Jiang Wang and the others left the gate of the Criminal Investigation Department, and Shan Cha walked out again, with his hands behind his back and remained silent.
"Boss." His confidant whispered: "Can we allow these Taoist boys to be so arrogant?"
"Isn't it because you are not doing your job well? You are procrastinating in investigating the cases, but there is no result! Otherwise, how would they have any room to interfere?"
Generally, only cases that cannot be handled by the Criminal Investigation Department will appear on the Honors List. This is to avoid unclear authority.
"These Taoist disciples are so pampered that they know how to investigate cases?" His subordinates said disdainfully: "Let them work in vain!"
Shan Cha didn't express his position, he just called Brother Diao Shamei over and scolded him again, and then asked Jiang Wang carefully about the details of Jiang Wang's question to him, and then waved his hand to let him leave.
"We, the Criminal Investigation Division, have always been the arrogant ones. How can we be trampled on by others? Maplewood City Taoist Temple has become more and more disgraceful since the arrival of that stinky rock Dong A." Shan Cha said coldly. Said: "Chief Ji is about to inspect the county recently. When his old man comes to Maplewood City, who will we be afraid of?"
After all, his level was not high enough. He didn't know that Ji Xuan had already come and was humiliated by Song Hengjiang on the Qingjiang River.
"That's right!" His subordinates echoed repeatedly.
Shan Cha snorted again: "The Zhao family moved to this city not long ago. They are so rich, but their background may not be innocent. They have been honest and filial in the past few years. Let's just turn a blind eye. Now Zhao The kid with the last name is so arrogant, so let’s check out the details of his family. You can’t help but check it out!”
Although the Criminal Investigation Department is only responsible for extraordinary cases, who has the final say as to whether they are extraordinary or not?
Because there are overlapping areas of ownership, generally where the city lord is strong, the Criminal Division will cooperate with the city lord. Where the city lord is weak, the Criminal Investigation Department will act independently.
In Qinghe County, because of the strength of Chief Ji Xuan, the Criminal Investigation Department in major cities in the county basically had some autonomy, and everyone was fat and strong.
"I obey!" His confidant couldn't help laughing sinisterly, and began to figure out how much soup he could drink.
…
Diao Shaomei's assessment of the task complied with the procedures, and there was no selfishness involved, and there was no such thing as intentional murder.
At least this is the result of Jiang Wang's investigation.
The cause of that mission at that time was the murder of a citizen of Dujia Town.
No matter how you judge from the traces at the scene, the murderer's cultivation level is no higher than the ninth-level pulse-traveling realm. Diao Shaomei rated this task as level eight because he took into account the uncertainty of Zuo Dao's whereabouts and the various events that had occurred in Maplewood City some time ago, which had increased the risk margin.
On the Maplewood City Taoist side, there are two eighth-grade Zhoutian realm and three ninth-grade wandering pulse realm. With such a configuration, it is almost guaranteed to complete a task of this level.
But the result was the most serious battle damage for the disciples of Maplewood City Taoist Academy since Xiaolin Town. Fully four Taoist disciples died. You must know that in previous years, the inner sect of Maplewood City Taoist Academy only absorbed about ten disciples each year.
Every Taoist disciple is the foundation of the country. This is also the reason why the Maple Forest City Taoist Court attaches great importance to this matter and sent Jiang Wang and others to investigate after the investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department failed.
After coming out of the Criminal Investigation Department, Jiang Wang's third stop was the land of the Zhang clan.
This is the result of discussions between the three of them, and their thinking is very clear.
From Fang Heling to the Criminal Investigation Department, the next one is Zhang Xizhi. That was the captain in charge of that mission.
Although he is dead, his message is not.
Among his family and friends, there is still Zhang Xizhi in his memory.
The Criminal Investigation Department is just north of the City Lord's Mansion, not too far from the City Lord's Mansion, and close to Aoki Avenue.
From a geographical point of view, it is relatively easy to go from the Fang clan's land to the Zhang clan's land and then to the Criminal Investigation Department.
But Jiang Wang and the others still chose to take a detour because the actual order was more important than the geographical order.
The Zhang family is now the head of the three major surnames, but when walking into their clan, one does not feel any arrogance. On the contrary, the Zhang family members they met along the way were very polite. After learning that they were Taoist disciples, someone took the initiative to guide them.
Jiang Wang and others divided their troops into three groups and went to Zhang Xizhi's home, Zhang Xizhi's best friend's home, and the clan leader's home.
Jiang looked towards the patriarch's home.
Going to Zhang Xizhi's home will definitely get the most clues, and Zhao Rucheng is the person least likely to lose these clues.
In terms of seniority, the Zhang clan leader should be Zhang Linchuan's grandfather, but he is not from the same lineage as Zhang Linchuan.
Of course, with Zhang Linchuan's current strength, he naturally belongs to the direct lineage. Even if he didn't have this ambition, the position of the next clan leader would belong to him.
As Jiang Wang was a rising star in Maplewood City Taoist Academy, the head of the Zhang family specially took time to help him sort out the relevant situation of Zhang Xizhi to support his mission.
The two chatted for a while, but didn't gain much. Jiang Wang was about to say goodbye when he suddenly heard a voice coming from outside. "Master Linchuan is back!"
Zhang Linchuan followed the sound and walked into the courtyard. He first saluted the head of the Zhang clan: "Linchuan, come and say hello to Grandpa Tang."
Thorough etiquette.
The Zhang clan leader sat upright, raised his hand, and smiled kindly: "You have worked hard in cultivation, and it is not easy to come back. You don't have to come to see me every time."
"It should be." Zhang Linchuan smiled and greeted Jiang Wang again: "Junior Brother Jiang, are you coming to my house as a guest?"
Jiang Wang had no idea how to ask for help. He had already stood aside. Now he smiled bitterly and said: "Aren't you assigned a task? I don't know if it was Vice-President Song's intention or President Dong's intention."
It was impossible for him to ask Dong A about this, and Dong A would ignore him. Dong A is the dean of the Taoist Academy, not someone's wet nurse.
"Oh?" Zhang Linchuan asked with interest, "What's the difference?"
A big difference! If it’s Dong Ah, then it’s important. If it was Song Qifang, he might be looking for trouble.
"It's nothing." When it came to the friction with Song Qifang, Jiang Wang couldn't say more and said, "I came here empty-handed today, so I don't want to bother you. After finishing this mission, I will meet Senior Brother Zhang for a drink next time."
"Okay." Zhang Linchuan smiled and said goodbye to the old patriarch: "Grandpa Tang, I will go home first."
The old man said with a smile: "Go ahead, go ahead, you've made your mother wait for a long time, and you'll blame me later."
If an adult says there is no specific time for the next time, it generally means there is no time.
…
Zhang Linchuan came out of the patriarch's courtyard and walked to his home. The tribesmen who greeted him along the way also nodded in response. But the handkerchief covering his mouth has never been removed. The tribesmen didn't mind, as they all knew about his clean nature.
Zhang Linchuan's home is not too big, but even with its courtyards inside and outside, it is by no means shabby. His father was known as a steward in the clan. He didn't have many things to do, but he had a lot of money.
With Zhang Linchuan's current strength and future prospects, no one in the entire family will treat his family badly.
Before entering the courtyard, servants came out to welcome him.
"Master, you are back. Let's eat now, shall we? The master and his wife are waiting for you!"
As early as when he steps into the clan land, his family should be prepared.
Zhang Linchuan nodded and walked to the dining hall.
As expected, his parents were sitting at the head of the dinner table waiting for him.
Father Zhang has an old-fashioned temperament. He is happy to see his son, but he does not show too much on his face. He just says lightly: "Sit down."
But his mother smiled at him and moved a plate of sea bass in front of him: "Linchuan, try it quickly."
Zhang Linchuan walked to his seat, glanced at the stool, and couldn't help but wipe the oil stains on it with a handkerchief - it should have accidentally dripped when serving food - and then balled the handkerchief together and put it aside.
He soon heard his father's angry voice: "What's the matter with you? I told you that Linchuan would come back for dinner today, and I want you to order your servants to clean up so much that you can't even clean a stool!"
The mother's voice was still aggrieved: "I have cleaned up the inside and outside several times..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Linchuan smiled and smoothed things over, "Let's eat."
A family of three sits together to eat, cutting the entire round table into three equal parts, and each person occupies a corner.
Treat each other with respect.
