Chapter 15 Ice Cellar
Tracking down the two murderers who killed Xiao Qing was supposed to be a matter of six doors, but firstly, no one from Baihualou reported the case, and secondly, Xiao Qing's body was not found. Li Cai's words alone made it impossible to file a case.
Therefore, Zhao Xing was unable to mobilize manpower, let alone issue sea arrest documents.
Zhao Xing was busy with official duties, and Fan Xiaodao was unfamiliar with the capital. This case hit a dead end. After much thought, Zhao Xing decided to start the investigation from the file of the King of Poisons. Fan Xiaodao could not refuse to check the case files handled by Song Jingang.
Opportunity, the two hit it off and returned to Liumen.
"According to the rules of the Six Doors, you are not considered a member of the Six Doors, and outsiders cannot enter the file room without the approval of the Chief Catcher."
"What should we do?"
"Rules are dead, people are alive. The six doors of old files are covered with dust. Someone must clean them up."
Fan Xiaodao changed his clothes, took the sanitary ware, and went to the file room with Zhao Xing. When they came to the door, Zhao Xing greeted the clerk, took the key, and went to the file room A3. The door of the file room was ajar, Zhao Xing
Xing frowned, "How could you be so careless?"
Pushing the door open, I saw a middle-aged man checking files.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Xing stepped forward to pay homage, "I've seen the chief arrester before."
This man was none other than Liumen's chief arrester, the current Criminal Department member Zhuge Xianyu. Fan Xiaodao looked up and saw that he was in his forties, had a goatee, and was wearing maroon uniforms. He was holding a file in his hand.
He looked at the two of them.
"Who is this?"
Zhao Xingdao: "The new handyman from the Prison Department is named Fan, and his name is Fan Xiaodao." He then said to Fan Xiaodao, "This is the chief arrester of the six sects, Zhuge Xianyu, Master Zhuge."
Zhuge salted fish?
Fan Xiaodao couldn't help but let out a sigh, thinking that there were still people with this name. He wondered if he had a younger brother named Zhuge Grilled Fish. Seeing this, Zhuge Xianyu looked unhappy and said in a deep voice, "Isn't it funny?"
Fan Xiaodao shook his head, "No, it's not funny, it's just good for food."
boom!
A burst of energy hit Fan Xiaodao's chest.
Fan Xiaodao felt his blood surge and took three or four steps back.
Such deep inner strength.
Fan Xiaodao put away his careless expression and said, "See the boss!"
Zhuge Xianyu: "Huh?"
"Ha, there was a slip of the tongue, see the chief arrester!"
Zhuge Xianyu then said, "I heard that you have already delivered food to that person once?"
Fan Xiaodao nodded.
"Did he say anything?"
Fan Xiaodao felt that this man had great official power and always felt a little unfathomable, so he had no good impression of him, so he said: "I just asked about some cases and didn't say much."
Zhuge Xianyu said: "If you can come out alive, you have some ability." He said to Zhao Xing, "Then stay."
Having said that, just as he was about to leave, Zhao Xing took the opportunity to say: "Chief Inspector, in Sun Mengwu's case, I want to ask the widower to re-examine the autopsy. I hope it will be approved."
Zhuge Xianyu said, "Isn't this case in the hands of Ding Yi? I heard that the murderer has been arrested, what else can be investigated?"
"I'm afraid there is something else hidden."
Zhao Xing briefly reported his suspicions and what he saw in Baihualou today to Zhuge Xianyu. After listening to this, Zhuge Xianyu looked thoughtful, and after a while he said, "Sun Mengwu is a famous person in the capital.
She was deeply loved by the people in the capital, and her death aroused public outrage. The murderer has confessed in prison and is now under the supervision of Dali Temple. Mr. Xu has also urged the closure of the case many times today, so why do you, Zhao Xing, create extraneous matters? "
When Zhao Xing heard this, he immediately became angry and said loudly: "Now that the cause of the victim's death is unknown, and there are many doubts in the investigation, does the imperial court want to use a scapegoat to calm the public's anger? Sir, our six doors are the investigation agency.
We have the responsibility to give an explanation to the court and give the people the truth!"
Zhuge Xianyu frowned coldly. He was obviously angry when he was criticized by his subordinates. He said sternly: "Zhao Xing! I don't need you to teach me how to do things! The truth? Humph, in front of power, the truth is like a toilet.
It’s as worthless as paper!”
Zhao Xingdao: "I don't accept it!"
Zhuge Xianyu stared at Zhao Xing and saw that he had a resolute expression and a righteous look on his face. He looked like he was burning the boat. He couldn't help but think of when he was young, wasn't he the same as him, vowing not to give up until the murderer was found? Now,
With his high position and authority, he had more things to worry about and more relationships to deal with. Instead, he became timid and lost the momentum to move forward.
He asked Fan Xiaodao, "What do you think about this matter?"
Fan Xiaodao said: "As the saying goes, every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. If Mr. Lan is really the murderer, we will definitely find evidence to convict him. If he is really wronged, how can he sacrifice an innocent person for no reason?
?What is the purpose of establishing our six gates? Isn’t it just to frighten the young, to frighten the powerful, to bring justice to those who have been wronged, to stand up for the weak with swords, and to bring peace to the world?”
After hearing these words, Zhuge Xianyu fell into deep thought.
Twenty years ago, when Song Jingang was in charge of the Six Gates, he was just a red-robed catcher. At that time, Song Jingang was so high-spirited and had a great future, but he made a wrong move and ruined his future.
Because of that incident, he fell deeply into regret and self-blame. Now hearing it from a handyman's mouth aroused his thoughts again.
After a long while, he said: "Have you decided to investigate to the end?"
The two said in unison: "Exactly!"
"Aren't you afraid of bearing the consequences, even if you poke a hole in the sky?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Seeing the two of them speaking in unison, Zhuge Xianyu said: "Okay! Zhao Xing, Fan Xiaodao, I will give you two days! If the murderer can be found, I will not pursue the matter of contradicting my officer today!" After that, he will
The file in his hand was thrown on the table.
Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing took a look and found that it was the file of King of Poisons that Song Jingang had handled twenty years ago.
Zhao Xing took the opportunity to ask again: "Commander Chief, what about re-examination?"
Zhuge Xianyu coughed dryly and said, "I will go to Cangzhou later. Today I received a letter from my second uncle saying that his sow gave birth to twelve piglets. He invited me to come over for a piglet feast. I will come back in two days. As for what will happen in these two days?"
I have no idea what happened."
Zhuge Xianyu seemed serious, but his words were playful. The reason for the piglet feast was mainly because of the urgent urging from Dali Temple. He had to find a way to delay it for two days. Of course Zhao Xing understood that Zhuge Xianyu wanted to hide.
I went out for two days of quiet time. Anyway, the six-door files did not have Zhuge Xianyu's signature and approval, so they could not be reported to the top.
After Zhuge Xianyu left, Fan Xiaodao picked up the file of King of All Poisons on the table. When he saw Song Jingang's picture on it, he suddenly felt a familiar feeling. Thinking of Song Jingang's words to him over the years, it was like yesterday, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Xing noticed that he was in a strange mood: "What's wrong?"
Fan Xiaodao took a deep breath and said: "In Sun Mengwu's case, the chief catcher must have discovered some clues, so he came to check the files. Otherwise, he wouldn't let you pursue it to the end. However, I always feel that he is a little hesitant.
"
Zhao Xingdao: "The six gates are yamen, a part of the officialdom, and investigating crimes is only a very small part. Especially in the capital, where there is a mixture of good and bad, and anyone killed casually on the road may be a relative of the emperor or a powerful person.
With the constant stream of important cases, favors, and connections, he naturally has more things to consider. But I am different, I just want to be a pure detective."
"How about exchanging the position of chief catcher with you?"
Zhao Xing shook his head, "I won't change!"
…
The two of them spent nearly an hour studying the files of the Ten Thousand Poison King back then.
It is recorded in the file that more than 20 years ago, more than a dozen cases of missing girls occurred in the capital within half a year, including the daughter of Shuntian Prefecture Yin. This caused everyone in the capital to be in danger for a while. After searching the whole city, there was still no result.
After investigation, Song Jingang concluded that the murderer was a habitual criminal, and that the time and place of the crime were closely related. The method was extremely clever. However, after a lot of secrets, he finally left a few clues in one case, that is
There was a residual orchid fragrance on his body, and he finally followed this clue and found the hiding place of the Poison King. At the scene, the bodies of the missing girls were found, and they were made into living dolls.
This case caused a sensation, and the Tianmoluo poison used became the second most poisonous poison in the world. The file also records that after being poisoned by Tianmoluo, the whole body was paralyzed, the blood clotted, and the body died suddenly, and even the blood was preserved when he died.
The expression on his face during the attack.
Although Tianmoluo is highly toxic, it is difficult to make. It can only be made in an extremely cold environment, and the poison can only be stored for two hours.
However, the dossier came to an abrupt end.
The last few pages of the dossier were torn out.
The breakage on the paper was very new, and it must have been tampered with recently, and this case only happened last night. The two asked the clerk that apart from them, the only one who came to the file room today was the chief arrester.
Fan Xiaodao asked, "Why did the chief catcher tear up the file? Is there some ulterior secret in it?"
Zhao Xingdao: "I don't know, but the chief arrester is always meticulous in his work. He naturally has his reasons for doing this."
Fan Xiaodao said: "I bet he must know something about this case and didn't tell us?"
Zhao Xing raised his eyebrows, "So what, you go and ask?"
This time I checked the files and found nothing.
"If the source of Tianmoluo can be found, this case will make progress. Tianmoluo must be preserved in extremely cold conditions. It is late summer and early autumn, and the weather in the capital is still hot. To make this poison, the only way
One way."
Fan Xiaodao said: "Ice cellar?"
…
Inside the office.
Zhuge Xianyu took out a page from his arms, looked at it carefully for a long time, and said to himself: "The man named Zhao Wudi is already hooking up with Jin Yiwei. I don't want you to see this page because I don't want you to see it."
You are in big trouble."
After that, he threw the yellowed paper into the incense burner.
Soon, the fire came up.
Faintly, the four conspicuous characters gradually turned into a pile of ashes.
Chapter completed!