Chapter 198 – Unraveling the Mystery (Added for ally “Shi Xiu”)

“Then let’s analyze it from the beginning, if you were Zhou Min, how would you handle this matter?” Xu Qi’an looked around the crowd and asked.

The night watchmen discussed it as you and I did:

“With the code word of the night watchman’s court?”

“Didn’t I just say that this code word is not classified high enough.”

“Then if it’s me, I hide where no one can find me.”

“Nonsense, what’s the point of hiding evidence if no one can find it?”

At this point, everyone froze, and a brief silence fell over the scene.

Xu Qi’an snapped his fingers and looked at the gong who had unintentionally revealed the mystery, saying, “That’s right, Zhou Min’s purpose of hiding the evidence was to be found, by us. Along the lines of thought you guys think again.”

Governor Zhang clapped his hands with his fists, and said with a stack of praise, slightly exuberant:

“That’s the reasoning, Cho Min won’t hide the evidence in a place where no one can find it. Then the object that hides the clues won’t be expensive, but it’s conspicuous.”

All of a sudden, everyone’s mind opened up and they felt like they had touched the door to a new world. Excitedly, they opened their brains.

After a few minutes, the watchmen looked at each other in bewilderment, “But, all these objects have been checked. There’s no code word, and there’s nothing that can fit with the jade pendant.”

The door to the new world blasted shut, and it was time to start doubting life again. Thus, everyone turned their attention to Xu Qi’an.

…There are too few front clues to investigate. However, investigating a case is all about finding clues, and a good forensic expert is good at pushing from all angles and looking for clues in the details.

And the rookies would only be like little kids, full of question marks… Xu Qi’an was oblivious to the gazes of the crowd, immersed in his own world.

“Any clues…” a silver gong couldn’t help but ask, but before the words could be spoken, Jiang Ruizhong sealed his mouth.

“Leave him alone.” Jiang Ruizhong said in a deep voice.

Inspector Zhang also pressed his hand, signaling everyone to be at ease. He put all the treasure on Xu Qi’an, this young gong with his own “performance”, proved his value and ability.

Inspector Zhang could not help but think that the reason why Duke Wei sent Xu Qi An, was he anticipating the changes in Yunzhou.

It is precisely because of the anticipated difficulty of this case that I have sent Xu Qi’an, a genius at solving cases, to assist me. That’s why I sent Xu Qi’an, a brilliant crime solver, to help me ….. Duke Wei is really far-sighted and has a far-reaching layout.

“Accordingly, the Godly Wei Guild sent Xu Qi’an, indicating that he will definitely be able to solve the case.” Inspector Zhang was secretly uplifted, feeling instantly soothed and less irritable.

He is a royal historian, it is really hard for him to solve the case, fortunately, there is Xu Ningyan ah ….

Xu Qi’an was unaware of Inspector Zhang’s rich inner drama, immersed in his own reasoning:

Are there really clues in these relics? If I were Zhou Min, I would think of ways to leave clues for the night watchman …. But may not leave it in the relics, because it’s too easy to destroy, just need a big fire to turn into ashes …. But not leaving clues won’t work, so the safest way is to operate on two fronts, not putting eggs in one basket.

Right!

Operating on two lines, Yang Yingying is another basket case for Zhou Min.

Yang Yingying was a windfall, not a clue left by Zhou Min for the night watchman, since Zhou Min did not look for clues in his relics, why not try to break through from Yang Yingying.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi’an’s spirit lifted, and he had a feeling of clarity.

The Silver Gongs of the God Refining Realm were keenly aware of Xu Qi’an’s change in mood, and with that, their spirits lifted, and they were about to ask questions when they realized that Xu Qi’an’s eyes had re-darkened, and he had fallen back into bitter thought.

Famous detective Xu Ningyan’s reasoning once again encounters a bottleneck, that is, there are too few clues on Yang Yingying.

“Still the same problem, the clues are too few, purely just half a jade pendant, at best guess it is some kind of token …. Rearranging his head, eliminating Zhou Min’s other line and focusing on Yang Ying Ying’s basket ….

“Suppose Yang Yingying arrives in Qingzhou, finds Ziyang Jushi, and offers the jade pendant, explaining the original story ….” Xu Qi’an simulated the process in his brain:

“What should Ziyangju do? He will be faced with the same dilemma I am in now: lack of clues.

“Confused and lack of clues, it must be a way to get more information, so how to get information? Of course is to ask the person who brought the jade pendant ah …. Right right right! It is to ask the person who brought the jade pendant.”

“I’ve thought of it, I’ve thought of it!” Xu Qi’an exclaimed.

“Think of something?” Everyone, almost in unison.

“There’s no rush,” Xu Qi’an instructed, “Call Yang Yingying over, I have something to ask her.”

“Go, go, go!” Inspector Zhang urged.

A gong immediately went upstairs and invited out the plump young woman who had stayed in her room after dinner and not gone out.

Yang Yingying was still dressed in the same coarse cloth when we first met, and she saluted, “What is the reason for your honor to call my wife downstairs?”

Xu Qi’an asked, “What else did Zhou Min say when he handed you the jade pendant that night?”

Yang Yingying shook her head, “Other than what Minshe said earlier, Lord Zhou did not give any additional explanation. Otherwise, Mianwu wouldn’t have forgotten.”

The fact that she called Zhou Min her husband at one time and Lord Zhou at another time was a sign of extreme lack of confidence. In her heart, she recognized Zhou Min as her husband, but she felt that she did not have a name to live up to. Hence the repeated changes in address.

Xu Qi An rubbed his teacup, there must still be an explanation, otherwise Ziyang Jushi, even if he is a god, he can do nothing. Zhou Min is a veteran secret agent, and his IQ is definitely online …. Well, Yang Yingying did not know, probably because she did not notice.

“You paraphrase what Zhou Min said to you that night.”

“This…” Yang Yingying couldn’t help it, “Where does my wife remember…”

“I don’t need you to say every word, just tell a generalization.” Xu Qi’an relieved, at the same time, his heart slightly sank, the reason why Yang Yingying did not remember, I’m afraid that the two of them were talking about some short and simple words that night.

It’s like when you walk down the street and see all kinds of people and don’t try to remember what they look like or even the color of their clothes and turn your head.

The more usual it is, the less it will be remembered.

“That night, Lord Zhou came to see my wife, as usual, and brought me some rouge and powder and small gifts, then a pot of wine and a few pounds of pork ….

“During the drinks, as usual, he nattered to me about official matters and the banditry in Yunzhou…

“But since the people’s wife, being a woman, doesn’t like to listen to this, Lord Zhou didn’t say much. And then it was the charades…

“It was only after dinner, when the folk’s wife was serving him, that he spoke to me about that incident and gave me half a jade pendant.”

Xu Qi’an has her focus on “officialdom” and “banditry”, but realizes that it is just Zhou Min’s complaints.

“What about the crossword puzzles, what are those?”

Yang Yingying thought for a moment and softly said, “Ten mouths and one heart.”

Xu Qi’an was just about to think, when Inspector Zhang snatched the answer, “Si!”

“Exactly.” Yang Yingying continued, “Thousand miles to lose one, a hundred miles to lose one.”

Inspector Zhang: “Bur.”

Yang Yingying nodded and added, “Eat the cow’s tail in one bite.”

Inspector Zhang: “Sue.”

“Lord Inspector is awesome.” The night watchmen and Huben guards cast gazes of admiration.

I don’t know why, Zhang governor actually have a kind of raised eyebrow feeling, the kind of finally is not useless, this official is also a man in the dragon phoenix, can not let Xu Ning Banquet one of the best feeling, came into being.

Crossword puzzles are a total family affair for readers.

Xu Qi’an was dissatisfied that Inspector Zhang was always interrupting and interrupting his thoughts, knocking on the desktop and saying in a deep voice:

“Mr. Inspector, I also have an anagram that has been bothering me for a long time.”

Inspector Zhang nodded slightly, signaling him to ask the question.

Xu Qi’an said, “Miss Wen married.”

Inspector Zhang first frowned slightly, then frowned tightly, then his face stiffened, and finally his entire body was bewildered and stood there dumbfounded.

Xu Qi’an nodded his head in satisfaction and looked at Yang Yingying to let her continue.

“The last two separate word puzzles are: ‘White jade is flawless’ and ‘The sun and moon are in the same sky’. The former is the word ‘royal’ and the latter is ‘bright’.”

Xu Qi’an instructed his colleague to find a pen and paper, spread it out on the table, and wrote: Si, Bo, Tell, Huang, Ming.

Five big words.

Kang Lut-Chung looked at it many times over, “What do these five words stand for?”

The five words could not be linked together, each word was independent, what was Zhou Min trying to convey? Or, is it really just a random crossword puzzle?

Xu Qi’an turned his head to look at Inspector Zhang, the inspector was immersed in his own world ….

It’s just that the five words are obviously not a crossword puzzle, so the role of the governor is gone, let him go and fight with Miss Man.

Subsequently, Xu Qi’an was also immersed in his own world: ”If this is the clue that Zhou Min is going to reveal to the Ziyang Jushi, then it won’t be too deep and obscure, and it has to be something that even a first-time visitor to Yunzhou would be able to easily discover.

“What is something that can be easily discovered even by a first-timer? To put it another way, what is something that is in demand by people who are new to the cloud state ….”

Come to think of it!

Xu Qi’an let out a long breath, “I solved the mystery.”