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Chapter 144 The Year of the Major

What is disappointing is that there are no suitable suspects in several files.

"We still have too few clues."

Yun Xi put the files on the table and racked her brains to find more evidence of crime from the files compiled from various places.

As night fell, no one in the house took a break, and the only sound in the quiet room was the rustling of papers while flipping through files.

When Zong Yi came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, he immediately saw the room that was lit alone in the night, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark Yamen courtyard.

He glanced at the two roast chickens in his hand and murmured in a low voice: "It seems that I bought too little..."

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the door, Zong Yi found that everyone was there, and said sarcastically: "They are all here, why don't you go and take a rest?"

When Lu Qingfan saw that the person coming was Zong Yi, he respectfully called out "Master" and returned his attention to the file.

"Gu..." Someone's stomach made a sudden noise, and everyone stopped what they were doing for a moment.

Ren Danqing looked at Ran Piao, the "originator", "Master Ran is getting older and can't help but be hungry!"

"Gululu..." As soon as he finished speaking, Qingguo, the youngest among the group, also made his stomach growl.

The target was too obvious. Qingguo didn't even have a chance to argue and blame the blame. He said aggrievedly: "I have been busy all day. Miss, aren't you hungry?"

Yun Xi smiled helplessly, "I'm very hungry. Sir, how about we use some food first?"

People are like iron rice and steel. If you want to solve a case, you can't go hungry.

"It's because I didn't think well."

Lu Qingfan rubbed his temples and said, "Thank you Master for the roast chicken and green berries, could you please buy some more..." He took out some broken silver from his waist and signaled the little maid to prepare some more food.

Two roasted chickens...I'm afraid it's not enough for Qingguo to spit out the bones alone.

Qingguo was not polite, took the money and left.

Leng Hai, who was hiding in the dark, waited for the opportunity to push Leng Chuan out: "Hey, Miss Qingguo, aren't you very hungry? Let Leng Chuan give you a lift!"

Leng Chuan is a real action man and gets started directly.

"Why are you bringing me... Hey! Brother Chuan, you grabbed my collar and I was so angry that I panicked!"

Qingguo's shouting sounded particularly loud in the night. Leng Hai opened his mouth and looked at his silly brother carrying Qingguo away like a little chicken. He couldn't recover for a long time.

After a while, he closed his mouth again and murmured: "I really can't teach you...you should learn from the adults!"

Can't hug someone? Lift up the collar, I'm sorry you kid can think of that!

The incident outside the house did not affect the eagerness of the people inside to solve the case. Ren Danqing and Ran Piao sang in harmony and explained all the complicated circumstances of the case.

After Zong Yi listened, he didn't speak for a long time.

"What key point did master think of?" Lu Qingfan urgently wanted to open his mind and heard Zong Yi's thoughts.

"You just said that you specifically checked the people from Guanzhong who have entered Beijing in the past ten years. Those who produced white honey in their homes were specially questioned and investigated, right?"

"Yes," Lu Qingfan nodded.

"These are not the only people who will punish our officials... Moreover, why are those people who are not in the mainstream but work in the Sixth Department and the Third Division not counted?"

Zong Yi looked at Lu Qingfan with interest: "Isn't it easier for officials without rank to do mundane errands?"

The words are rough and the reasoning is not rough.

Lu Qingfan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly thought of Liang Zhan... He was only a ninth-grade ambassador who had accepted the Prime Minister's Office, but his actions in one day were enough to shake the entire Government of Zhibeimang.

And Ran Piao, although he was only a ninth-grade inspector of the Criminal Department at the beginning, his ability to read files and understand the inside story of the clan may not even be matched by a second-grade official.

"It's the students who got dressed up."

Lu Qingfan's eyes flashed with excitement, and he quickly walked to the table and picked up the official roster, and circled all the Guanzhong people who had no rank but had errands, such as the Sixth Department and the Third Division, Shuntian Mansion.

"Check them!" Lu Qingfan didn't believe it. Among so many people, there was no one who slipped through the net!

"Yes!" Ran Piao and Ren Danqing didn't care about eating, and each left the Criminal Department to read the files.

Here, Leng Chuan, who had just landed, was holding Qing Guo's waist. Qing Guo was carrying food in both hands and passed by the two elderly people. She said in surprise: "Master Ren, Master Ran, don't you want to eat?"

"Eat when you come back!" Ran Piao said nothing, ignoring his growling stomach, and walked towards the door with Ren Danqing one after another.

Qingguo said: "Are you not hungry again?"

Ran Piao and Ren Danqing were somewhat fanatical about their work. When they heard that there was a breakthrough, they didn't care whether they were hungry or not. They followed Lu Qingfan's instructions to retrieve the files first.

Qingguo went into the house to put some food, while Leng Hai gave a thumbs up to his brother in the dark.

Good boy, I finally figured it out.

Leng Chuan's expression did not change, and Leng Hai was stunned to see an indescribable feeling of frustration on that ice face.

Food was distributed, and Yun Xi thought about Master Zong's words while eating.

Yes, some inconspicuous positions are most likely to produce ruthless and vicious people. This is also Yi Duo's usual tactic in employing people.

"Everyone with an official status is recorded in the record. If it is true that he committed a treason and committed a crime, it is really easy to find. The easiest people to hide are really the people you ignore."

Zong Yi pulled off a piece of chicken leg and didn't forget to take a sip of the good wine he brought, making a loud slurping sound.

Yun Xi couldn't taste the food, and was still thinking about the murderer's thoughts:

"The murderer killed Bo Niang but didn't get what he wanted, so he will definitely make his next move. Mr. Lu, according to Yi Duo's past behavior, if he has more than one murder organization, more than one secret intelligence location, or even more than one

The chess pieces of Master Luo and his ilk, then..."

The situation in the capital has become increasingly dangerous and complicated.

The case they found was the case the other party wanted to intervene in.

"I'm afraid that the next three divisions and six departments will follow the old fox Yi Duo's plan and be led by the nose." Lu Qingfan calmly completed what Yun Xi said later.

Nowadays, the situation is complicated, and the crown prince is newly established. It is a time when many secret forces are dormant. Even if they know that the enemy in the dark has already sounded the slogan of charge, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, the Ministry of Punishment has no other choice but to take advantage of the situation.

Very action.

Yun Xi angrily took a bite of the chicken and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah, it's so delicious."

"Hehe, of course! We don't even care who picked it!" Zong Yi originally came here with chicken in hand and wanted to chat with his good disciple about home cooking.

Who knew the Ministry of Punishment had such a case on its hands.

Everyone keeps spinning like a top, and there is no time to stop!

"The key point is, this brothel case can be handed over to Shuntian Mansion, why does the Ministry of Punishment have to take action?" This is what Zong Yi is most puzzled about.

Lu Qingfan then told all about how Zhuoer went to the Punishment Department's Yamen, how the case fell into the hands of the Punishment Department, and how the Shuntian Mansion behaved inappropriately.

During this period, I still couldn't get enough of the green fruits, and I even went out of my way to "check for omissions and fill in the gaps" for the adults, making up for everything.

Hearing that Lu Qingfan specially invited "His Royal Highness" to reprimand Shuntian Prefecture Yin, Zong Yi excitedly slapped his thigh: "Well done!"

When Lu Qingfan heard this, his thin lips slightly raised and he just said that Zong Yi taught him well.

Ran Piao and Ren Danqing came back. Behind them were several servants who helped carry the files.

Ran Piao was panting from exhaustion, but he did not forget to say: "It's strange, everything has come together. This year is the year of the major tune."

The so-called "year of major tune" is the year when many officials of no rank but with errands come to Beijing in large numbers to wait for the results of the college entrance examination and prepare for promotion.

This year's "major" errand fell into the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that the prince has been very worried about the major major issue recently.

"Our criminal department is bustling because there are so many cases."

Ran Piao stuffed a cold steamed bun into his mouth without hesitation. He took a breath because it was still delicious, and then said: "I heard that the threshold of His Highness the Crown Prince was leveled by those officials who were preparing for promotion. It's true."

It’s so lively!”

Yun Xi frowned slightly, feeling strange.

Concubine De was testing her first, and after His Highness the Crown Prince was newly established, he took over the official examination. At this time, Bo Niang died, or she was killed by someone from the Yamen.

The combination of these coincidences always gave Yun Xi a familiar feeling of being plotted.

Lu Qingfan also had the same idea.

The two people's eyes met in the air.

Ren Danqing was already aware of the strange tacit understanding between the two of them, and he said angrily: "Hey, you two, say whatever you want, don't hide it!"

Yun Xi quickly waved her hand, determined not to hide it!

"We just thought of a possibility." Lu Qingfan had never connected these cases before.

He walked to the table and marked Concubine De's name on a piece of transparent rice paper.

"The news about the major tune came only in the past two days. However, Yun Xi was summoned to the palace by Concubine De a few days ago to test her."

It is a consensus that people in the palace heard the news more quickly than people outside the palace, and Concubine De's temptation was not groundless.

[Author's digression]: Sichuan-Guo Little Theater:

On the way after buying food.

Leng Chuan raised his hand to lift Liu Qingguo's neck.

Qing Guo Nu: Don’t grab my clothes!

Leng Chuan: Where to grab it?

Qingguo: Didn’t you see that I was carrying so much food?! What if I spilled it? Hug your waist, hug your waist!
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