"Let me tell you, this case is definitely related to Qijiawu!" Xu Zun said in front of everyone, "That Taoist priest can't appear in the Temple of Immortality for no reason!"
"Oh? Qijiawu?"
Luo Wanwan, Qiu Yongnian, Zhao Yu and others all frowned.
"Yes!" Xu Zun said solemnly, "This case cannot be wrong! In order to kill someone, the murderer did not hesitate to build an iron coffin, which shows that it must be a revenge!
"Perhaps some tragic case happened in Qijiawu more than 30 years ago! It was the victims of that year who came to seek revenge!"
"This..." Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "Master Xu, what revenge are you seeking? Why can't I understand?"
"Don't you understand?" Xu Zun said confidently, "That Taoist priest was the culprit back then, and Master Liu Zhang may also be related to this case!"
"Huh! That's nonsense!" Sure enough, upon hearing someone slandering Liu Zhang, Luo County Prime Minister immediately looked at Xu Zun anxiously, "I said that Chief Liu has been in office for so many years, he is honest and upright, and has never done anything harmful.
It’s about people!”
"You said he has been in office for so many years," Xu Zun said, "how do you know that he is absolutely innocent?"
"You? You..." Luo Xiancheng was angry, "Mr. Liu has been in office for many years, but it's only been more than 20 years, while Qijiawu has been idle for more than 30 years.
"In other words, when Chief Secretary Liu took office, Qijiawu was already in ruins! What does it have to do with it?"
"Master Liu is nearly sixty years old," Xu Zun replied unceremoniously, "Are you sure you know what he did before he took office?"
"You!?" Luo County Cheng was so angry that his eyes stared, and his beard seemed to explode.
"You don't have to worry about getting angry, it's just a hypothesis!" Xu Zun turned to everyone and said, "Didn't you notice? From Qijiawu to Zhangqiao, you only need to climb a mountain to get there, and there is also a winding road.
The mountain road is passable, which is extremely convenient for the murderer to implement his plan!
"Also, you have also seen that the Taoist priest's body is covered with old wounds caused by torture. This shows that he has suffered inhuman abuse during his lifetime. It must be the murderer venting his hatred!"
this……
Xu Zun's words were so conclusive that everyone had to rethink.
"But Ji Ying..." Magistrate Qiu thought of something and said, "If it is true as you judged, how can we explain the iron coffin case two years ago and the 37 corpses..."
"Sir," Xu Zun interrupted without waiting for Qiu Yongnian to finish, "Let's take care of the present first!
"We cannot conclude that the two iron coffin cases must have been committed by the same group of people!
"Maybe the avenger deliberately imitated it, or maybe, as long as we figure out the truth of the current iron coffin case, the case two years ago will also come to light?"
"this……"
Although what Xu Zun said makes sense, everyone still has doubts based on their understanding of Xu Zun himself.
"Master Qiu, haven't you discovered the key to this case?" Xu Zun said excitedly, "As long as we can find out whether there was a super major case in Qijiawu 30 years ago, and prove that this major case and that
The Taoist priest has a relationship with Master Liu, so we can follow the clues and find the murderer!
"Such movies, oh no, I have seen too many cases like this before!" Xu Zun added, "The family members of the victims in that major case are the murderers of today's iron coffin case!
"And, according to the direction of the plot, um... no, I mean, based on experience, there may be other accomplices in that major case. Maybe the murderer's revenge will continue, and people may die!"
"..."
"..."
His words made everyone stunned and looked at each other.
Everyone wants to say, what experience can Xu Zun have at such a young age? However, his analysis seems to be well-founded and difficult to refute.
As a result, the scene fell into dead silence, and no one spoke.
"Then..." After 45 seconds of silence, Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun after some serious thinking, "Jiying, how do you want to check?"
"Does this need to be said?" Xu Zun clenched his fists excitedly, "Send all the manpower to focus on investigating the Qijiawu case that has been going on for decades!"
"But...but..." At this time, the head catcher Zhao Yu couldn't sit still. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and wanted to say something to Xu Zun.
However, Xu Zun, who was in high spirits, directly gave him an order:
"Captain Zhao, a group of people went to investigate the Qijiawu case; a group of people went to investigate the identity of the Taoist priest; a group of people went to investigate the relationship between Chief Liu and Qijiawu!
"Also," Xu Zun said again, "we have to send a group of people to check the county annals with me to see if there is anything recorded in the county annals!?"
"But...but..." However, Zhao Yu still seemed to have objections and even raised his hand.
"Captain Zhao, hurry up and do what I say!" Xu Zun suppressed him again and ordered in an irrefutable tone, "When investigating old cases, we mainly ask the elderly people over 80 years old in Qijiawu; when investigating Taoist priests
You can trace the origin of that jade pendant; and go to Mr. Liu’s office and look through the nooks and crannies of his house to see if there are any secrets hidden there? You don’t need me to teach you these anymore, right?"
"This...this..." Zhao Yu was still hesitating.
"Captain Zhao," Qiu Yongnian finally spoke, "just do what Ji Ying said! Without further ado, if Ji Ying gets it right, it will be a great achievement!"
"This... okay!" Zhao Yu had no choice but to swallow back his thoughts, clasped his fists in agreement, and then led his subordinates to assign tasks.
"Ji Ying," Qiu Yongnian said to Xu Zun again, "Master Liu is no longer here, and the manpower is so tight, let Yao Jin accompany you to read the county records! He has helped Master Liu before, so he should be able to help
busy!"
"Okay, that's great!" Xu Zun clasped his fists, "Without further ado, I'll go now!"
"Then... you go check it out first!" Qiu Yongnian said again, "I will discuss something with Prime Minister Luo County. After the discussion is over, I will go over to help!"
"good!"
Xu Zun saluted and exited the inner hall together with his master Yao Jin...
"Humph, you kid with a yellow mouth, you can't do your job well!" As soon as Xu Zun left, Na Luo Wanwan couldn't wait to complain, "What he said is very reasonable. If he can solve such a big case, then the sun will come out of the west.
Got it!"
"Your Excellency, there is no need to argue with Ji Ying," Qiu Yongnian advised, "Don't forget, if the iron coffin case turns out to be the same as two years ago and the superiors convict, we still hope that Mr. Shen can speak for us!
"
"Oh, it's true! Just a few words can wake up the dreamer!" Luo Xian Cheng suddenly realized, "Yongnian is still thoughtful! If the former county captain had a good father-in-law like Xu Zun, he wouldn't have ended up like this
It’s like dying in a foreign land!”
"But..." Qiu Yongnian added, "After all, Jiying has not yet consummated her marriage, so the top priority is that we still have to figure out this fatal case!
"Alas," he sighed, "I am quite lucky to have encountered a case like this when I first took office!"
"Eh? Yongnian," Luo Xian Cheng persuaded, "What are you worried about? You are a Jinshi Hanlin and a disciple of the emperor. If you cannot solve the case, you will not be blamed!
"Moreover, if you think about it from another angle, what if you could solve this case? Wouldn't the stumbling block become Tongtian Bridge?"
"Haha, sir, please stop making fun of me!" Qiu Yongnian said with a bitter smile, "If such a mysterious case could be solved, I'm afraid it would have been solved two years ago!"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," Luo County Cheng said, "Let's check carefully, maybe there will be a chance! Later, I'll go take a look at the iron coffin. By the way, I'll take a look at the Taoist priest and Master Liu.
…”
"Okay," Qiu Yongnian nodded and asked casually, "By the way, Mr. Luo, I would like to ask, who took away the iron coffin and the 37 corpses two years ago?"
"Oh, well, this," Luo County Cheng looked around first, and then replied in a low voice after seeing no one on either side, "At first I just thought someone from the Governor's Office had taken it away!
"But the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, because when the iron coffin was carried away, the governor also looked helpless. No, to be precise, he should have looked particularly frightened!
"So..." Luo Xian Cheng gently pointed to the sky and said, "I suspect that the last person to take away the iron coffin should be someone from the palace..."
