Volume 6: The Case of the Peaceless Jing'an Chapter 167: King Jing'an's Study
The moon is dark and the wind is high and it is quiet, it is the time to do some "shady" things.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu carefully arrived near the Jing'an Palace.
"Mr. Duan, is there really no problem with this?" Although he had made his decision, Xing Qianqiu still felt a little uneasy.
"Well, don't worry." Duan Ming nodded: "This little gunpowder will not cause any harm except for the loud sound and brightness."
"That's good." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
Then Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu: "Are you ready? Okay, let's get started."
"Yeah." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
Duan Ming took out a small package from his arms, stuffed it into a corner, and then pulled the lead far out.
Then Duan Ming took out the fire folder, blocked the light of the fire with a piece of cloth, and then lit the fuse on the ground.
Afterwards, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu quickly put out Huozhezi and ran to the other side of Jing'an Palace.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu had just run to the side of Jing'an Palace when they heard a loud noise and bright light illuminated half of the sky.
"Get away, thief!" With loud shouts, figures rushed out of the Jing'an Palace. However, when they came to the place where the fire exploded, they saw nothing.
"Bang!" Just when everyone was confused, a ball of fire exploded not far away again. It looked as if the people here had fled there.
"Chase!" Several figures hesitated slightly, then quickly chased towards the location of the explosion.
However, these people did not notice that when they left Jing'an Palace, two figures had quietly jumped into the wall of the palace.
"Did you really lead him away?" Xing Qianqiu was a little surprised.
"These people should have been ordered to guard the Jing'an Palace and arrest all suspicious people." Duan Ming explained: "So there is no possibility of letting go of suspicious things."
"Moreover, there was an explosion in Chongming Palace some time ago, and the damage caused was staggering."
"So now everyone in the palace is still worried about the explosion. After seeing the explosion just now, they naturally want to find out what happened."
"So it's no surprise that people here are being drawn away."
"However, they probably haven't all left. There must still be people staying here." Duan Ming glanced around: "But there are not too many people lurking here. Now that these people have left, even if there are people here,
There are probably only two or three people left behind."
"Don't worry, it's just two or three people, I can handle it," Xing Qianqiu said.
"If what I expected is correct, you shouldn't have to deal with it." Duan Ming said, "Jing'an Palace is very large, and the two or three people left behind should be guarding important locations."
"For example, the prince's bedroom is the most likely place to store important evidence."
"I understand, as long as we don't go to the bedroom, we probably won't run into these people." Xing Qianqiu said.
"That's right." Duan Ming nodded.
After all, Duan Ming had lived in Jing'an Palace for a long time, and Xing Qianqiu had often visited Jing'an Palace in the past, so he knew the layout of Jing'an Palace very well.
In just a few words, the two of them had arrived at King Jing'an's study.
Although they said it lightly before, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu still didn't care. After carefully observing the situation in the study, they slowly walked in.
After closing the door, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu started searching in the study.
Soon, the two of them found the "Record of Di Sheng's Case". Duan Ming carefully took out the book and flipped through it quickly.
He didn't think that King Jing'an really just wanted him to learn Di Sheng's crime-solving skills. There must be some mystery in this book.
Suddenly, a piece of paper fell out of the book.
Duan Ming picked up the piece of paper, opened it, and saw the word "Lian" inside.
"What does this word mean?" Xing Qianqiu was slightly confused.
"Lian?" Duan Ming pondered for a moment.
Next, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards the innermost part of the study. There were two rows of wooden plaques hanging there. One row said "Integrity and Honesty" and the other row said "Integrity and Selflessness".
"Is it possible?" Duan Ming quickly walked to these two lines of characters and observed them carefully. He found that the stroke on the right side of the character "Lian" seemed a bit inconsistent.
After thinking about it, Duan Ming reached out and pressed it.
As Duan Ming pressed it, the button actually sank into the wall, and then a secret door appeared not far away.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu looked at each other, quickly walked into the secret door, and found that there was a dark room of more than 20 square meters inside.
There are hundreds of books and stationery placed in the darkroom.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu examined them carefully for a moment and found that these books and letters were all about the Immortality Religion.
It records a lot of things about the Immortality Cult, as well as a lot of evidence of the Immortality Cult.
"It seems that King Jing'an started investigating the Immortality Cult a long time ago." Duan Ming said solemnly.
"That's right." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "But why does the prince want us to come in here?"
"I don't know." Duan Ming shook his head: "To prove to both of us that he is not the same person as the Immortal Cult? But there is no need."
"Huh?" At this moment, Xing Qianqiu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly discovered a small pile of letters not far away, which were actually investigation records about the Linzhou Talented Scholar Case and the Ancient Temple Fire Case.
These records are recorded in such detail that it is as if the person recording them has been watching from the side.
"To be honest, Old Xing, your Mirror Division really needs to learn from these people." Duan Ming patted Xing Qianqiu on the shoulder: "It's obviously a spy agency, but it turns out it's nothing."
"..." Xing Qianqiu glanced at Duan Ming and said nothing.
Indeed, the Mirror Division has not been of much help in Duan Ming's eyes these few times. What can Xing Qianqiu say?
"Speaking of which." Duan Ming did not dwell on this issue. He looked at the records carefully, and then said solemnly: "Based on these records, we do have some missing clues in the previous cases."
"This should be what the prince wants us to see." Xing Qianqiu said: "As long as we can prove that the things that impeached the prince have nothing to do with the prince, then even if His Majesty is still afraid of the prince, he will not be able to attack the prince again."
"That's right." Duan Ming nodded: "Okay, put these letters away, and let's get out of here quickly. I'm afraid it won't be long before the tiger leaves the mountain."
"Yeah." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
Then the two of them walked out quickly. However, just when Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu were about to leave Jing'an Palace, they suddenly heard a sharp sound from behind.
A cold light flashed, and a sharp long sword pierced Xing Qianqiu's back...
