"You said Fan Li was silenced? The envoy has confirmed that it is Zhu Cheng, so what's the point of silencing him unless..."
Zhu Sheng suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
Yes, if the mastermind has been arrested, there is no need to kill anyone and silence him. But what if the real mastermind is still at large?
Could it be that the chief envoy was not Zhu Cheng?
Or maybe Zhu Cheng had other accomplices, such as the Queen Mother.
However, the Queen Mother's intentions represented by a series of actions in the harem have been exposed, so there seems to be no need to silence her.
Zhu Sheng looked at Rong Fei, hoping to get an answer.
"As I said before, the person who leaked the news about the missing jade seal was not Wei Jima."
After hearing Rong Fei's words, Wei Lin's expression suddenly turned sideways, and she even forgot to take a deep breath. She knelt down in front of Zhu Sheng and cried bitterly.
"Your Majesty, this old slave is wronged. Except for Xiao Shunzi's knowledge of the missing jade seal, this old slave has never told any third person."
Zhu Sheng glanced at Wei Lin, his eyes uncertain and undecided.
Xiao Shunzi ran over and helped Wei Lin up, whispering comfort in his ear.
"Grandpa, don't panic, Xiaorong is here to prove your innocence."
"ah?"
Wei Lin wiped away her tears and saw Rong Fei walking up to her and asking.
"You are so old, why are you still acting like a child? I will cry later and answer my question first. I still remember that I asked you the day before yesterday that there is a magic medicine in the spiritual world that can make people regenerate after severed limbs. You
How did you respond at that time?”
"Well... if it grows back, how can I be a eunuch? The Za family will serve His Majesty for the rest of their lives."
Wei Lin thought about it for a moment and then replied, adding an extra sentence to express her sincerity.
Zhu Sheng's expression softened a lot after hearing this, he raised his foot and kicked Wei Lin lightly.
"Stand up and speak."
Then his eyes turned to Rong Fei, waiting for his follow-up.
"Earlier, I inquired about Duke Wei and Duke Ma from the queen and concubine. The two father-in-laws have reached the top of the ranks of chamberlains. They are not lacking in power, status, and wealth. Your Majesty also trusts them very much. There is really no reason to betray them."
Rong Fei's expression became a little strange, and he paused before continuing.
"Now it seems that Wei Gong is very satisfied with his situation, while Ma Gong wants to make up for his regrets. Someone should have bribed Ma Hong with the elixir that can regenerate severed limbs, and Ma Hong will betray His Majesty.
News of the missing jade seal leaked out.
Now that King Yong has failed, people don't want to reveal their identity, so they silence Ma Hong. Killing Fan Liren is just a cover, the real target of those men in black is Ma Hong."
Rong Fei said decisively.
"How can I see it?"
Zhu Sheng, however, was skeptical of Rong Fei's guess.
"It's actually very simple to verify my guess. Aren't the Forbidden Army searching for the group of assassins in black? They must have been unable to escape after being searched all over the city. If they are still alive when the Forbidden Army finds them, it means that my guess is wrong.
But if the Imperial Army only finds the corpses of those men in black, it will prove that my guess is correct."
"Why is this?"
"If the men in black are still alive, it means that the target of their assassination is Fan Liren, and there is nothing to hide. But if the body of the man in black is found, it means that the mastermind behind the assassination does not want to expose the real target of the assassination, so
The men in black must be silenced. Killing Fan Li is just a cover-up."
Zhu Sheng couldn't figure out the logic behind Qing Rongfei's words for a moment, and he suddenly realized it after thinking about it for a moment.
"Yes, that's exactly what it is. Wei Lin, pass on my instructions to close the gates of the four cities immediately. Those assassinating traitors will see their bodies alive and their bodies dead."
"Old slave obeys the order."
Wei Lin bowed her head and did not forget to cast a grateful glance at Rong Fei before leaving.
"After you find the body of the man in black and search it carefully, there may be clues that can lead to the killer organization behind it."
Rong Fei warned.
"It saves money."
Wei Lin responded with a wink, and then left in a hurry.
Zhu Sheng, Yu Qingzhi, Rong Fei and Xiao Shunzi were the only four people left in the imperial study.
After Zhu Sheng returned to the imperial office, he sat down and thought for a moment and asked Rongfei.
"Can you guess who bribed Ma Hong?"
Rong Fei was a little dissatisfied with the word "guess". That's called reasoning. He's not a charlatan who tells fortunes on the street. But he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he thought for a moment and answered.
"This... we have too few clues to make effective inferences. But we can try to investigate from the direction of elixirs. As far as I know, elixirs that can regenerate severed limbs are extremely rare even in the spiritual world.
Rare and precious.”
"The world of practice...the holy land of the Four Absolutes!"
Zhu Sheng's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this.
King Yong's rebellion actually involved the world of spiritual practice, which made Zhu Sheng angry and also felt a sense of powerlessness.
"Although the Four Holy Lands specialize in training alchemists, only Qiankun Temple can refine elixirs above the sixth grade. As far as I know, the only elixir that can regenerate a person's broken limbs is the fifth-grade elixir Xuan Bing Creation Pill, Bing
Muscle dew is extracted from the residue left over from refining this medicine.
Qiankun Temple holds a medicine market on the third day of March every year to auction elixirs, and three Xuanbing Creation Pills are auctioned each time."
Yu Qingzhi, who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted.
As a result, it was impossible to find out the mastermind behind the source of the elixir, which made Rong Fei a little frustrated.
For Rong Fei, who is obsessed with a 100% case detection rate, this is a big blow.
Zhu Sheng, who was sitting behind the case, had his head slightly lowered, so that Rong Fei and Yu Qingzhi could not clearly see the changes in his eyes and expression. After a few breaths, Zhu Sheng raised his head, and his expression had returned to the calm look of the past.
"There is no need to pay attention to this matter for the time being, but there is a more important thing to do now."
Zhu Sheng looked at Rong Fei and Xiao Shunzi with a smile and said.
"Today we can resolve King Yong's conspiracy, you two should take the lead. Now you can ask for the reward."
"It is a great blessing for me to be able to share your Majesty's worries. How can I have any other thoughts? Your Majesty must not harm me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shunzi quickly bowed and said.
Rong Fei glanced sideways, but he could clearly see that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
Hypocrisy! You guy who doesn’t mean what you say, I despise you!
Rong Fei secretly mocked in his heart.
Then he also followed Xiao Shunzi's example and bent down to salute.
"As an agent of the Immortal Detective Division, it is my duty to track down lost items, so I dare not ask for a reward."
"Hahaha, being meritorious but not being arrogant is the model for a minister of Dayan. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty should learn from you two."
Zhu Sheng stood up and laughed happily.
"However, it is a taboo for a king not to reward meritorious service. Since you two don't say what you want, then I will give it to you, but don't think that I am too stingy and stingy."
"I don't dare!"
Snap.
Zhu Sheng raised his palm and clapped it twice, and the sound of very light footsteps came from outside the door.
Soon an old eunuch and two waiters carrying trays pushed in the door.
"There are still many messy things at Fengtian Palace that I need to deal with, so I won't waste time here. After you two receive the reward, you can go back and have a good rest."
After Zhu Sheng finished speaking to the two of them, he turned to Yu Qing's way.
"The people from the Four Absolute Holy Lands are also over there in the main hall. It would be great if Mr. Yu arrests them to suppress the situation."
"My lord, I obey the order."
After chatting with Ji Rou'er, Yu Qingzhi's attitude towards Zhu Sheng changed dramatically, which actually made Zhu Sheng feel flattered for a moment.
He walked up to Yu Qingzhi, looked up and down with emotion, then took his arm and left together.
Before leaving the house, Yu Qingzhi flicked his sleeves, and a clean white shirt fell into Rong Fei's arms.
"After leaving the palace, go to Jixian Division and wait for me."
"Tsk, tsk, when can I use this honor from Mr. Yu? I can walk arm in arm with His Majesty, tsk, tsk, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing in my dreams."
Xiao Shunzi looked at the retreating figures of Zhu Sheng and Yu Qingzhi and sighed.
"General Manager Wei is deeply favored by His Majesty. Given time, this kind of favor will be nothing more than ordinary."
The old eunuch who just walked in said with a smile.
Only then did Xiao Shunzi notice that he didn't recognize the old eunuch, but he saw clearly the bullfight uniform he was wearing, and he quickly looked solemn and bowed to salute.
"Xiao Shunzi has met my father-in-law."
The old eunuch turned sideways to let Xiao Shunzi salute, took the tray from the waiter and sent it to Xiao Shunzi with a smile.
"Manager Wei has already taken the important position of the manager of the East Palace at a young age, and was even given a bullfighting uniform. However, the Za family would not dare to call you father-in-law."
Manager of the East Palace?
Royal gift of bullfighting uniform?
Xiao Shunzi trembled when he heard this, and when he took a closer look at the tray in front of him, there was indeed a neatly folded bullfighting uniform and a waist tag engraved with the eunuch in charge of the East Palace.
"Hehehe, don't be stunned. After receiving the reward, you quickly go back to take a shower and change clothes. The fishy smell almost makes the Za family faint."
The old eunuch patted Xiao Shunzi on the shoulder and smiled.
Xiao Shunzi woke up, quickly took the tray, and hugged it tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid of being snatched away. Then he asked the old eunuch.
"I don't know what my father-in-law is called, where he works, and why he has never been seen in the palace."
"My name is Jiashen. He is an idle, old and useless man. I don't care about the past."
After talking to Xiao Shunzi, the old eunuch named Jiashen thrust another tray into Rong Fei's hands.
"Xiao Rong is an expert in solving cases. His Majesty originally planned to give you a token to become the best police officer in the world. However, since the loss of the jade seal cannot be made public, we can only praise him verbally for the time being. In the future, Xiao Rong will make new achievements."
When the time comes, add it again.
Here is a set of gold and jade Xie Zhi crown uniforms, which shows that princes do not kneel. A knife to cleanse the grievances. Officials below the fourth rank can be beheaded first and then punished. There is also a silver medal for arresting the head of the fifth rank of the Ji Xian Division. "
Rong Fei was not interested in being the best in the world, but he was very interested in the identity of this old eunuch. But since he didn't want to say more, Rong Fei didn't dare to ask. After bowing and thanking him, he went to talk to Xiao Shunzi.
They left the Imperial Study Room together.
After walking a certain distance, Xiao Shunzi looked around and saw no one else, so he whispered in Rong Fei's ear.
"Xiao Rongqing, we have a life-or-death friendship. There is something I must tell you."
Hearing this, Rong Fei turned his head and his eyes were full of questions.
Just tell me if you have something to do, why should you be so mysterious?
"The gold and jade Xie Zhi crown suit and the knife to clean up the injustice that you are holding in your hand are only qualified to be worn by the Chief Constable of the Ji Xian Division."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't act stupid like me. Anyway, it's better to be more careful in the future."