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"Youma, I know your little thoughts."

Susui put his left hand on the table in front of him, tapping his index finger rhythmically on the table.

"Having Inotani and Tachibana jointly responsible for the case will allow Tachibana to follow Inokaya to learn the skills of handling cases and gain experience in handling cases."

"Secondly, if the two are lucky enough and the two of them successfully crack the case, then Ju's current political performance will be much brighter, and the chances of passing the one-and-a-half-month 'big boss assessment' will also increase accordingly."

Having said that, Susui sighed softly.

"Youma, I know that your official has always been a person who loves his subordinates. I want to win more opportunities for his subordinates to make meritorious deeds at the critical moment when the 'big boss assessment' is imminent."

"But this kind of thing must be done according to one's ability."

"Based on Ju's current ability, can he take on such an important case?"

"Did I just say that? Regardless of whether the case can be solved in the end, we must at least take a serious attitude."

"Send Ju, if he's tossing a bunch of moths like before, how will we deal with those who have been favored by Granny Ping and his wife?"

"Even if Inotani handles this case with him, I don't feel at ease handing over this case to Tachibana!"

"You can consider sending Inoya to take charge of the case, but sending Tachibana is definitely not an option."

Susui's tone was full of unquestionable timbre.

Arima pursed his lips tightly and frowned slightly, as if he was thinking and organizing his words to start a debate with Susui.

There was a brief silence in the office.

But soon—the silence was broken by a lazy low-pitched male voice:

"Ah... I remembered... On my side, Nishino just happens to be free now."

The person who spoke was Tojo, who stood shoulder to shoulder with Arima and who had been silent until now.

Dongcheng yawned a lot first, raised his hand to scratch his huge belly, and continued without haste:

"The case Nishino was in charge of before was successfully solved a few days ago."

"Now, he happens to have the time and energy to take care of other cases."

"Oh? Nishino-kun, is he free now?"

After hearing the name "Nishino" from Tojo, Susui immediately showed a completely different expression from when he heard Qingdeng's name just now.

The corners of his mouth were grinning, and his eyes sparkled.

Dongcheng nodded: "He should be patrolling the area under his charge now, I can call him back at any time."

Susui put his right hand on the table in front of him again, raised his index finger and tapped the table rhythmically.

"Well... since Nishino-kun happens to be free right now... let's send Nishino-kun to take charge of the case!"

"We have already dispatched the 'No. 1 expert in solving crimes' from our Beipan office to take charge of this case, so even if the case cannot be solved in the end, no one can take it like 3 years ago. Do something' and talk to us."

"Understood." Dong Cheng said lightly, "I'll go and call Xi Ye back now."

Seeing that Susui actually decided to send Nishino from the "Tojo Group" to take charge of the case, Arima was taken aback, then gritted his teeth:

"My lord, please..."

"There is no need to say any more, Arima." Susui wrote lightly, "I have already told you once, and I don't want to say it a second time."

"I've already decided that Nishino will be in charge of the case."

Arima hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his head slowly:

"...Yes. The officer understands."

...

...

Edo, Kiyanagi Town, the scene of Granny Ping's murder——

——This idiot...what the hell is he doing...why does he keep looking at Granny Ping's house like this?

Seeing Qingdeng who had been looking at Granny Ping's house thoughtfully since just now, Hui Dalang couldn't help but glance at his mouth.

As the patriarch of his own office in Muliu Town, Hui Dalang can be regarded as a half-man in the government.

Therefore - Hui Dalang has heard of the name "Didoudeng" and the origin of this name.

What Hui Dalang hates the most is this kind of incompetent official who eats a vegetarian meal.

As a commoner, unless he managed to obtain the household registration of a samurai, it would be impossible for him to obtain an official status in his life.

Due to the restriction of his status, he can only go around in the position of "town servant" forever and ever.

These people who were born as warriors possessed things that ordinary people like them could not obtain even if they struggled all their lives, and they didn't know how to cherish and waste this unique birth!

As for this "dumb head", Hui Dalang's feelings include not only disgust, but also disdain.

It is considered a talent to be able to come up with so many ridiculous anecdotes such as "inadvertently destroying the crime scene" and "recording the victim's information" within just half a year of taking office.

"... Big Gray Lang."

Hearing Qingdeng's sudden call, Hui Dalang quickly corrected his expression: "Ah? Yes!"

Qingdeng turned his gaze from Granny Ping's house to Hui Dalang: "Can I trouble you to find Granny Ping's neighbors for me?"

"Grandma Ping's... neighbor?"

"Well, I have some questions for them."

——Ask a question... What exactly is this "dumb" doing...

Although he hated and disdained Qingdeng, Hui Dalang didn't dare to show his true feelings.

No matter how unbearable "Daltoudeng" is, he is still a samurai, and he is Dingmachi Hui Tongxin who is responsible for the security work of this large area including Muliu Town.

Not to mention him as a little patriarch, even if it was written by their "town self-government organization": Machi Nianji never dared to show any disrespect to Qingdeng.

Hui Dalang, who didn't dare to have the slightest objection to any of Qingdeng's requests, smiled on the surface, but in his heart he answered "yes" respectfully, and sent people to bring Granny Ping's neighbors here.

After a while, the officials of their own group brought over a dozen people, including men, women, old and young.

These people basically looked sad, and children and women were all weeping.

After simply asking where their homes are located, Qing Deng went straight to the point:

"During the day yesterday, Granny Ping was fine, right?"

"Yes..." A middle-aged man with thinning hair rubbed the corners of his eyes and said weakly because of his low mood, "Grandma Ping was fine yesterday. In the afternoon, Granny Ping was chatting with my wife in front of my house. It's been a while..."

"During this period of time, have you noticed that Granny Ping is behaving strangely, such as doing things she wouldn't normally do?"

"No..." It was the middle-aged man with thinning hair who answered first, "Grandma Ping has always looked normal... I haven't seen anything unusual about her..."

Others also gave the same answer one after another, saying that they have never seen anything unusual about Granny Ping recently.

"Then... Last night, did you hear any strange noises coming from Granny Ping's house, or did you see any strange things in Granny Ping's house? For example: it was very late at night, but the house was still lit .”

After looking at each other for a while, the neighbors shook their heads again. Everyone said: They went to bed early, so they didn't notice what happened at Granny Ping's house last night.

Entertainment is lacking in this era. For ordinary civilians, there are no other nightlife activities after nightfall except to combine each other's genes, so going to bed at 7 or 8 o'clock after dinner is just a thing. Very commonplace.

After asking these neighbors some more questions, Qingdeng stopped asking questions and waved his hand to signal that they could leave.

"... Hui Dalang." After the neighbors left, Qingdeng turned his gaze back to Granny Ping's house next to him.

Hearing Qingdeng calling him again, Hui Dalang, who had been standing respectfully beside Qingdeng, hastily tilted his upper body slightly in Qingdeng's direction, putting on an appearance of listening attentively.

"I want to go inside and see the scene of the crime."

"Please continue to guard this place strictly, and don't let anyone enter the house."

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