Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 264

[Chapter 264 I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business]

After leaving the palace, Lin Xiu did not go home, but went directly to the Qingli Division.

Emperor Xia also handed over these two cases to him, and Lin Xiu planned to solve them as soon as possible.

He went straight to Liu Qingfeng.

Liu Qingfeng was amazed at Lin Xiu’s speed in solving the case, but he was very dissatisfied with his dog Xiao Hei. He had raised the dog for more than half a year and provided it with good food and drink every day, but it was closer to Lord Lin than to himself.

I don’t know why Lord Lin is liked by dogs in addition to women.

In the government office, Lin Xiu said to Liu Qingfeng: “Lord Liu, please show me the files of the other two assassination cases.”

Liu Qingfeng moved quickly, and the two files were immediately placed in front of Lin Xiu.

In addition to the young genius from Beimang, two geniuses who participated in the competition in Xiyu and Nanyue were also assassinated in the past three days.

Lin Xiu flipped through the files and learned that the geniuses of these two countries died in their embassies. There was no murder weapon left at the scene, and no one saw the assassin.

Lin Xiu went to the morgue again and looked at the bodies of the two people.

One had his heart shattered by someone using true qi, and the other had his throat sealed by a sword. Both were magicians, one with fire attribute and the other with wood attribute. Neither of them was good at defense, and they should have been stabbed to death instantly. There were no other wounds or marks on their bodies.

Liu Qingfeng asked Lin Xiu, “Master Lin, have you found anything?”

Lin Xiu shook his head and said, “Let’s go to the crime scene.”

A moment later, the Western Region Embassy.

Lin Xiu and Liu Qingfeng brought people here, and several envoys from the Western Region followed them. After it was found that Dayu was behind the death of the genius of Beimang, they no longer had the confidence they had in the palace just now.

Lin Xiu glanced around the embassy yard and a smile appeared on his face.

Good luck.

He walked to a corridor and teased a skylark in a birdcage. This scene confused several envoys from the Western Region. Aren’t they here to investigate the case? Why are they teasing a bird?

An envoy from the Western Regions stepped forward and said with a smile: “If you like it, this bird will be given to you.”

Lin Xiu asked: “Did you raise this bird?”

The envoy from the Western Regions smiled and said: “It’s just a little hobby.”

After these envoys from small countries came to Daxia, they didn’t learn anything else, but they learned to carry cages and walk birds with the playboys. However, this little hobby of his just happened to be convenient for Lin Xiu.

He closed his eyes and opened them again after a moment.

Then, he said to Liu Qingfeng: “Go to the scene and take a look.”

The genius from the Western Regions died in his own room in the embassy. His heart was shattered by the true qi and he was killed on the spot. There was no murder weapon left at the scene, and there was no clue about the assassin.

After he was assassinated, many people came to the crime scene, and it was impossible to identify the murderer by smell. After so much time, the smell had almost dissipated.

Liu Qingfeng carefully watched every step of Lin Xiu’s actions, wanting to learn something from his investigation.

After a moment, he asked Lin Xiu, “Master Lin, how is it?”

Lin Xiu glanced at the people of the Western Regions, pointed to an envoy, and said, “Take him down.”

Everyone was stunned. Could it be that the person who assassinated the genius of the Western Regions was actually the envoy of the Western Regions?

Only Liu Qingfeng believed in Lin Xiu and saw the ability of the murderer at a glance. This was not the first time that Lin Xiu showed it.

The expression of the envoy of the Western Regions also became stunned and surprised. He was shocked and puzzled and said, “Sir, how could I assassinate our genius in the Western Regions…”

Lin Xiu said, “The one who killed the genius of Beimang was another genius of Beimang. Among the envoys of the Western Regions, it is not necessarily that no one was bribed by Dayu.”

The envoy said angrily, “Are the officials of Daxia investigating cases so careless? You can’t just guess and say that I am the murderer!”

Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “Whether you killed him or not, you know it best. It’s useless to tell me. Save your strength and tell the people of the Secret Investigation Department later.”

The people of the Qingli Department temporarily took him down and sent him to the Secret Investigation Department.

Lin Xiu did not delay and came to the embassy of Nanyue.

This time he didn’t have the same luck as before. No one in the Nanyue embassy kept birds, and there were no other animals to witness the incident. In terms of solving the case normally, Lin Xiu might not be as good as Liu Qingfeng.

He said to Liu Qingfeng, “I don’t see anything here, but based on the previous two cases, it is very likely that someone in the Nanyue delegation was bribed by Dayu. We should focus on investigating them. If there is nothing wrong with them, it should be difficult to find the murderer. The next thing will be left to the court…”

The cases in the Western Regions and the Northern Mang were found to be done by their own people. The assassination of the Nanyue genius was obviously also a shady matter. Whether the results can be found out or not is actually not that important.

After this incident, both Daxia and the surrounding countries will be wary of Dayu. This may not be a bad thing for Daxia. It is just right to use this incident to strengthen and consolidate relations with the surrounding countries.

Although Dayu is powerful and its sphere of influence far exceeds that of Daxia, they can do nothing in the small area around Daxia except these small actions.

After solving Emperor Xia’s troubles, Lin Xiu went home to accompany his wife.

At this time, in the imperial study, after Lin Xiu left, Emperor Xia was the only one drinking alone, and Princess Minghe stood beside him, pouring wine for him.

“Alas.”

“Alas.”

At a certain moment, the father and daughter sighed at the same time.

Emperor Xia asked, “Do you regret it?”

Princess Minghe did not respond, but gave a positive answer.

Of course she regretted it. After all, if she had just nodded at the beginning, the result would be different now. She

doesn’t have to pay back the silver, she can practice at three times the speed, and she will also get a prince consort who loves her and treats her well in every way.

She was already uncomfortable, and her father’s words made her feel even more uncomfortable.

At this time, Zhu Jin hurriedly walked in from outside and said, “Your Majesty, Lin Xiu has found out that the person who assassinated the genius of the Western Regions was an envoy of the Western Regions. He also asked the Secret Investigation Department to focus on investigating the envoys of South Vietnam. As he expected, there were also people in the South Vietnamese delegation who colluded with Dayu…”

“So fast?”

Emperor Xia was surprised. He had only drunk half of the wine, and Lin Xiu had already investigated two cases?

Zhu Jin also sighed: “His eyes are more vicious than the most experienced secret detective of the Secret Investigation Department. It is said that he only went to the Western Regions Embassy to take a look and directly saw that the Western Regions envoy was bribed by Dayu…”

Emperor Xia was silent for a long time, drank the wine in the glass, and said regretfully: “I didn’t expect him to be a versatile talent who can do both literature and martial arts. If I had persuaded Minghe again, it would have been better…”

Princess Minghe gritted her teeth and said, “Father, I will go to practice first!”

Lin Mansion.

Lin Xiu is watching Caiyi playing the piano.

Almost everyone who practices the art of sound can become a master of music. Caiyi’s piano skills have become more and more profound. With the art of ice and the effect of dual cultivation, her cultivation has also increased day by day.

After a song, she gently plucked the strings of the piano.

An invisible sound wave spread out, and a few leaves slowly fell from a peach tree

in the palace. She can already control the sound waves in a preliminary way. When Lin Xiu was at her level, she couldn’t do this. Just like her control over the art of illusion was not as good as Qin Wan’s, Caiyi’s control over the art of sound was better than Lin Xiu’s when she was at a similar level of cultivation.

However, with his earth-level strength, he can completely defeat ten skills with one force.

An ordinary musical instrument, in his hands, can also become a life-threatening weapon.

After dinner, Princess Minghe came to find him and Lingyin to practice at the Art Academy.

Princess Minghe has been a little worried these two days, and even when she was practicing, she would be distracted. Lin Xiu asked her what happened with concern, and she always said it was nothing.

A girl’s feelings are always poetic. Lin Xiu doesn’t always understand a girl’s mind, so he is embarrassed to ask too much.

When the three of them finished their practice and left the Academy of Extraordinary Arts, they happened to meet the dean of the academy.

When he saw Lingyin, he immediately came over. Before he opened his mouth, Lin Xiu knew what he was going to say.

Sure enough, he told Lingyin about the dual cultivation of ice and fire.

The dean of the Academy of Extraordinary Arts smiled. Unlike Princess Minghe, Zhao Lingyin has a unique advantage in this regard.

It is not easy to find geniuses with ice attributes, but there are many young heroes with fire attributes in the royal capital.

He looked at Lingyin and said, “Your talent is outstanding. If you can find a husband with the supernatural power of fire, your cultivation speed will probably not be much worse than your sister. There are many in the royal capital…”

Before he finished speaking, he was dragged away by Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu pulled his arm and walked away, saying, “It just so happens that I have some spiritual matters to ask the dean. Let’s go over there and talk…”

The dean said, “Lingyin and I haven’t finished talking yet…”

Lin Xiu said unhappily, “What are you talking about? You are the dean of the School of Extraordinary Arts, not Lingyin’s parents. I advise you not to meddle in other people’s business…”

(End of this chapter)