When it comes to investigating cases, that is your own job.
However, when Wei Qi came all the way to ask him to help investigate the case, Xiao Chen couldn't help but be startled.
It stands to reason that Wei Qi himself is a Qianhu, and he is also a Qianhu in the city defense army. Ordinary cases can be handled locally, so there is no need to come all the way to the capital to ask for his help.
I'm afraid this case is still not simple.
If it had been in the past, it wouldn't have mattered if I had gone to Hangzhou to investigate a case.
But now, the whereabouts of the prince are unknown, and Dongchang and the Ministry of Punishment have been implicated. How can I have the time and mood to run so far to investigate other cases?
Touching his forehead, Xiao Chen showed a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Wei Qianhu, you came at the wrong time. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you with this."
"Oh." Wei Qi's eyes flashed with disappointment, "Brother Xiao is busy with work, I can understand it. If that's the case, then I won't disturb Brother Xiao."
Both requests were rejected by Xiao Chen, and Wei Qi felt extremely disappointed.
It seemed that the interactions in Hangzhou City were not enough for Xiao Chen to treat him as one of his own. It was just that he thought too much.
Standing up slowly, Wei Qi was about to leave.
"Sit down, sit down. You've been here all this time, and you're leaving in such a hurry? Did I refuse your request, and I couldn't help but want to leave?" After seeing Wei Qi's heart at a glance, Xiao Chen said with a smile.
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"No, no. I'm really afraid that Brother Xiao will be busy with business and disturb you." Seeing that Xiao Chen directly expressed his thoughts, Wei Qi hurriedly covered it up.
"I can't help you now, but you can help me, can't you?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
"Me?" Wei Qi was startled and pointed at his nose, "How can I help you?"
"Sit down and help me analyze some things. As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with it. You know nothing about the capital. Maybe your insights can enlighten me."
Seeing Xiao Chen's serious look, Wei Qi put his hands on the table and sat down slowly.
It seems that Xiao Chen really encountered something difficult, and he didn't just say that the current Dongchang could not protect himself just to shirk himself.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel ashamed. I am a man in my thirties, but I am still so petty. I really shouldn't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart.
Seeing Wei Qi sit down again, Xiao Chen picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, and held the tea bowl in his hand.
"According to the emperor's wishes, Dongchang took the prince into custody in the Dongchang Prison. A few days ago, he was suddenly attacked by a group of unknown masters. I was worried about the prince's safety, so I secretly transferred the prince to the Penal Department Prison. I thought this would work.
I sit back and relax, but I don’t know what went wrong, the prison of the Ministry of Justice was robbed, and the whereabouts of the prince are unknown.”
Looking at the gray courtyard wall outside the gate, Xiao Chen roughly told the story in a few words.
"The prince was kidnapped?" Wei Qi's expression changed drastically. He looked at Xiao Chen and was speechless for a long time.
The prince is the crown prince. If the prince is kidnapped, the entire Ming Dynasty will be turned upside down. And the one who lost the prince is Dongchang.
In this way, Dongchang really cannot protect itself.
He said that when he entered Beijing, he was very carefully checked at the city gate, and it turned out that this was the case.
"If the prince cannot be found, this will be a serious matter." Wei Qi said with fear on his face.
When the emperor becomes angry, no one knows how many people will die as a result.
"Even if we get him back, this matter is not a trivial matter." Xiao Chen said a little helplessly, "Master Li An, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Duke of Dongchang, they have been implicated and are now being imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison."
"Do you have a clue now?" Wei Qi asked.
If such a big thing happened, Xiao Chen should lead the people from Dongchang to investigate and deal with it as soon as possible. Why did he stay in the Thirteenth Battle?
Moreover, when I came in, I seemed to see a lot of captains in the yard. It should be that the whole team was resting. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be.
"This group of people is too mysterious. So far, I have only faced them once. The incident happened at the Ministry of Justice. When I went there, there was no one there. I have checked the entire capital countless times, but there is no trace of anything.
Harvest." Xiao Chen shook his head and said.
Although he said that he would wait for the other party to come up with conditions and then follow the clues. But what if the other party didn't come to offer conditions? Will he keep waiting like this?
The factory master tried his best to get himself out of the Jinyiwei prison in order to get the prince back as soon as possible. If he really kept waiting like this, what would be the difference between coming out by himself and staying in the prison?
Doesn't this mean that we have let down the good intentions of the factory owner?
"If they are not in the capital, could they have already left the capital? Or in other words, these people's home base is originally outside the city?" Wei Qi asked tentatively.
"This is very possible, but we have no way of knowing where they are hiding and where they are hiding the prince? To be honest, so far, I really feel like I have nowhere to start."
Xiao Chen sighed.
Ever since he was dropped to Dongchang, from the time of the investigation of Wang San's death, to the subsequent capture of Liao Xianghe and the others, there were traces to be followed. But this time, the other party suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly. I didn't have any traces at all.
Seize the slightest opportunity to learn more about the other person.
As the person with the most ability to handle cases in Dongchang, Xiao Chen felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Speaking of this, I remembered the case I asked you to investigate." Wei Qi's eyes lit up.
"Oh, tell me more specifically." Xiao Chenlai said calmly.
Wei Qi leaned back on the chair and said slowly: "My eldest brother Wei Liang is the magistrate of Gu'an County, Zhuozhou, under the Shuntian Prefecture. My eldest brother is a real person, and his colleagues are also people who love the people like sons. In Gu
The prestige of An County is very high, and the people say that he is the real parent official."
"But just yesterday, my eldest brother went out to buy something on the street, but he was attacked from behind and beaten unconscious with a blunt instrument. According to my eldest brother's character, no one would attack him from behind. Afterwards, I asked
I asked a government servant whom I trusted more recently to see if he had offended anyone recently. The government servant said that he had not offended anyone, but that he went to the yard of Shopkeeper Li, who has a large business in the local area."
Wei Qi said as he recalled.
"Yard? You go to the yard and someone attacks you from behind?" Xiao Chen asked.
"The yamen servant said that the eldest brother was going to borrow grain seeds for spring sowing from Shopkeeper Li. At the entrance of Shopkeeper Li's compound, two waiters who used to be shopkeeper Li's rice shop blocked the eldest brother and refused to let him in. Later, it was Shopkeeper Li who
Shopkeeper Li personally came out to welcome the eldest brother in," Wei Qi said.
"You mean, there's something wrong with Shopkeeper Li's yard?" Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes.
"I checked the eldest brother's injury and found that it was caused by a blunt instrument. According to what the doctor found when cleaning the wound, the murderer should have attacked the eldest brother with bricks he picked up from the street. I came here because I originally planned to let Xiao
Brother, please help me investigate this case." Wei Qi said.
"What Wei Qianhu means is that this is not a simple case, but that the other party wants to silence him?" Xiao Chen asked.
Nodding, Wei Qi said: "It stands to reason that if you want to kill someone and silence them, you will usually use a weapon such as a sword. Because this kind of weapon is easier to kill. But the other party chose bricks on the street, which means that the murderer is there
What they are covering up is that they just want to turn this case into an ordinary street fight case."
"Cover up? Cover up..." Xiao Chen rolled his eyes a few times, "Using bricks as murder weapons to cover up the swords that are most suitable as murder weapons means that the opponent often uses swords. There are no police stationed nearby in Gu'an County.
Guard station, and the county government officials usually use only wooden sticks. Who can this person use a sword? "
"Shopkeeper Li's mysterious courtyard, what hidden secrets are there? Could it be related to the disappearance of the prince?" Wei Qi lowered his voice.
Not to mention that my eldest brother is a good official who serves the people wholeheartedly, and no common people will do anything to him behind his back. With his status as county magistrate, no one will touch him easily on the street.
If the other party dared to carry out such a deadly attack, it was obvious that he did not take his status as a county magistrate seriously.
If I guessed correctly, the other party was definitely not an ordinary person.
