The jailer yelled a few more tis, but Magistrate Zhao still didn't move.
Xu Qi'an's heart sank, and he said, "Open the door."
The jailer took out the key to open the door, and angrily reached out to pull Magistrate Zhao: "Are you deaf?"
Magistrate Zhao's body turned over limply.
At this ti, the jailer also realized that sothing was wrong, sniffed his breath, and his face changed drastically: "Dead, dead..."
I'm a step too late... Xu Qi'an sighed in his heart.
Magistrate Taikang was arrested and imprisoned overnight last night. He received the news this morning and ca here imdiately, but he was still a step too late.
The murderer was either soone inside the governnt office, or he had been monitoring Magistrate Zhao's movents, otherwise he would not be able to kill him in ti... Xu Qi'an flipped Magistrate Zhao's eyelids, pried open his lips to look at his tongue, then took off Magistrate Zhao's prison uniform and examined the body.
"There is no sign of poisoning, no signs of struggle before death, corpse spots have just ford not long ago, and the ti of death is no more than five hours. The cause of death is not yet clear..." Xu Qi'an made a judgnt in his heart and said, "Leave two people to watch the body, and the others will follow to see the prefect."
The prisoner died in the governnt office, and Chen Hanguan, the prefect, had to take the bla.
Xu Qi'an found the inner hall and learned that Chen Fuyin was still sleeping. After the yan runners passed the ssage, he waited outside for half an incense stick of ti and saw Chen Hanguan, who was dressed neatly.
Chen Fuyin looked normal, and did not look like he had just woken up. He smiled and said, "What does Lord Xu want to see for?"
The morning court ti is the beginning of the Mao hour. Generally speaking, civil and military officials will wait at the ridian Gate at the Yin hour, which is four or five in the morning.
Therefore, after the morning court is over, returning to the governnt office to catch up on sleep is a routine operation in the Dafeng officialdom.
"I ca to interrogate Zhao County Magistrate of Taikang County, but found that he died in prison this morning." Xu Qi'an got straight to the point.
"What?!" Chen Fuyin was shocked.
The jailer brought by Xu Qiyan said tremblingly: "My Lord, it is true..."
Chen Fuyin frowned, but didn't think it was a big deal. After all, County Magistrate Zhao was a death row prisoner and would be executed in the autumn of next year.
"How did he die?" Chen Fuyin picked up the teacup.
"He was silenced." Xu Qiyan said.
Chen Fuyin's hand trembled, and the boiling tea spilled out. He didn't care at all, and his eyes widened: "Murder?"
Obviously, Old Chen didn't realize the seriousness of the situation... Xu Qiyan explained: "Sir, how do you think the demons found the saltpeter mine? Dahuangshan is an ordinary place, even the nearby gray households don't know the existence of saltpeter mines, how can the demons find it?"
Chen Fuyin stood up in shock: "You an..."
Xu Qiyan nodded: "I suspect it is related to Taikang County Magistrate. I ca here for interrogation today, but I didn't expect that I was a step slower and he was silenced.
"The clues of this case are broken again. Alas, His Majesty ordered to find out the truth within half a month. It's really difficult for . By the way, a little eunuch ca to the Sitianjian today and asked to report the progress of the case on ti."
Chen Fuyin's face changed many tis, and he bowed and said: "Sir Xu, the governnt office is willing to assist you. The three rooms and six departnts of the governnt office can be dispatched by you."
Xu Qiyan smiled and said, "Mr. Chen is generous. Magistrate Zhao died in prison for no reason. It was an accident."
No one cares about the life or death of a death row prisoner, but what if this death row prisoner is related to the Sangpo case? Especially with the Beijing inspection coming soon.
If such a big handle is made public, Chen Fuyin will probably be demoted. For Xu Qiyan, the person is already dead, and there is little point in pursuing Chen Fuyin. It's just the difference between saying it and not saying it.
So, Lu Qing, who had just been promoted to the chief constable, was called in. Chen Fuyin said seriously, "From now on, you will follow Mr. Xu and wait for orders."
Follow Mr. Xu and wait for orders... Mr. Fuyin said a few days ago that this is an opportunity. If he can solve the case, he can enter the cabinet... Does he want to "lurk" beside Xu Qiyan
as a spy?
Lu Qing thought in surprise.
"Don't think too much, just assist Mr. Xu with peace of mind. "Mr. Chen said in a deep voice. Is it true? He, he can actually make the Lord Prefect surrender?!
Lu Qing stared at Xu Qian'an for a few seconds and said, "I obey your command."
Soon, the autopsy report of County Magistrate Zhao ca out, and he died of natural causes. The less flaws there are, the more it shows that there is sothing fishy... First of all, we can rule out the possibility that the warriors killed him... Xu Qian'an frowned and thought. The essence of a warrior can be described in four words: xxxx.
Violence is synonymous with warriors. It is as easy to kill County Magistrate Zhao as to pinch an ant, but it is absolutely impossible to do it silently and without any flaws.
The first thing Xu Qian'an thought of was the Yin God of Taoism, because in ancient tis, the Yin God of Taoism was also called the Soul-Catching ssenger, who could take the lives of people and dogs in their sleep.
"First of all, rule out the old silver coin of Taoist Master Jinlian. He has no involvent in the Sangpo case, so it can only be the Human Sect..."
Xu Qian'an scratched his hair irritably, feeling that his hairline was quietly moving back.
Why did you involve the Ren Sect? Can I investigate the Ren Sect? Not to ntion that the head of the Ren Sect is a national teacher, and the head of the Di Sect is a second-rank one, the head of the Ren Sect won't be much different.
I was crushed to death by the clamp of my legs!
"Well, it's not necessarily the Taoist sect. I don't know much about other systems, so I can't make a conclusion too early... Well, while I have the gold dal, I'll take so ti to read more about the confidential inside stories of the major systems."
Xu Qiyan found that Lu Qing was secretly looking at him, and the pretty face of the female
constable was faintly tired.
"Captain Lu, haven't you had a good rest recently?"
Lu Qing smiled: "Busy official duties."
She already knew the reason why Chen Fuyin compromised. Although Xu Qiyan was picking up
a loophole, this loophole was not easy to pick up. If he hadn't realized in ti that there was sothing wrong with the Taikang County Magistrate, this matter might have been
suppressed by the prefect.
"Captain Lu is as brave as a man. "Xu Qiyan complinted.
She was about 25-30 years old. At such a young age, she beca the captain of the criminal investigation team of the Capital Public Security Bureau. She had a bright future.
And she was still unmarried!
In his previous life, Xu Qiyan had no such promising female friends around him. There were only older single won who were worried about their boyfriends' frequent power failures.
When Xu Qiyan left the governnt office, he had six more fast hands from the governnt office around him, all of whom were good in cultivation. Two of them practiced Qi and four
practiced Jing.
He rode on the horseback, thinking about what he should do next.
Half a month was neither long nor short. To solve a case, one had to follow the clues and could
not rush.
Instead, Wei Yuan's attitude confused him. Was he too cold?
"Wei Yuan must know sothing. Emperor Yuan Jing's attitude is ambiguous. The Supervisor pretended to be dead... It's unreasonable. It's not a ga between big n. It's an indisputable fact that the first Supervisor escaped. I can't rest assured because of their calmness, because people in high positions may not care about the lives of ordinary people."
"No, I must find out about the first Supervisor. Wei Yuan doesn't seem to want to intervene. He is worried that I will be implicated... I can save the country in a roundabout way.
I will reveal this matter to the Princess secretly... It's not a disclosure, it's a hint, a silent hint, let her associate and discover it herself."
Thinking of this, Xu Qian'an no longer hesitated and said, "You go to the governnt office
and wait for first. I'll go to the palace."
Everyone looked puzzled.
Xu Qian'an explained: "I'm going to see the Princess."
How could he et the princess? Xu Ningyan not only had a good relationship with the
sorcerer of the Imperial Observatory, but also had a friendship with the princess... Lu Qing's
heart skipped a beat.
Others were confused and shocked. Li Yuchun was the calst. He knew that Xu Qiyan was able to enter the night watchman's office thanks to the recomndation of the princess. Saying goodbye to everyone, Xu Qiyan rode his horse to the imperial city.
The princess had already grown up and had her own mansion in the imperial city. Xu Qiyan rushed to Huaiqing Mansion and asked the guards. He learned that the princess usually lived in the palace city and rarely ca back to live.
So he rushed to the imperial city again. The imperial city was equivalent to a smaller version of the inner city. There were ancestral temples, governnt offices, inner court service agencies, warehouses and city defense buildings, as well as gardens and gardens in the city. The outer city was inhabited by common people, the inner city was inhabited by dignitaries, and the imperial city was inhabited by princes and ministers.
Without the gold dal, Xu Qiyan could not enter.
As for the palace, also known as the imperial palace, it is the emperor's ho, where concubines and princes and princesses live. Of course, adult princes and princesses must move out of the palace and live in the imperial city.
However, Emperor Yuan Jing has devoted himself to Taoism in recent years and has not paid much attention to his concubines, so the rules in this regard have beco lax. Nowadays, many adult princes and princesses still live in the palace.
As for the palace, Xu Qi'an cannot enter, even with the gold dal bestowed by Emperor Yuan
Jing. Just as he was about to ask the guard to pass on a ssage, he suddenly heard the wheels
rumbling.
He looked inside and saw a huge convoy coming out.
The golden nanmu, yellow silk canopy, inlaid with gold flakes and jade, which are exclusive to
the royal family, are luxurious and grand.
All top-notch sports cars...Xu Qi'an said in his heart.
The guard who took three coins of silver from him laughed when he saw this: "The second carriage belongs to the eldest princess. Look at the word "Qing" embroidered on the yellow silk on the body. It seems that there is no need to pass on the ssage."
The guard returned the silver to Xu Qi'an.
"You're welco, you're welco..." Xu Qi'an pushed it back: "I'll have to trouble you later."
He planned to get in touch with the princess and hold on to this big thick leg. In the future,
she might co to "keep in touch" from ti to ti. It is very necessary to build a good relationship with the guard in advance.
As the saying goes, cigarettes can pry open a man's mouth, money can hook a man's heart,
and eating seafood together can make you and him like-minded.
The three elents of social interaction!
The guard admired Xu Qi'an very much and reminded him: "The first carriage is for His Royal
Highness the Crown Prince, the third is for the Second Prince, and the fourth is for the Second Princess... I guess they are going to hold a banquet sowhere. If you can attend, rember to perform well, and you will be promoted to a higher position." "Princess, I, Xu Qi'an, have sothing to ask for!" Xu Qi'an said loudly.
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