On this day, Xiao Wuji came to the Guardian Office as usual.
He had thought that it would be another ordinary day, but this time, he bumped into Xue Hua.
Xue Hua cupped his fists at Xiao Wuji and said respectfully,""Lord Chief Banner, Lord Thousand Households urgently summons.”
"You have a mission?"
Xiao Wuji's eyes lit up.
He was bored to death after not having any missions for half a month.
Arriving at the Thousand Households Central Hall, before Xiao Wuji could even bow, Yuan Xiong threw a file into his hands.
"Take a look. This is your mission this time. It was just transferred from the Ministry of Justice.”
Xiao Wuji opened the dossier and read it. It recorded a series of killings.| Murder case.
On the 8th day of the 5th month, Li Xue, the daughter of Li Qiang, a rich merchant in the east of the city, received a peony flower. The next night, she was violated and hanged herself that night. Her body was found by a servant girl.
On May 11th, Pan Ruoruo, the heir of Jinling's Baekje Medical Center, received a peony flower. That night, she was violated and brutally killed. Her death was tragic.
On the night of May 14th, thieves invaded the Huang Martial Arts School in the south of the city. Huang Ziyun, the only daughter of the owner of the martial arts school, Huang Zhenwei, was killed in a fight with the robbers.
The dojo master and many martial masters heard the commotion and rushed over. They fought with the evil people one after another and were all killed in the end.
All forty-nine members of the Huang Martial Arts School were killed. No one survived.
According to the Ministry of Justice's investigation, Huang Ziyun had also received a peony flower the day before he was killed.
5th month, 18th day…
20th of May
May 23rd
On the 25th of May, Su Yue, a wealthy merchant from Yong 'an Lane, reported to the Ministry of Justice that his daughter had received a peony flower as a token from the flower thief. He hoped that the Ministry of Justice would send someone to protect his daughter.
After reading the dossier, Xiao Wuji instantly understood.
This is a serial annihilation| The murderer was a rapist.
This rapist was not only cruel, but he was also very arrogant.
Every time before committing a crime, he would first give the target a token as a warning on the spot.
"Young Master Nongyue?"
"This scum actually has the face to call himself Young Master? It's disgusting!"
Xiao Wuji looked at the information about the rapist in the dossier and felt his heart boil with killing intent.
Thieves were also divided into different types, and there were even chains of contempt.
The Snitch looked down on the Earth Bandits. They thought they were too barbaric and brainless. They only knew how to use brute force and not their brains.
The bandits looked down on the grave robbers and felt that they were heartless and immoral. They even stole from the dead.
All kinds of thieves looked down on rapist, thinking that they only knew how to bully women and were not worthy of being men.
Xiao Wuji also looked down on rapists. Moreover, this rapist who called himself Young Master Nongyue was not a newcomer.
Before coming to Jinling, this rapist had committed many crimes in other prefectures and counties.
More than 60 women had been harmed!
If this person was not killed, it would not be enough to appease the public's anger!
"What are the people from the Ministry of Justice doing? You can't even catch a rapist?"
"Is he very strong?"
Xiao Wuji looked at Yuan Xiong and asked in confusion.
"It's because the Ministry of Justice couldn't catch this rapist, so they handed him over to the Jinyiwei and let us catch him." Yuan Xiong explained.”
"This rapist isn't very strong, only at the Xiantian primary stage, but his lightness skill is very good. The Ministry of Justice constables are not strong enough, so naturally they can't catch him.”
Most of the experts of the imperial court were gathered in the Brocade Guard, Six Fan School, and the East Chamber.
The Ministry of Justice was short of manpower.
After all, the targets they were responsible for were mostly civilians who had never learned martial arts.
It was a common practice for the case to be handed over when it involved a martial arts expert.
However, every time the Ministry of Justice encountered a martial arts expert committing a crime, they wanted to rely on their own ability to solve the case and capture the murderer, thus making a great contribution.
However, the result was often more innocent victims.
By the time the case was handed over, it was already too late.
This was the common problem of the ancient dynasties. Every department wanted to make contributions and win the favor of the emperor.
And the ones who suffered were often the commoners.
Yuan Xiong continued,"This case has already reached the heavens, and His Majesty is furious because of it.”
"The Imperial City of Jinling, at the foot of the Emperor, was actually frightened by a rapist. The Imperial Court lost a lot of face, and the Minister of Justice was reprimanded by the Emperor because of this.”
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards have received an edict that they must capture this bastard within three days.”
"Your Majesty knows about it too?"
Xiao Wuji was a little surprised.
This was incredible.
If the case was reported to the heavens, it would cause a huge disaster.
Even a martial arts holy land guarded by a martial grandmaster would be wiped out, let alone a small rapist.
"You've already broken through to the Xiantian Realm, and your lightness skill is not bad either. This is an opportunity for you."”
"As long as we can catch this rapist, it will be a great merit.”
Xiao Wuji smiled. He knew that Yuan Xiong was giving him a chance.
Catching a Xiantian Realm rapist was very difficult for the Ministry of Justice, but it was as easy as eating and drinking for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who were filled with experts.
There were at least 80 to 100 hundred households in the Department of Discipline that could complete this task.
The reason why Yuan Xiong gave the mission to Xiao Wuji was to nurture him and give him a chance to make contributions.
As long as this mission was completed beautifully, Xiao Wuji would be able to be promoted to a hundred households.
"Thank you for your nurturing, sir!"
Xiao Wuji cupped his fists and bowed, neither servile nor overbearing.
Yuan Xiong patted Xiao Wuji's shoulder and said,""Don't disappoint me."
Yuan Xiong was willing to nurture Xiao Wuji not only because of Xiao Wuji's potential, but also because of his father, Xiao Ruohai.
Xiao Ruohai was Yuan Xiong's old subordinate. He was more willing to nurture the son of his old subordinate since he had potential.
As long as Xiao Wuji grew up, he would become his right-hand man.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]