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

Chapter 15 Black Service
  The ghost market is a place that never sees the light of day all year round.

Here, you may be able to get rich overnight by selling illegal goods, or you may end up with your head in a different place due to bad luck.

For the Imperial City Division, as long as someone doesn't want to blow up this ghost market, they are too lazy to come out to maintain order.

As for those who were ambushed at the end of the streets and died unexpectedly, the Imperial City Division would only give you a straw mat to wrap your body in. No one cares about the cause of your death, let alone avenge you.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as three of the serial murders.

If Douzhi from the Imperial City Division can personally lead the investigation, I'm afraid the identity of the victim is definitely unusual!

Various conjectures emerged in Cao An's mind, but when he actually arrived at the crime scene and saw several victims, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"You are making a deal with the demon clan!!"

No matter how many times you calculate, you can't count the "unusual status" that Pang Shi said, and he can't even be counted as a human being.

In the abandoned yard on the dilapidated street corner, four corpses were lying on the ground covered with white cloths. Three of them were demonic bodies, covered with downy hair, resembling monkeys but not monkeys, and extremely strong.

"Maintaining the stability of a dynasty is not as glamorous as it appears on the surface. The ghost city has many secrets, otherwise it would not be under the jurisdiction of our Imperial City Division." Pang Shi said in one sentence, obviously not wanting to discuss the matter in depth.

On the bright side of Shangjiang City, any monster that appears will be hunted down by the Monster Slayer Division.

And in this ghost market in the corner of the city, not only can monsters survive silently, but they have even reached certain deals with the imperial court, which sounds really ironic.

At this time, a coroner in charge of the autopsy walked over quickly.

"Sir, the autopsy work has been completed. The four victims died in the same manner. They all died from red flames piercing their chests, and the blood in their internal organs burned and exploded."

The simple and useless conclusion made Pang Shi lose interest. He waved his hand and told Zuo to leave, and he explained the case to Cao An.

"Our original transaction time was midnight tonight, but the time when the body was found was at three-quarter noon. In other words, they arrived one day earlier than expected, and there must have been some incidents in the middle."

"Fortunately, the ghost market can only be entered at night. The subordinates who stayed behind in the ghost market immediately blocked the entrance and exit. The suspect should not have escaped yet."

"The identity of this male body is temporarily unknown. Because of the severe burns, it has been completely changed beyond recognition. There is not much value for exploration."

"As for these three demon corpses, they all have brand-new scars on their bodies, which should have been left during a fight with the enemy. Judging from the degree of blood coagulation, the time of death should not exceed one day."

The Imperial City Secretary works for the emperor, so his ability is naturally very good.

From case investigation to analysis and arrest, they did almost everything they could, and in the end, only two suspects were identified.

One of them is Ying Huorong.

"It's not that we deliberately made things difficult for Ying Banner Master. It's just that her whereabouts are unclear, and secondly, these three dead demons are very powerful and can't be defeated by humans."

"You mean, a murderer must be a master?" Cao An asked with a frown.

"Yes, they are the red-eyed ape-drills of the demon clan, with extraordinary strength and strange movements. But judging from the death scene, they didn't even have time to escape from the yard before they were killed by a fire master."

“At what level can we achieve this?”

"Fourth level warrior or above."

hiss~~~
  Fourth grade! The girl behind me eating chicken wings actually has the strength of level four! Really...

"Wait a minute, where did you get the chicken wings?" Cao An looked at Ying Huorong with a questioning look on his face.

"The monk brought it to me! The chicken wings baked by Brother Zhu are very fragrant." Ying Huorong replied matter-of-factly, eating without any image, making her delicate pretty face shiny with oil.

"Don't worry, eat slowly. I brought several of them before I came here." Monk Sanyang beside him took out another oil paper bag with a doting look on his face and kept feeding the girl who had been lost for three days.

But we are at the crime scene now! There are still four people lying on the ground with their eyes open. Is it appropriate for you to eat like this? No wonder Liang Qifeng asked him to follow him. The two banner leaders, Tuga and Tinder, were completely unreliable.

His teammates had given up thinking, and Cao An could only play in person.

Walking to the corpses, he stretched out two fingers with ease and touched the eyebrows of the four deceased. His cloudy eyes stared at Cao An again and poured out their last words.

"I didn't expect that the prices of these goods I brought along were so good. I made a small profit today. When I go back this time, I can live with a beautiful woman."

"There is still the most important transaction. Have a good night's rest and be energetic tomorrow."

"Tonight it's my turn to keep vigil again, but why, I feel so tired!"

……

Um? Just gone?
  Cao An was stunned for a moment and looked at the four corpses in front of him with some shock.

"Cao An, how are you? Did you find anything?" Seeing that Cao An was acting strangely, Pang Shi asked quickly.

Cao An nodded: "I did make a discovery."

"Only one point? Which one?"

"The inferences you just mentioned are not correct at all."

"..."

As Pang Shi said, the four deceased were all found in this deserted yard. Their luggage could not be found. They should have died after being attacked by a master while passing through here.

But the problem is, Cao An only heard three last words!
  The talent of the Detective System is absolutely infallible. If you can't hear your last words at this moment, it means...

"This person has been dead for more than three days." Cao An said, pointing to the fourth and only human corpse.

"More than three days!" Pang Shi exclaimed and grabbed Cao An's arm anxiously: "This message is very important. Are you sure the time of death exceeded three days?"

"Make sure, I used Si Tianjian's secret technique."

He couldn't explain the detective system clearly, so he simply kicked the ball to Si Tianjian, adding another touch of magic to the master who had never met him before.

Cao An's conclusion undoubtedly brought about the most fundamental change in the direction of the entire case: a total of two murders occurred in this deserted courtyard.

Pang Shi's eyes were slightly angry, and he turned to look at his subordinates: "Haven't that group confessed yet?"

"No, the teeth are very tight."

"Then put me to death! If your teeth are tight, break them to pieces!"

It can be felt that Pangshi is about to explode.

The more confusing the case becomes, the harder it is to find out the truth in a short time. If the stolen goods cannot be recovered, he will also suffer.

Cao An quickly tried to dissuade him from the side: "Pang Douzhi, please calm down. Who do you mean by 'that group of people' you just mentioned?"

"A gang that hangs out in the ghost market. If this body really died three days ago, then they are the most suspect."

Cao An frowned: "Gangs in the ghost market? What do they do?"

"Except for not doing business, they do all other black jobs. They call themselves: black slaves."

(End of this chapter)