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

Chapter 76 General Wild Wolf, Ying Changfeng
  The Minister of War stopped a car on the street?

This made Cao An and Pang Shi nervous, and without saying a word, they immediately welcomed him into the car.

Feng Zhao seemed to be running a little hastily, gasping and holding his hands to apologize to them: "It was an emergency. I wanted to go to the Tsing Yi Department to look for Cao Shuixiu, but I heard that you had already boarded the carriage, so I had to chase you all the way. Wherever I disturbed you, I wanted to go to Cao Shuixiu. Wang Haihan.”

"If anything, we're just going to a banquet, it's not serious business. Why does Mr. Feng have anything to do with me?"

"It's about Nanchu. There are some things that need to be reported to Cao Shuixiu."

Report! The word appears a second time.

At first, he brought Pang Shi with him, but it was still reasonable. After all, he was the Imperial City Secretary and had great power to supervise all officials.

But now facing Cao An alone, it is obviously not appropriate for a fourth-grade official to use 'report' to an eighth-grade official.

It seems that Cao An saved Feng Zhao's family this time and acted like a god, which completely impressed him.

I just don’t know why I came here in such a hurry this time.

"We came here for the Embarcadero Terminal explosion. There must be another hidden story in that case. It would be ridiculous to close the case in a hurry." Feng Zhao obviously found some new clues, so he hurried over to find him.

"But wait a moment. When will the Embarcadero Terminal explosion case be concluded?" Cao An was also a little confused and looked at Pang Shi.

Pang Shi replied with a helpless expression: "Have you been in retreat these two days? No news?"

"Have you seen the bloodshot eyes in my eyes?" Cao An came closer and pointed at his eyes where he had exerted too much force.

"Staying up late studying?"

"No, I just keep my eyes open every day to practice the qi-gazing technique. I don't have time to pay attention to anything else. What happened to the bombing case? Who closed the case? You didn't stop it?"

"We can't stop it! The person who closed the case is the young minister of Dali Temple, Mo Xiaoming."

Speaking of this kid, Pang Shi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

That day, he led the team alone and checked a place based on the information obtained from Gong Shilang. Unexpectedly, he actually encountered the enemy.

After a bloody battle, the masters of Dali Temple finally wiped out 32 enemies at the cost of 46 deaths and 12 injuries.

"What a bullshit record." Cao An couldn't help but cursed.

Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai were collectively known as the Three Law Divisions, and the Six Gates were jointly formed by them. They were known as the strongest official force in the Daxing Dynasty.

Dali Temple itself will also keep a group of elites in its headquarters, and the experts it pulls out are at least eighth grade, and there are even fifth-grade leaders, and none of them are mediocre.

Now you tell me there are dozens of casualties. Are you kidding me?

"Is the enemy that strong?"

"It's a ground mine. There are indeed explosives there, but they were buried underground. The explosion range was much larger than imagined. When the enemy resisted, it detonated and they were hit."

"So from another perspective, is this a trap from beginning to end? To lure them over to watch the fireworks?"

"It's possible, but according to Mo Xiaoming, they have already achieved meritorious service. They only blew up 10 barrels, and the remaining 6 barrels were transported back to the court to claim credit."

The clues were obtained, the criminal was killed, and the explosives were found. The case was brought to court, but Pang Shi couldn't find any favorable arguments to refute it.

Point out that when the Embarcadero exploded, there was kerosene floating on the river?

But could it be the grease in other cargo ships? This matter is unclear.

Anyway, in the court that day, the three judges worked together to take the credit.

"So, did they ask for merit on behalf of Minister Gong? That person's death penalty..."

"Oh, I didn't even mention it." Pang Shi finally saw through Mo Xiaoming's villainous face and just focused on collecting the reward for himself, and the case was quickly closed.

"No, I'm afraid this case is not that simple." Feng Zhao said, opening the package he carried with him and taking out a thick account book.

"Cao Shuixiu came to my Feng family the day before yesterday to check out a batch of knives from Nanchu, right?"

"That's right, the gangsters used a large amount of Nanchu soil colored glaze, so they must have some connection with the Nanchu caravan. Have you found any clues?"

"Since it is Cao Shuixiu who wants to investigate, I, the Feng family, will naturally do our best. I asked people to go through all the records, and sure enough we found the problem."

Feng Zhao placed the account book in front of the two of them.

According to records, someone did come to their Qiwen Building with goods from Nanchu a few days ago.

But it was not selling, but exchanging items for wild wolf blood, monster animal skins, high-quality silks, flowers, rouge, ink, etc.

Qiwenlou itself is involved in the black market and usually does not check other people's details, but after all, it was Cao An, the savior's order, and they sorted out the transportation process again.

I discovered that earlier, someone had bought the same goods in large quantities using gold and silver as payment. After the goods moved around a few times, they actually went to the Nanlin Chamber of Commerce.

"In other words, these knives from Nanchu were purchased by the group of masterminds on a temporary basis after they discovered that there was insufficient funds. We have caught the clue."

"So, could it be that they were responsible for the Feng family's disaster this time?"

"Probably not." Cao An thought for a moment, shook his head and rejected: "The Feng family was poisoned much earlier than the bombing. They wanted to hide it and would not cause such a massacre."

Cao An denied this possibility because he knew that the poisoner was Ding Jie, who was related to the black slaves.

If it was really the work of a gangster, it didn't even need to go through Qi Wenlou's hands. The two cases should be a coincidence.

Speaking of this poisoning case, Feng Shilang also felt guilty: "If you don't go through a catastrophe, you won't know how to repent. The family has decided to donate half of the family property to charity, hoping to accumulate some virtue for future generations."

"Well, if you think so, it's naturally the best."

"Of course, I would also like to thank Cao Shuixiu for his life-saving grace. Please accept the two small profits."

When Feng Shilang came this time, his backpack was full. This small gift may not be light.

Just accept the gift so blatantly, okay?

Cao An looked at Pang Shi and found that he had already opened the gift box, grabbed the gift money and stuffed it into his pocket. What a skillful move! Then I'll accept it too.

"Thank you Mr. Feng for the information."

"That's right. I hope you two can catch the murderer as soon as possible."

Feng Zhao bowed and hurriedly left the carriage, leaving Cao An to continue the banquet.

It's just that the atmosphere in this carriage is more serious than before.

"I bought so many things but saw no use for them. It seems that those things were used as bait to make the court relax its vigilance."

"But what is the use of these things? Wild wolf blood, monster animal skins, high-quality silk and satin, flowers, rouge, ink..."

Cao An went through these things in his mind, but he really couldn't think of any specific uses.

Especially this wild wolf blood, it is the only thing that is named. Is there anything special about this thing?
  "Well, talking about Wild Wolf Blood, I think of one person." Pang Shi murmured to himself.

"Who do you remember?"

"The chief of your Tsing Yi Department, the former general of the Wild Wolf Army, Ying Changfeng."

(End of this chapter)