Young Master, Don’t Show Off - Chapter 13

[Chapter 13 The Mysterious Assassin]

When he said goodbye to Qin Cong the day before yesterday, Qin Cong said that they would meet again.

Lin Xiu didn’t expect that he and Qin Cong would meet again so soon, but the place was a little strange.

Qinglisi, morgue.

Qin Cong’s body was lying straight on a wooden board. After the coroner of Qinglisi checked it, he said: “The time of death was between Youshi and Xushi yesterday. The fatal wound was a sword mark on the neck. The murderer cut his throat with a sword and killed him in an instant. Judging from the condition of the wound, the murderer should have used a weapon similar to a short sword or dagger.”

Qin Cong died, died at home.

Before entering the room, he told the servants that he wanted to have a good rest. Don’t disturb him unless it’s a big deal. When the servants of Qin’s house helped him get up the next day, they found that he was dead in the bedroom.

The Qin family was furious and immediately came to Qinglisi to report the case. As Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingyin had conflicts with Qin Cong, they were naturally summoned first.

After the doctor of the Qingli Division asked them a few simple questions, there was no need for Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingyin.

When Qin Cong died, Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingyin were both at home, with alibis. They had no time or ability to commit the crime. It is not something that

ordinary people can do to sneak into the mansion of the first-class earl without being noticed, kill Qin Cong, and leave silently.

Moreover, the murderer did not hide her identity after killing Qin Cong.

She left a few petals on Qin Cong’s body.

An official of the Qingli Division looked at Qin Cong’s body and said in a deep voice: “The throat was sealed with a sword, and petals were left on the body. Except for the traces left deliberately, there is no clue at the scene. That woman has made a move again…” The doctor of the

Qingli Division waved his hand and said: “Since it is not an ordinary case, let’s hand it over to the Yishu Division to investigate.”

Yishu Division is another government office in the court. The Qingli Division is only responsible for general cases. All cases involving Yishu or Yishu masters will be transferred to Yishu Division for handling.

Looking at Qin Cong’s body lying on the wooden board, Lin Xiu pressed his hand on his head without leaving any trace. The power in his body did not react. It seemed that he could not copy the abilities of the dead.

Back in the case library, Lin Xiu washed his hands ten times before curiously asking Chen Zhushi: “Uncle Chen, who killed Qin Cong?”

Chen Zhushi took a sip from the teacup and said slowly: “It was a mysterious assassin. In the past year, many powerful officials in the capital died in her hands. The Department of Strange Arts and the Department of Secret Investigation were both trying to find her. It was Qin Cong’s bad luck to be noticed by her. No one else can be blamed…”

Chen Zhushi did not say much about the mysterious assassin. After he left, Lin Xiu began to look for it in the case library.

This is where the case files of the Qingli Division are stored. All the cases handled by the Qingli Division in the past three years can be found here. It took Lin Xiu more than half an hour to find the information of the assassin in the vast files.

There is not much information about her in the files. What can be confirmed at present is that this person is a woman, and the weapon she uses is a dagger or a short sword. She is good at assassination. She has assassinated many dignitaries in the capital, and rarely fails. The few times she failed were because there were strong people around the target who secretly protected her. It was also because of those two failures that the court obtained some information about her.

Before that, the court knew nothing about her, and everyone who had seen her died at her hands.

After reading the information about this nameless assassin, Lin Xiu felt a little admiration for her.

Although her hands were stained with blood countless times, those who died at her hands were not powerful and evil, or corrupt officials who took human lives lightly, or like Qin Cong, who committed heinous crimes but the court could not deal with them.

She had a habit of leaving petals at the scene every time she took action, indicating the identity of the murderer, so that no innocent people would be implicated.

After reading her files, Lin Xiu couldn’t help but sigh: “Hero…”

Lin Xiu also wanted to kill Qin Cong, a scum, but he didn’t have the strength to do so, so he could only watch Qin Cong’s arrogance.

The files record that this assassin is also a person with special abilities, and has a good martial arts practice.

Her ability is to hide, and she has awakened at least three times, and can enter the invisible state at any time. This is not a combat type of ability, but with martial arts, she can become a top assassin, an invisible assassin, an assassination that is hard to defend against, who can not be afraid?

Lin Xiu used to play King of Glory, and she also hated the opponent’s jungler being Lanling King or A Ke.

In a game, most of the time you can’t see them, and the moment they show up, that’s when they are killed.

Later, Lin Xiu beat A Ke to the national server by himself, and then he deeply realized how cool the ability of invisibility is.

Because she has too many cases under her, and she is elusive, the court has been offering a huge reward for her. It is said that her bounty has reached 10,000 taels, which is a number that can make an ordinary family worry about food and clothing for several lifetimes.

Soon, Lin Xiu put the file back to its original place and left the Qingli Division.

The people of the capital were well-informed. The Qin family rushed to the Qingli Division to report the case early in the morning. The Qingli Division sent people to carry away Qin Cong’s body. Lin Xiu walked on the street, and people were talking about it everywhere.

“It’s a good death, a wonderful death, this scum should have died long ago!”

“I don’t know which hero is doing justice for the heavens, I, Old Qian, would like to thank him here!”

“It’s so satisfying, so satisfying!”

…

Lin Xiu was hurriedly called to the Qingli Division in the morning. He didn’t even have time to eat breakfast. He found a breakfast shop at random, ordered a tray of buns and a bowl of porridge, and sat on the street to eat.

People who eat in such places are all ordinary people. Lin Xiu’s clothes are extraordinary, sitting in the crowd, it seems a bit out of place.

Even those guests who were excitedly discussing Qin Cong’s death shut their mouths.

After all, they can talk about such things in private, but if someone with ulterior motives hears it and is retaliated by the Qin family, no one can bear it.

But soon, someone discovered something.

“Isn’t this the adult who stood up for Lao Wang that day?”

“How is it possible? How could such a person eat here?”

“It’s really that adult. There are not many people who are so handsome. I can’t remember it wrong!”

…

Although the people were whispering, no one dared to go up and talk to Lin Xiu. After all, one is an official and the other is a commoner. They still have some awe and fear for these adults in the court.

Lin Xiu quickly finished his portion and asked the shopkeeper to pack a few more trays to take back to the Qingli Division.

The case this morning was urgent, and many people in the Qingli Division, like him

, did not have time to eat breakfast. Since he would be going to the Qingli Division often in the future, it was necessary to build a good relationship with his colleagues. Now, Lin Xiu was still like an outsider in the Qingli Division.

When Lin Xiu paid, the shopkeeper of the bun shop, a strong middle-aged man, shook his head and said, “These buns are my treat for you.”

Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment, and before he could ask, the shopkeeper explained, “Old Wang has been pitiful all his life. He finally raised his daughter, but she was harmed by the traitor. You are the only one who stood up to speak for them. It’s just a few buns. I can’t accept your money.”

Lin Xiu didn’t have the habit of eating for free, so he insisted on paying, but the shopkeeper was determined not to accept it. Even some diners persuaded him, and Lin Xiu finally had to give up.

After returning to the Qingli Division, Lin Xiu delivered the buns to each yamen. The Qin family’s matter was urgent in the morning, and most of the Qingli Division officials had not eaten breakfast. They could not leave at will like Lin Xiu, so they had to go hungry. The buns with a fragrant smell soon made their throats swell.

In the case library, Lin Xiu smiled and said to the other three colleagues: “I bought some buns on the street. If you haven’t had breakfast, you can eat them first.”

The three clerks were starving and immediately surrounded him. Each of them took a bun and thanked him while wolfing it down.

“Thank you very much…”

“Master Lin’s buns were delivered just in time.”

“We were just discussing whether to send a yamen runner to the street to buy…”

When the three met Lin Xiu before, they only showed politeness and were still a little distant. This ordinary tray of buns brought them closer.

A clerk finished eating the buns, wiped his hands, and said to Lin Xiu, “How much are these buns? We will pay Lord Lin.”

Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “Lord Xu, you are too polite. A few trays of buns are not worth much.”

The clerk smiled and said, “Even brothers should settle accounts clearly, otherwise it will be difficult for us to let Lord Lin take them next time.”

Lin Xiu shook his head and said, “Really, there is no need. These trays of buns didn’t cost a penny. They were given by the owner of the bun shop. The woman named Wang who died a few days ago was his neighbor. He thanked me for standing up for him that day. The woman sought justice and did not take my money this time. “

Several clerks were stunned when they heard this. Xu Wenshu, who had picked up another bun, was silent for a moment, then slowly put the bun down and said slowly: “In this case, we are not qualified to eat this bun…”

Lin Xiu sighed: “I am also ashamed. The thief is obviously just a scapegoat. Wang’s reputation has been tarnished after all, and I was not able to clear her name in the end.”

After Wang was forcibly defiled by Qin Cong, she wanted to report to the authorities, but was later killed by Qin Cong’s men and made to look like she hanged herself.

Later, the Qin family found a thief to take the blame. According to the files of the Qingli Division, she voluntarily traded with Qin Cong, and happened to encounter thieves who robbed her of money and raped her, and died unexpectedly.

It was miserable enough for an innocent girl to die unjustly, but she was also stigmatized as a prostitute. Lin Xiu could hardly imagine how her family would feel.

At the door of the case library, the doctor of the Qingli Division looked at the bun that had been eaten half in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he swallowed the remaining half in big mouthfuls.

Afterwards, he walked back to the yamen and said to a yamen runner, “Prepare for the court session.”

(End of this chapter)