Dongshan, located three hundred miles west of Xianyang City, is the place where Xianyang leads to Guanzhong. And Dongshan is in the middle of the official road. If Dongshan is spared, this official road will increase the distance by dozens of miles. According to the Ministry of Works, the mountain in Dongshan is not very hard, and digging a tunnel can save a lot of work.

It stands to reason that this is not a big project for Daqin, and there should not be such an accident. You don't see that the craftsmen of Daqin hollowed out the entire Lishan, and there was no landslide accident, how could this small Dongshan, digging a small tunnel, collapse.

Daqin's officialdom is like a dilapidated house leaking everywhere. Li Chen had just left Xianyang when Dongshan, three hundred miles away, received the news.

The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Crime, the people of the royal family, and the wealthy businessmen of Daqin are now gathered in this small Dongshan.

"Rong Luhou, that one who doesn't know what's going on, is it all wiped clean?" In one of the houses, a shrill voice rang out.

I saw that there was a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard sitting on the main seat in the room, Lang Zhong from the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry sitting on the left and right, and the person from the wealthy merchant Wang sitting at the end.

"Princess, you put ten thousand hearts, I have investigated back and forth several times to ensure that there are no clues left." Lang Zhong of the Criminal Department had a stammering look.

This white-bearded man was none other than Ligi's chamberlain, though only a small eunuch. But the master of the family is the favorite concubine of the first emperor, who is Liji, I am afraid that everyone in the Manchu Dynasty knows about the civil and military affairs. If it is said that the first emperor is working on state affairs in Afang Palace during the day, then I am afraid that he is basically working on Lao Liji this night.

is the so-called three-rank official in front of the prime minister, not to mention the favorite concubine of His Majesty the Emperor. Since ancient times, the power of the pillow wind has been there, and if it makes an impression in the eyes of Liji, mention your name in front of Your Majesty. For middle and lower-level officials, what they lack is the opportunity for His Majesty to remember.

"Well, things must be done properly, you are a professional team, so we laymen don't say much. When Rong Luhou was sent away, there was a lot of reward on Niangniang's side. The prince took a sip of tea and said.

"A few people will rest first, and I will take the people from the Criminal Department to check it out." Lang Zhong from the Criminal Department said and walked out of the room.

"Have the bodies been disposed of?" Lang Zhong from the Criminal Department came out of the room and asked the messengers on the left and right.

"It's all burned, and I guarantee that I can't even find the ashes."

"No, the Dongshan County Ya took away more than ten corpses of villagers." The poor man thought for a moment and said.

"It's too late to go to Dongshan County now, hide the matter of Dongshan County taking away the body in the file, and no one is allowed to mention it." Lang Zhong of the Criminal Department said.

This Dongshan is also close to 200 miles away from Dongshan County, and this one comes and goes for more than 500 miles, obviously Li Chen must arrive first in terms of time, and it is too late in terms of time.

Dongshan County is under the direct management of the internal history, similar to the county seat under the capital in the previous life. There was a plague at the feet of this dignified emperor, although it was the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry who were presiding over the case, as the county magistrate of Dongshan County, he naturally had to make a show. Therefore, after the incident, Dongshan County's servants and arresters took away more than ten corpses as soon as possible.

The horses in Lijiazhuang are all good horses that travel 81,000 a day, and this carriage is naturally extremely fast. Departing at noon, the convoy had already arrived at Dongshan before it was dark.

"Are you ready for food and drink?" Seeing Li Chen's convoy from a distance, Wang Gonggong asked left and right.

"The best chef in Xianyang, and the best singer invited." The steward of the Wang family said. Their Wang family is not short of money, as long as this matter can be settled, their gang of people who win often block guns for their sons can be said to have jumped over the dragon gate.

They have already made up their minds to pay attention, you Li Chen are here, we are serving good wine and food, what kind of dragon do you want, let's invite the best of Xianyang City to you. But if you want to investigate the case, I'm sorry, we can't help.

"You've been waiting for a long time." Li Chen got out of the carriage, arched his hand and said lukewarmly to the people in front of him.

"It is our honor for Master Hou to come to us." The steward of the Wang family said.

"Who is in charge of this case, can you tell us about it?" Li Chen went straight to the point.

"Jiang Wei in the Criminal Department." Said the man in the official uniform of the Criminal Department.

"Gongbu Langzhong Guo Yu." Said a man dressed in the official uniform of the Ministry of Works.

"Our family is Liji's attendant." The prince reported his family and tried to use Liji's name to overwhelm Li Chen.

"I haven't heard that His Majesty sent a eunuch to take charge of this case." Li Chen asked as if he was a little puzzled.

"Master Hou, what do you mean?" The prince asked.

"Isn't the meaning of this Hou clear enough?"

"There's no place for you to speak here." Li Chen said in an unkind tone.

"Whew, whew, whew."

The prince didn't seem to be quite, Li Chen would humiliate him in public, and he was angry like a wheezing bull for a while.

"The Wang family is the mother of Liji Niangniang, and Gongzi Yingchang happened to be hunting here on the day of the incident. Liji Niangniang sent the old slave to watch here, don't have a heart to wronged Chang Gongzi. The prince bit the three words "people with hearts" very hard.

The meaning of his words is already very obvious, you Li Chen had better give Liji Niangniang a face, otherwise be careful that Liji Niangniang sues you for a "caring person" on His Majesty's side.

"Master Hou is tired of traveling, how about eating first." Wang's steward saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and hurriedly eased the atmosphere.

"It's better that I don't eat your Wang's food, lest some people accuse me of bending the law for personal gain."

"Guo Langzhong, my people will eat at the yamen of your Ministry of Industry from today onwards." Li Chen said.

Although this lot was built by the Wang family, the Ministry of Industry also has a permanent yamen here, responsible for the technical guidance and supervision of this lot.

The three of them glanced at each other, and the worst result appeared, this Rong Lu Hou Li Chen was really a person who did not eat oil and salt.

"In that case, then Master Hou will go to the yamen of my Ministry of Industry first." Guo Langzhong said helplessly.

There is not much in this Dongshan, but there are many empty houses, Li Chen and the others chose a large courtyard to live in, and the people from the Ministry of Industry sent some bad and bad meals as usual.

Four dishes and one soup, and a beef stew with potatoes. This Guo Langzhong obviously didn't dare to offend Li Chen too much, so he opened a small stove for Li Chen.

"Master Hou, these people are sonorous, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with." Zhao Que took a piece of potato and said.

"Theoretically, there is no such thing as perfect crime. As long as the incident is real, then there will inevitably be evidence. Li Chen put down the chopsticks in his hand and said.

Li Chen knew that the crime scene, human evidence, and physical evidence must have been beautified by the Criminal Department. But there is no such thing as perfect crime, and the more manual intervention there is, the more flaws there will be.

In Wang's courtyard, there is a table full of delicacies from the mountains and the sea in the main house.

"This Rong Luhou is really shameless." The prince said angrily.

"Hey, it's hard to deal with." Guo Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry sighed and said.

"A few people put their hearts in their stomachs, I guarantee that he Li Chen can't find the slightest evidence." Jiang Langzhong of the Criminal Department said confidently. He has been handling cases for decades, but he doesn't believe that Li Chen, a hairy boy in his twenties, can still find flaws in his hands.