Everyone's gaze fell on Yang Ling at once.
Even ordinary constables had heard of Yang Ling's illustrious achievements in Changhe Prefecture.
They, too, wanted to see whether he could glean any clues from the bodies of Kong Xinghu and the Blood-Handed Scholar.
"In my view, the culprit who killed Lord Kong was at least Middle Fifth Rank."
A trace of contempt flashed through Xu Wenjun's eyes.
Anyone could have worked that out.
"And this culprit must have excelled at close combat, with unbeatable kicking techniques."
Yang Ling pointed to several wounds on Kong Xinghu's body.
"Look at these wounds. They weren't made by blades or swords, nor by fists or palms. Someone kicked them into him."
Kong Xinghu's body had been burned beyond recognition, making some of the traces on it difficult to find.
But after Yang Ling's reminder, everyone examined it carefully and indeed found that those slightly sunken wounds looked very much like the marks of kicks.
Kicking techniques? Middle Fifth Rank?
As long as they found a Middle Fifth Rank expert who matched those characteristics, then checked whether that person had appeared in Xiangfeng Prefecture at the time, they could uncover part of the truth!
The eyes of the various branch masters brightened slightly.
They had been utterly at a loss before, but now they had a direction to pursue.
"His fatal wound, however, was here."
Yang Ling pointed to the bloody hole between Kong Xinghu's brows and gestured with a finger.
"Someone drove a finger straight through his head."
With that, he pointed to the Blood-Handed Scholar's fatal wound.
"The two fatal wounds were exactly the same. Someone pierced both their heads with a finger."
"Good heavens, the skull is so hard, yet someone could pierce it with a finger... Are Middle Fifth Rank experts really