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“Power?”
Qin Kejian, who had been silent for a long time, heard that Sun Shaozong wanted to say the word "power,” but suddenly sneered. "If Lord Sun refers to the two captains of the Detective Department, you will be disappointed. They were the first ones to be excluded after I took over the case!"
With that, he glanced at Lu Jianxing and added, "Of course, the two brothers were also excluded from suspicion. Otherwise, I would not discuss the case with them."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "I have just said that the murderer may not be Jin Yichuan's acquaintance, but why should Lieutenant Qin still stare at the Detective Department? Is there no one with ”power” beside the Detective Department?"
"Outside the Detective Department?"
Qin Kejian murmured to himself for a while, then suddenly changed the color of his face and blurted out, "You... Are you suspicious of the two Lords who have the merit of suppressing and pacifying the previous war?!"
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to reply, he again violently shook his sleeve and angrily scolded, "Absurd! This is absurd!"
"It's ridiculous. Anyway, I won’t dare to doubt the two governors." Sun Shaozong said, "If Jin Yichuan can survive, he will not believe it too."
The left one dare not doubt, and the right one will not believe, who knew that he was implying a meaning opposite to what it says.
For a moment, not only did Qin Kejian look livid, but even Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian were somewhat uncertain.
After all, the suspected people now are the top leaders of the whole Northern Town of the Dragon Guard Department, the fourth-grade town Envoy, and the fourth-grade town Inspector.
If he offended these two people, he’s afraid that the Northern Dragon Guards would be like a rat in the street and get scolded by the citizens in the future!
By contrast, Sun Shaozong was much more relaxed. For one thing, he now held a temporary post in the Central Judicial Office, and for another, he was still under the protection of Dai Quan, so he didn’t have too many restrictions.
And again…
"Lord Qin is responsible for supervising this case. I’m just speculating about it. It's up to Lord Qin to decide whether to investigate or not."
In other words, the heavy burden was put on Qin Kejian’s shoulder, which was quite like the meaning of ”I'm only responsible for lighting the fire, you should carry the blame, or you should die.”
However, Qin Kejian was still unable to attack. He only held his black face and gritted his teeth, and said, "Lord Sun's inference is based on Jin Yichuan's last death, and there is no evidence to support it!"
"Moreover, according to my understanding these days, Jin Yichuan has just been promoted to Commander for less than half a year and has never been on a mission alone. If he really offends any important person, the murderer should also kill Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian, the leaders!"
The words in front were just the same, but the words behind made Sun Shaozong frown.
Half a minute later, he turned his head to Lu Jianxing and said, "Did Yichuan really not perform his duties alone?"
"Just as Lord Qin said." Lu Jianxing hurriedly said, "Since he was promoted to Commander, we have only done three errands. I led the team twice, and Shen Lian led the team once."
After a pause, he added, "Besides, Yichuan lives in seclusion on ordinary days, and there should be no chance to offend those Lords in private."
"Your Excellency."
Shen Lian suddenly interrupted, "Is it possible that the murderer will attack me or my Elder Brother after killing Yichuan?"
"Not likely."
Sun Shaozong thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "First, this is not in line with the rule that the murderer increases his difficulty every time. Second, after killing Yichuan, you two must be suspicious, and it is not so easy to get it."
"If what Lord Qin says is true, it is not reasonable to let the protagonist escape from life to kill a supporting actor."
With that, Sun Shaozong said again, "Maybe Yichuan killed some people who should not have been killed, did some things that should not have been done, or discovered some secrets when he was carrying out his mission..."
"No!"
In the middle, without waiting for others to ask questions, he shook his head and said, "If there is any secret, the murderer should shut him off immediately. There is no need to cause such trouble."
After a pause, he said, "It's more likely that he killed the wrong person or did something he shouldn't have done."
Hearing what Sun Shaozong said, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian looked at each other, but they all smiled bitterly and said, "The subordinates of the Commander are not satisfied with the Lords. We also know that the relationship between the Imperial Court is complex, so we only dare to concoct some people without identities. Among the courtyard guards and servants, there are no close relatives of great people, right?"
Tch!
Is my reasoning completely wrong this time?
Sun Shaozong was inevitably shaken by these many doubts. After all, it was just a barely kneaded reasoning, and it was normal to have problems.
He then discussed it with the three people again. Seeing that it was still pointless, he had no choice but to return with frustration.
Arriving at the Northern Dragon Guard Gate, Shen Lian suddenly grabbed the reins when he saw that Sun Shaozong was about to mount his horse. He lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have a suspect in your heart, Lord?"
"Well..."
Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment, but he said frankly, "I did have some doubts, Your Inspector."
"You doubt our Inspector? Why?"
"Because of the young wife of the He family."
Sun Shaozong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Your Inspector did not hesitate to break the rules of the Detective Department for her, which shows that he was very obsessed with her. If the young lady wanted revenge, she might be able to persuade him to do it!"
"But we were sent by the Emperor!"
Shen Lian frowned and said, "Besides, the in-charge was my Elder Brother that day, and I was the main one when she was arrested. If she wants to take revenge, it will never be Yichuan's turn!"
"That's why I didn't say it."
Sun Shaozong reluctantly held his hand and said, "After all, until now, there are still many mysteries in this case that have not been solved, and I only got involved in it halfway. At present, I can only put forward some assumptions and can't get the actual evidence."
After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said, "Even if Yichuan is the last victim, I'm afraid it will take another two days to determine."
Shen Lian quietly loosened the reins.
Sun Shaozong also got on his horse and ran back the way he came. He needed to return to the government office tomorrow to work. There was no progress in the case currently. He'd better go home and have fun as soon as possible to relax.