"Post?"
Wang Yiming took a post and quickly walked to Shen Hao and handed it over.
When Shen Hao opened it and took a look, surprise flashed in his eyes. Looking at the little flag officer: "Where is the person who sent the things?"
"left already."
He waved the flag officer to leave. Shen Hao looked down at the post in his hand again: There was something fishy about Qin Xiuyuan's death. Tonight at Xu Zheng time, Lechi Tea House is waiting for you.
The signature is "Yang Lin".
Wang Yiming kept looking to the side. He thought that this post was handed over by an acquaintance of Lord Shen in the Imperial City and the content should be a private matter, so he did not dare to read it.
“Who do you think the post is from?”
Unexpectedly, Shen Hao would ask. Wang Yiming was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"It's a message from King Shou, asking me to interview at a teahouse tonight. You're familiar with me here, so you can come with me."
"It's my lord, I'll go and make arrangements now." Wang Yiming was also puzzled. Why would King Shou send Master Shen a message to make an appointment at this time?
"No need. Now let's go see Xue Gui. The appointment is in the evening. It's called...Lechi Tea House. Do you know the place?"
"Orchestra? Oh! I know it, it's over there in the West City."
While chatting, the two walked out. Take a carriage all the way to the Xingbu Yamen again.
Just like last time, Shen Hao came and was arranged to wait in the tea room. But this time he didn't have to wait too long. In less than a stick of incense, someone came to notify him that he had entered. However, Wang Yiming was stopped at the door of the public house, and Shen Hao went in alone.
"Master Shen."
"Master Xue, I'm sorry to bother you again."
"Where, sit down."
The concierge brought hot tea in, placed it on the coffee table next to Shen Hao and then stepped away. Shen Hao didn't touch it and looked at the iron-faced Xue Gui in front of him with a smile. He usually wouldn't stare at people like this, but the mask on Xue Gui's face covered up all micro-expressions. He had no choice but to get some emotional feedback from the other person's eyes.
"I wonder what Mr. Shen is doing?" Xue Gui's attitude toward Shen Hao this time was completely different from the previous one. Unlike Li Qing, he has never expressed contempt or disgust towards Xuan Qingwei, and it is even more impossible for him to look down on a person who relied on "cutting off people's heads" to climb from the grassroots to the position of Deputy Qianhu in just over two years. . It's too late to deal with it carefully.
The reason why he was "unfriendly" last time was just a direct test by Xue Gui against Shen Hao to test the other person's temper and character. The result was of course not satisfactory to Xue Gui. But this time he was not going to test anything anymore, so of course his attitude would become friendly. And this is actually his normal way of dealing with people.
"It's nothing expensive. I came here to disturb Mr. Xue. I just want to ask if Qin Xiuyuan's body is completely rotten. If it can still be turned over, can my men go and check it twice?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Shen is seriously joking. When a person is alive, his body is fresh, but when he is dead, it is just a pile of rotten meat. Either burn it or bury it. If it is left for a long time, insects will grow and it will be infected with death."
"So, the body is gone?"
"Well, it's too hot today, and it's useless to put ice around it. It's been left for too long, and it's rotten inside and out. I asked the Qin family for their opinions and burned it last night." Xue Gui didn't hesitate. Made it clear.
Shen Hao's eyes were slightly vacant. All the bodies were burned?
What do you mean it's rotten. Xuanqing Guard has fresh medicinal powder, but is there any in the Major Case Department? Coupled with ice cubes, a corpse can easily be stored for ten and a half days without any problem, even if the weather is hot. In one of the cases Shen Hao handled, flowers could still be found on a corpse that had been left for a month. How many days had it been? Burned?
No need to guess, this must be the Major Case Division trying to eliminate the possibility of Xuan Qingwei interfering as they thought. After all, it stands to reason that the corpses are all gone, so you have no basic basis for writing the dossier. You can't even read the article that established the dossier. Not to mention that it will cut off your Xuanqing Guard's way to seize the right to host, but at least it can hold you back. The further you go, the slower your progress will be, and you will naturally be dragged to death.
This is what it means to "take one step first, step by step first".
Shen Hao very keenly caught the flash of amusement in Xue Gui's eyes, like the pride of taking the initiative.
"That's it..." Shen Hao's face froze for a moment in cooperation, and then he smiled again. He reached into his pocket and took out his storage bag. His movements were not fast, as if he was deliberately giving up. Xue Gui, who was sitting opposite, could see clearly.
Xue Gui's eyelids really jumped when he saw Shen Hao taking out the storage bag. This...what do you want to do? Can't you just say something nicely?
"Well, Mr. Xue, please be considerate. The rules in Xuanqing Guard are strict. Every case needs to go through the process. Any slight violation of the rules will be the crime of "lazyness". It is common for skin peeling to be severely punished, so it is really not the case." I have a lot of things to do, but I have no choice. If Qin Xiuyuan's body was burned, then the case file would be missing an important link and would be difficult to unfold. This would make it difficult for me to report to Shangfeng.
So... Mr. Xue, please help me and sign a "statement of the situation"! "
I'll sign it for you... Xue Gui cursed in his heart when he saw Shen Hao taking out a list. That kind of bullshit explanation again, why is this person so weird? !
You can't blame Xue Gui for his low mental endurance. He has lived for decades. This is the first time he has seen someone with Shen Hao's style of fighting. He doesn't follow the routine at all. He always gives a strange and random beating, and he is shameless. , likes to play the trick of writing in black and white.
correct! Xue Gui suddenly remembered that the guy in front of him was a scholar! Poetry can be said to be famous for a while. The pen holder in the left hand and the knife handle in the right hand, no wonder it’s so weird!
Xue Gui lowered his head and looked at the list handed over. sign? Sign the shit!
In just a few dozen words, all the responsibilities were attributed to the Ministry of Justice. In summary, it was just one sentence: It was not that Xuan Qingwei did not want to do things, but that the Ministry of Justice was not a good person and blocked all the opportunities to do things. And then write down the name of the officer in charge of the Major Cases Department? What is the difference between this and a confession?
"Master Shen, it doesn't have to be like this. Although the body has to be burned, you really don't need to worry about it. As the organizer of this case, we have already made complete preliminary arrangements for the case. You, Xuan Qingwei, were originally just an assisting party in this case. , there is no need to embarrass yourself so much."
"Haha, Lord Xue doesn't understand our Xuanqing Guards, we..."
"Okay, Mr. Shen, you don't need to say anything." Xue Gui interrupted quickly. He didn't want to listen to every word of the person in front of him. It was too annoying. The other person didn't look like a decent Deputy Qianhu at all, more like The behavior of a market villain.
Xue Gui was mentally prepared for Shen Hao's arrival today, so naturally he didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he took out a rubbing file from the drawer and pushed it over.
"This is the follow-up file of the case. Mr. Shen can take it for submission. However, I hope that Mr. Shen can communicate more in the future instead of acting without permission, which can easily cause misunderstandings. What do you think, Mr. Shen?"
