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Chapter 59: Thread Pulling Method

Old Yan's face was stern, and he quickly walked to Xu Yuan's side: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

"A small injury, it doesn't matter."

Elder Yan checked Xu Yuan from head to toe before he breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay."

Then Old Yan went to check the two bodies again, his expression changed again: "Did you kill them?"

It’s hard to tell at a glance what level the guy with half of his body blown off is, but the one with eyes all over his body is all “bloody”, he’s a seventh-rate martial artist!

Xu Yuan quickly waved his hands: "Of course it wasn't me. I don't have that ability. It was the adults in the family who came and helped solve it."

This explanation was more "reasonable" and the three Yans accepted it.

"Take the body with you and return to the county government office first, to prevent the criminals from having any follow-up measures."

It was impossible to let Song Lu, a girl, carry the corpse. Xu Yuan and Fu Jingyu each carried one corpse, and without caring about the dirty things, they carried them on their shoulders and walked quickly behind Old Yan.

Xu Yuan didn't notice that Old Yan's left hand was calculating without leaving any trace.

After a moment, Mr. Yan suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Yuan deeply.

Xu Yuan felt a little guilty: "What's wrong, sir?"

Old Yan shook his head: "It's okay, let's go."

Nanchang Street leads directly to the county government office. Halfway through, the four people met a group of government officials and constables.

Led by Captain Pang from the county government, they rushed over after receiving a report from the people.

Elder Yan briefly explained the situation and pointed behind him: "Go and seal off the scene first. Be careful!"

"Yes." Captain Pang nodded and took his men away - their speed was obviously slower.

Before, I thought it was just an ordinary fight between hooligans, and someone was accidentally killed. Now I know that it was the Quhui Division who was investigating the case, and someone intercepted them on the way. If they dared to attack the Quhui Division, we, a group of small detectives, would be nothing in their eyes. If we run into the murderer and someone else is still there, wouldn’t we die in vain?

Mr. Yan ignored the detectives' thoughts and rushed back to the county government office as quickly as possible.

Ma Tianshou came secretly this time, but he still brought some capable people with him.

Old Yan arranged for someone to perform an autopsy, the three little ones went to clean up, and he immediately went to see Ma Tianshou.

Ma Tianshou also got the news. When Old Yan saw him, he saw that his old boss looked obviously nervous, and hurriedly said, "All three of them are fine, don't worry."

Two are Ma Tianshou’s students, and one is a young man that Ma Tianshou is optimistic about.

Ma Tianshou nodded and his body relaxed.

"Is it Chen Liangxuan's people?"

"There's no evidence. We have to wait for the autopsy results to confirm the identity of the murderer." Old Yan replied, "But there's no one else besides him."

Ma Tianshou snorted coldly, "Even after retiring, you still refuse to behave yourself. You even dared to attack someone from our Extermination Division in the street. You don't want to enjoy your retirement in peace!"

Elder Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "That Xu Yuan..."

"What's up with him?"

Old Master Yan said, "Of the two murderers who died, one is currently unknown at what level, but the other was a seventh-rate martial artist. Xu Yuan said his family rescued him and killed the two murderers. But I calculated on the spot, and he killed both of them."

Ma Tianshou subconsciously wanted to ask if you had calculated wrong, but he held back the words when they came to his lips.

Even though Yan Xiuyong is a well-known good guy in the Southern Office, if anyone dares to say that he "can't predict accurately", this old guy will calculate for you when you will die even if he is willing to spit blood.

"Go to the morgue." Ma Tianshou made a quick decision.

The morgue of the county government office had long been requisitioned by the Department of Extermination of Filth. To be precise, the entire county government office, except for the lobby and the small area in the backyard where the county magistrate lived, had been occupied by the Department of Extermination of Filth.

After the establishment of the Quhui Division, the Ming Dynasty created a new position called "Xian Liao" in addition to the original county lieutenant. In name, he was the deputy of the county lieutenant, but in fact he was the local person in charge of the Quhui Division.

However, the strangeness became more and more serious, and the power of the county officials became greater and greater. They were able to deal with strange events, and their prestige in the county became higher and higher. In many places, the actual status of the county officials had already surpassed that of the county lieutenant.

Even the orders of some local magistrates were less effective than the words of their clerks. The clerks of Shanhe County, with their men, stood guard outside the morgue: "This is a critical area for investigating a case. No one from the county government is allowed to approach!"

The so-called "idle people in the county government office" naturally also include...the county magistrate.

The county magistrate had vaguely sensed something was amiss over the past couple of days, and he had locked himself up in the courtyard since yesterday, claiming to be ill and unable to go out.

I felt somewhat relieved that the last time I went to visit Mr. Chen, he looked down on me, a small official, and didn't meet me.

When Ma Tianshou and Yan Lao arrived at the morgue, the county officials hurriedly followed the two superiors, wishing they could stay close to them so that the two old men could take a closer look at their loyalty and bravery.

In the morgue, the coroner brought from the Southern Police Station had already taken off the clothes of the two bodies and placed all the belongings aside. Ma Tianshou only took a glance and could tell that something must be missing.

The coroner stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said, "Sir, their souls all have the 'pulling thread method'. The moment they died, they were pulled away by the pulling thread."

The "autopsy" performed by the Extermination of Filth Division is not just a simple autopsy, it also involves "soul examination".

However, there is a "pulling thread method" hidden in the soul, and the soul will be pulled away when a person dies.

Moreover, this type of "thread pulling method" has the "first-hand" advantage when it is arranged in the soul in advance. Even if the coroner is present, he cannot stop this process.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are only a handful of divine cultivators who can break the "Pulling Silk Method".

Ma Tianshou was not surprised by this. He walked to the two bodies, glanced at them, and then looked at the items placed next to them.

"It's Xing Guolong, a seventh-rate alchemy practitioner under Master Chen."

Ma Tianshou was able to see more confidential documents and recognized Xing Guolong.

However, on the surface, there is no connection between Xing Guolong and Chen Liangxuan.

The "Pulling Thread Method" has been planted in the souls of these people, making them dead soldiers.

There is also a more vicious "soul fusion method". Once the body dies, the soul will immediately and completely dissolve, leaving no trace in this world.

Of course, Master Chen would rather use the soul fusion method, but Xing Guolong and others would not agree.

And under normal circumstances, the wire pulling method is sufficient.

Old Yan couldn't help but say, "Two seventh-rate people?!"

He now doubted whether he had made a mistake in his calculation.

Ma Tianshou said nothing more and came out with Old Yan. On the way, he asked, "Have you figured it out? How did that kid kill two Seventh Rank people?"

Old Yan's face flushed a little, and he whispered, "I calculated it, but I didn't figure it out."

Ma Tianshou stopped talking, and Old Yan instead said something else: "Xu Yuan handed over some things that belonged to Qiao Ziang, and I discovered something unusual."

He was hesitating just now because he was considering two things, which one to talk about first.

Subconsciously, I thought that Xu Yuan killing Qiliu was more important.

Ma Tianshou originally wanted to meet Xu Yuan, but now he wants to take a look at these things first.

The two men turned into Ma Tianshou's temporary study, and Old Yan took out those things.

"That pen." Old Yan reminded.

Ma Tianshou picked up the pen and looked at it carefully.

The inkstone and brush are both treasures for literary cultivation. The power of calligraphy written with them will be increased by 20%.

Ma Tianshou was experienced and found the problem after looking at it for a while. He unscrewed the tail of the ivory pen and found that the pen was hollow and there was a roll of something hidden inside!
Mr. Yan also noticed that there was something hidden in the pen, but he deliberately did not take it out at Xu Yuan's house.

Ma Tianshou poured out the contents of the pen, which turned out to be a long, thin scroll of paper. When he unfolded it, it turned out to be a contract.

　Asking for monthly ticket
　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)