Chapter 52

Currently, a new Minister of Justice had not yet been selected.

So, who should be sent to investigate the case of Left Sima Liu Yi's murder?

Ji Wuye immediately recommended himself.

If it were any other official who had been murdered, he would not bother to care, but Liu Yi was different.

Liu Yi was his capable subordinate who had helped him do many things and knew many of his secrets. If someone he did not trust were to investigate, not to mention whether they could find the murderer, what if they found evidence of his collusion with Liu Yi?

Seeing Ji Wuye recommend himself, the Han Wang was very surprised, and Zhang Kaidi was equally surprised.

However, considering the relationship between Liu Yi and Ji Wuye, it was not strange for Ji Wuye to recommend himself.

Thus, he also chose to speak up.

He directly opposed letting Ji Wuye investigate the case.

Although Ji Wuye might truly want to find out the truth about Liu Yi's death,

that was not important; what was important was that whatever Ji Wuye wanted to do, he would oppose it.

It was simply opposing for the sake of opposing.

"For the Chancellor to so strongly oppose me investigating the Left Sima's death, could it be that this matter is related to you, Chancellor, and you fear I will find the truth?"

Ji Wuye's voice was cold as he looked at Zhang Kaidi with ill intent.

"That is not the case!"

Zhang Kaidi appeared calm. "The Grand General is exceptionally brave; matters of protecting the nation are certainly the Grand General's domain, but when it comes to investigating cases, the Grand General is not necessarily skilled."

"Oh? Could it be that the Chancellor wants to take the field himself to clear up this case?"

Zhang Kaidi shook his head.

Ji Wuye's gaze grew colder and sharper; he now suspected more than ever that Liu Yi's death was related to Zhang Kaidi.

Earlier, after the Ghost Soldier Pay case, he had ordered men to pretend to be ghosts and gods, killing several officials of Zhang Kaidi's faction, including the Minister of Justice.

Now that the matter was over, it was not strange for Zhang Kaidi to seek revenge.

"If it were any other case, I might investigate it using conventional methods, such as going to the crime scene first to see if I could find any clues left by the murderer," Zhang Kaidi said, speaking slowly. "However, ever since I saw Mr. Su summon ghosts and gods in the court, I have had a new approach to this case."

Zhang Kaidi ignored Ji Wuye and bowed to the Han Wang. "I implore Your Majesty to let Mr. Su take action and summon Liu Yi's ghost. As long as Mr. Su summons Liu Yi's ghost, we can easily know who killed him."

As soon as Zhang Kaidi said this,

the eyes of the Han Wang on the throne lit up; he had not expected such a maneuver to exist.

The other ministers also began to discuss it.

Many of them had long believed in the tales of ghosts and gods, but had never seen them with their own eyes until Su Xuan summoned them in court. Only then did they witness the existence of ghosts and gods, and their belief in such things grew stronger.

Hearing Zhang Kaidi's proposal, many looked at him with admiration.

The Chancellor is indeed the Chancellor; this way of thinking is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This method of solving a case was truly whimsical, but one had to admit, it actually made some sense.

Mr. Su possessed the ability to summon gods and ghosts; he only needed to take action, summon Liu Yi's ghost, and ask the ghost directly who killed him, and the case would be easily solved.

In an instant, supporters gathered.

Ji Wuye was also stunned upon hearing Zhang Kaidi's proposal.

He had not expected Zhang Kaidi to take such a devious path, not recommending himself, but instead proposing a suggestion that could not be refuted on the surface.

Ji Wuye knew that Su Xuan's ability to summon gods and ghosts was a scam.

But earlier, the Ghost Soldier Pay case was solved by relying on Su Xuan performing this technique. At the time, out of caution, he had not exposed Su Xuan, and now, it was clearly impossible to say in public that Su Xuan's technique was fake.

Therefore, he chose to shut his mouth.

He wanted to see what would happen if Su Xuan were allowed to investigate.

The first time, he used the summoning technique to deceive everyone; this second time, he would definitely not be able to deceive them.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that even if the King appointed Su Xuan to investigate, he would secretly find out the truth himself.

Liu Yi could not have died in vain.

At that time, he wanted to see if Su Xuan had truly found the truth or if he wanted to fabricate a lie like last time to close the case hastily.

If it were the latter, he would not mind exposing the true face of this "Immortal Master."

In the palace.

Su Xuan once again received an edict from the Han Wang.

Upon learning the content of the edict, he was also stunned.

Since when did he become a detective?

Why did everyone come to him for investigation matters?

The Ghost Soldier Pay case was one thing; it was the Han Wang's sudden whim to let him investigate, so he went with the flow, demonstrated the so-called "Technique of Penetrating the Nether" to the King, and took the opportunity to ruin Emerald Tiger, one of the Four Fierce Generals under Ji Wuye.

As a result, Liu Yi was now dead.

Zhang Kaidi had also joined in the fun, actually recommending him to investigate the case.

During his time in the State of Han, he had gained an understanding and knowledge of some people in the Han court.

Zhang Kaidi was a staunch Confucian scholar who believed in the Confucian way.

Although, because he had entered the court, he inevitably had to compromise, violating the academic principles of Confucianism, at his core, he was still a Confucian student who respected ghosts and gods but kept them at a distance.

That the other party would actually believe in the tales of ghosts and gods

was truly beyond Su Xuan's expectations.

"Is it because earlier, in the Ghost Soldier matter, I used the name of ghosts and gods to ruin Emerald Tiger, and since Emerald Tiger was Ji Wuye's capable subordinate, Zhang Kaidi mistook me for being in his faction?"

Su Xuan could not help but speculate.

Although he had some complaints about the Han Wang letting him investigate Liu Yi's death,

he remembered the specific details of this case and knew who the real murderer was.

If it were any other case, it would be somewhat difficult for him.

Because he knew the specific details of this case, he knew who the murderer was from the beginning, so he could certainly stir things up.