Chapter 593

The jailer shouted a few more times, but the Zhao County Magistrates remained motionless.

Xu Qi 'an's heart sank, and he said, "Open the door."

The jailer took out the key to open the door, and angrily reached out to pull the Zhao County Magistrates, "Are you deaf?"

The Zhao County Magistrates' body turned over softly.

At this time, the jailer also realized that something was wrong. He checked his breath, and his expression changed, "He's dead … dead …"

I'm a step late … Xu Qi 'an sighed in his heart.

Taikang County Magistrates had been arrested and imprisoned last night. When he received the news this morning, he immediately came over, but he was still a step late.

The murderer was either someone from the magistrate's office, or he had been monitoring the Zhao County Magistrates' movements, or else he wouldn't have been able to silence him in time … Xu Qi 'an opened the Zhao County Magistrates' eyelids, pried open the lips, and looked at the tongue coating. Then, he took off the Zhao County Magistrates' prison uniform and examined the body.

"There are no signs of poisoning, and there are no signs of struggle before death. The livor mortis has just formed, and the time of death is less than five hours. The cause of death is currently unknown … "Xu Qi 'an made a judgment in his heart, and said," Leave two people to look after the body, and the others follow me to see the magistrate. "

A criminal died in the magistrate's office, and Chen Hanguang, as the magistrate, had to take the blame.

Xu Qi 'an found his way to the inner hall, and learned that Governor Chen was still sleeping. After the yamen runner informed him, he waited outside for half an hour, and saw Chen Hanguang, who was dressed neatly.

Governor Chen's expression was normal, and he didn't look like he had just woken up. He smiled and said, "Your excellency Xu, why are you looking for me?"

The morning court session was at the beginning of the fifth hour. Normally, the civil and military officials would be waiting at the Meridian Gate, which was four or five o 'clock in the morning.

Therefore, after the morning court session, returning to the magistrate's office to catch up on sleep was the usual practice of Daibun's officialdom.

"I came to interrogate Zhao County Magistrates from Taikang County, and found that he died in prison this morning." Xu Qi 'an went straight to the point.

"What?!" Governor Chen turned pale with fright.

The prison guard that Xu Qi 'an had brought over said in a trembling voice, "Sir, it's true …"

Magistrate Chen frowned, but he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, County Magistrate Zhao was sentenced to death, and he would be executed next autumn.

"How did he die?" Governor Chen raised his teacup.

"They were silenced," Xu Qi 'an said.

Prefectural Magistrate Chen's hand trembled and the hot tea spilled out. He didn't care at all and widened his eyes, "Silencing?"

It was obvious that Old Chen did not realize the seriousness of the situation … Xu Qi 'an explained, "Sir, how do you think the demon race discovered the saltpeter mine? The Great Yellow Mountain is an ordinary place. Even the grey households nearby don't know about the existence of the saltpeter mine. How did the Demon Race discover it? "

Governor Chen stood up in shock. "You mean …"

Xu Qi 'an nodded. "I suspect it has something to do with Taikang County Magistrate, so I came to interrogate him today. I didn't expect him to be silenced.

"There's no more clues. His Majesty ordered me to find out the truth in half a month, but it's too difficult. By the way, Celestial Commissioner, a little eunuch came today and asked me to report on the progress of the case on time. "

Governor Chen's expression changed several times. He bowed and said, "Your excellency Xu, the government is willing to assist you. The three branches and six departments of the government are at your disposal."

Xu Qi 'an smiled. "Lord Chen is generous. Zhao County Magistrates died in prison for no reason. It was an accident."

No one cared about the life and death of a prisoner on death row, but what if this prisoner was related to the Sampo Case? Especially when the investigation was imminent.

Governor Chen would be demoted if such a big weakness was made public. But for Xu Qi 'an, the person was already dead. It was meaningless to pursue Governor Chen. It was the difference between telling the truth and not telling the truth.

So, Lü Qing, who had just been promoted to chief of detectives, was called in. Governor Chen said seriously, "From today on, you will follow your excellency Xu and wait for his orders."

Follow your excellency Xu and wait for his orders … The governor said a few days ago that this was an opportunity. If he could solve the case, he could enter the cabinet … Does he want me to "lurk" beside Xu Qi 'an as a spy?

Lü Qing thought in surprise.

"Don't think too much. Just focus on assisting your excellency Xu," Governor Chen said in a deep voice.

It's true? He, he could actually make the governor admit defeat?!

Lü Qing stared at Xu Qi 'an for a while and said, "Yes, Lord Chen."

…

Soon, the autopsy report of the Zhao County Magistrates came out. He died of natural causes.

The more flawless it was, the more suspicious it was … First of all, we can exclude the possibility of silencing the witness by a martial artist … Xu Qi 'an frowned and pondered.

The essence of a martial artist could be described in four words: violence.

Violence was synonymous with martial artists. Killing the Zhao County Magistrates was as easy as killing an ant. But it was impossible to do it silently and without leaving any flaws.

Xu Qi 'an first thought of Taoism's Yin God. Because in ancient times, the Yin God of Taoism was also known as the Soul Reaper, which could take people's lives in their sleep.

"First of all, excluding the old Jinlian Taoist priest. If he is not involved in the Sampo Case, then Renzong can only be …"

Xu Qi 'an scratched his hair irritably and felt that his hairline was moving back quietly.

Why did Renzong get involved? Was Renzong someone whom he could investigate? Not to mention that Renzong was the State Preceptor, the Earth Sect Taoist was a second-class Taoist, and Renzong Taoist was not far behind him.

He could squeeze me to death with his legs!

"Well, it might not be Taoism. I don't know much about other systems, so I can't make a conclusion too early … Sigh, while I have the gold medal, I'll take some time to learn more about the secrets of the major systems."

Xu Qi 'an found that Lü Qing was quietly looking at him. The female arrester's pretty face was vaguely tired.

"Arrester Lu, you haven't had a good rest recently, have you?"

Lü Qing smiled and said, "I'm busy with work."

She already knew the reason why Governor Chen compromised. Although Xu Qi 'an was lucky, it was not easy to take advantage of it. If he hadn't realized that there was something wrong with the Taikang County Magistrate in time, the matter might have been suppressed by the governor.

"Arrester Lu, a woman is not inferior to a man." Xu Qi 'an complimented.

She was about 25 to 30 years old. At such a young age, she was already the captain of the criminal investigation team of the capital's public security department. She had a promising future.

And she was unmarried!

Xu Qi 'an did not have such a promising female friend in his previous life. The only female friends he had were older women who were worried that their boyfriends would often cheat on them.

When Xu Qi 'an left the government office, he had six more people with him. Their cultivation was not bad. Two of them were in the Qi Refining Stage, and the other four were in the Essence Refining Stage.

He rode on the horse and thought about what he should do next.

Half a month was not long, but it was not short either. He had to follow the clues to solve the case, so he could not rush it.

On the other hand, Wei Yuan's attitude confused him. Wasn't he too cold?

"Wei Yuan must know something. The Yuanjing Emperor's attitude is ambiguous. The Supervisor pretended to be dead … It doesn't make sense. It's not a game between the big shots. It's an indisputable fact that the Initial Supervisor got out of trouble. I can't rest assured because of their calmness. Because people in high positions may not care about the life and death of ordinary people."

"No, I must figure out the matter of the Initial Supervisor. Wei Yuan doesn't seem to want me to get involved in it. He is worried that I will be involved … I can save the country in a roundabout way. I can disclose this matter to Princess Royal secretly … Not disclose, but hint. Hint quietly. Let her think about it herself and find out."

Thinking of this, Xu Qi 'an no longer hesitated and said, "You go to the government office and wait for me. I will go to the palace."

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Xu Qi 'an explained, "I want to see Princess Royal."

He could see Princess Royal? Xu Ningyan not only had a good relationship with the warlock of the Celestial Commissioner, but also had a friendship with Princess Royal … Lü Qing's heart jumped.

Everyone was confused and shocked. Li Yuchun was the calmest. He knew that Xu Qi 'an could enter the government office of the night watchman because of Princess Royal's recommendation.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xu Qi 'an rode his horse to the imperial city.

Princess Royal was already an adult and had her own mansion in the imperial city. Xu Qi 'an rushed to the Huaiqing mansion. After asking the guards, he learned that Princess Royal usually lived in the palace and did not come back to stay.

So he rushed to the imperial city. The imperial city was a small version of the inner city. There were temples, government offices, internal service agencies, warehouses, city defense buildings, and gardens.

Common people lived in the outer city, high officials lived in the inner city, and the imperial city was inhabited by princes and ministers.

Without the gold medal, Xu Qi 'an could not enter.

As for the imperial city, it was also known as the imperial palace. It was the home of the emperor and was inhabited by the imperial concubines, princes and princesses. Of course, the adult princes and princesses had to move out of the imperial city and live in the imperial city.

However, the Yuanjing Emperor had devoted himself to cultivation and did not care much about the concubines, so the rules in this area had become lax.

Nowadays, many adult princes and princesses still lived in the imperial city.

As for the imperial city, Xu Qi 'an could not enter even with the gold medal given by the Yuanjing Emperor. He was about to ask the guards to pass on the message when he suddenly heard the sound of wheels.

Peeking inside, he saw a majestic fleet of carriages driving out.

The cars were made of gold-threaded nanmu, decorated with yellow silk, and inlaid with gold and jade. It was luxurious and grand.

"All of them are top-notch sports cars …" Xu Qi 'an thought.

The guard who received three taels of silver from him laughed. "The second carriage is Princess Royal's. Look at the word 'Qing' embroidered on the yellow silk. It seems that there is no need to pass on the message. "

The guard returned the silver to Xu Qi 'an.

"You're welcome, you're welcome …" Xu Qi 'an pushed it back. "I will have to trouble you in the future."

He planned to get on the good side of Princess Royal and cling to her thick thigh. In the future, she might come to him from time to time to "connect". It was necessary to build a good relationship with the guard in advance.

As the saying goes, cigarettes can pry open a man's mouth, money can seduce a man's heart, and eating seafood together can make you a kindred spirit.

These were the three elements of socializing!

The guard admired Xu Qi 'an very much and reminded him, "The first carriage is His Highness the Crown Prince, the third is Second Prince, and the fourth is Second Princess … I think they are going to a banquet somewhere. If you can attend, remember to perform well. It won't be a problem for you to have a meteoric rise."

"Princess Royal, your humble servant, Xu Qi 'an, requests to see you!" Xu Qi' an said loudly.