Chapter 194: The Person Behind the Scenes

Qinghe, a residential area in the south of the city, the raging flames temporarily ceased, leaving only the charred ruins burned black.

"Magistrate Chai."

Cao Wei and Jiang Linxian both appeared in front of the ruins with their people.

"What happened here?"

Cao Wei looked at the residence that still had a few flames and almost nothing left.

Chai Jingong said:

"One of my subordinates accidentally found out that Gao Zhen still had a residence in Qinghe, so he came to check, but unexpectedly, the subordinate was killed as soon as he arrived, and the residence was burned down by someone."

"Damn it!"

Cao Wei was even angrier; this was a public provocation under his nose!

"Can you find out who did it?"

Chai Jingong narrowed his eyes: "If my guess is correct, it should be the work of the Guiming Sect."

"Guiming Sect?"

Cao Wei raised his eyebrows: "Brother Chai means that Gao Zhen was killed by the Guiming Sect, how can you tell?"

Chai Jingong explained:

"Brother Cao also knows that my true Qi is special and I can smell odors that ordinary people cannot."

"I have had some dealings with the Guiming Sect, and the Evil God Method they practice has a unique odor; as long as it is the Guiming Sect people who did it, as long as the interval is not more than an hour, I can smell it."

Hearing this, Cao Wei was overjoyed: "Brother Chai has good skills; since you know it's the work of the Guiming Sect, then it's easy to handle."

Chai Jingong shook his head: "No, now it can only prove that Gao Zhen's death is related to the Guiming Sect, but whether it was really killed by the Guiming Sect, there is currently no evidence."

Cao Wei didn't care and still said firmly: "It must be the work of the Guiming Sect!"

"Before Gao Zhen died, we had just fought a battle with the Guiming Sect; these demon cubs are clearly taking the opportunity to retaliate!"

Jiang Linxian's expression was calm.

Chai Jingong glanced at the indignant Cao Wei and said nothing.

According to what he knew, Cao Wei had always served in the Ministry of War and the military, his temper was indeed irritable, and he did things decisively.

But today he was so excited, was it really because of anger at the Guiming Sect killing people?

At least Chai Jingong didn't think so.

Cao Wei looked reckless and impulsive, saying it was the Guiming Sect who killed the person without collecting evidence.

In fact, the reason he said so was to ask Chai Jingong to throw the pot to the Guiming Sect and close the case as soon as possible.

Since coming to Qinghe, during this period of time.

The pressure from the Gao family was getting bigger and bigger, and as expected, the Duke of Wei side also began to pay attention to this matter.

Every day, he could receive documents sent from Annan Town.

More than the sum of the past three years.

Without exception, they were all about one thing, urging them to solve the case as soon as possible.

But Gao Zhen obviously ran out of Qinghe by himself, and intentionally concealed it, so even the closest servants didn't know the situation, and all clues were broken; how could they investigate this?

So the best way is naturally to find a scapegoat.

Currently, the Guiming Sect is undoubtedly the best choice.

Cao Wei is afraid that he has had this idea for a long time.

Now he is even finding evidence of Gao Zhen's connection with the Guiming Sect, which is most suitable for conviction.

But... was Gao Zhen really killed by the Guiming Sect?

At least for now, he didn't think so.

Chai Jingong sighed lightly.

The case eventually evolved into a situation he didn't want to see.

He is indeed a genius at investigating cases, but everything requires evidence, and even a wild goose must leave a trace.

After these days of investigation, he actually found a lot of useful information.

Judging from the information currently mastered, he has an intuitive speculation that Gao Zhen was likely not killed by the Guiming Sect, and Gao Zhen even likely had an inextricable connection with the Guiming Sect.

This is an instinct after years of investigating cases.

But every time after solving a case, he could verify that his intuition was correct.

But if that were really the case, things would be troublesome.

A Gao clan disciple serving as an official, colluding with the Guiming Sect, and then being killed.

If this news were to spread to the imperial court, it would surely cause a huge uproar.

Killing one Gao Zhen is a small matter, but the Lin party will surely make a big fuss about this to topple the Gao clan, and at that time, I don't know how many people will be involved; it is simply a major earthquake in the Yu Kingdom imperial court.

Even the Gao family might take action against those who know the truth in advance to suppress the case.

With the death of a traitorous clan member, eliminate the influence on the Gao family.

Which is lighter and which is heavier is obvious.

In the eyes of those big figures, there is only interest; as long as it is beneficial to the family, even the worst things must be done.

Justice is not important at all.

Chai Jingong did not say his inner conjecture:

"Magistrate Cao, the case is still unclear, I hope you will order people to check the situation of this residence again."

"Small matter."

Cao Wei agreed without even thinking.

He wished he could find more clues related to the Guiming Sect.

The more times the Guiming Sect appears, the easier it is for him to convince General Xue to close the case.

Truth?

He had long stopped caring about the truth.

As long as he can close the case, he can even catch a murderer and bring him here, as long as the explanation is reasonable.

"Each harboring their own ghosts."

This is Li Rui's evaluation of Jiang Linxian, Cao Wei, and Chai Jingong.

He and Ge Hong stood not far away.

The three of them didn't avoid the two of them when they spoke, so they heard it clearly.

Different thoughts about things will eventually manifest as different attitudes and practices toward things.

Jiang Linxian was the most indifferent to Gao Zhen's death.

Why?

It is likely that the relationship with the backer is strong enough, so this matter cannot affect his future at all.

And this matter is not the main responsibility of the Assistant Regional Commander, so there is no need to cause trouble.

But Cao Wei is different.

He hasn't reached the level where big bosses will protect him no matter what happens, so he must produce results.

Chai Jingong is in the same situation.

In the end, it's just that the positions are different, and the butts can't sit together.

Li Rui looked at the ruins still emitting thick smoke. He was thoughtful.

"Who could have done it?"

"Zhuang Renhe?"

Government office, inner courtyard.

"Who is it?"

"Who exactly is it!"

Zhuang Renhe's eyes were red, like a beast wanting to swallow people.

He had already heard about what happened in the south of Qinghe city today.

Gao Zhen died.

He didn't care.

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Anyway, he didn't participate in Gao Zhen's mission, and he had planted eyes in the Anning Guard, and Cao Wei and Chai Jingong didn't find any clues, so they wouldn't involve him.

But just when he thought the matter would become a cold case and he could continue to be a stable county magistrate.

Things changed, and now the spearhead is pointing to the Guiming Sect.

"If the Ministry of Justice wants to investigate, let them investigate, why kill people again!"

He also felt that this matter must be the work of the Guiming Sect people.

"Idiots."

"All idiots!"

Although he is also a member of the Guiming Sect, his main job is the second master of the Zhuang family, and he really doesn't have much affection for the Guiming Sect people.

"No, must find a way to stop them."

"Continue to make things bigger, maybe one day it will be investigated to me."

Zhuang Renhe pondered for a while and soon made a decision.

He didn't think Chai Jingong of the Ministry of Justice was an idiot.

On the contrary, Chai Jingong can reach his current position, and he also has some skills in the capital, especially in solving cases.

The more the Guiming Sect does, the more clues will be exposed; not doing anything now is the best way.

Just as Zhuang Renhe was thinking.

His room door was knocked.

Zhuang Renhe scolded impatiently: "Come in!"

Then he heard the door creak and be pushed open; it was a maid from the government office.

The maid asked prettily:

"Magistrate, the water is warm, should I bathe now or wait a while, I will undress you."

Zhuang Renhe has a habit.

That is, he must take a bath every day to fall asleep.

Ordinary people at the bottom of the Yu Kingdom can wash once a month, and in winter, they can go three or four months without washing, saving it until the spring returns, before they go to the river outside the city to wash.

Those with more money use large wooden barrels to boil water for bathing.

But a large barrel of water takes half a day to boil enough, and the firewood money alone is not a small amount.

Not many people can bathe every day.

Zhuang Renhe hummed: "Wash now, come over and undress me."

After speaking.

The little maid walked up timidly, stretching out her slender fingers to untie Zhuang Renhe's belt.

Just as her fingers were about to touch the belt.

Zhuang Renhe, who had been expressionless, flashed a ruthless look in his eyes.

His right hand on the belt suddenly lifted, raising a palm wind, and slapped straight toward the little maid's head.

But the little maid reacted extremely quickly, suddenly tilting her body backward, sticking to the ground and flying backward for several meters.

She made a giggling sound.

The next instant.

The mask on the little maid's face fell off inch by inch, revealing the face of an enchanting woman.

Zhuang Renhe snorted coldly:

"Slut, if you dare to do this again, I will kill you."

"You touched my people?"

The enchanting woman laughed until she trembled, and her originally shriveled figure became shaky.

"How would I dare to touch Magistrate Zhuang's subordinates."

Zhuang Renhe's eyes remained cold, and he snorted coldly: "Better be so."

But his heart sank.

"It really was the Guiming Sect who killed the person!"

The woman in front of him is exactly the third-ranked Thousand-Faced Rakshasa among the Twelve Blood Disciples, Liu Jiaoniang.

Like the Ten Thousand Ghost Old Mother who was killed by Jiang Linxian before, she is good at the art of disguise.

Even Liu Jiaoniang's attainments in disguise are even stronger than the Ten Thousand Ghost Old Mother.

Liu Jiaoniang, one of the Twelve Blood Disciples, appeared in Qinghe; it is hard not to make him feel that the matter in the south of the city before has something to do with her.

Zhuang Renhe looked at Liu Jiaoniang gloomily:

"Why did you kill Gao Zhen's subordinates in the south of the city? Don't you know this will expose us instead?"

Hearing this.

Liu Jiaoniang was stunned, blinking her big eyes:

"I... kill people?"

Zhuang Renhe's mouth twitched: "Why, even I have to be deceived?"

Liu Jiaoniang was suddenly angered and laughed, raising her voice sarcastically:

"I just arrived in Qinghe; if I want to kill, the first one I kill is you."

Zhuang Renhe watched for a long time, and finally asked suspiciously:

"The person really wasn't killed by you?"

"Nonsense, I wish the whole world knew when I kill people, and I don't bother to waste the effort to hide it."

"..."

Zhuang Renhe was speechless.

From Liu Jiaoniang's expression just now, he could be sure that the person really wasn't killed by Liu Jiaoniang.

And with the Guiming Sect's style of doing things, if they killed, they killed; Liu Jiaoniang really had no need to hide it from him.

Then the question comes.

Since the person who killed wasn't Liu Jiaoniang, then who made the move?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 195 =====