Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 50: A Hero's Cutoff (Part )

Gu Jingnian tried to struggle again, but failed to break free.

This time, the black shadow that tied him up was far more powerful than the one in Chao's study. Perhaps it was because it was formed by the setting sun, moonlight, mountains, and trees, and thus possessed the power of heaven and earth.

Under this terrifying power, Gu Jingnian felt as small as an ant.

He was indeed surprised at how powerful Mei Chengzong was.

"Are you an alien?"

"How should I put it?" Mei Chengzong chuckled and said, "I have already been a human being, but I am an extremely powerful human being."

After that, he crossed his legs and said, "You always think that you are bullied because you are an alien. You are wrong. It is because you are not strong enough."

"I'm strong."

"Physical strength is only a part of personal ability, a very small part. Strength also includes wisdom and power."

In fact, Mei Chengzong was in a bad mood today. He did not think that being transferred from the North Yamen to the South Yamen was a promotion. However, those narrow-minded people scolded him for being unworthy of the position. He was very angry and wanted to show off his skills in front of them. He could only show off in front of Gu Jingnian, so he could not help but teach the other party a few more words.

"A lone wolf can never defeat a human who knows how to cooperate. Wild beasts have sharp fangs and claws, but humans know how to use bows and arrows, swords and guns, and can train dogs, eat wild beasts' meat, and make shields out of their hides. I am no longer a wild beast being hunted, but a person who eats wild beasts. Do you understand?"

"not understand well."

"fool."

Mei Chengzong waved his handkerchief in frustration and said, "Forget it. I have no point in talking to a fool like you. Just remember that I am the Commissioner and you are the Inspector. From now on, you just have to listen to me."

"Yes."

"Then this section asks you, what have you found out about Chao Ju's case?"

Gu Jingnian glanced at the dark shadow that seemed to be a solid entity under Mei Chengzong's feet, and suddenly had a guess in his mind... Mei Chengzong might have been present at the conversation in the Chao family's study and had heard it.

He then repeated everything Chao Juzhi had said in detail.

"It seems that you know everything." Mei Chengzong sighed, "If you don't obey, I will have to kill you to silence you."

"Yes."

"Yes, the mastermind behind all this is Zheng Kuangfu. Although our Beiya...our Kaiping Division does not support what he did, he insisted that it was for the great cause of the country. Those things really should not be made public. We have no choice but to cover it up for him. Revealing it will not benefit anyone, don't you think?"

"Yes."

"That's right. Your father was involved in this matter in the first place. He was supposed to bear the blame. Now Liu Heng, Cui Hao, and Chao Juzhi have stepped forward to take the blame. From your perspective, you shouldn't have any complaints."

Gu Jingnian said, "Yes, that's exactly what I thought, and that's why I was planning to kill Chao Juzhi to silence him."

Mei Chengzong clapped his hands twice and said, "Very good, I admire your ruthlessness. Then this matter is settled. It ends with Chao Juzhi. Don't cause any more trouble."

"I'm just an inspector, so I won't cause any more trouble."

"Stupid." Mei Chengzong rolled his eyes and said angrily, "I mean that Min Yuanxiu, Wang Qinghe, Pei Nian and others must want to set fire to the Prime Minister's Mansion. You are not the same as them. Do you understand?"

"Understand."

"Well, let's talk about the Viper Heart."

Mei Chengzong finally got to the point. He glared at Gu Jingnian for a long time and asked, "It really wasn't you or Huang Hu who took it?"

Hearing him mention Huang Hu, Gu Jingnian thought quickly in his mind and made a bold decision.

"Neither Huang Hu nor I took the Viper Heart, but Huang Hu has a secret."

"Oh?"

Mei Chengzong had a rather exaggerated expression of surprise and asked, "What is it?"

"The six-headed viper was 'born' from the yellow tiger. He was resurrected from the dead because of it, and even has a physique that can heal itself. Maybe it was brought by the viper."

"I see."

Mei Chengzong raised a smile with a playful tone, as if he had known it for a long time, and asked again: "Anything else?"

"Nothing."

Gu Jingnian threw out some facts that were easy to discover in order to cover up the special connection between him and Huang Hu.

He bet that Mei Chengzong would never know about this.

As expected, Mei Chengzong nodded and said, "You are an honest man. Why didn't you tell Pei Nian about this, but told me instead?"

"Pei Nian is an ordinary person and cannot accept this, but we are all extraordinary people."

"Tsk, I've already told you, I'm not an alien." Mei Chengzong waved his hand impatiently, then changed the subject and said, "But you're very good. I'll take you back to the Northern Yamen in the future. That's where you should be."

"Shetis."

"Go on, where were you just now? Hu Xin, who do you think took it?"

"Great Pharmacist."

"Why not the Third Prince or someone else?"

"From what I saw, when I left, only the winged men under the Great Pharmacist were guarding the giant viper, and no one else could have gotten it."

"But the giant viper sank into the swamp." Mei Chengzong showed a rare expression of serious thinking, "The third prince came quite fast, and he didn't have much time to take the viper heart away."

Gu Jingnian thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't know that person, I have a feeling that he is not a simple person."

The original intention of this sentence was to get Mei Chengzong to talk more about the great pharmacist, but Mei Chengzong rolled his eyes and said, "Oh, do you think I know him well?"

"I thought Bei Ya knew everything."

Mei Chengzong said: "Whether it is the North Yamen or the South Yamen, they are all under the command of the Commander. Zheng Kuangfu has a close relationship with the Commander and never lets us investigate the Grand Pharmacist."

Gu Jingnian was a little surprised. He had always thought that Bei Ya, the Cage People, and the Great Pharmacist were a group. Only now did he realize that these people were not in a subordinate relationship.

"In short, you are the one who investigates this matter. But if you offend the Great Pharmacist and the Prime Minister's Mansion behind him, the Northern Yamen will not care whether you live or die, and don't involve me either."

This was irrational, but coming from Mei Chengzong, it seemed natural. Many people had died in this incident, and it was precisely this irrationality that gave Gu Jingnian the opportunity to save the Gu family.

"it is good."

"He's a smart guy, very straightforward."

Mei Chengzong nodded with satisfaction and said, "There is nothing else to say. From now on, you are Pei Nian's man on the surface, but you are mine in reality."

Gu Jingnian agreed verbally, and thought in his heart that Huang Hu was the same. On the surface, he was Pei Nian's man, but in fact, he was his man.

But no matter what, after this conversation with Mei Chengzong, he was temporarily out of danger.

"Let's go. Chao Juzhi will stay. Don't worry about it."

Mei Chengzong waved his handkerchief, stood up and walked into the shadows.

He walked gracefully, but in an instant he was sent several feet away by the black shadow that seemed to be flowing physically.

Gu Jingnian felt that the force binding his body gradually loosened and he could finally move.

Under the moonlight, the black stool on which Mei Chengzong had just sat turned into a human form. He picked up the dagger on the ground and stabbed Chao Juzhi to death with a "puff".

Then, the black human figure melted into the ground like water and merged with the shadow of the tree.

The shadows of the trees are swaying, and looking at the world, it seems peaceful as usual.

Gu Jingnian looked down at his wrist. The bone was growing out little by little, causing him excruciating pain, which was much more painful than when it was cut off.

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At dawn, the guards of Chao Mansion found two bodies by the river.

One was Chao Juzhi's, with a sharp dagger stuck in his chest; the other was Chao Heng's, with his neck broken and his left wrist cut off.

It seems that the father and son killed each other and both died.

This was a major case. First, people from the Shuqu County were sent to seal off the scene, then it was reported to the Shuyang Prefecture, and finally it was taken over by the Kaiping Division.

The coroner who examined the body was Su Changfu again.

Since he was summoned to the Kaiping Division, in order to prevent his poor medical skills from being exposed, he often hid when treating injuries. However, whenever there was a murder case, he would volunteer to be the coroner and was more diligent than anyone else.

"Ji Shi, look here."

Wang Qinghe held a folding fan in his hand and gently fanned away the stench that reached his mouth and nose. He leaned over and saw Su Changfu lifting up Chao Heng's pants, revealing a strange thing.

"Ok?"

Wang Qinghe frowned and looked at Su Changfu, but Su Changfu didn't say anything for a long time.

"Dr. Su, what is this?"

"Investigating a matter like this... In this situation, do I need to say more?"

Wang Qinghe frowned even deeper, beckoned Su Changfu over, stood up and paced a few steps, waving his folding fan more frequently, pondered, and slowly said: "Is his... big?"

Su Changfu was stunned.

Wang Qinghe said calmly: "I have never seen anyone else."

"How should I put it... Not only is this huge, but it's also unusual. The detective can use this as evidence that he's colluding with those monsters at Wanchun Palace."

"I see."

Wang Qinghe visibly breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

He put away the folding fan in his hand with a "click" and decided to close the case like this. The father and son of the Chao family colluded with a demon and raised monsters in Wanchun Palace in an attempt to assassinate them. After the incident, they blamed each other and had a dispute, and died together.

However, a police captain came forward and reported: "Investigating a case, the Chao family's female relatives claimed to have clues to provide."

"Bring to me."

After a while, the captain arrived with the virtuous and dignified Liu Huan and the shy Li Ji. There were still traces of tears on the faces of the two girls, and they looked pitiful.

Liu Huan bowed in front of Wang Qinghe and said in tears: "I suspect that my husband was killed by thieves."

"how you said that?"

"I recalled today that my husband seemed to have been impersonated by someone a few days ago."

"is it?"

"Li Ji, go ahead."

"Yes... I think your finger is wrong."

Wang Qinghe asked in confusion: "Why is it wrong?"

"Five days ago, the young master's nails were still very short. I cut them myself, cutting deep into the flesh. But three days ago, his nails grew a lot longer. It's impossible for them to grow so much all of a sudden." Li Ji recalled the scene of sucking her hand at that time, and then said, "At first I was just a little surprised, but just now I figured it out. The young master couldn't have kidnapped the master. Someone must have pretended to be him."

The captain beside him chuckled and asked, "Which nail?"

"I have trimmed the nails on all ten of your fingers."

"How can you remember such a small thing so clearly?"

"I just remember it."

The captain was an experienced man. He observed Li Ji's expression and whispered to Wang Qinghe, "It's a case of investigation. It doesn't seem like she's lying."

Wang Qinghe then walked to the body, squatted down and looked, and saw that the nails on Chao Heng's right hand were indeed cut very short.

As for his left hand, Chao Heng's left hand was broken at the wrist.

According to the evidence of the guards of Chao Mansion, this hand was broken when Chao Heng kidnapped Chao Ju.

Then, the severed hand must have been left in Chao's mansion. If we pick it up and take a look, we will know whether the nails are long or short.

(End of this chapter)