Chapter 453: Unknown Corpse [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

When Wei Lingfeng came over, he couldn't find Liang Yue anywhere in the Criminal Justice Department. He only saw a huge crowd of people, all of whom came to file a complaint.

He was the dignified head of the Wei family, but he had to bribe a bailiff from the Criminal Justice Department to find out that Lord Liang had gone outside the city to investigate the wild corpse that was found yesterday.

Wei Lingfeng was helpless and couldn't find Liang Yue, so he had to go find the prince again.

Although theoretically speaking, the prince has a higher status, but from what he has learned these days, Liang Yue is the one who makes the final decision in Yunlu City.

The officials in the government office listen to the prince, and the prince listens to Liang Yue.

That's why he went to find Liang Yue first.

Seeing the impatient Wei Lingfeng, the prince seemed to have expected it. He was having lunch with a few side dishes and pastries in front of him, and he was enjoying the food happily.

"Mr. Wei." Seeing Wei Lingfeng, the little fat man greeted him and said with a smile: "You came at the right time, sit down and eat with us."

"Your Highness!" Wei Lingfeng bowed and did not sit down. He just said with a bitter face, "How can I have the heart to eat?"

"What's wrong with Mr. Wei?" the prince asked with concern.

"Lord Liang has gone crazy. He wants to distribute all the businesses and properties of the convicted families to the people of Yunlu City, so that the people can complain and seek revenge!" Wei Lingfeng said anxiously.

"It doesn't sound wrong." The prince said, "This matter doesn't involve your Wei family, why are you so anxious?"

"Our Wei family is just not involved in the Yungongshan case, but..." Wei Lingfeng gritted his teeth and said, "But if he continues like this, Yunlu City will be left with no noble families!"

The Wei family just didn't get involved with the Yihuo Sect, but that doesn't mean they are good people. This time Liang Yue has started a trend of attacking the aristocratic families, and any aristocratic family that has oppressed the people will be targeted.

As the largest landlord in Nanzhou, it would be strange if his Wei family could withstand the digging.

"How strange." The prince wondered, "Why would Yunlu City be left without noble families if we collect evidence from the common people? Is there no innocent big family here?"

"This..." Wei Lingfeng was speechless for a moment.

No matter how they made their fortunes in the early days, these thousand-year-old families would certainly try their best to take more and more after they occupied the upper class. There must have been some oppression of the common people, but they simply eliminated it with the power in their hands.

How can anyone be clean?
But saying this in front of the prince would make him look like surrendering himself.

So he paused and continued, "Because this action will inevitably lead to false accusations from the people. Yunlu City will never have peace because of this decree! Your Highness, you must stop him from escalating the situation."

"Don't worry, I will tell Liang Yue." The prince took a sip of the soup in the bowl and smacked his lips with satisfaction, "Let him carefully review every case and never allow false accusations to happen."

“Your Highness…” Wei Lingfeng saw what he meant and still didn’t want to stop him, so he frowned and said, “This is not only digging into the foundation of our Qingdu family, but also digging into the foundation of Yin State. If there are no aristocratic families, who will support the court? Who will be loyal to the emperor and serve the country?”

"Mr. Wei, you look to be around 40 or 50 years old?" the prince suddenly asked.

"I was forty-five years old at the time." Although Wei Lingfeng was a little confused by the question, he still answered truthfully.

"I was born not long ago when the Northwest War broke out, so I don't remember much, but Mr. Wei should have been in his prime at that time." The prince said slowly, "Did Mr. Wei go to the battlefield that year?"

"Ah?" Wei Lingfeng was stunned again.

The war in the north was raging at the time, and they were busy collecting military supplies and transporting food at high prices. They even wished they could fight for a while longer so that the family's assets in the south would be more valuable.

How could he, a son of a wealthy family, go to the battlefield?

After being silent for a moment, he quickly explained: "But our Wei family has given a lot of support to the court. Later, when Prince Dinggou conquered Yunxiang State, we also donated a huge amount of money and grain!"

"Of course the Wei family has its own contributions, so the court recognizes your status in Qingdu." The prince said, "But those who really went to the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country, and gave up their families and careers to follow their father to the war, weren't most of them ordinary people? Why does Mr. Wei feel that without aristocratic families, there would be no loyalty to the emperor and the country?"

At this moment, Hu Delu suddenly came out from the side and said, "Your Highness, after dinner, it's time to take a nap."

"Okay." The prince nodded and said, "Then if Mr. Wei has nothing else to do, please go back first."

"But..." Wei Lingfeng wanted to argue a few more words. Hu Delu's face sank, "Mr. Wei, what do you think is more important, the rise and fall of the aristocratic families in Yunlu City or the Crown Prince's nap today?"

No, what are you thinking, old man?
Is that your mouth?
Wei Lingfeng was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to say anything in rebuttal.

At the same time, he also saw clearly that this little fat guy was determined to support Liang Yue and was completely unmoved.

Rather than saying that Liang Yue is a member of the Prince's party, it is better to say that the Prince is a member of the Liang party!

"Oh!" In the end he could only sigh and go back to find other solutions.

Watching him walk away, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chuckled, "How is it? I didn't miss a single line that Liang Yue told me to say."

Hu Delu also breathed a sigh of relief, with a trace of admiration between his brows, "I thought it was worthwhile to exchange one life for victory in the battle to seize the city, but now I really feel it's a pity. If he could live a few more days, not to mention his achievements in cultivation, he would definitely be a pillar of the Yin Kingdom. Even if I exchange ten Shuangbei cities for him, it would be worth it."

The Crown Prince's face flattened, "Mr. Hu, please stop talking..."

"If you say any more, I'm going to cry."

……

Just when Yunlu City was in full swing, Liang Yue had already anticipated that someone would go to the Criminal Justice Department to look for him, and had already led a team out of the city to investigate the case.

Yesterday, someone found four wild corpses in the dense forest beside the official road outside the city. From the looks of it, they had been dead for two days.

When Liang Yue arrived, the body had already been carried back to the Criminal Court, and the rest of the scene was left untouched.

All four of them were hacked to death. It can be seen that the murderer had a high level of cultivation. These people were strong and martial artists, but they did not even have a chance to resist.

"The bodies were found by a young couple who were looking for some excitement in the wild. They found these bodies when they got here." Chen Ju was in charge of the initial interrogation and reported to Liang Yue with the file, "There are no other traces around here. It may just be a fight."

According to the court's practice, they usually ignored the gang feuds that occurred outside the city.

Matters between practitioners are difficult to manage.

"We can't be sure too early." Liang Yue asked, "Are there any pictures of the scene at that time?"

"I drew it." Chen Ju handed over a stack of papers.

Liang Yue took it and looked at it. It showed two people standing in disgusting postures. He frowned and asked, "Is this a picture of the scene of the corpse?"

"Ah." Chen Ju slapped his head, "This is the pose of the young couple. I asked for more details at the time, so I forgot to draw the corpse."

"..."

Seeing Liang Yue's unhappy look, Chen Ju chuckled, "But I remember everything. I'll restore it for you."

As he said this, he ran over and lay on the ground, lying sideways with his tongue sticking out, "The first one died like this, uh uh——"

"The second one is like this, uh uh—"

"The third one is..."

Liang Yue watched him playing tricks there, and there was really no useful information, so he asked again: "Send the body back for inspection, are there any clues?"

Chen Ju continued, "There's nothing special about it. The four dead men all had cultivation bases of the second and third realms, which is not weak, but they were all killed by having their throats cut. The killer's cultivation base must be above the fourth realm. The identities of the dead men cannot be determined yet, because they really don't have any special features, they are just ordinary middle-aged men. If there is anything special about them, it's that their heads are all big and their necks are thick..."

"Big head, thick neck..." Liang Yue murmured and fell into deep thought.

Good morning.

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(End of this chapter)