Chapter 175 The Correct Way to Open
Yan Ruohai waved his hand.
"I don't know whether he made a mistake or not, but that's what he told me to pass on."
Mei Chengan was speechless, holding the note between his two fingers.
"What is this note?"
Words are like the road of the sea.
"Oh, this note is for you to pass on to Fan Xian, but not now. You have to give it to him at the right time. He said you'll know when the time is right."
"..."
Damn, I hate the Riddler the most in my life! What the hell!
Mei Chengan was puzzled.
"Why should I give it? Am I the only one who knows the right time?"
Yan Ruohai shook his head.
"That's not the case. It's mainly because Fan Xian is close to you and often hangs out with you, so it's more convenient for you to give it to him."
"..."
On the way back to the archives, Mei Cheng'an opened the note and took a look. There was a route on it, which seemed to be a route heading south.
The first location is only thirty miles away from Kyoto. It is marked in red and has the time written next to it, which is today.
What the hell is this?
……
When Mei Cheng'an walked into the case library, Fan Xian and Wang Qinian had already finished looking through the documents and were about to start a discussion.
Noticing Mei Chengan entering the room, Fan Xian waved to him.
"Come here quickly."
After saying that, he started discussing it with Wang Qinian.
"This case is not complicated. The most direct clue is the two female swordsmen who are still being interrogated. However, I saw in the interrogation records that the two fainted several times under the severe torture, but they still refused to speak. I feel that they are unlikely to confess. I am afraid that this clue will be lost."
Mei Cheng'an walked aside and listened to their discussion quietly, neither interrupting nor disturbing them.
Wang Qinian said.
"Don't worry, sir. Look, there is another clue here. When these two were arrested, a token was found on their bodies. After comparing the pattern on the token, it was confirmed that it was the token of the Northern Qi spy."
"Ah, I see. I was wondering how they could get Cheng Jushu to do their bidding after they captured him. It turns out that there are spies from Northern Qi involved."
"Hey, this is really new. We haven't seen any Northern Qi spies in Kyoto for many years. I didn't expect them to show up at this moment and get involved in this matter."
After listening for a while, Mei Cheng'an felt that it was a bit boring to just listen like that, so he glanced at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and then picked up a piece of dessert and started eating.
Well, the correct way to listen is to eat, drink and listen at the same time.
After listening to Wang Qinian's words, Fan Xian thought about it.
"According to you, this Cheng Jushu is also a spy from Northern Qi?"
Wang Qinian nodded.
"Most likely!"
Mei Cheng'an was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he quickly chewed the snack in his mouth and swallowed it, then interrupted and asked.
"Wait a moment, Cheng Jushu is a spy from Northern Qi?"
Fan Xian looked up at him and raised his head.
"Then why can the token of the Northern Qi spy make him obey orders? Isn't it only the spy that can be commanded by the token of the spy?"
"..."
Wow, it's true. Was it because I didn't pay attention when I watched the show? I didn't remember the story of the giant tree being a secret agent.
If he was really a secret agent, the Supervisory Council would not treat him as a mere victim. How could they release him then?
Mei Chengan didn't really care whether Cheng Jushu was released, imprisoned or dead. What he cared about was that he couldn't break his promise with the little brother.
This... No, no, Cheng Jushu didn't suddenly become a secret agent. If he is here, he is also in the drama. Then how did the Supervisory Office...
Oh no, I almost forgot about Lord Zhuge Zhu’s trick. It was just a false alarm. It’s okay now.
While Mei Chengan was brainstorming about the agreement, Fan Xian had already started sneering.
"I am truly honored. A great man from Qing State actually teamed up with a great man from Northern Qi State just to kill a nobody like me? They really think highly of me."
Wang Qinian sighed.
"Unfortunately, we still have to ask the two female swordsmen where this token came from. If we can't pry them open, then this clue will be gone."
Fan Xian asked.
"What about Cheng Jushu? He might know about it too."
Wang Qinian said.
"Since Cheng Jushu was brought to the Supervisory Office, he remained silent no matter what was asked. After all, he was arrested, and the Office couldn't torture him."
Fan Xian was worried.
"There is no result from the weapons investigation. In this case, we can only wait for the two female swordsmen to speak."
Wang Qinian groaned and glanced at Mei Chengan calmly.
Mei Chengan smiled and winked at him.
Wang Qinian spoke decisively.
"In fact, Wang knows another clue."
Fan Xian's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Then tell me quickly."
Wang Qinian didn't keep the person in suspense and quickly told the story of the lieutenant general.
After hearing this, Fan Xian no longer cared about teasing Wang Qinian. He slapped the table and stood up.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go investigate that lieutenant general now."
Wang Qinian didn't have any objection and stood up, but Mei Chengan was too lazy to run.
"You two go ahead, I won't make any more trouble."
Fan Xian didn't think much about it.
"Okay, don't follow me. There's nothing to do here. Go home first. I'll find you and tell you if there's anything else when I'm done."
Mei Chengan nodded.
After Fan Xian and Wang Qinian left, Mei Cheng'an sat in Wang Qinian's seat for a while, eating snacks and drinking tea, casually flipping through the documents.
After finishing snacks and tea, he sorted out the scattered questionnaires, placed them neatly on the corner of the table, then stood up and left.
His original plan was to meet Cheng Jushu, but now that he knew that Cheng Jushu might be a secret agent of Northern Qi, Mei Chengan suddenly didn't want to meet him anymore.
Just pay attention to when he will be released and fulfill the agreement between me and the kid. Just as Mei Chengan was strolling home.
Changxin Palace.
Lanxiang hurried into the hall to report the news.
"Your Highness, Fan Xian went to the Overwatch Council. Dean Chen sent a letter granting him the right to investigate and interrogate. He has already left the Overwatch Council. Judging from the direction he is heading, he should be heading to the residence of the general of the City Patrol Department."
The eldest princess leaned on the couch and listened quietly, then asked.
"Ah, have you started yet?"
"Not yet. Fortunately, we got the news in time. I will pass the message and order our people to act quickly."
The princess thought for a moment and said.
"No rush. Send someone to observe Fan Xian's whereabouts along the way. Wait until he is almost there before taking action. Make the timing precise, neither too fast nor too slow. I want to give him a surprise."
"Yes."
Lanxiang turned and left, and came back after a while.
The eldest princess touched the cat's soft fur, not knowing what she was thinking. Suddenly she laughed.
Lanxiang was curious.
"What did you think of, Your Highness?"
The eldest princess laughed.
"Nothing, I just thought of an interesting way to torment my future son-in-law."
"He wants to investigate the case himself, so let him do it. Send a message to the Supervisory Council. Those two disciples of Si Gu Jian don't have to wait until tomorrow to speak. They can speak tonight. They don't have to reveal everything. Just reveal the source of the token and then they can die."
Lanxiang was stunned for a moment
"Only Si Lili? What about Lin Gong... Oh, yes, Si Lili has met Lin Gong, but Your Highness, Si Lili may not know Lin Gong's identity."
The eldest princess looked at her and smiled.
"Don't worry, she definitely knows. Don't you think about what Si Lili does? As the head of the secret agents lurking in Kyoto, if she doesn't even know the son of the prime minister, then what kind of secret agent is she?"
Lanxiang thought about it and agreed.
"What about Si Lili..."
The eldest princess said softly.
"Just have someone pass a message to her secretly and tell her about this case. Don't say anything else."
"Yes."
……
After one stick of incense.
Fan Xian and Wang Qinian rushed to the residence of the city patrol commander.
After all, it was broad daylight, and I had planned to investigate secretly. However, after I climbed over the wall into the courtyard, I didn't see any patrolling guards, servants, or maids.
The entire admiral's mansion was empty. The two men looked at each other and realized something was wrong. They quickly crossed the front yard and headed towards the house.
Shortly after.
The two men who were investigating in the front hall looked up at the corpses hanging all over the roof and took a deep breath.
He reached out and touched the body, which was still warm. He hurriedly put the person down, checked his pulse, and shook his head at Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian said with a serious expression.
"I took a quick look and the general is not here."
Fan Xian nodded and stood up.
"Let's split up and investigate. I'll be on the left and you'll be on the right. Whoever finishes investigating first will go back to the other side to find the other person."
Wang Qinian's face changed.
"Your Excellency, this body is still warm, and it is obvious that he just died. The murderer may not have left yet."
Fan Xian raised his head and looked at the shadowy corpse again, shook his head, turned around and left without saying anything.
Wang Qinian shouted at his back.
"Then my lord, please be careful."
……
At the same time, on the bank of Liujing River, a ray of fire suddenly appeared on an exquisite pleasure boat, and the fire quickly spread and grew, gradually becoming a boiling pot.
The raging fire soon enveloped the entire pleasure boat, and smoke and dust rose straight into the sky.
Not far from the flames, a small boat slowly sailed away. The woman on the boat looked back at the fire in a daze.
……
The general’s mansion.
It only took a cup of tea for Fan Xian and Wang Qinian to finish their investigation.
After they met, they looked at each other with questioning eyes and shook their heads at the same time.
Fan Xian said in a deep voice.
"No one in the whole mansion will be left alive."
Wang Qinian looked up at the corpses, his face full of pity.
"Something is not right, sir. If the lieutenant general was colluding with the enemy, why would his servants commit suicide with him?"
Fan Xian said with a wandering look.
"We were meeting a guest in the study just now, but the guest disappeared."
Wang Qinian punched his own palm hard, his face full of regret.
"Oh, it's all my fault. If I had told them about this earlier, maybe I could have saved their lives."
Fan Xian shook his head.
"It's the same if I told you earlier."
Wang Qinian didn't understand what he meant.
Fan Xian said coldly.
"The other party just wants me to arrive one step later, and only one step later! This is a warning! It's also a threat!"
Wang Qinian said.
"Sir, what should we do next?"
……
(End of this chapter)
