Chapter 404

". Yes, of course." Xiao Changgong said, "Inspector Sui also mentioned to me this morning that Crane Inspector Wu once said he wanted to bequeath the 【Jade Tiger】 to you. I think you also."

He was silent for a moment and patted the young man's still somewhat weak shoulder lightly: "Life has death, and death has its place. For us Crane Inspectors, dying in a strange case is like a crane dying in Kunlun. Crane Inspector Wu was the most excellent senior in our platform. Dying in such a case. is what makes him worthy."

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his voice and said "Mm". Xiao Changgong turned his steps: "Hongliang, you go get busy, I will accompany Young Hero Pei to take a look."

He led the young man inside.

Wu Dong's remains were placed alone in the deepest quiet room.

Outside the three thresholds, Xiao Changgong began to show his Crane Inspector badge and official documents, and the two were carefully verified.

The standard of guarding here was indeed very high. The moment Seeing Pei Ye crossed the first threshold, he felt the shroud of the formation technique. This area of the Law Enforcement Hall had been extremely quickly and temporarily transformed into a forbidden room by the Immortal Platform.

Seeing Pei Ye thought for a moment and understood why—Wu Dong died fighting Qu Zhu head-on. He had been a Crane Inspector for twenty years and clearly knew how the Immortal Platform would investigate his corpse later.

As long as there was a chance, he would definitely leave clues in some hidden places.

Now that the pursuit of Qu Zhu had no trace, this might already be the clearest main line that the Immortal Platform could grasp.

Seeing Pei Ye crossed the threshold. Several people in clean clothes were standing in this empty room talking in low voices, and the old man's corpse came straight into view.

Those iconic sharp grey eyes could no longer be seen. His eyes were tightly closed coldly, and his blood-stained, messy grey hair hung down in strands.

Seeing Pei Ye had known for a long time that dead people are not completely limp. After the strength dissipates, they become stiff and heavy, especially in their facial features, and especially those who have been dead for some time. That kind of expression is something the living cannot act out.

He was still nailed to the wall.

Not too much cleaning and tidying was done, but the old man's appearance at the time of death was restored as much as possible.

"When we entered that stone cave, everything had already been destroyed." Xiao Changgong's steady voice sounded beside him, "Qu Zhu should have returned there later, and then wiped away all traces before leaving—but he did not destroy Wu Dong's remains."

"We found him in the ruins. After a night of restoration, we believe he was pierced through the throat and nailed to the wall when he died."

Seeing Pei Ye looked at the corpse on the wall, blood-stained clothes, missing broken arm, exposed internal organs. He lowered his eyes and nodded: "That's how it is."

"This is not too difficult a job." Xiao Changgong walked forward, "The important thing is to find the clues in it."

"We actually already have a considerable amount of progress. As traces are constantly sent from the stone cave, many wounds reflect the characteristics of the murderer." He came to the case table and pointed to the fresh and numerous records, "Look, we are doing specialized analysis for almost every wound."

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his eyes to look. The results of the Immortal Platform in these short two days were indeed shocking enough. Just this page that Xiao Changgong pointed to listed Wu Dong's broken arm and the trend of the final strength of his tendons and bones together, concluding that Wu Dong used that style of 【Yama Sword】 and must have achieved something, which was also the moment he was disarmed by a knife in this sword strike that advanced at the cost of his life.

The sword-holding arm was disarmed, which meant that this fight had reached its conclusion. The old man's body had reached its limit, and there were indeed no more traces of more rounds later. His next move was to be pierced through the throat by his own sword.

Seeing Pei Ye shifted his gaze to see many other listed analyses, all of which were meticulous and appropriate. That fight was being slowly restored.

It was just that he pursed his lips slightly, realizing the predicament facing the Immortal Platform.

Analyzing the sword technique from the wounds, resolving the formation technique—every item and every entry accurately pointed to the identity of the murderer, explaining how he killed Wu Dong move by move in the fight.

But what is the point of this?

This is not a game of finding the real murderer. They already knew that Qu Zhu killed the old man. What they need to know now is his whereabouts.

And where Qu Zhu went after killing and destroying the cave obviously had little to do with this fight.

"We are thinking about why Qu Zhu did not destroy Wu Dong's corpse." Xiao Changgong obviously knew the young man's thoughts and stroked the case, "We hope he modified something and wanted to mislead us with it. Then revealing the original appearance would find clues. What we don't hope for is that it's just because all the clues this corpse can provide have nothing to do with his whereabouts, so it's better to leave it to bind us."

"Then now?"

Xiao Changgong said softly: "New wounds are constantly being cracked, but no abnormalities can be found."

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"But we actually still hold some hope." Xiao Changgong looked at the several busy staff members.

Seeing Pei Ye looked at him.

"Because a Crane Inspector would never fight this kind of lone, life-and-death battle unless forced to." Xiao Changgong looked at the old man's corpse on the wall quietly and said softly, "When I joined the platform, Inspector Wu was already in the position of Crane Inspector. He was the senior I admired the most. He knew better than anyone how to be a sharp and thin short blade, rather than a long spear that perishes together with the jade. Since he made this choice."

Xiao Changgong didn't say any more.

"But Qu Zhu is not an easy opponent." Seeing Pei Ye said. He would always remember the genius figure in the snowy valley that night.

"Yes, right, Qu Zhu is also equally terrifying and difficult to deal with. 【Flowing Wind】 died there, and he left Wu Dong's corpse to us casually." Xiao Changgong paused, "But there is no other way. We can only believe. Inspector Wu will win in this game."

". Yes."

The two were silent for a while. Seeing Pei Ye said in a low voice: "Thank you, Inspector Xiao, for bringing me here. Let's go."

Xiao Changgong nodded, and the two went out and left.

"What else does Young Hero Pei want to know? I will lead you there."

Seeing Pei Ye waved his hand: "No need, Inspector Xiao, too much trouble. I'll just walk around as I please."

"Okay, then speak up if you have anything."

Xiao Changgong nodded and left. Seeing Pei Ye stood in place without moving. He slowly leaned back against the wall, silently turning his head to look at the direction he came from.

Seeing Pei Ye was not confident that he understood the case better than the Immortal Platform. He believed that everything he could discover and think of, the Immortal Platform would have sorted into the records without any omission.

So at this moment, he also had to accept that the black robe had indeed disappeared without a trace.

When Sima and Yi Duanzhi came to hunt them down, Qu Zhu took the 【Xi Ting Heart】 from the Mirror Dragon and left here first.

Hunting them down didn't require the 【Xi Ting Heart】, so Huan Si Lou wouldn't lose everything.

Seeing Pei Ye seemed to see the old man nailed to the wall again through several door walls. The feeling of blood boiling when he first saw that scene in the stone cave became vivid again.

He actually just wanted to say a formal goodbye to the old man, but Xiao Changgong's words suddenly made him feel uncontrollably depressed.

Dying in a strange case, a crane dying in Kunlun. If this is the value of the old man's life, then Seeing Pei Ye suddenly realized. he seemed to have been the only one who could complete this victory for him.

He broke into the stone cave alone, forcing Qu Zhu to take the move, and then injured the enemy, destroying the magic formation aimed at the young man, leaving a perfect remnant game for him to clean up.

But he failed this death.

"I want to gamble, child. If we win, we win completely."

He died for this major case, but has this major case been completely won now?

Of course not.

He just didn't let the enemy succeed, but the 【Xi Ting Heart】 was still taken away by them, Miss Ming was still seriously injured, and how many people in Shao Long and West Long died because of this? And the murderer who exhausted Sect Leader Li's life and broke Piaoqing's arm is now at large.

Leaving behind only everything that was destroyed.

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his eyes and gently stroked the exotic and beautiful long sword in his hand, remembering the appearance of the grey-eyed old man saying his last words to him with extreme clarity.

"A crane dying in Kunlun." He muttered hoarsely, gripped the sword, and stood up from the wall.

Of course, it's already very good now.

Seeing Pei Ye closed his eyes.

After all, many people are still alive. Now, a relaxed mood is also spreading. Everyone is happy because Huan Si Lou is being eradicated on a large scale, and relieved because the descendant of Yunlang did not truly die under the dark claws. A person who has not yet been captured is, after all, also on the run.

Seeing Pei Ye didn't want to spoil everyone's fun too much. Although tragic, it is after all a victory now—there is still plenty of time in the future.

He pressed this mood into the depths of his heart and pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth.

Just as he stood up and was about to go out, the young man named Hongliang suddenly called him.

"Eh? Since Young Hero Pei is here, can you come and help take a look?" Hongliang said, "I remember Young Hero Pei seems to be quite proficient in fire techniques. We found a 'Book of Planting Fire' from Sima's line."

(End of chapter)

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