Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 33 An unexpected gain
Yang Qian was so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

[Spiritual Light] has always been an unresolved issue for Yang Qian in terms of swordsmanship. He previously concluded that he could only deepen his swordsmanship attainments little by little by practicing other swordsmanship techniques, gradually accumulate [Spiritual Light], and finally grasp it by making it gradually clear.

But the discovery of the "Broken Knife" this time brought Yang Qian a huge surprise. It also overturned his stereotype of the antique market in Sandao City that was full of fraud.

There are many scammers and fakes, but that doesn’t actually prevent genuine products from appearing among them.

And for some things, the vendors at the market don't seem to know much about them.

This time the opportunity came and Yang Qian took advantage of it.

Although no one knows where the ugly broken sword came from, no one knows who made it, and no one knows what it went through to become so broken.

However, the wonderful perception attached to the broken sword is of the same origin as Yang Qian's [Aura] and can be absorbed by Yang Qian.

This is where the excitement of the night came from.

He practiced the stances of the "Eight Styles of the Oxtail Knife" over and over again, and wielded it to perfection. After ten, fifty, and a hundred times, prompts appeared on the experience panel, all of which indicated that the broken knife had a "wonderful feeling" that merged into the [Aura] and improved his understanding of the knife skills.

However, the capture of the [aura] is still not clear enough.

When Yang Qian used it for the 200th time, he thought it would appear again in the wonderful enlightenment, but it didn't. The information that popped up on the experience panel poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

[The incomplete magic weapon in your hand is no longer useful to you. No more miraculous insights will appear on it.]

By the time Yang Qian came back to his senses from the night's enlightenment, it was already dawn.

Putting down the broken knife in his hand, Yang Qian picked up his oxtail knife again. After practicing the "Eight Styles of Oxtail Knife", he actually felt that his knife moves and knife techniques were trapped in a slightly narrow framework.

A hint of enlightenment arose in my heart.

"My current swordsmanship has surpassed the limits of the 'Oxtail Sword Eight Styles'. It can no longer bring out my full combat power, but instead somewhat restricts my swordsmanship."

Yang Qian understood that he now needed a new, more powerful sword technique!
However, this matter cannot be rushed. He currently has a new internal cultivation technique that he has not had time to practice yet. He needs to perfect the "Rough Bull Strength" before he can do so. This matter is ranked above the sword technique.

He put away his knife. Because he had only been fighting without using his true energy, Yang Qian was a little tired, but it didn't affect anything. After washing up in the bathroom, he went straight to the police station with full energy.

As soon as we arrived at the door of the duty room, Wang Shigui, Zhao Qian and Zhang Hao were all waiting there.

"Master Yang, Wu Qing has been found!"

Now everyone in Class C is very busy. Everyone is working very fast, but it is impossible to turn over all the cases that have been pending for many years in these two months. At most, they can go back and check the unsolved cases and backlog cases in the past year.

Among them, the case of the Yao family's murder in Erzhang Lane has become the most outstanding case in Class C. After all, it has only been a few days, and more and more people in Sandao City are talking about this case after dinner, and all pairs of eyes are staring at this side intentionally or unintentionally.

Great fame also means great pressure.

The three of them had been solving cases in their dreams during this period, and their nerves were on edge. As soon as there was any progress, they would come and report to Yang Qian.

"Where is he?" Yang Qian's eyes lit up. Wu Qing was the one who sold the Five Beasts Eagle to Yao Fang. The Five Beasts Eagle was the reason Yang Qian and others suspected that Yao Fang's family was wiped out: wealth brought disaster.

The most direct way to prove whether this guess is correct is to find out the actual value of the Five Beast Sculptures and whether it is worth the lives of Yao Fang's entire family.

"He's been taken back to the police station!"

Wang Shigui couldn't hide his smile. Speaking of Wu Qing being caught, the three of them were also very surprised.

"Are you guys moving so fast?"

"Master Yang, we didn't catch the man, but Class A did half a month ago. It was caused by a tomb robbery case. Chen Dong and I heard about it when we were in Class A. At first, I just thought the name sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember where I heard it. Later, I went to Class A and asked someone to help check it out, and it turned out to be the same person we are looking for this time!"

This answer also made Yang Qian stunned, and then he laughed out loud. What do you mean by effortless? This is it.

However, if Wu Qing was involved in a tomb-robbing case in Class A, then the identity of this person would be obvious.

"A grave robber?"

"Yes. And he's a skilled thief who has opened graves for three generations! This time, Class A had to rely on a lot of luck to find Wu Qing. To the outside world, this guy has always been just a peddler selling fake stuff."

"Oh? Selling fake goods openly?"

"Yes, Master Yang. This man sells fake goods openly, but secretly sells real goods dug from graves. However, the three generations of the Wu family have been in constant misfortune. None of them lived past fifty. No matter how much money they have, they can't keep it. This generation should be cut off by Wu Qing. This time, the A-class will punish him with a death sentence."

Tomb robbing is a despised profession everywhere.

But it is also the largest source of antiques and old objects. After all, many valuable objects will be buried with their original owners. This is true for gold, silver, utensils, and treasures.

Where did all the old objects come from? Apart from those handed down from ancestors, the rest were stolen by tomb robbers.

Upon hearing this, Yang Qian did not go to the guard room, but followed Wang Shigui and the other two to the dungeon. Then, with the consent of Class A, he interrogated Wu Qing, who had been severely tortured, in the dungeon.

Unlike the sly look of tomb robbers in our imagination, Wu Qing can even be described as handsome. He is no more than 30 years old.

However, at this time, Wu Qing's clothes were torn and he was in a depressed state, with many wounds on his body.

"Wu Qing, do you remember Yao Fang, Carpenter Yao?" Zhao Qian asked Wu Qing to sit down and talk, and got straight to the point.

"remember."

Wu Qing knew early on that he was doomed to die. After the torture, he had let it go and was numb, so he had no intention of hiding anything and answered whatever was asked.

"Do you remember what Yao Fang bought from you?"

"I only bought something once, a set of five wooden sculptures of five animals. I asked him for sixty or seventy silver coins. I didn't make much money from that deal. I just wanted to sell the goods quickly."

"Want to ship it out quickly? Is it because the wood carving is fake?"

"No, the Five Beasts Sculpture is not a fake. It was found in a tomb. But it's a little weird, and those who know the business don't want it, and those who don't know the business can't afford it. So it's a bit troublesome to keep it, so I want to exchange it for money as soon as possible."

"Wooden sculptures can be found in tombs? Wu Qing, are you thinking before you say this?"

Wu Qing shook his head and said expressionlessly, "It's not an ordinary wood carving, but a Shenyin wood carving. That thing is unlucky, but it can last for thousands of years.

Those who know the business are afraid of bad luck and won’t accept this kind of stuff. So I can only sell it to people like Yao Fang who like wooden handles but don’t know the business, and lie to him that it’s an old item and then sell it to him.”

Unlucky?

Is it so mysterious?

However, at this time, Yao Fang's family had all died, and it seemed that they were really in bad luck.

"You just said that the set of five-beast sculptures was a little strange, what did you mean?"

"Well, the five-headed beasts generally represent good luck. The snake represents success, the turtle represents health, the eagle represents a good future, the tiger represents wealth, and the elephant represents harmony.

A snake with detachable scales, a headless turtle, a one-eyed eagle, a disemboweled tiger, and a toothless elephant—it’s all very strange no matter how you look at it. It’s very weird.”

(End of this chapter)