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

Chapter 125 Retreating to Advance
  The dean's house is made of stone and wood.

The tiled roof was very complete and there were no signs of being pried. These were all tactics disguised as suicide.

But there must be some flaws, that is, on one side of the beam, there is a small hole that was hollowed out, about half a foot wide, and it was filled with wood after use.

If Cao An had not asserted that it was not suicide and ordered a detailed inspection, it would be difficult to find it.

After reopening the filled hole, there were countless thin scratches on the inner wall of the hole, like iron wire scratching back and forth.

After reading this, Cao An nodded, walked back to Tie Mian, and asked, "What do you call this person?"

Tie Mian looked at Cao An seriously: "Call me trash."

"..."

Is this self-destruction?

"Ahem, those words just now were inspired by me to give you some encouragement. Don't take it to heart. You are still young, and the future belongs to you."

"I'm older than you." Tie Mian said coldly.

"..."

The promised scolding can greatly boost the morale of the team? Why are you autistic now?
  "Don't pay too much attention to the previous ones. Now you just need to prove yourself. Let's talk about the wonderful things about this agency." Cao An quickly changed the subject.

Tie Mian nodded and explained: "The hole is very small. If a monster passes through, some monster energy will remain, but there is none at this moment. And these threads should be left behind when controlling the puppet."

Cao An was not very professional in the secrets of government agencies. Hearing the explanation from the elites of the Privy Council was eye-opening.

There are many types of puppetry. Large puppets with full functions, or small puppets controlled by silk threads, each has its own magical uses.

What is being used at this moment is a small puppet.

There are not many mechanical parts. The disadvantage is that the whole process requires silk thread control. Although it can share vision, it requires extremely high skills from the operator.

Of course, the advantages are also outstanding.

With his small body, he can carry a dagger through small holes, and the energy turbulence caused by it is extremely low. When the dean is anesthetized by alcohol, he quietly drops from the roof and stabs a sword, which is indeed impossible to prevent.

"It seems that we can reach a conclusion." Cao An breathed a sigh of relief.

If the method of killing can be found, the follow-up work will be simple. He waved his hand and said to Pang Shi who was already sweating profusely: "No problem, withdraw all the forbidden troops."

"Okay!" Pang Shi turned around and rushed out without saying a word.

He was also in a panic when he arranged for the imperial army to surround the Privy Council. Now that it was finally over, he didn't know how Emperor Wan Jing should explain it.

"Your Majesty, let's leave it to Master Zheng to explain." Cao An smiled and looked at Ying Changfeng.

Without even thinking about it, at this moment, the officials of the Three Laws Division had already gathered in front of Emperor Wan Jing's desk, shouting that they were going to take care of Cao An.

If you don't explain it, you will inevitably be blamed.

"If Master Shuzheng wants to enter the palace, then I will go with you. I will explain it more clearly to the Holy One."

Suddenly someone next to him took the responsibility. Cao An turned around and asked with some surprise: "Deputy Headmaster? Are you going to explain it to me?"

"Of course, Mr. Cao is kind to me, the Privy Council, and it is appropriate for me to explain it to you."

The Vice-President looked at the students who had regained their vitality and nodded with great satisfaction.

Whether it's scolding them to wake up to their pride, catching the traitor, or helping the chief to find out the truth, Cao An's favor has remained here.

The deputy head looked at Cao An, and there was a flash in his eyes: "I really didn't expect that Cao Shuixiu is even more outstanding than the evaluation I collected in the intelligence. He is truly unparalleled in intelligence. Among young people, no one can compare with you. Comparable."

"This... Deputy Commander, your evaluation is too high. I'm just trying to make ends meet." Cao An was very thick-skinned, but he couldn't stand the harsh compliment from this person in person.

But the Vice-President is still firm: "I have seen many talented people, but there are only a few who can see through the ways of officialdom and know how to advance and retreat like you."

"Oh? Did the Vice-President guess my purpose?"

"That's right. If your guess is correct, Cao Shuixiu is playing a balancing act. It seems that you have a good idea of ​​the Holy Emperor's thoughts."

After the deputy commander finished speaking, Cao An couldn't help but look surprised.

He is worthy of being the successor personally recommended by the headmaster. He looks a bit numb with his expressionless face, but his standard is really very high! His plan was immediately apparent.

Yes, he is playing with trade-offs.

Cao An has the detective system, and his rise to prominence is a sure thing, but he understands the reason why a big tree attracts trouble.

Last time King An spoke for Emperor Wan Jing and recruited him to join the court as an official, but he refused. The emperor didn't say it, but he must be dissatisfied with him, but because of Liang Qifeng's face, he couldn't be too Just out of line.

Seeing that Cao An's influence is growing, the Tsing Yi Department has reached the point where the Sanfa Si has to retreat. If he still stands out, the emperor will definitely be wary of him.

Think about what Emperor Wan Jing is doing now.

Using the [Imperial Law] to pit civilian officials against military attachés, as the Imperial City Secretary knew, Pang Shi didn't even dare to mention the secrets of the royal family. Emperor Wan Jing's control of power was almost paranoid.

Similarly, there are only four people in the harem who can use the [Imperial Law]: the Crown Prince and Wen Zhao, Concubine Hua Guifei and the Fifth Prince, who also form a two-by-two confrontation. Why couldn't Cao An hear the news about the princes?
  It was precisely because of the suppression by Emperor Wan Jing that he did not even distribute official positions to his sons.

He had only one goal, and that was to become the emperor of the ages and live forever. He never thought of giving up the throne.

Why was Cao An almost 100% sure that he would be able to request an order to investigate the harem?

Because it was expected that Emperor Wan Jing would also use his hand to beat his wife and children, so that the princes and concubines could live in despair.

Cao An didn't even enter the palace to receive the order, and the gold medal was directly awarded to him, which shows how cold-hearted Emperor Wan Jing was.

He joined the Tsing Yi Department to investigate a case, and within just one month he was promoted to the rank of sixth-grade casual official. His promotion speed was too fast, and if he performed meritorious services, he would be promoted to the courtiers.

With Chihu and Ying Changfeng who were a little out of control, if Cao An didn't give him an excuse to have someone snitch on him, the emperor would take action on him when his achievements were overwhelming.

In Cao An's view, retreating in order to advance and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger is the best way at this stage.

He uses solving crimes to continuously accumulate strength, and then deliberately exposes flaws to make people snitch on him. Punishments and rewards are staggered to stabilize the status quo.

As long as you can break through the fourth level, you will have the absolute ability to protect yourself, and you will no longer have to worry about being suppressed.

As for now: "Please ask the deputy commander to help me walk around."

……

In the royal palace, in the royal study.

As expected, a group of officials collectively knelt in front of the desk, holding memorials in their hands, and uniformly impeached Cao An.

"Your Majesty, Cao Shuixiu used the gold medal you gave me to mobilize the imperial army and surround the Privy Council. It is simply a deception."

"That's right, your Majesty, please send someone to arrest Cao Shuixiu quickly. We can't let him act so recklessly!"

The Privy Council is of extraordinary significance, and it is truly audacious for officials to dare to surround the Privy Council.

Emperor Wan Jing looked at the memorial in his hand and frowned, feeling unhappy.

He was right to delegate power to Cao An, but suddenly surrounding the Privy Council and persecuting officials was absolutely not allowed.

Seeing more and more officials attending the memorial, Emperor Wan Jing couldn't sit still. He was about to order Pang Shi to arrest people, but he saw his father-in-law running outside the door, saying that he was the deputy chief of the Privy Council.

"Oh? Is the siege lifted? Let him in." Emperor Wan Jing didn't want to hear one side of the story. The deputy commander came forward to explain, who was the clearest.

The surrounding officials of the Sanfa Division already had smiles on their faces.

If Cao An coerces officials like this, the vice-president must be here to avenge his injustice. When they unite, they will definitely be able to...

"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"

Before anyone could see it, the sound came first, and all the officials were stunned.

Emperor Wan Jing was even more confused. He seemed to have done nothing, right?
  "When will I show mercy to you?"

The Vice-President's expression was calm and he didn't look at the expressions of the officials around him at all. He said loudly: "Of course I would like to thank Your Majesty for arranging Cao Shuixiu to help my Privy Council investigate this major case. The whole Privy Council is filled with gratitude."

What? Thank you Cao An?

The officials on the side were stunned. The Minister of the Ministry of Justice did not care about anything else and said bluntly: "Deputy Commander, why are you thanking Cao An? Didn't he send troops to surround you?"

The deputy master glanced at him coldly: "Cao Shuixiu was worried that the culprit would escape, so he took this step. Although it was not appropriate, the traitor has been caught now. It is the horse instructor recommended to me by Lord Shangshu. Your Excellency is Why don’t you give me an explanation first?”

The Minister of Punishment was at a loss for words. He had a stupid explanation. Isn't it normal to accept money and recommend officials? How did he know that Coach Ma was a bastard?

The Minister of Dali Temple on the side also quickly said: "I heard that Cao An insulted you in public that you are trash? Isn't this an insult to the Privy Council?"

The deputy chief sneered: "We are indeed trash. Hundreds of people inspected the scene and mistakenly thought the death of the chief was suicide. Now Cao Shuixiu has proven that it was a homicide. Aren't we considered trash?"

These words seemed to slap the surrounding officials hard on the cheeks.

The deputy chief thinks he is incompetent and cannot find any flaws in the murder case. You, the Third Law Division, are professional detectives! You are even more rubbish.

The Qing of Dali Temple's face was ashen. This old guy, who usually doesn't have a lot of food and salt, suddenly said so many good things to Cao An, must be sick.

Seeing the commotion below, Emperor Wan Jing's lips curled up slightly.

This is good. Because the Sanfa Division has the help of [Imperial Law], they have been making small moves recently. It would be good to have Cao An to compete with them for a while.

Emperor Wan Jing was very satisfied with the current situation and waved his hand: "Since it was just a misunderstanding, forget it. However, although Cao An has merit, his move to mobilize the imperial army is still quite reckless. This time, the merits and demerits will be balanced."

"Your Majesty is wise." The deputy commander lowered his head and replied, secretly admiring him in his heart.

It was clear that the merits outweighed the faults, but with only a small mistake, the merits and demerits were evenly matched. Cao An's calculation was really clever!
  ……

Subtle?
  Cao An was not happy at all now. He stood in the courtyard of the commander's courtyard with a numb scalp, and was in a dilemma again.

That farewell letter from the Master! Why does it seem more and more wrong?

(End of this chapter)