not to convict.He just wanted to use this to establish a connection and let several adults come forward to beg him.

Just when Chi Ning was hesitating and just suppressed the troublesome two families with thunderous means, Jiang Zhiwei also rushed to the scene with his sleeves rolled up.He didn't come over with Chi Ning to see it. He heard that a murder happened next door, so he excitedly dragged his second junior brother Yu Xingchui to join in the fun.

The younger brother doesn't want to be Daqi's first Bao Qingtian, he wants to!

Jiang Zhiwei’s first job back then was at Xiantai, where he begged his master, Eunuch Zhang, crying. He said he wanted to show off his ambitions, but in the end he was beaten by the hammer of reality and almost failed. Stand up again.That is to say, relying on having a good master, this is the way to get back to Nangong.

However, Jiang Zhiwei did not give up his ideals because of this failed experience. Over the years, while serving as the admiral of Haizi, he was still thinking about how to quell the injustice in the world.

Now, finally gave him a stage.

What's even better is that his junior brother is in charge of this scene now.Chi Ning is definitely not the most official among the people present, but before other forces intervene, Dongchang can have the final say.

Jiang Zhiwei didn't have the nerve to beg his junior brother like he did to his master, but the meaning in his eyes was still the same: let me come, let me try, I can definitely do it, please, please, I beg you.

It is not only like a puppy that has not been weaned, but also like the noisiest cicada in summer.

In order to be clean, Chi Ning let out a long sigh in his heart, and then allowed his senior brother to take over as a substitute, and took Jin Yiwei to play the detective "game" for a while by himself.

Jiang Zhiwei didn't think it was a game, he did it well.As soon as he took power, he ordered the scene of the crime to be sealed off, went to check the bodies that had been salvaged ashore, and led the person in charge of the villa all the way up the Qushui River, trying to find the first murder scene. He also directed Jin Yiwei to find witnesses, friends of the deceased, attendants and other related personnel involved in the case to record statements...

He was comprehensive and serious, as if he had been preparing for this moment all his life.

Yu Xingchui and Chi Ning stood together and just watched, whispering small words: "Although I know this is not your arrangement, the boss seems to be very interested, you have done a good job."

Yu Xingchui also felt a little sorry for implicating Jiang Zhiwei in prison with them before, and wanted to make up for it, so he came to knock on the side drum of his junior brother.You see how happy he is "playing", give him some more time and opportunities.

Chi Ning didn't expect such an unexpected harvest, but he quite agreed with the words of the second senior brother.So, he asked Kucai to go back to the capital, go to Xia Xia, and explain this matter to the Ministry of Justice.

When a homicide occurs near the capital, the jurisdictional offices that will be involved are always intricate.

Generally speaking, if there are only ordinary people involved in the case, and the case is just the most normal and traditional kind of murder case, then it is the prefect of Shuntian's business.

However, in the three-acre land in the capital, there are as many high-ranking officials and dignitaries as the crucian carp crossing the river. Most of the cases are not simple. Either the people involved in the case are not simple, or their family members are not simple. Even the identity of the murderer can be involved according to the law. Multiple forces, multiple relationships.Everyone seems to be able to write a best-selling drama book with a dog's blood life.

So at this point, the departments involved may be the Six Gates, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and even the Clan Mansion.The main identity and social relationship of the persons involved will determine which department will finally handle the case.

In extremely special circumstances, Zuo Wang Xin Zhai and Jingong Jian may also intervene, such as the Yuelao Temple incident last time.

Of course, there is another situation, which is to be directly taken over by Jin Yiwei.To be precise, when Jin Yiwei wanted to intervene in a certain case, the case basically belonged to them, and other departments could only assist and not be the presiding judge.

This is determined by the special nature of the espionage agency Jinyiwei at the beginning of its birth.

And now Jin Yiwei seems to be Dongchang's younger brother, and the right to investigate cases that can be airborne will naturally be transferred to Dongchang in a smooth manner.Jin Yiwei only needs to obey orders, and the East Factory is the largest.

Especially overbearing and unreasonable.

The only thing Chi Ning needs to worry about is Xichang as a direct competitor. If Xichang, the newly established police department, comes to rob him, he has nothing to do.

This kind of nonsense of having to set up an opponent for yourself is really annoying.

The only thing Chi Ning can do is to go through the formalities with the Ministry of Punishment first, and at least have a more legitimate name.Although this thing is no different from the butt wipes in the eyes of Jinyiwei and the two factories, but if it really makes trouble in front of the emperor afterwards, Chi Ning must be more reasonable for the new emperor who is abiding by etiquette.

"Are you really worried about letting the boss mess around like this?" After many days of adaptation, Yu Xingchui's accent has returned to the fluent Mandarin channel.He is a chameleon, he can always blend into any place quickly.

"No matter what the result of his investigation is, it won't affect me." Chi Ning dared to say that, so he naturally had the confidence to say so.

"Blessed by your sacred tree again?" Yu Xingchui had already heard about Chi Ning's feudal superstition in Dongchang.It's hard for him to say whether it's right or wrong for his younger brother to do this, but he can also guess that there must be a reason for Chi Ning to do this, and it won't be for nothing.But he still hopes that his junior brother can take it easy, where in this world can there be pies from heaven?Chi Ning messed around in areas beyond the reach of manpower, which made him, who could not protect him, feel a little uneasy.

Just like Chi Ning thinks his two senior brothers are weird, from Yu Xingchui's point of view, his senior brother and his younger brother are both bold, and he almost breaks his heart for them.

"It's Shenmu." Chi Ning emphasized, "And, I know it well."

Yuan Jun will only be used by Chi Ning on the tip of the knife, or... when he wants to enjoy the convenience.Chi Ning will not rely on Yuan Jun for everything, because he will not allow himself to rely on anyone.

Say it the thousandth time and ten thousand times—the only person you can rely on is yourself.

The case this time is also the same. As early as when he brought people to the edge of Qushui, Chi Ning already had a way to break the situation.He doesn't need to be an assistant to let the corpse "speak", nor does he need to reason and deduce. All he needs to do is to ask the witnesses.

There is no conflict between knowing the real culprit and proposing a reasonable suspect to others.The truth is not important, but Chi Ning still needs to grasp the truth before talking about other things.

It is true that it is not common to say that it is not common, but it can be very common if it is said to be common.

At least at this moment, Chi Ning has locked on the "person" who is really useful to him at a glance. It is a human figure who hides in the crowd and looks almost like an ordinary female family member.Her face is like an autumn moon, her color is like spring flowers, she is wearing a light gauze skirt, hairpins around her temples, she should not be very old when she dies, and her personality is very lively and bold.Right now, he is crowded among the crowd curiously, looking at this and that, his eyes are very lively.

If it weren't for the blood on the corner of her skirt, overlapping with others from time to time, it would be really hard to tell that she is not alone.

It's an "execution".

Chi Ning looked at each other in the crowd for a long time, and the female executive finally opened her eyes in disbelief, realizing that Chi Ning could see her.After Chi Ning deliberately walked to the uninhabited rockery, she hurriedly chased after her: [Child, can you see me?you can see me! 】

【I'm going to be twenty soon. 】Chi Ning is very concerned about his age, and always makes false reports habitually.

[Then, this little friend? 】The female executive is very flexible, I don't know how many times smarter she is than the person who hangs herself all day long at the gate of the inner officer's office,【My name is Yingniang, how about you? 】

[My name is Chi Ning. 】Chi Ning nodded, 【Did you see who killed Wang Quan? 】

【Who? 】

【Just the dead body of Qushui Liu. 】

[Oh, he, I saw it, I saw it all the way. 】Ying Niang curled her lips, 【He's not a good guy, he's so angry, I saw him threatening people and saying 'I can kill your clansman, I can also kill you', and he also touched other girls No respect... I was just about to find a chance to scare him.I didn't expect him to die like this, ha, he deserved it! 】

Chi Ning nodded, almost as he guessed.

In this kind of homicide without tragedy, nine out of ten dead are not good people.What everyone fears is whether they will die, or whether they will be mistaken for the murderer. In short, there will be no sympathy.Because they all think the dead deserve to die.

Some scumbags simply don't deserve others to pay for their lives.

However, scum belongs to scum, so we still need to know what happened in the case.Chi Ning's luck this time is really good, like a god's help, he also accepted the lucky lottery. He just wanted to know some clues about the case from the female executive and then deduce it. He never expected that the other party witnessed the whole process , which is great.

【Can you tell me? 】Chi Ning smiled at Yingniang, this smile is always when he wants to get something, it will not be flattering, but also pleasing.Harmless to humans and animals, no harm to anyone.

【cannot. ] But today it is still broken here.

Chi Ning: […] The agreement went well! ! !

[Unless...] Yingniang is naturally not without desires, otherwise she would not become obsessed, let alone follow Chi Ning to come here.

Chi Ning nodded understandingly: [I will help you fulfill your wish, you tell me the real culprit and everything you saw. 】

【make a deal. 】Yingniang is also obsessed with happiness, or many obsessions will become like this after death, either unresponsive or simple-minded.In many cases, it is unreasonable to talk to them. It is more convenient to go straight, and it is more to Chi Ning's temper: [What is your wish? 】

[Kill the Dog Emperor! 】Yingniang's eyes turned red in an instant, and blood began to overflow from her body. This way she is more in line with the fierce ghost in the storybook.The north wind suddenly picked up, hunting and hunting.

Chi Ning didn't expect Yingniang to be such an idealist, but he could only tell her regretfully: 【I do intend to let him die, but not now, I can't do it yet. 】

In fact, it can be done, just let Yuan Jun kill the new emperor, help the little prince Wen Chen to ascend the throne, and the story ends.

But this kind of joy can't solve people's hearts, and can't deal with the ensuing turmoil in the court.Some things don't need evidence or reasons. Wen Chen was canonized in front of him, and the new emperor died in the back. Everyone knows that there is something wrong with it.Moreover, there are various ethnic minority regimes around Daqi eyeing Daqi, and changing the emperor frequently is definitely not a wise move for Daqi.

Not to mention that His Royal Highness Wen Chen is really too young, even if he can really ascend the throne, the Queen Mother has the final say on political affairs.

Chi Ning can only wait.

[Kill the dog emperor. 】Yingniang has entered the repeat mode, just like the behavior of the internal officials. Once the bottom line of any obsession is touched, they will show their inhuman side, 【Kill the dog emperor.Kill the dog emperor.Kill the dog emperor.Kill the dog emperor——! ! ! 】

The voice was sharp and piercing, as if it was going to break people's eardrums.

But Chi Ning was able to stand there as if nothing had happened, because he had Mr. Yuan give him a hook, not only was he not afraid of Yingniang's brainwashing, but he could also counter-brainwash him. Every word he said next seemed to hit Yingniang directly. In my mother's heart: [I've said it all, I can't do it.If you don't make good terms, I will leave. You can continue to be alone in this villa, and your grievances will never be vindicated. 】

The word "grievance" finally succeeded in restraining Yingniang's rampage. She seemed to be stuck, and it took a while to recover and said: 【How do you know that I have grievances? 】

Chi Ningxin said, your situation is almost written on your face, okay?Regardless of whether it is a real wish or not, if you interpret your life from your perspective, it must be that everyone in the world has failed you.Chi Ning just followed the trend, but what he said was: [If you didn't have a major grievance, how could you make the decision to kill the king? 】

Yingniang collapsed instantly and burst into tears.Attachment is not good because it is prone to ups and downs, making people impatient to wait.

But Chi Ning still waited patiently. He told himself that he waited because he needed to solve Wang Quan's case. It was definitely not because Yingniang cried too sadly, heartbreakingly, heartbreakingly, and finally even leaked out. Tears of blood dripped onto the dark brown soil, never to be seen again.

【You have to tell me what happened first so that I can help you, right? 】 Chi Ning opened his mouth slowly.

Yingniang calmed down slowly, and talked about her past. She talked vaguely and confused, and she didn't even know when she was born and when she died.This is obviously abnormal, but Chi Ning didn't care, just listened to her tell all the stories, and then summed it up in his heart.

It is also a simple story.

Yingniang was originally the daughter of a small official, and she was engaged to her cousin since she was a child. The adults of the two families agreed on a ten-year term based on the jade pendant.It's a pity that there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings.Yingniang was only twenty-eight years old, and before she got married, her cousin's family was wronged and sent to prison.She wanted to save people, but in the end, she just said that her family tried to replace the prince with a civet cat, and replaced her cousin with a death row prisoner, but that was all. The daughter is married to such a person who has no future.

Yingniang agrees on the surface, but secretly she has made up her mind to elope with her cousin.They agreed to leave the capital separately on the eighteenth night of the twelfth lunar month, and wait for their reunion by the Qushui outside Beijing at the tip of the moon.

As a result, Yingniang could not wait for her lover.

It's not that Lang has a different heart, but that she met a robber, was raped and then killed, and was buried beside Qushui, and she was never allowed to leave this square inch.

There is no time in the mountains, and Yingniang has been trapped here for many years. She has forgotten many things, and only remembers things related to her cousin's case.The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was all the emperor's fault, and she should kill the dog emperor.

Chi Ning was startled by the other party's thinking that there is a grievance and a debt, and this goes back too far.

However, Chi Ning didn't say anything, because regardless of whether the emperor had any problems, judging from Yingniang's situation, the emperor who ordered the execution of his cousin's family must have already turned into a pile of loess, and he would not be the new emperor today. .

Yingniang's lover and enemy have disappeared into history, only she is still there, waiting for someone who will not come.

But when Chi Ning told Yingniang directly, she definitely wouldn't believe it.If she believed it, she should have understood the cruelty of time and the passage of time in the activities of people coming and going in Qushui Villa, and dispersed by herself.But she didn't, so this way is impossible.

Chi Ning didn't bother to waste his words, but just changed his mind: [Don't you want me to help your cousin? 】

【you can? 】Yingniang is not deeply involved in the world, so she really followed Chi Ning's train of thought.

[I can try it. 】Chi Ning thought to himself, I can lie to you, of course, within the scope of his ability, he doesn't want to lie, 【As long as I know your cousin's name, if he is alive, I can bring justice for him .If he is dead, then I can also reverse the case for him and let him be avenged.What do you think of this quid pro quo? 】

Naturally, what Yingniang valued most was her cousin, and she nodded in agreement hastily. She called him Zhou Sheng, and he was her fiancé-in-law.

[Are you going to look at the dossier to find someone? 】Yingniang is confused in some places, and unusually sober in other places.

This mode of looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone is naturally not in line with the efficiency that Chi Ning wants.He...begged Yuan Jun again, big brother, help me!

It's getting more and more impolite.

Yuan Jun, however, smiled happily. Chi Ning's side would only be shown to those close to him.Before Chi Ning noticed it, Yuan Jun had already discovered the difference.Chi Ning is not easy to get close to, nor easy to talk to. He is polite to everyone, but only when he is not polite is the time to really enter his heart.

When Yuan Jun showed some strength, Ying Niang began to tremble, and her slender fingers pointed to Chi Ning: [You, you, you have something terrible on you. 】

【I know. ] Chi Ning nodded.

[Then you are not afraid? 】

【I'm not afraid. 】What is so scary about ghosts and gods?The most terrifying thing is the human heart.

Mr. Yuan was pleased by Chi Ning's words, and quickly gave the answer Chi Ning wanted: [Zhou Sheng died a long time ago, and he died in the imperial prison during the reign of Emperor Su.There is indeed a grievance in the case, Tianhe Emperor has already overturned the case for the Zhou family. 】

All in all, the story of Yingniang and Zhou Sheng has long since ended.Her love and her hatred have all been in vain, and no one will remember it anymore.

Chi Ning was stunned, what the hell should I do!

Yuan Jun sighed and could only remind Chi Ning again: [Jiang Zhiwei. 】

"!!!" Chi Ning seemed to be enlightened, and Mao Sai suddenly realized.It turns out that the so-called smooth journey is here.His elder brother Jiang Zhiwei had only taken the initiative to confess that he had talked to the will-o'-the-wisp in the prison, and the other party asked him to do something.Chi Ning muttered to himself: [It can't be such a coincidence, can it? 】

[It's such a coincidence. 】

Yuan Jun sometimes admires Jiang Zhiwei's strange luck, there are no major events, but minor disasters continue, but if it is not for such a strong support of luck, he would not be able to live to this day in safety.

Chi Ning hurried to find Jiang Zhiwei and asked him to stop the investigation in his hand, because there was a more important matter in front of him that needed him.

"Let me tell you, this case is dead." Jiang Zhiwei was still immersed in the information he had learned, his head was about to explode, and he danced with his junior, "Nothing is more important than this case!"

"Wake up." Chi Ning wished he could wake up his elder brother.There is no need for reasoning at all, thank you, after finishing the love story between Yingniang and Zhou Sheng, I have everything, what brains do I need?

Jiang Zhiwei: "???"

After Chi Ning brought Jiang Zhiwei to the rockery, he informed him in advance: "No matter what you see for a while, don't lose your composure, don't make a sound, and don't ask why!"

"Why?" Jiang Zhiwei was not obedient at all.

Chi Ning raised his hand to cover Jiang Zhiwei's mouth, but Yuan Jun had already moved his hand for him. Even if Jiang Zhiwei was Chi Ning's senior brother, Yuan Jun didn't want Chi Ning to have physical contact with him.

He is partial to Chi Ning, and Chi Ning can only favor him!

That's only fair.

In the dark, Chi Ning felt his hand being held by something, as if it was a force, or a warm hand.Yuan Jun's words were in his ears: "Don't move, I will lend you the power to open up the wisdom roots of others. 】

The warm current came from the hands of the two, numb and crisp, like the ambiguity of a feather scratching at the tip of the heart.

Then, Chi Ning's hand flicked across Jiang Zhiwei's eyes again.

When Jiang Zhiwei looked again, he saw Yingniang standing tall, looking at him expectantly, and saluted him: [Little girl Yingniang, I heard that my benefactor has a message from my cousin Zhou Sheng to pass on to me? 】

Jiang Zhiwei: "!!!" There are really ghosts in this world!

On that day, Jiang Zhiwei's entire world turned into fantasy.Just, he knew that the will-o'-the-wisp in the prison was one thing, but knowing that there were other things that fit the description of ghosts was another.However, Jiang Zhiwei was worthy of being the apprentice chosen by eunuch Zhang, so he quickly calmed down and pointed to his mouth. He could not speak.

Chi Ning said: [You can think about it. 】

[Awesome! 】These are also eunuchs who came out of the inner school, and some of Jiang Zhiwei's expressions are always so "plain and unpretentious", making the master want to pick up the soles of his shoes and beat him until he doesn't even recognize him.

Then, Jiang Zhiwei finally got to the point: [Zhou Sheng asked me to find you and tell you, don't wait. 】

He had long ago quietly died on that morning when he promised her a lifetime.When she was still nervous and anxious, thinking about how to pack up and escape from the house, he was already dead.

His obsession turned into a ball of will-o'-the-wisp, wandering in the prison without getting out, hitting the wall every day, trying to break out of the cage, but he couldn't rest in peace.

Zhou Sheng has also forgotten many things, and he doesn't even remember why he was in prison.Only the last and most important thought remained in his mind.He wanted to ask how she was doing recently?She must have married and had children.Sorry, he didn't show up that night.He wanted her to know that he regretted it and didn't want to elope with her anymore. He only hoped that she could forget him, raise one or two raccoon slaves, and have three or four children with the man who loves her, loves her, and respects her now. Live a long and happy life.

Sending books thousands of miles away is not allowed in the afterlife.