"Sister Chu, I don't have that kind of talent." Liu Shuang thought about the thick files in the file vault, as well as the countless case records in the back hall, and shook his head with a wry smile, "When I came from Lizhou, I asked Lord Wen to teach me everything he knew. ”

"Gentle?" Chu Qingqing's expression softened, she has been in the department for two years, and she has also seen the old guy who looks full of smiles, if it is the scheming Lizhou General Director, it is indeed very likely to collect these news, "What is the clue you just said." ”

"I'm not sure." Liu Shuang stretched his brows slightly, and searched for information about the three important ministers from his memory, "According to Lord Wen's knowledge, I specially checked the three files, in June of the third year of Taining, the flood in Luzhou, and the important ministers who asked for a quick disposal at the court, there were these three at the same time. In December of the fourth year of Taining, in the murder case of the son of a barnyard official, the upper court proposed to execute these three at the same time. In September of the fifth year of Taining, Emperor Geng's birthday, the list of congratulatory gifts for King Chen, there are these three at the same time. ”

"Most of these are recorded in the files of the other major adults." Liu Shuang paused and explained.

"So, the biggest suspicion is Wang Keding, the barnyard official five years ago?" Chu Qingqing asked, "However, if it is a different incident that offends the same person, it is not impossible." ”

"Yes, so it's almost impossible to find the answer directly from the dossier." Liu Shuang affirmed and sighed slightly, "So, this can only be considered as a doubt." ”

"You didn't say this to Lord Zhuo." Chu Qingqing stared at Liu Shuang's bottomless dark pupils, as if he wanted to see something through the boundless night, "But, why are you telling me." ”

The air suddenly became condensed, the night cooled, and in the darkness, the young man's eyebrows and eyes were exceptionally soft.

Without feeling the other party's vigilance and malice at all, Chu Qingqing put down her shrugged shoulders and let go of her hostility.

"I believe in you."

After a long silence, the oppression that gathered in the air seemed to disappear in an instant.

From those originally stoic, but soft eyes at the moment, Chu Qingqing's eyes, which had been blinded by the city government for a long time, rarely showed a youthful warmth. Even if she understood the deep meaning of the words of the person opposite, she still chose to believe this colleague who had known her for a long time for no reason.

Yes, at least the person did not deceive himself, maybe that would be enough.

The two people who have known each other for a long time silently let down their guards at this moment.

"Hiss-" Chu Qingqing took out the fire fold, lit it carefully, and looked at the scene of the crime through the faint light. The corpse had long since been cleaned up, leaving only traces of a white pen.

"Lord Fang said that the one who chased and killed the husband that night was a Qi Realm master." Liu Shuang groped for the remaining sword marks, thinking about the bloody killing of that day, "The Qi Realm martial artist bent down to chase down a husband? I think that there must be more than one such master of murderers encountered in Shangshufu. ”

"What kind of person will be able to drive several Qi Realm masters?" Chu Qingqing's heart sank a little, and his expression was gloomy, could such a murderer be punished by the Divine Arrest Division.

"I guess there was no poison or incense or anything like that." Liu Shuang looked at the white porcelain cup against the firelight, leaned close to his nose and sniffed lightly.

"No, but-" Chu Qingyue's brows furrowed slightly, "The twelve guards in Lord Wu's mansion were killed without any trace of resistance. It doesn't make sense in any way. ”

"We checked all the pieces, ornaments, flowers and plants, even candlesticks, sesame oil, and found nothing strange, and the poison inspector in the department also confirmed, even if there is no mixed poison." Chu Qingqing used fire folds to illuminate the walls and columns, and there were not even traces of the swords that would inevitably split out on them.

"Lend me one." Liu Shuang took the fire fold, tiptoed a little, and leaned on the middle beam column.

The faint glow of the fire illuminated the spotlessly thick beams, and he slowly moved the flame closer to the column, his slender fingers rubbing the texture of the solid wood.

Those grains are dense and smooth, they are the high-grade Qiqi wood produced in Yunzhou, which is durable and durable, even if it is not easily corrupted for a hundred years, looking at the structural furnishings of this Shangshu Mansion, it will not be built for more than ten years.

"Hand me the candlestick!" Liu Shuang's undoubted calmness made Chu Qingqing slightly stunned, he shouldn't have used the things on the scene at will, but with such a firm tone, Chu Qingqing still touched the candlestick and turned over to the middle beam.

Liu Shuang's index finger touched a little wax oil, applied it to the beam, and touched it carefully.

"Sister Chu, touch it."

Although Chu Qingqing has a pair of girlish jade hands that have been cocooned because of the perennial dancing swords, she is a girl after all, her skin is delicate and smooth, and she can still clearly feel the texture of the rough wood.

"It's smooth." Chu Qingqing was a little puzzled.

"Look under the beam."

Chu Qingqing reached down, and where he touched it, it actually had a surprisingly similar touch to the cylinder that had been smeared with wax oil by Liu Shuang.

"The hem of the beam has been greased!" Chu Qingqing blurted out, revealing an incredible look.

"Yes, in order to avoid corrosion over time, almost all the beams and columns will be coated with a layer of dense grease, usually using the pine resin abundant in Beili, but this kind of pine wood is different, the dead pine wood will also secrete a kind of antiseptic oil, so there is no need to apply pine resin again." Liu Shuang lowered his voice, even if no one else could hear it, "However, under this beam, someone has been coated with something similar to grease. ”

"That's right, that day, the God Catcher Division probed the scene, and indeed only looked at the top of the beam, and didn't pay too much attention to the lower side that could be seen on the ground." Chu Qingqing bowed, "Even if you pay attention, it's hard to notice the difference." ”

"Bring some back and let the poison master take a look." As he spoke, Chu Qingqing took out his saber and prepared to scrape it off and take it away.

"It's fine." Liu Shuangtan used the fire fold to illuminate Chu Qingqing, "I have heard of a kind of grease that spreads when it is heated, and the internal breath of the smeller is unstable and cannot exert force, Sister Chu, you try your luck." ”

Chu Qingqing put away the broken foam on the blade of the sword, and secretly breathed, and sure enough, a kind of obstacle that seemed to be there was a hundred bones and veins in the limbs, and his strength was blocked, and Chu Qingqing instantly became alert.

"I'm the same, the grease spreads when it's a little hotter." Liu Shuang smiled bitterly, the temperature of the fire fold just now obviously roasted the fat, but fortunately it was dark now, "But it's good for a while, this kind of thing has a very short medicinal properties." ”

"So, at the time of the crime, the main hall was full of people and the lights were bright, which made the grease spread?" Chu Qingqing frowned.

Turning over the lower beam, Liu Shuang, who was sealed by grease, was soft under his feet, and he could stand firmly.

"Be careful." Liu Shuang instinctively stretched out his hand and let Chu Qingqing put it on his forearm to support the unstable woman.

"What is this?" Chu Qingqing clenched his colleague's arm, his face turned blue. She has never been in such a situation, and at this moment, the only person she can trust is this Liu Shuang, who has known her for a long time.

"Balsam."

In the darkness, a low, deep voice came from the shadows that the fire folded could not illuminate.

"Who is it?" Liu Shuang was shocked, he was shocked by the sudden voice, he didn't feel that anyone entered at all, the coolness was like ice water from the top of his head, until the soles of his feet, cold sweat came from his forehead, and fear came from his face. But he couldn't be afraid, he didn't dare to be afraid.

"The end of the crossbow." The voice sneered, "But there is a good show tonight, the little girl of the God Hunting Division steals a lover, I can fulfill you and tie your corpses together." ”

"You talk nonsense!" Listening to such a lewd ridicule, in the end it was a girl, Chu Qingqing's fear was covered by the girl's shyness, and she grabbed Liu Shuang's hand as if she was letting go, and clenched it desperately as if she was grasping a life-saving straw.

Why didn't he suspect that this man was in the company of the murderers in the dark? Chu Qingqing trembled for a moment.

Liu Shuang's strength from his arm could clearly feel Chu Qingqing's fear, after all, she was still a rich lady, even if she was engaged in the Divine Capture Division, after all, at the feet of King Chen, this feeling of life and death being handed over to someone was probably never experienced.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

With a gentle and firm voice, Chu Qingqing's hanging heart suddenly settled.

Liu Shuangqiang calmed down, turned his hand to extinguish the fire in his hand, in this way, both sides were in the dark, Chu Qingqing buried himself behind him, secretly breathing, after all, that little bit of condensation, as long as he recovers his strength before the attack, he can still have a few chances of winning.

"It's so touching, it's interesting that the hard-working mandarin ducks are dying." The voice was absurd, provocative with interest.

Liu Shuang suppressed his wheezing, took out his saber in the dark, assumed a defensive posture, followed the source of the sound, and did not speak.

"You can't run, but you kid actually know the balsam? It's a shame to kill you. The voice sighed, "I'll give you a chance, kill the girl behind you, take the head of the Seven Gods to my master, and you still have a life." ”

Knowing the intention of that voice, Liu Shuang reached out and clasped Chu Qingqing's hand, giving the other party warmth in the dark, and the slender jade hand within reach was as cold as a stone at the moment.

The two of them were close at hand, ready to defend themselves against the enemy.

"Hey, it's a pity, then I'll give you a ride and die together!" The voice was pretending to be regretful, even though he knew that the two young men would not take the initiative to surrender as he wished, but in the face of such a weak opponent, he felt that he was at ease and was not in a hurry to start.

The sound of rustling came from the corner, and the medicinal power of the balsamic had not yet dissipated, although it could not use its strength, but the senses of the moves were not affected, and Liu Shuang listened quietly.

"Ding-" A sword that sealed his throat was blocked, Liu Shuanghu's mouth was numb, and the long sword almost flew out of his hand.

Compared with Liu Shuang, the killer hiding in the dark was even more shocked, he never expected that the fatal sword was actually blocked by this young man who had been hit by the balsam, and the master ordered him to wipe off the remaining balsamic on the beam at night, so as not to leave trouble, but unexpectedly bumped into the people of the Divine Catcher.

Liu Shuang's breath was not calm, and he was always on guard against unpredictable attacks, and he wanted to return to the woman behind him.

"Escape-" Liu Shuang let out a low snort, pushed Chu Qingqing away, and the long sword struck out, directly taking the killer.

The moment it changed, the killer didn't expect that the other party still had the strength to take the initiative, and for a while, he was in a mess, and he couldn't see the opponent's path clearly, so he hurriedly danced his sword to protect himself.

Chu Qingqing was pushed away a few steps, slightly stunned, and his eyes were uncertain. This person even wants to protect himself at the expense of this? Shocked by the sudden fear, the Seventh Prince's mind was racing at this moment.

"Humph! Underestimate me! Chu Qingqing stomped his feet, his mind calmed down instantly, and he felt out the fire fold, and the three of them were exposed to the light for a moment, and they didn't hesitate, they threw it along the killer's position, and stabbed it with their swords.

Seeing that the two young men who were not opponents suddenly turned from defense to offense, the killer sneered, but he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, and secretly lucked himself to rest.

"What!" Before the fire fold hit the ground, the bright light of the fire reflected in the killer's eyes, and the masked killer's pupils suddenly dilated.

Grasping the trance of that moment, Liu Shuang's long sword was already close, and the sword penetrated the killer's shoulder blade.

"Bastard!" The killer was stabbed and flew backwards at the same time, so that the sword was not fatal.

Chu Qingqing collected his sword and Liu Shuang side by side, and the fire fold fell to the ground, separated between the three of them, the flames swayed and swayed, as if they were blown by murderous aura.

"When!" The killer pressed the wound on his shoulder blade with one hand and stared at the two young men in front of him with resentment.

"It's a fire fold, you apply balsam to the fire fold!" Watching the firelight jump and flicker, the killer suddenly understood everything.

The kid attracted attention, and the little girl took the opportunity to smear the grease on the blade of the sword on the fire fold, and the volatile and diffusing condensation balm instantly made him also dazzled.

"It's late!" When the time comes, it will change later, and Liu Shuang is desperate to kill the killer on the spot.

"Foolish dreams!" The killer with the shoulder blade injury actually sneered calmly, he held the sword in one hand, turned the blade, and moved slightly between his lips.

"Be careful!" That posture...... It's a rune in the Spell Sect!

Sensing that something was wrong, Chu Qingqing blurted out and flew towards Liu Shuang, about to use his body to knock Liu Shuang away and avoid the killer's blade.

The fire, rising out of thin air from the killer's blade, leaped and brightened like a swimming dragon, and rushed straight towards them, about to hit the two and engulf them.

"Broken!" Recognize the other party's movements, and the sword has runes attached to it! Without having time to think about it, Liu Shuang quickly pinched it with one hand, and at the moment when the flames surrounded them, his fingers flicked, and the flames that were rushing like dragons disappeared and annihilated in the dark night as if they were generated out of thin air, without a trace.

"Who are you?" With the killer weapon that he tried his best, the rune spell was easily broken, and the powerful counter-devouring force of the spell rebounded, like a bowstring shattering, and the black-clothed killer was knocked over by an invisible force, and the last killing move was broken with one blow, and he fell to the ground in horror, his eyes lost his original cold and arrogant look, and he trembled.

"Balsamic can block qi, but it can't seal spells." Liu Shuang stopped his waist and supported Chu Qingqing, and the scene of trying to save him just now was reflected in his eyes.

"Stupid, what are you?" Chu Qingqing was shocked, and she couldn't see through the background of the person in front of her more and more, but unlike that strange killer, she had no fear or worry, but, admiration?

"Liu Shuang, the commander of Lizhou, has seen the Seventh Prince." Liu Shuangwan smiled, let go of Chu Qingqing, and bent down to salute his subordinates.

"Forehead ......" Chu Qingqing was amused by Liu Shuang and giggled, and reached out to hold Liu Shuang's arms.

Chu Qingqing's face changed color instantly, and the heavy strength ...... Obviously, the blow just now defeated not only the murderer, but also this weakened young man, and the spell beyond the scope of strength also produced a backlash in his body, this stupid man was already at the end of the crossbow, and he forced his composure in order not to let the killer find out.

"You're in luck!" Seeing that it could not be done, the killer fled through the window.

"Please stay!" A deep male voice came from outside the house.

Immediately after, there was the sound of the killer slamming to the ground.

"Third brother!" Chu Qingqing heard the owner of the voice, and his joy was overflowing, "Stupid, we have been saved!" ”

"Hmm!" was supported by Chu Qingqing, and finally didn't have to force himself to be calm, his body was weak, and he couldn't stand still holding Chu Qingqing, Liu Shuang replied with a wry smile.

Someone came by stepping on the moonlight, Chu Qingqing had never felt that the third brother was so wise and martial as he was today.

The long sword shining with cold light rested between the killer's neck, and Fang Junyue looked at the two of them supporting each other with satisfaction, "Very good, you guys did a very good job!" ”

"Thank you, third brother!" Chu Qingqing's cheeks were flushed, and they were extremely ruddy under the light of the firelight.

"Come with me to the Divine Catcher." Fang Junyue reached out to catch the black-clothed killer, and between the tentacles, he felt that the man was paralyzed, his face was pale, and he snorted.

He's dead?

By the light of the fire, Fang Junyue removed the killer's face towel, but he couldn't see the killer's face clearly—the seven orifices were bleeding, and his face was rapidly decaying like a rock weathering.

If you swallow the poison hidden in your teeth, will you not betray the organization if you fail?

"Are you so vicious to your own people?" Fang Junyue shook his head and sighed, "I'll keep it here again, you guys hurry back to the division and send someone to bring the body back." ”

"Third brother, be careful." Chu Qingqing's face was gloomy, and he supported Liu Shuang, who was out of strength.

"Let the patrol battalion take you back." Fang Junyue paused, still not at ease.

Seeing the two supporting each other and disappearing at the end of Changning Street under the escort of a patrol battalion, Fang Junyue's expression changed.