Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 33 Mad Dog Xu Zun (Part 1)
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"
Following a roar, there was a violent noise in the archive room.
Bang!
Crash...
Both rows of bookshelves were knocked over by Xu Zun, and the county chronicles and books on the bookshelves were scattered all over the floor...
"Oh, Master Xu, Master Xu, please don't do this!" Yao Jin, the legal advisor at the side, was terrified. He held a county annals in his hand and explained hastily, "Tracing back to the founding period, the population of Qijiawu was only 26 households at its peak!
“It’s a remote place with simple folk customs. Let alone our Great Xuan Dynasty, even during the founding period, there has never been any war there!
"Look," he said, holding up the book in his hand, "there is only one county annals from the past 70 years. If there really was a major case back then, it would be clear at a glance!"
"It's not in the county annals, so what about the criminal records?" Xu Zun was almost going crazy, waving his arms and legs in anger, "Check the criminal records for me!"
"No, no!" Yao Jin wiped his sweat, "I just told you that Qijiawu has never had a single criminal case. Where did the record come from?"
"Impossible! Impossible! Ah..." Xu Zun roared loudly and pushed down the bookshelf on the other side!
Crash...
Countless books and documents fell to the ground, making the room a mess!
"Don't... don't be like this, Master Xu!" Yao Jin was anxious, "Calm down for a moment, please."
"Search! Search for me again!" Xu Zun suddenly grabbed Yao Jin's collar and shouted, "If there is no case in Qijiawu, then it must be in the nearby villages and towns. Otherwise, search the entire Xinye County. I don't believe that there has never been a major case!
"Whether it's the government suppressing bandits, eradicating evil cults, or wrongful killings, in short, as long as there are multiple murders involved, find out everything for me! Quick!"
"Oh... yes, yes..." Yao Jin squatted on the ground in a panic and began to look for the files, while continuing to persuade, "Please...please don't put it off anymore. It will be difficult to find it if you mess up the location..."
"It's too annoying to read these things!" Xu Zun walked around the archives room several times and said anxiously, "I won't read them anymore. If you find a big case, let me know immediately!"
After saying that, Xu Zun strode out.
"Hey? Sir County Lieutenant, where are you going? Where are you going?" Yao Jin asked hurriedly.
"I'm going to find Zhao Yu to see how their investigation is going. We can't just waste time here! If it doesn't work ..." Xu Zun said angrily, "Let's go to Qijiawu and conduct a carpet search. Maybe we can find the place where the murderer made the iron coffin!"
"Floor...carpet? How to search?" When Yao Jin asked again, Xu Zun had already disappeared...
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After leaving the archives room, Xu Zun first went to the prison and scolded the prison boss and jailers for no apparent reason!
The main reason he cursed was because the coroner Wang Shuncai disappeared and even the body could not be autopsied!
Therefore, either they should find Wang Shuncai as soon as possible, or find a better coroner to perform the autopsy.
In fact, arranging a coroner was not the prison's business at all, but after all, the prison was under the jurisdiction of Xu Zun, so the jailers did not dare to refute and had to obey the order. Those who wanted to find Wang Shuncai went to find Wang Shuncai, and those who wanted to find a new coroner went to find a new coroner...
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After the trouble in prison, Xu Zun went to Liu Zhang's house to check on the progress.
Since it was already noon, as soon as I entered the door, I saw the detectives were eating and resting.
So Xu Zun got angry again. Not only did he scold the constables harshly, he even overturned the table they were eating at, scaring them so much that they hurriedly continued to work.
Liu Zhubu was a low-key person. His house only had three bungalows and a small courtyard. The detectives had searched it more than a dozen times, but found basically nothing useful except books and some miscellaneous property.
"Dig! Dig for me!" Xu Zun was furious and ordered the detectives, "Dig three feet into the ground, understand? Dig three feet into the ground! Dig for me, I don't believe that we won't find anything!"
The detectives were unhappy, but they had no other options. They could only follow Xu Zun's instructions and get shovels to start digging...
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After working as a supervisor at Liu Zhubu's house for several hours, Xu Zun's mentality gradually became unbalanced.
Afterwards, he went to the charity cemetery and turned the Taoist's body over and over to examine it. He even mumbled to the Taoist as if the Taoist could hear him, which gave everyone goosebumps.
Afterwards, he picked up the knife again and insisted on cutting open Liu Zhubu's stomach. Fortunately, the yamen runners present persuaded him to stop.
However, what no one expected was that Xu Zun actually lay down in the iron coffin in full view of everyone...
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It was past the twilight hour in the afternoon, and Zhao Yu was in a pawnshop, holding the ancient jade and asking the pawnshop master about it.
The pawnshop master shook his head repeatedly and gave an answer even worse than that of County Magistrate Luo. He said that this thing might be a foreign object and could not be appreciated.
Damn it!
Zhao Yu cursed inwardly. This was already the last pawnshop in the entire Xinye County. It seemed that if he wanted to find out the origin of this ancient jade, he would have to go to a higher-level place.
"Captain Zhao," At the same time, a famous constable nearby was reporting the situation quickly, "Changsheng Temple was probably built during the Kaijing period of the previous dynasty, and it has been more than 200 years old.
"Although our Great Xuan Dynasty worships Taoism, the Changsheng Temple has not been rebuilt or renovated because it is located in a remote area, and there has never been a Taoist priest living in the temple!"
"Oh..." Zhao Yu listened carefully, stroking the ancient jade in his hand, thinking about something.
"Captain Zhao, Captain Zhao..." Unexpectedly, at this moment, another constable came running over and reported, "Oh no, oh no, our County Lieutenant Xu seems to have gone crazy!"
"What?" Zhao Yu was surprised. "What did you say!?"
So, the constable told Zhao Yu about Xu Zun's performance that day. After listening to it, Zhao Yu was surprised at first, and then he sneered!
"Captain Zhao," the detective continued to report, "after he came out of the charity cemetery, he wanted to come look for you, so we said you went to Qijiawu!
"Guess what happened? Our foolish county lieutenant didn't go home, but headed for Huaxiang Tower instead!"
"Oh? Really?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened. "It seems that this kid has been greatly stimulated!"
"Lieutenant Xu went to Huaxiang Tower?" Another constable laughed maliciously, "Now, there will be something interesting to watch..."
"Humph!" Zhao Yu snorted coldly and said gloomily, "You are still too young! It's ok to be confused, but you are also stubborn and self-willed. You really bring trouble upon yourself!
"The case is not what he thought it was. He can't find any clues and still can't accept reality. He is really hopeless..."
"Captain Zhao," the detective asked, "Did our Lord Xu really make a mistake?"
“Hehe,” Zhao Yu put away the jade pendant, revealing a deep and mysterious smile on his face, “My Emperor Taizu named the country Daxuan because he respected the mysterious law. Everything in the world is mysterious and uncertain, transcendent and extraordinary!
"What you hear may not be false, and what you see may not be true! Our County Lieutenant Xu has underestimated the iron coffin! Wait and see, this iron coffin will bring us more surprises!!!"
