Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Liu Jinhu raised an eyebrow upon hearing the name.

Zhao Tiezhu, he does have some connection with this person.

Whenever a murder occurs in this area, the disciples of the Enforcement Hall routinely go to Wanbaoge to inquire if anyone is selling any magical artifacts.

This is to investigate the truth.

Now that Zhao Tiezhu has arrived, it must be closely related to Steward Wang.

"Let him in quickly!"

A short while later, Zhao Tiezhu walked in, led by a disciple of the Enforcement Hall.

"Deacon Liu!"

He clearly visited the sect frequently, and his expression was calm.

He followed behind the disciple, constantly scrutinizing him, and said,

"Your sect's ruined hall has been renovated quite beautifully recently. It seems that the fire has actually brought you good fortune."

He sighed, then suddenly turned his head and saw a person opposite Liu Jinhu.

Li Ping'an!

uncle?

Isn't this his God of Wealth?

However, he didn't rush to greet Liu Jinhu.

Instead, he respectfully walked up to Liu Jinhu and said,

"Deacon Liu."

Liu Jinhu nodded slightly and said in a serious tone.

"I heard you have some leads to provide? Tell me everything truthfully. If they're really useful, I, Liu Jinhu, won't treat you unfairly."

"good!"

Zhao Tiezhu smiled slightly and nodded.

He made a special trip up the mountain to report to Liu Jinhu, wasn't it all for this reward money?

He immediately said.

"A while ago, our Wanbao Pavilion suddenly received two items for sale from a cultivator. One was a magic weapon, and the other was a cultivation technique. The magic weapon was a black blade, and the cultivation technique was the Blood Burning Blade Technique. If I remember correctly, it should be the personal magic weapon and natal cultivation technique of Steward Wang from the sect."

Liu Jinhu was shocked when he heard this.

Someone actually came to Wanbaoge to sell Manager Wang's magical artifacts.

This is enough to prove that Steward Wang has been murdered.

Now, all we need to do is find out what that person looks like, and we'll have a clear lead on the matter.

We were able to follow the clues and investigate further.

"Quickly! Tell me! What does that person look like?"

Liu Jinhu asked anxiously.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Tiezhu spoke.

"That man was tall and burly, with red hair, eyes as wide as copper bells, and a voice like thunder. He looked quite frightening, and his aura was extremely terrifying; he was at least a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator."

Hearing this, Li Ping'an, who had been silent, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that my careful disguise over the past few days was not in vain.

It seems that the fifty spirit stones I gave Zhao Tiezhu were not wasted.

It has to be said that Zhao Tiezhu has a really good memory.

Because what I just said to Liu Jinhu completely matches up.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Liu Jinhu's gaze towards Li Ping'an softened considerably.

Zhao Tiezhu's words were enough to clear Li Ping'an of suspicion.

He was right; it was indeed that person who spoke up against Steward Wang outside the market that day.

Then it must have been that person who killed Steward Wang.

However, this person's cultivation level was extremely high; he was actually a cultivator at or above the Foundation Establishment stage.

Moreover, judging from his description of the person's appearance, Liu Jinhu concluded that this person was definitely not a wandering cultivator from the vicinity.

They were just passing through; no wonder they acted so recklessly.

In this situation, it becomes extremely difficult to investigate.

Because cultivators like them, who were just passing through, would kill people and sell their magical artifacts, then turn around and leave.

Where can they find the enforcers in the Hall of Justice?

However, this brings the matter to a conclusion.

Manager Wang died at the hands of a wandering cultivator.

As for whether Steward Wang really wanted to kill Li Ping'an, the truth will come out once Zhang Yu's fellow cultivators arrive and explain.

At this moment, Li Ping'an was no longer flustered at all.

He knew that no matter how much they investigated, it wouldn't have much to do with him.

Before long, two disciples of the Enforcement Hall brought a young cultivator up the mountain.

That person was the same cultivator who had joined forces with the Zhang surname cultivator to fight against Steward Wang on the mountain path that day.

Upon being brought up the mountain, the cultivator frowned immediately upon seeing Li Ping'an.

"It's you!"

Liu Jinhu carefully observed his expression and asked,

"What? You know him?"

"Of course I recognize it!"

The cultivator gritted his teeth in resentment and said.

"If he hadn't been chased by that guy with the black knife, and hadn't happened to be led right in front of Brother Zhang and me, how could that guy with the black knife have suddenly attacked us? How could my brother Zhang Yu have perished? It's all because of this old man!"

He clearly harbored deep resentment towards the old man, blaming Li Ping'an for most of Zhang Yu's death.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jinhu immediately understood.

It seems that everything Li Ping'an said was true.

Indeed, it was Steward Wang who suddenly attacked him and Zhang Yu.

Li Ping'an managed to escape by sheer luck.

Now everything is clear.

It's unclear why Wang Guanshi suddenly changed targets and attacked Zhang Yu and his group.

Perhaps he got carried away with killing and became greedy, so he decided to rob a roadside village.

But none of that matters anymore.

Manager Wang is already dead, so there's no point in continuing the investigation.

The conclusion we can draw now is that Steward Wang did indeed conspire with Xu Yan to kill Li Ping'an.

However, he failed to succeed and was instead killed by a passing rogue cultivator.

This is the conclusion of the case.

"Alright, I understand the situation."

Liu Jinhu patted the cultivator on the shoulder and said.

"Brother Wang, Zhang Yu and I were quite acquainted, and I was saddened to hear of his death. However, you don't need to dwell on this matter too much, because the person who killed your brother has already passed away."

"Is he already dead?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Wang immediately showed a look of joy on his face.

"Great! Who killed him? I want to thank him in person!"

Liu Jinhu said somewhat awkwardly,

"We're investigating that too. Alright, you go down the mountain now, and I'll come find you another day to go pay our respects to Brother Zhang."

"good!"

The cultivator surnamed Wang nodded and went straight down the mountain.

After receiving his reward, Zhao Tiezhu hummed a little tune as he descended the mountain.

"Alright, that concludes the investigation."

Liu Jinhu let out a long sigh.

I didn't expect things to improve so quickly.

He patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder and said.

"This matter has been thoroughly investigated, and you are not a suspect. On the contrary, you were harmed by our fellow disciples, and the sect will provide you with some compensation later."

"Thank you very much, Deacon Liu!"

"These are all as it should be."

Liu Jinhu was a man of principle, and when he spoke of it...

"You'll get everything you're owed. Alright, I'm leaving."

After saying that, Liu Jinhu's figure soared into the air and disappeared from the abandoned hall.

On the way back, Liu Jinhu recalled the scenes of interrogating Li Ping'an that day.

I don't know why, even though everything in this matter matches up.

With witnesses and physical evidence, the case can be described as having an extremely clear and straightforward investigation process.

But he always felt that something was wrong.

That is, Li Ping'an was clearly just an old man with low cultivation.

How could they escape from Steward Wang's grasp time and time again?

And the interrogation just now gave him a misconception.

It was as if everything was arranged, and everything matched up perfectly.