December 29th in the Song calendar.
The body of Yong'an prefect Fan Jin was found in the woods outside the city, and the court later issued a notice.
Fan Quan, the prefect of Yong'an, and his son Fan Jin used the blood of demons to produce poisons, harming the people and making money.
All members of the Fan family who participated were executed, and the rest of his wives and daughters were exiled to the frontier.
Fan Jin should have been executed, but because he provided relevant information, his sentence was reduced to exile to the frontier.
All the relevant chambers of commerce and personnel involved in the incident at the border were executed.
Zhou Zhilu of the Fuyesi was rewarded for his contribution in solving the case and was promoted two ranks to the seventh rank Fuyewei.
Zhou Zhilu looked at the exquisite Epiphyllum pattern embroidered on the chest of his new Fuyesi clothes and couldn't help but sigh that he had become equal to Ling Qingxue so quickly.
In the Fuye Division, in addition to using tokens to distinguish ranks, the Epiphyllum embroidery on the clothes of the ninth-rank Fuye Guards only has the outline, while the eighth-rank only has the stamens filled in.
Only when it reaches the seventh level will a complete Epiphyllum embroidery appear.
There is one flower for every three grades, and so on.
Afterwards, Zhou Zhilu also recorded this incident in the "Book of Boundaries", and a deep blue spiritual energy surged into his body.
Zhou Zhilu also used this opportunity to directly strengthen eight acupoints, and now there are twenty-four left.
However, just as Zhou Zhilu expected, the text recorded this time also had a purple light flowing through it.
Fan Quan’s death means a break in the clues.
There are definitely more people behind this incident than just the Fan father and son, but there are not many clues to continue investigating at the moment.
Unfortunately, Zhou Zhilu was worried that Wu'an was short of manpower, so he sent the two masked girls from the Anbu to Wu'an, which led to an unexpected situation.
Zhou Zhilu sighed and went to the Fuyesi Demon Inspection Department to report.
In the Demon Appraisal Department, Xiao Wenlan was still wearing a red robe and standing by the window.
After listening to Zhou Zhilu's report, Xiao Wenlan looked at him and asked, "The case has been solved, the suspect has been arrested, and you have been commended and promoted... How do you think this operation went?"
Zhou Zhilu scratched his head and said with a hint of frustration, "It's still not well thought out. We could have done better this time. The operation was originally a sure thing, but in the end, Fan Quan died and the clues were lost."
Xiao Wenlan stared at Zhou Zhilu for a while and said with a smile, "Even if it's a sure thing, it still means there's still a slight possibility of change. The ultimate goal of a case is to solve it, so how many of the processes can be perfect?
"If you put more troops into the pursuit, perhaps the assassins they sent would succeed. Not only would they not be able to obtain evidence of the assassination, but you would also be held responsible for the death of Lord Wu Hou's son.
"And the person who kills Fan Quan might be even more powerful, ultimately causing more damage... Your changes will also affect the other party's changes, so it's best to solve the case while minimizing losses within a controllable range."
Zhou Zhilu clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Thank you for your advice."
Xiao Wenlan stepped forward and said admiringly, "Ah Qing was right about you. You've accomplished this on your first case. You're a promising talent. This case will be handed over to the Anbu for continued advancement."
Zhou Zhilu asked in surprise, "Keep going? Any more clues?"
Xiao Wenlan said with his hands behind his back, "Don't underestimate Fu Ye Si, and don't underestimate the Anbu.
"Okay, that's enough discussion of the case. Now, let's talk about you. You performed well this time. Is there any reward you want? Tell me about it."
"award?!"
"Yes, the reward I give you in my personal name is both your training and compensation from Aqing." Xiao Wenlan said bluntly.
Zhou Zhilu was stunned when he heard this, and was about to say that Tu Qing didn't owe him anything and didn't need to compensate him.
But Xiao Wenlan was firm and refused to let him refuse.
Otherwise, with Tu Qing's personality, he would eventually feel guilty and run away with his apprentice, leaving the other person to solve the case alone.
Zhou Zhilu thought for a moment and said, "I lack a pair of suitable weapons. My swordsmanship is quite burdensome against swords, and they always break when I burst out. As a reward, can you give me two suitable swords?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wenlan asked with interest about Zhou Zhilu's swordsmanship.
The sword technique is not as private as the martial arts technique. After all, it is just a store-bought item, so Zhou Zhilu gave a brief introduction.
Xiao Wenlan pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? You go directly to the forging department and have them forge you a pair of double swords based on the characteristics of your technique. This is a privilege only available to Fuye Guards of the fifth rank and above, so it's a bargain for you... But if you want a better forging, it's best to prepare some rare materials yourself."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhilu excitedly thanked Xiao Wenlan immediately.
After leaving the Monster Appraisal Department, Zhou Zhilu pondered Xiao Wenlan's words and guessed that the Forging Department probably didn't have any good forging materials, or even if they did, they wouldn't let him use them easily.
So where can I get the materials... Zhou Zhilu thought about it for a while, and instead of going directly to the forging department, he went to Wuhou Mansion.
This time Wu An was also involved and received some rewards, which laid an excellent foundation for Wu An to join the army in the future.
Therefore, Wuhou Mansion was quite welcoming to Zhou Zhilu.
Zhou Zhilu also frankly explained that he needed some materials to make weapons.
In exchange, Wuan is sixteen this year and will be seventeen next year when he reaches the age to join the army. The more merits he accumulates before joining the army, the better his starting point will be.
All Zhou Zhilu can do is to take Wu An with him if he takes on some big cases in the future, so that Wu An can also gain more merit from it.
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