Chapter 424: Yun Palace Courtyard [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

"Left behind by Zhao Faxian?" Liang Yue's eyes lit up, "But is it related to his disappearance?"

"Maybe there is. It's a sealed file from a previous case." Zou Shiyi said as he handed something to Liang Yue's desk. "Before Zhao Faxian disappeared, he had been investigating this case."

Liang Yue opened the file and saw that it was the case about Yungong Mountain. He had heard Chen Ju mention it before and the description in the file would be more detailed.

This case happened some time before the Yungong Mountain fire, when no one knew there was a problem. One day, a floating corpse suddenly washed down from the mountain river. A fisherman hooked the corpse and immediately reported it to the authorities in panic.

The investigation revealed that it was a female corpse with a fetus in her belly. Marks that would only be tattooed by the Righteous Fire Cult members were also found on the body.

There were no other fatal injuries on the body, and the cause of death was drowning. It looked like an accident. After all, there were thousands of Righteous Fire followers, so it was normal for one of them to accidentally fall into the water.

However, Zhao Faxian, who has been working in criminal investigation for many years, seemed to smell something strange and started to investigate secretly.

The files record that he did find something unusual.

On Yungong Mountain, there is a large courtyard where the powerful people in Yunlu City collude with the Yihuo Cult. There seem to be many male and female believers there for people to have sex. In this way, the Yihuo Cult wins over the upper class in Yunlu City to support them.

This is also one of the reasons why this sect can be so arrogant in Nanzhou.

On the one hand, they secretly connected with the poor people, targeted the landlords outside the city, and had the masked masters of the Yihuo Sect break through the doors of their houses and kill everyone inside. The people who got the news would secretly observe, and once the battle was won, they would rush in to rob property and then disperse.

This method made the Righteous Fire Cult very popular among the people, but it was also difficult to track down. Even if you knew they were the ones who did it, you couldn't catch them in the act, and after the fact, countless people were involved, so it was difficult to hold them accountable.

On the other hand, the Yihuo Cult not only distributed money to the lower-class people, but also sent money and sex to the upper class of Yunlu City through places like the Yun Palace, causing many dignitaries in the city to help them cover up their crimes. Therefore, whether in Qingdu or Shendu, the Yihuo Cult's looting behavior did not cause much waves.

Both the upper and lower classes were speaking for them. Only the middle class who were robbed had no way to speak out their grievances. In the end, they had no choice but to submit to the Yihuo Sect and become their pilgrims or even devout believers.

Relying on distributing the wealth after looting, they gradually expanded their sphere of influence, from Yuezhou all the way to Nanzhou. Now, except for Yunlu City, their traces can be seen all over the south.

Zhao Faxian's evaluation of this sect is that it "wins the hearts of the people but harbors evil intentions."

He also carefully investigated the cultivation methods of the Yihuo Sect and felt that they were very similar to the Huozheng Sect of the former Yunxiang Kingdom. Perhaps it was the Yunxiang Kingdom religion that had changed its name and made a comeback with the intention of causing chaos in the Yin Kingdom.

However, there is no conclusive evidence yet. Once he finds the evidence, he plans to submit the case to the Divine Capital. He believes that the name of the Fire Orthodox Church is sensitive enough and should make the Divine Capital court pay attention to this matter.

But when he was halfway through tracking down the person, he suddenly disappeared...

"The Yihuo Cult." Liang Yue finished reading and said thoughtfully, "I have suspected that the disappearance of Lord Zhao might be related to the case he is investigating. The suspects are probably the Qi family and the Yihuo Cult."

"The Qi family shouldn't do that." Zou Shiyi said, "I am most suspicious of the Yihuo Cult's people."

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"Why doesn't Mr. Zou suspect the Qi family?" Liang Yue asked.

He would attach great importance to Zou Shiyi's opinion, because the other party has been in Yunlu City for a long time and knows Zhao Faxian better.

"The Qi family is now unable to take care of themselves, and they should not attack Zhao Faxian again. Even if they kill Zhao Faxian, they will not be able to decide who the new prison officer will be. It is not worth taking such a big risk to rescue a useless eldest son." Zou Shiyi analyzed.

"Can't take care of yourself?" Liang Yue asked, "Isn't the Qi family the most powerful among the three great families in Qingdu?"

Although Qi Delong's family does not look very anthropomorphic, it gives people the illusion that they are all abstract.

But in fact, Qi Delong only exists as the head of the eldest family. In most aristocratic families, the key decisions are made by the elders of the family. The head of the family is just a facade, and his voice is limited no matter how high it is. Not every head of the family can control the elders of the family like Liang Fuguo.

The real Qi family is spread across the military, government, and business elites of Yunlu City and even Nanzhou, and has great influence.

"Speaking of the power in Nanzhou alone, this is indeed the case." Zou Shiyi said, "But the aristocratic families in Qingdu must have their own backers in Shendu...or partners."

"It's hard for the big shots in Longyuan City to make money under the emperor's feet, so the local noble families provide them with benefits. The noble families are all-powerful in the local area, so the people in Longyuan City provide them with shelter and intelligence. Such cooperation is necessary, otherwise an noble family cannot survive for a long time. The Qi family's previous partner in Shendu was the royal family."

"Heh." Liang Yue couldn't help but laugh.

No wonder.

Qi Zhongqing couldn't even find any information about the candidate for the Qingdu Prison Officer, so he was so active in contacting the Chen family. He probably wanted to find a new partner.

The most prestigious elders in the royal family were all captured in one fell swoop on Taihuang Mountain. This was something that no one could have imagined.

They were the royal family, so many of them, and they all died suddenly?
Anyone who heard this would probably find it hard to believe and think this was a huge case. But in fact, after a few months, everyone found that the deaths of these people had no impact on Yin State.

Even after a large number of these insects that had been doing evil under the ancestral shadow died, the people's lives became more comfortable. Even Emperor Mu Bei would probably feel relieved to have fewer blood-sucking and indestructible burdens.

The ones who were most saddened by this were probably the Qi family.

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The sky is falling.

It would be fine if one or two of you died, but how could you die so cleanly, leaving no one for me?
Who the hell did this?

This collaborator is both the Qi family's umbrella and their eyes and mouth. It is not easy to find a reliable big shot as a collaborator again, which has led to the Qi family being very cautious during this period.

So as Zou Shiyi said, if we kill him, we don't know whether the new prison officer sent will cooperate. Why take the risk?

After ruling out the Qi family as a suspect, Liang Yue turned his attention back to the Yihuo Sect.

"Originally, I thought that it was just a floating corpse case, and the Yihuo Cult would not risk attacking Zhao Faxian first, but the fire the night before exposed their filthiness." Zou Shiyi continued, "That villa is definitely the place of pleasure controlled by the Yihuo Cult. There are so many corpses buried underground. No wonder they are afraid that Zhao Faxian will continue to investigate Yungong Mountain."

"In that case, I will follow Lord Zhao's clues and continue to investigate." Liang Yue said in a deep voice, "I want to see if the Yihuo Cult will attack me again."

"As expected of you, Lord Zuo Xiang..." Zou Shiyi showed a hint of admiration in his eyes. Halfway through his words, he changed his words and said, "Disciple."

Liang Yue waved his hand and said with a smile: "I see that Lord Zhao has already locked onto the Yun Palace Courtyard. Although it has been burned down now, the owner of this courtyard seems to be very famous in Yunlu City."

"That's right." Zou Shiyi said, "The previous owner of the villa was called Madam Yungong by everyone. Her real name was Zhou Yangxue, and she was a famous widow in Yunlu City. Most of the dignitaries who went to the Yungong Villa were introduced by her."

"Famous widow?" Liang Yue felt a little strange about this title.

"She is from the Zhou family and was originally married to the Wei family. After her husband died, she started to wander around and lived on Yungong Mountain outside the city. She is famous for her hospitality and has countless mistresses..." Zou Shiyi gave a brief introduction.

Liang Yue frowned when he heard this, "What's going on with the atmosphere in your Yunlu City?"

"Qingdu is home to many powerful people, rich people and beauties, and unlike Shendu, which is right under the emperor's feet, they will be more restrained..." Zou Shiyi whispered, "So the atmosphere will be slightly more open."

Liang Yue questioned: "A little?"

(End of this chapter)