Liu Pingzhong clenched his fist, "In that case, the most important thing right now is to find the missing brides. Where are they buried?"
"I believe that as long as we find those bones, bury them properly, and find someone to chant sutras and save them, I believe this case should be resolved."
Li Huaiyun gently rubbed his fingers to wipe away the blood that had solidified on his fingers. "I hope so. I would like to know what the butcher's purpose was in taking those brides? He came from another county and was looking for a living in Kyoto. , he also has a wife and children at home, does he do such an outrageous thing, doesn’t he know the consequences at all?”
"So, there must be someone behind him, and his relationship with this person is either a threat or cooperation."
"This case is still full of doubts."
Liu Pingzhong agreed with his statement, "It seems that your previous speculation that the identity of the person behind it is not ordinary, should be correct."
Then he sighed, "The butcher's family was brutally murdered. They have been dead for such a long time. I'm afraid we won't be able to find anything if we check again!"
Li Huaiyun spread his hands and responded helplessly, "This is the most troublesome part of the case. The butcher's whole family has been silenced. If we want to investigate, we can only look through the files. But with the files, it is difficult to guarantee that everything in them will be The clues are all written out.”
"Moreover, the crime scene was not well preserved, and was rented by someone to slaughter livestock. In this way, any hidden clues would be covered."
Liu Pingzhong cast a regretful look at Li Huaiyun, "Yes! If you could have been at the scene at that time, this case would not have been sealed by the Ministry of Punishment and became an unsolved case."
He asked uncertainly, "Is it possible to solve the case based on the files alone?"
Li Huaiyun shook his head gently, "It's too difficult. If there is a scene, there will definitely be clues left, and we can slowly explore from it. But if there is only a file, it is completely based on imagination, which is really difficult to handle."
Liu Pingzhong shook his head gently and sighed, "Is there really no other way?"
Li Huaiyun's expression was slightly gloomy, "No more! Now we can only place our hope on this dossier. This is the last resort! There is no other way but to give it a try."
"Let's go then! Go to the Criminal Department to check the files, maybe you can find some clues."
When Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong walked out of the slaughterhouse, the sky was already bright, and the sky was blue and cloudless.
The butcher saw the two of them coming out and waved to those people, "Okay! Get to work." Several of his helpers hurried past them and entered the slaughterhouse.
"How's the inspection? You two adults!" The butcher's voice was high-pitched, with a hint of contempt.
Liu Pingzhong was quite contemptuous of the butcher's attitude and snorted softly,
If he hadn't had something at hand, he would definitely have punished such a rude guy. Why would he think he was superior to others without giving him any shame?
Li Huaiyun disapproved of this attitude. Whether it was good or bad could not affect his mood. What could be affected was nothing but money and women.
"Nothing came of it!"
"That's right! There was nothing in the first place, and after so many years, even if there was something, it would have been gone long ago."
When Li Huaiyun heard this, he felt that the butcher should know something, and he became interested for a moment, "What you said makes sense! Could you be the one who did this murder case?"
"Sir, what you said is just a joke, but you can't accuse people unjustly!" A trace of panic flashed across the butcher's face.
Li Huaiyun looked at the butcher, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "Since you understand quite a bit, I want to ask you a few questions."
The butcher clenched his fists and seemed to regret why he had said so many words. If he didn't respond now, wouldn't it be more reason to be suspicious? "My lord, feel free to say hello, but I will tell you the truth and I will never hide anything."
"When did you move here?"
"Two years ago!"
"Did the previous butcher who slaughtered here leave anything behind, such as knives or chains or hooks?"
"Knives? The knives I bring are sharper and much easier to use than theirs. Why should I use theirs? And the chains and hooks are all stored in the house, so I just use them! Of course I won’t waste money on replacement.”
"Apart from these, is there nothing else?" Li Huaiyun looked around, "For example, the pallets used for transportation and other items."
"No!" The butcher shook his head, "There are some things that you can use your own."
"Did you dispose of all the previous butcher's things? Throw them away?"
The butcher pointed forward, "That's not true. Most of the things left here were thrown behind the slaughterhouse, and some of them are still useful."
"Too lazy to deal with these useless things."
This guy was quite sincere. Li Huaiyun cupped his fists and saluted, "Thank you very much!"
They walked towards the back.
"Wait a minute!" the butcher stopped them, "What are you going to do? Now that we've checked, there's nothing here. Just get out of here and don't disturb our work!"
"After checking that pile of discarded things, we will leave and disturb your work, so don't worry."
Liu Pingzhong frowned, finally couldn't help it, and said loudly, "Hey! Have a better attitude! We are the Demon Slayer Division, responsible for investigating the case. We will decide when we can leave. In addition, there are Even God is not qualified to speak here about anything."
"If you dare to continue to face us again, wow! See if I won't let people seal you here."
The butcher was surprised by this sudden warning. The voice had a bookish tone. Although it was not rough, it was still righteous.
He stood there, not daring to say a word, and lost the momentum he had before.
Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong came to the backyard of the slaughterhouse, where many slaughtering tools were indeed thrown away.
In this messy garbage pile, there is thick oil on the surface, and some metal objects appear to be shiny.
Liu Pingzhong went around in a circle and finally found some car body parts in the corner. Without saying anything, he went directly inside and prepared to take out the things.
When Li Huaiyun saw what the other party had discovered, he immediately ran forward to help Liu Pingzhong.
It was a transport vehicle made of wood. The wood on it had become moldy and discolored, and there were many broken parts on the vehicle. If it had been used harder, it would have been broken into pieces.
He took a few steps inside, then pulled the cart out with both hands and threw it on the ground.
Liu Pingzhong then walked around the car a few times and roughly compared the size with his arms. "This transport truck can indeed hold a person. As long as it is covered with cloth or other Dongxu, then it can be sure that it can be concealed from others."
Li Huaiyun bent down and carefully observed the cart for some time. He found red filaments in some rough places on the edge of the cart.
He carefully took out the filament, "This kind of filament should be on the phoenix robe worn by the woman."
Even though he had found this tiny piece of evidence, he still felt something was quite wrong.
Liu Pingzhong walked up, glanced at the cloth in his hand, and said bluntly, "It seems that our guess was right! This butcher whose family was exterminated is indeed related to the rumor."
"The only problem left now is that when they put the bride into the car, they either knocked her unconscious or made her unconscious, so as to avoid being discovered by others because of the sound."
Li Huaiyun did not respond. There was nothing wrong with this judgment. In his opinion, the biggest problem was probably that after the person disappeared, did the government not investigate any suspicious persons?
No matter what, search the homes of everyone present.
"To be cautious, I want to take a look at the files on this extermination case."
Liu Pingzhong nodded, "Let's go! There should be records of this case at the Criminal Department."
Without saying anything, they left the slaughterhouse directly and headed to the office of the Ministry of Punishment.
Li Huaiyun also found it a bit funny. These days, he was either visiting Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, and he seemed to have become a criminal investigating officer.
What a sin! I'm still thinking of discussing life with the girl from Jiaofangsi, and practicing some cultivation to see if I can break through to the Hedao realm.
Now I am so wrapped up in cases that I don’t even have the chance to take time out to receive the reward! If I had known better, I should have stayed in bed and rested for a few more days.
Liu Pingzhong saw something unusual about the look on his face and asked with concern, "What's wrong? He doesn't look good! Are there other problems with this case?"
Li Huaiyun hummed, "This case always makes me feel weird."
"What's so strange?"
"The clues all have very clear directions, and the inferred direction is generally correct, but it just seems very straight!"
"Isn't this bad? To sum up the case, it's very simple and doesn't require much thinking."
Li Huaiyun had an unspeakable doubt, "It's good, it's good! I'm just afraid of missing something."
"What can you miss? You think too much!" Liu Pingzhong consoled him. Such a straightforward case is the simplest.
"I hope so!"
They arrived at the Criminal Department and asked the guards outside to report. After a while, an official from the Criminal Department came out and saluted politely to the two of them.
"Why are Mr. Li here?" the official asked with a flattering look on his face.
Liu Pingzhong was quite surprised. After all, he was the helmsman of the Demon Slayer Division and had visited the Punishment Department many times. He didn't expect that this official would ask Li Huaiyun first.
Since this kid solved the case in the palace, he subdued the monster in the palace of the Minister of Punishment. Judging from his performance, he must have become famous in the palace.
Incredible! According to Sikyong, this young man has entered the Hedao realm in a short period of time and is very familiar with the methods of investigating cases. He has a bright future in the Demon Slayer Division.
If you train more, it is not impossible to control the Demon Slayer Division and become Sikyong in the future.
Li Huaiyun cupped his fists and saluted, "I'm here just to check the case file! I wonder if it can be passed on."
"No need to pass the message, just come in with me." The official immediately made a gesture of invitation.
Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong looked at each other and then remembered that the Minister of Punishment had been eliminated and no one had taken office yet.
They walked to the Criminal Department.
Liu Pingzhong asked, "Has there been a candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment already?" He had some friendship with the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. After learning that the other party had been transformed into a demon, he was still quite shocked. He had never expected it. This guy could actually become a monster.
He was also glad that he didn't get very close. He wondered why he didn't find anything weird about this Minister of Justice.
"We are currently deciding! The most promising one should be a student of Taifu who was once the governor of the Southwest!" The official seemed to realize that he had said too much and immediately shut his mouth. "But who it is, or who it is." If the emperor wants to make a decision, we can just talk casually!"
He coughed a few times, and then led the two of them to the warehouse where the files were stored in the Criminal Department.
"Why did he say half of it and then stop saying it?"
Liu Pingzhong smiled calmly, "It's nothing, I just don't want to say more. After all, people have many eyes. If you tell other people about this matter, it will be troublesome. After all, the second rank of the dynasty, the emperor If he didn’t choose well, you choose for him!”
Li Huaiyun probably understood the meaning. All the forces in this position were considering it, and the emperor also wanted to balance the forces. Therefore, whoever had the loudest voice would make the emperor more vigilant.
This is also easy to explain!
The warehouse of the Ministry of Justice faces south and faces north, so it enjoys enough light. Therefore, it is dry and humid inside, and a copy of the cases of each mansion and county will be kept here.
On the desk in the middle, a burner of incense was burned, giving it a hint of fragrance.
Li Huaiyun stood in front of the case table and asked the official to find the files on the butcher's murder case.
"This place is very particular!" He looked around. The materials and arrangement of the cabinets inside seemed very regular. They seemed to be arranged in the direction of the Five Elements and Bagua, like a certain formation.
"That's natural. This warehouse is decorated according to the design of the previous minister. This guy is proficient in the Five Elements Bagua and Feng Shui numerology! Therefore, the furnishings and decorations here are quite exquisite."
Liu Pingzhong said with a little regret, "It's a pity that he turned into a demon. I still don't understand this!"
"There's nothing I don't understand. He might have been taken advantage of by the man in black!" Li Huaiyun frowned, "However, I don't feel it's a pity!"
"Oh! How do you say this?"
"The Minister of Punishment is supposed to be impartial, strict, upright, clear-minded, and logical. A guy who believes in Feng Shui is not suitable for such a high position!"
Liu Pingzhong was quite surprised by this. After all, trusting Feng Shui was a common thing throughout the ages. Why did it have such bad comments in his eyes?
"This is normal!"
Li Huaiyun explained, "It's normal, but as the head of the Ministry of Punishments, you should trust your own inferences and judgments. Feng Shui is just a personal behavior. In the warehouse here, you should not use Bagua Feng Shui, but use the most straightforward Feng Shui." way to sort,"
He pointed at the official who was looking for the file, "He hasn't found it yet. I'm afraid the year and date recorded on this cabinet were stored based on Bagua Feng Shui."
"Except for the people who come here often and the Minister himself, I'm afraid the new ones don't know anything about this situation."
"That's why I feel that it is not a pity that the Minister of Punishment is bewitched by the man in black robe. It is normal."
