The 141st chapter is willing to share the worries for the big secretary
"What exactly is a blue ghost tattoo?"
"Why did Xia Siming and Senior Sister Wen Jun look so strange after hearing this?" Liu Yanzhen from the Prince's Mansion frowned and looked at Li Danqing and asked.
Everyone around him shook his head in distress when he heard this, looking worried.
The missing people were Xue Yun and Ning Xiu, as well as Mo Qingqiu, a high-ranking disciple of Qilongshan who had met them once in Yingshui County.
Everyone was extremely worried about their safety, but wanted to help, but didn't know what they could do.
Qu Weiyang, who was squatting on the ground and teasing the black native dog, raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said softly: "The green ghost tattoo started from the green ghost case in Baihe Village a few years ago."
"At that time, the evil sect in Baihe Village was causing trouble. Xia Siming's father, Xia Qian, was ordered to investigate the matter. After returning, he asked to see His Majesty on the grounds that he had a secret report, but he attempted to commit an assassination in the Mingzhao Palace."
"Zhu Zijia in the palace took action in time and repelled Xia Qian. However, the Xia family was implicated and the whole family was executed. Only Xia Siming survived."
"At that time, Xia Qian's chest was tattooed with the appearance of an evil ghost with a green face and fangs, just like Qing Xiangfeng who had been bewitched by the Baihe Village cult before. Therefore, this unsolved case was also called the Green Ghost Case."
"Xia Siming has been working on investigating this case and proving her father's innocence for so many years. How can she not care about it when she hears about it?"
Everyone knew more or less about this matter, but it was only a rough introduction. This was the first time such a detailed introduction was given, and everyone showed a look of understanding after hearing the words.
At this moment, Qu Weiyang turned back to look at everyone, and said meaningfully: "However, it has been many years since this case. Although there are many doubts left, the evil sect in Baihe Village has disappeared in recent years. Except for Xia Xia in the court, No one in Siming is even remotely interested in this case, but Sister Wen Jun... seems to be very concerned about this matter."
Qu Weiyang thought about the eager look on Xi Wenjun and Xia Xianyin when they left together when they heard about this, and some speculations couldn't help but come to mind...
However, everyone present was obviously not as sophisticated as her, and they did not hear what she said. Jiang Yu responded at that time: "Miss Qu may not know that the three missing Qilongshan disciples were actually before. Our fellow sect members from Dafeng Academy have gone through a lot with us, so Senior Sister Wen Jun was naturally very anxious when she found out that they had an accident."
"Is that so?" Qu Weiyang nodded when he heard this, but was noncommittal about it.
While everyone was chatting about this, the door of the Prince's Mansion was pushed open, and Li Danqing walked in with sweating profusely.
"How's it going? What did the dean find out?" Seeing this, everyone hurriedly gathered around and asked with concerned expressions.
Li Shizi took a few deep breaths, took a drink from the water glass handed by Luo Anan, and then sat down on the stone table and said, "This matter is quite big."
"People from the Shenhe Division, the Demon Suppressing Division, the Tiyu Division, and the Tianjian Division were all called back. Ying Xiangjun also went to Mingzhao Tian. Seeing this situation, the four divisions were asked to investigate the case together with the Ying family. "
"Four departments jointly organize it?" Qu Weiyang, who heard this from the side, also walked up, frowning, and the look on his face was somewhat strange.
"Is this matter so complicated?" she murmured.
The three prefectures and nine divisions of Wuyang Dynasty each performed their own duties.
For example, among the four bureaus mentioned just now, the Shenhe Division is in charge of Jianghu sects. The establishment of a sect needs to be registered in the Shenhe Division. The Shenhe Division will also intervene in disputes between sects.
The Demon Suppressing Division is responsible for dealing with the evil sects and evil ways, as well as the evil things on the Fierce Yin Mountain.
The Chief of Staff is in charge of criminal law.
Tianjian Division Network Intelligence.
Of course there will be some overlap between the various offices, but it is far from the point where the four offices need to recall all their personnel at the same time to jointly solve the same issue.
And once something like this happens, it will be a big deal without exception!
But whether it is the reappearance of the evil Green Ghost Sect or the disappearance of three disciples from the Holy Mountain, such an incident is not a minor incident, but it still does not constitute a major event that requires the court to set up such a posture!
Qu Weiyang, who was in Wuyang City, could smell the weirdness in this, but Liu Yanzhen and others obviously did not have such a sense of smell.
They were just worried about the safety of Ning Xiu and others.
"I just heard from the deacon of the Department of Appreciation that day that Ning Xiu and the others had some secret letters on their bodies that needed to be escorted to Wuyang City. Perhaps the imperial court's aggressive move had something to do with this matter!" Li Danqing on the side took over the conversation and said.
"Sister Ning Xiu, will nothing happen to them?" Ning Jiu asked, her pretty eyebrows wrinkled at that time.
Li Danqing glanced at her and said: "The deacon said they were missing, and they didn't see their bodies, which means they should have been kidnapped. At least for the time being, they should be alive, but... it's hard to say what will happen next.
Already."
"Then what should we do now?" Ning Jiu asked.
"The situation is still unclear. At least we have to wait until Xian Yin and the others come back to find out what happened before we can make the next plan." Li Danqing said solemnly.
Liu Yanzhen frowned when he heard this and said, "Then let's just wait..."
Li Danqing was a little helpless, but he could only nod his head at this moment.
Today is different from the past. He is no longer the Prince Li who can call the shots in Wuyang City. In the past, if he encountered such a thing, he could walk straight into the mansion of the three mansions and nine divisions and twist the shirt of the random commander.
, ask clearly and clearly.
But now, not to mention Shao Siming, he can't even enter the gates of various ministerial offices.
Li Danqing was thinking this, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He turned his head and looked at Qu Weiyang, his eyes shining brightly.
Qu Weiyang's thoughts were exquisite. Facing the gaze directed by Prince Li, Qu Weiyang bowed slightly at that time, and his eyes flashed: "Then Prince, please come with me to Shenhesi."
Li Danqing was a little surprised that the other party didn't use the topic as an excuse, but since the matter was urgent, he didn't have the trouble to go into detail.
He nodded solemnly and said, "Thank you, girl."
Qu Weiyang said nothing and stepped forward to lead the way. Li Danqing hurriedly followed, but just as he stepped forward, he seemed to remember something. He paused, looked back at Liu Yanzhen and Song Tong'er, and asked strangely: "The Shenhe Division has summoned
All Xiumu personnel are on standby...why didn't you two receive the order?"
Liu Yanzhen and Song Tonger: "..."
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Of course, Liu Yanzhen and Song Tong'er were embarrassed to tell Li Danqing that they had not done anything serious during the past few days in Shenhe Division, but only did some small things like chopping firewood and delivering water.
It is estimated that everyone within the Shenhe Division has forgotten that these two figures are still there, so they did not inform them.
But since Qu Weiyang wanted to take Li Danqing to Shenhe Division, the two of them also followed.
As the daughter of Qu Manxiu who regarded her as a treasure, Qu Weiyang's arrival was not blocked by anyone. Even Li Danqing and others who were following her, the people in the Si Mansion just glanced at it and quickly withdrew their gaze.
Let them move freely through the gates of Shenhesi's house.
Soon they arrived at the meeting hall of the Chief Minister of Shenhe Division.
Qu Weiyang didn't even knock on the door, but opened the door directly.
Qu Manxiu, who was wearing black clothes in the door, was standing in front of the desk. In front of him, five of the seven young commanders of the Shenhe Division were present and sat in their respective positions. Behind them, there were also three or four people standing in varying numbers.
The governor is waiting.
Among them were Qu Weiyang's eldest brother, Qu Chuan, who had besieged Li Danqing on Anman Street that day, as well as Shao Siming and Cao Daqu, who had caused many difficulties for Liu Yanzhen and Song Tong'er in the past few days.
The arrival of the group of people made everyone in the door somewhat surprised. They stopped talking and looked at everyone strangely.
Especially Qu Manxiu. He narrowed his eyes and stayed on his daughter for a moment. Then he looked at Li Danqing. There was a playful expression in his narrowed eyes, which made Li Shizi feel numb.
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Although he didn't want to provoke the chief minister, and he didn't want him to think that he had any undue thoughts about his daughter, but it was a matter of his own disciples, so Li Danqing could only bite the bullet and say nothing at that time.
Said: "I heard that several disciples of Qilongshan disappeared in Luxicheng."
"These disciples have a close relationship with me, so they came here boldly and want to help Da Siming investigate this matter. I hope Da Siming will agree."
These words made Li Danqing feel guilty.
In a place like Wuyang City, the most important thing when doing things is to have evidence to rely on.
You can do many things only when the imperial court asks you to do them, and only when the imperial court asks you to know them do you know them.
Enthusiasm is not a good thing here.
Sometimes it may even lead to death.
For example, in this case, Li Danqing had already deduced that the disappearance of the three Holy Mountain disciples could alarm the four government offices, and it must be related to the so-called secret letter that Ning Xiu and the others were carrying.
And obviously not everyone can inquire about something so important.
Li Danqing's move was somewhat risky, and anyone could even sue him if they wanted to.
But when it came to his disciples, Prince Li had no choice but to take risks.
"Humph! The Crown Prince is quite enthusiastic! It's a pity that this Shenhesi is not your Crown Prince's mansion! It's your turn to come when you want and leave when you want!" The moment Li Danqing said these words, Qu Manxiu had not yet spoken.
The immediate boss of Liu Yanzhen and Song Tonger, Cao Daqu, stood up and spoke sternly.
Cao Daqu is over fifty years old, with snow-white hair on his head, but his body looks extremely strong and his face has a solemn expression. At first glance, he is not the kind of guy who is particularly easy to talk to.
Li Danqing frowned and looked a little ugly.
On a normal day, Prince Li could have retorted, but today he was not taking the matter seriously. He was the one who suffered the loss due to the quarrel.
"Grandpa Cao doesn't need to anger the Crown Prince. Wei Young brought the Crown Prince here on his own initiative."
"The Crown Prince solved the case of the Palace of Eternal Life when he was in Yingshui County before. Today's case seems to be related to the evil sect. I thought the Crown Prince has experience in this area, so I asked him to come and see if he can help." Just now.
Li Danqing didn't know how to respond, but Qu Weiyang on the side spoke softly.
These words put the responsibility for the matter on himself. Even though Cao Daqu had a great temper, he obviously did not dare to reprimand the apple of his immediate boss' eye.
Cao Daqu's face froze when he heard this. Although he was full of dissatisfaction, he could only calm down.
"Ahem." At this moment, the chief minister Mingqu coughed with full sleeves, interrupting everyone's argument, and said at that time: "Since you are here, just listen, this is nothing.
Xin Mi, it just so happened that the two young commanders, Zhao Wang and Lu Shanqing, were sent elsewhere to handle affairs a few days ago, and our Shenhe Department is short of manpower."
"Since Your Majesty is interested, then stay and listen and see if you have any ideas."
As soon as Qu Manxiu's words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
I secretly felt that Qu Manxiu's decision was too hasty, but it was obvious that Qu Manxiu had very strict control over his men. Although everyone was full of suspicion, no one dared to show up to question it.
Of course, Prince Li simply found a seat and sat down.
"Mo Qingqiu and the others appeared in Lu Xicheng three days ago and reported to the local post office. However, when they were supposed to arrive at Horseshoe City to report the report the next day, they did not see the three of them, so they reported the matter to the court.
, after several searches, the three of them were nowhere to be found, and finally traces of a fight and a dead body were found in the woods not far outside Xilu City."
"The body died of a gunshot wound. People from Qilongshan have seen it, and the wound is consistent with Qilongshan's specially made Qilong Gun."
"And a green-faced ghost-like tattoo was found on the chest of the corpse, similar to the disciples of the evil sect in Baihe Village. This is basically what we know so far."
"Your Majesty has ordered that the four ministerial offices and the head of the Ying family will work together to thoroughly investigate the case. There must be results within seven days!"
After saying this, Qu Manxiu looked at everyone with a serious look on his face and asked, "What do you think?"
Everyone present frowned, and no one dared to speak to him.
How can I sit in the Kamai Division for a long time?
In the position of commander, everyone present is not stupid.
Although investigating cases is not their main business, they have some understanding of it, but the real reason why no one dares to speak is because this case involves the Qinggui Evil Sect.
Although the evil sect has disappeared in the past ten years, the impact it had on Wuyang Chaotang back then was enough to be called earth-shattering.
Two of the four Wuyang clans with a transcendent status were wiped out because of this, and both family heads rebelled against the enemy for no apparent reason.
Although now, the public opinion about this is that this evil sect has some way to confuse people's hearts and control the two heads of the Qingxia family at that time, but the court obviously has no intention of overturning the case, so the rumors can only stay in the public.
Anyone who knows the heads of the two Qingxia families knows that they are loyal to the imperial court, and they may conspire to rebel or associate with evil sects. For them, they have no real interests at all, and they have no rebellious stance.
The imperial court insisted on this, and it was clear that it wanted to take this opportunity to reduce the four powerful clans.
After many years, the Green Ghost Tattoo reappeared, and what was involved was not only the three disciples of Qilongshan, but also the court's true attitude towards the matter.
At present, they don't know whether Qinggui Evil Sect wants to investigate or to what extent it has been investigated. It is not a wise choice to speak rashly.
It would be okay if nothing is found, but if something is found that the court does not want people to know, it will really be a disaster.
The smart people kept this secret. Qu Manxiu glanced at the crowd and understood their thoughts, but did not reveal them. Instead, his eyes fell on Li Danqing.
Prince Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
The old fox's eyes clearly said, if I keep you here, you have to do things for me.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
This Wuyang City doesn't even have it.
Prince Li stood up reluctantly, coughed and said in a deep voice: "I don't understand much about investigating cases."
"But I think the top priority is to find the traces of several disciples of Qilongshan."
"There is only one killer's body at the scene, which means that the thieves kidnapped the disciples of Qilongshan instead of killing them!"
"This is the first clue. What is their purpose? As far as I know, the three disciples of Qilongshan are not weak in cultivation. Leaving with a living person is obviously a troublesome matter. What is their reason for doing this?
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"Secondly, it has been three days since the incident occurred. Since those thieves had the ability to take away the three disciples of Qi Longshan, why didn't they also take away the body? Even if the situation was urgent, in the past three days, could it be that
Didn't they think about coming back to dispose of the body? The reason why they were allowed to leave the body and not come back to clean it up for several days, I think, is also the key to the current case." Li Danqing talked eloquently at this time, telling what he had learned
Any doubts that could be discovered were stated without reservation.
Hearing this, Qu Manxiu was noncommittal. Instead, he looked at everyone again and asked, "What do you think?"
Everyone was still silent.
Qu Manxiu had expected this and was not surprised.
"Since none of you can think of the crux and Prince Li happens to have some doubts, why not let Prince Li take the lead on this case."
"The Crown Prince will go to the Imperial Palace to participate in the deliberation of the four offices on behalf of our Shenhe Division later in the meeting. The rest will stay in the Shenhe Division. I have a few portraits of the deceased here. Please give me a thorough search of the files.
, see if there is such a person among the disciples of each sect." Qu Manxiu said at this time.
When these words came out, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and laughed secretly in their hearts.
He thought that Li Danqing had come at the right time, so that everyone could get rid of this hot potato and get involved in this matter. Even if Li Danqing did not die, he might have to shed a layer of skin.
Li Danqing, who was not very popular to begin with, naturally aroused everyone's gloating over his misfortune.
Li Danqing was also stunned.
He stared at the big commander in front of him with wide eyes. Of course he knew that this guy didn't like him, but he threw the pot too hastily...
"Isn't this appropriate? I just came here to give my opinion and asked me to represent the Shenhe Division. Even if I am willing, the rest of the division will probably be dissatisfied, right?" Li Danqing frowned.
But after hearing this, a smile appeared on Qu Manxiu's lips. He stretched out his hand and threw a black token into Li Danqing's hand.
"This is my token. With this thing, you represent me. If you go to the Ying family's house and anyone has questions, you can ask them to come to me," Qu Manxiu said!
He spoke at this moment without giving Li Danqing a chance to refute, and immediately spoke again.
"The prince volunteered to help. I just told the prince about the case. You must know that these are new secrets, and irrelevant personnel are not allowed to pry into them at will."
"If the Crown Prince escapes at the moment, then I can only appeal to the court. Of course I absolutely believe in the Crown Prince, but others will inevitably suspect whether the Crown Prince has an affair with the Aoi Evil Sect and come to our Shenhe Division to spy on the information!
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Old fox!
When I came here just now, you said this was not Xinmi!
How could it suddenly become a secret of the imperial court!
This is clearly a plot against my prince, hoping that he will take over this hot potato and be the scapegoat!
Li Danqing stared at Qu Manxiu and cursed angrily in his heart.
But Qu Manxiu just squinted his eyes and looked at Li Danqing with a smile.
The old man and the young man looked at each other with evil eyes in mid-air, and no one wanted to give in.
"By the way, I heard that my Weiyang seemed to have withdrawn a lot of money from the account today. I have to have someone check where the money went. Don't let people defraud me of the money. I have found the culprit. I will definitely kill him.
His hands and feet were cut off so that he could see and hear clearly." Qu Manxiu said again at this time.
When these words came out, Prince Li was excited and reached out to touch the large stack of banknotes that had just been warm in his arms.
His face straightened, he cupped his hands and said, "I will share my worries with the Chief Commander!"