The reason why Xiao Yuan was angry was because the laws of the Qin State were strict. Some people dared to commit murder in the capital and killed more than ten people at once. This was at the feet of the king!

After his royal order reached Wuwei Mansion, Ye Cheng immediately panicked.

Judging from the scene of this case, there are no clues at all, because no one identified the body, and there was no ID card at the time, so the Wuwei Mansion did not know the identity of the deceased at all.

If you know it, you can also find out who the deceased had a grudge against, and start from this aspect.

But now, it's all foggy.

And there are so many counties, towns, and even villages in Qin State, who knows where these dead people came from.

In Wuwei Mansion, Ye Cheng frowned and paced back and forth anxiously.

Below, on both sides, stood a group of officers, all looking at him with big eyes and small eyes.

"Any clues?" He stopped and glanced at the officers.

"This..." People looked at each other, but no one responded.

"Alas!" Ye Cheng was also clueless. After sighing, he couldn't help but said: "Three days, Wu Wei Mansion only has three days. If the case cannot be solved, the king will be furious. By then, I will be in danger.

!The same is true for you!”

At this point, he seemed to suddenly discover something, and asked with a glare: "Where is Qi Ying! In such a big case, where have they gone?"

"This..." The officers looked at each other again.

Ye Cheng was just about to get angry, but at this moment, Qi Ying walked in quickly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Sir, I just came back from Liyang. I heard that a major case happened. I don't know what the situation is now."

"Xiao Qi, you came just in time, hurry up." Seeing him, Ye Cheng's expression finally softened a little, and then he took him to the morgue without stopping for a moment.

The corpses of more than a dozen men had been covered with white cloth. After arriving here, out of professional instinct, Qi Ying couldn't help but stepped forward and lifted up a white cloth and began to observe carefully.

He held the deceased's chin for a while and looked around, and then moved the deceased's hair aside to examine his scalp...

Ye Cheng said from the side: "The thirteen deceased were all adult men. After examination, they all had their throats sealed with sharp blades and were killed with one blow."

"Furthermore, so many people have died and no one in the city has identified their bodies. From this, we can infer that they are not locals."

"My lord is right." Qi Ying nodded in agreement.

Ye Cheng added: "But the key issue is also here. Because the identity of the deceased cannot be determined, the case cannot be solved. Moreover, the king has issued a royal order. Within three days, the Wuwei Mansion must solve the case!

Otherwise, under your command, you and I will die."

"Three days..." Qi Ying muttered.

At this time, he was lifting the palm of a deceased person and squinting to observe carefully.

At the same time, he said: "The deceased were powerless to resist. From this point, it can be inferred that they have no martial arts. From the calluses on their hands and the clothes on their bodies, it can also be concluded that they are not businessmen, but

A person who takes care of farming all year round.”

"Therefore, it is tentatively concluded that he is a villager somewhere outside Qinzhou."

After Qi Ying finished speaking, Ye Cheng was shocked and ordered: "Quick! Continue!"

The latter was not in a hurry, and began to peel off the cocoons, and said at the same time: "They should have had something on them before, but unfortunately, they were all searched away."

After some investigation, he looked around the body, and finally squatted at the feet of the deceased.

At this time, Qi Ying smiled and said with a smile: "The murderer is clean and tidy, but it's a pity that there are many gaps."

"Oh?" After hearing this, Ye Cheng suddenly became nervous: "But what did you find?"

"Sir, please take a look." Qi Ying said as he spoke, he also took off the deceased's shoes, scraped off the dry mud on one side and said, "Have you ever seen the level of the soles of these shoes?"

"This...should not be worn by the people of Qin." Ye Cheng muttered.

"That's right, this kind of shoe sole layer can only be worn by peasant women in central Sichuan." Qi Ying said.

"Oh? So the deceased was a farmer from Sichuan?"

"That's right."

"But Sichuan is so big. With just this clue, we still can't identify the deceased." Ye Cheng said again.

"Sir, there is no need to be anxious. The murderer must have been in a hurry. He knew the public security in Qinzhou. After the murder, he fled in a hurry and only took away superficial evidence. In fact, there are many clues to be found."

As he spoke, he carefully examined the deceased in front of him, then covered it with a white cloth, and then began to look at it again.

"Sir, please take a look. The soles of their shoes are almost the same. This means that they should be from the same place, and they are likely to know each other."

The fog was getting wider and wider, as if the light was about to be seen. Ye Cheng couldn't help but urge again: "Xiao Qi, hurry up! Time is running out!"

"Yes!" Qi Ying responded and began to squat down again.

However, no useful clues were found in the next few corpses, but Qi Ying was very patient. After a while, he once again opened a white cloth and examined it carefully, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.

.

"Sir, please take a look!" Qi Ying said sternly, and Ye Cheng quickly came over.

He raised the deceased's right hand and pointed at the gap between his nails.

There is something like blue dye inside, which is difficult to spot unless you look carefully.

Ye Cheng stared at his eyes. After taking a closer look, he asked in a solemn voice: "This is..."

"It should be a kind of dye, please help me." As he spoke, Ye Cheng also took out a white handkerchief from his arms and a small blade.

Ye Cheng helped him stabilize the deceased's right hand, and Qi Ying began to carefully scrape out the blue stuff from between his nails, and then brought it to his nose to smell it.

Seeing this, Ye Cheng couldn't help but ask: "How?"

"There is no doubt that it is dye." Qi Ying said: "From this point, we can conclude that the deceased must have come into contact with a dyeing workshop in the middle of Sichuan, and it is very likely that he worked there. Moreover, the dyes are different, and it is not difficult to find out which one they came from.

Dyeing workshop, we can follow this clue and explore all the way. By then, as long as the identity of one of the deceased is confirmed, the rest will be determined."

"Okay!" Ye Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He was about to reach out and pat Qi Ying on the shoulder, but the latter hurriedly shrank the handkerchief in his hand: "Sir, be careful."

"Ah? Yes, yes, you can't throw this thing away." Ye Cheng said quickly.

Qi Ying added: "The clues are clear, but in three days... Your Excellency still needs to go to the palace to see the king and ask for grace. Otherwise, by the time we arrive in Shuzhong, the time limit has expired."

"Here... let me give it a try." Ye Cheng paused, then looked at Qi Ying and said: "However, you'd better enter the palace with me. It will be more convincing if you explain it."

Hearing this, Qi Ying said nervously: "Yes, but the rank of this humble official is too low. When I meet you here..."

"Hey? It doesn't matter. I'll take you into the palace. Remember, don't wear a sword."
Chapter completed!