Luoyang City, Shifu.

Shi Lingtian was pondering the writing of the recital in the study, and these days, he has been working in his own mansion.

Through the comprehensive investigation these days, according to the contents of the account books, more and more people are involved in the Frost Moon Cultivation Case, and people are constantly being bitten out, and the big names and martial arts figures involved in it have shocked everyone.

Zhao Rui saw that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, and he was a little unstable. On the grounds of convenience in handling the case and avoiding suspicion, he drove out all the arresters who investigated the case, so as to show that the case had nothing to do with him.

Shi Lingtian had no choice but to set up the case handling team in his own mansion. In fact, if he argued with reason, Zhao Rui would not dare to openly expel them.

It's just that Shi Lingtian himself felt that the involvement was too big, he was afraid that Zhao Rui would shackle his elbows, and he was even more afraid that the details of the investigation would be leaked, so he moved out.

At this moment, he wants to impeach his colleague, the second-in-command of Yuzhou officialdom, according to Zhao Rui.

He was considering his words, when he saw the servant step forward and said softly: "Lord Qiqi, Han Qingying and Han Zhutou ask to see." ”

"Well, let her in." Shi Lingtian nodded and said.

These days, Han Qingying can almost be regarded as her most powerful favorite general. In the Battle of Jingling, she only brought one helper, and almost single-handedly killed all the main forces of the Frost Moon Sect. This matter spread throughout Luoyang.

Chen Ran was automatically ignored as a helper, while Han Qingying became a recognized master in the eyes of everyone.

In addition, she is the beloved disciple of the Xuanling Daoist of Laojun Mountain, and she has a deep background. Everywhere she went, no one dared to use force against her.

Therefore, when she was present, the investigation became very smooth. Although this woman is only sixteen years old, these days, she has faintly become the core of the head catchers in the inspection department.

However, others didn't know the details of Han Qingying's battle against the Frost Moon Sect, but Shi Lingtian knew. So he didn't look too sideways at Han Qingying's martial arts performance.

And what he admires about Han Qingying is that this woman's handling of the case can be regarded as upright. The people involved in the booklet, no matter who they found, Han Qingying handled them all impartially, without any favoritism or cover-up.

This kind of courage and domineering not only requires an honest and unyielding character, but also requires profound strength and background.

People who don't have the strength and power to do this kind of thing will be called a lack of heart. If a county government head catcher uses this kind of upright way to handle the case, he may be killed before he can investigate it for two days.

Shi Lingtian saw the shadow of his youth in her, and it seemed that he didn't dare to be so brave when he was young.

I saw Han Qingying wearing a black trapping suit, carrying a gold-patterned Yanling knife at her waist, and holding a booklet in her hand, and walked into the house.

The golden-veined Yanling knife on her waist was given to her by Shi Lingtian in order to reward her for her ability to handle the case. With the heroic figure of the girl, it looks extremely commensurate.

"Humble Han Qingying, see Lord Chief Catcher." Han Qingying bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite, please be seated." Shi Lingtian smiled and motioned for Han Qingying to sit down, and then asked, "What is the matter with Qingying's coming today?" ”

Han Qingying didn't sit down, but put the booklet in her hand on Shi Lingtian's table and said, "Lord Shi, I have found a new clue in my humble position. It is the handwritten confession of He Tingjun, the leader of the Five Tiger Gates, the Yum boxing champion in the south of the city. ”

When she said this, her tone trembled, her eyes lit up, and she looked extremely excited, apparently digging out a big fish.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Shi Lingtian smiled.

Han Qingying took a deep breath and said, "Zhang Yan, the uncle of this dynasty, once bought fifteen maids from the Frost Moon Sect. Later, Zhang Fu played ten deaths, and the Frost Moon Sect made up five more for him. These twenty people are not slaves, but children of good families near the mountain. In other words, this uncle has at least ten lives in his hands. ”

When Shi Lingtian heard this, he was immediately taken aback, and even the brush in his hand fell on the music, staining a large area of ink stains.

Zhang Yan, the uncle of the country, is the younger brother of Zhang Guifei in the court. And Zhang Guifei is the favorite concubine of the emperor today, and she can almost compete with the queen.

Such a noble uncle of the country was even involved in the case.

A few days ago, Han Qingying found King Gui, and Shi Lingtian found King Ning himself. The two princes of them carried at least five lives on their hands. Moreover, these two princes had once provided convenience for the Frost Moon Sect to obtain private salt.

Among the officials and nobles found, Shi Lingtian thought that these two princes were already two big fish. He's been thinking about how to play it for the past few days. For the sake of insurance, he originally wanted to impeach Zhao Rui first to test the holy will to see if the holy lord really wanted to investigate to the end.

However, before this twist and turn, Uncle Guo was involved again.

is different from the two idle princes, this country's uncle Zhang Yan is directly involved in the current emperor's harem, which is the emperor's façade.

How good is that?

The two princes Shi Lingtian still had the intention of playing, but he had no idea at all about Uncle Guo's words. Not to mention what will happen to the emperor, but as far as Zhang Guifei is concerned, he can't afford to provoke him at all.

You must know that the most powerful headhunters in the world are all in the six doors and the brocade guard.

The head catcher of the six doors oversees the relationship between the rivers and lakes and the court, and only takes over the gang struggles in the rivers and lakes and the key criminals who have long been wanted by the government, and at the same time has considerable friendships with the various major factions.

The duties of the Jinyi Guard are relatively simple, and they are only responsible for imperial power. It's just that this seemingly simple function is above all the headcatchers in the world.

Shi Lingtian himself came out of the Jinyi Guard and was released as an official, and fundamentally speaking, he was just a guard of the royal family, and he could also be called a family slave.

And Zhang Guifei can directly influence Jinyiwei through the celebrant supervisor, and she is the emperor's favorite concubine, almost half of Jinyiwei's master.

Now, the investigation has found Zhang Guifei's head.

How can a domestic slave offend his master?

Shi Lingtian's heart was extremely entangled at the moment, and his originally calm eyes also showed a brief panic, and he hurriedly cleaned up the ink stains on the fold to cover up his gaffe at this time.

But Han Qingying didn't think so much about Shi Lingtian, and still said to Shi Lingtian excitedly: "Moreover, according to what He Tingjun said, Zhang Yan, the uncle of that country, once came to Luoyang and directly killed a fifteen-year-old girl in front of him, as well as one of He Tingjun's subordinates.

That girl was given to Zhang Yan by the Frost Moon Sect through He Tingjun. Just because when Zhang Yan was playing with the girl, He Tingjun's subordinates suddenly broke in and saw a pair of girls' feet. Zhang Yan was furious, and directly stabbed He Tingjun's subordinates in the eyes and cut off the girl's feet. In the end, both of them were tortured to death by Zhang Yan. ”

Han Qingying said this, with an extremely indignant expression on her face, and said, "Those two corpses are still buried in the dry well of He Tingjun's house. ”

She really hated Zhang Yan's perverted moves. I really can't imagine why a person can be so perverted and have such a twisted possessiveness.

Shi Lingtian silently listened to Han Qingying's narration, calmed down in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any evidence to prove that it was Zhang Yan, the uncle of that country?" ”

When Zhang Yan killed those two people, he was annoyed and angry, and the movement was very loud, and several people saw it and could testify. Moreover, the corpses of the two wells are still there, and Zhang Yan's martial arts path can be seen from the wounds. Han Qingying said eloquently.

"But what about physical evidence?" Shi Lingtian asked again.

Han Qingying thought for a moment and said, "The scars on the corpse can also be counted as evidence, and there are witnesses." Let's catch that Zhang Yan directly and ask if you can't. ”

Shi Lingtian shook his head and said, "That Zhang Yangui is the uncle of the country, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle." ”

Han Qingying immediately said: "The law of this dynasty, Uncle Guo is just a title, and he has no official or position. I've checked, he's just the younger brother of the concubine, and he has a thousand households in brocade clothes. We can deal with him according to the law. ”

Shi Lingtian didn't expect Han Qingying to do so much investigation, he was a little speechless for a while, he thought for a while, and had to say, "Qingying, you have done a good job in this matter." But it's not time to touch him right now, so I'll deal with this matter first. ”

When Han Qingying heard this, her originally excited mood immediately calmed down and looked at Shi Lingtian directly.

Shi Lingtian was a little hairy by her, and his face gradually became serious.

Han Qingying was not afraid at all, and said with a straight face: "Lord Shi, are you afraid?" ”

Shi Lingtian snorted and didn't answer.

Han Qingying said again: "The previous King Ning and King Gui, you said that their titles are too high, and we have no right to investigate. Now that this uncle has no official position, why can't he move? ”

Shi Lingtian was silent for a moment, and tried to explain: "Qing Ying. You are still too young, and you don't understand the things of officialdom. If you want to get this case done, there are some people you can't do. If you don't move, you can still check, once you do, don't say that we can't move him at all, even the cats and dogs we found before can't make them subjugate. ”

"Why is that?" Han Qingying was a little puzzled.

Shi Lingtian said eloquently: "That's because those big people got into trouble with these things, if they want to get away with it, they can only directly overturn the entire case." Otherwise, they are not guilty, but those little minions are guilty, doesn't it prove that our court is not strict in justice?

So, you have to know how to make trade-offs. If you want to carry the case forward, you can only choose to handle the case. It's also something that can't be helped, can you understand? ”

"I understand." Han Qingying nodded.

Shi Lingtian breathed a sigh of relief slightly.

"I understand, Lord Shi, you are really afraid." Han Qingying continued.

Shi Lingtian's face suddenly turned pale.

Han Qingying continued: "I don't know these profound and difficult truths, I only know that those girls died really miserably. I've seen too many bodies these days, and the youngest of them is only nine years old. The appearance of some of the corpses has become a shadow that will never linger in my life. Lord Shi, I... Although I am only sixteen years old, I look at these corpses and feel like I have been old for more than ten years..."

When she said this, her voice was a little choked, and she couldn't say any more, so she arched her hand and said, "Resignation." ”

After saying that, she turned her head and was about to leave.

Shi Lingtian's face turned pale, and he shouted softly: "Stop! ”

Han Qingying stopped, but did not look back.

Shi Lingtian's expression was gloomy, and he said angrily: "When did I say I wouldn't do it?" ”

Han Qingying turned her head, and her original anger eased a little.

Shi Lingtian sighed and said, "It's just that this matter can't be too reckless. I assure you, there is no escape from what needs to be done. ”

"Really, sir?" Han Qingying's eyes lit up, and a new hope ignited in her heart. These days, she still has a lot of trust in this adult.

Shi Lingtian nodded slightly, he didn't want to make trouble with this capable subordinate at this time, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Of course! Speaking of which, you have worked hard in the past few days, and this official originally wanted to give you a reward for handling the case after a while, so let's give it to you today. ”

Han Qingying was a little embarrassed and said, "Lord Shi, the lowly investigation is not for these rewards..."

A smile appeared on Shi Lingtian's face and said, "You may not want it, but that helper of yours, Chen Ran, definitely wants it." ”

When Han Qingying heard this, she immediately nodded. She recalled that some time ago, when Chen Ran saw the Nanhao rewarded by the Yamen, she was so happy that she directly snatched her share.

She has been practicing in Laojun Mountain since she was a child, and she has no shortage of this kind of natural treasure, but if she can really help her cousin, then she is also very happy in her heart.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen my cousin in many days, and I don't know what he's busy with now.

Shi Lingtian saw the smile on Han Qingying's face and knew that he had temporarily coaxed this sixteen-year-old girl.

He waved his hand at the servants outside the door, motioning for them to go and get something.

After a while, the servant came in through the door, with a rather large wooden box in his hand, and he didn't know what was inside.

Shi Lingtian handed the box to Han Qingying and said, "This is the treasure of my Shi Mansion, you brothers and sisters will look at it." It's a private award for you. At that time, the reward of the imperial court will be indispensable. ”

"Thank you so much, sir!" Han Qingying immediately bowed and said.

She had already made up her mind that when the time came, she would give these things to her cousin, and he would be very happy.

After leaving the Shifu with the gift box, Han Qingying stepped on the high horse, and after leaving Luoyang City, she went straight to the Changxing Dart Bureau.

Along the way, she was looking forward to seeing her cousin.

When she was young, she often played with her cousin, and later came to Laojun Mountain to practice, and her memory of her cousin gradually blurred.

After meeting again in Longquan Villa some time ago, Han Qingying suddenly discovered that her cousin had grown faster than herself. This surprised and delighted her.

Later, I fought side by side with my cousin a few times, and I felt that my cousin was more solid and reliable than his parents.

If it weren't for the recent investigation of the case, she would really want to have a good discussion with her cousin in the Changxing Dart Bureau.

After a while, Han Qingying came to the street of Ninghuafang.

It's just that what puzzled her was that there were two guards standing at the door of the Changxing Dart Bureau on the street, and the clothes they were wearing were not the clothes of the Changxing Dart Bureau.

She wondered in her heart, and immediately stepped forward and said, "Who are you?" What do you do at Changxing Dart Bureau? ”

"We are a faction, this is the ancestral home of our head, where do we stay if we don't stay here?" The two guards replied.

Han Qingying was surprised in her heart, and immediately asked, "Where did the gang come from, who dared to seize other people's houses?" ”

When the two guards heard that a young girl's tone dared to be so harsh, their faces immediately sank, and they said angrily: "Go, go, where did you come from, wild girl." Asked to the heads of the old men. ”

Han Qingying sneered and raised her waist card and gold-patterned Yanling knife.

When the two guards saw these two things, they immediately looked at each other, they really couldn't connect the head catcher with the girl in front of them.

One of the guards squeezed a smile on his face and said, "This is the ancestral home of our Guiyi faction, which used to be the Changxing Dart Bureau. I wonder what the girl is doing when she arrives? ”

"Unification... Never heard of it. Han Qingying shook her head and said, "What's your head called?" ”

This question was also quite rude, and the guard endured his anger and said in a deep voice: "The head of my family, Chen Gong, is secretive. It is also the young owner of the Changxing Dart Bureau. ”

When Han Qingying heard this, her eyes immediately widened, and she said in surprise: "Your head is actually my cousin?!" ”

The two guards were also taken aback, and asked softly, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm Chen Ran's cousin, Han Qingying." Han Qingying said with a smile.

When the two guards heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "It turned out to be the aunt and grandmother of this sect, and the disciple has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, which is really offended." ”

Han Qingying saw that these two guards were sincerely frightened, and thought that her cousin had such prestige and became the head of the house.

"Excuse me." Han Qingying smiled and waved her hand and asked, "Where is your master?" ”

"It's on Yuyang Mountain on the north bank of the Yellow River." One of the guards hurriedly replied.

Yuyang Mountain... Han Qingying was stunned for a moment, it seemed that it was quite far away.

She was now anxious to deliver the things that Shi Lingtian had rewarded to Chen Ran, but without any reason at the moment, she turned her horse's head and rushed towards Yuyang Mountain.