The crescent mark (Thanks to Zhong Zhi Ming Ming for the bonus-update gift! You're awesome!)
"Oh?"
Lei Chongxiao's eyes suddenly lit up, he took two steps forward, looked at Su Fei and said.
"I am preparing to go to the palace to report on the progress of this case. I have no clue at the moment. I will have to be punished by the superior officer."
He sighed, his tone a bit helpless.
"This case is very troublesome. Thousands or hundreds of other households have been investigating it for more than ten days, but no clues have been found. Now most of them have given up."
"I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to investigate this case on the first day you arrived at Zhili. No wonder Lao Feng was full of praise for you in his letter. It's not without reason."
"By the way, I almost forgot, you repeatedly solved major cases when you were at Qingzhou, and you are a good solver."
Su Fei is very humble.
"This subordinate is just doing his duty and wants to see if he can find any clues."
Lei Chongxiao reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Su Fei Just go ahead and investigate this case. Whether you want people, things, or files, just come and tell me, Southern Commandery Investigation Department will fully cooperate with you in the investigation."
He paused, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.
"This case is not only about more than a hundred lives, but also about the Buddhist treasure given by His Majesty. If we can find out the truth and recover Gilded Sarira, I will personally plead for you in front of Your Majesty. I will never treat you badly. Don't worry."
Su Fei's heart moved, Lei Chongxiao's words were both support and expectations for herself.
He cupped his hands.
"I will do my best to find out the case."
Lei Chongxiao nodded with satisfaction and looked at the sky.
"I will go to the palace first. If there is an emergency while you are investigating the case, you can have someone go directly to the palace to deliver the news."
After that, he hurriedly left with his attendants.
Looking at Lei Chongxiao's back, Zhang Lie came close to Su Fei with an envious look on his face.
"Thousand Households Commander Su, Commander Lei These words give you enough face. It seems that the adults have high hopes for you. I have known Lei Commander Lei for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen him be so polite to a thousand households."
Su Fei looks calm.
"Since we have high hopes, we cannot live up to them. Let's go back to Thousand Households Office and see if we can find any clues."
Su Fei returned to the lobby of Thousand Households Office, stood in front of the desk, picked up the pen and ink, and drew the crescent mark on the rice paper based on the details recorded by God-tier Insight Technique.
He handed the paper to Zhang Lie on the side with a calm tone.
"Officer Zhang, arrange your manpower to focus on checking this crescent moon mark, see if you can find clues from the file, and check whether there are people or forces with similar marks coming to Great Xuan Imperial City within three months."
"Also, read all the files related to Bore Temple and check carefully to see if you can find any clues as to whether this imprint is related to Bore Temple."
Zhang Lie took the rice paper and looked at the crescent moon mark on it. His mouth opened wide and his face was shocked.
He followed Su Fei to explore Vajra Temple the whole time, but he found nothing at all.
But Vice Thousand Households Commander Su not only found clues, but also drew clues, which made him doubt his life.
He stuttered a little.
"Thousand Households Commander Su, this... this clue... was discovered by you at Vajra Temple?"
"My subordinate is also a veteran in solving crimes for many years, but I didn't notice anything at all. Southern Commandery Investigation Department I went to so many thousands and hundreds of households, but I didn't find any clues at all. Your ability is really amazing."
Su Fei looked calm.
"Just be more careful and observe more. It's nothing. Arrange it as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
"Yes, I will do it now."
Zhang Lie nodded respectfully, put away the rice paper, turned around and left, even his steps were much lighter than usual.
In the next day and night, almost everyone from Thousand Households Office worked. Some went to the Southern Commandery Investigation Department's archives to retrieve information, and some inquired about the Crescent Seal in teahouses and inns inside and outside the imperial city.
Zhang Lie even personally sat in the archives, looking through the records related to Bore Temple page by page. From the list of monks' contacts to the track of activities over the years, he did not dare to miss anything.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Lie hurriedly walked into the Thousand Households Office lobby of Su Fei with dark circles under his eyes, holding a stack of files in his hand. Although he was tired, his face looked excited.
"Thousand Households Commander Su, there are results."
He put the file on the public case and took a breath.
"I took people to search through all the files related to Bore Temple. From their martial arts classics to monk marks, I couldn't find any clues related to the crescent mark. This crescent mark has nothing to do with Bore Temple."
Su Fei nodded, which was a bit beyond his expectation. This had nothing to do with Bore Temple.
Zhang Lie continued.
"When we were checking the files on Western Regions, we found a sect called Moon Wheel Temple. The symbols they commonly use are almost exactly the same as the crescent moon mark you drew."
He pointed to the pattern on the drawing.
"You see, this Moon Wheel Temple belongs to Western Regions, which belongs to Tantric Buddhism. On weekdays, disciples will have this simplified crescent mark engraved on their weapons and clothing."
"Although this Moon Wheel Temple is far away from Western Regions, the essence of Buddhism is different from ours. Ten years ago, he sent disciples to Vajra Temple to exchange Buddhist teachings. According to the records, he suddenly left Vajra Temple for unknown reasons, and he has not sent anyone to the imperial city since."
Su Fei picked up the drawing and his eyes fell on the crescent moon pattern.
Well, it's similar to the crescent moon mark I found.
He tapped his fingertips on the table, thoughtfully.
"The Tantric Buddhist sect in the land of Western Regions came to Great Xuan Imperial City Vajra Temple to exchange Buddhist teachings, and then left again. Could the Buddha treasure of Vajra Temple be their target?"
"Very possible!"
Zhang Lie said quickly.
"Although Moon Wheel Temple is far away from Great Xuan, its strength is not weak. It is said that there is only one Grandmaster Realm warrior in the temple, who is fully capable of quietly destroying Vajra Temple. Moreover, they are the same Buddhist sect as Vajra Temple, so they may have already coveted Gilded Sarira."
Su Fei's eyes flashed with light.
"Is there only one Grandmaster Realm warrior in charge? It seems that the clues to this case need to be checked on Western Regions Moon Wheel Temple. Zhang Lie, I am going to go to Moon Wheel Temple to investigate the truth and prepare a thousand-mile horse for me."
Hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Zhang Lie's face.
"Lord Su, isn't it too dangerous for you to go Moon Wheel Temple alone? Do you want to send more people to go with you?"
Su Fei shook his head.
"This time I went to investigate the news. If a group of Imperial Guard came directly to the door, Moon Wheel Temple would not be able to cover up the suspicious things."
"So it's enough for me alone. I will go back quickly and try to solve the case before the January deadline."
In the lobby, Su Fei looked at the crescent mark on the table.
The originally confusing case finally has a direction.
Wait until Qianliju is ready.
Su Fei put on a cyan casual dress, took Spring Embroidered Saber and hid it in the secret compartment under the saddle, then got on the horse.
The thousand-mile horse galloped forward in the direction of Western Regions.