In the Great Zhou Empire, if a bad person claimed to be second in terms of efficiency, no one would dare to claim to be first.
After Zhao Xun suggested using fingerprints to collect evidence, Jia Xingwen and Zhao Xun went to He Yushi's residence again that night.
This time they extracted fingerprints from dozens of artifacts, and compared them with the fingerprints of the servants of the He Mansion and the deceased censor He Yuanshan, and came to a surprising conclusion!
There is not one extra fingerprint, but two!
Gang crime?
This was unexpected by Zhao Xun, but at least it proved that Jia Xingwen's previous conclusion that monsters committed crimes was wrong.
Someone is deliberately creating the illusion that a monster is causing trouble, leading investigators to make wrong judgments.
Although the truth is far from being revealed, Zhao Xun is faintly excited. After all, this proves that his guess is correct.
This can be considered a good start.
But it seems that Jia Xingwen is not very happy.
The truth is actually very simple. If a monster commits a crime, the case can be closed quickly. However, if it is not a monster but a man-made illusion, it is not an easy task to follow the clues and find the real culprit.
For bad people, there are countless cases to deal with every day. If all cases are investigated thoroughly, there will definitely be a big problem with the case closure rate.
When His Majesty takes the blame, even a bad commander will not be able to bear it.
So it’s not a big problem to be a little confused sometimes.
But Zhao Xun didn't think so.
First of all, His Majesty is very concerned about this case, so he will let bad people try it.
At the feet of the emperor, the dignified censor was murdered in the mansion, and the emperor's face was tarnished.
If the explanation is hastily explained by monsters causing trouble, and if Long Yan becomes furious, the result will be very terrible.
Other cases may be able to get away with it, but this case is absolutely impossible.
Secondly, since the murderer deliberately created the illusion that a monster was causing trouble, he must have an ulterior motive.
The rise and fall, everyone is responsible.
As a member of the Great Zhou Empire, Zhao Xun instinctively wanted to investigate the case clearly. This had nothing to do with whether he needed to be convicted and meritorious service, it was simply because he had received an education when he was young.
"Brother Jia, if you think this case is difficult to handle, you can ask Mr. Feng for instructions and ask him to deploy more manpower."
In Zhao Xun's view, since the case is difficult to handle, it is natural to ask for more resources from the leaders.
But Jia Xingwen looked troubled and sighed for a long time: "If I open my mouth to Mr. Feng, I'm afraid there will be no hope of promotion."
It turns out that the bad guys’ yamen are very hierarchical.
In addition to Feng Hao's position as the highest official, bad commander, there are four levels: purple robe, scarlet robe, green robe and white robe.
Purple robe is the highest level except for bad men, and there are only three people in the bad men's yamen. Fei robe is below the purple robe, and there are more than ten people in the bad men's yamen at this level.
As for Qingpao, there are hundreds of people in this class in the whole bad people's yamen.
As for the white robe…
It is similar to the temporary workers in later generations, which are not included in the establishment.
Zhao Xun was a Qingpao, and what surprised him was that Jia Xingwen was also a Qingpao.
This is strange, considering that Jia Xingwen has been in the Delinquency Office for more than ten years and is truly an "old man".
He has not been promoted in the past ten years. Seeing those who entered the Yamen with him become Fei Pao or even Zi Pao, it is impossible to say that he has no thoughts in his heart.
Just like Zhao Xun became Qingpao as soon as he entered the bad guys' yamen. Strictly speaking, he and Jia Xingwen were on equal footing.
Jia Xingwen really has no other advantage except his seniority.
Therefore, Jia Xingwen urgently needs to win Feng Hao's appreciation through handling a case.
After all, in the bad guys' yamen, the promotion and removal of personnel is just a matter of Feng Hao's word. Even His Majesty has no control over the personnel appointments and dismissals within the bad guys.
Now Zhao Xun finally understood the reason why Jia Xingwen didn't want to make it public.
"Brother Jia, I understand your feelings, but you can't rely on monsters to get through this matter. If you don't want to make it public, we can investigate it ourselves."
Jia Xingwen was quite moved when he heard this. At first, he thought that Zhao Xun was just a second-generation official who came to the bad government office to get gold.
He didn't know how many times he had seen this kind of dandy, and he had given up all hope. He just hoped that Zhao Xun would not cause trouble.
But I never thought that Zhao Xun was actually extraordinary. Through fingerprint extraction, it was proved that the monster was causing trouble, which was an artificial illusion.
Full of passion and ambition, he looks very much like Jia Xingwen in his youth.
Jia Xingwen recalled that when he first entered the Bad People's Yamen, he was as fearless as Zhao Xun. However, after more than ten years, the edges have been smoothed by time.
"Do you really want to check?"
Jia Xingwen was still hesitant. Zhao Xun stepped forward and said, "Brother Jia, do you believe in justice?"
"Um?"
Jia Xingwen was stunned on the spot, and his eyes became moist after a while.
"That's all, since you want to investigate, we will get to the bottom of it."
Jia Xingwen clenched his fists tightly and said as if something was awakened in his heart.
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Since we want to get to the bottom of it, we naturally need to choose a good entry point.
According to the records in the archives, the last public appearance of He Yuanshan and Yushi He was on August 13th when he met with Hu Shang at a West Market wine shop.
Zhao Xun felt that this was the most appropriate place to start.
Of course, the West Market is very prosperous, and the identity of bad people is very sensitive, so you can't go there in a big way.
Jia Xingwen suggested disguise.
This is exactly what Zhao Xun wants.
As the saying goes, there is no harm in learning a few more skills.
But later Zhao Xun discovered that the so-called disguise technique was not what he imagined. In fact, it relied more on makeup.
But these are not important anymore, Zhao Xun can't wait to go to Xishi to find out.
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The city of Chang'an in the Great Zhou Empire had two markets, the east and west. The east market mainly sold luxury goods and catered to high-ranking officials.
The positioning of the West Market is more grassroots, with three religions and nine streams, and the mud and sand are all mixed.
Zhao Xun and Jia Xingwen put on beards and blackened their cheeks with charcoal ash. They set out from the Bad People's Office and headed straight to the West Market.
The streets are bustling with people passing by.
It has to be said that Chang'an City is extremely prosperous, with a population of more than two million.
This may not be a big deal in later generations, but in such an imaginary feudal empire of another world, it is a big deal.
But Zhao Xun obviously had no intention of being distracted by these matters, and instead followed Jia Xingwen all the way to the West City.
The wine shop that He Yuanshan visited is located on the third street with a character C, right next to the street entrance, and is very conspicuous.
The two came to the door of the wine shop and saw a line of words engraved on the plaque in Chinese characters and a Persian-like script.