Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

"Are you an official sent by the imperial court to investigate An'er's murder?" The old lady's eyes narrowed and she stood up from the wooden bench tremblingly.

Fan Xin nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, the murder of Governor Qiao shocked the court. The Queen Mother personally ordered an investigation into the case and brought the murderer to justice!"

"How can you let me trust you?"

"Simple!"

Fan Xin pulled out the golden dragon sword with a clang and said loudly.

"This sword is called Golden Dragon. It was given to the Queen Mother by Emperor Gaozong, and was handed over to the younger generation by the Queen Mother. There is only this sword in the entire Tang Dynasty!"

The old lady squinted her eyes and looked at the Golden Dragon Sword carefully, her lips trembling.

"Great, great, An'er's case can finally be brought to justice!"

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, the old lady turned around and said: "Daughter-in-law An, bring a stool to Governor Fan. Although our family is in decline, our etiquette must be maintained!"

"I understand, mother." The woman took out a wooden pillar from the mourning hall and placed it in front of Fan Xin.

"President Fan, my house is simple and shabby. I hope you won't be offended."

"Sister-in-law, you are serious. I just need a place to sit."

Fan Xin took the wooden stool with both hands, lifted his robe and sat on it and said.

"Old madam, when I checked the files, I found that it was stated that Governor Qiao was beaten to death by Zhao Wenhui because he openly committed the following crimes. Is this really the case?"

Recalling the past, the old lady wiped her tears and said with a sad face.

"My son has an old-fashioned character and is very particular about etiquette. How could he do the following?"

Fan Xin looked thoughtful.

"So, there is a hidden reason behind the murder of Governor Qiao?"

After Qiao An was killed, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment successively sent people to Yingzhou to investigate, and they concluded that the following were the guilty ones.

Unexpectedly, the case was not as simple as it appeared.

"Of course there are other reasons!"

The old lady looked cold: The reason why Zhao Wenhui killed my son was because An'er discovered a shocking truth.

Once this truth is exposed, the entire Dongyi Protectorate will be wiped out.

That's why Zhao Wenhui killed my son in a hurry.

Speaking of this, the old lady wiped her tears and sighed.

"My son has a stubborn personality, so I advised him not to meddle in other people's business, lest he get killed.

But he refused to listen and insisted on writing a letter to the court to impeach Zhao Wenhui. As a result, Zhao Wenhui was killed before the memorial was sent.

Looking at the sad old lady, Fan Xin sighed secretly.

There is probably nothing more tragic than a man with white hair giving a man with black hair in his dying years.

As the governor of Yingzhou, all he can do is to arrest the murderer and bring comfort to Qiao An's soul.

After thinking about it, Fan Xin said: "Old madam, I wonder where the memorial from Governor Qiao is. I would like to take a look at it."

Unexpectedly, the old lady said blankly: "To tell the truth from Governor Fan, the memorial disappeared the day An'er's accident happened, and I don't know where it is."

"It's such a pity." Fan Xin shook his head with regret, then stood up and cupped his hands.

"In that case, you should rest first, and I will come visit you another day."

After saying that, Fan Xin left the Qiao family compound with his six sons.

If the thing disappeared, it must be in the hands of Qiao An's relatives. Just go back and ask Qiao Feiyan.

However, what he didn't know was that after he left, a group of masked men with swords knocked on the Qiao family compound.

"Who's knocking?"

"We are official servants of the Governor's Office. We are here to replace Governor Qiao's coffin with the order of Governor Fan."

The door panel opened, revealing the woman's surprised expression.

"Didn't you just come here? Why..."

"Ah! What are you going to do!"

Help!

Pfft!

The door opened, and the masked killer glanced around and blended into the night.

……

On the way back, Fan Xin frowned and thought deeply.

"Liu Zi, what exactly did Governor Qiao discover that caused him to be silenced on the spot?"

Liu Zi thought for a moment and said, "I guess it's Zhao Wenhui who is the one behind this."

Fan Xin shook his head subconsciously: "It shouldn't be ordinary evidence, otherwise Zhao Wenhui would never take the huge risk to kill people and silence them on the spot."

"There must be something particularly important that made him have to do this."

"What could it be?"

Just when Fan Xin was puzzled, the bustling night market suddenly became quiet, and their carriage was the only one left on the street.

Fan Xin and Liu Zi looked at each other, each took out their weapons and looked around cautiously.

next moment.

More than a dozen masked black figures descended from the roof, holding cold-light blades to kill Fan Xin.

The speed was so fast that he was in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Liu Zi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he swept out the copper hammer in his hand.

Along the way, several killers who were unable to dodge vomited blood and died suddenly on the spot.

After killing the first killer to arrive, Liuzi jumped into the air with a stomp of his feet, and smashed down with the giant hammer in his hand!

Smash the two horrified killers into meat pies.

The ferocious tactics caused the oncoming killers to stop and step back in horror, then turned around and fled into the night, leaving only an injured killer lying on the ground.

"Forget it, six sons. Don't chase the poor gangsters. Let's turn around and go back to the Qiao family compound." Fan Xin said with a solemn expression.

When the two rushed back to the Qiao family compound and saw the scene in the mourning hall, Fan Xin's eyes turned red.

Just a moment ago, the old lady was talking to him about her son's grievances, and the sister-in-law even moved a stool for him.

The next moment, the two of them were lying in front of the coffin covered in blood.

This inhumane behavior is simply outrageous!

Liuzi snorted coldly, broke off the wooden stick, inserted it into the back of the prisoner's hand, and shouted.

"Say! Who asked you to kill people!"

"do not know!"

"Liu Zi, let me pluck out his eyes!"

"what……

Amid the screams, Liuzi thrust his hands into the killer's eyes and said with murderous intent.

"Don't tell me!"

"Say, I said, we were sent by the Governor's Office."

In just one sentence, the killer was sweating profusely in pain and his body was twitching.

"Okay, very good! Fan Xin laughed angrily.

"Stop this guy's bleeding."

"Yes!"

After Liuzi took the people away, Fan Xin came to the old lady's body and murmured.

"Old lady, I can't do anything to prevent you from being harmed by traitors. Don't worry, the murderer will never stop until I get rid of you!"

After that, he flicked his sleeves, spread out the paper on the coffin, and started writing quickly with blood as ink.

"My minister, Fan Xin, the governor of Yingzhou, was ordered to come to appease the people...but he didn't want his family members to die overnight."

"The murderer's rampage is unheard of and unseen."

"If the imperial court fails to uphold its integrity and the murderer is allowed to go unpunished, what kind of law will we have in the Tang Dynasty?"

"I request my order to kill Wen Hui to prove the law!"

a long time.

Fan Xin closed the memorial, took a deep look at the corpse in the mourning hall, turned and left the compound.

"Master, what should we do next?"

"Have a night's rest. I will go meet Zhao Wenhui tomorrow morning. The investigation should be concluded here...!" Fan Xin said firmly.