Ch. 114 - The 4th Victim

"Well..."

Hearing Sun Shaozong ask Lin Zongmao about his review, Jiang Laoqi said hesitantly, "My Lord should know that those who work in our industry will inevitably offend many people, so his reputation is naturally…”

This guy obviously wanted to cover up for Lin Zongmao, but Sun Shaozong naturally understood what he should have understood in his hesitating remarks.

He then put out three fingers and said slowly, "The first dead man was a drunkard who liked to act in bad ways of a drunken man, the second dead man was a famous little rascal, and the third dead man was a captor whose reputation was not very good."

"Your Excellency means..."

Hearing that Sun Shaozong had used three negative comments in a row, Su Xingfang also came back to him and blurted out, "He killed all the villains?!"

"Even if it is not a villain, it is at least an abomination." Sun Shaozong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe he thinks he is acting on behalf of heaven."

After a pause, he said, "Another thing is that he is constantly adding difficulties to himself!"

"Increasing the difficulty?"

"Yes!"

Sun Shaozong explained, "The first deceased had poor physical quality due to years of drinking, not to mention his social status."

"The second dead man was a rascal with some brute force. As for his social status, he was a bit reluctant."

"The third victim was a street patrolling constable, he should be armed with weapons at ordinary times, and his social status is stronger than that of the rascal."

"It can be seen from this that each time he chooses a target, it will be more difficult to deal with than the last one."

Hearing Sun Shaozong's analysis here, Jiang Laoqi's face completely collapsed, and he said in a trembling voice, "Then shouldn’t I... Am I in trouble?!"

"You?"

Sun Shaozong looked at his chicken-like physique and said silently, "Don't worry, if my speculation is correct, you should be very safe!"

Jiang Laoqi was relieved when he heard those words.

However, Su Xingfang still frowned and said with a wry smile, "So it is very likely that the murderer will attack the court commander."

"It's possible, but I'm afraid it's more dangerous..." Sun Shaozong suddenly frowned when he said this, and then said, "I'm afraid he's still a general of four battalions and one guard. After all, every time he increases his difficulty, not only the identity of the victim but also the victim's ability to resist."

It turned out that Sun Shaozong was in the middle of the conversation when he suddenly remembered his big brother. His reputation seemed to be no better, and he was also a fierce general in the army, famous for his force, which fully met the target of the murderer!

However, he was a fourth-grade official, and there were guards following him in and out. The murderer should not raise the difficulty so high at once, right?

No!

This was possible. After all, the murderer has been provoking him. What could irritate him more than killing his brother directly?!

When Sun Shaozong thought of this, he could do nothing else. He quickly said, "Lord Su, please go to my house and tell my brother not to go out alone."

Hearing this, Su Xingfang immediately thought of a similar possibility. He answered it seriously and then said with a bitter face, "It's a pity that you can't spare your time, otherwise, the murderer can't be so rampant."

The case might involve his Elder Brother. Wouldn’t Sun Shaozong want to solve the case himself?

But the problem was that all the officials and servants in the examination room couldn’t step out of the examination room during the Autumn Examination, even if they were the Inspection Envoys who did not have the right to read papers.

So Sun Shaozong has been in a state of anxiety since the two exams.

Although it did not delay the official business, the punishment was greatly strengthened. On August 25, two Yamen runners who tried to help cheat were killed on the spot!

He stayed up all night.

When the first ray of sunshine fell in the morning, Sun Shaozong could not attend to the invigilation, and ran directly to the front door and waited for Su Xingfang to bring the latest news.

However, until dawn, no message came.

When Sun Shaozong was anxious and wanted to call two passers-by to help him go to the County Government to inquire, Jiang Laoqi finally arrived in a hurry and brought news that he didn’t know whether it was good or bad. No one was killed last night!

"My Lord, do you think... Do you think that the murderer is frightened?"

Listening to Jiang Laoqi, he said, "From your inference, we have increased the intensity of the search, and all the officials try to go out in groups. The murderer could not find a chance to start, so he gave up?"

Gave up?

Ordinarily, the murderer could be scared by such a powerful search.

But Sun Shaozong always felt that a maniac who dared to commit crimes continuously and left provocative information at the scene was not like a master who would easily admit defeat.

With this in mind, Sun Shaozong said, "If so, it's the best. But the case must also be solved, so you can't relax."

Jiang Laoqi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Excellency. The case is now in full swing. How dare I not do my best?"

"That's good."

Sun Shaozong nodded and was ready to go back to the examination room for an inspection tour.

However, at this time, a dozen riders suddenly ran to the end of the long street, sweeping the long street like arrows, and the frightened pedestrians screamed and dodged.

Dragon Guard?

Sun Shaozong has good eyesight. From a distance, he could see that the people were a team of Dragon Guards, and the leaders seemed to be old acquaintances, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian.

After spending more than half a month in Hebei, Sun Shaozong got along well with them like three brothers.

So a few days ago, when Jia Lian asked about the Young Mistress of the He family, Sun Shaozong found the brothers.

It turned out that Jia Lian was right. The Young Mistress of the He's family was detained by the town caretaker [fourth grade] of the Royal Guards of the Inspector and became his sixth concubine.

The south and north of the Dragon Guard were all secret service institutions directly belonging to the Emperor. Even with the power of the Rongguo Mansion, it was impossible to imagine taking food from the tiger's mouth, so Jia Lian had to give up.

Wait!

Why only Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian?

Where's Jin Yichuan?

Don't the three of them always move together?

Could it be that…

An ominous omen flashed in Sun Shaozong's heart, and Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian had arrived at the door with a dozen dragon guards.

Seeing Sun Shaozong standing in the doorway, they hurriedly swung off their horses, rushed to the front of the steps, and fell on their knees with a splash. With tears in their tiger-like eyes, he said sadly, "My Lord, Yichuan... Yichuan has passed away!"

Is Jin Yichuan really dead?!

Although he had expected it, Sun Shaozong couldn't help being surprised and asked, "Was it the ”blood character” murderer who did it? Was it also a knife that killed him?!"

"Your Honor is wise!"

Lu Jianxing sobbed, "My brother was stabbed to death by a villain!"

It was a fatal blow!

Sun Shaozong could not help taking another breath.

The three Lu Jianxing brothers are known as the ”three detectives.” Although their force was not as strong as that of Sun Shaozong, who has the bonus of the golden fingers, they were still rare experts!

In addition, their vigilance was many times stronger than that of ordinary people because they have been dealing with the business of stealing money and killing people all year round.

If Jin Yichuan was stabbed to death with a knife and had no ability to fight back, then the murderer's skill was…

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