Episode 17

When Zhu Jinluo learned that Xu Qian was released from prison again, he angrily went to Wei Yuan to question him.Wei Yuan calmly reminded him that this was the emperor's order, and as a watchman, he must obey it with all his strength.After hearing this, Zhu Jinluo felt unwilling but had nothing to say.

After Xu Qian was released from prison, Wei Yuan immediately appointed him as the chief prosecutor of the case, responsible for leading Chunfeng Hall and Zhenxie Hall to investigate the case.When Xu Qi'an was reviewing the files, he was keenly aware that there might be some kind of seal suppressed under Sangbo.He asked Wei Yuan a question, but Wei Yuan reminded him that the emperor only asked him to investigate the murderer who blew up the mountain and the temple, and there was no need to worry about other things.

The three teams of Jinjuntang, Chunfengtang and Zhenxietang quickly assembled, and Xu Qi'an assigned investigation tasks to each team in an orderly manner.He came to Sangbo in person and found that the lake was calm and calm.Recalling the sounds he heard from the bottom of the lake before, Xu Qian jumped into the lake without hesitation and carefully observed the situation at the bottom of the river.He found three stone piles and many iron chains at the bottom of the river, as well as a huge inscription in the center, which was obviously some kind of formation.Xu Qian jumped out of the water and described the words he saw on the inscription to Li Yuchun in detail.After hearing this, Li Yuchun's expression changed suddenly, and he realized that this matter might be related to Si Tianjian.

In the process of searching for clues, Xu Qian discovered that there was a problem in the Criminal Department.He decisively led people to the Criminal Department, but was blocked by the guards.Seeing this, Xu Qian no longer hesitated and directly activated the slashing mode, knocking down all the guards in front of him and breaking into the criminal department.The Minister of Justice was furious, but the father-in-law in the palace happened to be present. He introduced Xu Qian to the ministers. Although he was just a gong, the emperor had appointed him as the presiding judge in the case.

The Ministry of Punishment also found it difficult after receiving the case.The Yongzhen Shanhe Temple was bombed, which required a large amount of gunpowder to be placed at the bottom of the river, and the important raw material for gunpowder was saltpeter.Xu Qi'an thought of the recent Meizu injury case in Dahuang Mountain, and had some concerns in his mind.He asked the Minister of Justice who had the ability to hide so many explosives. The Minister replied that he needed the help of the Minister of Works and the two ministers.But Xu Qi'an keenly alerted the minister that the real suspect might be someone else.

Caiwei and Xu Qian were thinking about who the suspect was on the way back.They thought of the previous cases in Jingzhao Mansion and found that Zhou Chixiong was the most suspect.However, when they took people to find Zhou Chixiong, they found that he had taken leave to go to visit relatives.Xu Qi'an lamented regretfully that the clue he had just found was lost.

Xu Qi'an once witnessed the tragic death of the guards at Yongzhen Shanhe Temple. They were drained of their essence and blood. It was obviously the work of people with extremely strong cultivation and abilities.Li Yuchun lamented that this investigation was much more difficult than imagined.

In the evening, Xu New Year and Xu Qian sat on the roof to discuss countermeasures.Xu New Year felt that the case was difficult to handle, so he might as well take the opportunity to escape.He suggested that Xu Qi'an flee to Yunzhou, because the mountains there were high and the emperor was far away, so no one in the palace could find him.Xu Xinnian's unintentional words reminded Xu Qian that he felt that Zhou Chixiong might have fled to Yunzhou.

At the same time, Xu Pingzhi finally came back.He lost weight twice and his legs were limping.Xu Qian was deeply moved when she learned that he dared to break into the Tiger Hall in order to save herself.When he saw Xu Qi'an standing in front of him intact, Xu Pingzhi was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

Xu Qian took Caiwei and Zhang Shen, the master of Yunlu Academy, to the prison to prepare for another trial of Taikang County Magistrate.However, when they arrived, they found that Magistrate Taikang had died.Zhang Shen was very confident in his Qi-gazing technique, but after casting the spell, there was no movement.