Chapter 526

Taking the opportunity to find some time, Luo Yangxing asked Su Qiao, "Mr. Su, what do you think is on that shovel that made him so anxious to hide it specifically?"

"The first is hard to remove; the second is something related to himself, very important, something or a mark on it that would easily reveal his identity."

Su Qiao had thought of only this much so far.

Luo Yangxing and the other Embroidered Uniform Guards exchanged glances, nodded, and felt it was about right.

As for the rest, a shovel cannot speak; there is no need to hide it specifically.

After everyone rested briefly, the food prepared by the shop waiter was ready.

Luo Yangxing and the others paid, then boarded the carriage again to go out the city gate and search for clues.

When they returned to the large pit dug by the "carpenter," the Embroidered Uniform Guard responsible for finding the shovel had indeed found it.

It was unknown whether this was good or bad.

The shovel was found, but the condition of the shovel was somewhat wrong.

Only the head remained; the wooden handle was gone.

Moreover, the shovel had already rusted.

In Luo Yangxing and the others' view, it should be ruined, and the clue was broken.

Everyone's spirits were slightly a bit low.

However, while their spirits were low, Su Qiao was even more confirmed about some things.

He tugged at Luo Yangxing's sleeve and said, "My lord Luo, where do you think the wooden handle of this shovel went?"

"Buried it? Thrown it separately?"

Luo Yangxing asked tentatively.

"Why couldn't it have been burned?"

Su Qiao glared at Luo Yangxing in frustration, as if scolding iron for not becoming steel, and said.

Luo Yangxing stood there awkwardly; he was truly a bit bewildered.

"Burned, burned?"

"Yes, don't forget, the wooden handle of this shovel is made of wood, and he lit a bonfire; he could have burned it directly. In this way, the traces on the wooden handle that are not easy to clean would be completely destroyed!"

Having been pointed out so bluntly and thoroughly by Su Qiao, Luo Yangxing and the group of Embroidered Uniform Guards looked at each other in silence.

Especially Luo Yangxing; he was still a bit confused now.

"Mr. Su, just now we indeed did not think of the possibility that the wooden handle was burned, and it was very possible, but what use is it? The clue is still broken!"

Hearing this, Su Qiao rolled his eyes, which made Luo Yangxing feel a bit embarrassed, wondering if he was really very stupid.

Why did he feel he was quite smart, yet he still hadn't guessed the meaning Mr. Su was expressing?

Was it possible that Mr. Su was expressing himself unclearly?

Of course, he only dared to think such thoughts in his heart.

"Alright, alright! Let me analyze with you; what kind of traces on a wooden handle are easy to leave behind?"

"Paint!"

"Blood!"

"Correct! Paint is unlikely, because no one here was messing with that stuff; trying to get it would be very troublesome."

Su Qiao said without thinking.

"Correct! Then it must be bloodstains!"

Luo Yangxing finally caught up with the train of thought.

"Yes, bloodstains. If it were a large patch of blood, there would be no problem at all, but he insisted on burning the wooden handle, which obviously proves that this bloodstain might expose him. What kind of mark would expose him? A Handprint!"

Su Qiao did not intend to keep people in suspense anymore and stated the answer very directly.

Luo Yangxing and a few Embroidered Uniform Guards' minds cleared up.

"A Handprint; what kind of Handprint would require burning to be destroyed? This proves the Handprint is special."

"Special conditions of the hand that I know of: missing fingers, broken fingers, extra fingers, or being left-handed, and so on..."

Su Qiao bluntly said everything he could think of.

Luo Yangxing and the others thought for a moment and felt that what Su Qiao said made a lot of sense.

Moreover, for them, thinking of these things was all they could do.

This immediately narrowed the circle of people to search for significantly.

"First, this person is a carpenter, and he is very strong, or he knows martial arts; otherwise, he would not have cleanly and decisively killed Li Erniu's family of five without making a single sound, and this deep pit was dug with great force!"

"Correct!" Luo Yangxing agreed with Su Qiao's judgment and nodded in affirmation.

"Second point, he possibly raises pigeons, carries pigeons, has very sharp eyesight, is bold, and has an unusual hand!"

Su Qiao gave the second guess.

Luo Yangxing and the others nodded as well.

"I have not discovered other clues yet, but we can look for them again when the time comes."

"Just these points are already quite a lot; Mr. Su's analysis today has been like a sudden enlightenment to us. Thank you!"

Although he was somewhat disappointed that Huang Xu had committed suicide by poison and no living witness was caught, other than that, Luo Yangxing truly felt he had gained a lot today.

Su Qiao looked up at the sky; indeed, the time of day was not early.

Moreover, he had analyzed quite a lot for Luo Yangxing and the others today, and they needed to digest it.

Afterwards, Luo Yangxing personally took the carriage to send Su Qiao home.

Upon returning home, Liu Rushi was still in the kitchen researching pastries.

Upon learning that Su Qiao had returned, they immediately brought up the finest small five-six pastries and curiously asked why he had come back so late today.

"Late? Not really late, today I was mainly helping Luo Yangxing investigate a case."

After tasting a bite of the almond pastry, Su Qiao had no intention of keeping secrets, so he recounted the whole process of helping Luo Yangxing analyze the case details today.

Liu Rushi was also drawn into it several times, falling into thought, guided by Su Qiao, and gradually guessed out quite a few clues.

"So the later part still hasn't been found out, Master, do you have to go to the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow depends on the situation; if Luo Yangxing comes to find me, I'll go; if he doesn't find me, I'll just rest at home, anyway investigating cases is their Embroidered Uniform Guard's business."

Su Qiao correctly positioned himself; he was just someone helping out.

It wasn't that he went begging Luo Yangxing and the others; rather, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was begging him, you know.

381, the unwilling Luo Yangxing!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard's gains these past few days, Luo Yangxing reported to Zhu Youjian.

Unexpectedly learning that Su Qiao had participated and helped find many key clues.

The original unsolved cases now also had great progress.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't expect Su Qing to be so formidable at judging cases and analysis, truly rare!"

Turning his head, he instructed Luo Yangxing again, "Su Qing's safety is still the most important; many people have had designs on Su Qing behind his back, pay a bit more attention; since Su Qing has gotten involved, let him get involved; you'd better dig out the mastermind behind the scenes for me as soon as possible!"

"Yes, this subject will surely do his utmost!"

"Go!"

Coming out of the palace, Luo Yangxing breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his face, and was finally able to relax a little.

He had been scolded and cursed by the Emperor several times in a row.

Luo Yangxing, who took over the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard, actually carried immense pressure on his shoulders.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost his composure three or four times in front of Su Qiao before.

He was truly worried that Zhu Youjian would be completely disappointed in him.

Now it was fine; today he finally wasn't scolded.

28 Although most of it was because Su Qiao participated, the case finally made progress.

But being able to temporarily quell Zhu Youjian's anger was a good thing.

Returning to the Northern Embroidered Uniform Guard, Luo Yangxing had someone bring the Juan Sect over and began to review and examine it in detail again.

"Did you issue the portrait of that 'carpenter' that Mr. Su helped find yesterday?"

Luo Yangxing flipped through the Juan Sect, trying to dig something out of it, while asking his subordinates.

"It has already been issued; any news will be passed up as quickly as possible."