165. Investigate And Solve The Case

Just like that, a moment later, someone stepped out from the crowd. He was the team leader of these people.

These people were a team of an army.

Liu Yong was the biggest captain, but he would arrange a small team to take the night shift. Therefore, the whole team knew who the team member was.

The team leader said, "Your highness, all of my team members are here."

Han Tingxuan's eyes swept over everyone and he said lightly, "You know what happened back then. Of course, on the way here, I have already seen your narration and confessions. Now, hear me.”

Han Tingxuan's voice was calm.

Perhaps because of his attitude and tone was comforting enough, these people felt much better.

"Was there anything strange about Captain Liu before he was caught on fire? Did he say that he felt uncomfortable?”

Han Tingxuan's words stunned everyone again.

"What I said is very important. Think about it harder. Don't leave out any small details."

At this moment, a soldier raised his trembling hand. Han Tingxuan looked at him.

"Don't be afraid. Say it slowly. What do you know?”

"I... I served a cup of water for Captain Liu half an hour prior to the fire. Captain Liu was touching his head. I even asked if he had a headache. He said that he was fine. But his face looked pale. After I served the water, I excused myself out.”

Han Tingxuan nodded and asked the others. "What about you? Did you find anything strange on Captain Liu that day?”

This time, everyone relaxed since someone had set an example.

Then, another person stepped forward and said, "I, I remember. Captain Liu seemed to have something on his mind this morning!"

Han Tingxuan looked at the person and asked, "How so?"

"I got up earlier this morning. When I went to pee, I saw Captain Liu who came back from outside. Captain Liu was in a hurry. He didn't even notice that he almost bumped into me. Then I greeted to him. He was startled!"

Han Tingxuan narrowed his eyes. "Hmm? That is strange? "

"Yes. Normally, he was not like this," the man said immediately.

Han Tingxuan asked, "Did you talk to him?"

The man shook his head. "No, I greeted him. Captain Liu said yes, you... Then he left."

Han Tingxuan thought about it and asked, "Did Captain Liu change his clothes today?"

The others were stunned again. Then, several people said, "He did!"

Han Tingxuan's eyes lit up. "Oh? He did? When?”

"It was in the evening. Originally, Captain Liu was wearing our duty uniforms, because he was going to be on duty soon. But he went out and changed his clothes when he came back. Change to the one he is wearing now. Although he used to wear it when he was on duty, this set is different from the previous one. We can tell the difference."

"Do you know why he changed?" Han Tingxuan asked immediately.

"I-I asked," another person stepped forward.

"Hmm? Did you ask? What did he say?”

"Captain Liu didn't say anything. He said that his clothes were dirty. I even joked how could it be dirty in such a short while? Captain Liu patted my head and told me not to mind his business.”

"He didn't say how his clothes got dirty, right?"

"Yes," they looked at each other and said yes.

Han Tingxuan immediately turned to Gong Yue. "Bring the clothes that Captain Liu has changed from."

Gong Yue immediately went out and sent someone to do it.

Han Tingxuan noticed that one person in the team sliding towards the door. He also looked out the door. But he quickly turned around.

Han Tingxuan paid more attention to that person.

As he looked at the crowd in front of him, Han Tingxuan continued to ask, "At that time, Captain Liu's body was on fire. Who was the first to splash water on him? The first one."

The team was stunned. After some thought, they turned to look at one person. Han Tingxuan noticed that the person they were looking at was the one he had noticed just now!

Han Tingxuan looked over. The man was shocked. He immediately said, "I, I used water to save our captain. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

Han Tingxuan asked softly, "What did you pour?"

"Water," the man immediately said.

"What water?" Han Tingxuan's voice was even colder.

"The-the tea on the table. At that time, the fire wasn't very big. I thought that the water in the pot should be enough, so I splashed it over."

"How do you know that there was enough water in the teapot back then?" Han Tingxuan's voice became cold and stern.

The man cowered in fright. "I didn't know. I, I guessed."

“You guessed?” Han Tingxuan looked at him coldly. "You also said that the fire on his body wasn't strong at first, right? Then, when did it get stronger? After you splash the water?”

Han Tingxuan's voice was too cold and of much pressure. That person's face instantly turned pale. He was originally guilty. Now that he was caught, his face was obviously pale.

At this moment, someone said, "Yes. I remember. It was what happened. At first, the fire wasn't that big. It was only bigger after that pot of water!”

"That's right. The fire became very big at that time. Before that, only the handkerchief was on fire!"

"That's right. Captain was set on fire after the water was splashed."

"I remember now. It’s true!"

As others were discussing, the man roared with a pale face. "It's not me! How did I know that there was something wrong with the water!”

Han Tingxuan sneered when he heard this. Got you!

"Did I say there's something wrong with the water? I was just suspicious. Why are you so eager to argue with me?”

The man paused and roared again, "You were implying that there is something wrong with the water?"

Han Tingxuan said coldly, "I do suspect that there is something wrong with the water, but I didn't say that there is a problem with the water. How do you know that there is something wrong with the water? Did you already know that there was something wrong with the water so you splashed Captain Liu with the water? Why did you kill Captain Liu! Say it!”

"I didn't want to harm Captain Liu!" The man roared.

Han Tingxuan said lightly, "No?" Then his eyes swept over everyone.

"Actually, a person can't burn without a reason, right? I know how to set a person on fire which couldn’t be put out. The handkerchief was just one of the factors. There might be something that could easily burn on the handkerchief. I might as well tell you that the handkerchief was actually in my hands before I gave it to Liu Yong.”

When Han Tingxuan said this, everyone looked at him in shock while the person who had roared earlier was mortified.

Han Tingxuan saw everyone's expressions before continuing, "The handkerchief didn't burn when I had it. If a person was set on fire, there must be something wrong with his clothes and the water.”

After that, Han Tingxuan shot a harsh stare at that person.

The man fliched and said, "I'm not convinced! You are superior ranked than me. They believe whatever you say. No water can set a whole body on fire!”

The others hesitated. It was true. Even if there was a problem with the water, what kind of water could set a human body on fire?

Han Tingxuan said coldly, "No water. I will tell you how you did it.”

At this moment, Shadow 19 brought with something that Han Tingxuan had prepared before he arrived!

It was a sand-man which was made of sand. The sand-man was wrapped with human clothes.

There was also a handkerchief inside its chest pocket. Han Tingxuan showed the handkerchief to everyone. "Is there anything special about the handkerchief?"

Hence, the handkerchief was passed over to everyone. After everyone looked at it, Han Tingxuan put the handkerchief into the chest pocket of the sand-man and asked.

"Is there a problem with that handkerchief?"

Everyone shook their heads. It was no problem. It was just an ordinary handkerchief. It might smell better, but only by little.

Han Tingxuan specifically asked that person. "Is there a problem?"

Under so many witness, the man could only shake his head.

Han Tingxuan did not say anything. After he put the handkerchief in the sand-man’s chest pocket, he did not do anything. In fact, he kept a little far away from the sand-man. However, the handkerchief suddenly caught fire. Han Tingxuan picked out the handkerchief with a metal rod he preprepared.

He put the handkerchief on the sand-man.

The first was small from start. Han Tingxuan took a teapot and splashed the tea onto the sand-man.

The clothes on the sand-man were burning at a very fast speed!

Everyone's eyes were wide open.

"How… How is this possible…"

"This is the strange thing about a cup of water," said Han Tingxuan coldly. Then, he stared straight at the person. "What else do you have to say? Guards! Lock him up! I will interrogate him properly!”

"No! Don’t catch me! Ou…" Suddenly, the man screamed. His face turned red and his eyes were bleeding.

Han Tingxuan was shocked and immediately said, "He's poisoned! Quick!"

However, it was already too late because the person quickly fell to the ground and then died.

The others understood the situation.

At this time, the members of the Ministry of Punishments had also arrived. In fact, they had been here for a while. However, Han Tingxuan was already here by then. And they had received orders not to come over. They had been waiting outside.

Han Tingxuan walked out and said to the official of Ministry of Punishments, "The case is yours. Wang Qing was just a tool.”

Wang Qing was the man who died.

The people from the Ministry of Punishments had already seen what had happened. At this moment, Official Li hurriedly replied, "Don't worry, your highness. I will definitely investigate it properly!"

Han Tingxuan didn't say anything else. He was not a professional.

He did not need to investigate this case.

He would leave the case to real professionals of the Ministry of Punishments. His job coming here was to clear the gossip of ghost stories.

Now that he made others believe there was no ghost, he had done his job. All he needed to do was to wait for the result.

If the people from the Ministry of Punishments could not come up with a result, they would report to Mo Yanzhi who would make the final decision.

Hence, Han Tingxuan left. He went to the imperial palace for a good reason.