Brother Xie, he is too popular. What should I do?

Chapter 227: A Grain of Rice

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Ever since they parted in Baihua City, Qian Buchou never heard any news about his goddess, the mysterious swordsman.

The mysterious swordsman is just like the abbreviation Qianli Bao gave her, extremely mysterious.

It is precisely because of this that the mysterious swordsman has accumulated a group of fans who admire his strength and looks.

Qian Buchou scoffed at this.

They hadn't even seen the mysterious swordsman in person, but they swore that they liked her.

This is so superficial!

It’s different if he has no worries about money. His purpose is to find a Taoist partner. He is not a hooligan and is not that superficial.

Therefore, in order to attract the goddess's attention, he began to work hard and try to write a complete love letter.

This trip to Gulan Fantasy Land was an excellent opportunity for Qian Buchou to slack off while being paid.

Although his immediate superior was in the small palace above, he would pretend not to know as long as Venerable Langyu did not summon him.

This is just a little experience of a working person, hehe.

For several days in a row, Qian Buchou immersed himself in the newly bought "Thirty-Six Strategies of Love", trying to improve his knowledge by reading more.

We have already achieved some initial results and have several love letter manuscripts on hand.

When he was immersed in writing love letters, he rarely looked at what was on the screen.

Those things in the Gulan Secret Realm are nothing more than stone chambers.

Qian Buchou had also been to the Gulan Secret Realm when he was young, so he was no longer surprised by it.

The only thing is that this light curtain is rather annoying. He didn't know about this thing before. He was so unscrupulous in the secret realm, but later it all became a black history.

From time to time, he would be laughed at by some people who disliked him.

But a true warrior is one who dares to face the dark history.

Qian Buchou has completely evolved after experiencing many social fatalities at Qianli Newspaper.

These public opinions are completely trivial.

Not to mention that he now needs the help of the spy who reported from afar, so when he met one here, he wanted to get close to him.

It would be great if the other party was willing to help him polish the manuscript of the love letter and then publish it in the newspaper.

Qian Buchou had very good eyesight and he saw what the spy wrote at a glance.

This is why there was such a hilarious scene before.

If nothing else, it's a pleasure to see your employer in trouble.

Qian Buchou looked at the light screen above, which had already started the second playback.

Looking at Li Ye's nimble figure sliding under the bed, Qian Buchou found it difficult to control his expression again.

He looked at Xie Yunhe, who seemed a little speechless in the light curtain. He really couldn't understand why this sword cultivator was so popular.

Even though all the cultivators who entered the country had lost the memory of their identities as cultivators in the immortal world, they would gather towards this sword cultivator as if by instinct.

How can this not be said to be a kind of personal charm?

Qian Buchou looked at Xie Yunhe's eyebrows and eyes, and for some reason, he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.

I always feel that it looks a little familiar.

Qian Buchou took a closer look.

Wow, this guy actually looks a bit like his goddess.

Qian Buchou's heart became lively.

Could the goddess be... this boy's sister?

Originally, he didn't take Xie Yunhe seriously, because the other party was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Although he was very talented, it would take some time for him to become his opponent.

But if it is related to the goddess, then you have to pay attention.

If this is true, then Xie Yunhe would be his brother-in-law.

Qian Buchou's expression became serious.

In the same scene, but in a corner far away from Qian Buchou.

There stood a well-dressed woman in a pink dress embroidered with lotus flowers, looking at the light curtain on the mountain wall.

Hua Qinglian looked at the contents displayed on the light screen.

The eyes gradually develop in the direction of dead fish eyes.

What on earth are you guys doing?

Why are they all coming into my Junior Brother Xie’s bedroom?

Is there any spiritual crystal inside?

Hua Qinglian looked at Ling Jiaojiao who was hiding in the closet, and her impression of her changed drastically.

She originally thought that this was just a domineering young lady who was spoiled by the head of the sect.

Originally, she felt strange when she heard that she was one of Junior Brother Xie’s teammates.

How are these two people related when they have nothing to do with each other?

Hua Qinglian, who now sees this scene: ...

Sang Qing, I am so worried about you, Sang Qing. Your junior brother Xie is about to become someone else's junior brother.

Looking at Chu Yuanzhou who came to visit later, Hua Qinglian was able to calm down.

She had felt something was wrong with Chu Yuanzhou before.

When they were forming a team to explore the secret realm, he always asked Sang Qing about Junior Brother Xie's recent situation. Now that he behaved like this, Hua Qinglian said she was not surprised.

Not to mention the two people in the middle who are not from his sect, why does that kid Qin Yu look a little strange?

Is he teasing Junior Brother Xie on purpose?

There was such obvious human movement behind her that she didn't believe he didn't hear it.

Hua Qinglian has already started considering whether to give some money to the Qianlibao spies to ask them not to report anything too strange.

These are all friends. Didn’t you hear what Young Master Li said, that he and Junior Brother Xie are lifelong brothers?

The group of people in the light curtain definitely don’t have any weird relationships!

Hua Qinglian was definitely not just worrying about nothing when she paid money to bribe Qianli Newspaper in an attempt to prevent the public opinion storm in advance.

But it’s because those strange reports might really be published in the Qianli newspaper.

Nowadays, Qianli Pavilion is willing to make up anything in order to increase the subscription volume of Qianli Newspaper.

I heard that they even wrote about the incident in which Master Jingyuan of the Wanfo Sect picked his feet while sleeping.

They even called it "Secret! Giant Buddha Embracing Jade Feet: A New Cultivation Posture Revealed!", making Master Jingyuan a laughing stock on the northern continent.

It is hard to say whether he brought his team to the south because he wanted to avoid public opinion.

Qianli Pavilion even dares to offend a Venerable in the Spirit Transformation Stage, so what else are they afraid of?

Hua Qinglian thought that they might be writing the manuscript now.

……

In the small palace.

Master Jingyuan sneezed.

He turned his head left and right to look around cautiously.

I didn't find anything wrong.

Master Jingyuan withdrew his glance in confusion. He always felt that someone was teasing him.

This was definitely not his illusion.

But this is not very important. Master Jingyuan is more concerned about the content in the light curtain.

He glanced at the nervous Zhuge Hall Master and Sect Leader Li, then at the expressionless Youyue Venerable, and finally at the Rat Detective and Linghua Venerables who all had a look of contentment on their faces.

He lamented in his heart, thinking that the world was going downhill, and he was the only one here who cared about Mr. Qin's case?

Master Jingyuan asked Xuanzhen who was standing beside him.

"Xuanzhen, what do you think about this?"

Xuan Zhen looked at Uncle Jing Yuan and said seriously:

"People should be honest and upright. They shouldn't do things like stealing or hiding things in people's closets or under their beds."

His words showed disdain for Ling Jiaojiao and the others in the light curtain.

Master Jingyuan: ...

Who asked you this? He wanted to ask Xuanzhen what he thought about the case of Master Qin.

Instead of discussing the fact that a group of gifted people can't even get a cup of tea.

"I'm asking you, who do you think is the murderer of Master Qin?"

Master Jingyuan spoke speechlessly.

After understanding what Uncle Jingyuan wanted to ask, Xuanzhen felt a little embarrassed.

He took it for granted.

"As for this, I am dull and cannot tell who the murderer is."

"In terms of time, none of the five visitors had the time to commit the crime, and Xie Yunhe himself... I don't think he would be someone who denies doing something, so he probably isn't the murderer..."

Xuanzhen honestly expressed his thoughts.

Perhaps because he heard the discussion behind him, Master Zhuge turned around and rarely interrupted the conversation between the two.

"I do see a person who has the potential to commit a crime."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhan, who was standing by, also joined the conversation.

"I've also spotted a suspect. I wonder if it's the same person that Hall Master Zhuge is thinking of."

Master Zhan is usually the master of the Law Enforcement Hall. He has encountered countless cases and is very interested in the case in this fantasy world.

Knowing more about the murderers' methods of committing crimes will also be helpful in your daily work.

Master Zhan has already seen some clues in this case.

Coincidentally, the principle of this case is somewhat similar to that of Chu Yuanfeng's case.

Zhuge Hall Master is also the head of the Law Enforcement Hall. He is known for his intelligence and is very interested in this case.

"Oh? Then why don't we say the person's name together and see if it's the same person?"

Zhuge Hall Master suggested.

Master Zhan laughed and agreed.

They both spoke at the same time and named the suspects in their minds.

The venerable masters in the Spirit Transformation Stage who were listening quietly around heard the two people say the same person's name at the same time.

It’s this person?

Except for some people who had already guessed it, the rest of the people were all surprised.

How is this done?

A new situation appeared in the light curtain, and everyone looked towards the light curtain.

……

In the study of Qin Mansion.

A group of people gathered around the iron box covered with rice grains.

From the outside, it can be seen that there is indeed a grain of rice on the iron box.

The black-clad constable carefully picked up the grain of rice and handed it to County Magistrate Sang.

"Sir, this grain of rice is long and flat, plump and white. This should be the fragrant rice commonly used in the Qin Mansion."

The black-clad detective reports his findings.

The discovery of this grain of rice led the situation at the scene in another direction.

Everyone was talking about it.

"Why is there a grain of rice on the iron box in this secret room?"

Some people have a wild imagination.

"It must be because Master Qin was looking at his treasures while eating."

Some people are more sensible.

"It might have fallen in accidentally, like when opening the secret room."

Someone laughed.

"It can't be that Master Qin fell asleep in the secret room, right?"

This sentence made County Magistrate Sang's expression become strange.

Because she remembered a previous doubt.

"Master Xie, you said that when you met Master Qin, there was no food box on his table?"

County Magistrate Sang turned and asked Xie Yunhe.

Xie Yunhe recalled and nodded affirmatively.

"Mr. Qin, when you met Mr. Qin, was there a food box on his table?"

County Magistrate Sang asked Qin Yu who was standing beside him.

Qin Yu: "Uh-huh..."

Oh, I forgot Qin Yu can’t speak yet.

Magistrate Sang ordered the cloth to be taken out of his mouth.

"Sir, how could I remember what happened last night so clearly? I don't even remember details like whether there was a food box on the table."

County Magistrate Sang nodded and ordered his subordinates, "Put it back."

It’s the same whether you say it or not, so it’s better not to say anything.

The black-clad constable coldly stuffed the cloth back into Qin Yu's mouth.

Qin Yu:?

Li Ye and others on the side were gloating.

County Magistrate Sang's questioning also awakened Captain Wen's memory.

He remembered what Xie Yunhe had said before about Mr. Qin's disappearance during dinner.

Although there is a question mark about the truthfulness of Xie Yunhe's words, collecting more clues will not hurt the case.

Captain Wen looked at Butler Ji.

"Butler Ji, you were the one who delivered Master Qin's dinner. Now that poison has been found in it, you are also responsible. Take a look at the dinner here. Is there any difference between it and the one you brought before?"

Captain Wen meant that what if the murderer had replaced the dinner afterwards?

Butler Ji looked at the food box and the half-eaten dinner on the desk.

"This is the one I brought."

Butler Ji gave the answer.

Everyone, look at me and I look at you.

That's strange.

The grain of rice found on the iron box should be the rice grain in the bowl of rice that Master Qin left behind.

There was a half-eaten dinner on Mr. Qin's desk. Mr. Qin died at 2:15 am.

Did he spend nearly two hours on dinner?

Even if you eat the rice grain by grain, you should finish it in an hour. Why does it take so long?

"He encountered some unexpected situation while having dinner, so he stopped eating."

"What kind of emergency could that be?"

"Did you encounter the murderer?"

But no one visited Master Qin during that period of time. Even Qin Yu only went to the study a little later.

"Is it possible that he was poisoned at that moment?"

Xie Yunhe spoke.

Because he is the first suspect, Xie Yunhe has always kept in mind various clues in the case of Mr. Qin.

He also did not forget one of the clues that pointed to Senior Brother Chu.

That poisonous chicken soup.

Everyone's eyes were on the chicken soup on the desk.

"What is the toxin effect of this chicken soup?"

County Magistrate Sang looked at his subordinates.

The black-clad constable lowered his head in guilt.

"I don't know, I only know it's an unknown toxin. Does Your Excellency need someone to test it?"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Sang waved his hand.

"Then let him try the medicine. Didn't he make this chicken soup?"

County Magistrate Sang pointed his finger at Chu Yuanzhou.

Chu Yuanzhou, who was targeted, was completely bewildered, and before he could react, he was quickly pinned down by the black-clad detectives.

They were still humane. They did not take the chicken soup in the study, but the chicken soup they found in Xie Yunhe's bedroom.

After all, these two chicken soups are the same, but the one left by Mr. Qin is indeed more disgusting.

The black-clad detectives were considerate enough not to do such a thing.

But I didn’t care much about it…

"GuluGulu——"

The black-clad detectives fed Chu Yuanzhou the chicken soup.