Chapter 203 Suspicion, Investigation, and Testing

After Ji Chen finished killing the man, he walked out of the room, went downstairs, and checked out with the shopkeeper.

Then he walked out of the inn with an oil-paper umbrella, leaving a subtle flame mark in a hidden place in the inn.

After that, he walked towards the Fujun Yamen, walked around outside the Fujun Yamen, confirmed that Xu Yuzhai was dead, and then flew over the Yamen and disappeared in the rain and fog.

He deliberately showed up and set up a suspicious formation to guide the investigation.

After a while, he walked into the secluded place before, a remote alley. As Ji Chen walked in, his figure became fainter and fainter until he disappeared completely.

The rain covered all his breath.

It rained all night. In Ji Chen's memory, this was the first rain in Liangzhou City this year.

It was considered spring rain!

Ji Chen sat in the room, breathing, and practicing.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, but it had nothing to do with Ji Chen. After finishing work tonight, he had been practicing in the room, just like in the past.

The Fujun Yamen was in chaos. Ding Zhao came in person, and several red flags of the major towns followed him in a hurry.

Zou Bingnan, the silver-clad chief constable of the patrol department, also came in person, and several bronze-clad chief constables were dispatched together.

The murder of the Fujun was definitely a big event. It was a provocation to the court, a contempt for the law, and a shake to the royal power.

Xu Chengwei, including a group of students from Luocheng Academy, all died in the Fujun Yamen, died in their own rooms.

There were no signs of anyone entering the door, window, and roof. This was an extremely strange murder case in a closed room.

In this world where gods and ghosts are connected to the sky, there is no so-called closed room murder case at all, only murder by evil magic. It depends on whether the murderer can be found.

The two major institutions, the Demon Suppression Department and the Patrol Department, joined forces to block the entire city and began to investigate overnight, with the Fujun Yamen as the center and investigating all around.

The demon suppressors and constables, wearing black clothes and hanging single swords on their waists, ran in the rain and fog.

Boots stepped on the stagnant water, and the accessories of Xuanyi and the single sword collided and clanged.

Many shop vendors looked at this scene curiously through the cracks in the door.

Liangzhou City has not seen such a grand scene for a long time, and the two major institutions were dispatched.

Many people speculated that something big must have happened.

The whole city was searched. Although the murderer had left long ago, they now had to check the clues to see if they could find any clues left by the murderer.

Whether it was sorcery or burglary, it was impossible to be perfect, and there would inevitably be clues.

In fact, whether it was Ding Zhao of the Demon Suppression Department or Zou Bingnan of the Patrol Department, the first suspect at this time was Ji Chen.

Because the people who were killed just happened to have a grudge against Ji Chen, the targeting was too clear, and no one was killed more or less.

But on second thought, Ji Chen should not be so stupid. Again, the targeting was too clear. The twelve people who were killed happened to have a grudge against him. If it was really him, wouldn’t it be like drawing fire and confessing without fighting?

And there is another big problem. Although Xu Yuzhai practices Confucianism, his cultivation is definitely beyond the innate. If you want to kill him silently, you need to be many levels higher than him.

Although Ji Chen is invincible under the demigod, he is also under the demigod. The demigod is a watershed. Even if he has the ability to fight across levels, it is impossible to be silent.

But it is not ruled out that Ji Chen did the opposite and deliberately killed these twelve people in a targeted manner. He played a card of fishing in troubled waters.

So Ji Chen still needs to be investigated, and it must be investigated strictly.

"Master Ding, do you want to investigate Ji Chen or do I?"

Zou Bingnan spoke up. First of all, Ji Chen must be excluded, and this case can be investigated in other directions.

Otherwise, it will affect their thinking of investigating the case, because if Ji Chen is not excluded, they will unconsciously associate Ji Chen with him and make a guilty inference.

But if it is really found out that he did it, it will be better and the case will be closed directly.

Zou Bingnan asked Ding Zhao because Ji Chen's identity was too special. He was not only the general flag of the Demon Suppression Division, but also had some relationship with the two people living in Dingbei Marquis' Mansion.

Most importantly, Ji Chen's name was known to many dignitaries in Beijing. Some generals and dukes liked his poems very much, so they had to be cautious.

Ding Zhao said expressionlessly: "You go and check it. I want to avoid suspicion. Notify me when there is a result."

"Thank you, Lord Ding!"

Zou Bingnan bowed and said goodbye, leaving the mansion with a group of general detectives.

There were only a few general flags of the Demon Suppression Division and Ding Zhao with a gloomy face in the yamen.

As soon as he took office, a mansion lord died. Someone deliberately prevented him from sitting firmly in this position.

It rained all night and finally stopped at dawn.

A ray of light rose from the east, broke through the mist, and shone into Liangzhou City.

Ji Chen also woke up from his meditation and opened the window to let fresh air in.

The air after the rain was fresh with the soil.

It was a vibrant morning. The dead tree in the yard had sprouted tender leaves, which were covered with crystal water drops. Under the sunlight, they shone with colorful colors.

In the war more than ten days ago, the tree was set on fire. All the leaves and branches were burned into charcoal, but the trunk was still alive. Ji Chen cut a small piece of spiritual stone and buried it under the tree. In just a few days, the dark branches sprouted tender buds and grew new leaves.

Just as Ji Chen was about to go to the roof to breathe in and out in the morning sun, an uninvited guest came.

The silver-clad chief constable of the patrol department, Zou Bingnan.

"General Ji, I hope I didn't disturb you by coming here!"

"No, please come in, sir!"

Ji Chen invited Zhu Bingnan into the house.

"My lord has arrived early, so he must have something important to do, but it doesn't matter!"

Ji Chen took the initiative to speak. In fact, Cree Bingnan came last night and explored the surrounding area of ​​the yard. All the people and neighbors around him were interrogated overnight. Ji Chen sensed all this.

"Ji Zongqi is really quick-thinking, so I won't beat around the bush. Just last night, Lord Xu of the mansion died and was killed in the study."

Creeping Nan said while observing Ji Chen's expression.

Ji Chen looked surprised when he heard this, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Master Xu is dead? How is it possible?"

He looked shocked, obviously unable to believe this was true.

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.

At this moment, Ji Chen's eyes and expression were just right, and you could even see confusion on his face.

How could a dignified prince, a Confucian scholar of a generation, with a cultivation level above that of a demigod, be killed? Who would be so bold?

Cree Bingnan didn't find any flaw in Ji Chen's expression.

Then he asked: "Did you stay at home all night last night?"

"Yes, I have been practicing. The battle a dozen days ago gave me a lot of insights. In the past few days, I have been sharing my cultivation experience with people during the day and integrating insights at night, and I have gained a lot."

Ji Chen said, suddenly stunned, and then looked at Cree Bingnan in disbelief, "Master Cree, are you doubting me?"

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