Chapter 1711: Autumn’s Reason

Lin Youxie has a special identity.

She is the only remaining heir of the four major Qingpai families.

The four Qingpai families, which were once glorious, were the earliest core of the Qingpai system. They flew across the Eastern Region with Qingpai, arrested criminals, and captured all the thieves, and their reputation spread far and wide!

Today, the Capital Inspection Office is the absolute core of the Qingpai system. The Northern Ya Commander is personally ordered by the emperor and is in charge of the heads of various counties. His words and deeds truly represent the will of the entire Qingpai system. He also became the power core of Linzi City with a low official rank.

Lin, Li, Wu, Cheng, these four glorious surnames have faded in the torrent of history.

The only remaining strong men in the realm of God, Wu Lie and Li Youjiu, died one after another.

The former died, but he still had a glorious name to make up for it. The latter died, but he was skinned with guilt.

The last afterglow of the Qingpai family was gone.

As the orphan of the famous detective Lin Kuang, Lin Youxie also chose to leave Qi after the Feng Gu case and went to Sanxing Palace for further study.

Jiang Wang couldn't help but think about her loss of contact.

So why did he come to Beiya in person, and why did he look into Zheng Shangming's eyes.

He certainly understood that with the current situation of the Qi Emperor, it was completely possible to accommodate a Lin Youxie who abandoned the country. Even if the heir of the Qingpai family, such as Li Youjiu, hated the Qi court deeply and believed that the Jiang Dynasty had failed the Qingpai family. Even if Lin Youxie, the only remaining heir of the Qingpai family, had a good chance of becoming a weapon of public opinion in other countries.

Since the Qi Emperor gave Lin Kuang and Wu Lie honors, he would not do anything to Lin Youxie. He was the son of the mountain, and he would not be entangled in the cruelty of the corners.

But Jiang Wang had no confidence in the Queen of Qi.

After all, she was a big man who dared to commit crimes under the eyes of the emperor and cut off all past clues. After all, she could do it, leaving a father's body in front of his young daughter.

Whether it is decisive or cruel, Jiang Wang thought that "Wang is not like the mother of the country".

Of course, the current queen can sit firmly in the position of the head of the harem in the Daqi Palace, stand firm for many years, and be respected by the emperor. She is extremely respected by the court and the people. It is extraordinary.

What Jiang Wang saw and observed was just the tip of the iceberg.

It was just this tip that made him feel cold in his heart...

Zheng Shangming quickly listed the investigation of Lin Youxie's whereabouts as the top priority of the inspection office, and gave it the highest priority among many missing cases.

Then he said to Jiang Wang: "Go to my room and talk about this matter in detail."

Judging from Zheng Shangming's performance, he should not know about Lin Youxie's disappearance, and he even had some uneasy guesses.

But the Qingpai constables are a group of sensitive guys, and Zheng Shangming has a family background in learning. Jiang Wang is not sure of his judgment.

So he just said calmly: "Okay."

The two of them quickly left the North Yamen Hall and came to Zheng Shangming's independent office room.

The layout of the room is very simple.

A scroll of the portrait of the magic beast Xiezhi is hung on the front wall, with vivid brushstrokes and majestic atmosphere.

In front of this huge portrait is a desk full of files. In the room of sixteen steps square, there are only two chairs, one in front of the desk and one behind the desk.

The wall on the right side of the desk is completely blank, and the wall on the left is covered with various drawings. Some of them are people, and some are crime scenes, all of which are vivid and vivid.

Speaking of painters, there are also biases in the contemporary prominent schools. For example, painters of the Taoist and Confucian schools mostly focus on freehand painting. Painters of the Art of War and Mo are more realistic. Buddhist painters do not have a fixed impression, they are all mixed and varied.

Of course, this is not absolute, but the mainstream style is roughly like this.

The long scroll of "A Stream Entering a Thousand Flowers" painted by Bai Gexiao, the dean of Qingya Academy, is still regarded as the pinnacle of realistic style.

But the painters of Qingya Academy have always been masters of freehand painting.

Let's talk about Zheng Shangming.

His painting skills are quite standard, and it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. At least Jiang cannot appreciate it. You can only see the care in each stroke. There are also notes on the corners of the painting, which are full of notes.

The effort he put into handling the case is clearly reflected in these real details.

Zheng Shangming closed the doors and windows, and extended his hand to invite him to sit down.

He strode to the desk and tidied up the files with his hands and feet. They were classified and meticulously organized.

It is hard to imagine that he once hated the work of Qingpai so much.

Now he sat down in front of the long desk, and after collecting all the files, there was an undisguised heaviness between his brows. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Brother Jiang, when was the last time you saw Lin Youxie?"

"In early May, in Lushuang County." Jiang Wang said clearly, "At that time, she said she was going to Sanxing Palace for further studies. We didn't get in touch again. Until a while ago, when I came back from my mission to the grassland, I wrote to Sanxing Palace and asked her some questions. As a result, the letter was returned intact, saying that there was no such person."

"Is there any misunderstanding at Sanxing Palace? I mean, is it possible that she is studying in some important place, or that ordinary Sanxing Palace disciples don't know that she went to Sanxing Palace?" Zheng Shangming continued to ask.

"It shouldn't be. But I have asked someone to confirm it again." Jiang Wang said.

Zheng Shangming said: "Okay. I will mobilize the best Qingpai to trace the whereabouts, and I will also focus on searching from Lushuang County. The intelligence network of the Qingpai system will not be retained. But you still need to be mentally prepared. Time has passed so much. For a long time, it is difficult to trace the traces in Lushuang County. This is probably a long-term process..."

Jiang Wang just said: "Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble, no trouble." Zheng Shangming waved his hand and hesitated.

Jiang Wangdao: "Brother Shang Ming, you might as well speak up if you have something to say."

Zheng Shangming was silent for a moment, and then said: "If..."

After hesitating for a while, he continued: "Have you ever thought about what you want to do?"

He didn't say "if" anything, but both parties understood.

After all, the death case of the chief eunuch Feng Gu Shen that was launched in the Changsheng Palace was an investigation started by the two of them and Lin Youxie.

They were all well aware of all the changes that had occurred during this period. They are sure of the important clues in the case. It was also in this case that it was confirmed that they had different views and could not become close friends.

That huge shadow never shrouded only Lin Youxie.

It's just that some people die, some stay silent, and some do what they can.

‘If Lin Youxie is really killed by the current queen, just like her dead father and dead Grandpa Ulie, have you ever thought about what you would do? ’

This is the question that Zheng Shangming failed to really ask.

This issue is too serious and too serious.

So Jiang Wang thought seriously for a moment and then said slowly: "Before the result is confirmed, I don't know what I will do."

He may have another answer in mind, but he doesn't need to tell Zheng Shangming, and he won't tell Zheng Shangming either.

But even this answer still silenced Zheng Shangming.

Faced with such a terrifying and huge shadow, how can your answer be "I don't know"?

I don’t know, that means there is still a huge possibility of impulsiveness.

However, in the face of such an existence, how can you be impulsive? If the emperor is the sun, then the queen is the bright moon, and the rest are just stars, no matter how dazzling they are. You are the youngest military meritorious prince in Qi State, so what can you do? !

But Zheng Shangming also understood.

This is where Jiang Wang differs from him.

So he remained silent.

After a long time, he managed to calm down: "I don't think so. We just can't get in touch now. There are too many possibilities in this matter, and I don't think we will encounter the worst possibility so easily. "

Jiang Wang said: "Yes. Maybe she was just tired of Qi State and wanted to alienate me as an old friend, so she wandered around the world in silence. This is not something difficult to understand."

"This is very likely." Zheng Shangming also tried to keep his tone as relaxed as possible: "The Lin Captou I know is the kind of person who doesn't show it on the outside, but has great ideas in his heart. Maybe he will travel far away and make a name for himself in the world. And practice the law.”

People with green cards hanging around their waists are really not suitable for making optimistic speculations. Because they often start from the worst-case scenario.

The two of them were silent for a moment.

"Shang Ming." Jiang Wanghu said.

"Say." Zheng Shangming looked at him.

Jiang Wang's voice was extremely serious: "You can have no results, but you can't lie to me."

Zheng Shangming paused and nodded seriously: "I understand."

He knew very well that if he deceived Jiang Wang this time, he would not even be able to be ordinary friends in the future.

So he acted very cautiously.

But what he knows better is...

If necessary, he will.

This "necessary" refers to the will of the current Emperor Qi.

This was the path he had chosen long ago.

Apart from that, he is willing to do his duty as a friend.

It is really sad that we have to talk about the duty of a friend under this kind of restriction.

However, who has been working hard as a mediocre person, how can he have the right to say "I don't know what I will do"? He is different from Jiang Wang. He must know what he will do, he must understand what he can and cannot do.

These necessities are not the necessities of being a human being.

But it is necessary for the position of [Beiya Captain].

Zheng Shi has stood firm for many years. After leaving office, his experience was nothing more than "loyalty to the emperor".

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The light turns like a shuttle, and the shadows of the sun fly.

Three full days have passed since the delegation from the Capital Inspection Office.

It has been confirmed again that the three palaces of punishment, Guitian Palace, Judi Palace, Xingren Palace, and the three Dharma Palaces do not have Lin Youxie. Lin Youxie has never been to Tianxing Cliff.

There was even a real person from the Judi Palace in the Sanxing Palace named Zhuo Qingru who personally responded to a letter to confirm the matter with Jiang Wang.

The letter also confirmed that there was indeed a quota for the true successor in Judi Palace, and Daqiming had been promised to arrest Uriel in recognition of his innovation in autopsy methods. Later, this quota was transferred by Ulie to a person named Lin Youxie.

But Lin Youxie never reported to Sanxing Palace.

For Jiang Wang, what this news confirmed was that Lin Youxie indeed had the possibility of going to Sanxing Palace, which was in line with the plan Lin Youxie described when they separated.

It can be inferred from this that Lin Youxie's disappearance was most likely against her own wishes.

In other words, something might have happened to Lin Youxie...

As for Beiya, after three full days of investigation, no useful information was received.

With the powerful intelligence capabilities of the Qingpai of Qi State, they could not find any trace of Lin Youxie. Since May, she seemed to have completely disappeared from this world...

"Docks, border counties, overseas. We have sent people to investigate... If Captain Lin is determined not to let anyone find her, she can do it with her ability."

In the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, Zheng Shangming carefully considered his words and slowly said: "I mean, maybe there is such a possibility."

"Okay, I know, I'll trouble you for the next two days." Jiang Wang stood up and said.

Zheng Shangming had to stand up as well: "Beiya will not give up tracking, I will inform you as soon as there is news."

"Okay. It's hard work." Jiang Wang said calmly.

Zheng Shangming looked at him, and finally couldn't say anything, so he said goodbye.

Specifically in this matter, did Zheng Shangming look for someone carefully? He must have looked for him carefully, and even spread the net overseas.

But even a Qingpai with poor case-handling skills like Jiang Wang knew that to investigate a missing person, he had to start with clues from two aspects.

One is the movement track of the missing person, and the other is the social relationship of the missing person.

Zheng Shangming went to check the docks, border counties, and overseas.

Does he dare to check the Tian family, which is highly suspected? Does he dare to check the queen?

Let alone a thorough investigation, Zheng Shangming can't even extend it a little in that direction.

Jiang Wang didn't want to ask Zheng Shangming to explore the terrifying shadow. He just understood after three days of waiting that this was all Zheng Shangming could do.

It is true that Lin Youxie's disappearance may not be related to the current queen. So far, there is no clue that can connect them together. But with such a natural black wall standing, Zheng Shangming didn't even dare to look over there, so it was destined to be impossible to find any results.

So he just thanked him and didn't say anything else.

That's all for the help of the Qingpai power.

Even if he went to find Yang Weitong, the newly appointed Beiya Duwei, it would not be any different from Zheng Shangming coming forward.

Jiang Wang did not give himself time to hesitate or feel lost. He said goodbye to Zheng Shangming and then went out alone.

He flew to Lu Shuang County without any cover.

It was difficult for him to hide from the eyes of those who were interested in him in the territory of Qi State, so he simply made his attitude clear - he was going to find Lin Youxie himself.

It is true that his ability to find traces was mediocre, and he could even be said to be a complete layman.

But besides him, who else would go to find Lin Youxie before the black wall that might be touched?

Besides himself, who else would dare to take it seriously and dare to do his best for it?

The last time he met Lin Youxie was in a dense forest in Lu Shuang County where few people went. At that time, he came here because he was looking for Fourteen.

He asked Lin Youxie for help for Chong Xuansheng, and Lin Youxie agreed without saying a word. Sure enough, he was the first to find someone without any clues, and pulled Chong Xuansheng, who was almost collapsed, out of the sea of ​​suffering.

Now that Lin Youxie is missing, who can find her?

Walking through the dense forest, I startled a flock of birds.

Their cries were hoarse and noisy.

Today I revisited the old place and saw thin trees with yellow leaves, which was quite different from the old days.

The clearing in the forest was still there, and the two opposite horizontal branches were still there.

But the clearing was full of dead leaves, and the horizontal branches were bare and old...

They all looked lonely.

Jiang Wang thought, it was because of autumn.