"Provincial Governor Zhou, County Magistrate Wang, and Father-in-law, you don't have to see me off anymore! Go back! "
Lan Province.
In less than three days, the Sky Pheasant Brigade had wiped out all the locusts. After breakfast, Li Zexuan set off with the children again, intending to meet up with Li Ke and Cheng Chumo's team in the east!
Zhou Wenfang, Wang Chengxing, and the other officials who had rushed over after hearing the news personally saw them off. They walked all the way to a pavilion five kilometers away from Yifang County. At this moment, Li Zexuan turned around and cupped his hands to the crowd.
To be honest, he didn't like others to send him off, because it would affect their journey too much. If no one sent them off, he and the children would have at least ridden a horse or a bicycle. They would probably have already left Yifang County by now!
"If that's the case, please take care of yourself, Marquis! On behalf of the 360,000 people of Lan Province, I thank Marquis for saving our lives! When Marquis comes to Lan Province again in the future, the people of the province will definitely line the streets to welcome him! "
The Provincial Governor of Lan Province, Zhou Wenfang, bowed deeply to Li Zexuan.
"Thank you, Marquis, for saving our lives! We welcome Marquis to Lan Province again! "
Someone among the people on the roadside shouted, and the rest followed suit.
"Thank you, Marquis, for saving our lives! We welcome Marquis to Lan Province again! "
Those who came to see Li Zexuan off today weren't only the officials of the provincial government, but also the people of Lan Province. In the past few days, the children that Li Zexuan had brought with him led the Sky Pheasant Brigade in the fields, sweating profusely as they exterminated the locusts. The people had all seen it and remembered it in their hearts. Now that Li Zexuan and the children were leaving, how could they not come to see them off?
As a result, both sides of the pipeline from Yifang County to Jingle County in the east were densely packed with people who came to see them off. It was a mighty and endless parade. There were at least 100,000 people!
With over a hundred thousand people shouting at the same time, how majestic would that sound be? It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the earth was shaking and the sky was shaking.
Li Zexuan originally wanted to say a few words of farewell to his father-in-law, but the surroundings were so noisy that it was impossible to say goodbye. He could only wave his hand, not taking away a single piece of cloud. Then he mounted the horse and led the children towards the east.
"Beep beep beep!"
After nearly an hour, Li Zexuan finally led the 'large group' out of the Lan Province. At this moment, a series of 'beep beep beep' sounds suddenly came from a wooden box carried by a child not far from him.
"Young Master! The telegram is here! "
When the child heard the sudden beeping sound, he couldn't help but shiver. He quickly jumped off the bicycle and ran towards Li Zexuan with the box on his back.
At the very beginning, the telegraph machine was managed by Li Zexuan. However, ever since they split up in Xianyang, Li Zexuan handed the telegraph machine over to the children in his group. He picked sixteen strong children and each of them took turns to manage the telegraph machine for half a day. The children only needed to inform him when the telegraph machine rang!
"Go and tell Uncle Hu that everyone should find a shady place to rest. We will set off in half an hour!"
Li Zexuan got off the horse and took the telegraph machine from the child's hands. He casually gave an order. Then, he saw that there was a huge rock by the side. He placed the wooden box on the huge rock and took out the telegraph machine and placed it on top of the box.
"Yes! Young Master! "
The naughty brat answered and then ran off into the distance.
Li Zexuan focused on "listening" to the telegram.
As the academy's telegram technology became more and more mature, a set of standards for telegram communication gradually formed. At the beginning, the code was just a test code. There wasn't much substantive content. It was just to wait for the other party to reply and confirm the other party's identity. Then, the sender on the other side would send the official message!
This way, one, it could prevent the receiver from missing the first message. Two, it could more or less increase the safety of the telegram transmission!
"Got it, Yanhuang 001!"
After putting down the telegraph machine, Li Zexuan quickly sent out a message.
Yanhuang 001 was his temporary code name. Also, he didn't need to refer to the code book when sending telegrams. This was because he had already memorized the code.
After about half a cup of tea's time, the telegraph finally beeped again.
Li Zexuan closed his eyes. Those messages of different lengths were quickly converted into Chinese characters after passing through his ears. "Di Di Da Da" (Di Da Da Da)
"Yamachō, Jin Wanfu falsified the accounts, causing 30,000 strings of cash to go missing from Xinfeng County's Yanhuang Bank! During the Supreme Court's interrogation, Jin Wanfu suddenly died in prison two nights ago. His body was unharmed, and there was no poison in his body. His death was bizarre! Now, Tai has some clues. He suspects that Jin Wanfu was stabbed in the back of his head with an ice needle. However, he doesn't know where the culprit got the ice needle from, so he can't conclude the case. Tai knows that Yamachō definitely knows the art of making ice in the summer. I hope that Yamachō can teach me! It's urgent! "
In the message, Li Tai explained Jin Wanfu's case to Li Zexuan in a few words. After summarizing the information in his mind, Li Zexuan was shocked speechless!
He never thought that behind Jin Wanfu's case, there was actually a transfer of 30,000 Tang Yuan's assets. He also didn't expect Jin Wanfu to suddenly die in prison. From Li Tai's explanation, it was obvious that Jin Wanfu was killed to silence him. Who was the culprit? Why would they take such a huge risk to kill a Yanhuang Bank's shopkeeper? What kind of interests and schemes were behind this?
In this short moment, Li Zexuan's mind was filled with many questions and a strong sense of vigilance!
His intuition told him that this matter was unusual!
However, he had too little information and couldn't verify it further!
However, when he saw the word "urgent" at the end of the message, Li Zexuan almost laughed out loud. This was because he couldn't help but think of some of the "urgent, waiting online" memes on the Internet in his previous life.
After recovering from his thoughts, Li Zexuan began to send a telegram: "Saltpeter soaked in water absorbs heat and lowers temperature. Water can be turned into ice!"
After that, Li Zexuan added, "Have you found the real culprit who killed Jin Wanfu?"
Regarding the method of making ice with saltpeter, he didn't intend to hide it forever. This thing couldn't be hidden forever. In any case, he had entrusted it to his family last year. His father had bought a few saltpeter mines. When the time came, even if others knew that saltpeter could be used to make ice, he would still have the saltpeter mines in his hands.
Chang 'an City, Supreme Court. After translating the message sent by Li Zexuan into words, Li Tai was wild with joy: "Guards! Quickly go to the nearest medicine shop and help this prince buy some saltpeter! "
"Yes! Your Highness! "
A yamen runner looked at Liu Dewei and saw him nod slightly. He quickly cupped his fist and accepted the order.
"What does Wei Wang want to do with saltpeter?"
Dai Zhou frowned and couldn't help but ask.
"Shaoqing Dai, please wait a moment!"
Li Tai didn't have time to answer Dai Zhou's question at this moment because he had to reply to Li Zexuan's telegram.
"As for the identity of the murderer, Zhixun and I have already obtained some evidence. This person's identity is special. It's a long story. After the Supreme Court of the Tai Gang has solved the case, I will tell the Yamachō in detail! At that time, I will also have to consult the Yamachō on some matters! "
"Beep Beep Beep ~ Beep Beep!"
Seeing that Li Tai was skillfully operating the telegram machine but didn't answer his question, Dai Zhou didn't get angry. Instead, he became interested in the telegram machine in front of Li Tai. Li Zexuan was currently in the northwest of the empire doing disaster relief. This matter was known to everyone, but it was amazing that he could transmit information "in real time" across such a long distance!
Dai Zhou had heard of telegrams before, but as the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing. Only when he saw it with his own eyes could he feel the shock!
"Di Zhixun? Is Di Zhixun helping Li Tai solve the case? "
On the other end of the telegram, Li Zexuan couldn't help but mutter to himself after receiving the news.
Everyone knew about Di Renjie. In his previous life, Li Zexuan had watched countless movies and TV shows called Detective Di Renjie. He never expected that Di Renjie's father, Di Zhixun, also had a talent for investigating cases!
Old Di's family had maxed out the talent for investigating cases!
Supreme Court.
After sending the telegram, Li Tai was finally free. He stood up and looked at Dai Zhou, saying, "Shaoqing Dai, please don't be impatient. When the yamen runners return, this prince will show everyone how to make ice in summer!"
"This humble official will wait and see!"
Dai Zhou retracted his gaze from the telegram machine and cupped his hands.
Time slowly passed. After a while, the yamen runners returned with a small bag of saltpeter and handed it to Li Tai, saying, "Your Highness, the saltpeter you wanted!"
"Yes! All of you are dismissed! Without this prince's orders, no one is allowed to enter this courtyard! "
Li Tai took the saltpeter and said to the yamen runners in a deep voice.
Liu Dewei was old and shrewd. He knew that Li Tai didn't want the method of making ice to be leaked. Therefore, he waved his hand and said, "Listen to His Highness. All of you are dismissed!"
"Yes sir!"
The dozen or so yamen runners in the courtyard hurriedly retreated out of the courtyard.
Dai Zhou, Liu Dewei, Sun Fujia, Sun Zifan, Di Zhixun, and Yuchi Baolin all looked at Li Tai. They wanted to see how he would make ice in summer!
They saw Li Tai get a basin of water and a wooden bowl. The wooden bowl was half filled with water. When the wooden bowl was placed in the basin of water, it floated on the surface of the water. At this time, Li Tai took out the saltpeter and gently threw it into the basin of water. The saltpeter quickly released bubbles. Gradually, a shocking scene appeared. The water in the basin began to condense into ice. As time passed, the layer of ice became thicker and thicker. In the end, the water in the wooden bowl also condensed into ice!
Dai Zhou and the others were dumbfounded. They couldn't say a word. Li Tai was also shocked. After all, this was his first time using saltpeter to make ice. He didn't have much confidence in his heart. Now that the ice was successfully made, he was relieved. At the same time, his admiration for Li Zexuan increased by several points!
"Hehe! Dai Shaoqing, how is it? Is this prince making ice in summer? "
Li Tai took out the water from the wooden bowl and handed it to Dai Zhou with a smile.
"Gulp!"
Feeling the cold air above the wooden bowl, Dai Zhou couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He then cupped his hands and said, "Yes! Of course! Your Highness is a genius and can do what others can't. This official admires you! "
Li Tai smiled with satisfaction and said, "This method of making ice wasn't thought of by me. It was taught to me by Yamachō! To be honest, this method is Yamachō's unique secret. Now that the Yamachō has offered it to us because of the murder case, Minister Liu and the two ministers are all virtuous people. I don't think you will spread the secret method, right? "
This was a reminder and a warning. Li Tai was not only a student of Yanhuang College, but also the King of Wei!
Liu Dewei cupped his hands and said solemnly, "Your Highness, don't worry. The three of us will not mention today's matter to anyone!"
"Yes!"
Sun Fujia and Dai Zhou nodded.
Li Tai smiled and continued, "Hehe! Since you all believe that ice can be made in summer, then this case can be closed! "
Dai Zhou hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you're wrong! Even if the murderer can make ice with saltpeter and kill Jin Wanfu with ice needles, we still don't know who the murderer is! How can this case be closed? "
Di Zhixun took over and said, "This junior might know who the murderer is!"
"You know?"
Dai Zhou frowned and didn't believe it.
Di Zhixun said in a deep voice, "The murderer is the Venerable of Dragon Sect, Divine Monk Du E!"
Once these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!
Liu Dewei, Sun Fujia, and Dai Zhou were all shocked. Dai Zhou widened his eyes in disbelief and asked, "Du E? Young Master Di, we need evidence to solve the case. The Dragon Sect has been making waves in Chang 'an recently and has attracted a lot of people. If Du E is really the murderer, the government will have to spend a lot of trouble to catch him! "
"Of course I have evidence!"
Di Zhixun said seriously, "Just recently, Monk Du E preached Buddhism in front of Chang 'an's Daxing Shan Temple and used his magic. He turned a bottle of flowing water into ice in an instant in front of all the people! This shows that Du E is proficient in making ice, and Jin Wanfu was killed by ice needles. Isn't this coincidence enough to prove that Du E is the murderer? "
"Turning a bottle of flowing water into ice in an instant? How did he do it? "
Sun Fujia was puzzled.
Li Tai replied, "We don't know yet! But anyway, the facts prove that it is possible to make ice in summer. Jin Wanfu was killed by ice needles, and Du E happened to be very good at making ice. The Supreme Court can use this evidence to arrest Du E directly! "
Liu Dewei, Sun Fujia, and Dai Zhou all looked solemn and fell into deep thought.
After a while, Liu Dewei raised his head and said, "After what you said, this Du E is indeed very suspicious! But this alone can't prove that Jin Wanfu was killed by him! If we want to arrest him, we need more evidence! "
Di Zhixun smiled and said, "It's easy to get more direct and more sufficient evidence! The Supreme Court's prison was heavily guarded. If the murderer wanted to sneak in alone, it was no different from wishful thinking! Someone must be covering for him. As long as we find out the traitor, we can have enough evidence to arrest Du E! "
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