April twenty-seven.
night.
Ugly moment two.
To the east of the city, Jixiang Inn.
Tianzi No. 1, the most luxurious private room in the inn, suddenly caught fire.
The fire raged.
In just a few breaths, the entire inn was engulfed in flames, and raging flames shot into the sky, reaching a height of two to three feet.
By the time nearby residents, patrolling county soldiers, and police officers arrived, the Jixiang Inn had been burned to the ground.
The bluestones of the walls and the rockery in the yard were burned to pieces.
A small pond was also dried up by the fire.
As for the bamboo, furniture and beams, nothing is left.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhou Yucheng, Wang Min, Yang Jintang and Xu Taiping arrived.
Zhou Yucheng's face was ashen and his body was shaking. He was too frightened to say a word.
Wang Min, Yang Jintang and others were also trembling.
But no one spoke.
Xu Taiping stood behind several people.
He sighed secretly.
Mr. Zhou, you're not going to speak, are you?
OK.
I took the initiative to speak.
I take the initiative to take on this burden and make you happy for a few days.
I'll let you know how to write "regret" later.
Think so.
He coughed softly: "Sir, for this plan, we must quickly open a case for investigation. In addition, we must protect the scene and rescue the bones and relics of the Imperial Envoy."
Zhou Yucheng woke up from a dream and nodded quickly.
And pushed Xu Taiping in front of everyone: "The imperial envoy was unfortunately killed. We have no shirking the responsibility. For now, we can only do our best to remedy it. Fortunately, we have Xu Shen to catch him!"
Speaking of this, he said even louder: "Xu Shen catches cases like a god with a sharp eye and solves cases like a god. He can solve one case in one day and three cases in two days. It only took two days to solve the Xiaowang Village tragedy and bring the murderers to justice." , extremely powerful!
“With Xu Shen catching the horse, we will be able to find out the strangeness of this fire.
"If it is really a fire, I will resign and apologize.
"If it were man-made, I would definitely chop the murderer into thousands of pieces!"
Finished.
Hold Xu Taiping's palm tightly.
Looking at Xu Taiping eagerly with his eyes: "Xu Shenqing, you will be solely responsible for this case. All the subordinates in the county government will be deployed by you, and you can use all means you can think of.
"As long as the case is solved, I will guarantee you to serve in the county.
“If the case cannot be solved, you are the first culprit.
"Xu Taiping, do you dare to take on this important task?"
Xu Taiping nodded heavily: "Xu Taiping, I am willing to share your worries for you!"
Zhou Yucheng looked at Yang Jintang: "Master Yang, please allocate two hundred elite soldiers for Xu Captou to dispatch!"
Yang Jintang didn't say anything, and directly sent an order to move the two village chiefs to Xu Taiping's side.
Xu Taiping surrendered again.
But I understand in my heart.
It's all a show.
No matter how happy they are in their hearts, the death of an imperial envoy or a third-rank court official like the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue must have a sufficient attitude.
Otherwise, if you are labeled as "disrespectful", "lazy" or "malfeasant", you may lose your job.
The imperial envoy was burned to death in the inn, and the court would definitely kill a large number of people.
This is playing with fire.
There is no room for error.
You also have to do a full set of acting.
Zhou Yucheng is like this.
The same goes for Yang Jintang.
Even the murderers including the Tianxia Gang, Chengnan Wang Family and others were extremely well-behaved and cooperated 100% with the investigation.
Xu Taiping took over the task.
Leading 60 police officers and 200 county soldiers, he began to investigate the case.
First, imprison the entire family of the owner of Jixiang Inn.
They also conducted a door-to-door investigation centered on the inn, sparing no one, including dogs and cats, to make sure there were no monsters mixed in.
However, after two days of hard work, Jianyang City was turned upside down, but only two or three kittens were caught.
There are no clues related to the case of burning the imperial envoy.
April thirty.
In the afternoon, at 2:00 am.
In the county government office.
Zhou Yucheng sighed and asked, "Taiping, it's been two days and there's still no harvest?"
Xu Taiping lowered his head: "This subordinate underestimated the murderer's methods and failed to live up to your great trust."
Zhou Yucheng waved his hand: "Now that the matter is over, don't say those useless words anymore. The real business is to seize the time to solve the case. The new imperial envoy will arrive tomorrow and he will definitely ask you for questioning. Even if you can't find the murderer, you still have to come up with something." , otherwise, I won’t be able to protect you.”
Xu Taiping bowed and saluted: "Sir, I will do my best."
"Go and do your work. Work hard tonight and don't sleep."
"yes."
Wait for Xu Taiping to leave.
Zhou Yucheng looked at Cheng Wenhao: "Do you think Xu Taiping can withstand the anger of the imperial court by himself?"
Cheng Wenhao shook his head: "I definitely can't bear it.
"But the imperial court must follow rules when doing things. Your Excellency puts the main responsibility on Xu Taiping and takes the secondary responsibility on himself. No matter how angry the imperial court is, it will not blame him too much.
"At that time, if you write a letter to plead guilty and serve in a remote small county for a few years, you can still get back on the promotion assessment list.
"Besides, your Excellency did not fight alone. The adults in the capital will not forget your merits."
Zhou Yucheng is still worried: "I'm worried about Mu Yong. That man is very murderous. If he kills him without any reason..."
Cheng Wenhao paused slightly while stroking his beard, narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said softly: "You must be on guard. Sir, you can be prepared."
"You mean..."
"If something bad happens, then hang up and leave, fly far away and remain anonymous, or change your identity and start an official career again."
Zhou Yucheng thought for a long time and nodded heavily.
Cheng Wenhao added: "The key now is whether Xu Taiping can block Mu Yong's first round of anger for Dong Weng."
Zhou Yucheng gritted his teeth: "You have to block it even if you can't. Even if you die, you have to block it."
As he spoke, he took out a file: "Take a look and give it to Mu Yong when Mu Yong questions Xu Tai."
Cheng Wenhao took the file and glanced at it.
Shocked: "This, this..."
Zhou Yucheng calmed down and said, "Yes, what is recorded is the relevant testimony of Xu Taiping's bribery, corruption and bending of the law, malpractice for personal gains, rumors and fame, the murder of his former master Xu Qing and the blame on the county soldiers, and the unjust killing of the county soldier Bai Haiping.
"With this thing around, Mu Yong's anger will definitely be poured out on Xu Taiping.
"There is a high probability that Xu Taiping will be killed directly.
"Killing Xu Taiping, Mu Yong's anger has almost dissipated.
"Besides, although Mu Yong is strong, he is still from the Six Sects and has no right to execute a court official like me.
"In this way, I have a double amulet."
Cheng Wenhao was convinced: "It turns out Dong Weng knows everything, he is so smart!"
Zhou Yucheng sighed again: "It's just a pity that Xu Taiping is talented, smart, and capable, so he is suitable to be accepted as a lackey. It's a pity..."
"Don't be sad for Dong Weng. Xu Taiping was just a commoner. He died for Dong Weng. I'm happy to think about it."
Zhou Yucheng shook his head and nodded: "As of now, it doesn't matter what his identity is, and whether he has hidden strength or not. In front of the furious Tian Dao Mu Yong, Xu Taiping is the eldest son of the Xu family in Shaanzhou. He will definitely die."
Cheng Wenhao strongly agreed: "He is a master-level martial arts cultivator, one of the best in the world. In front of him, almost everyone is an ant. Only a court official like Dong Weng can make him fearful."
Zhou Yucheng sighed: "Yes, otherwise you all want to be an official?"
Then he waved his hands and said: "Let's not rest tonight, just think of it as... keeping vigil for Mr. Minister."
South of the city.
In a private house.
Wang Huaiyong, the incense owner of Tianxiabang, worshiping Yangliu on the left and Tan Zheng on the right have a closed-door night conversation.
Wang Huaiyong suppressed his excitement and stared at Yang Liu: "Yang Chongfeng, has he been promoted?"
