Solved the mystery … found it out?!
Everyone present was overjoyed, but they also found it hard to believe. How did he do it? They had no clue at all.
It was such a headless case, but he easily solved the mystery. Everyone was involved in the case and had a discussion. It was the same information, the same clues. Everyone was confused. How did he solve it?
Was Xu Ningyan really that terrifying?
Inspector Zhang, who was immersed in the riddle of "Miss Wen's marriage", trembled and broke through the seal. He grabbed Xu Qi 'an's arm in ecstasy. At this moment, Inspector Zhang lost his composure as an inspector and asked,
"You solved the mystery? Really? Really? "
If I were to say, "I lied to you … I guess I'll be beaten to death …" Xu Qi 'an stood up and walked out, "At least there's a major breakthrough."
Under everyone's gaze, he came to the courtyard of the courier station and took out the Geographical Map from the horse's hanging bag. He returned to the hall and spread it out on the table.
"The mystery of the riddle is in the Geographical Map." Xu Qi 'an pressed his hands on the map and looked up at everyone. He explained, "It's impossible to convey information with just a jade pendant.
"A single jade pendant won't be able to convey information. Zhou Min will think of a way to get Madam Yingying to bring more information, but to keep it a secret, he will use a guessing game. He fooled everyone, including Yingying's husband.
"But with Recluse Zi Yang's wisdom, he only needs to ask carefully to solve the mystery of the riddle."
"Then why is the secret of the riddle in the Geographical Map?" Zhu Guangxiao asked with a frown.
"Because the Geographical Map is the easiest thing to get. It's also the first time Recluse Zi Yang comes to Yunzhou, so he will definitely get it," Xu Qi 'an answered.
"Yes, there is a Geographical Map in the courier station. As a newcomer, getting a Geographical Map is the first choice …" Everyone suddenly understood.
"Whether my reasoning is right or wrong, let's all verify it together." Xu Qi 'an looked down at the map, "The five characters provided by the riddle are: Si, Bo, Gu, Huang, Ming."
Everyone rushed to the table and looked at the map with him.
When this map was unfurled, it covered almost the entire table, including all of White Emperor City. The streets, the buildings, the lakes, the bridges, the government offices, and so on were all marked with markings.
Everyone silently recited those five words while searching for the corresponding name.
Song Tingfeng suddenly pointed somewhere, "Si Ming Bridge!"
Everyone's eyes then fell on the spot where his finger was pointing. There was the outline of the arch bridge, and there was a sign with the size of a fly: Siming Bridge.
Another copper gong pointed to another place, "There's a Huangbo Street here."
He couldn't find the corresponding locations for the words "Sue" and "Huang", especially the word "Huang", which was too taboo and couldn't be found in the entire map.
"The clue is most likely in one of these two locations," Xu Qi 'an analyzed.
"The last two words are useless?" someone asked.
"The other words might have been mixed in to deceive others. Don't worry about it for now. Wait until we search these two places and see if we can find anything, "Xu Qi 'an said.
Inspector Zhang selected six night watchmen to change into casual clothes and go to Huangbo Street to investigate the situation. Xu Qi 'an brought his two good friends, Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng, to Siming Bridge to investigate.
Huangbo Street wasn't too far from the relay station. It was about a dozen li away. Huang Bo Street was not far from the relay station. It was more than ten miles away.
The three of them galloped through the wide streets. The lofts and courtyards along the way had obvious southern characteristics. They had white walls and black tiles, and loquat trees were planted in the courtyards.
The three of them galloped on the wide street. The attics and houses along the way had obvious southern characteristics. They had white walls and black tiles, and they liked to plant loquat trees in the yards.
In addition, the dressing style of the commoners was also very different from that of the capital. There was more freedom in dressing here, and there were minions everywhere.
In addition, the people's style of dress was very different from the capital. Here, people had more freedom to wear clothes, and there were little yellow people everywhere.
"Although the atmosphere is different, isn't the court's control over Yunzhou too weak?" Xu Qi 'an was worried.
"The weather in Yunzhou is so bad. It's humid and cold." Song Tingfeng frowned.
"Our capital is better. It's cold, but it's not this scary. Today, when I was sending the merchants back, I saw some people shivering. "Zhu Guangxiao said.
"You two are like wolves in the north, but when you came to the south, you became a husky." Xu Qi 'an said while laughing. Of course, Mortal Realm warriors were not afraid of cold or heat. He was just joking.
The two looked at him blankly. What was a husky?
In fact, in this era, the winter in the south was much better than in the north. Poor people could collect straw in winter and have a shelter to shelter them from the wind and rain.
But the north was different. Many poor people in the north who could not afford coal died silently in winter.
After all, there was no heating in the north of Daibun.
Also, when people rode horses in the south in winter, their snot would come out. When they rode horses in the north in winter, their nose would become useless.
Half an hour later, they arrived at their destination.
The Siming Bridge was built over a small river. It was an arch bridge with two big holes and two small holes. It was carved out of white marble and covered in moss.
The three carefully examined the bridge for a long time. Finally, Xu Qi 'an fixed his eyes on the outside of the bridge. There was a protruding stone brick.
He pinched the stone brick with two fingers and slowly pulled it out. Little by little, he pulled it out.
He reached into the hole and felt for a moment. He found a brocade pouch.
Sure enough, it was because of this brocade pouch that the stone brick could not fit together.
"There's really something!" Song Tingfeng was overjoyed. He came over and urged, "Open it and see what it is."
Xu Qi 'an opened the brocade pouch. There was a note inside. He unfolded it and saw the words:
Mo. One hundred and sixty-two.
Three hundred and forty-seven. 412.
Mo. 162.347. 4, 1, 2 … What did these two numbers mean … Damn, Zhou Min was really a genius … Too flashy … Unfortunately, he's dead … Xu Qi 'an stared at the note and fell into silence.
Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other. The former asked blankly, "What does it mean?"
"How would I know!" Xu Qi 'an replied snappily. "We're both night watchmen, but why is there such a big difference? Look at him, a spy. He's so much better than you two. There's no comparison, no comparison … "
"Spies are the best of the best. They each have their own characteristics. Otherwise, how could they do undercover missions?" Song Tingfeng argued.
"We night watchmen in the yamen are only responsible for force."
Spies were talents with special skills. They were either meticulous or extremely intelligent. The night watchmen in the yamen were only responsible for force. The two were different.
It was almost dusk.
Xu Qi 'an put away the note and said helplessly, "Let's go back first."
What awaited them … No, what awaited him was another brainstorm.
…
At the courier station.
Because Huangbo Street was closer to the courier station, the night watchmen who went to investigate the situation on this street had already returned. They brought back some depressing news.
"You didn't find anything? Did you guys investigate properly? "Imperial Inspector Zhang questioned.
"There are not many people on that street during the day. We asked the residents on the neighboring street and found out that it's a dog market. It's only open at night. There's no one at this time. "
The copper gong who went to investigate replied gloomily.
The street wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. If they went in like headless flies, what could they find? They would ask everyone if they knew Zhou Minzhou from the Imperial Command Division.
"Sigh!" The night watchmen were discouraged. They shook their heads.
Inspector Zhang took a sip of tea. After sitting for a while, he couldn't sit still anymore. He paced back and forth in the main hall.
There were no clues on Huangbo Street. They could only wait for news from Xu Ningyan. If they didn't find anything, then the case would be back to square one.
They would still be at square one.
"We must find something. Otherwise, it'll really be a case without a clue …" Inspector Zhang muttered.
His mumbling entered the ears of the few silver gongs and Jiang Lv Zhong without missing a word.
"They're back." The copper gong at the door sounded surprised.
The group of people turned their heads in unison. They looked at the door and saw Xu Qi 'an returning with his two colleagues.
"How is it?" Jiang Lüzhong quickly asked.
Inspector Zhang clenched his fists under his sleeves. He stared at them expectantly and nervously.
Xu Qi 'an took out a piece of paper and put it on the table. In an instant, more than ten hands reached out to it.
Clap!
Jiang Lüzhong slapped away all the hands and snatched it hurriedly. He opened the letter and read it. He frowned again.
"What's written here?"
Alright, it's not the secret code of the night watchmen office … Xu Qi 'an made a judgment.
"Let me see!" Inspector Zhang rushed over and snatched the piece of paper. There were two groups of numbers written on the paper.
Mo One Hundred Sixty Two
Three Hundred Forty Seven Four Twelve
Inspector Zhang fell into a state of prohibition for a long time. Books of sages and sages he had read flashed through his mind. Then, he eliminated the option of echoing the allusions in the books.
This was the same as "Miss Wen's Marriage". It was a bullying topic … Inspector Zhang was troubled when he saw Xu Qi 'an go upstairs in silence.
"Ning Yan, what are you doing?"
Xu Qi 'an turned around on the stairs and said listlessly, "I'm going back to my room to visualize. Otherwise, I feel like I'm going to die suddenly. Well, I haven't slept for twelve days. "
"!!!" Jiang Lüzhong's eyebrows twitched violently.
He already knew that Xu Qi 'an was trying to break through to the Spirit Refinement Realm. Previously on the canal, Xu Qi' an had asked a similar question: How to break through to the Spirit Refinement Realm?
Jiang Lüzhong guessed that Ning Yan might be trying to break through to the Spirit Refinement Realm because he didn't know how many days Ning Yan had been working.
Twelve days, and he still hadn't broken through his limit. He even had a fight halfway …
This meant that Xu Qi 'an's Primordial Spirit had great potential. If he stepped into the Spirit Refinement Realm, his Primordial Spirit would undergo a qualitative change.
Jiang Lüzhong himself took sixteen days to break through to the Spirit Refinement Realm, which was about the same as the others in Jinluo.
"Looking at this kid, twelve days is obviously not his limit. I don't know how long he can hold on." Thinking of this, Jiang Lüzhong said in a deep voice, "Remember not to fall asleep."
Back in his room, Xu Qi 'an took off his shoes and sat on the bed with his legs crossed. He breathed and practiced Qi while visualizing the image of the giant. Sometimes, he would switch to the image of the roaring golden lion.
While he was in a good mood, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"What's the matter?" He opened his eyes.
"Ning Yan, are you feeling better?" Inspector Zhang's voice came from the door. After getting an affirmative answer from Xu Qi 'an, he immediately said,
"Come with me to attend a banquet and meet the officialdom of Yunzhou."
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