"What do you mean?" Xue Gui calmed down. He knew that what Shen Hao just said had already focused on the case. It was not the time for other intrigues. It was better to focus on the case.
"What I mean is actually the same as Mr. Xue's. All previous investigations into this case must have gone down the wrong path, so there are no clues to be discovered at all."
Xue Gui did not deny Shen Hao's statement, he even agreed with it. To put it bluntly, this was actually the conclusion he and several other crime-solving experts from Xuan Qingwei came to before. But the problem now is that even if you know you are going the wrong way, where is the right way?
"Do you have any idea?"
Shen Hao shook his head and said: "I have no idea. I don't think it is realistic to rely solely on so-called whimsical ideas. You must have tried many methods and angles before without success, which means that this case is really unrealistic." Shortcuts are easy to take. So I think it’s better to tear everything down and start over.”
"Start it all over again?"
"Yes. Otherwise, it is easy to be led astray by habitual thinking. Besides, I want to start right away. I wonder if there are any problems with Mr. Xue?"
People die in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment is responsible for autopsies, investigations, etc. Therefore, no matter what Shen Hao's plans were, he could not avoid the Punishment Department.
Xue Gui thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay. Where do you want to start, Mr. Shen?"
"First go to the Tianya Prison and have a look, otherwise you won't know what to do. Then go and meet the jailers."
"Well, let's leave now. I hope Master Shen can find something."
After saying that, the two got up and left Xue Gui's apartment. They turned left and walked towards the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Xue Gui also called his adjutant Li Qing to go to Tianlao to go through the formalities first.
Compared to Xue Gui, who was wearing a mask and could not tell whether his expression was good or bad, Li Qing looked at Shen Hao's face and found it very unfriendly. It would be an understatement to say that he looked disgusted. From the beginning to the end, he did not even look at Shen Hao for fear of getting dirty. Like eyes.
Shen Hao pretended not to see Li Qing's resistance. He was petty, but not unreasonable. She was just an insignificant woman. She had plenty of opportunities to deal with her slowly. If she fell into his hands in the future, she would know how powerful he was. .
"Please, Master Shen."
In front of him was a huge building behind the Xingbu Yamen, which was heavily guarded in all directions. From the outside, it looks like there are many checkpoints, and the formation fluctuations are obvious. The defense system here is definitely no worse than the dungeon of Xuanqing Guard Qianhusuo, and may even be tighter.
To be honest, even Shen Hao would feel a little bit of oppression when he walked into a place like this. Because this is not Xuan Qingwei's territory.
Without hesitation, he followed Xue Gui through several checkpoints before entering the prison. During this period, Shen Hao saw Li Qing, who was walking in front, taking out three warrants. There are those from Ma Xuanlin, the Minister of Justice, Xue Gui, and one from the Yamen, the commander of Xuanqingwei. It seems that his visit has actually brought peace to all parties.
Although no one gave Shen Hao an introduction to the environment, Shen Hao could clearly feel the aura locked on him as soon as he came in without concealing it. However, Shen Hao has now greatly improved his cultivation, and he does not feel any great threat due to these breath locks. I just quickly made some mental judgments about the various arrangements here.
At least on the surface, it seems that this prison in the Ministry of Punishment is indeed strict from the inside out. Whether it is the design of the corridors or machine cabinets, or the gaps between the prison area and the defense area, they are all set very reasonably. It is no better than Qianhu. The most restrictive cell in the institute is poor.
Generally speaking, it is almost impossible to force a breakthrough from the outside with this level of alertness and formation density. Not even monks in the Xuanhai Realm can do it. Therefore, Shen Hao still prefers that people inside Tianlao are more likely to commit crimes.
When we reach the defense zone in the middle, there are three forked roads. One is for the ordinary prison area, one is for the Tianlao, and the other is for the special prison area under the Tianlao.
"Wait a minute. Mr. Xue, are the prison cells and the special prison area completely separated or is there another access road inside?" Shen Hao suddenly stopped and asked a question before entering the fork in the road.
Xue Gui replied: "It is completely separated. Because the prisons are full of serious criminals, and the special prison area is usually full of royalties, so they are completely separated to avoid unnecessary nuisance. Not only are there repairmen in the middle There are walls to block it, and a defensive array to shield it. So Mr. Shen doesn’t have to doubt that it was the people in the prison who did it.”
Shen Hao didn't feel surprised that Xue Gui saw what he was thinking, but he still insisted: "I want to wander around in the prison. Could you please give me some guidance, Mr. Xue?"
"Okay." Xue Gui did not refuse. It was agreed before that the case would be overturned and everything would be reset, so it was understandable that Shen Hao wanted to rule out all possibilities first.
Following Xue Gui, he entered the prison area of Tianlao. They were said to be serious criminals, but compared with the prisoners held by Xuanqing Guard, they were actually very "docile". Shen Hao even saw a few uncultivated prisoners here. Ordinary people, the "felon offenders" who want to come here are all "felon offenders" according to the law, and they are relieved that the situation is different from that of Xuan Qingwei.
Following Xue Gui's instructions, Shen Hao carefully walked around the Tianlao twice, and paid close attention to the area separated from the special prison area by a wall.
No problem, at least Shen Hao has not found any problems so far, which is in line with the results Xue Gui said before.
After looking at Tianlao and confirming that there was nothing to blame, Shen Haocai and Xue Gui entered the special prison area together.
"Before, only Prince Qian and Prince Jing were imprisoned here. Now that Prince Qian has been killed, Prince Jing's safety is at stake, so His Majesty ordered Prince Jing to leave the cell and instead shut himself up to reflect on his mistakes."
"Where are the things inside? They haven't been touched, right?"
"No. Everything is the same as when the crime occurred. It's just that some of the furnishings in King Qian's cell were a bit messy due to the jailer's negligence. Others were fine." Xue Gui no longer had the previous anger, and now quickly into the role. He was already familiar with everything here, but he wanted to see how the man named Shen investigated the case.
Shen Hao still walked around every place in the special prison area as before in the sky prison, and finally entered the cell where King Qian was originally imprisoned.
The bedding was messy and the furnishings were simple, but there were no blood stains or signs of fighting, and there was no other peculiar smell in the air. Yes, there is not even the musty smell that is customary in cells in the Special Prison Area.
"This is the location of the body. Later, the jailer who rushed in moved it to the bed for treatment, so the bed was in such a mess."
"Oh? Is this why the bed is messy?"
"Yes."
Shen Hao nodded, then carefully observed the two positions where Xue Gui said the body moved, and finally sat on the bed.
