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Chapter 120 Unbelievable

"How could that be? Those high-ranking officials should have a lot of guards in their homes."

"That's right, that's what's so weird. After a few incidents like this, the prefect will definitely increase the security. I heard he even hired a few masters from the martial arts world for personal protection, but he still got beheaded silently."

There were all kinds of rumors in the capital, and the people were asking around and had no extra energy to care who was beheaded.

Even more incredible things are yet to come.

Those officials who were beheaded silently were found to have committed heinous crimes such as oppressing the people, embezzling and accepting bribes, etc. half a month later.

At first, some officials in Qingzhou were killed, and gradually, officials in various regions of Dongxia were killed quietly.

At first, it caused great panic among the officials, and they also asked the court for help.

Unfortunately, even if the imperial court sent people to protect them, those who should be killed would still be killed silently.

Even if you don't sleep at night and have a group of people guarding your bed in the yard, you can still be killed in a moment of negligence.

If you don't die peacefully in your sleep, you may die at any moment.

His head could be chopped off in any place, such as in the bathtub, on the toilet, on the concubine's bed, etc.

Dozens of such incidents have occurred, but no one has ever seen the true face of the person who did it.

Without exception, within half a month, they were found guilty of various crimes and their homes were confiscated or their entire families were executed.

This made some officials with a clear conscience and integrity breathe a sigh of relief.

There are many officials who protect each other when they are corrupt, take bribes and oppress the people, but there are also many officials who are dedicated to serving the people and are suppressed by these people.

There are good people and bad people in this world.

When those guilty officials are assassinated, their crimes are discovered and dealt with, officials who are honest and upright and dedicated to serving the people will take office.

When more than a dozen officials died, someone discovered a pattern.

This incident did not cause any panic among the people, especially those who had been oppressed for a long time.

They all bowed to the sky to thank God for appearing and saving them from the disaster.

There was a heated discussion about this matter in the court.

The majority of people advocated that the emperor send people to capture the daring thief.

"Your Majesty, this man has become increasingly rampant recently. He used to kill one person every three to five days, but recently he has started killing several people in one day. If this continues, he will kill all of our Dongxia officials."

"Your Majesty, this matter is extremely serious. Please take it seriously."

"All those officials who were killed were guilty of heinous crimes. I think it would be a pity for them to die like that."

"Even if they are guilty, they should be convicted by the imperial court, not murdered by criminals for no apparent reason."

"If this continues, who will dare to serve the imperial court?"

"As far as I know, he has killed no good people since he started his actions. I think he is a man of temperament. It would be better if the emperor could find him and recruit him."

"Talents like these must be found and used by Dongxia. They must not be exploited by those with ulterior motives."

"Anyone with such skills and methods must be from the underworld. You all keep saying that the emperor should capture him, but it's not that the emperor hasn't sent people. The man is so cunning that we don't know who his next target will be."

Leng Qingyi sat lazily on the dragon throne with his hands resting on his head, watching the court officials below arguing with each other.

Seeing that the argument had lasted for a long time, he finally asked, "Minister of Justice, Minister of the Supreme Court, have you two found any useful information?"

The two people who were called out shuddered. They had been under a lot of pressure these days.

Many of those killed were the sons, nephews, and disciples of powerful people in the capital. They went to their yamen every day to put pressure on them to find out the murderer as soon as possible and avenge their dead sons, nephews, and disciples.

But the murderer was very ruthless. He chopped off all the heads with one blow, and the traces left at the crime scene were minimal.

This case can be said to be the most difficult case they have ever investigated.

Now that the emperor has called on them, they have no choice but to answer.

"Your Majesty, based on the time of death of the murdered officials, I have determined that there are more than two murderers. Initially, the attacks were carried out in one region at a time, but now it has escalated to two regions simultaneously."

"According to the investigation at the scene, the person who attacked was alone, and he was very skilled in martial arts. He chopped off the head with a single blow without any hesitation."

"I found a footprint on a murdered official's body, and I can conclude that the murderer was a relatively strong adult man, eight feet tall."

"This incident has been going on for over a month, and this is all you two have found out?"

The two men immediately knelt down and dared not say a word. Because of this incident, they had changed their morning court session from once every three days to every day.

Every few days, the two of them would be brought out for accountability, from admitting their mistakes and begging for mercy at the beginning to sliding down on their knees now.

They were already numb, and now they wished that the emperor would throw them both in jail and release them only when the matter was thoroughly investigated.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be investigated as soon as possible. This is too evil. It is inevitable that others will follow suit and kill loyal officials."

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter must be orchestrated by a senior official in the court."

Leng Qing raised an eyebrow and looked at the Minister of Rites who said this.

"Oh? Why do you say that, my dear?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that anyone who can clearly see the evil deeds of so many officials in private must not be just a simple gangster. To be able to clearly see what those officials are doing, they must have certain foundations in the court, so that they can accurately send people to kill those officials."

"What the Minister of Rites said is not without reason. Then, according to your words, who is most likely to have ordered this incident?"

Leng Qing held his chin in his hand and looked forward to the answer from the Minister of Rites.

"Your Majesty, this is just my speculation. The exact identity of the perpetrators will depend on the findings of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court."

"Minister of Justice and Minister of Justice, do you two find the Minister of Rites's opinion useful?"

"Your Majesty, if what the Minister of Rites said is true, then the person who knows so much about what officials do in private is probably someone working in the Ministry of Personnel."

The Minister of Personnel, who had been acting as if it was none of his business, immediately lost his composure upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, if our Ministry of Personnel knew about the evil deeds those officials had done in private, we would certainly not sit idly by and would have reported them to Your Majesty for punishment long ago."

"Minister of Personnel, don't be nervous. This is just my guess. After all, only the Ministry of Personnel can clearly know the detailed information of everyone from the prefect to the small county magistrate."

"This information isn't classified as confidential, so how can it be attributed to officials from our Ministry of Personnel?"

"Minister of Personnel, why don't you cooperate with us to check who has viewed the official information in recent months? Perhaps it will be helpful to this case."

Just as several people were arguing, an urgent "Report!" came into everyone's ears.

"Military reports have been sent urgently from the border crossing over 800 miles. Beidong has joined forces with the Xiongnu and other small tribes to attack our border!"