Chapter 36: Inspector Liu's Anger
Liu Chengcheng, who had been missing for many days, was finally found, but he was already crazy when he was sent back. The matter of writing the "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info was deliberately leaked, and it was already known to the whole city, and suddenly, a few families were happy and a few were sad. Compared with the lifeless of the Inspector's Mansion, there is no shortage of jubilant people in the market, and I heard that the old man Zhang, who set up a steamed bun stall in the east of the city, also set off firecrackers for this purpose.
Although Liu Chengcheng was found, the case that happened in Jingwolf Road was far from over. This case is not big, but it is not small. It's not a big story, it's just a common story of a person who was lost and then found again, and ended up going crazy. This kind of thing is commonplace in northern Xinjiang. It would be abnormal to know that in the early hours of the morning, the cleaners did not drag out a few corpses from the sewers and gutters of the wolf city. As for whether or not to find it, it has always been good luck by burning incense and worshipping the Buddha.
It's not small, but it's because although Liu Chengcheng's name is ordinary, his Lao Tzu is a well-known inspector Liu Jiye who dares to argue with the governor of Northern Xinjiang. When it comes to the word "Inspectorate", the people may not feel it, and they may even feel happy to hear it. But for the people in the government, these three words are tantamount to a curse. Even in the imperial capital, as long as an official heard that he was going to be invited to tea by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he would quickly write a suicide note to his wife and children while crying at home, because no one knew if he would be able to come back once he entered the door of the Inspectorate.
Today's Inspectorate is Dai Chen, known as the "Sword of the Bright Emperor" and the "Cold-faced Demon King", and is even more famous for protecting his shortcomings. Liu Jiye, as the imperial history of the Inspectorate, is also a high authority in the Inspectorate. It is conceivable that the Liu Chengcheng incident is only afraid that it will set off a bloody storm in the wolf city. When the red-eyed officials of the Ministry of Public Security came to the Governor's Palace, the Governor, who had been fighting for a long time, was also startled, and he asked suspiciously, "Did you eat carrots all night?" As soon as he heard the Governor's questioning, it was said that the officials of the Ministry of Public Security were so aggrieved that they burst into tears, and several of them fainted on the spot.
Therefore, the considerate Governor immediately made a straight decision: "The disappearance of the Inspector has been fulfilled, go back to rest!"
As a result of the vigorous search by the Governor's Palace and the Inspectorate a few days ago, all those who should have known about this matter already knew about it. The biggest attraction of this case is that the Governor's Office and the Inspectorate are involved, including General Monton, the Governor's number one confidant, and it is said that General Monton was at the scene when Liu Chengcheng disappeared, and there is a suspicion of letting the murderer escape.
Now, although Liu Chengcheng has been found, he has gone completely crazy, and there are countless versions of what happened during Liu Chengcheng's disappearance, these versions may have different plots, but the connotation is roughly the same, and four words are enough to describe the story during the disappearance - not suitable for children.
With the spread of these rumors, whether in the imperial capital or in the wolf city, the century-old family style of the Liu Mansion has been greatly hit. Inspector Liu was angry, and the Minister of Household was angry. I heard that the Governor was also angry that he had been blamed. So, anyone who has a little way is very curious: what is the attitude of the two Northern Xinjiang bigwigs when such a thing happens. You must listen to this clearly, lest you make a mistake and harm the fish in the pond.
Everyone talked about it, and they saw that Wolf City was about to stage a dragon and tiger fight.
And the next development did live up to expectations, and the news came out from the inspectorate: Inspector Liu was so angry that he had broken several sets of real keel china that had been treasured for more than ten years, and crippled the deacon of the stables who had drunk and misbehaved. He let out his words: We must strictly investigate the murderer, no matter who it is, no matter how powerful the other party is, he must investigate it to the end. As soon as these words came out, they almost pointed at the nose of the governor of northern Xinjiang.
The man of good deeds suddenly became excited, and in comparison, the governor's palace only replied: "Childish!"
As a result, everyone in the city saw that the Inspector was furious, and he rushed into the Governor's Mansion with a large sedan chair, and the momentum was indeed vigorous. And the door of the Governor's Mansion was open and unobstructed, too, when it came to force, Inspector Liu's body could not withstand the little finger of the Governor. This is not a tiger entering the flock at all, but a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger. The good deeds sighed for the Inspector: The Inspector was shrewd, but this time he made a mistake.
No matter what the people outside think, in the study of the Governor's Palace, there is a completely different atmosphere, only to see the smell of tea, Guo Zizhong, the governor of Northern Xinjiang, and Inspector Liu, who is the third level of the "official university", are sitting and chatting opposite each other.
"Lord Governor, the dog is not filial, and I bother you to discipline youβ"
"Oh, why do you say this, your father is kind and filial, and he is also very famous in Wolf City, why do you need my discipline?" Guo Zizhong smiled.
"Don't you know, Your Excellency?"
"I don't know!"
"Well, maybe General Monton hasn't told you yet, a few days ago, the dog went back to his hometown in the imperial capital, but was kidnapped, and that person actually crossed the wolf city with General Monton's identity card and took the dog to the ice field no man's land. The dog is unfilial, he covets the extravagant pleasures of Lost Town, he is unable to pay his debts and is committed to the thief, he is tortured, and now although he is lucky, he is so crazy and stupid that he can't even take care of himself-" Inspector Liu raised his sleeves and wiped away his tears slightly, "Alas! This is my only son."
"I have also heard of the misfortune of your son, and the thieves are so rampant, and it is also the misfortune of my people in northern Xinjiang, and I am deeply guilty. Guo Zizhong also lamented.
"Lord Governor, I don't blame you for this, it's all fate! I just have some unknown things I want to ask: what was General Monton going out of the city for that day? How could he be stolen from his identity card, Lord Monton is one of the few masters in the Empire, and his identity card has always been kept close to him, if he is not an acquaintance, he doesn't know where the identity card isββ"
Guo Zizhong was unmoved, waved his hand and said indifferently: "Everything is an accident, I can guarantee this matter, Mengton is just a coincidence, speaking of which, he is also a victim." He went to Wadang Town on business at my order, and was accidentally stolen by thieves to steal his identity card! As for your son, the Governor's Mansion will also do its best to arrest the murderer, Inspector Liu, please be relieved-"
"But I don't know what kind of business Lord Monton is, and I need to travel late at night?"
"Military secrets, no comment"
Liu Jiye's face twitched, and he suddenly waved his sleeves, and said with a straight face: "Your Excellency the Governor, in the event of a military operation, the Inspectorate must have a record, and I hope that General Mengton can come to the Inspectorate to fulfill the responsibility of filing and assist in the investigation of last night's incident." He saw Guo Zizhong squinting at himself, he couldn't go on, Guo Zizhong's expression was clear and told himself: I want to know, I want people, you are not qualified enough, then you have to come over in person, Dai Chen, the boss of your Imperial Capital Inspectorate. It seems that the other party is Baoding Mengton.
Liu Jiye was so angry that he trembled, this old bastard, he turned his face when he said that he would turn his face, and he was sure that he had nothing to do with him. Who told the ancestors of other families to worship the founding emperor! Such a martial arts family, as long as he does not rebel, the emperor has nothing to do with him.
"There is another matter, last night someone forcibly entered the city, alarming the defenders of the city, why is there no news? I have sent this matter to Your Majesty by expedited mail, and I ask the Governor to give an answer. Liu Jiye asked with anger in his endurance.
"Military secrets, no comment," Guo Zizhong still said lightly.
"Okay, good, good, Your Excellency the Governor said 'military secrets, nothing to comment', could it be that you still say that when you get to Your Majesty?" Liu Jiye laughed angrily.
"Are you Your Majesty?" Guo Zizhong asked in surprise after taking a sip of tea.
"You-! So, farewell!" Liu Jiye got up angrily and brushed his sleeves away.
"Don't send it! I have time to drink tea!" Guo Zizhong said lightly. Liu Jiye stumbled when he heard this, and almost fell.
Guo Zizhong shook his head: "This old dog!" His eyes flashed, it was time to put those little beasts in a cage, last night that kid secretly went over the city and made trouble so that everyone didn't sleep well, and the anger has been a bit big recently! Guo Zizhong raised the teacup in his hand and drank it all.
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Eight sedan chairs out of the gate of the Governor's Palace, Liu Jiye sat firmly in the sedan chair, the original angry look suddenly disappeared, he lifted the sedan curtain slightly, and asked: "Did Guo Wu, who was going to blackmail Chengcheng that day, and the young man surnamed Fu investigate clearly?"
I only heard the old housekeeper outside whisper back: "The investigation is clear, and from the current point of view, it seems that it has nothing to do with the disappearance of the young master." When the young master left the city, the two of them drank in Qifeng Tower, and they didn't leave that night, and all the people they came into contact with were also checked, and there was nothing special. β
Isn't Qi Fenglou the Qinglou? Liu Jiye felt a little more comfortable in his heart: his own son is not angry, and Guo Zizhong's son is no better! He leaned back slightly: and said lightly: "Not sure? That means that it is possible? Who else is more likely than them?"
At present, the biggest suspects are Guo Wu and the others, but the possibility of these two is close to none. And as time went on, we had fewer and fewer leads. β
"Close to nothing?" Liu Jiye snorted coldly, although he was not reconciled, but he was silent for a moment, and then he continued: "This matter will end here for the time being!"
The old butler was stunned, is the old man going to give up the investigation? This is not the style that the old man has always had.
Liu Jiye didn't intend to explain, but continued: "Last night's incident, Guo Zizhong, the old rascal, obviously wants to get through the tricks, we must not let him get his wish, I will let the people from the gendarmerie battalion interview the officers stationed at the head of the city last night, you let all the green skins in the city move, and report all the suspicious people, especially strangers." β
"Yes, sir. The old butler respectfully accepted the order, "But sir, will a private interview with an active officer cause a backlash from the Governor's Palace?"
"Who said that after a private interview, have you forgotten the old profession of the gendarmerie battalion? They are not the best at picking bones in eggs, and it is not easy to hold the handle of a petty officer in the city, just let them cooperate with the investigation! As long as the water is stirred, it doesn't matter if it is muddy. β
"Muddy!" the old butler felt that he was becoming more and more confused about his master's thoughts, which made him very frightened.
"Yes, muddy, because we don't need to know the truth of the matter at all, but we must make Guo Zizhong mistakenly think that we want to track down the truth of the matter. All in all, the course of all the next actions is only two words, and that is 'entanglement', until the old man is too anxious to take care of anything else. β
"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it. The old butler immediately agreed.
"Wait, I have one more thing. During this time, Lao Cheng, you can arrange to send a caravan to the undead tribe, and their Bruda assembly is about to begin. You take the young master and follow the caravan to Bruda City in person. I've inquired, and the tribe of the undead may have a solution for his illness. As for the matter here, I will gradually arrange for someone else to take over, and you just need to do a good job of handing it over. When Liu Jiye said this, he suddenly paused, as if something was blocked in his heart, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said, "You don't have to rush back after you go, you must cure Chengcheng's illness at the root, it doesn't matter if you have a year or two." Clear?"
"Master-" The old housekeeper actually had the meaning of trusting the orphan when he heard his master's words, which made him feel even more frightened, and tears flowed unconsciously, "Master-the old slave knows that there are some things that you can't talk about, but master, in fact, you don't have to stay in Wolf City, this is a bandit den, and Guo Zizhong is the leader of the bandits." The old lady is about to retire from the household department now, you might as well go back to the imperial capital, why do you have to tear your face with that Guo Zizhong-?"
Liu Jiye sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Lao Cheng, I understand your intentions, you are also the old man of our family, we have known each other since childhood, and we have been through ups and downs together for decades, and I won't hide some things from you." It's just that the day above our heads is only afraid that there will be big changes recently, and Wolf City is one of the centers of this storm. β
Liu Jiye thought of the young daughter of His Royal Highness the Prince who came secretly a few days ago, the county lord of Chiba, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile, since he embarked on that road, he had no choice!
Thinking of his son, who was already crazy, Liu Jiye could only silently say sorry. Because a few days ago, the lord of Chiba brought the original words of His Royal Highness the Prince: Stop the investigation and don't startle the snake. From this sentence, Liu Jiye understood that the truth of the matter had been grasped by His Royal Highness the Prince who was far away in the imperial capital, and he couldn't imagine how much strength His Royal Highness had hidden, maybe the whole world was in the chessboard of His Royal Highness the Prince. Liu Jiye had no choice, because compared with His Royal Highness the Prince's plan, the truth of his son's victimization was so insignificant. His trip to the Governor's Palace today was only an order from His Royal Highness the Prince to confirm one thing.
But all of this, Liu Jiye can't say it to people, even if he trusts people anymore. Guo Zizhong was originally one of the most valued people by His Royal Highness, but he refused His Highness's kindness, so he had to have the consciousness of being a stumbling block. After all, a governor of Northern Xinjiang who is loyal to the Emperor of Light is definitely not what His Royal Highness the Prince wants to see. "Whoever wins the north wins the world", this is the wise saying poured out by countless careerists with blood and failure, and since ancient times, countless coups d'Γ©tat in the empire have confirmed the correctness of this sentence.
He looked at the pale-faced old butler and comforted him lightly: "Don't worry, it may be that I am worried, no matter what, you must leave with Chengcheng." Chengcheng is not necessarily a bad thing now, what he did in the imperial capital, even in Wolf City, I have heard about it, there should be such a catastrophe. If from now on, he is ordinary and low-key, maybe he can keep a safe life. Lao Cheng, here but do your best, don't force it, everything is safety-oriented, please!"
"Master-" The old butler's tears flowed even more, and he couldn't understand why the old man, who had always held the pearl of wisdom, was so hesitant?