Washing Away Grievances Collection

Washing Away Grievances Collection

As an accomplished young man of the new era who had endured three years of mock exams and five years of college entrance exams, Ye Weiming naturally had no fear of tests.

It was just that the questions on this test 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 before them. The first sat at the entrance to his home, while the other paced back and forth along the sidewalk. Who would count more pedestrians?

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

All ten questions were logic puzzles. Some were difficult, some easy. Ye Weiming's pen flew across the page, and he finished the first nine in less than ten minutes. Only the final question made him frown.

A deceased person had died by suicide. During the autopsy, no signs of poisoning were found, yet his body was covered in large scratches, his flesh torn and bloody. There were remnants of flesh beneath the deceased's fingernails, and an expression of relief still hung on his face. Please explain what he experienced before his death.

"Are all the known conditions written here?"

"That's right."

"There are no other clues?"

"None. The doors and windows were 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...

By the time the one-hour test period ended, Ye Weiming still could not make heads or tails of it.

Song Ci collected the papers and nodded as he read, speaking without pause. "For the first question, the answer is no, they cannot arrive at the same time. Constable A would still reach the finish line first. Getting this question right proves that your logical thinking is clear."

"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 be clever with this one. You were not distracted and made the correct judgment. Very good."

"The third question..."

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

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

Now Ye Weiming could be certain that Officer Song before him was the very founder of forensic medicine from history.

Yes!

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

It really was a class skill...

Following the system prompt, he indeed found Case Solving in the Skill Panel, with what appeared to be two mastered skills listed beneath it.

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

Corpse Encoffining: When a person dies, their light goes out. No matter whether the deceased was good or evil in life, they should not be left exposed in the wilderness after death. There is a certain chance of discovering items hidden on the deceased during encoffining.

Note: Each use consumes a corpse encoffining item.

What a godly skill!

When Ye Weiming saw Corpse Encoffining, his spirits instantly soared. There was a chance to obtain hidden items from the deceased—after killing a BOSS, if good items did not drop, could he get them through Corpse Encoffining instead?

Or rather, did this mean he had one extra chance to loot a corpse?

After calming his excitement, Ye Weiming sincerely cupped his fists toward Song Ci. "Thank you for your guidance, Officer Song. But 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?"

"I do!"

Song Ci said, "So do I."

Ye Weiming: ...

Song Ci said, "The tenth question was based on a strange death I encountered a few days ago. But I exhausted every method available and still could not find the answer. Since you are also interested in this question, go find the 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 being taken aback. "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 assets of a sect. Once players meet the requirements, they may learn them by spending sect contribution points and money. The Divine Constable Bureau has no such martial arts inheritance. However, in my early years, I obtained a cultivation manual left behind by the previous dynasty. It belongs to me personally. As long as you can complete the quest, I do not mind giving it to you as your quest reward."

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

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

Song Ci was clearly very satisfied with Ye Weiming's performance as well. "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 the four words 'heaven, earth, man, ghost.' Why is it classified as a 'heaven' skill?"

"Good question!" Song Ci's spirits lifted at once. A stern 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 thing: human life is greater than heaven!"

The Divine Constable Bureau had no sect martial arts, but there was absolutely no need to worry about sect quests. Upon learning that Ye Weiming had come to ask for a quest, Zhan Zhao directly tossed him a thick book of wanted notices. It contained at least a hundred wanted quests for him to choose from.

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

Suicide of Old Man Li

Quest Level: Three Stars

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

Quest Reward: 1,000 experience, 100 cultivation, 50 silver.

Hunting Chou Ba

Quest Level: Three Stars

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

Quest Reward: 1,000 experience, 80 cultivation, 1 gold.

Three-star quests were neither too difficult nor too easy, just within Ye Weiming's capabilities. More importantly, the two quests had the same destination, so he could complete them together and greatly improve his efficiency.

When Ye Weiming reached the entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau, he happened to meet a player heading inside. Upon seeing Ye Weiming, the player proactively greeted him. "Greetings, Senior Brother. This little brother is Fei Yu. I've just come to join the sect. From now on, we'll be fellow disciples, so please take care of me."

Perhaps because Song Ci's righteous bearing had influenced him earlier, 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'll regret it."

Unexpectedly, a trace of disdain flashed through Fei Yu's eyes upon hearing this. Still, he said politely, "Thank you for the reminder, but I think a hidden sect must be more powerful."

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

His good intentions had been taken for ill will, leaving Ye Weiming thoroughly depressed.

Yet as a kind person, a pure person, a person free of low tastes, he still continued righteously, "I'm telling the truth. This sect is really an absolute scam!"

At this moment, if Ye Weiming had put on an expression of You took my goodwill for ill will, so I can't be bothered with you, Fei Yu might have hesitated. But the more earnestly Ye Weiming continued trying to persuade him, the more Fei Yu became convinced that he was definitely up to no good.

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

Watching Fei Yu's retreating figure, a wicked smile slowly appeared on Ye Weiming's lips. He simply decided not to hurry off to do his quests and instead stood waiting at the entrance of the Divine Constable Bureau.

Three minutes later, a roar filled with helplessness, desolation, grief, indignation, and misery resounded throughout the entire Divine Constable Bureau.

"I want to quit the sect!"

The instant the roar reached his ears, Ye Weiming felt incomparably refreshed from head to toe. Without lingering any longer, he strode toward the City Gate Station.

Taking a carriage to do quests—what a beautiful mood...

Let me explain the matter regarding chapter comments.

Because of the system, once a section of text is edited, all the chapter comments after it disappear as well. In the past, they could still be found among the comments at the end of the chapter, but now they cannot be found anymore.

Therefore, some chapter comments correcting mistakes or typos in the text automatically disappear after Dong Liu edits the original. Dong Liu absolutely did not deliberately delete them.

There is no helping it. After all, once a problem is discovered, it has to be corrected, right?

I hope all readers can be understanding about this.