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

Chapter 83 Twisted Bones

The Tsing Yi Department has been booming recently.

I heard that the salary of the officers at the end of the month was only three taels more per person, which was never possible before.

Not only was the teahouse, a pillar industry, no longer losing money, Cao An also solved strange cases one after another, and the court allocated more funds.

Just look at our Tisi's horse face, which looks very ferocious when he smiles, but still can't help but crack open to scare people, and you know how powerful the Tsing Yi Department is in the court now.

"It's all thanks to you! Cao An has a way of suppressing his opponents. No one dared to offend us in the court recently." Zhu Xian smiled and praised Cao An's performance.

Of course, Cao An rolled his eyes: "Don't think of me as so evil. I have always convinced others with virtue. It's just that the recent case is a coincidence."

No need to ask, he knew that he had gained another notoriety recently.

Without him, King An's other courtyard exploded and the prince almost died, all because of the early settlement of the case by the young minister of Dali Temple, Mo Xiaoming.

That boy was so majestic when he received the power, but so embarrassing when he was scolded.

All the rewards were spat out, and even the follow-up investigation of the bombing case required them to give a complete follow-up explanation, otherwise they would be punished.

You know, Cao An was confused about the case and asked Mo Xiaoming to investigate, fearing that Dali Temple would be guilty.

As for Cao An himself, he has now been promoted to the seventh rank, and has been rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, which is considered to be a great success.

"I can investigate the case so smoothly without the help of my brothers. It's almost the end of the New Year. I will reward the brothers with two hundred taels of gold. Brother Zhu will take care of the arrangements."

"Brother enough!" Zhu Xian grabbed him by the neck and shouted loudly: "You will live up to our official, I will personally intercede for you."

"Sir, will you intercede for me?"

"That's natural. Otherwise, do you think it would be our turn to order this water embroidery so soon?"

Cao An didn't even know what this so-called customized treasure was like.

However, judging from this person's tone, there must be many people queuing up to ask for help. Cao An was able to get in line so quickly because Ying Changfeng saw that he was not strong enough and wanted to improve him, so he came forward in person.

Cao An kept this kindness in his heart and secretly vowed that he would take double care of his daughter in the future.

"Tinder, come to my room tonight. I have something to talk to you about."

"Okay!" Ying Huorong was really completely defenseless against him!

Just as they were thinking, there was a sudden noise in the distance, and before they knew it, the three of them had arrived at the West Market.

If you want to find secrets, go to the East Market, and if you want to find treasures, go to the West Market. Thinking about it this way, it is very reasonable.

However, this West Market is not as orderly as the East Market.

The goods in this place are cheaper, and many ordinary people like to come here to buy goods. There are many people from all walks of life, and it is lively and accompanied by chaos.

As everyone saw in front of the shop, there was a crowd of people swarming at the entrance. When they saw the craftsman coming out, they started shouting without caring what others said.

"Master Tian! I will pay you 500 taels of silver. Please order a treasure for me."

"What's 500 taels of silver? I'll pay 2000 taels for a seventh-grade treasure."

"Get away, my father is the captain of the Jinwu Guards School. Who dares to rob me?"

……

The chaotic scene blocked the street outside the shop.

Cao An pointed at the strong man at the door: "Is that the great craftsman you mentioned? His craftsmanship is very good?"

"Of course he is the top one. He used to be the royal craftsman of the royal family."

"Then why do you live here?"

"I heard he was trapped by love."

Zhu Xian himself is a gossip, and he has a lot of gossip.

However, the name of this shop is [Black Jade Square], and Master Tian who came out also had a face similar to the name of the shop. At first glance, he was not an easy person to get along with.

His forehead was wide and his mouth was slanted, and his face was as dark as his Tisi's smile. This group of people had obviously disturbed him, and they began to impatiently chase them away.

"This forging has been scheduled. If you have nothing to do, please leave."

"What! Another reservation? Who dares to beat me to it?"

"It's our Tsing Yi Department!"

When the rightful master comes out, Cao An and the others will naturally go there immediately. The three of them are wearing official uniforms and have extraordinary temperament, so naturally no one dares to block their way.

On the other hand, the second-generation official next to him still seemed to be unconvinced. When he saw Cao An appear, he was still clamoring for his father.

Cao An was not used to it: "Your father is the captain of the Jinwu Guards. Then, what are you going to do to me?"

The second-generation official displayed his fan and said the softest words with the toughest background: "My father is the captain of the Jinwu Guards, and the official is in the seventh rank."

"and then?"

"I happen to have a younger sister who will be a girl in eight years. I wonder if Mr. Cao would like to get married?"

"……you know me?"

"Of course I do. Your portraits are now very popular."

"..."

So is his evil reputation enough to buy him back as a doorkeeper?

Although I didn't ask in detail, I think those officials were a little afraid of Cao An's fierce performance.

Holding his portrait, he told his son not to give him a chance and his daughter to find more opportunities. But you only became an adult after 8 years. Isn't it too early?
  Too lazy to pay attention to this stupid kid, he turned around and bowed his hands in greeting: "Master Tian, ​​please help me refine a treasure."

"Well, come in."

Cao An's smiling face obviously did not soften his temper. These so-called masters really have weird tempers.

Entering the black jade square, Cao An finally understood that he had underestimated the other party.

Although there is only the master in the spacious workshop, there are a large number of novel treasures displayed around it, ranging from large wheels and saddles to small red hairpin handkerchiefs, all in pieces, like a grocery store.

But Cao An knows that every object scattered here is at least a ninth-grade treasure. He is indeed a top craftsman hiding in the city!
  "General Ying said, are you a new water embroiderer? Do you also want to create water embroidery patterns?"

"Yes, please ask the master to take action."

“What kind of thing do you want to build?”

"Ah? What kind of one do you want to build?"

Cao An stood stunned on the spot, a little confused.

Looking at Zhu Xian beside him, isn't this water embroidery pattern unique to our Tsing Yi Department? Are there different styles? I never heard you say that!
  "Of course there are different styles, and you just come here without knowing anything? It's really troublesome. Take a look for yourself."

Master Tian directly handed him a piece of paper, which listed a lot of materials in bits and pieces, and even divided them into levels, from Class A to Class Ren.

Cao An roughly scanned it and roughly understood the principle of custom-made treasures.

Ordinary forged weapons and armor are directly calcined, mixed with a large amount of precious metals, and successfully forged in one go.

To customize treasures, you need to carve inscriptions and inlay treasure materials on the required objects to obtain new characteristics.

Just like the water embroidery of the previous year, I chose the D level, which was made of Tianmu jade and embroidered with jade, bamboo and cicada silk. It is a seventh-level magic weapon.

It can breath into the water, walk on the sea, and gain speed, which is quite extraordinary.

Of course, with Master Tian's ability, he can also make more powerful magic weapons, but the materials required are also more terrifying.

As a young man with lofty ambitions, Cao An did not hesitate to look at the highest level: Class A. Material requirements: scolding radish, sweet cow dung, big-tailed homing pigeon...

"What nonsense is this? Do these things really exist?" Cao An expressed doubts about these names.

"Of course there are, but they are all treasures I discovered. They don't have scientific names, so I just call them that, like this one."

Master Tian said, suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the leaves on the potted plant next to him, and pulled them up.

"Ge Yi Ao!!!"

There is half a human face growing on the big carrot, and its harsh screams can make people's eardrums swell. This is really a carrot that is scolding!

But it should be considered a monster, right?
  You could tell by looking at Ying Huorong that he thought it was noisy. When he stared, the radish's "quacking" sound suddenly stopped and he began to tremble.

"Can this be used to refine weapons?"

"Its branches and leaves are very good materials, but I don't sell this stuff, so if you want to practice it, just find it yourself and bring it to me. As per the old rules, I will only wait 10 days." After Master Tian finished speaking, he sat back On the wicker chair.

The strange personality and strange rules really give people a headache.

Everyone knows that the higher the level of the magic weapon, the better, but whether the materials can be collected within ten days is a serious problem.

If you are too ambitious, you will achieve nothing in the end.

"How about we also choose D-level? The imperial court has both materials in its treasury. With your prestige, it will definitely be no problem to exchange some for them."

Level D, the materials must be sufficient.

But Cao An was a little unwilling to make such a choice. If he didn't choose the A-level treasures and chose D-level treasures, he would have nightmares at night.

Seeing his hesitation, Master Tian smiled proudly. He naturally had his reasons for setting such rules.

"If you want good treasures and don't spend any materials, it's very simple. Just do me a favor."

"Really? Just a favor?"

"That's right, Zhu Xian didn't tell you. My rules here are that as long as you find two people for me, I will help you create the best treasure for free."

With a huge temptation in front of him, Cao An was moved. Many of these materials were hard to find, so Zhu Xian didn't tell him?

Zhu Xian stood aside and spread his hands innocently: "It's not that I won't tell you, it's that he can't solve this problem at all, even if you are the most powerful detective in Shangjiang City."

"so tough?"

"Of course it's difficult. It's been three years and no one has been able to complete this commission."

Seeing that he didn't give up, Zhu Xian told him about the rules.

Master Tian gave up his high position and salary just to wait for two people: his wife and his eldest brother.

"As the saying goes: As long as you work hard, your wife will become a sister-in-law. The story happened one day three years ago." Zhu Xian told him the story vividly.

Master Tian's wife is very beautiful. It is said that she was willing to marry because she loved his talent.

But Master Tian, ​​with his arrogant face, was somewhat unsure of this relationship. After marriage, he was very accommodating to his wife and loved her very much.

I didn't expect that something would happen after offering such delicious and delicious food.

He also has a sworn brother who is also a craftsman. He communicates frequently on weekdays, and his wife gradually communicates with him.

It is said that on the day the two disappeared, neighbors heard lustful moans, and not long after, they saw the two walking out with their bags.

Holding hands intimately, we headed towards the Hanoi Pier and never came back.

……

"Elope directly? How can we find this?" Cao An finally realized that he was in trouble.

No wonder no one has been able to solve this problem for more than three years. In this vast world, trying to find a group of eloping men and women is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Master Tian sat on the wicker chair with his eyes closed, his sneer on his lips became even more ferocious.

"I have always regarded him as my elder brother, but he treated me like this. This store originally belonged to him. After he disappeared, I took over it and stayed here. I don't believe it. He will never come back!"

"...Master Tian, ​​you are really a sweet-tempered person!"

"Stop talking nonsense, if you have the ability, help me find them, and I will create the best treasure for you for free. If you can't find them, just prepare the materials and come back."

After saying this, it was undoubtedly time to see off the guests.

Cao An was about to leave, but suddenly his expression changed drastically, and a notification tone sounded in his ears.

"The mystery is discovered, the detective system is activated!"

"Trigger case: missing person."

"Case description: The former shop owner of Black Jade Square and the beautiful young woman disappeared for no reason. If you find them and solve the mystery, you will get the detective reward."

Triggered the detective system? It shouldn’t be!

Is it...

Cao An felt something was wrong and stood there in deep thought.

Encountering difficulties and encountering mysteries are completely different things.

Just like when you were attacked by thieves a few days ago, you didn't need to solve the puzzle at all. You could just fight and there would be no movement in the system.

In the same way, the work of searching for people is just a matter of finding them. Normally, there is no need to solve the puzzle.

"Unless this is not an ordinary missing person case!" Cao An thought for a while and made a plan.

"Tinder, please run over and bring Xiao Jiu to me."

"Xiaojiu? Oh, I'll go right away."

He had no idea what Cao An wanted to do, but Ying Huorong agreed without hesitation. The only one who could make Xiaojiu obedient was Ying Huorong.

It didn't take long for Xiao Jiu to arrive. He was indeed being carried, like a doll, looking at Cao An with an indifferent expression.

"Do me a favor and save the two souls."

The other three were confused after hearing Cao An's words.

Without naming her or mentioning the occasion, just let this little girl be saved? What's the meaning? Who is to be saved?

Cao An did not explain, but looked at Xiaojiu seriously, because he knew that Xiaojiu could understand.

Sure enough, Xiaojiu understood, and slowly walked to the stone brick bed, clasped his hands together, and recited scriptures.

Cao An's face was filled with joy: "So here it is, Zhu Xian is here to help me."

"What?"

"Break this bed for me!"

Cao An said, Wan Chao Jin was operating at full strength and punched out hard.

The crazy behavior shocked Master Tian: "What are you doing, why are you smashing my bed...Ah!!! Ah!!!"

Master Tian's rough body staggered, and he fell heavily to the ground. His whole body was trembling and he pointed forward. His face was pale, and he could not suppress the screams of terror from his mouth.

Under the stone brick bed, two piles of white bones were seen, folded and placed in a very twisted shape.

As if this was a sarcophagus, the two skulls opened their jaws and faced upwards, glaring at the person who opened the coffin as if they were dead.

(End of this chapter)