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Chapter 159: Did you see that? Why do you want to compete with me? (Please subscribe and give me monthly tickets)

Xiao Ming was officially involved in the case of the prince's death, and he had read all the files about the prince in the Ministry of Justice.

The prince has been investigating the remnants of the previous dynasty, and he actually knows that Lan Yuchen is a descendant of the remnants of the previous dynasty.

And there were letters asking about Zou Yi's father.

Based on the content of the letter, Xiao Ming judged that after the prince knew about this matter, he not only ignored it, but even used it to ask Zou Yi's father to do things for him.

If Zou Yi's father does not do as he is told, the prince will reveal Lan Yuchen's true identity, and not only will Lan Yuchen die, but many people in the Zou family will also be killed.

This is indeed a very big handle.

Zou Yi's father really loved this woman and agreed to many things.

When he saw this, Xiao Ming cursed: "This worthless guy, is he really that desperate for a woman?"

The remnant soul of the saint: “.”

It's okay for others to scold me, but you have the nerve to scold him, right?

Aren't you that kind of person yourself?

However, Xiao Ming has not made a big mistake because of a woman, and the remnant soul of the saint did not criticize him.

After all, Xiao Ming is still young, so it's normal for him to make some small mistakes.

As a master, it is your responsibility to give him correct guidance.

Next, Xiao Ming continued to analyze the intelligence.

In recent years, Lan Yuchen had done something to the concubines. Basically, the late emperor had accumulated undetectable problems in his body, and his death was only a matter of time.

So in order to protect Lan Yuchen, Zou Yi's father came up with a way to fake his death.

If the previous emperor died, the royal family would definitely investigate in various ways, and they might be able to find the answer to Lan Yuchen, the imperial physician.

By then, the entire Zou family will be implicated.

It is indeed a very good idea for Lan Yuchen to fake his death and get out of everyone's sight.

Then Xiao Ming could infer that the prince had no direct cooperative relationship with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

They were just cooperating with each other, one secretly setting a trap for the late emperor, and the other providing cover.

They both knew what the other was doing, and their goal was to kill the late emperor.

It seemed that the late emperor was about to become seriously ill.

Then the two 'cooperating' people began to plot against each other.

The remnants of the previous dynasty knew that once the prince ascended the throne, the next thing to be dealt with would be them. The remnants of the previous dynasty had sufficient reasons to kill the prince, and they didn't even need to be too deliberate.

The prince also knew that the remnants of the previous dynasty would find a way to get rid of him as well. He was the crown prince, and if he was eliminated, the Tian Ce Dynasty would be in chaos.

Therefore, the prince took the initiative and slaughtered those forces that had sheltered the remnants of the previous dynasty in order to consolidate his position.

That is, Pang Jin told Xiao Ming that before the prince died, there was a period of crazy killing, causing the imperial capital to become a river of blood.

The prince is a ruthless character. If he succeeds, all this will be within his calculations.

If he used the remnants of the previous dynasty to attack the emperor, then he would not be considered to have committed regicide and patricide, and he would feel at ease.

The prince had naturally made all preparations in the imperial capital and was invincible.

But the result was that the remnants of the previous dynasty killed the prince.

As for how he counterattacked, there was no record in Zou Yi’s father’s secret room, so Xiao Ming could only investigate up to this point.

After continuing to investigate the Zou family for a while without finding many clues, Xiao Ming returned to the imperial capital.

Along the way, Xiao Ming was wondering how the remnants of the previous dynasty killed the prince without leaving any traces.

As he was walking, Xiao Ming suddenly stopped.

The remnant soul of the saint knew that he seemed to have thought of something, so he did not interfere with Xiao Ming's thinking.

Although Xiao Ming is very reckless, sometimes his train of thought can be really close to the standard answer.

After a while, Xiao Ming said, "Master, according to the intelligence, before the prince died, there were unusual changes in the guards around him. These guards only listened to the prince, but is there anyone who used the prince's name?"

After Xiao Ming's reminder, the remnant soul of the saint also thought of someone and said, "Are you talking about Li Yang, the prince of Jing'an?"

Xiao Ming nodded and said, "That's right. Li Yang has followed the Crown Prince the longest and is his confidant. If he was bribed by the remnants of the previous dynasty, this situation can be explained."

Although Li Yang did not have the power to directly mobilize the prince's guards, he knew how the prince mobilized the guards and could issue orders in the name of the prince.

As everyone knows, the prince has been operating in the imperial capital for so many years. He is always followed by guards wherever he goes, and is also protected by masters like Fan Kuai, the capital's fastest swordsman.

If they were not people close to the prince, how could they have transferred all these people away?

It’s not that Xiao Ming is throwing dirty water on Li Yang, but only Li Yang can do this.

Even the Crown Princess doesn't know the whereabouts of the Crown Prince.

Li Yang is one of the prince's team members who will take him to the throne. His father has a high status, so the prince discusses many things with him.

Moreover, according to Xiao Ming's investigation when he went out of the city last time, Li Yang has already taken over the prince's secret team, which can be considered a profit to a certain extent.

Xiao Ming was thinking, is Li Yang really trying to usurp the throne? Or is he being held hostage by the remnants of the previous dynasty? Or is he planning something else?
These questions lingered in Xiao Ming's mind.

There was no way. Li Yang hid very deeply, and Xiao Ming was lucky to find some clues.

At this time, the remnant soul of the saint said, "I think you should just tell Pang Jin about this matter and let him have a headache. The sooner you tell him, the greater the credit you will get. If you wait for Pang Jin to find out by himself, you will not get any credit."

What the remnant soul of the saint meant was that Xiao Ming was mainly after the credit, so no matter whether it was right or not, he should tell Pang Jin first, and Pang Jin would register the credit to Xiao Ming.

When the truth comes out, Xiao Ming will definitely be promoted.

Because in the case of the prince's death, Xiao Ming had indeed found out a lot of information, which was faster than the progress of the entire Ministry of Justice, and he discovered various clues by chance.

In the end, even the details of how the previous emperor died were investigated clearly, and there was no doubt that he was the first to do so.

In addition, Lin Yue'e had reported Xiao Ming's contribution in the case of the second prince's rebellion, so Xiao Ming's official position will become higher and higher in the future.

By the way, when Xiao Ming learned that Lin Yue'e was going to Shanghe City to be a superior, his bootlicking illness came back and he also wanted to accompany Lin Yue'e to Shanghe City, become Lin Yue'e's subordinate, and enhance their relationship.

At that time, the remnant soul of the saint stopped Xiao Ming from thinking this and told him that Lin Yue'e was just going down to train and would be promoted soon, which meant returning to the imperial capital to take up the post.

What if you, Xiao Ming, go down and can’t come back?
He is a close minister of the emperor and will definitely stay in the imperial capital.

By that time, Xiao Ming will be in Shanghe City, so wouldn’t everything be in vain?

Therefore, the remnant soul of the saint asked Xiao Ming to stay calm. Only when he became a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice and waited for Lin Yue'e to come back and be promoted, could they meet and their official positions match.

This time Xiao Ming listened to him, so he worked so hard on the case.

The remnant soul of the saint also breathed a sigh of relief and cooperated with him in investigating the case.

The inner courtyard of the Ministry of Justice, where Pang Jin works.

Xiao Ming knocked on the door and entered, then looked around, made sure there was no one there, and closed the door.

When Pang Jin saw him like this, he knew that he must have gained something.

Pang Jin has always admired Xiao Ming.

I think this kid has great strength, ability and luck.

He is considered the best talent Pang Jin has ever seen and is also the confidant that Pang Jin wants to cultivate.

But Pang Jin didn't know that Xiao Ming's real idea was to become a powerful official and undermine the throne.

Xiao Ming told him all his investigations and speculations.

This is what the remnant soul of the saint taught: let the headaches be dealt with by capable people, and you won’t have to worry about them yourself.

Anyway, Xiao Ming is just an official, a low-level worker, so there is no need for him to be involved in everything.

See what your boss says.

"Do you have any evidence?" Pang Jin also felt a headache after hearing this.

There are too many people involved here, and each one is more powerful than the other.

If it was just the Wang family, then Pang Jin, the Minister of Justice, could directly confiscate their property.

Now the Zou family, to which the Queen Mother belongs, and the royal family, to which Prince Jing'an belongs, have all been pulled in.

The power of the Ministry of Justice may not be able to shake these mountains. Evidence is needed.

Xiao Ming replied: "The evidence is all in the secret room of the Zou family in Xiliang. I didn't dare to take it back because I thought that if I took it away, the people of the Zou family would definitely find it and they would directly destroy the place, leaving no evidence."

Pang Jin nodded and praised: "Your judgment is correct. Now it is indeed a chain reaction. If one place alerts the enemy, others will hide."

Pang Jin increasingly felt that Xiao Ming was very capable, possessing wisdom and composure beyond his age group. If it were someone else, he would have taken it long ago.

His judgment was correct. It was the remnant soul of the saint who told Xiao Ming not to take it. This was not a wisdom beyond the people of the same age.

After the two discussed the details, Pang Jin told Xiao Ming: "Since you are here, why don't you investigate the Wang family?"

The Wang family is the big fish that Pang Jin has been targeting these days, and it is also the place where the most remnants of the previous dynasty are hidden.

Pang Jin didn’t know the Wang family’s purpose yet, and after several days of investigation he had found nothing.

This is not because he saw Xiao Ming coming back, thinking that Xiao Ming's ability is so strong, so he asked him to investigate. Although he didn't know the saying of the son of luck, he felt that Xiao Ming could really find out something.

Based on Xiao Ming's current merits, Pang Jin promoted him to the position of Chief Justice of the Ministry of Justice.

The Chief of Police is a special official position in the Ministry of Justice, which can ask the government to cooperate when handling cases.

He can also mobilize the forces of the Ministry of Justice in various regions, that is, the low-level officers of the Ministry of Justice, which Xiao Ming can mobilize at will.

As he said that, Pang Jin handed the badge of the Ministry of Justice to Xiao Ming, and Xiao Ming was very grateful.

Finally I'm starting to have some power.

The Ministry of Justice has the right to handle cases independently and represents the authority of the Ministry of Justice, which is very suitable for Xiao Ming's abilities.

Anyway, Pang Jin felt that if he let Xiao Ming investigate on his own, he might get some results.

According to the speculation of the remnant soul of the saint, Xiao Ming will become the head of the Ministry of Justice next.

This is a middle-level cadre in the Ministry of Justice, and was also Pang Jin's previous position.

At that time, Xiao Ming could train his own subordinates and take the first step in his plan to become a powerful official.

Now that he has been promoted, Xiao Ming can go and collect his "reward".

This is the strange fire from the Xinhuo Combat Academy that he mentioned earlier.

This phase of achievement is definitely enough.

Besides, in order to train Xiao Ming, Pang Jin will also help him improve.

Maybe by absorbing the strange fire this time, Xiao Ming will be able to break through to the Liuhe realm.

Then the Ministry of Justice will have one more expert, which is what Pang Jin wants to see.

If Xiao Ming joins the Battle Academy, he may have to put in a lot of effort to obtain the strange fire.

But in the Ministry of Justice, as long as Xiao Ming has enough merits, he can get all the resources controlled by the official Tiance Dynasty.

Not to mention the strange fire, even some special secret realms can be explored by Xiao Ming.

This is the benefit of being an errand boy.

But before that, Xiao Ming felt that he had to go online to find Lin Yue'e. He hadn't seen her for several days, and he wondered if Lin Yue'e had left the imperial capital now.

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Xiao Ming came to the yamen next door.

The moment he saw Lin Yue'e, Xiao Ming felt all the fatigue in his body disappear, and he even forgot what Chu Ruoyan looked like.

Since Xiao Ming often came to visit and they were all "colleagues", the people in the yamen didn't pay any attention to him, so he easily came to the inner courtyard of the yamen.

At this moment, Xiao Ming saw that there were quite a few people beside Lin Yue'e, both men and women.

After questioning, I learned that these people were subordinates recruited by Lin Yue'e. After Lin Yue'e went to Shanghe City to take office, these people followed him down.

Lin Yue'e will be leaving the imperial capital tomorrow, and today she is completing the handover procedures with the new chief constable.

The so-called handover procedure is the normal process of taking the new captain through.

From patrolling to daily office work, take it seriously.

The new chief constable is a man who looks quite capable. He should be a graduate of other combat academies. He has worked in the imperial capital for a period of time and has made some achievements. With Lin Yue'e's transfer, he took on the position of chief constable.

This guy is quite handsome, but what makes Xiao Ming angry is that this guy is actually a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Do you think you are worthy of Lin Yue'e?

With your looks, you are not as handsome as the other person I have seen.

As an old bootlicker, Xiao Ming could naturally see the admiration in the eyes of this new constable when he looked at Lin Yue'e.

After all, who wouldn't want to marry this woman who has a high status, is beautiful, and has considerable strength?

Xiao Ming was very hostile towards this new chief constable.

However, Lin Yue'e really looked down on the new chief constable and just completed the handover normally.

He even directly rejected the new captain's invitation to dinner without giving him any chance.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming felt much happier.

In his opinion, these people had no idea how to approach Lin Yue'e.

In fact, Xiao Ming planned to put on a show to show his superiority.

Just use the excuse of office work to invite Lin Yue'e, and Lin Yue'e will agree.

But he was afraid that other people would learn it, so he didn't do it in such a public place.

Seeing Xiao Ming coming, Lin Yue'e naturally greeted this old acquaintance.

Xiao Ming came over with a smile on his face, glancing at the men around him, especially the new captain, as if to say: See? Who do you think you are to compete with me?
During the conversation with Lin Yue'e, Xiao Ming deliberately said that he had been promoted and showed his badge, pretending to be so impressive.

The new captain was a little depressed, so he asked why Lin Yue'e didn't show any emotion at all, and it turned out that she already had a suitor.

But the problem is that the new captain thinks Xiao Ming is not worthy of Lin Yue'e. The way Lin Yue'e looks at Xiao Ming is the same as the way she looks at him, both on the official level, without any personal feelings mixed in.

Aren't we all suitors? Why do you act like Lin Yue'e is your woman?

Upon hearing that Xiao Ming was promoted, Lin Yue'e also expressed congratulations.

Taking this opportunity, Xiao Ming wanted to go a step further.

The so-called further step means inviting Lin Yue'e to dinner without using work as an excuse.

If Lin Yue'e agrees, doesn't it prove that their relationship is not just limited to official exchanges?

"Captain Lin, I know a new restaurant that has really good food. Why don't we go try it tonight?"

When saying this, Xiao Ming's heartbeat began to accelerate. He was extremely looking forward to Lin Yue'e's agreement, and he was praying humbly in his heart.

Never refuse, agree!

But as expected, Lin Yue'e refused and said, "Sorry, I already have an appointment tonight."

Xiao Ming immediately tried to smooth things over and let the matter go.

After being given the cold shoulder by the new captain of the police, he thought to himself, you just looked down on me, but you are not good enough yourself.

Xiao Ming was very curious, who had an appointment with Lin Yue'e?
Do you want to go and take a look secretly?

But he was also afraid of seeing that kind of scene, that is, his sweetheart appearing next to another man.

He didn't know why, but he always had a premonition.

The most important thing is that when Lin Yue'e mentioned the appointment, a glimmer of longing flashed in her eyes.

It was as if she was looking forward to this date as well.

Xiao Ming, who left the yamen, originally planned to leave directly.

But for some unknown reason he stayed there again. He really wanted to know who was dating Lin Yue'e.

Seeing this, even the remaining soul of the saint felt a little bit sorry.

He knew that every time he felt heartbroken, Xiao Ming would become stronger, but after all, this was still his disciple who had grown up under his care.

But then again, without going through these trials, how could Xiao Ming become strong? These are just the disasters in his life.

Seeing Lin Yue'e leaving the yamen, Xiao Ming followed her.

At this moment, no one was more frightened than Xiao Ming. During the tracking process, he wanted to leave many times.

I kept trying to numb myself. If I couldn't see Lin Yue'e being with another man, then I still had hope.

The heart of a bootlicker is so humble.

Fortunately, this time Lin Yue'e was having dinner with her sisters from the Combat Academy, and Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not a man.

It is not too late now, and Xiao Ming is in a good mood. He simply prepares to go to the Battle Academy to receive his own strange fire and improve his strength.

As a cultivator with fire attribute, one needs to absorb the fire of strange fire in order to gain special abilities.

This kind of fire was separated from the strange fire during the cultivation process.

Not all cultivators of all levels can absorb it, but Xiao Ming is very confident.

When he arrived at the Xinhuo Combat Academy, his official uniform made the guards and students of the combat academy respect him.

He was very satisfied with this situation. No matter how strong one was, being an official in the imperial capital was the right path.

He came to the office of Qu Heng, the dean of Xinhuo Combat Academy, took out the certificate issued by the Ministry of Justice, and Qu Heng stamped it for him and asked him to go to the alchemy place to get a strange fire.

Also because of this identity, Qu Heng was relatively polite and handled the procedures quickly.

But when he arrived at the alchemy area, Xiao Ming suddenly froze in place, staring blankly in front of him.

The remnant soul of the saint was telling Xiao Ming how to absorb the strange fire, but Xiao Ming was stunned, which gave him a bad premonition.

Following Xiao Ming's gaze, the remnant soul of the saint felt a great headache.

"Your old problem has come back again, hasn't it?"

(End of this chapter)