Chapter 754 You Can’t Recruit Experts

Of course, Qi Zhongbin didn't go to just one place that night.

Recently, some things in the capital are indeed caused by so-called mages, and some are not caused by ordinary people. Let's clean them up together.

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Early the next morning, the policemen from the Chengtian Mansion Yamen arrived at a large house again, and of course the Imperial Guards were also present.

Another mage died, and this time his death was even more bizarre. Nothing happened to the guarding imperial army, and even the disciples of the mage slept soundly and did not hear any movement.

After a long time, the detectives from the Chengtian Mansion came out of the house together with the Forbidden Army officers in charge of the place. Their expressions were obviously very solemn.

"He was obviously burned to death. There were signs of struggle on the bed, but the bed was not set on fire, and no one noticed."

"Yes, this time it was more difficult than last time. Although only one person died, the one who took action was too clever!"

The famous arrests in Chengtian Mansion are already rich in experience, but the officers of the Forbidden Army have been exposed to too many warlocks in the past few months, and they have learned a lot without experience.

"But why are those disciples not sad at all? Brother Fu, is it possible that they themselves killed the master privately?"

The captain of the imperial army asked this, and Fu Xinbo, who came to investigate, nodded.

"It's not impossible, but in my opinion, it's more because this mage has a weird temperament and is not very good to his disciples. They all have old and new wounds on their bodies. That's all. Take them back to the Yamen for investigation. It’s still necessary to check.”

Saying this, Fu Xinbo still looked solemn.

Last night, the four brothers Ming Ming took action together and led the entire Chengtian Mansion's government experts to patrol all night. They didn't notice any movement, but someone still died, and the death was so strange.

The situation is already somewhat out of control.

Sima Xiao, who was sitting in front of the desk at Si Tianjian's office, had just received the news that the mage who died last night was no ordinary person. He was one of the fourteen mage whom he had reported to the emperor.

Sima Xiao looked at the document and sighed. Si Tianjian and other officials on the side also came over. When they saw the name and place above, they were all shocked.

"This person is also dead?" "The emperor knows his name. How should I explain this if asked?"

"What did Chengtian Mansion Office and the Forbidden Army say? Is there any result?"

When an official asked this question, the clerk who came to report could only answer truthfully.

"They say they are still investigating."

Deputy Si Tianjian suddenly showed a dissatisfied expression.

"Still investigating, still investigating, it's the same thing every time, what are the four famous arrests in Chengtian Mansion? They have great names but are of no use!"

"That is, to embarrass their master. If Commander Xiao of the Criminal Department was still on duty at the Chengtian Mansion Office, he would have solved the case long ago!"

"That's right, it's time for Mr. Xiao to come out and take charge of the investigation of the Yamen case!"

Sima Xiao, who was already upset, was disturbed by all the chattering around him.

"alright!"

Now, in the eyes of outsiders, Sima Xiao was a popular figure in front of the emperor, a master with a bright future. As soon as he spoke to him, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

"Alas, there are many profound magicians in the capital. They are competing with each other for the ranking in the Dharma Appraisal Conference and the position of Celestial Master. No matter how powerful the policemen in Chengtian Mansion are, they only deal with ordinary matters. They rarely have such detection experience. of"

In fact, it cannot be said that Chengtian Mansion has no achievements. It has solved many cases and arrested many mages. However, relatively speaking, the unsolved cases have a greater impact.

Especially in the recent two consecutive days of cases, one caused many deaths, and the other died in a strange way.

"Sir, we must take this matter seriously."

"I know, I will personally write a letter asking the Ministry of Punishment to increase its efforts!"

Sima Xiao had no choice but to do this for the time being.

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That afternoon, outside the Chengtian Mansion Office, an old man wearing a police officer's attire and a high hat with a gold trim on his head came.

When the government officials on duty in front of the government office saw the old man, they all showed excitement, and the four of them saluted the old man one after another.

"Captain Xiao!" "Capture the boss!"

"Um."

The last time Xiao Yuzhi wore this outfit to patrol the capital, it was to scare Xiao Xiao and help him see what was going on in the city. But this time, he actually received an order from the Ministry of Punishments to temporarily return to the Chengtian Mansion Office to help investigate the case.

The current governor of Chengtian Mansion even came out to meet Xiao Yu in person, which was considered enough attention.

After all, Chengtian Fuyin has always been more than just a yamen official. He has a very important significance in Dayong. A third-rank official can be a prime minister, while Chengtian Fuyin is a fourth-rank official.

Of course, Mr. Fu Yin just came out to say a few words, but the real case situation still needs to be understood in the files.

Not long after Xiao Yuzhi returned to Chengtian Mansion Yamen, his four disciples and some experts from the Yamen gathered together.

The location is not the yamen's file library, nor is it a resting place, but the yamen's morgue.

Because the weather is cold and the water is generally freezing these days, the corpses can be stored for a longer period of time. Many corpses from recent murder cases are here.

A group of people arrived at the morgue, and Xiao Yuzhi, who was already inside, looked up at the door.

The four arresters present were none other than Xiao Yuzhi's four apprentices. Seeing their master inspecting the corpse, they stepped forward to salute with a look of shame on their faces.

"Master." "Disciple is incompetent."

Xiao Yuzhi shook his head.

"Come in if you don't mind, let's talk about the situation!"

The four head catchers and a group of foremen and fast catchers came in one after another and explained the recent situation to Xiao Yuzhi, especially focusing on the murder cases in the past few days and the murder case last night.

Xiao Yuzhi listened and looked at the corpses of recent murder cases.

Those whose necks were obviously broken were left alone, and some that looked like mummies were examined carefully. It was not until he saw the corpses from last night that Xiao Yuzhi stopped.

"Master, this is the body from last night. But except for catching a mage sleeping on the street last night, the four of us didn't notice anything unusual. We even inspected the house nearby."

Xiao Yuzhi squinted his eyes and looked at the charred corpse in front of him. The feeling on this corpse was completely different from the previous corpses.

"The corpses in front of me still had a trace of evil and filthiness, but this one is so dignified and scorching bright."

Xiao Yuzhi actually didn't know how to describe it specifically, but he just had this feeling.

"Master, you mean, the two people are different?"

"Not only is it different, but this one's shot is very accurate."

Xiao Yuzhi said this, but everyone in the mainland, including the four disciples, looked puzzled. He did not explain anything and directly issued the order.

"I will accompany you on a patrol tonight. You four will stay. Now everyone else can go and rest. I'll give you two hours."

"yes!"

Xiao Yu gave an order, and many detectives responded in unison, and then quickly left.

Looking at the corpses around him, Xiao Yuzhi also walked out of the morgue, with his four apprentices following behind him.

Instead of going to rest, they went to the government prison again and looked at the recently arrested mages, including Yan Shouyun.

However, after a few casual cross-examinations, Xiao Yuzhi quickly ruled out the suspicion of those in custody. There is a high probability that it is not related to the recent murder case, but it is definitely related to other provocations and troubles, and there is no need to rush to release them. .

That night, Xiao Yuzhi personally led an inspection of Chengtian Mansion, with hundreds of capital police officers and a larger number of forbidden troops on standby.

Other than that, the main thing was to catch the warlock who killed dozens of people that day. That guy was too dangerous, and it would be even more disturbing if he got close to the emperor.

It was just that the night was calm and nothing happened, and by daytime the next day, no reports were received.

For several days in a row, Xiao Yuzhi almost only meditated for half an hour during the day, and then led people to patrol the capital at night.

But strangely enough, since Xiao Yuzhi returned to Chengtian Mansion Yamen to take charge, there have been no major cases in the capital, at least no difficult cases like the death of a mage.

Si Tianjian, the Forbidden Army, and the people in the Chengtian Mansion all said privately that it was the former boss who arrested him, but the prestige of the current head coach of the Criminal Department suppressed him.

That is a master who is suspected of being in the innate realm. There is an old saying in the martial arts world that once one is innate, there are no taboos. What warlocks are most afraid of is this kind of warrior who has reached the pinnacle of skill, because all evil methods will not work.

In this way, until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Yuzhi still led people to patrol the capital every day, basically most of the day and all night at night.

Almost everyone related to public security in the capital believed that it was the appearance of Mr. Xiao that calmed the chaos among the many mages in the capital. Even Xiao Yuzhi's four disciples thought so.

Although it is difficult to solve the case in this way, it at least shows that those young people are still afraid.

One night passed, and the patrolmen went to rest one after another. Xiao Yuzhi did not go to have breakfast with the disciples, but found an excuse to leave on his own.

However, after Xiao Yuzhi had gone around for a long time, he came to the prison of Chengtian Mansion.

As soon as the jailer on guard duty in the prison saw Xiao Yuzhi coming down, he woke up from his drowsiness and hurried forward to salute.

"I've seen the chief arrester!"

"Well, take the key and follow!"

"yes!"

After Xiao Yuzhi said this, he walked deeper into the prison. The jailer at the door did not dare to say anything, so he grabbed the hanging key plate and followed.

Walking to the middle of the prison, Xiao Yuzhi stopped and looked at the cell on one side.

In the cell, Yan Shouyun, who was sleeping on the bed, seemed to notice something, opened his eyes and looked outside.

Yan Shouyun sat up as soon as he saw Xiao Yuzhi. He knew this old catcher. He brought people to inspect the cell a while ago. Everyone was surrounding him. He seemed to be the chief catcher of Chengtian Mansion.

Xiao Yuzhi's face was old and full of energy, while Yan Shouyun was less than forty years old, but his face showed a bit of vicissitudes of life and his spirit was a little depressed.

The two of them, one outside the cell door and the other inside the fence, looked at each other but did not speak immediately.

Xiao Yuzhi was examining Yan Shouyun, but the latter was so frightened by the sight that he didn't dare to say anything immediately for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Yan Shouyun has actually been resting well recently, and has regained his mental strength. His enlightened Dharma eyes can't help but observe the boss at this moment.

In a daze, Yan Shouyun seemed to see a vague flame emerging from the old policeman outside, and a circle of hot breath rising. It was bright and full of oppression, and his eyes even felt a little sore and swollen. .

Yan Shouyun closed his eyes, and when he looked at Xiao Yuzhi, he was normal again, but he had a clear understanding in his heart. Could it be that he had accidentally watched Qi just now?

It was not only Yan Shouyun himself who could feel this change, but Xiao Yuzhi seemed to have vaguely noticed something. The mage who had just been imprisoned had a very deep look in his eyes.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yuzhi smiled. Whether it was intuition or inference, he had already made a judgment whether the person inside was evil or evil.

"Open the door and let him go."

ah? Um?

The jailer looked at the boss, suspecting that he had heard wrongly. Yan Shouyun looked outside with a surprised look on his face.

Xiao Yuzhi glanced at the jailer.

"I said, open the door and let them go!"

"yes!"

If the boss arrested him, the jailer would not dare to raise any objections, and there was no need for any formalities. To release such a detainee who had not been convicted of a crime was just a matter of a word from the boss.

The sound of unlocking and sliding chains came, and the cell door was opened. Yan Shouyun inside subconsciously got out of bed and slowly walked to the cell door, but his eyes did not leave the old catcher for a moment.

Xiao Yuzhi looked at Yan Shouyun and actually bowed to him.

"Master Gao Yi, but for some reason he did not unveil the emperor's list to participate in the court's Dharma Appraisal Conference?"

"Uh-huh-heh, I'm always kidding. I know how much I'm weighing, so how dare I make a mistake?"

Xiao Yuzhi sighed secretly in his heart. Today, he could guess something. In the entire prison, the only person he couldn't see through was the mage in front of him.

Everyone said that the recent peace in the capital was due to Xiao Yuzhi's guarding, but he knew that there might be part of this reason, but it was definitely not the main reason. He also arrested someone the night before he returned to the government office, and he was the only one who made a fuss that night. The moving mage.

What a coincidence, isn't it?

In Xiao Yuzhi's eyes, this may be related. There is no definite evidence, just an intuition, but he has always been very accurate when asking himself.

Yan Shouyun walked out of the cell door cautiously, but still asked out of caution.

"Are you really letting me go?"

Xiao Yuzhi smiled and nodded. After thinking for a moment, he took out an official silver bar and handed it to Yan Shouyun.

"I know that the Master is very strapped for money, so this will be used for the Master's food and accommodation in the capital today. Please accept it!"

"How does this happen?"

"Master, please accept it. If you feel it is inappropriate, you can return it to me when you have enough money."

Yan Shouyun nodded after hearing this. Also, what right did he have to be pretentious? So he reached out and took the silver.

"Okay, Pindao thanks me, and I will definitely pay it back in the future! Then Pindao will leave?"

"Master, please!"

"Hey, hey, there's no need to send it to me!"

Yan Shouyun said and hurriedly walked out of the cell, walking faster and faster, as if he was afraid that the jailer and the police would regret it.

Xiao Yuzhi followed slowly behind him, and did not stop until he walked out of the prison and saw Yan Shouyun walking away quickly.

Xiao Yuzhi sighed secretly.

The emperor advertised the imperial list to recruit strange people from all over the world, but how could a truly great person come to you just because you promised glory and wealth on the imperial list?

Not only do I not want to cling to it, but I am afraid of contamination!