Don't look at the fact that when the Jia family came into the hands of Jia Zhen and Jia She, because the title could only last one or two generations, and none of the children in the family entered the center of power, there was already a trend of decline.

But the Jia family, like several other princely houses, relies on the various relationships established in the capital over the past century, and no force can ignore it. Even the emperor's initial idea was just to win over.

Since Yuan Donggang aspired to be in the cabinet, he was certainly willing to take a gamble when faced with Shi Zhongkui, a huge helper and disciple.

Yuan Donggang's attitude suddenly made Wang Shaohong, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Yan Haowen, the censor of the left capital, have to wonder whether Yuan Donggang had obtained some inside information.

Naturally, he didn't want to cause trouble to Shi Zhongkui right away.

As a result, the atmosphere at the scene seemed both harmonious and a little strange.

Although Shi Zhongkui cannot know what others are thinking, he also realizes that the situation is beneficial to him.

Of course, he would not miss such a good opportunity. After a few words, he brought the topic to the public examination of Eunuch Liu's body.

With the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the big boss of the Inspectorate here, how could the officials in Tianlao dare to embarrass Shi Zhongkui on this matter.

Not long after, Eunuch Liu's body was brought to the lobby under the supervision of four dragon guards, four embroidered guards, and four cell heads.

I saw that my whole body was shriveled and there was no trace of blood.

Also, because all the bones in the body were crushed, a large number of purple corpses appeared, and Eunuch Liu's face was full of ferociousness, with an expression distorted by fear and pain.

Yuan Donggang, Wang Shaohong and Yan Haowen all had their hairs on end, and some officials who saw Eunuch Liu for the first time almost vomited on the spot.

But Shi Zhongkui breathed a sigh of relief.

He had always been worried that demons had sneaked into the capital, but now after seeing Eunuch Liu's body, Shi Zhongkui quickly determined that the person who killed Eunuch Liu was 100% a monk who practiced evil or went astray in his practice.

Moreover, this guy's cultivation level should not have exceeded the Qi refining stage, and he doesn't understand many Taoist methods or even common sense.

So much so that he didn't even know how to imprison the soul, so the Yinsi still had the opportunity to imprison Eunuch Liu's soul.

As long as he is not a master of the Golden Core Stage, not to mention Shi Zhongkui himself, even the Day and Night Travel God and the Yin Division soldiers who have been guarding him can deal with the murderer.

But within a few seconds, Shi Zhongkui thought about what Riyoushen had said before. After conducting land surveys in Daxing, Wanping, and Changping, it was reported that the monster that wanted to devour Bai Haitang was a wolf monster.

Now that it is confirmed that the person who killed Eunuch Liu was a human, not a demon.

Does it mean that this person is related to the wolf demon?

Or simply have a master-disciple relationship with the demon wolf?

If this is the case, it will be even more troublesome.

However, even though he saw many problems, Shi Zhongkui still pretended to lean over and inspect Eunuch Liu's body.

Yuan Donggang, who finally recovered, hurriedly asked, "Boqian, can you see any problem?"

Shi Zhongkui stood up with a smile, "Sir, the murderer's method seems to be directed at ghosts and monsters, but after careful inspection, I can still see that the person who killed Eunuch Liu was a human and not a monster."

Yuan Donggang and Yan Haowen looked happy and hurriedly said, "Tell me quickly."

Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes, and Wang Shaohong, the censor of Zuodu, with twinkling eyes, felt certain in his heart that this old guy really didn't like him and was even hostile to him.

He sneered in his heart, but said to Yuan Donggang and Yan Haowen with a smile on his face, "Two adults, no matter how much the official says, it is not as good as the adults themselves to see."

Yuan Donggang and Yan Haowen were stunned for a moment, then heard Shi Zhongkui continue, "I know some Taoist skills and can open my eyes to everyone, so that I can see clearly."

Yuan Donggang and Yan Haowen were immediately surprised. Shi Zhongkui was the leader of the Six Yuan Dynasty, and it has always been a Confucian mantra to say that the son does not talk about strange powers and confuses the gods.

No matter how many officials in reality are superstitious in private, they still won’t say it openly.

Therefore, no matter whether Shi Zhongkui knows Taoism or not, and how high his cultivation level is, it is better to use it less or less in official circles, or even not use it at all.

Everyone was already inferior to him in the imperial examinations. If Shi Zhongkui was given the mysterious color of being a powerful Taoist, quite a few courtiers would be envious. While jealous, they would also feel powerless.

Then she became subconsciously defensive and even distanced herself from him.

But Shi Zhongkui had already understood from the way everyone in the Jia family viewed him, that Taoism and the like were not the key to the problem.

As long as I am willing to help the Jia family, Yuan Donggang, the emperor, and even the Supreme Emperor, these people's attitude towards me will definitely be defensive while doing everything possible to win them over.

If some people in the court are afraid and target themselves, it will be in their best interest.

He reached out and drew a talisman made of spiritual energy in the air. In the surprised and uneasy eyes of Yuan Donggang and others, the talisman turned into dozens of parts and flew into everyone's eyes.

Yuan Donggang and others were so frightened that they subconsciously put their hands in front of their heads. Unfortunately, no matter how fast they moved, they could not move faster than the flowing spell.

After a while, everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with their health, and then they felt relieved.

And when he looked at Eunuch Liu's body again, he was suddenly shocked.

Originally, everyone thought that Eunuch Liu's death was tragic enough, but through the eyes of the sky, they could see that there were many marks that were obviously human handprints on Eunuch Liu's shriveled chest, arms, and legs.

All of a sudden, everyone was convinced that the murderer was not only a human being, but also that he must hate Eunuch Liu to the core.

Immediately, everyone was thinking about who Eunuch Liu had such a big grudge against?

And everyone's first thought was to exclude Shi Zhongkui and the Jia family.

If Shi Zhongkui did it, there is no reason why Eunuch Liu would leave a bloody letter accusing the Jia family in the lining of his clothes.

But then some people couldn't help but have doubts in their minds, could this be a thief crying to catch a thief?

Even Shi Zhongkui is Shi Zhongkui, and the Jia family is the Jia family.

If it was to achieve a certain purpose, it is not impossible that Shi Zhongkui deliberately framed the Jia family.

But Shi Zhongkui doesn't have to worry about this at all. As long as the murderer is found, everything will come to light.

Of course, he couldn't help but worry that the murderer might be a monster that had turned into a human form.

But after thinking about it carefully, I am convinced that my previous judgment was correct.

The ceiling of this world is the Nascent Soul stage. There are very few golden elixir monsters. Moreover, any monster that has cultivated to the golden elixir is an old monster that has lived for one or two hundred years, or even hundreds of years, and will not be so brainless.

left such evidence.

And when crushing Eunuch Liu's bones, you also need to add magic power to your palms.

In other words, the murderer's cultivation level is not high, and even as he judged before, he doesn't know much about some common sense.

And this kind of person is either Bai Ding who stays in the mountains all year round and has little contact with people, or he is a young man born into a wealthy family.

The second possibility is that the murderer practiced Taoism and sorcery and made his brain stupid.

But no matter what it is, at least the scope of suspects has been narrowed many times.

"Bo Qian, even if we see that it's man-made, we still don't have any clue who the murderer is, and..."

Having said this, Yuan Donggang glanced at Wang Shaohong, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and finally said, "How did the murderer enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and how did he avoid the prison guards?"

It was replaced with 'Why did the murderer suck all the blood out of Eunuch Liu's body, and why did he crush all his bones'.

When Wang Shaohong saw Yuan Donggang glance at him and was worried, he was relieved when he heard that Yuan Donggang didn't ask him what he didn't want to hear the most.

Then he nodded to Yuan Donggang with a grateful expression.

Shi Zhongkui could easily see that there was something wrong with Yuan Donggang and Wang Shaohong from their eyes.

Even if you think about it for a moment, you will know that the two people have probably reached some kind of tacit understanding, or even a deal.

But Yuan Donggang made it clear that the chariot and horses were facing him, so Shi Zhongkui naturally demolished him.

After thinking for a while, he did not answer Yuan Donggang's question, but smiled and said, "Sir, although the murderer only left fingerprints, these fingerprints have actually left his breath.

Although the official's cultivation level is not high, it has some connections. It should not be difficult to find the murderer as long as the underworld chief and the city god are invited to come forward.

It’s just that in this case, we need to take Eunuch Liu’s body to the City God’s Temple.”

Yuan Donggang and others suddenly became curious, and then felt as envious as if it were the first time they saw Shi Zhongkui related to the Yinsi.

At the same time, I naturally want to know more about whether what Shi Zhongkui said is true or false.

"Bo Qian, just do it. I, Lord Hong, and Lord Yan will fully support you and testify for you."

Wang Shaohong, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, saw Yuan Donggang and Shi Zhongkui looking at him as he spoke. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, this case happened in the jail of the Ministry of Punishment. I, the left minister, the Lord Shangshu, and officials from all over the Ministry of Punishment

There is no reason not to support you."

It is not surprising that Wang Shaohong would have this attitude, but Yan Haowen, the censor of Zuodu, shook his head and said, "I am not targeting Mr. Shi, but since he is the only one among the people present who knows Taoism, it is best for Mr. Shi to avoid suspicion first.

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This is almost to say that Shi Zhongkui is the subject of suspicion. Letting him investigate the case is equivalent to being both a referee and a player.

Yuan Donggang and Wang Shaohong suddenly became in trouble.

Shi Zhongkui sneered, "Since Lord Yan has spoken, I should naturally avoid suspicion.

But Master Yan, if the Yin Division takes the initiative to ask me to personally interrogate Eunuch Liu's soul, the Supervisory Office should not have the qualifications or the authority to ask me to retreat and stop, right?

And Mr. Yan won’t even doubt the motives of the underworld and the underworld to help, right?”

"You", Yan Haowen's face darkened, but after much deliberation, he could not find a reason to refute Shi Zhongkui's words.

Even out of curiosity, Yan Haowen himself wanted to see how he interrogated Eunuch Liu's soul.

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Not long after, the story of Liu Yuan Gong's night trial of ghosts quickly spread throughout the capital.

When countless people poured into the City God's Temple out of curiosity, they found that not to mention entering the City God's Temple, even the nearby streets were already crowded with people.
To be continued...