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Chapter 43: The Method of Posting

"How did Qiao Ziang die?"

Xu Yuan looked bewildered and said, "I don't know..."

Fu Jingyu interrupted, "You don't have to deny it. We in the Extermination Division have some special means to confirm that Qiao Ziang died in your hands."

Xu Yuan still looked bewildered: "What did you say? How could you frame me out of thin air?"

After several life-and-death experiences, Xu Yuan would not be easily tricked.

Fu Jingyu continued in a serious tone, "Qiao Ziang deceived his superiors and subordinates, and sent living people to the strange blood food in Ghost Witch Mountain. We have been targeting him for a while, and just when we were about to close the net, we didn't expect him to suddenly die."

Song Lu said, "We just want to know the details of Qiao Ziang's death, not to arrest you, but to further investigate who else colluded with him and sent the people of Huang Ming to Guiyi."

Fu Jingyu added: "It would be best if we could lure out and kill those monsters in Ghost Witch Mountain that are plotting against the people of the Ming Dynasty."

Xu Yuan still shook his head in confusion: "I really don't know. This matter has nothing to do with me. I was just a small errand boy in Mr. Qiao's post station. I went into the mountains to collect firewood and came back, and the whole post station was blown up!
I hid in the town for two days and then ran back."

Song Lu lost his patience and slammed the table, shouting, "Xu Yuan! Don't harbor any illusions! Now that we've found you, you'd better tell the truth. This is your last chance!"

Xu Yuan looked aggrieved: "I really don't know! If I had the ability to kill a big shot like Master Qiao, would I have to run to Qihetai Town and work for him?"

Fu Jingyu's left hand moved quickly, and he wrote down every word everyone said during the entire interrogation process in a notebook.

"Well," he said helplessly, "You don't trust us, but we really don't mean to deceive you. We've been staying at the county government office for the past few days. When you figure it out, you can come find us."

Then, he warned: "Qiao Ziang's accomplices might kill to silence you, so you should be careful these days."

Fu Jingyu put away all the items and said to Song Lu, "Let's go and check on others first."

Song Lu reluctantly stood up and left. When he reached the door, he sneered and turned back to ask, "Do you really think we don't have evidence? That we can't punish you?"

Xu Yuan spread his hands and said, "I didn't do anything. You can't just find someone to take the blame if you can't catch the criminal."

"You!" Song Lu was furious, and Fu Jingyu pulled her away.

After they left the yard, Song Lu angrily said, "We're just going to let this brat dismiss us with a few words? Uncle Yan's 'algorithm' clearly figured out that he's the murderer!"

Fu Jingyu said: "That cannot be used as evidence in court, it can only be used as a reference for our investigation."

If a law practitioner uses an "algorithm" to calculate that someone is a suspect in a case and convicts him based on this, then if this law practitioner has malicious intentions, he can arbitrarily identify an innocent person as the murderer.

For cases involving the bottom three, the lawyers can directly "calculate" the "answer." However, for cases above the middle third, they can usually only calculate a vague range.

Moreover, there are many kinds of sneaky methods in this world that can mislead the results of the "algorithm".

Song Lu crossed his arms and snorted, "I saw it yesterday. After you heard the news of Qiao Ziang's death, you turned your back on people and danced for a few times!"

Fu Jingyu did not deny: "Of course I am happy that someone like Qiao Ziang is dead. But you can't doubt my professional ethics. I am happy about Qiao Ziang's death, but I will not condone his murderer. Xiao Song, we must strictly abide by the procedures when handling the case."

Song Lu whispered a few words, such as "rigid" and "stupid", but Fu Jingyu didn't take it seriously.

"Let's check Datong Coach and Horse Trading Company first. Qiao Ziang once bought several batches of servants through them, and all of them eventually disappeared in Qihetai Town."

The two walked out of Hegong Lane, and Fu Jingyu suddenly whispered, "Wait a moment."

Fu Jingyu turned towards the alley, clenched the five fingers of his left hand, made a strange hand seal, and pointed at a magpie on the eaves at the entrance of the alley.

The magpie flapped its wings and flew up, circling over Hegong Lane.

The eyes of the magpie are Fu Jingyu's eyes, and this "eye-receiving method" allows him to see everything the magpie sees.

Song Lu was unaware of anything, but ever since Fu Jingyu entered this alley, he always felt that someone was watching him.

Song Lu raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Oh! Someone dares to spy on our Exorcism Bureau? How bold of him..." The two of them cooperated well. As soon as Fu Jingyu cast a spell, Song Lu understood what was going on.

But before she could finish her words, she saw the magpie in the sky suddenly stiffen and fall straight down!

Fu Jingyu groaned, closed his eyes in pain, and tears mixed with a trace of blood slid down the corners of his eyes.

The magpie fell to the ground at the feet of the two men with a bang, its brain bursting, it was a horrible sight!
"Who!?" Song Lu supported Fu Jingyu and shouted angrily to the entire Hegong Lane.

No one paid any attention to her. There was only a basket-folding shop at the entrance of the alley. An old woman with gray hair, combed meticulously, was sitting at the door with a kind face, looking at her with a smile.

Aunt Wang was not afraid of Song Lu's demonstrative look, but she did not respond at all.

It’s really not me, an old woman, who’s responsible for provoking Xu Yuan? He is the Achilles’ heel of that old monster.

If you were not from the Department of Elimination of Filth, that young man would not have been able to save both of his eyes.

"Go back first." Fu Jingyu closed his eyes tightly and pulled Song Lu, who was about to explode. Song Lu stamped her feet fiercely and helped him walk away.

……

Xu Yuan was reminded by the two people from the Department of Elimination of Filth: "Qiao Ziang has accomplices!"

"There's nothing to do these days, so just stay home and have a good time for a few days."

"If his accomplices want to silence the witness, they can come to Hegong Lane to find me. Once they enter the alley, hehehe..."

In the county town, or to be more specific in Hegong Lane, Xu Yuan was really not afraid!
Although Xu Yuan can't stay in Hegong Lane forever, but now I am in the open and the enemy is in the dark, why should I go out and take risks?
It’s better to wait and see at home.

This isn't Qihetai, this is Hegong Lane! With so many elders here, how can I, a person like you, be at a disadvantage?

Once we catch the killer who came to silence us, we will have clues, and we can then attack and defend against the odds, turning the situation into "the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark."

Xu Yuan practiced Aunt Wang's "Five-Ding Cooking" at home.

Improve your own level of alchemy.

When the stepmother came back at noon, she found that Xu Yuan had not gone out. She was also surprised: Why did this guy suddenly become so obedient?
……

In Wangjingfang, Mr. Qiao’s house was all in white.

The news of Qiao Ziang's death finally came back.

A mourning hall was set up in the middle of the front yard. The whole house was filled with grief and solemnity. Qiao Ziang's wives and concubines knelt in front of the brazier and cried out to the sky.

He had many wives and concubines but no children.

What he did greatly damaged his virtue, and this is retribution!

Friends and relatives in the city came to pay their respects, but Mr. Qiao's nephews were all in other counties.

Some servants and maids had secretly hidden some valuables, and the wives and concubines had also put away the land deeds, house deeds and the like.

When I wake up tomorrow morning, I’m afraid that less than half of the people in this house will be left.

By the time his nephews arrive to fight for the family property, there will probably be nothing left in the Qiao family.

The Qiao family is in a state of disarray.

　It’s strange… As soon as I say that my ranking has gone up, I’ll be stepped down…

　　This time I have to say something: the ranking has dropped significantly!

　　I ask for your full support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)