I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 117 A chaotic battle

"Are you investigating a case? What case is it?"

"nothing."

"Tell me, what does the mastermind behind the scenes do?"

"..."

Cao An looked at the slightly excited princess and asked Pang Shi, who was having a headache at the side: "Is she really a princess?"

"Yes." Pang Si sat down on the chair and rubbed his face with both hands, feeling that the day was bleak.

It's already a headache to investigate the Three Law Divisions, but now you have to add members of the royal family to the mix? Wouldn't that cost his life?

It stands to reason that the Imperial City Secretary serves the royal family. Now he wants to investigate his master? Pang Shi really wanted to leave his burden and run away.

"It's not as serious as you think. Just list a few people who can use the [Imperial Law] and analyze the key points." Cao An also didn't want to provoke the royal family.

Especially the princess beside him, who looked eager to try, felt like a big trouble to Cao An.

However, regarding the royal family, this person does have a lot of information: "There are four people who can use the [Imperial Law]: Brother Crown Prince, Brother Five Emperors, me, and Concubine Hua."

Among the members of the royal family, there are very few who can get the [Imperial Law]!

Speaking of which, Cao An has never doubted members of the royal family. The reason is that his sense of existence is too weak.

It stands to reason that these descendants of the royal family should have entered the court as officials at this age and started to share the government affairs for the emperor.

But the only person Cao An had ever seen was Prince An. He was an idle prince with no [Imperial Law] and was almost killed at the beginning of the banquet.

The other princes have never heard of it.

Well, I met a princess today, but it was a pity that she didn’t look good.

"Ahem, let me introduce you."

"This is Cao An, Shui Xiu from the Tsing Yi Department. He is an expert in solving cases. He took over the case from the Holy Emperor yesterday and is currently investigating it."

"This is Princess Wen Zhao, currently serving in the Privy Council. We already know about the Tianshan County Magistrate. It's just that Princess Wen Zhao has a special status, so I can't tell you in person."

No wonder Pang Shi recognized Princess Wen Zhao's identity when he only heard the words "replacing the county magistrate" just now, and co-authored a piece of information from the Privy Council.

It's just that this majestic princess was actually plotted by two snowmen. It was really embarrassing, so she didn't mention it at all.

I didn't expect to meet him in the Privy Council. What a coincidence.

"Cao An! I've heard a lot about you. You are so awesome! Please take me to solve the case together." Princess Wen Zhao looked at him with admiration, like a little fan girl.

But when you give your opinion, can you please stop using your hands and feet?

"You must be handcuffed!"

Click! Cao An activated the magic weapon.

"Ah! You actually handcuffed me, how brave you are!" Princess Wen Zhao glared at her.

Cao An rolled his eyes: "Stop playing around and return my sword and banknotes to me. Your Highness, where did you learn the sneaky skills?"

"What is stealing? This is a lesson taught by the Privy Council. It is called stealing physical evidence. I have excellent grades."

It was really noisy, very noisy.

On the surface, he said that he admired him, but secretly he started to steal his equipment. This method would take only a few years to master.

Hmm, or maybe she is gifted and well suited to this profession?

"Ahem, Your Highness Princess, it's late at night, how about I arrange for someone to take you back to the palace to rest." Pang Shi couldn't help it.

If you want to fight, can you not do it in front of him? This makes it difficult for him to handle! As the Imperial City Secretary, he always has to protect the face of the royal family, right?
  Unfortunately, Princess Wen Zhao was not sleepy at all.

"Let me join your case too. The ladies in the Privy Council say that I have graduated and can take charge of my own business."

Pang Shi's eyes twitched, thinking of Princess Wen Zhao being stabbed by two snowmen on her first mission...

"It's better not to..."

"No problem, if you want to join, just join."

Cao An actually agreed? Pang Shi was startled and quickly reminded: "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"I think it's a good fit."

Cao An looked at him with disdain: "Any conversation involving the royal family, you hesitate for a long time, how can you solve the case? Princess Wen Zhao is so good! Come, tell me about your royal brothers."

"Well, the prince is the best. He relies on me in everything. It was he who encouraged me to come to the Privy Council."

"Brother Five Emperors is very annoying and often comes to fight with us, but when I use [Imperial Law] to compete, he can never beat me."

……

Cao An and the princess just started chatting?

Pang Shi sat aside, feeling that the sky was about to fall. If the Holy One knew about it tomorrow, how would he explain it?

No one cared about Pang Shi's feelings. Anyway, in Cao An's view, Princess Wen Zhao was not a bad lady. She was a bit troublesome, but she was also unscrupulous.

She dared to speak out even about the internal fighting in the harem.

"Hua Guifei had some friction with my mother, but she is still very nice. She even treated me to cakes last time."

This person's judgment is purely subjective, but this is normal. If it is not based on interests, no one will doubt their relatives.

Unfortunately, this information is of little use to the case.

"Okay, that's it for now, let's go find the records about Ink Man Lane."

"Well! Then come with me!"

Princess Wen Zhao suddenly put on the music, stood up with great grace, and led them over.

But after just a few steps, his true colors were revealed. He clenched his fists excitedly and jumped several times in small steps. It was so happy.

"You shouldn't have gotten her involved."

Behind him, Pang Shi rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, condensed his energy into a thread, and quietly sent a message to Cao An.

Cao An raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? Isn't Pang Duzhi a close relative of the royal family? Don't you want to play with your own princess?"

"Are we playing? Princess Wen Zhao has a perverse personality. If we take her to handle the case together, we might cause trouble."

Wenzhao means outstanding literary and moral character.

But this one seemed to have completely deviated from the track, joining the Privy Council and becoming a secret agent.

At first everyone thought she was just joking, and she went back after two days when her interest wore off.

Unexpectedly, her talent for disguise and subversion was extremely high, and she actually passed the test.

It's a pity that his temperament is still like that of a royal family, he is free and loose, and it is difficult to assign important responsibilities.

Just look at the Beiyan investigation this time and you will know that she suddenly thought of replacing the county magistrate? Then after seeing two snowmen, he curiously interacted with them, and finally got stabbed and ran away in embarrassment.

With her temperament like this, will she really not be in trouble if she is involved in the case?

"There are advantages and disadvantages." Cao An looked at the interested Princess Wen Zhao and continued: "Whether it is the black ring case or the case of the female official the day before yesterday, I feel that it will be related to the royal family."

"Is it serious?"

"I don't know, but I know that there are some things you can't say to the Holy One, but she can."

A person who is impatient in doing things may be embarrassed, but Cao An doesn't want this person to shoulder a heavy responsibility!
  Just help her on the side. Anyway, as far as Cao An is concerned, as long as she coaxes her casually, Princess Wen Zhao is still easy to get along with. And her biggest advantage is that she is favored. She can report to the Holy Mountain with Pang Shi. She can speak for some things that cannot be said.

Pang Shi was stunned when he heard this: "How do you know that Princess Wen Zhao is favored? You said you didn't know her at all before?"

"Before was before, now is now. Isn't this obvious? The princes in the harem were suppressed completely, and even the queen couldn't get the [Imperial Law]. This Emperor Wan Jing..."

He really wants to be dictatorial for eternity!

Cao An kept the last sentence in his heart.

"What are you two doing? Mother-in-law, come here quickly." From the front, Wen Zhao urged, interrupting Cao An's dangerous topic.

The Privy Council is very large, and the information recorded is quite mixed.

The annihilation of Mo Ren Lane was regarded as one of Emperor Wan Jing's achievements after he came to power, and its content will naturally remain.

It's a pity that the information was from fifty years ago. It was placed in a remote library. There seemed to be a lot of information cabinets, but there was only a handful of truly useful information. Many entries were marked with [rumor].

What is worthy of attention is that the "Hui Ren Jing" does exist. It is a very domineering method that can control the luck of the world.

Human bottles, bad luck, huge resentment pools... these are not reserved for oneself, but to attack others and use a predatory method to make oneself stronger, which is extremely evil.

According to records, this technique has been activated four times, dragging down first-level powerhouses and immortal-level spiritual beasts.

"There is no doubt that this is used to attack the Holy One." Cao An could directly give a conclusion.

If we want to say who has the greatest luck in Shangjiang City, it must be the emperor.

Hidden in the DPRK for so many years, its goals are self-evident.

Unfortunately, these records do not record the form of activation. It is difficult to defend. The most direct way now is to attack one step in advance and bring the opponent to justice.

But how to find each other?

The other party has been hiding for many years, and even a door-to-door search is impossible to find out. It seems that it has fallen into a dead end.

Fortunately, among all the clues, Cao An still found a little difference.

"No mention of children?"

"Child? What child?" Princess Wen Zhao quickly came over and asked.

"I handled a case at Nanshan College and knew that a group of children had been kidnapped, but this information did not mention it."

Compared with human bottles, the large number of missing children is more likely to attract attention.

However, there is no mention of children in these records in the "Hui Ren Jing". This is very suspicious, as it seems that they are not a part of it.

"But what does that mean? Maybe they are arresting children to cultivate dead soldiers from an early age?"

"No, most of the dead soldiers choose orphans to train. They have a clean background and are less likely to get into trouble. But the children who ask me for help are obviously very reluctant and can only be kidnapped."

As Cao An said, Pan Daxi's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

The two brothers and sisters were kidnapped back then, imprisoned in a dungeon, and subjected to refining and torture every day before being made into Taoist weapons.

Perhaps the same is true for those children.

"Princess Wenzhao, does your Privy Council have an intelligence network in Nanchu?"

"Yes." Wen Zhao nodded without hesitation.

"Then you can help me ask tomorrow whether there are a large number of children missing in the land of Nanchu, especially the disappearance of twins?"

Nan Chu has been dancing so hard recently that it is impossible for the Privy Council not to insert spies. If the kidnappers are really the gangsters who persecuted Pan Daxi back then, then the targets must be the twins.

Wen Zhao thought for a while and felt that this matter was not very confidential. He nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, that's no problem. I'll go find the Headmaster tomorrow and I'll definitely find out for you."

Upon hearing this, Cao An immediately gave the princess a thumbs up: "Pang Duzhi, see for yourself, your mother-in-law and mother ask you to check everything on weekdays, but our Princess Wen Zhao is more capable."

"Of course, I can find out any information."

Wen Zhao is not that kind of charming beauty, but her facial features are exquisite, small and agile, like a lark, and her chirping is very endearing.

Now being praised by Cao An, his chin was straight up to the sky.

Pang Shi stood aside, his eyes twitching, listening to the ridicule but not daring to refute.

He is the Imperial City Secretary! You must be careful in your words and deeds in everything, how can this person be so unscrupulous?

"Okay, that's it for tonight. It's getting late, so go back and rest early." Cao An clapped his hands. There was no progress if he continued to investigate, so he might as well go home and sleep.

But our Princess Wen Zhao is still not happy. On weekdays in the Privy Council, the Head Council is concerned about her identity and assigns her some tasks of kittens and puppies.

After finally catching up with Cao An, he started to get involved in major cases. Thinking about the producer bottles, child trafficking, and subversion of the government just mentioned, I will be too excited to sleep tonight.

"How about we go to other places to look for clues? It's still early."

"morning?"

Looking at the moon above my head, if I don't sleep, it will be tomorrow morning.

"Okay, my princess, go to bed early. There are many bad people at night, so it's not safe to walk at night." Cao An wanted to coax this person to go home and sleep.

But Wen Zhao still didn't care: "I live in the Privy Council. How can it be unsafe? Someone can't rush in and kill..."

The voice paused, and no matter how brave Wen Zhao was, he knew that something was wrong at this moment.

The Privy Council is an intelligence agency that focuses on cultivating spies. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is naturally inferior to the Six Gates.

But no matter how weak the strength is, it is impossible not to patrol at night, right?
  The three of them came out of the library, and the surroundings were actually quiet. Except for a few lanterns swaying in the wind, no sound was heard.

Princess Wen Zhao swallowed nervously, raised her hand, and gently flicked the bell on her waist.

Hey~
  The crisp sound seemed to emit faint ripples.

Wen Zhao moved slightly behind Cao An and whispered in his ear: "There is someone in the bushes 10 steps away on the right front."

Sure enough, he was ambushed!
  It is really remarkable that the dignified Privy Council was actually invaded by outsiders.

The number of enemies is unknown now, so it is really difficult to rush through them.

Cao An gestured backwards, and everyone retreated to the library first, launched signal flares to ask for help, and waited for work.

But the other party clearly guessed their intention, and several firelights flashed in the distance.

咻咻 咻 ~
  Sounds of breaking through the air sounded one after another, it was fire arrows! The enemy wants to set the library on fire!

"careful!"

At the critical moment, another loud shout came, and the shadow of the sword flew instantly, flashing in the air, and the fire arrow was stopped without any danger.

It’s just that the current situation is even more wrong!

Cao An looked at the two people beside him who had not yet taken action. Who made the move to intercept them?

Of course it was the man in black squatting in the grass, his face covered in a sneaky manner. At first he thought he was ambushing them, but why did he suddenly change to protect them?
  At this time, something even more bizarre happened.

Another group of men in black came out from the side, first rushed into the crossbow formation and slashed randomly, and then fought with the men in black holding sharp swords.

Suddenly, a chaotic battle broke out, and three groups of men in black fought in front of them.

"What's going on?"

"I do not know!"

(End of this chapter)