Chapter 8 Ling Yuanbao [Thanks to the leader "Zi Che Chen Ju" for the reward! ]

It’s not that there have been no murders in Fukangfang, they’re just rare.

Moreover, this was a murder case involving a court official, which was rare in the entire Longyuan City. The position of a sixth-rank official was not low, and he could have a seat at the court. This meant that this case would definitely alarm the emperor.

But Liang Yue's surprise was even more because of this dead person.

From the time the two brothers left the Zhen family, returned to Ping'an Alley to practice boxing, and then came here, it took no more than an hour in total. A person who was sitting there just now, just died like this?

It was indeed a bit sudden.

At this moment, the Fukangfang Imperial Guards who came upon hearing the whistle had surrounded the Zhen family. Some of them were controlling the scene in the yard, but no one entered the study where the body was found to check.

"Why don't you go in?" Liang Yue asked.

"We are waiting for the people from the Ministry of Justice to arrive." Chen Ju replied: "Brother Hu has not arrived yet, so we young people should not disturb the scene without permission."

"Don't the Imperial Capital Guards also have the power to investigate cases?" Liang Yue asked.

This was the first time he encountered a murder case, not to mention the person he had just met, so it was inevitable that he would be curious and want to investigate it quickly.

"Although we, the Imperial Guards, also have the power to arrest criminals, that is more inclined towards maintaining public order and stability. If we really encounter a suspicious murder case, we still have to hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. That's what they do." Chen Ju explained: "If we rashly enter the scene, maybe the Ministry of Justice will fail to handle the case effectively and accuse us of entering the scene without permission and destroying clues."

"The relationship between the Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Justice is not good?" Liang Yue asked.

Judging from Chen Ju's tone, this kind of buck-passing must have happened a lot, which is why he is so alert.

As newcomers to the Imperial Capital Guard, they didn't have much experience. But Chen Ju was born into a family of nobles and was well-informed. His family must have given him many pointers before he came, so he knew more.

"It should have been okay before. The Ministry of Justice was short of staff, and most cases had to rely on the Imperial Guards to help investigate and stake out. We were asked to do a lot of things, and our attitude was pretty good." Chen Ju said with a rather unhappy expression: "Since Liang Fuguo was promoted from the Minister of Justice to the Left Prime Minister, the status of the Ministry of Justice has risen with it, and its say is directly higher than the three judicial departments. Even independent government offices such as the Drinking Horse Bureau and the Punishment of Evils have to respect it, not to mention our Imperial Guards, who have the lowest status. Now the people in the Ministry of Justice just yell at the Imperial Guards and treat them like servants."

"Hiss..." Liang Yue grinned when he heard it.

It sounds like the Imperial Guards are at the bottom of the food chain among all government offices...

And now he is at the bottom of the Imperial Capital Guard Yamen.

You can't think about this matter too much.

The status of the Yamen Gate is closely related to the status of the top ministers. Now in the court, the left prime minister Liang Fuguo is in charge of the three ministries of military, punishment, and industry, and the Ministry of Justice is the place where he relies most on to start his career, so it is normal for the people in the Ministry of Justice to show off their power.

"In fact, our Imperial Guards have been investigating the situation from above. The boss is King Ding Gou who is in charge of the three Longyuan Guards! He is not necessarily afraid of Lord Zuo Xiang." Chen Ju continued: "But we are also raised by a stepmother under King Ding Gou, while the Ministry of Justice is a stronghold under Lord Zuo Xiang, and the level of attention is completely incomparable."

The Imperial Guard, the Imperial City Guard, and the Imperial Capital Guard together form the Longyuan Three Guards, which guard the Palace City, the Imperial City, and the Outer City of the Divine Capital respectively. These three guards are led by the Emperor's most trusted Dinggou King Jiang Zhenye, and their importance is ranked from top to bottom.

The elite troops are all in the imperial city. The Imperial Guards get the least money and do the most complicated work. It is no exaggeration to say that they are raised by a stepmother.

"Anyway, just remember..." After saying that, Chen Ju waved his hand and said, "If we encounter the lackeys of the Ministry of Justice, we should just stay away from them to avoid getting into trouble."

The two of them stood at the gate of the Zhen family and talked, not paying attention to their surroundings. As they were talking, Chen Ju suddenly felt that the people around him were looking at his back, and there was an inexplicable chill on the back of his neck.

He turned around suddenly and found that a woman in black had appeared behind him.

She was half an inch taller than Chen Ju, and her pair of sharp almond-shaped eyes were staring at him coldly.

The woman's skin was as white as snow, and her black hair was tied behind her head. She looked very cool and neat. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and was heroic but also a little cold. She had a full chest, long legs and a thin waist, and a very outstanding figure. She was wearing a black outfit with a red lining, and a long weapon wrapped in cloth was tied behind her.

When Chen Ju saw the other person's beauty, he immediately smiled foolishly, "Where is this girl from? The Longyuan Imperial Guards are investigating a case here, so you are not allowed to enter without permission..."

"Stay away from me!" the woman growled.

Soon, she walked to the center of the yard and held up a token in her hand: "I am Ling Yuanbao, the ninth-rank detective of the Ministry of Justice. I am here to investigate a murder case. All outsiders, please stay away!"

Behind her, a group of men in black clothes and armed with swords followed closely, holding iron chains and leading vicious dogs, and they entered in a menacing and aggressive manner!

……

In the inner room of the study room with a strange layout, Zhen Changzhi's body was hanging on the beam and had not been taken down yet.

After Zhen Xiaohao knelt in the courtyard for an hour, he found that it was already dark and the lights in the study were not on yet, so he went in to check. As soon as he entered the room, he found his father hanged there. He was struck by lightning and ran to the door to call the only servant of the Zhen family. The old doorman went out to look for someone and happened to meet three imperial guards patrolling the street, which attracted the troops stationed in Fukangfang.

Several imperial guards were guarding the door, and even the Zhen family was not allowed to enter, so the body is still hanging there and has not been taken down.

This was the scene that Ling Yuanbao, the chief of police from the Ministry of Justice, saw when he entered this place.

After carefully checking the surroundings, Ling Yuanbao ordered his subordinates: "Put the body down, the coroner will perform an autopsy, and the Five Spirit Dogs will look for any fluctuations in the true energy."

"Ah!" Immediately, one of the constables led the tall, vicious dog with shiny black fur and started sniffing around the room.

When the body was placed on the ground, a special coroner came forward to examine it and quickly concluded: "Lord Zhen's throat was shattered by someone using force, and he did not hang himself to death."

"It was indeed a murder." Ling Yuanbao murmured.

She walked to the window and carefully looked at the bolts of the two windows. They were both inserted intact without any signs of damage.

"The Five Spirit Dogs have smelled it. There is no fluctuation of true Qi. There is no Qi Refiner taking action." Another subordinate came to report.

The Ministry of Justice's Five Spirit Dogs are extremely sensitive to the aura of demons and the spiritual power of practitioners. If a practitioner uses his magical powers to attack, it will be difficult to erase the aura in a short period of time, and the Five Spirit Dogs will be able to smell it.

"It wasn't a demon or a Qi-refining practitioner who killed him, it was a physical act, so the murderer must be a warrior." Ling Yuanbao quickly came to the conclusion, "No matter how high the martial artist's cultivation is, they don't have the means to pass through walls and become invisible. There are no signs of damage to the windows, so he must have entered through the door."

She turned around and asked, "Who has come in today?"

The old doorman recalled with difficulty: "Since the master returned home, only Lord Liao from the Ministry of Justice and one of the young master's classmates and his brother have come to visit..."

"Liao Zhongchun?" Ling Yuanbao raised his eyebrows slightly.

As far as she knew, there was only one person named Liao in the Ministry of Justice, who was also her superior.

"It's Lord Liao Zhongchun, the head of the Ministry of Justice. He is a good friend of my master and we have known each other for many years." The old doorman said, "But he came earlier."

"It's Liang Peng! It must be him!" Zhen Xiaohao suddenly shouted with red eyes.

"I have been kneeling outside, facing the study door! Since the two brothers left, no one has come in or out. When I checked recently, my father was dead!" He growled, "It must be the two brothers who killed him!"

"Liang Peng is the name of your classmate?" Ling Yuanbao asked.

"Yes, he had a conflict with my young master in the academy, and the young master was punished to kneel in the yard. Then his brother brought him here to apologize, and the master met them in the study. It is true that after the two brothers left, the master never came out again, and no one came again..." the old doorman said slowly.

"Is there a warrior among them?" Ling Yuanbao asked again.

After eliminating other possibilities, the biggest suspects were the brothers. If they had martial arts skills, they could almost immediately identify the murderer.

"I'm not sure about this. The younger one looks weak and doesn't look like someone who has practiced martial arts. The older one seems to be full of energy and spirit." The old doorman described it very clearly.

Zhen Xiaohao turned around and pointed at a person at the door and said, "Liang Peng's brother looks similar to that person."

"It's him!" The old doorman also looked back and said confidently, "The person who just came is him, he just changed his clothes."

Looking at his confident expression, it seemed as if he was saying that I have a photographic memory.

At the door, Liang Yue, who was curious about the case, was looking out the door. When he saw the old doorman looking at him, he smiled slightly.

Okay.

I was thinking "Yue Peng" just now, but now I seem to have a good memory.

"Master said that murderers always like to return to the crime scene." Ling Yuanbao's eyes lit up and he pounded his fists, "It's really true!"

　Thanks to Che Che, I have become the seventh honored leader of this book. Thank you very much.

　　I saw in yesterday's comments that the protagonist's integrity conflicts with his protection of his younger siblings, so I'd like to talk about it, because I think there is no conflict between an upright person fighting back when bullied or seeking revenge when being wronged. It doesn't mean that it's unjust to find a reasonable way to retaliate, and it doesn't mean that it's unjust if there are violations of the law in this matter. Specific issues need to be analyzed specifically. There may be some exaggeration for the sake of comedy, but generally I think there's nothing wrong with it.

　　
　
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