Chapter 14 The case of extermination

"So, the government thought that you were the only culprit, but they didn't know that there was another co-ordinator, an internal co-conspirator." After a long time, Ziyi Yongning came back to his senses and was filled with admiration.

The mystery in my heart was solved.

It also seemed like I heard a very interesting story.

The delicate-featured Princess Anping nodded vigorously. She felt that the following story was more interesting than the "escape technique".

"Hey, you betrayed your accomplice right now, aren't you afraid that I'll expose you?" she asked narrowly.

Qi Ping smiled and said: "Your Highnesses have high status, so why would you care about this?"

Anping was a little embarrassed, and she wanted to go out. It was so fun for Father Fan to beat his own flesh and blood.

But this is hard to say.

Princess Yongning stood up and walked around, sighing:

"Excellent talent, meticulous thinking, courageous actions, five-step calculation, even though I have the upper hand, it is really rare to be able to achieve this step, and control the planning of such a large county government and even the guards."

"You can even say the words 'sacrifice me alone'. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard for me to believe that the person who did all this was just a small subordinate."

Wonderful.

Looking back on the whole process, Princess Yongning felt more and more that this little catcher was extraordinary.

When Qi Ping heard this, he stood up quickly and said, "Your Highness has given you too much praise."

The tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed.

Knowing this, he made the right bet. Although he didn't know how the governor felt about his performance today, it was obvious that he was favored by the eldest princess.

Although the princess had no real power, he did not forget that this was the current emperor's sister, with a respected status and an excellent thigh.

Besides, she's pretty...and white. Isn't she more huggable than the governor?

Hey, she has heard what I said... Whether she learned it with the help of a magic weapon, or whether it was relayed by Fan Shouxin... Qi Ping doesn't know.

But it's not important anymore.

Thinking of this, Qi Ping was about to continue his efforts and say something, when suddenly, there was a noise outside the duty room.

Several people were startled, and when they walked into the courtyard, they saw the old concierge running around shouting:

"Fire! Fire! Fire!"

Qi Ping suddenly looked around and saw, in the dark night, a ball of flame rising in the distance, like a blazing banner, it was ferocious and terrifying, lighting up a small patch of sky.

Fire?

The moment the thought came to mind, suddenly, an extremely bright light point rose from the ground, hanging above the flames, and was accompanied by a sharp siren.

The guard in the hospital changes color:

Those are the magical fireworks equipped by the governor's guards - the ancient version of signal flares.

"problem occurs!"

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In the case of a simple fire, no alarm will sound unless something big happens.

The two princesses immediately drove and rushed to the scene of the fire.

Qi Ping thought for a moment and told his younger sister to wait at the Yamen while he followed.

Qi Shu was not happy at first and wanted to follow, but after being fooled by Qi Ping, she reluctantly agreed.

Qi Ping was helpless. He didn't know what happened, but it was a big deal to alert the guards. He couldn't take Qi Shu into danger. It was not safe to go home alone at night.

The carriages of the two princesses were not very fast, and they trotted along side by side, following the team. By the time they arrived at the scene of the incident, the flames had been extinguished.

The burning mansion was silent, the air was hot, and thick smoke was rising. The police officers, the governor waiting at Fan Mansion, and others had already arrived, and the crowd was densely packed.

The lights are bright.

As soon as the two princesses arrived, they immediately went to inquire about the situation. Qi Ping did not receive such treatment, so he had to rely on himself. After searching around, he suddenly saw Wu Chuan standing in the crowd, and his eyes lit up.

He walked straight over and asked: "Boss, what happened? This house is on fire?"

Wu Captou was rubbing his chin, thinking about something. Hearing this, he subconsciously replied:

"It was murder and arson. Things are in trouble."

After saying that, he was stunned for a moment, turned his head suddenly, and immediately widened his eyes: "Qi..."

He drew his sword and said, "Come here, capture this thief!"

A voice roared out, and the scene fell silent. Countless people looked at him with stunned expressions. Unexpectedly, the "gangster" who disappeared changed his clothes and came back.

However, what surprised Qi Ping was that no one came to arrest him. Even Magistrate Zhao only glanced at him and loudly ordered everyone to rush into the mansion.

It seems that there is something more urgent.

"Murder and arson? What's going on?" Qi Ping's heart sank and he realized that things might be worse than he thought.

Wu Chuan ignored him and turned away.

Wang Dianshi pulled Qi Ping aside with a solemn expression. He did not ask where he was going and said in a deep voice:

"Something big happened."

Then, Lao Wang narrated what happened in simple words.

To put it simply, after Qi Ping Jin Chan escaped from his shell, everyone divided into several teams and searched everywhere, but found nothing. However, the team searching the west of the city received an alarm from the crowd saying that they heard screams.

The Yamen attached great importance to it, but when they rushed over, the fire was already burning.

"Who set off the fireworks?" Qi Ping asked.

Wang Dianshi said: "It is the leader of the governor's guard, a black-faced guard captain and a Taoist monk. The situation you have in Fan's mansion is because he cast a spell and showed it to the gentlemen.

When we were searching for you, he followed us, caught up with the incident, and gave the signal, so he was already chasing the arsonist."

Qi Ping said: "Someone died in the house?"

Wang Dianshi nodded and said: "When we were putting out the fire, we saw a lot of corpses inside, and no one escaped. We haven't determined how many died, but I'm afraid..."

At this time, suddenly, several people poured out of the mansion, carrying a stretcher made of wooden boards, with a woman lying on it, bruised and bloody:

"There is someone who is not dead yet, take him to the hospital quickly!"

There was a moment of panic, and the injured were put on the carriage, which was being prepared for Qi Ping to leave the city, for rescue.

Unexpectedly, it would come in handy here.

Qi Ping grabbed a government official and asked, "How is the situation inside?"

"The whole family of Mr. Sun is full. Thirteen people, except for this one, are all dead." After the officer finished speaking, he turned and left.

The expressions of Qi Ping and Wang Dianshi changed suddenly.

Destroy the whole family!

Thirteen people were killed and then set on fire. One can imagine how bad the situation was.

massacre!

Big case!

Heyan County has been one of the major cases in recent years.

"Uncle Sun..." Qi Ping recalled, "The owner of Dayun Restaurant? The Sun family?"

He is not familiar with this area.

Wang Dianshi's face was pale and he nodded: "Well, that's the Sun family."

Dayun Restaurant, also known as Sun's Restaurant, is the most upscale restaurant in the county. Qi Ping has naturally heard of it, but the original owner was poor and had never been there.

Three days ago, when the Yamen issued a notice for the drill, a notice was also posted at Sun's Restaurant.

In terms of wealth, although the Sun family is not as good as the Fan family, it can still be considered a county tycoon and a well-known businessman. The whole family of such a person is killed, and the impact is particularly great.

As a local official, Magistrate Zhao must be very worried and angry. No wonder he ignored Qi Ping. Compared with this major case, what is an exercise?

What's more, the most terrible thing is that this case happened today, the day the governor entered the river banquet.

If something like this happens right under your nose, if you don't handle it well, you may lose your reputation.

How could Lao Zhao not panic?
Chapter completed!