"I thought you would not agree to investigate the case because you have been obsessed with the brothel all these days, but I didn't expect you to understand justice so well."
"I almost misjudged you."
Lei Chongxiao has worked at Pacification Office for many years and knows many thousands of households. Some are afraid of taking risks and find excuses to avoid difficult cases.
Although some are rushing to take on cases, they are eager for quick success and have little real ability.
But Su Fei is different. He is young and although he likes to hook up with people in the house, it is not a big problem.
It's understandable that young people have some hobbies.
He has the ability to solve major cases and the courage to take on heavy responsibilities.
"You know what? Just now I was thinking, if you don't want to go, I will arrange for Thousand Households Commander Ouyang or Thousand Households Commander Hong to go. Although they have senior qualifications and sufficient experience in missions, I feel that there are traces of the remnants of the previous dynasty hidden in this case. It requires your sharp mind and decisive methods to find out the mastermind behind the scenes."
Lei Chongxiao said with a smile, his brows completely relaxed, and most of the solemnity caused by the case just now dissipated.
"Now that you have accepted it, my heart feels at ease all of a sudden."
Lei Chongxiao had a slightly embarrassed look on his face.
"We can't handle the case with a big fanfare this time. You will investigate the case alone this time. If you need anything, please feel free to send a message back to Pacification Office."
"By the way, I'd better keep that token with you first, just in case you need it in case of emergency."
Speaking of this, Lei Chongxiao looked at Su Fei's young and steady face and couldn't help but sigh again.
"Su Fei, it's Lei Chongxiao's blessing that Pacification Office can have thousands of households like you, and it's also a blessing for the imperial court. You solved the previous tax and bank case in ten days, and now with this Heaven-Answering case, you will definitely make great achievements again."
"When you come back from solving the case, I will definitely ask the court for a reward for you."
"Thank you Lord Lei."
Su Fei nodded and responded, already starting to make calculations in his mind.
It seems that Lord Lei trusts me very much, otherwise he would not keep the token to himself.
Su Fei returned to his Thousand Households Office, summoned several hundred households, and arranged the errands properly.
Su Fei fold Flying Fish Robe carefully and put it away.
Put on a blue robe.
He got on his horse, whipped his horse whip, and the horse galloped away in the direction of Heaven-Answering Prefecture.
In order to rush for time, he only changed horses at the inns along the way, traveling day and night.
During the day, horse hooves trampled the dusty official road.
At night, walk through the silent mountain forest under the moonlight.
It only took him five days to cover thousands of miles.
Finally, at dusk on the fifth day, I saw the tall city wall of Heaven-Answering Prefecture Fucheng.
Heaven-Answering Prefecture is indeed the old capital of the previous dynasty, with towering city walls.
There was an endless stream of carriages and horses coming and going at the gate of the city, as well as merchants carrying loads of goods.
Wealthy boys wearing silks and satins, and women holding children in their hands. The place was bustling with people, creating an extremely prosperous scene.
Su Fei entered the city without going directly to Heaven-Answering Prefecture Office first.
Instead, I wandered around the street and found a restaurant called "Drunken Immortal Tower".
People were coming and going at the door, and there was an endless stream of diners. It looked like business was good.
He handed the horse to the boy at the door and walked directly into the hall on the first floor.
The hall was full of guests, the aroma of wine and vegetables mixed together, and the ears were full of chatter and laughter.
Su Fei found an empty seat in the corner and sat down, and the waiter immediately ran over diligently.
"Sir, what would you like to eat? We have Heaven-Answering special duck blood vermicelli soup, sweet-scented osmanthus duck, and freshly braised duck wings and duck feet, all freshly made!"
"Have a bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup, cut an osmanthus duck in half, and have a pot of local rice wine."
Su Fei ordered the food casually, then picked up the teacup on the table and drank tea.
While drinking tea, I raised my ears and listened carefully to the conversations of the guests around me.
Restaurants are places where news circulates the fastest, especially in crowded and bustling halls. This is why Su Fei did not go to Heaven-Answering Prefecture first, but came here first.
Su Fei listened for a while, mostly trivial matters about family affairs and business dealings. Just when he lost patience.
At a table in the distance, several men dressed in brocade robes and scribes suddenly deliberately lowered their voices. This unusual behavior caught his attention.
These people were in their thirties, waving folding fans in their hands, and seemed to be chatting, but their voices were kept very low.
But they can't hide this point in front of Su Fei's ears.
Just listen to a man with a goatee say.
"Brother Li, do you know that our Heaven-Answering Prefecture prefect suddenly died suddenly a few days ago."
"The government has kept the news tightly under wraps and has not announced the funeral. Until now, the Great Xuan Dynasty court has not sent anyone to deal with the matter."
"Everyone among the officials below is in danger because the prefect died in a confused manner. Even the prefect was killed. There is nothing the murderer dares to do."
"They are all afraid that the target of the murderer is the officials of Heaven-Answering Prefecture. Heaven-Answering Prefecture Office is in chaos, and the cases piled up in the government offices are almost piled up.""
"When the man named Brother Li heard this, he shook the folding fan in his hand and his face was full of surprise.
"What? You said Prefect Fang is dead, Brother Zhang, where did you get this news? Is it reliable? It's not that I don't believe you, your news is too shocking."
Brother Zhang looked around to make sure no one around him noticed him.
Then he leaned over and said mysteriously.
"My third uncle is a clerk in the government office, specializing in document registration. During these days, he comes home early every day and feels very comfortable."
"Last night he asked me to go to his house for a drink. He accidentally let it slip and told me not to spread the news. This news could be false. I heard that Prefect Fang died in an outhouse outside the city. When he was found, he was so cold that he didn't even have a wound on his body. The death was very strange."
A round-faced man next to him answered.
"Fang Wenhan is usually greedy for money and lustful. He has plundered a lot of people's wealth and wealth. He has also occupied many merchants' shops. He has many enemies. I think he must have been killed by his enemies. It's just that the government didn't find out, so he deliberately kept it secret."
The other man sighed.
"That's what I say, but he is the Heaven-Answering Prefecture prefect after all, the Fifth Rank official whom the imperial court accepts as his fate. He died in such an unexplained way. If the imperial court doesn't send anyone to investigate, Heaven-Answering Prefecture is afraid something will happen."
A few people whispered a few words about Fang Wenhan's past misdeeds, and then changed the topic.
Su Fei held the rice wine and took a sip slowly, but he already had some ideas in his mind.
Fang Wenhan is greedy for money and lust, loves to plunder people's wealth, and has many enemies. This adds another clue to the case.
The government's "secret mourning" and "officials' self-confidence" indicate that there is either a guilty conscience within the government, or they are really afraid of implicating themselves, or there may even be remnants of the previous dynasty mixed in to deliberately disrupt the situation.
At this time, the waiter came over with duck blood vermicelli soup and sweet-scented osmanthus duck and said with a smile.
"Sir, your dishes are ready. Our duck blood vermicelli soup uses old duck blood. You can try it while it's hot."