Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 48: Building the plank road openly, secretly destroying Chencang

It is easier said than done to find a case to use as a cover.

Wang Shigui and Chen Dong spent three full days searching through the hundreds of backlog and unsolved cases in Class C before they finally found a suitable case. They then studied it with Yang Qian for a long time before deciding on it.

There were two cases used as cover-ups, and there were also two corresponding cases that were the real targets of investigation.

Wang Shigui's idea was: "Master Yang, what I'm looking for is the case of the Dongjiao Rixing Horse Carriage Company being robbed thirteen years ago at Zhuama Slope, thirty miles outside the city. All twenty-seven people in the Rixing Horse Carriage Company were killed.

Using this case as a cover, he can legitimately get in touch with most of the connections with the carriage and horse business in the three cities.

Moreover, the Rixing Coach and Horse Company was transferred several times after the incident and is now in the hands of Cao Bao, who is the son of Cao Guojin, who was involved in the "Forty-six Carts of Scrap Iron Robbery in the Seventh Year of Xuanding".

This is a perfect match. As long as we say that we have closed the case of Zhuimapo, we can legitimately contact Cao Bao, and by contacting Cao Bao, we can get to know Cao Guojin."

The case of Zhuima Slope was an unsolved case in the C-class for many years. There is still no clue to it, and it was left by the two previous police chiefs of Yang Qian. It was also the cover that Wang Shigui was looking for.

The "robbery of forty-six carts of scrap iron in the seventh year of Xuanding" is an unsolved case in Class A.

Xuanding seven years, just over four years ago, was the case that Wang Shigui decided to investigate secretly.

Forty-six carts of scrap iron may not sound like a big deal, but in fact, forty of them are broken swords. After being smelted down and simply forged, they can be used to refine weapons. They are materials controlled by the government and were to be transported to the provincial capital for smelting down.

However, such a large caravan was attacked on the day it left the city. More than 60 people in the caravan died, and the rest fled in all directions. When the garrison soldiers arrived, the 46 carts of ironware had disappeared.

At that time, the conclusion of Class A was: it was suspected that the evil spirits in the mountains colluded with thieves and bandits to commit crimes and used storage instruments. It was speculated that there might be a big monster at work, so they were unable to continue the investigation and could only report it to the provincial government and temporarily list it as an unsolved case.

What is a storage device?
Yang Qian had heard of it. It was a kind of space-type magic tool, or a magic weapon, that could contain everything like a mustard seed in Mount Sumeru.

It was extremely difficult to refine, and even among the immortals it was a sought-after treasure. It was even more in short supply among demons, and ordinary demons were not worthy of owning it. Only some powerful demons could possess it.

The methods of the big demon are naturally not something that the police station of Sandao City can deal with. So it is natural that such cases are reported to the state government and then listed as unsolved cases or backlog cases.

The second case was chosen by Chen Dong, who selected it from the Ding class. It took him a lot of effort to find a case that could be used as a cover from the backlog and unsolved cases in his class.

"Master Yang, my case is even more far-reaching. It was an arson case 29 years ago. A total of 13 people died at that time. These 13 people were a wealthy merchant named Liu in Sandao City at that time. The Liu family owned a large area of ​​land around Sandao City. As a result, the family was wiped out, which had a great impact at the time.

Many of the lands that were confiscated and sold by the government have now become popular areas in Sandao City. They have also enriched several wealthy families in Sandao City, including the Wu family.

The biggest business of the Wu family now is the two mines under its umbrella. One is the white jade mine, and the other is the copper mine. These two plots of land used to belong to the Liu family in the arson case.

It seems that these two cases are not easy to be discovered when mixed together. After all, when investigating the arson case, there was speculation that someone coveted the two mines that were still being explored at the time, so it brought disaster to the Liu family. "

The Wu family was the main target of the unsolved case that Chen Dong had chosen for the Dingzi Squad this time. This time it was not a robbery case, but a missing person case. And it was a series of cases, and the serial number was named: Missing Miner Labor and Coolie Case.

The reason why Yang Qian picked this case out of the government office was that not only was there a large number of missing people, reaching hundreds! The time span was as long as three years!
Three or five people go missing at one time, and more than ten people go missing the next time. The accumulation of this happens over and over again is simply horrifying.

Later, the case was investigated by the Dingzi Squad for a full year and a half. In the end, no one disappeared again, but the reason for the disappearance was still attributed to "evil spirits causing chaos and kidnapping and eating people."

Naturally, there is no way to investigate this kind of result. Just like most cases involving demons and evil spirits that are eventually shelved and become unsolved cases, they can only be put on the shelf, waiting to be destroyed after decades, and no one will remember or care about them.

After listening to Wang Shigui and Chen Dong's ideas, Yang Qian nodded and felt that there was basically no problem.

"Then we'll use these two cases as a breakthrough. First, we'll find a clue so that we can leak the news to the outside world. The cover must be very clear and not too exaggerated, otherwise it will be easy for someone with ulterior motives to see through the flaws."

"Master Yang, rest assured. We will be very careful. However, Master Yang, this is a cover-up and a secret investigation. It's hard for the two of us to handle it alone. Do you think we can provide some manpower?"

Yang Qian waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I will consider this matter."

After the case was settled, Wang Shigui and Chen Dong said goodbye and left. They were very nervous now. Although Yang Qian said "no rush", this kind of secret investigation of internal colleagues is not a joke. Not only will it offend people, but it is not uncommon to cause a fatal disaster. Naturally, they are eager to finish it as soon as possible, and dare not slack off at all.

As for manpower, Yang Qian first decided on the three disabled constables in Class C.

During these three days, while Wang Shigui and Chen Dong were choosing a cover for their secret investigation, Yang Qian was not idle either. He found out the family backgrounds of these three disabled subordinates.

The three of them were not in a strong relationship. They had been in the police station for more than ten years because of their courage and bloodiness, but they were unlucky and got injured and became disabled.

Although the family had some small businesses to make a living, the bulk of their income still depended on their salaries. There were no outstanding children in the family, and the family was neither rich nor poor in Sandao City.

He was innocent and had concerns. He was a marginal figure in the police station in the past few years. He was more suitable than others.

Yang Qian planned to point out these three people one by one, and then drag them into the case being handled by Wang Shigui and Chen Dong.

"No wonder Master Liu asked me to settle down in Sandao City. People with and without a home are indeed two completely different concepts when using it."

In the afternoon, Yang Qian began to contact the three disabled constables one by one.

It went very smoothly. Although the three of them did not know all the details of the mission, they knew it was a confidential internal investigation. They were a little nervous, but also a little surprised. They knew that Yang Qian was testing them as his confidants. If they did a good job, or as long as they did not make any mistakes, they would not be kicked out of the police station in the future.

This was an opportunity, and all three of them knew it.

(End of this chapter)