Chu Xiu's sudden question caused everyone present to be stunned.
Qiu Dongmao was about to say something. He opened his mouth subconsciously but immediately swallowed it back. He said angrily, "Of course I'm in Shangyang! Official Chu, what do you mean? Are you suspecting that I poisoned my father? "
Cheng Buhui looked at Chu Xiu with an unfriendly gaze and said coldly, "Official Chu, the Guanzhong Torture Room is indeed good at detecting traces and investigating cases, but everything needs evidence. Why are you asking Young Master Qiu this question?"
The Jiangdong Five Heroes had escorted Qiu Dongmao all the way to the Pegasus Farm, and the five of them had a good impression of him.
Qiu Zhensheng was generous and generous, and he advocated simplicity. However, his eldest son, Qiu Dongning, was somewhat arrogant and foppish. The five of them had met him before, and they did not have a good impression of him.
Qiu Dongmao, on the other hand, was humble and polite, and he was a kind and filial person. He was often sad about Qiu Zhensheng's death, and the five of them saw it. They had a good impression of him.
However, Chu Xiu was questioning Qiu Dongmao as if he was interrogating a criminal, which displeased the five of them.
Chu Xiu said calmly, "Don't be so agitated. I'm just asking. Why are you so sensitive?"
Qiu Dongmao's eyes were filled with anger, but Chu Xiu did not care at all.
In fact, he did not care how Qiu Zhensheng died. What he really cared about was where Qiu Zhensheng's cultivation method was. If it had been taken away, or if Qiu Zhensheng had destroyed it after memorizing it, Chu Xiu would be in trouble.
When he asked Qiu Dongmao that question just now, it was really just a casual question. He just wanted to trick the other party.
Human nature was evil. From the beginning, Chu Xiu did not believe that there would be people in this world who did not have any resentment after being treated so unfairly.
July Begonia's poison could not kill Qiu Zhensheng, but it could kill Qiu Dongning.
Who would benefit the most from Qiu Dongning's death? Of course, it was Autumn and Winter.
Qiu Zhensheng needed someone to inherit his martial arts, his horse breeding skills, and his position as the owner of the Pegasus Farm.
This person was definitely Qiu Dongning in the past. If Qiu Dongning was dead, then it could only be Qiu Dongmao.
At this time, Chu Xiaode and the others had also finished investigating the other parts of the manor and returned to report. Chu Xiaode shook his head and said, "The other party only came to kill. Other than the traces of murder in the manor, nothing else was touched. Their methods were very direct and efficient, leaving no traces behind."
Wang Jin said with a frown, "Official Chu, don't tell me you guys have no clue at all?"
The Guanzhong torture room had always been famous for investigating traces and solving cases. The professionalism that Cheng Zhouhai displayed just now was indeed good. If it were someone else, even a Martial Dao master would not be able to see through it.
But the problem was that the Eastern Qi imperial court wanted the murderer and an explanation. It was useless to argue about anything else.
Chu Xiu said in a low voice, "Don't be anxious, Eunuch Wang. The investigation of the Guanzhong torture room also requires looking at traces and clues.
At present, the murderer has done it too cleanly. We definitely won't be able to find him in a short time. Otherwise, if the case was so simple, Eastern Qi would be able to solve it themselves. Why would they come to my Guanzhong torture room?
Rest assured, Eunuch Wang. We will definitely give the Eastern Qi imperial court an explanation for this case. "
Hearing Chu Xiu's words, although Wang Jin was still a little dissatisfied, he still nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go back to the imperial city to report. I'll be back in a day or two. I hope that Official Chu will have clues by then."
Having said that, Wang Jin turned and left.
At this time, Wu Tiandong suddenly muttered in a low voice with slight disdain, "Guanzhong torture room? That's all there is to it. "
Chu Xiu suddenly looked up. The Heavenly Demon Dance in his hand had already been unsheathed. With a deep demonic aura, it directly slashed at Wu Tiandong. No one present had expected Chu Xiu to suddenly attack. Even Fang Zhenqi was unable to react in time.
Wu Tiandong was startled. Instinctively, he held the Autumn Moon Dual Sabers in his hands horizontally in front of him. The sabers were like a full moon, bursting with dazzling saber light. However, he was still sent flying by Chu Xiu's saber. He leaned against the wall behind him. His hands couldn't help trembling, and he couldn't even hold the sabers.
Cheng Buhui and the other three immediately drew their weapons. Their Gang Qi exploded around them as they bellowed, "Chu Xiu! What's the meaning of this?! "
The Five Heroes of Jiangdong were sworn brothers, and they were as close as siblings. Even if the person in front of them was Chu Xiu, Chu Xiu, who had the Guanzhong torture room as his backing, they still dared to attack him.
Chu Xiu put away his Heavenly Demon Dance and said slowly, "If you don't know how to speak, then don't speak. Do you think an idiot like you can slander the Guanzhong torture room? People have to be responsible for their own words and actions. You're already so old, yet you can't even control your own mouth. You must know that disaster comes from the mouth. If your mouth stinks, then don't speak. Do you understand? "
Wu Tiandong glared at Chu Xiu. His face was filled with shame and anger. At the same time, there was also a little fear in his heart.
He and Chu Xiu were both Three Flower Realm warriors, but Chu Xiu's saber just now made him feel a sense of powerlessness. It was a sense of powerlessness that he couldn't resist at all!
Fang Zhenqi said coldly, "If the five of you continue to cause trouble, then get out of here! And Chu Xiu, you better restrain yourself. I, Eastern Qi, invited you here to solve problems, not to cause trouble! "
As a general of the Dragon Riders Imperial Army, Fang Zhenqi valued the word "rules" the most. The Dragon Riders Imperial Army also required strict obedience.
Moreover, Chu Xiu's personality was simply temperamental. Just now, he attacked without warning. If such a person became his subordinate, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
Chu Xiu shrugged and said, "If others don't provoke me, I naturally won't bother to provoke others."
Turning his head, Chu Xiu said to Chu Xiaode, "Take me to the manor again. Turn it upside down and see if there are any secret rooms or something like that. Qiu Zhensheng was quite popular in Jianghu, but now he was killed for no reason. There may be some hidden story behind this. "
Chu Xiaode nodded and began to search the manor again with Chu Xiu. This time, Qiu Dongmao also followed closely behind Chu Xiu, as if he was worried that Chu Xiu had taken some of Qiu Zhensheng's belongings.
In fact, Chu Xiu was indeed looking for traces of that technique, even though he knew that it was unlikely that Qiu Zhensheng would put that technique out in the open.
Nowadays, most of the top techniques were engraved on the technique jade slips. This way, it was easier to understand the true meaning of martial arts within.
There were also some techniques that were written with special materials on special items, just like the Great Sorrow of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang that Chu Xiu had obtained. They also contained the true meaning of martial arts.
This kind of thing could be found at a glance. The Qiu family's manor was only so big. There were less than ten houses, and they found nothing after searching all of them.
At this time, the sky was almost dark. Chu Xiu and the others were not in the mood to continue investigating, so they bid farewell to Fang Zhenqi. However, Qiu Dongmao insisted on keeping vigil for Qiu Zhensheng, but he was chased out by Fang Zhenqi.
As the private army of the Eastern Qi royal family, the Dragon Riders Imperial Army could be said to be strict. Even if Qiu Dongmao was Qiu Zhensheng's son, he could not stay here alone.
The place where Chu Xiu and the others rested was in the Pegasus Farm. There were some guest rooms there, so the people of Eastern Qi arranged for Chu Xiu to stay here.
In the guest room, Chu Xiu looked at the people around him and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, you know that I am not very good at this. What suggestions do you have for me now?"
Zhong Ping shook his head indifferently. He was from the Criminal Investigations Department, and he only knew how to kill people. It was best not to look for him for other things.
Wang Qianping smiled and said, "This time, Hall Master let Official Chu lead the team. I will do whatever Official Chu says."
Along the way, Wang Qianping behaved in an extremely low-key manner. He did whatever Chu Xiu asked him to do. He did not overtly agree but covertly disobeyed, as if there was really no grudge between him and Chu Xiu.
However, Chu Xiu would not be fooled by him. This guy was like a smiling tiger. When they first met, he had already dug a trap for Chu Xiu. Who knew what he was planning now?
The only people present who were willing to help were Chu Xiaode and Cheng Zhouhai. The two of them looked at each other, and Cheng Zhouhai said, "This case is really a bit tricky.
First of all, from the corpses and the traces of fighting, there are pitifully few clues. There is no clue at all. This clue has been cut off.
"Moreover, Qiu Zhensheng's reputation in the pugilistic world is really good. It is almost impossible to find any enemies. Even if there is a grudge occasionally, it is not to the extent of killing people. In fact, he does not even have the ability to kill people.
"The two most important results have been cut off. Even if we use the stupidest method, which is to investigate Qiu Zhensheng's enemies one by one, we can't do it."
The few people present looked at Chu Xiu. Although Chu Xiu was not good at these things, Chu Xiu was the one leading the team this time. If the case was not completed, Chu Xiu's responsibility was greater than theirs. It was impossible for him to stay out of it.
Chu Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know much about this, but I only know that any pugilistic world killing can't escape two words: hatred and profit.
"Qiu Zhensheng has almost no enemies, so we might as well guess that the other party killed him because of profit. Qiu Zhensheng must have touched someone's profit, which was why he was killed.
"The traces on Qiu Zhensheng's corpse during the day also showed that the person who poisoned him and the person who killed him were two different people. It is obvious that the person who wanted to kill Qiu Zhensheng suddenly had the idea.
"If we do the opposite and ignore the clues in the manor, we will go outside to see where he has been and what he has done during this period of time. I reckon we will gain something."
Cheng Zhouhai thought about it and said, "This is feasible. We can give it a try. Now that the clues are cut off, we can only do this."
After the plan was made, everyone rested for the time being. On the second day, Chu Xiu and the rest asked the people under the Pegasus Farm and found out that Qiu Zhensheng spent most of his time in the manor and the Pegasus Farm. He only went to the Ji State Prefecture a month ago. Chu Xiu and the rest immediately went to the Ji State Prefecture to investigate.
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