Chapter 35 The case is not over (please follow up)

"...So, under the wise leadership and advice of the eldest princess, I predict that there must be a secret behind the thief's appearance at this moment. It is most likely a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Your Excellency will know the rest."

In the courtyard.

Qi Ping talked eloquently and described the process of restoring the truth by excluding interfering items from the dossier and combining it with local legends.

As for the section on Heavenly Magical Weapons, I will mention it in one sentence.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was amazed.

Wu Captou murmured: "It's actually like this... Why didn't I expect it... Damn, damn it."

Governor Li, County Magistrate Zhao and other officials also admired and were convinced by this set of reasoning.

As for the guards and government officials, they sighed in low voices:

"Why didn't I see in the past that Qi Ping has such a talent?"

"I have known for a long time that he is not simple."

An old official from the county government even told Yourong Yan: "Tiger's father has no dogs, and this child Qi Ping has been smart since he was a child."

Only Princess Yongning's face was slightly red, and she glared at him angrily, "Wise leadership", what does this have to do with me...

"It's wonderful, it's wonderful," Governor Li said with emotion: "The river banquet produces heroes."

Zhao Zhixian's old face turned into chrysanthemums with a smile.

"Well, I still have something to talk to the two nobles. Mr. Zhao, please take the people to rest." Governor Li changed the subject.

Magistrate Zhao responded and was about to disperse the crowd.

It's about the instrument... Qi Ping thought to himself, and just as he was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by the eldest princess: "Qi Baotou, let's come together."

Everyone was startled.

Governor Li frowned: "Your Highness, this is..."

Although Qi Ping is involved in the case, the topic he will talk about next involves secrets.

Ziyi Yongning smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter, Qi Captou will go to Kyoto in the near future. I want to introduce him to work for the emperor brother, so he is not considered an outsider."

The whole place was silent.

Governor Li and others were okay and were not surprised, but all the government officials at He Yan had red eyes with envy.

At this moment, who can't tell that Qi Ping is about to leap over the dragon's gate?

Shock, confusion, envy...all kinds of emotions, to name but a few, some even secretly hate themselves. Why didn't they nominate themselves when the county magistrate selected someone to play the role of a robber?

It is conceivable that this scene will be imprinted in their memories for the rest of their lives and cannot be forgotten.

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The crowd dispersed.

Governor Li, Yu Qing, Yongning, Anping and Qi Ping entered the county government hall and Qi Ping closed the door.

The atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became gloomy.

Governor Li said solemnly: "The magic pen has never been found."

Princess Yongning pursed her lips and her eyes were focused. Although she had made a guess when she was in the courtyard, when it was confirmed, her heart sank:

"Not found? Taken away by the Immortal Forest?"

It turns out that the magic weapon was called the 'Magical Talisman Pen', and it is really gone? Isn't it? Qi Ping was surprised and felt that his test paper was stained.

Governor Li shook his head:

"Probably not. From the time Yu Baihu took action and imprisoned the four people to the time I defeated the powerful man in the dark, it was all within a very short period of time. In full view of everyone, the other party did not have time to hand over. The only monk who escaped was unable to fight with the four people.

touch."

Yu Qing nodded:

"The humble minister also found it strange. When the four thieves appeared, they had dirt on their bodies. Later, we also found the secret passage in the Sun Mansion, which showed that they were indeed what Qi Ping said, but the things were not on them."

"Have you searched carefully around?" Qi Ping interjected.

He understood that the princess asked him to come in to help analyze.

Yu Qing glanced at him and said: "We have searched carefully, especially the route of the person you killed. We dug almost three feet into the ground, and also searched the nearby residents."

After a pause, he added: "I used Taoist secret techniques and also conducted induction. The magic pen is indeed not there."

"Where is the Sun Mansion?" Qi Ping frowned: "Is there a possibility that the four people noticed your arrival before leaving the alley, so they stuffed their things back?"

Yu Qing shook his head: "I went to investigate, and the flower hall was excavated. There was only a stone box inside, but it was empty. I also used secret techniques to explore the entire Sun Mansion, and there was nothing."

Qi Ping fell silent and felt a little headache.

He did not doubt Yu Qing's professional ability, so if the thing was indeed not there, where would it go?

no idea.

Don't be afraid of trouble when reasoning, just be afraid of this kind of unreasonableness.

What's more, it also involves the extraordinary.

In the room, at the table, everyone saw Qi Ping deep in thought. Everyone became quiet and looked over, expecting this professional to give an answer.

Qi Ping was stared at so much that his scalp felt numb and his whole body felt uncomfortable.

After thinking for a while, he turned to look at Princess Anping.

Anping was just here to make up the numbers. She was playing with her fingers in boredom when she saw Qi Ping staring at her with a confused look on her face and hurriedly waved her hands:

"Look what I do, I won't solve the case."

Qi Pingsan withdrew his gaze and said helplessly: "There is no clue, and I can't do anything because of my humble position. I can only come up with an idea."

Everyone: "Tell me about it."

Qi Ping said: "Actually, this matter seems strange, but the logic is very clear. There are only three possibilities."

"First, the thing was indeed taken out, but the other party used some kind of magic to move it away. I don't know how to practice, so I don't know if there is such a way."

"Secondly, the stone box was originally empty and was not a real hiding place. Or, it had been taken away long ago. The immortal forest returned empty-handed, so naturally it was not there."

"Third, I guessed wrong. What the other party was looking for was not the magic pen, but something else, such as a letter, which was destroyed after reading it."

Several people listened carefully and suddenly became enlightened.

Yu Qing said: "There must be a way to transfer items, but the chance of not being discovered by me and the governor is too small."

Qi Ping said: "Then I tend to lean towards the latter two possibilities. Although it is a bit difficult to accept, the reasoning is like this. When the impossible is eliminated, the remaining options, no matter how incredible, must be the truth."

Princess Anping blinked: "How to verify the latter two?"

Qi Ping said helplessly: "I can only pray that Mrs. Sun wakes up. She is the only survivor, and she obviously knows how special the 'Flower Hall' is. My previous reasoning was just speculation and does not represent reality.

By the way, are you continuing to protect her?"

silence.

Governor Li and Yu Qing looked at each other and said nothing.

After the battle, everyone was busy cleaning up the aftermath and looking for the magic pen. Who still remembers the unlucky Mrs. Sun?

Princess Yongning’s face also looked a little ugly:

"All five thieves were killed. The secret three-level man was also seriously injured and escaped under the magic of the god general. The city is already safe, not to mention, there are still a few guards left in the hospital. I think... nothing will happen.

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"wrong!"

Qi Ping suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice:

"I overlooked a question. When did the three realms hidden in darkness arrive?"

He looked around at everyone and entered a state of reasoning:

"If they arrived before the murder case, there is no reason not to take action personally. Therefore, I prefer that it was the person contacted by the five thieves after they escaped the night of the murder. The latter arrived last night and this morning.

Xu was afraid of the governor, so he used tricks to attract the attention of the governor. Even the rain may have something to do with it..."

"Assuming this is indeed the case, where did the other party go in the early stage of the fight between the four and Yu Baihu? He must not be hiding nearby. Otherwise, there is no reason to wait for the person to die before taking action..."

Princess Yongning changed her color: "You mean, the other party had another purpose at that time?"

Qi Ping nodded with a solemn expression: "Let us assume each other's identities. Bulao Lin will not know. I deduced the truth in the Yamen, but it is very possible that I found out that Mrs. Sun is still alive."

"If I were the other party, I would definitely try to silence him in order to conceal this matter."

Yu Qing objected: "No, if your speculation is true, when I go to the Sun Mansion, the other party could have stopped me, but how could they let me go?"

Qi Ping's eyes were clear: "Time difference!"

"Perhaps there is a time difference between you. When the other party arrived at the hospital, you had already left for the Sun Mansion. The two of you took different paths and were perfectly separated."

"This can better explain the other party's late arrival... When he arrived at the hospital, he found you were not there, realized something was wrong, and hurried to the Sun Mansion, and that's what happened next!"

Governor Li couldn't sit still now:

“Go check it out!”

"good."

Several people immediately opened the door and walked out.

At this moment, Magistrate Zhao strode over, and his first words made everyone's hearts sink:
Chapter completed!