Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 194 The man behind the scenes
In Qinghe, a residential area in the south of the city, the raging flames subsided, leaving only blackened ruins.

"Master Chai."

Cao Wei and Jiang Linxian both appeared in front of the ruins with their men.

"What happened?"

Cao Wei looked at the house where there was still a little flame and almost nothing was left.

Chai Jin said respectfully:

"One of my men accidentally found out that Gao Zhen had another residence in Qinghe, so he came to check it out. Unexpectedly, he was killed as soon as he arrived, and the house was burned down."

"Damn it!"

Cao Wei became even angrier. This was a blatant provocation right under his nose!
"Can you find out who did it?"

Chai Jingong narrowed his eyes slightly: "If my guess is correct, it should be the work of the Ghost Sect."

"Ghost Sect?"

Cao Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother Chai, you mean that Gao Zhen was killed by the Ghost Sect. How can you prove that?"

Chai Jingong explained:

"Brother Cao also knows that my true energy is special and I can smell smells that ordinary people can't smell."

"I have had some dealings with the Ghost Sect before. The evil magic they practice has a unique smell. As long as it is done by the Ghost Sect members, as long as the interval is no more than an hour, I can smell it."

Hearing this, Cao Wei was delighted: "Brother Chai is very capable. Now that we know it was done by the Ghost Sect, it will be easy to deal with."

Chai Jingong shook his head: "No, now we can only prove that Gao Zhen's death is related to the Ghost Cult, but there is no evidence yet whether it was really the Ghost Cult that killed him."

Cao Wei didn't care and said confidently: "It must be the work of the Ghost Sect!"

"Before Gao Zhen died, we had just fought a battle with the Ghost Sect. These monsters are clearly waiting for an opportunity to take revenge!"

Jiang Linxian's expression was calm.

Chai Jin looked respectfully at Cao Wei, who looked angry, but said nothing.

As far as he knew, Cao Wei had always worked in the Ministry of War and the military. He did have a bad temper and was very decisive in his actions.

But he was so excited today. Was he really angry because the Ghost Cult killed people?
At least Chai Jingong didn't think so.

Cao Wei seemed to be reckless and impulsive. He said that it was the Ghost Cult that killed people before collecting any evidence.

In fact, the reason why he said this was to ask Chai Jingong to put all the blame on the Guiming Sect and close the case as soon as possible.

It has been some time since I came to Qinghe.

The pressure from the Gao family was increasing, and as expected, the Duke of Weiguo also began to pay attention to the matter.

Documents are received from Annan Town every day.

More than the three years combined.

Without exception, it was all about one thing, urging them to solve the case as quickly as possible.

But Gao Zhen obviously ran away from Qinghe on his own, and deliberately concealed the truth. Even his closest servants were unaware of the situation. All clues were cut off. How could they investigate?
So the best solution is of course to find a scapegoat.

At present, the Ghost Sect is undoubtedly the best choice.

Cao Wei probably had this idea a long time ago.

Now we have found evidence of Gao Zhen's connection with the Ghost Sect, which is most appropriate for conviction.

But. Was Gao Zhen really killed by the Ghost Cult?

At least he doesn't think so at the moment.

Chai Jingong sighed softly.

The case eventually evolved into a situation he didn't want to see.

It is true that he is a genius at investigating cases, but everything requires evidence, and even the passing of a goose must leave traces.

After several days of investigation, he actually found a lot of useful information.

Judging from the information currently available, he had an intuitive guess that Gao Zhen was most likely not killed by the Ghost Cult, and it was even very likely that Gao Zhen had a close connection with the Ghost Cult.

This is an instinct that comes after years of investigating cases.

But every time he solved a case, he proved that his intuition was correct.

But if that were true, things would be troublesome.

A disciple of the Gao family became an official, had an affair with the Guiming Sect, and was later killed.

If this news were to reach the court, it would surely cause an uproar.

The death of Gao Zhen is a small matter, but the Lin party will definitely make a big fuss about it and bring down the Gao family. By then, no one knows how many people will be involved. It will be a major earthquake in the court of the Yu State.

It is even possible that the Gao family will take action against those who know the truth in advance and suppress the case.

Eliminate the influence on the Gao family by the death of a traitorous member of the clan.

It is obvious which is more important.

In the eyes of those big shots, there is only profit. As long as it is good for the family, they will do anything, no matter how bad it is.

Justice doesn't matter at all.

Chai Jingong did not express his inner guess:
"Master Cao, the case is still unclear. I hope you can order someone to investigate the situation in this house again."

"Small things."

Cao Wei agreed without even thinking about it.

He was eager to find more clues related to the Ghost Cult.

The more times the Ghost Cult appears, the easier it will be for him to convince General Xue and complete his mission.

the truth?

He no longer cared about the truth.

As long as he can get the job done, he can catch the murderer as long as the explanation is reasonable.

"Each one has his own agenda."

This is Li Rui's evaluation of Jiang Linxian, Cao Wei and Chai Jingong.

He and Ge Hong were standing not far away.

The three of them did not avoid talking to the two of them, so they heard everything clearly.

Different ideas about things will eventually manifest themselves in different attitudes and approaches to things.

Jiang Linxian didn't care at all about Gao Zhen's death.

Why?

It is likely that his relationship with the people behind him is strong enough, so this matter will not affect his future at all.

Besides, this matter is not the main responsibility of the soldiers, so there is no need to cause trouble.

But Cao Wei is different.

He has not yet reached the point where the big guys behind him will protect him no matter what happens, so he must produce results.

The same situation applies to Chai Jingong.

In the final analysis, it’s just that the positions are different and the buttocks can’t sit together.

Li Rui looked at the ruins that were still emitting thick smoke, and was thinking about something.

"Who could have done this?"

"Zhuang Renhe?"

County government office, inner courtyard.

"who is it?"

"Who is it?"

Zhuang Renhe's eyes were red, and he looked like a ferocious beast ready to devour people.

He had heard about what happened in the south of Qinghe City today.

Gao Zhen is dead.

He doesn't care.

Anyway, he was not involved in Gao Zhen's mission, and he also had spies in An Ning Wei. Cao Wei and Chai Jingong did not find any clues, so they would not involve him.

But just when he thought the matter would become an unsolved cold case and he could continue to work as a county magistrate in peace.

Things have changed, and now the blame is directed at the Ghost Cult.

"If the Ministry of Justice wants to investigate, let them investigate. Why are they killing people again?"

He also felt that this matter must have been done by people from the Ghost Cult.

"idiot."

"They're all idiots!"

Although he is also a member of the Ghost Sect, his main job is the second head of the Zhuang family, and he does not have much good feelings towards the people of the Ghost Sect.

"No, we must find a way to stop them."

"If you continue to make a big fuss, maybe one day it will be traced back to me."

Zhuang Renhe thought about it and quickly made a decision.

He doesn't think Chai Jingong from the Ministry of Justice is a fool.

On the contrary, Chai Jingong has reached his current position because he is quite capable in the capital, especially in solving cases.

The more the Ghost Cult does, the more clues will be exposed. The best way is to do nothing now.

Just as Zhuang Renhe was thinking.

There was a knock on his door.

Zhuang Renhe shouted impatiently: "Come in!"

Then I heard the door creak and someone pushed it open. It was a maid from the county government office.

The maid asked coquettishly:
"Sir, the water is warm. Do you want to take a bath now or wait a while? I will undress you."

Zhuang Renhe has a habit.

I have to take a shower every day before I can fall asleep.

For the lower-class people in the State of Yu, it was considered good if they could take a bath once a month. In winter, they could go three or four months without taking a bath. They would not take a bath until the spring when the weather warmed up, and then they would go to the river outside the city to take a bath.

Those who were richer would use large wooden barrels to boil water for bathing.

But it takes half a day to boil a large bucket of water, and the money for firewood alone is not a small amount.

Not many people can take a bath every day.

Zhuang Renhe hummed, "Let's wash now. Come and help me undress."

Done.

The little maid stepped forward timidly and stretched out her slender fingers to untie Zhuang Renhe's belt.

Just as the fingers were about to touch the belt.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Zhuang Renhe's eyes, who had originally had no expression on his face.

The right hand on the belt was raised suddenly, creating a gust of palm wind and slapping the little maid's head directly.

But the little maid reacted very quickly. She suddenly leaned backwards and flew several meters along the ground.

A giggling sound came from the mouth.

next moment.

The skin on the little maid's face fell off bit by bit, revealing the face of a seductive woman.

Zhuang Renhe snorted coldly:
"Slut, if you dare to do this again, I will kill you."

"Did you touch anyone in my house?"

The seductive woman laughed so hard that her body shook, and her originally skinny body began to tremble.

"How dare I touch Mr. Zhuang's men?"

Zhuang Renhe's eyes were still cold, and he snorted coldly: "It's better this way."

But my heart sank.

"It was really the Ghost Sect that killed him!"

The woman in front of him was none other than Liu Jiaoniang, the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa, who was ranked third among the Twelve Blood Disciples.

Like the Mother of Ten Thousand Ghosts who was killed by Jiang Linxian before, they are both good at disguise.

Even Liu Jiaoniang's attainment in disguise is better than that of the Mother of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

Liu Jiaoniang, one of the Twelve Blood Disciples, appeared in Qinghe, making it hard for him not to feel that the previous events in the south of the city had nothing to do with her.

Zhuang Renhe looked at Liu Jiaoniang with a gloomy face:
"Why did you kill Chengnan Gao Zhen's men? Don't you know that this will expose you?"

Hear the words.

Liu Jiaoniang was stunned and blinked her big eyes:

"I... kill someone?"

Zhuang Renhe's mouth twitched: "Why, you want to hide it from me too?"

Liu Jiaoniang was immediately so angry that she laughed and raised her voice in a sarcastic tone:
"I just arrived in Qinghe, if I have to kill anyone, you will be the first one to be killed."

Zhuang Renhe looked at it for a long time, and finally asked doubtfully:

"You really didn't kill that person?"

"Nonsense, I'd love for the whole world to know that I killed someone, and I wouldn't even bother to keep it secret."

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Zhuang Ren and Wu Yan.

From Liu Jiaoniang's expression just now, he could be sure that it was not Liu Jiaoniang who killed the man.

Moreover, given the Ghost Cult's style of doing things, if they want to kill someone, then they're done. There's really no need for Liu Jiaoniang to hide anything from him.

Then the problem is coming.

Since Liu Jiaoniang was not the murderer, then who did it?
(End of this chapter)