There is still no news about Xue Cao's disappearance. Yan Liqiang is of course anxious, but he has no clue for the time being. Yan Liqiang has been thinking about it for the past few days and has only come to one conclusion: the person who can kidnap Xue Cao must be an ambitious person. No one in Qiyun County has the courage to do so. It must be the work of forces outside Qiyun County. As for the forces outside Qiyun County, Yan Liqiang thought about it and realized that except for Lin Qingtian's party, he really hadn't thought about who else he had offended, or who had this motive.
After thinking about it and finding no definite target, somehow the White Lotus Sect suddenly jumped into Yan Liqiang's mind, causing Yan Liqiang to immediately lock his suspicion on the White Lotus Sect.
First of all, the White Lotus Sect had been lurking in Qiyun County for a long time, and had always been trying to seize the opportunity to cause trouble. This could be seen from Han Ping. The guy who sent the fake letter to trick Xue Cao away was sneaky and good at hiding his whereabouts in the countryside, which was very similar to the way the White Lotus Sect did things.
Secondly, if the White Lotus Sect really came for the Five Animal Play, then there is also a reason to explain that once the secret technique of the Five Animal Play was obtained by the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect could use this secret technique to quickly expand their ranks of religious soldiers, which would be extremely tempting to an ambitious sect like the White Lotus Sect who was always thinking about seizing the world.
The White Lotus Sect has a weak foundation in the northwest. Han Ping has held the position of chief constable in the Pingxi City Criminal Investigation Office, and his status in the White Lotus Sect must be quite high. If what happened to Xue Cao was really done by the White Lotus Sect, this person must have been involved and knew about it. Therefore, Yan Liqiang had called Han Ping here today to get accurate information from him.
With Nianshe's powerful strength, whether the White Lotus Sect did this or not, as long as he sits down and chats with Han Ping for a few words, Yan Liqiang can dig out all the secrets in Han Ping's heart.
Han Ping certainly didn't know that Yan Liqiang had such ability. At this moment, facing Yan Liqiang, his mind was working rapidly.
—The position of the Chief Judge of the Criminal Investigation Office is still vacant at this time. If I can solve this case this time, no one in Qiyun County will be qualified to compete with me for the position of Judge. In the future, this position is likely to fall on my head. This is a great opportunity to get close to Yan Liqiang. Hasn't the Holy Church always wanted me to get close to this person? This is a great opportunity. However, there is no clue about this case yet. If I want to find Xue Cao, I am afraid I need to rely on the power of the Holy Church...
Han Ping thought so in his heart, but his face showed panic. Under Yan Liqiang's gaze, he lowered his head and said, "I am incompetent. The Criminal Investigation Office has mobilized all its connections to look for Xue Cao these days, but only a few clues have been found. Xue Cao's whereabouts have not been found yet..."
"What clues did you find?"
"When the last person saw Xue Cao, he was on the official road two miles away from the Archery Club. According to that person, he was on his way home when he saw a teenager wearing the Archery Club student uniform and a man in his forties getting on a four-wheeled carriage on the side of the road. According to what that person said, the two people looked like Xue Cao and the wanted traveling merchant Fang Zigao!"
"Do you know where the carriage went?"
"I don't know about that. According to what the witness said, it was just an extremely ordinary four-wheeled carriage, the kind that can carry both people and goods. There are many of them on the roads of various states and counties. There was no sign on the carriage, and it was not pulled by a rhinoceros horse but two ordinary horses. There are too many carriages like this, and once it leaves, it will be difficult to find it!"
"Any other clues?"
Seeing that Yan Liqiang was not angry, Han Ping perked up a little, "There is one more thing. We visited the township where Xue Cao and Fang Zigao lived and got a piece of news. A few years ago, Xue Cao's family had a wedding in their township, and Fang Zigao also went. After drinking too much, someone at the table discovered a detail when Fang Zigao was eating. There was coriander on the table at the time, and when Fang Gao ate the coriander, he habitually dipped it in vinegar..."
"Dip the cilantro in the vinegar?"
"Yes, that's right. People in Pingxi County and Ganzhou don't eat coriander with vinegar. Among the northwestern states, only people in some areas of Yinzhou are used to eating coriander with vinegar. And Fang Zigao told his neighbors that he was from Lanzhou, which obviously doesn't make sense. It's possible that Fang Zigao hid his origins..."
Silver State!
Knowing that Han Ping was telling the truth, Yan Liqiang frowned slightly. He did have an enemy in Yinzhou before, and that was the Northwest Transport Envoy Jiang Tianhua. But at this time, Jiang Tianhua was already a prisoner, and he had no hostile people in the entire Yinzhou. Was this just a coincidence or a clue
"I know this matter is a little difficult to investigate, but we have to investigate it anyway. After all, you are better equipped to handle cases than those rangers!"
"I was thinking of taking Fang Zigao's portrait and two capable subordinates to Yinzhou in person in the next two days to ask for help from my friends in the underworld. Perhaps I can gain something!"
"Just do it well. If you do a good job, the position of judge in the Criminal Investigation Office will be yours!" Yan Liqiang said directly - instead of letting these dangerous people operate in the dark, it is better to keep them under his nose. If there is anything, he can call them over and say a few words. Then he will be able to basically grasp the movements of the White Lotus in Ganzhou and the Northwest.
Han Ping quickly expressed his determination in front of Yan Liqiang, "Please rest assured, Lord Inspector, I will do my best to get to the bottom of this case and give you an explanation!"
"Not only must you give me an explanation, but you must also give an explanation to Xue Cao's family and this official uniform you are wearing!"
"Yes, I've made note of it!"
"Okay, go down. If you have any difficulties with this case, you can come directly to the Supervisory Office to find me!"
"yes!"
Han Ping bowed, then stepped out...
Unexpectedly, this matter has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect. Yan Liqiang rubbed his head with one hand. The Qiyun Protectorate had only been established for a short time, but there were already a lot of things happening. The turmoil in the Han Empire had just begun, and the war in Gulang Grassland was intensifying. Yan Liqiang, who was sitting in this position, kept one eye on the changes in the situation in the Imperial Capital and the Han Empire, and the other eye on Gulang Grassland. He carefully pushed the two powerful opponents to the front line of the showdown. What was even more annoying was that the evil demon Lin Qingtian disappeared, and the people around him disappeared as well, who knew who had targeted them...
If it weren't for the fact that he had witnessed how tragic the Han Empire was after the heavenly calamity in the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm, with too many people becoming homeless or dying in the war, Yan Liqiang at this time really wanted to do nothing and just be a wealthy man in peace. The position of Governor Qi Yun seemed impressive, but once he sat in that position, he would be entangled in a mess.
This mess can only be sorted out slowly by myself for the time being! Yan Liqiang is now worried that God has not given him enough time...
After a short break, Yan Liqiang picked up another document on the table. This document was sent by Lu Wenbin as the director of the Workshop. It contained a report and preliminary budget about Yan Liqiang's request for the Workshop to build a large grain depot in each county of Qiyun County...
Yan Liqiang wrote a comment on the report and put it aside. This document involved money, so he had to show it to Qian Su first...
Half an hour later, Yan Liqiang, who was in the Supervisory Mansion, received an invitation with a strange fragrance.
The invitation was sent by Su Shali, inviting Yan Liqiang to the Guanyuan Garden tonight to enjoy the moon and drink...
(End of this chapter)