Washing Away Grievances Collection

As a promising young man of the new era who had survived three years of mock exams and five years of college entrance exams, Ye Weiming naturally wasn't afraid of tests.

But the questions on this paper were a little too bizarre, weren't they?

Question One: Two constables raced one hundred meters. When Constable A reached the finish line, Constable B was still ten meters away. If they raced again and Constable A's starting line was moved back ten meters, could they reach the finish line at the same time?

Question Two: Two people spent an hour counting the pedestrians in front of them. The first sat at the entrance to his home, while the other walked back and forth along the sidewalk. Who would count more pedestrians?

Question Three: Chickens and rabbits in the same cage...

Ten questions in a row, all involving logical reasoning. Some were difficult, some easy. Ye Weiming's pen flew across the page, and he completed the first nine in under ten minutes. Only the tenth question finally made him frown.

A deceased person had died by suicide. No signs of poisoning were discovered during the autopsy, yet his body bore large swaths of scratches, with flesh and blood mangled together. Remnants of flesh and blood were found beneath the deceased's fingernails, while his face wore an expression of relief. Explain what he had experienced before his death.

"Are all the known conditions written here?"

"That's right."

"There aren't any other clues?"

"No. The doors and windows had all been locked at the time, though quite a few things in the room had been knocked over. I speculate that the deceased must have been in extreme pain before his death, but that is only speculation."

Five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes...

Even after the full hour allotted for the test had ended, Ye Weiming still couldn't make heads or tails of it.

Song Ci collected the papers. He nodded as he read, his mouth constantly moving. "For the first question, the answer is that they cannot arrive at the same time. Constable A will still reach the finish line first. Answering this correctly shows that you possess clear logical thinking."

"For the second question, the correct answer is that they would count the same number. There is nothing unusual about this question, but after answering the first one, many people subconsciously try to play clever tricks with this one. It is quite good that you were not distracted and made the correct judgment."

"The third question..."

Song Ci took his time. Each time he announced the correct answer, he also explained the purpose and key point behind the question. Only after finishing all nine did he set down the paper and casually take out a book to hand to Ye Weiming. "You performed very well. You are qualified to inherit my mantle. This is your quest reward."

Washing Away Grievances Collection: An ancient work of forensic medicine. Upon use, you will learn the related skills. Use now?

It could now be confirmed that Officer Song Ci before him was the progenitor of forensic medicine from history.

Yes!

Ding! You have learned the constable profession skill "Case Solving." Related information can be found in the Skill Panel.

It really was a profession skill...

Following the system prompt, he indeed found Case Solving in the Skill Panel. Beneath it were two skills he had already mastered.

Autopsy Method: Passive skill. A method of finding evidence to solve cases through examining corpses and investigating scenes.

Corpse Handling Method: When a person dies, their light goes out. Regardless of whether the deceased was good or evil in life, their body should not be left exposed in the wilderness after death. There is a certain chance of discovering hidden items on the deceased during Corpse Encoffining.

Note: Each use consumes a corpse encoffining tool.

What a godly skill!

Upon seeing the final Corpse Handling Method, Ye Weiming's spirits immediately soared. There was a chance to obtain hidden items from the deceased. After killing a BOSS, if the good loot did not drop, could he obtain it through Corpse Encoffining instead?

Or rather, this was equivalent to gaining another chance to loot a corpse!

After calming his excitement, Ye Weiming sincerely clasped his fists toward Song Ci. "Thank you for your guidance, Officer Song. However, I have one more question. Could you also tell me the Answer to the Tenth Question and satisfy my curiosity?"

Song Ci smiled. "You want to know?"

"Yes!"

Song Ci said, "So do I."

Ye Weiming: ...

Song Ci said, "The tenth question was based on a strange deceased person I encountered several days ago. However, even after exhausting every method, I was unable to find the answer. Since you are also interested in this question, go find its answer yourself."

Ding! You have received the hidden quest "Answer to the Tenth Question." Quest reward: one Unknown Mental Cultivation Manual.

Ye Weiming could not help but freeze when he heard that. "Doesn't the Divine Constable Bureau have no sect martial arts?"

"This is not sect martial arts, but a hidden quest." Song Ci answered calmly, "Sect martial arts are shared property of a sect. Once all players meet the requirements, they can learn them by spending sect contribution and money. The Divine Constable Bureau has no such martial arts inheritance. However, in my early years, I acquired a mental cultivation manual left behind by the previous dynasty. It belongs to me personally. If you can complete the quest, I do not mind giving it to you as the reward."

So it was not that there were no martial arts to learn in the Divine Constable Bureau. He simply needed to acquire them another way?

Ye Weiming nodded slightly and said seriously, "Thank you, Officer Song."

Song Ci was clearly also very satisfied with Ye Weiming's performance. "Do you have any other questions?"

"One last question." Ye Weiming asked decisively, "Since the Washing Away Grievances Collection records methods of autopsy and corpse encoffining, it seems much closer to the word 'ghost' among 'heaven, earth, man, ghost.' Why is it classified as a 'heaven' skill?"

"Excellent question!" Song Ci's spirits rose at once. An awe-inspiring aura unexpectedly radiated from his frail body, making Ye Weiming feel as though he were gazing up at a towering mountain. "As a law enforcement officer, you must always remember one phrase: human life is greater than heaven!"

The Divine Constable Bureau had no sect martial arts, but there was no need to worry about sect quests. Upon learning that Ye Weiming had come to request a quest, Zhan Zhao directly tossed him a thick book of wanted notices. It recorded no fewer than a hundred wanted quests, all available for his selection.

After some careful selection, Ye Weiming chose to accept two quests at once.

Suicide of Old Man Li

Quest Level: Samsung

Old Man Li, a carpenter from Dukang Village, hanged himself at home. However, many doubts remain at the scene. The local constables have sealed off the site. Please hurry there and investigate the truth.

Quest Reward: Experience 1000, Cultivation 100, Money 50 silver.

Hunting Chou Ba

Quest Level: Samsung

Chou Ba, nicknamed One-Eyed Vulture, is the Third Boss of Lotus Stockade. He is a River-Lake Bandit Committing All Evils, with at least a dozen lives on his hands. Clues indicate that this villain has recently been active around Dukang Village. Bring him to justice. Dead or alive!

Quest Reward: Experience 1000, Cultivation 80, Money 1 gold.

Samsung quests were neither too difficult nor too easy, falling right within Ye Weiming's capabilities. More importantly, the targets for both quests were in the same place, allowing him to complete them together and improve his efficiency considerably.

When Ye Weiming reached the entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau, he happened to meet a player walking inside. Upon seeing Ye Weiming, the player even took the initiative to greet him. "Greetings, Senior Brother. This little brother is Fei Yu. I've just come to become a disciple. We'll be fellow disciples from now on, so please take care of me."

Perhaps because he had previously been influenced by Song Ci's upright righteousness, Ye Weiming could not help kindly warning this ignorant youth who was about to jump into a pit of fire. "My name is Ye Weiming, but don't be in such a hurry to call me Senior Brother. The Divine Constable Bureau is definitely not a good place. I guarantee that once you hand over your Entry Token, you will regret it."

Who would have thought that when Ye Weiming said this, a trace of contempt flashed through Fei Yu's eyes? Still, he spoke politely. "Thank you for the reminder, but I still think a hidden sect must be more impressive."

It seemed that this kid had already decided that Ye Weiming wanted to monopolize the advantages of the hidden sect, so he was deliberately trying to deceive him into leaving.

His good intentions had been treated like donkey liver and lungs, leaving Ye Weiming utterly depressed.

But as a kind person, as a pure person, as a person detached from low tastes, he still continued righteously, "I'm telling the truth. This sect is really an enormous trap!"

At this point, if Ye Weiming had put on an expression of You treated my good intentions like donkey liver and lungs, so I can't be bothered with you, Fei Yu might have hesitated. But the more enthusiastically Ye Weiming tried to persuade him, the more firmly the other party believed that he definitely had bad intentions.

"Alright, I understand." Fei Yu nodded perfunctorily and headed toward the Divine Constable Bureau.

Watching Fei Yu's departing back, a wicked smile gradually formed at the corner of Ye Weiming's lips. He simply decided not to rush off to do his quests. Instead, he stood outside the entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau and waited.

Three minutes later, a roar filled with helplessness, desolation, indignation, and misery echoed through the entire Divine Constable Bureau.

"I want to leave the sect!"

As soon as the roar reached his ears, Ye Weiming felt incomparably refreshed from head to toe. He immediately stopped lingering and strode toward the City Gate Station.

Taking a carriage to do quests, his mood was absolutely wonderful...

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