Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 105 Five Color Jade Case ([-]) One more

When the big head entered the room, he began to look for a bed. When he entered the room and saw the bed, he threw himself on it, and fell asleep with the dust all the way.

The servants brought hot water, Wu Chen saw that there were a few little girls with him, and hurriedly said to the second grader, "I don't need someone to serve me, just find a servant to serve the tea and water, please trouble the second brother and Lin You know what to say."

The sophomore looked at the little girls and said with a smile, "You don't need to be so wary..."

"It's not to be wary, I'm not used to it." Wu Chen yawned, stretched, walked to the shelf and began to wash his hands and face.

The sophomore and Xu Da said "see you tomorrow" and left with a few little girls.

After Wu Chen finished washing, he asked the boy to go out with a plate of dirty water. He locked the door, took off his gown, blew out the candles, and was about to go to bed. Cao Kang suddenly appeared in front of him covering his face with long hair.

Wu Chen cursed, 'Mist Grass! After jumping for a while, he forgot about Cao Kang.

"Are you going to sleep now? Didn't you say you wanted to help me?" Cao Kang asked urgently.

Wu Chen sighed softly, he felt sorry for himself for a few seconds, this kind of shock every now and then, don't wait for the blood to disappear, the heart might go on strike first.

"How long has it been since you were a human being?" Wu Chen asked, "Did you forget that being a human being will make you sleepy and tired?"

Cao Kang quickly said: "You don't investigate overnight, in case, in case the real murderer escapes..."

"In the case before the 25th, if the real culprit wanted to run away, would he wait for me to come?"

"In case he finds out that you belong to the Imperial City Division..."

"Do you know who killed your whole family?"

"Isn't this waiting for you to check?"

"How to check?"

"How would I know!"

"That's right, you don't know how to check, but I know how to check. Shouldn't you just wait for the good news? Listen carefully, wait, the key lies in the static word!"

After Wu Chen finished speaking, he went to bed.

……

Wu Chen slept very soundly this time, and it was obvious that he was extremely tired. When he woke up, most of his head was still asleep.

Wu Chen got up, walked to the hall, stretched himself, yawned and opened the door, then stood there with his mouth open.

I saw two rows of servants standing at the door, those carrying pots, those carrying basins, those holding clothes, those carrying boots, those carrying tea, and those carrying boxes like cosmetic boxes...

Wu Chen quickly closed the door, and opened it again three seconds later, with a kind face and a smile on his lips.

……

The big head woke up when he smelled the rice.

Just as the two were about to eat, Senior Two and Xu Dao came in.

Wu Chen said, "Have you eaten yet? Let's go together."

Gao Er and Xu Da sat at the table, Gao Er complained:

"The two of us are not as lucky as you. We can sleep as long as we want. No matter what time we rested last night, we have to get up at the beginning of the morning. Naturally, I have already eaten breakfast."

Xu Da said: "After we had breakfast, we chatted with other people, um... I'm afraid this errand will not be easy to handle."

"Oh?" Wu Chen put down the porridge bowl and asked curiously, "Is it because there are few clues, or because there are many people involved?"

Xu Da said: "Listen to what Lin Duzhi said in a while, anyway, after this job is handed over to you, he will go back to the capital."

Wu Chen nodded, no longer in the mood to eat, he got up and said, "I'm going to find Lin Duzhi right away."

……

Lin Huai'an had been waiting for Wu Chen, not only Lin Huai'an was waiting, but Chen Wuzhao, the magistrate of Yang'an County, who was sitting at Lin Huai'an's head, was also waiting.

Under the guidance of his servants, Wu Chen hurriedly came to Lin Huai'an's room, cupped his fists as he entered the door and said, "I told Lin Duzhi to wait for a long time."

Lin Huai'an stood up with a smile and said: "Mr. Wu was tired yesterday, and should have slept a little longer today, so I didn't order anyone to call."

Wu Chen found a seat under Lin Huai'an and sat down carelessly, then as if seeing Chen Wuzhao suddenly, he turned his head and asked Lin Huai'an: "This is..."

"Magistrate of Yang'an County, Chen Wuzhao."

"Oh, County Magistrate Chen, I'm looking for you on something."

Chen Wuzhao got up the moment Wu Chen entered the door, smiling all over his face, but Wu Chen didn't even look at him, he was still thinking that this young man was too crazy, even when Lin Huai'an came No matter it's true or not, I still have to greet him on the face, this... is too young.

Chen Wuzhao was thinking about it, when he heard Wu Chen's words, Chen Wuzhao was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "I don't know what is the mission of Mr. Wu?"

Wu Chen waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about your business later." After speaking, he turned to look at Lin Huai'an, waiting for Lin Huai'an to introduce the case.

Lin Huai'an first ordered people to serve tea, and then said:

"Mr. Wu should know that Xijiang is rich in beautiful jade. Once a high-quality jade is obtained, it must be sent to Kyoto. Some time ago, a piece of five-color jade was dug out in Xijiang. A piece of five-color jade was escorted by a battalion of officers and soldiers to Laojie Mountain outside Yang'an County, where all [-] officers and soldiers of the first battalion died, and the five-color jade disappeared."

Wu Chen took a deep breath and paused for two seconds before asking, "500 people, are they all dead?"

Chen Wuzhao had just sat down, and then he said: "When we arrived, there were still two soldiers who were angry, and one soldier said..." Chen Wuzhao stared closely at Wu Chen's expression: "It is said that the yin soldiers robbed us." Dao, kill them, and take away the five-color jade."

Wu Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Wuzhao.

Chen Wuzhao was quite disappointed that he didn't see the fear on Wu Chen's face.

Wu Chen snorted and asked, "Are there bandits in Laojie Mountain?"

Chen Wuzhao immediately shook his head and said, "During my governance period, Yang'an County was free from bandits..."

"Cao Bingde is a civil servant in your yamen, right?"

When Wu Chen asked suddenly, Chen Wuzhao didn't have any mental preparations, and all his hairs stood on end.

Wu Chen looked at Chen Wuzhao's panicked expression, smiled, and turned to Lin Huai'an, "Duzhi Lin has been here for a few days, have you found any clues?"

Lin Huai'an glanced at Chen Wuzhao who showed panic, frowned, and said:
"Laojie Mountain has some reputation. It is a place for those who seek Taoism to practice. There are scattered villages under the mountain. Many literati like to visit here. When five hundred soldiers passed by here, some villagers saw it. It was noon when we met. It stands to reason that before the sun set, they should have walked out of Laojie Mountain and headed east. The five hundred soldiers were all cavalry. But the next morning when 500 people were found, they were still at the foot of Laojie Mountain.”

"When the 500 people were found, all but those two were dead?" Wu Chen asked.

Chen Wuzhao hurriedly said: "When I arrived with my men, I saw the soldiers collapsed into one piece, with no wounds on their bodies, only two soldiers were still alive, and they just left a few words before dying."

"Is there a test for poisoning?" Wu Chen asked.

(End of this chapter)