Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

This conclusion naturally could not convince the public. All the students who were admitted to Baima Academy were chosen by heaven, and many of them had strong family backgrounds. Naturally, they were unwilling to give up, and the matter was eventually brought to the court.

After the emperor learned about the situation, he ordered the case to be transferred from the Dongcheng prefect to the headquarters of the Imperial City Department, and ordered that the case must be solved within this year.

But the result was that after the Imperial City Bureau took over, there was no progress in the case.

After investigation, it was found that none of the students who died in recent years showed signs of being assassinated or murdered, and they were indeed accidental deaths.

Confucian and Taoist students have no advantages in the early stages compared to cultivators like immortals and martial artists. They have little cultivation, their bodies are very fragile, and they are extremely prone to accidents.

For example, a student caught a cold in his stomach and went to the toilet. Because his body was weak from defecation, he accidentally fell into the pit and was suffocated to death.

A student was eating barbecue and accidentally sneezed, and then his throat was pierced by an iron skewer and he died.

A student bought a clever mouse as a pet in Beicheng District, but the mouse accidentally ran away on the road. When the student was chasing it in a hurry, he slipped and fell and died.

There were also students who encountered heavy rain while traveling during the holidays. While rushing to hide from the rain, they were struck to death by lightning.

Song Xuan browsed through them one by one. After seeing the various ways these deceased people died, he inexplicably remembered a movie he had seen in his previous life on Blue Star -

"Final Destination"!

You are destined to die. Even if you escape the first day, you cannot escape the fifteenth!

Putting down the jade slip in his hand, Song Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. This case didn't seem complicated. It was just that some unlucky people in Baima Academy died accidentally because of bad luck.

This is normal, but if there is such an unlucky person every year who dies in all kinds of unexpected ways, it is definitely not normal!

The Imperial City Bureau investigated for quite some time, visited many places, and even searched the souls of several suspicious people, but found nothing.

These deceased people included both men and women, with different causes of death, methods of death, time and place of death, and even ages. The only thing they had in common was that they were students of Baima Academy.

Everything indicates that this was just an accident.

But the problem lies here. The case has been brought to the court, and the emperor has ordered that it must be investigated as soon as possible. As a result, you finally reported an unexpected conclusion. Where can the Imperial City Bureau put its face?

If you can't even investigate a case, how can you have the dignity to be the emperor's most powerful privileged institution that oversees the world?

Song Xuan pondered for a moment and put the jade slip aside.

This case is difficult to handle and very tricky. The left-hand man Yin Dao Ren sent this case to him, which clearly showed that he intended to test the ability of this inspector.

Baima Academy is the largest place for Confucian and Taoist practice in the imperial capital. The dean of the academy is suspected to be a great Confucian and Taoist master. He is extremely mysterious and is one of the people who is not easy to mess with, as the second prince said.

If the Imperial City Bureau wants to truly solve this case, it must deal with the dean of the White Horse Academy. If there is anyone who knows the truth, it is probably only this old dean.

But the problem arises here. Who would offend an old monster in the Mahayana stage for the sake of a few dead students?

Just as Hunyuan Sect's Grand Elder Li Hanshu said before, no matter how the Qiyun Dynasty is beautified or operated, its essence is actually a level ten sect that is more powerful than a level nine sect.

What is the most important thing when getting along with other sects?

It's benefit!

Mahayana cultivators cannot act at will in the imperial capital, but that means they cannot unleash their Mahayana cultivation at will. With the abilities of Mahayana cultivators, if they really want to kill someone secretly, most people in this world probably can't even withstand their thought, let alone unleash their cultivation aura.

If there is no benefit, who would provoke a great enemy of the Mahayana level simply for a few strangers?

As for Song Xuan?

Lord Song shook his head and said he didn't know either.

If the time was right, he wouldn't mind investigating the White Horse Academy case, but now was not the time for him to do whatever he wanted.

His first priority now is to steadily improve his own strength and prepare for overcoming the first calamity of the gods. As for dealing with the prince and his subordinates, it can only be said that it is a matter of convenience!

Under this premise, there is no need for him to make enemies with an old monster of Confucianism and Taoism whose strength and background are unknown!

Chapter 762 Song Xuan: I say, yes!

Putting the case file of the academy student's mysterious death aside, Song Xuan looked at the second jade slip.

The second case was the case in which the daughter of the Duke of Dongchang was murdered after being raped.

The crime scene took place outside the imperial capital, in a summer manor of the Earl of Dongchang. The guards, servants, and maids in the manor were safe and sound, except for the Earl of Dongchang's legitimate daughter, who died on the wet bed in the bedroom.

After the incident, the local government found nothing and the case was transferred to the Imperial City Department.

The Imperial City Bureau searched the souls of all the guards, servants and other people involved in the case in the manor, but found no useful information.

For this purpose, Dong Changbo even spent a lot of money to invite an expert to deduce the murderer, but the result was that the murderer suffered the backlash of cause and effect, vomited blood and was seriously injured, and left without saying goodbye.

The case dragged on for more than half a month and no results were found. The Duke of Dongchang came to the Imperial City Division every few days to inquire about the results. It was a rather difficult case.

It was tricky, not only because of the pressure from Dong Changbo, but also because this woman herself was extremely talented. Her cultivation had reached the peak of the Spirit Severing Realm, and she was only half a step away from condensing the Dao Fruit and entering the Fusion Realm.

In addition, this woman was engaged to the second prince, but she died in this way, which really brought shame to the second prince. In recent days, the second prince has almost become a laughing stock in the imperial capital.

Then, after Song Xuan took office, this difficult case was sent to him.

Song Xuan pondered for a moment and put the jade slip aside.

This case is not easy to handle. Even if the murderer is not a Mahayana monster, there is very likely a Mahayana person behind him who is covering up the secret, otherwise the Imperial City Bureau would not have dragged on the case until now.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this case was most likely related to the prince, but no one could produce any evidence.

Or perhaps his immediate superior had found out something but didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the princes, so he pretended not to know and put the case on hold until now.

Song Xuan tapped his fingers on the table lightly, a thoughtful look on his face.

The Second Prince did not mention this matter when he visited him last night.

He knew that the Second Prince had been having a hard time in the imperial capital since he suffered heavy losses during his adventure in the secret world of the Shining Soul Clan, but he had never expected that he would be bullied to such an extent.

Killing is not the right thing to do. It is understandable that people fight with each other for the throne, but you use such despicable means to rape and kill someone's fiancée. Is this what a prince should do?

With such a character, is he worthy of being the emperor of the Qiyun Dynasty?

Taking a deep breath, Song Xuan put the jade slip aside and continued to look at the next jade slip.

Song Xuan stayed in the office all day and read all the jade slips on the table that recorded various case files.

By the time he understood the whole situation, it was already dark and the yamen was brightly lit. At this moment, Song Xuan felt numb.

At this moment, he really wanted to go to Taoist Shouyin and ask, Damn it, before I came here, your Imperial City Division didn’t handle any cases, right?

All the tricky and difficult things are put aside. So, are you just waiting for me to take over, right?

What about the mysterious disappearance of the son-in-law of the Long family, and the case of the imperial concubine inexplicably giving birth to a child? Damn it, the imperial capital is really a weird place, all kinds of messed up cases can happen.

After drinking a sip of tea and calming down for a while, Song Xuan put away the jade slip and walked out of the room.

Looking at the brightly lit, peaceful and tranquil scene outside the door, and gazing towards the deep and majestic imperial palace, Lord Song's gaze grew slightly colder at this moment.

Because of your nonsense, he worked overtime for more than an hour and didn't even get overtime pay!

He took note of this and put the blame on the prince first.

If the prince can't bear it, his father will bear it together. Sooner or later, the Zhao family will have to settle the score with their son!

After returning to his residence, Song Xuan first sent a message to ask the second prince to come over, and then told Song Qian about the case he had seen today.

Before the case was finished, the second prince came to Lord Song's study under the guidance of Heishan.

"senior!"

As soon as he entered the room, the Second Prince clasped his fists and bowed. Song Xuan waved his hand and asked directly, "Why didn't you tell me last night that your fiancée was murdered?"

The Second Prince was stunned, his face somewhat gloomy, and he whispered, "Senior, I have just arrived in the imperial capital and am very busy. I had thought of bringing this up with you after some time."

Song Xuan asked calmly, "What is your relationship with the daughter of the Duke of Dongchang?"

As soon as these words came out, the Second Prince's eyes immediately turned red. "Childhood sweethearts, two innocent children! The seniors also know my situation, and anyone with power in the entire imperial capital has roughly guessed it.

Therefore, families with daughters all avoid me, for fear that I will come to propose marriage to their daughters.

Only Yingying stayed with me and never abandoned me. Despite the pressure from her family, she resolutely chose to be with me and even got engaged to me."

"senior!"

The Second Prince knelt on the ground with a thud, "I, Zhao Zhe, have not had any special abilities in my life, nor have I had any great ambitions. I don't have any ambitions like the throne or becoming an immortal.

In my life, I have been afraid of death, barely surviving, and living like a dog. I don’t care. I have gotten used to it and have become indifferent to it. I don’t care!

But I really didn't expect that they would actually attack Yingying, and use such means!"

His voice was filled with self-blame for his own incompetence, and even more so, contained an extremely strong hatred. "Yingying has always called him 'Big Brother' since they were little. If he had any conscience, he wouldn't be so cruel!"

"He's not a human! If I don't avenge this, I, Zhao Zhe, would be unworthy of being a human being!"

Bang bang bang!

Zhao Zhe kept kowtowing on the ground. As a prince, he had his own pride. Even when he was forced by Song Xuan to hand over his soul and blood, he had never kowtowed and begged so humbly.

But at this moment, he put aside all his dignity and pride without hesitation, just to get revenge.

"Senior, please, please help me. I'll do anything to kill that bastard!"

Zhao Zhe's voice was filled with despair and resentment, and his eyes revealed endless murderous intent and determination.

He knew very well that he could do nothing in this hopeless imperial capital, and he had no possibility of revenge except against the person in front of him.

In order to survive, he can give up his soul and blood. Now, for revenge, dignity or life, as long as the prince can die, he can pay any price!

The study was quiet. Apart from the kowtow of the Second Prince Zhao Zhe, there was no other sound.

Song Xuan did not respond immediately. He stood there quietly, his eyes cold and deep, as if thinking about something.

Song Qian didn't say anything, just quietly watching Zhao Zhe kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. Although she felt a little sympathetic in her heart, she would not express any opinion before her brother made a decision.

Zhao Zhe was extremely nervous, his heart filled with anticipation and anxiety.

He didn't know whether this unfathomable senior would agree to his request, but he had no choice but to pin his hopes on him.

At this moment, he could even clearly hear his own heartbeat which was beating rapidly due to nervousness.

Time passed little by little, and just as the second prince began to feel despair, Song Xuan's calm voice slowly sounded.

"can!"

Chapter 763 Wang Ping: Uncle Song, I heard that you got promoted?

Many years later, whenever Zhao Zhe talked about this day, he would be filled with emotion.

"Before that, I always told myself in my heart that it's not shameful to surrender in order to survive."

"Until that day, when my world was plunged into despair, and he said the word 'yes', I knew that I, Zhao Zhe, had a master!"

"Just as the young lady said, the wheel of history slowly turns, and the gears of fate, at this moment, begin to deviate!"

......

The next morning, after breakfast, Song Xuan did not go to the yamen.

According to his plan, he was going to the Dongchang Earl's Mansion to investigate some situations and learn about the life and death of Zhou Yingying.

But the unexpected visit of two guests temporarily interrupted his schedule.

The people who came were somewhat beyond his expectations. They were Wang Ping, for whom he had personally prepared a physical body and allowed him to live a new life, and his wife Miss Li.

"Uncle Song!"

Wang Ping helped his wife get off the carriage and said excitedly, "Yesterday, I heard from my classmates at the academy that there is a new inspector named Song Xuan who has come to the Imperial City.

I immediately guessed it was Uncle Song, so I rushed over early this morning. Did I bother you? "

As he spoke, Wang Ping bowed respectfully to Victoria Song, "Auntie!"

Victoria Song smiled slightly, stepped forward and took Miss Li's hand, "Come on, let's go to the backyard and chat. They haven't seen each other for many years, so I guess they have a lot to talk about."

Miss Li glanced at Wang Ping.

Wang Ping nodded and said, "Go play with Auntie. I also have something I want to talk to Uncle Song about."

After the two left, Song Xuan took Wang Ping to the study. Heishan and Gudaoyi served tea and walked out and closed the door.

"Does your father know that you are coming to the imperial capital?"

Wang Ping nodded and said, "Father always keeps an eye on me. He knows I'm here!"

He smiled and said, “Uncle, you know my situation best. I can’t practice cultivation, and I mainly want to experience life, so after my wife and I got married, I did a lot of things.

I have done business, worked as a legal advisor to my father-in-law, judged cases, learned poetry and songs, and studied calligraphy and painting.

Then I found that when I was reading, writing, calligraphy and painting, the resentment in my heart would obviously dissipate.