Chapter III: Composition of Case Handling

It's the third day of returning to Beijing, and the palm hat has no intention of going home. After breakfast, someone came to invite him to the Ministry of Works. With Zhangzhu and three entourages, the group arrived at the Ministry of Industry.

In a side room, there were already two people waiting. Someone informed in advance that it was the Ministry of Industry who was ordered to investigate the case of the ghost ship together this time. An unusually handsome and beautiful young man took the lead in giving a salute: "In Xia Wang Shao, I have seen the palm tooth general." The middle-aged person next to him also bowed his hand: "Zhao Qi has seen the palm tooth general." ”

The palm hat returned the salute: "There is no need to be formal, the two represent the Ministry of Industry, and I represent the Ministry of War, regardless of high or low." I hope that we will work together to solve the case as soon as possible and live up to the holy order. This is true, although there are high and low official positions, but after all, each is his master.

At this time, someone sent a message to ask to see the palm hat, and the palm hat nodded to the palm hat, and the palm hat turned around and went out, and soon led in a person, who was the same person Song Cheng who met in the morgue that day. Yesterday, he asked for a special request from the military headquarters.

As the leader of this case, the head of the case said to several people: "Without further ado, we will leave in three days, and everyone will prepare." ”

"Where do we go first?" asked Wang Shao.

"The place of the first appearance, the water. ”

After arranging, Palm finally decided to go home.

While they were discussing things, he secretly inquired about the situation of Wang Shao with the people of the Ministry of Industry. Both of them are from the Ministry of Industry's Shosakuji Temple. This will be a temple and is a special department for the construction of civil works for the dormitory and cemetery on Jongmyo Road. The supervisor is a master craftsman. This Wang Shao, whose name is Jinglun, is the son of Wang Dao, the prime minister of the Langya Wang family, and ranks sixth among the seven beauties of the family. The current Ministry of Industry will be Cheng, is the deputy subordinate of the master craftsman, the official residence on the seven products, good calligraphy, very good writing, excellent reputation among colleagues.

And that Zhao Qi, a sergeant of the Ministry of Works, has no official position, and the old man of the Ministry of Industry has done it in many subordinates.

It can be regarded as the best in craftsmanship.

"Oh, I thought an old craftsman had brought a little apprentice, but it turned upside down. It seems that the Ministry of Industry has also sent out the characters of the pressure box this time, and we have to be more careful. Palm sighed

"Young master, there is something unknown to my subordinates. ”

Speak. ”

"The case occurred in Huishui, Anhui Province, and we are far away in Luoyang. This Dali Temple checks. Why did you transfer us here?"

"That's what I don't understand. But Xie Lao definitely has his intentions. Let's not speculate for the time being, this trip is cautious and immediate, and we will keep in touch with this side at any time. ”

"Yes, my subordinates remember. ”

"In addition, I flew to Luoyang overnight, selected twenty capable people, and hurried to meet us in Shuishui. We don't know anything about the inside of this mausoleum, so you'd better let them pick a few more people from the mountain who are familiar with the mausoleum. ”

"Obey the order, and the subordinates will do it when they go back. He turned and walked away.

Talking all the way to the door of the house, the door of the door is hung with the word "Wangfu", not the Zhangfu, this is the house where the Wang family married this side lady. To put it bluntly, you are married to the royal family. Everyone knows that this is just a trivial addition to Wang Xie's marriage.

The servant told him that Mrs. and Mrs. Sikong had gone out to swim in the lake together, and said that it would take three or five days to come back. It's just right, so as not to meet and have all kinds of cynicism. Because he was absent all the year round, his bedroom had already been moved to a side courtyard. And he doesn't care, and he rarely even goes to the main courtyard, women are afraid of being left out, but men are not afraid.

Sitting in the room, he suddenly felt empty and felt that he had nothing to do, so he ordered his subordinates to bring a silk towel and slowly wipe the sword. This seven-foot-long heavy sword never leaves his hand every day, and the scabbard is even darker and shinier than seven years ago. He rubbed it carefully little by little, the scabbard, the body, the hilt, the grid... Rub it over little by little, and pity it like a beloved. Rubbing it to the sword, there was a thick soft brocade bag hanging there, and he knew that the jade ring hung inside. Afraid that it would shatter when it hit the iron sword every day, Zhangli specially found someone to seal a thick silk bag and put it inside. He took out the red jade ring, I don't know why the jade texture is extremely hard, for seven or eight years, not only did not there be any bumps, but the whole body was shiny by him. The palm hat picked up the long sword, walked to the courtyard, and danced...

Seven years ago, Han Yue asked, "Has this sword ever killed anyone?" and he replied, "No." Han Yue Youyou seemed to say to herself: "Such a heavy sword, I don't know if it hurts." ”

Today, seven years later, this long-sided sword has lost count of how many people have been cut and how much blood has been stained.

Jiankang to Weishui, nine hundred and eighty miles, Wang Shao brought Zhao Qi and more than ten subordinates, five people here. More than a dozen people hurried to Shouyang County in three days. Shouyang County Commander Peng Bi has received the news and is waiting at the county office early. The twenty elite soldiers transferred from Luoyang are also waiting. After everyone saw the ceremony, Peng Bi gave a general introduction to the case. This year's rainy season came early, about the beginning of March there was a few days of heavy rain, there was a mountain road in the suburbs was washed out, the county sent people to repair the road, found the tomb entrance, only to find that there is an ancient tomb, because in the tomb found no rotten corpses, so it was judged that someone robbed the tomb. Searching the surrounding villagers was fruitless. Later, a few people said that they had seen a big black boat on the river with a huge dark character on the bow. And the water is not far from the ancient tomb where the crime occurred. It was a matter of human life and ancient tombs, and the county did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported it to the imperial court. Things are roughly like this, as for the details, the county magistrate has not been to the scene, so naturally he can't ask. But only once, and no one has seen the boat in the river since.

I was tired from running all the way, so I asked Peng County to arrange for everyone to rest at the official post first. Go to the scene of the crime early tomorrow morning.