ATPnovel Chapter 1651: 27: Autopsy
Chapter 1651: 27: Autopsy
Chapter 1651: Chapter 27: AutopsyToday, the Imperial City Inspection Mansion is unusually quiet.
Even though there are many people in front of the main gate.
All kinds of people stand silently at the entrance of the Inspection Mansion.
Each with a blue medallion hanging from their waist.
Jiang Wang also wore his fourth-grade green badge today when he went out, hanging next to the white jade given by his younger sister.
The blue medallion is slightly larger, the white jade slightly smaller.
Stacked together, the blue and white colors are distinct.
Jiang Wang immediately saw Lin Youxie, who was wearing a blue square scarf.
She still wore men’s clothing, standing alone in the corner of the crowd.
Someone was trying to comfort her, but her face remained expressionless, her eyes didn’t even blink.
More people stayed quietly away from her.
The four great Green Badge aristocratic families are undeniably an indelible part of the Blue Plate System, contributing significantly to its establishment and development.
But in the end, they have faded away.
Considering the entire history of the Green Badge system, the contributions of the four great families deserve respect from all green medallion catchers. But specifically within the Green Plate System, when it comes to the distribution of personal interests, conflict naturally arises.
Why could Lin Youxie easily sit in the position of Deputy Inspector of the Patrol? Of course, it’s the leftover influence of the four great Green Badge aristocratic families. Even if she doesn’t hold much real power, she is, after all, on the same rank as Yang Weitong.
The disintegration of the Green Badge aristocratic families objectively freed up more positions, offering others more opportunities.
So from the day Li Youjue suffered a brutal punishment to the death of Wu Lie today, it’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad for many people.
Lin Youxie stood there, motionless.
She didn’t see Jiang Wang, or rather, she wasn’t looking at anyone.
Wu Lie is dead, for people within the Green Plate System, it means the loss of a symbolical presence—a legendary curtain call in the system.
Only to Lin Youxie, she lost her last relative.
Jiang Wang and Zheng Shangming walked into the crowd.
This is the crowd welcoming the coffin.
Zheng Shi, the Beiyar Commander, naturally stood at the forefront, commanding the entire Beiyaduwei with an imposing presence.
When Jiang Wang approached, the crowd silently shifted, making way beside Zheng Shi—this is the position people now assume Jiang Wang should occupy in Beiyaduwei.
Zheng Shangming, son of the Beiyar Commander, had to stand behind them.
Jiang Wang walked to that position but didn’t stop; he continued forward.
He said, “Deputy Lin, why not come over here?”
The crowd parted, creating a path with Jiang Wang at the starting point and Lin Youxie at the endpoint.
The blank-faced Lin Youxie then seemed to snap out of her daze, turning her head.
She only saw Jiang Wang striding towards her, with his hand extended.
She instinctively moved aside, but naturally couldn’t avoid.
Jiang Wang already grasped her forearm, leading her forward to the front of the crowd,
Wherever they walked, a path opened.
By the time she came to her senses, she was standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Jiang Wang at the very front.
Zheng Shi expressed no opinion, and the crowd remained silent.
Jiang Wang’s hand had already let go, but Lin Youxie still felt the force that had gripped her arm.
The scene of him walking through the crowd towards her was etched in her mind.
Despite her initial reaction being to avoid, her eyes remembered clearly… in the cold, collapsing world, it was the only hand that reached out to her.
Wu Lie’s body was sent back to Linzi the moment it was found.
And his cause of death is still undetermined.
Wu Lie had resigned from the Green Badge, with no position or title, and died overseas…
Under what pretext could the Imperial City Inspection Mansion open a case? Under what qualification could they investigate?
Moreover… who would be willing to investigate?
Wu Lie, having discarded his green medallion, gained freedom but lost protection.
To put it bluntly, his private investigation into the prominent Da Ze Tian Clan in Qi Country was a path leading to death.
If the Tian family really managed to kill him, who could say anything?
Earlier, when Tian Huanwen acted against Wu Lie overseas, Wu Lie could only avoid the confrontation and flee back to the Qi Boundary. No one from the Imperial City Inspection Mansion came forward to intervene.
Of course, no matter how much is said, Wu Lie had indeed etched a brilliant mark in the history of the Green Badge system as a famous arrest officer.
Just the number of people welcoming the coffin today shows its significance.
If the culprit truly is the Da Ze Tian Clan, it would inevitably stir hostility within the entire Green Badge System. Although they might not directly act over Wu Lie’s death, there will surely be repercussions in the future.
It seems the reason Wu Lie could investigate the Da Ze Tian Clan alone for such a long time without incident was not only his own caution, but also because the Da Ze Tian Clan feared repercussions.
In conclusion, for the Da Ze Tian Clan to kill Wu Lie recklessly is something that won’t have immediate severe consequences, but will certainly result in long-term negative impacts. It doesn’t align with the clan’s recent low-profile strategies. (Except for Tian Anping, the Da Ze Tian Clan has been very low-key in recent years.)
Thus, who the murderer is remains unknown, nor can it be definitively said to be the Tian family.
So the question comes back… who will investigate?
Jiang Wang stood silently at the front, suddenly remembering something, and asked Zheng Shangming via sound transmission: “How long until Tian Anping’s confinement ends?”
Zheng Shangming hesitated a bit before replying, “He killed Liu Shentong in Yuan Feng year forty-six… so next year will mark ten years.”
It’s clear this Zheng son had similar thoughts: Wu Lie’s sudden death, a renowned officer found dead at sea, this kind of reckless style is too reminiscent of that madman…
Jiang Wang let out a sigh of relief.
He wasn’t sure if Tian Anping had seen him the last time at the Seven Stars Valley. But such a dangerous figure always causes unease.