Chapter 21 CN: This guy has great talent (please follow up)

The moment he said this, Qi Ping felt a little regretful... It was too arrogant. In this age of feudal etiquette, speaking to the two princesses like this would be extremely disrespectful if held accountable.

He has always paid attention to this.

But I was so absorbed in thinking about the case just now that my true nature inevitably showed up in my surprise.

Fortunately, the two princesses didn't seem to care about this.

"Help you investigate the case." The peach blossom fairy with pink skin and delicate face said matter-of-factly. After speaking, she said with interest:

"What's this?"

She has never seen this.

Help me? Just to satisfy curiosity... Qi Ping didn't expose it and explained with a smile:

"The clue wall, well, is a tool to assist reasoning."

"Oh." Anping acted as if he suddenly understood, but in fact he didn't understand at all.

Yongning, who had a peaceful face and an air of nobility, fluttered his purple clothes and came to the clue wall. He looked at it quietly for a few seconds, and his eyes were filled with amazement:

"What a wall of clues. I have never heard of such a method."

Qi Ping is neither humble nor arrogant: "The rural methods cannot reach the hall of elegance."

Yong Ning smiled lightly, his eyes swept over the check-in room, and the files on the table paused for a moment.

When he saw the timid Qi Shu standing in the corner, he smiled and nodded, making the little girl feel flattered.

Immediately he closed the door and sat down, saying:

"The governor and others are still hunting for thieves. I and Anping are not in the mood to sleep, so they wanted to come and have a look. Have you found anything?"

Qi Ping nodded and said, "There are some, but not enough."

"Oh? Tell me." Yongning's eyes lit up.

Qi Ping tidied up his language and said:

"I have just sorted out the thirteen cases in the past. At first glance, they are not related to each other.

The deceased belonged to different places, and there was no obvious relationship. To say the same thing, the cases almost all happened between Hai hour and Yin hour, when the night was darkest.

Most of the victim's family members have rested, and the crime modus operandi is very similar. They are very familiar with the scene environment and barely made any noise..."

He finished his observations in one breath.

The two princesses listened very attentively, and finally said:

"But these similarities can't explain anything, so I tried to mark the place where the case occurred on the map of Dahe Prefecture."

As he spoke, he pointed to the map on the table.

It is circled with pen and ink, and the serial number is marked according to the order of the crime.

"This... seems to be from east to west." Princess Yongning said.

Qi Ping nodded: "Yes, the gangster's path is very clear. They are not running around, but moving forward with purpose."

"Anything else found?"

"Yes." Qi Ping stood up and pointed at the clue wall with his pen:

“Some of the thirteen cases affected more than one household.

For example, in the Yangqiu County case, the deceased were brothers and later lived in separate families. Although they were wealthy, they were not considered gentry in the local area. It was very strange for this group of practicing gangsters to choose them."

"In addition, in the other cases, the targets chosen by the gangsters were not wealthy people..."

Yongning nodded slightly, his eyes showing thought: "It's indeed weird."

Qi Ping spread his hands and said:

"Unfortunately, the records in this file are too sketchy, and mostly focus on the crime scene, the number of deaths, etc. The interpersonal relationships and life history of the deceased are briefly mentioned, and many inferences lack support."

This is also a headache for him.

The data is ambiguous, resulting in many logical chains that cannot be established.

It's like a math problem that lacks key conditions and no one can figure it out. There is no solution.

Hearing this, Yongning pondered for a moment and said:

"Let's do this. I will inform the governor later on what information you want, and I will order the official post to send a letter to Fucheng, and I will collect it and send it there."

The Heyan County government does not have this authority, but the governor does.

Qi Ping was overjoyed and hurriedly explained his request and thanked him profusely.

Princess Anping chuckled:

"I said I'd help you solve the case, you're welcome."

Ah, but it's not you I'm grateful for... Qi Ping had an initial impression of these two princesses.

The eldest princess is smart, generous and considerate in everything she does.

As for the princess...well, that's great.

"Come to think of it, where did this little detective like you learn your crime-solving skills? This princess has never heard of it." Anping asked curiously.

Both the previous "footwork tracking technique" and the "clue wall" are new things.

But he was controlled by this low-level boy.

Princess Yongning also looked over.

Qi Ping already had an idea about this. At this moment, he sighed softly and recalled with his eyes:

"My father taught me this before he was alive. When he was young, he worked as a bodyguard, traveled extensively and saw many things.

During this period, I also had a relationship with a strange overseas man.

I learned and heard a lot of things and later taught them to me..."

Qi Shu, who was silent next to him, turned his head and glanced at him with a strange look.

I wonder why I don’t know.

Qi Ping had already thought of passing these things on to his deceased father.

Since everyone is gone, it is difficult to prove it. It just so happens that the original owner's father has indeed traveled across the world, which is a suitable excuse.

"It's a pity that such a strange person is buried among the people." After hearing this, Princess Yongning sighed.

Anping asked about Qi Ping's father's experience with strange people.

Qi Ping didn't panic at all, he moved the Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection from his memory and made localized changes.

In his version, his father is like his assistant Watson, and the strange overseas man is the great detective...

Liang Kingdom is located in the Central Plains and is far inland. It has poor communication with overseas countries. Even the princess knows very little.

I made up a few of them casually, and Princess Anping's eyes lit up when she heard them. She just thought they were very interesting.

Even Yongning was attracted.

However, her focus is not on the strangeness of the story, but on the various details revealed in the story.

Qi Ping is not timid, and blames all the mistakes and omissions that are not in line with the background of the times to overseas.

At first it was about telling stories.

Later, Princess Yongning asked questions from time to time, digging into the details. Her answers were fluent, and the topics became more and more crooked. Somehow, she gradually ended up talking about astronomy, geography, and everything.

The eldest princess is knowledgeable, quick-thinking, and able to draw inferences from one instance to another.

Qi Ping, on the other hand, has the vision of later generations and a wealth of miscellaneous knowledge. He picks and chooses and talks, but he does not fall behind.

In the end, Anping couldn't get a word in and could only listen to the two of them talking.

The more Qi Ping chatted, the more addicted he became. He let go of his restraints and became calm and composed.

Princess Yongning was secretly surprised. The more we chatted, the more she was deeply shocked by the young subordinate's extensive knowledge, unique vision, and profound thinking.

Especially when it comes to certain issues, this young man's random words are hit the nail on the head and thought-provoking.

In the end, she even forgot their identity.

In a trance, I feel like I have returned to the time when I was studying with the great Confucian scholars in Kyoto Academy.

Yes, in her opinion, at least in a certain aspect, the young man in front of her gave her the impression that she was no less than a great scholar of the time.

At this time, she still didn’t know that what she was talking to was the accumulation of thousands of years in another world.

The more the two of them talked, the more they became more and more speculative. It was not until the sound of a clapper was heard outside the hospital that they suddenly woke up. It was already late at night.

"It's already so late," Yong Ning bit his lip and stood up. "Assault Qi wants to solve the case, so I won't bother you anymore."

Quietly, she no longer calls herself "this palace".

"Your Highness, walk slowly, I'll see you two out." Qi Ping was also covered in cold sweat, thinking that he was pretending.
To be continued...