A large group of people marched toward the room where the corpse was temporarily parked.

At this time, the person who had just been sent to Bei City came back and reported: "Back to the Emperor, Mr. Fu did go to Bei City on the seventh day of the lunar month. There were witnesses throughout the day."

The emperor waved his hand: "Fu Aiqing is innocent."

Mr. Fu Yin said loudly: "This death does not mean that any minister or prince assassinated this person."

He pointed to the corpse: "This man was killed by poisonous arrows on the secret compartment in the attic. Your Majesty means whoever is this man's master is the culprit behind the scenes."

Regarding this, the ministers present had already understood this.

What the emperor wanted to check was not human life, but who wanted to know the contents of his secret edict.

Mr. Fu Yin added: "The current problem is how this person entered the Hanlin Academy."

While speaking, he looked around as if to see who was the most suspect.

"Probably he came in with a certain Hanlin master, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sneak in easily."

Therefore, all officials of the Hanlin Academy are directly suspected.

Someone immediately retorted: "Why are you saying this again?"

Yan Xinghe said: "The Hanlin Academy is in the palace, and no one can enter it. Apart from me and the Hanlin Academy, who else in the palace can enter and leave freely?"

Even if Hanlin's followers can enter the Hanlin Academy, they must walk through specific passages and cannot walk freely in the palace.

This is common sense.

But apart from that, everyone who enters and exits the palace freely is suspect.

How to fix it only on Hanlin?

This statement immediately attracted the support of all the officials.

Suddenly, someone pointed out: "The corpse token belongs to the second prince's house, and the insole shows that it belongs to the third prince's house. In this case, both princes are suspected, how can they lead the problem to Hanlin and us?"

The Hanlin Academy is known as the "Emperor's Private". Although officials secretly take sides, if they are exposed openly, they are most tabooed by the Emperor.

For a time, the scene was noisy.

The second prince and the third prince immediately argued.

Officials in the Hanlin Academy also claimed that they did not know the corpse lying on the ground.

Only the prince standing next to the emperor remained silent and thoughtful.

When Fu Ciyi saw this, his eyes narrowed and he turned his head and asked Wu Zuo: "Are you sure you have checked your whole body carefully?"

Wu Zuo came over and lifted up the white cloth covering the body: "Master Fu, please look at it. There is no trace of hair on the body. Is there anything else that has not been checked?"

The body that caught everyone's attention had a bloody hole on its chest, and the surrounding skin was black. It was obvious that he had been poisoned.

There are many secret structures hiding the secret edict, and it is not easy to get a glimpse of the secret edict.

Obviously this person was killed by the agency.

Fu Ciyi squinted his eyes, looked at the corpse lying on the stretcher, and then asked him calmly: "The corpse's hair is not messy, so it shows that the scalp has not been checked, right?"

"Thank you, Master Fu, for reminding me!"

Wu Zuo was stunned and immediately untied the corpse's hair.

I pulled aside the hair seams and took a closer look, and found a tattoo on the back of my head. It was a weird two-cornered figure, like a pair of wings.

The tattoo is not big and the color is the same as the hair color. It is indeed difficult to find without careful inspection.

Fu Ciyi said quietly: "Clothes, shoes and socks can be changed, and tokens can be hung at will, but tattoos on the scalp cannot be temporary."

"What Mr. Fu said is true!" the second prince said gratefully.

It was rare for a minister to excuse him.

The third prince also said: "Yes, yes, fortunately Master Fu is careful." Then he glanced aside, "Why didn't the people in Jingzhao Mansion check this person's scalp in the first place?"

"Even the tongue has been checked, and the scalp is indeed an oversight on our part." Wusaku lowered his head and explained.

In fact, I found the token and the insole. I simply thought that the mastermind behind the scenes would finally be revealed. How could I have the thought to dig through my hair to check for a tattoo that was only half the size of a fingernail?
Regarding the tattoo pattern, everyone observed it carefully for a long time.

Fu Ciyi knew at a glance that the tattoo in front of him was the logo of a killer organization, but he didn't want to say it at the moment. The emperor sent people from the Ministry of Punishment to make a judgment.

The person from the Ministry of Punishment took a look and said, "Your Majesty, this logo comes from a killer organization called Goshawk."

"Flies?" someone laughed.

The person from the Criminal Department frowned: "The eagle in the sky is called Goshawk for short."

Upon hearing about the "eagle in the sky", the ministers present looked at each other in shock.

It is rumored that this organization specializes in opposing the imperial court, probably to know who is about to take the throne and who it wants to assassinate.

For a moment, everyone looked at the prince worriedly.

Fu Ciyi disagreed.

Who is the person behind Goshawk, and what is the real purpose?
Who is most concerned about the content of the edict now?

Everything seems to be starting to become clearer.

But he couldn't say until he got definite evidence.

The second prince and the third prince were cleared of suspicion, and now they knew that the prince was Goshawk's target, and they felt relieved.

The second prince bowed deeply to the emperor: "Father, Master Fu is a strict man. In this murder case, thanks to Master Fu's advice, I was able to clear my son's innocence. Please reward Master Fu!"

The third prince agreed: "Master Fu is a rigorous man and can be regarded as the pillar of our court. I think my father should be promoted to Master Fu's official position."

Both of them were blatantly trying to win over Fu Ciyi.

How could the emperor not know their thoughts and immediately said: "Fu Aiqing was promoted to two ranks not long ago. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to be promoted again now."

As an emperor, he always hated this killer organization, so he paused slightly and added: "This time Fu Aiqing has merit, I will remember it."

After that, the body was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment and Jingzhao Mansion were asked to thoroughly investigate Goshawk.

The ministers cupped their hands and said: "Your Majesty!"

Not long after, the emperor left with Prime Minister Cai and Duke Yan, and all the officials left the palace one after another.

With the matter settled at this point, it was already afternoon when he stepped out of the palace.

Lu Wenfeng said: "Let's go to Chengwen Building."

Fu Ciyi said softly: "Go home and take a bath."

"Yes, yes, we have to get rid of the bad luck. We are all regarded as suspects."

The two of them went home to take a bath.

In the evening, Lu Wenfeng came to Fu's house to look for Fu Ciyi, but he thought that Fu Ciyi didn't want to go.

"Funing's restaurant is opening today, why don't you go?"

"If I don't go, I won't go. There's no reason."

Lu Wenfeng couldn't move him, so he had no choice but to step out: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to go, I must go."
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Night falls.

The lights in Chengwen Building are bright, but the business is average.

Yan Funing invited Lu Wenfeng, Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie into the private room to eat with them. He turned his eyes and looked behind them. He didn't see anyone coming, but he didn't ask.

Liu Song and Mr. He were setting out the dishes. Seeing that Fu Ciyi didn't come, they thought that he was quite sensible and knew that he was not welcome.

Lu Wenfeng said: "I wanted to bring Ciyi with me, but he refused to come."

Yan Funing heard this and knew that someone was fine.

At this time, Liu Song said: "Master Fu and my daughter have divorced, so it is better not to meet."

Lu Wenfeng could only say yes with a smile.

Yan Funing seemed to ask casually: "The case is over, has the murderer been found?"

Lu Wenfeng explained: "This murder case is not about finding the murderer. The dead man came to peek at the edict. The emperor's intention is to find the person behind the scenes." (End of Chapter)

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