Youxian, county office.

Tang Xinde strolled uneasily through the second hall, looking sometimes confused and sometimes panicked.

It was late at night.

The voice of the watchman came from outside the county office, but he did not feel the slightest sleep.

As the county leader of Youxian County, the second-in-command of a county, he feels deeply isolated and helpless at the moment.

The magistrate of Youxian County was taken off his official hat, and the new magistrate has not yet taken office, and the head catcher was beheaded again, and his death was miserable.

Tang Xinde has become the most powerful person in Youxian County today.

But is that really a good thing?

"Who is it? Who's targeting us, is it going to be my turn next? Tang Xinde was worried.

But I saw two figures, one in front of the other and one behind, coming from outside the second hall.

"Second master, the chief catcher of Yuncheng Railway is here." The servant bowed and moved out of the way, revealing the figure behind him.

"Is that you?"

"What are you still doing here?"

Tie Tang kept his eyes on it, carefully observing the county Cheng's every move, and after a long while, he slowly stepped forward.

"Tie was ordered by the head arrest of Qingshui County to thoroughly investigate the case of Li Chengyun's head arrest."

He took out the inspection order, which was still eye-catching in the night.

Tang Xinde turned his worries into joy and quickly stepped forward: "Iron God is willing to intervene, that's the best."

It's just that.....

This matter has been taken over by the local Supervision Yuan, why did the Iron God arrest here? ”

"Tang Xiancheng, you also have a motive for committing the crime!" Tie Tang strode closer, Tang Xinde stepped back again and again, slammed, and sat on the chair.

"It's not me! The Supervisory Yuan didn't even look for me. ”

"They don't look for you..... Are you afraid of startling the snake, and when it comes to the real shot, can you be notified in advance? ”

"It's just gibberish, impossible, impossible." Tang Xinde didn't admit it on his lips, but he believed most of it in his heart.

"As far as you know, come one by one, as long as Tang County Cheng Zhu Tie quickly solves this case, presumably the Supervision Yuan will have no other trouble to find trouble."

"Good!" Tang Xinde didn't think about it, and agreed directly.

The two sat separately, asking and answering, and the candle gradually changed from long to short.

"A few last questions..... What Li Chengyun did in the past, how much does Tang Xiancheng know? ”

"What does this have to do with solving crimes?"

"Maybe it's not related, but Tie wants to know." Tie Tang's tone was extremely hard, he wanted to know the news about Pang Feiwen and the others.

Tang Xinde hesitated, but said slowly: "I don't know much, in fact, I am not in the same group as them."

You are also the chief catcher, and you should know that since the county government is called the third-in-command, it is also a means of checks and balances for the imperial court. ”

Tie Tang did not object, knowing that what the other party said was the truth.

The county, the county, and the chief catcher are nominally a trinity, but the forces behind them are completely different.

Generally speaking......

The tripartite forces will not get together, and it will be difficult for them to join forces.

But people need to communicate, especially the big dye vat of officialdom.

Limited by various factors such as the same family, the same class, the same period, the same year, the same department, the same township, and so on, many officials have known each other before they take office.

So let's get started.... Naturally, it's different.

"Do you know Pang Feiwen?"

"Of course!"

"This person is arrogant and domineering, with low eyes and low hands, and he is a well-known gentleman in Qingshui County."

"What is his relationship with the capture of Yan Su in Qingshui County?"

"I don't know about this, shouldn't the iron catcher know more about the matter of the Inspection Division?"

"Li Chengyun accepted bribes in the past, did he give them to you and the original magistrate?"

"This ......"

"Why didn't the Supervision Yuan arrest you and Li Chengyun when they were investigating the county?"

"If they are all arrested, there will be no one in Youxian County, who will govern the daily government affairs?

And we and Li Chengyun are just normal exchanges, gifts, and return gifts.

There is no such thing as corruption and bribery, and the iron catcher pays attention to the words. ”

Tie Tang laughed.

These people really understand officialdom.

But no matter how much the fancy names say, if you really investigate it thoroughly, you will not be able to escape the court.

"What is Pang Feiwen's back? How long have he known Li Chengyun? ”

"He met Li Chengyun ......."

.........

Tie Tang walked out of the county office, the sky was flooded with morning light, and he walked directly to the Youxian Supervision Institute.

This place is like Longyuan, it is dark, and after reporting layer by layer, there is a special person to lead the way and enter the hall with Tietang.

There's already a man waiting.

His back was facing Tietang, his body was as majestic as a mountain, and his back was erect, like an oil lamp that would not be extinguished for thousands of years, illuminating this world.

"Tie Catcher, aren't you here to confess your guilt and fail to do so?"

The man turned around, about twenty or thirty years old, with a dignified body and a dignified appearance.

A pair of eyes are like cold stars, the sword eyebrows are obliquely inserted, the chest is broad, there is the majesty of invincible, and there is the courage to worry about the world and dare to be the first in the world.

"Adults are ......"

"Su's single name is a Yi character, the word is An, and he is the supervisor of Youxian County."

"It turned out to be Lord Su, who has admired his name for a long time, could it be that Lord Tie also thinks that Tie is a murderer?"

Tie Tang roughly guessed the identity of the other party, because he had seen Yu Qiulu.

"You're one of the suspects."

"Coincidentally, the lower officials are here precisely to investigate the case of Li Chengyun's arrest and death." Tie Tang took out the inspection order and briefly said what he intended for the future.

Su Yi looked at the token and said something mindless.

"Finding the murderer is not necessarily a pleasant thing, since the iron catcher has taken over the case, you will be fully responsible, and it will save the official from worrying."

Tie Tang frowned slightly: "What do you mean, my lord?" ”

"Sending off!"

——

Out of the Supervision Yuan, Tie Tang was even more puzzled.

"Su Yi Inspector ...... Does he know who the killer is? ”

"But why don't you arrest and bring it to justice?"

"This person is demoted to Youxian County, and his cultivation strength is unfathomable, could it be that he performed the technique of soul detention, found Li Chengyun's soul, and knew the murderer in advance?"

Tie Tang can't use the method of soul detention now.

But the Inspector is different.

Not to mention their own strength, even the soul detention order can be issued by themselves, communicate with the underworld, and directly detain the soul for interrogation.

The head of a county is always arrested, and the case is big or not, it depends on who it is for.

Whether it's worth using the soul detraining technique, Tie Tang actually doesn't know.

One thing is for sure –

To perform the art of soul restraint, there must be a certain price, or some kind of concession from the yang world to the underworld.

It's not something that can be done easily!

"He knew who the murderer was, but he didn't tell me, and he didn't seem to want me to find it. What are the twists and turns? ”

Youxian County Supervision and Arrest Department.

A group of people looked at Tietang, who was seated with the golden knife of the big horse, and their expressions were all entangled.

This person has just arrested the chief catcher on his side on the front foot, and he is about to come to investigate the case of the chief catcher and the death of the head catcher on the back foot.

Many catchers are not convinced.

"Ladies and gentlemen, who will tell me the facts of the case?"

The man sitting in the county arrest position got up: "Tie Catcher, according to the clues we have so far, you are also one of the suspects." ”

"When did it happen?"

"Last night, someone was ten miles outside the city and found the body of Mr. Li's head."

"Time of death?"

"It is speculated that it is about the time between yesterday and the present day."

"So long?"

"The strength of the person who made the attack is strong, the cultivation of martial arts is strange, a lot of qi and blood have evaporated, and the strength of the act is insufficient, and it is difficult to accurately find out the specific time."

Tie Tang knocked on the table, and said unhurriedly: "At the time of the crime, the official was not in Youxian County, but in Longyuan City, and there were a large number of witnesses in this matter. ”

At the time of Li Chengyun's death, he was still in Longyuan County and had talks with Zhang Zhixian.

Many catchers looked at each other, but they still chose to believe Tie Tang, after all, this kind of thing can be found out with a little inquiry, and there is no need to make up lies.

Youxian County Catcher waved his hand, and a plum blossom inner guard walked out of the Arrest Hall and went to Longyuan to verify.

"Where is Li Zhutou's body, and have footprints and fingerprints been collected around?"

"The body is in Yizhuang, and nothing was found at the scene."

"Take me to the place where the crime happened!"

Out of the county office, there are already many people on the street, and the morning sun is gradually rising, sprinkling its own brilliance to the earth.

Tie Tang stepped on his horse and followed the group of catchers to the outside of the city.

Before leaving the city, Tie Tang saw a familiar figure and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Stop!"

"Why are you here?"