Chapter 88: Would You Be Interested in Joining the Second Division to Help Me?

"You're not convinced? What the hell do you mean you're not convinced? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Shi Xin sneered with contempt: "Men, take him down and give him ten strokes of the board first!"

Lü Zhan, without a word, stepped forward to act.

Chu Huasheng, shocked and furious, exclaimed: "My Chu family has practiced medicine and run medicinal shops for generations, we have connections with the major sects, and we are also part of the Pharmacy Guild. Even if you are officials, you can't beat me without reason!"

Lü Zhan kept a cold face and paid him no heed.

At that moment, Yang Ling suddenly spoke: "Lü Zhan, wait a moment."

Lü Zhan was slightly taken aback. He looked at Yang Ling, then glanced at Shi Xin.

"What are you doing?"

Shi Xin looked at Yang Ling, frowning.

The Ninth-Rank Ironclad Constables present were all somewhat surprised. Why was this guy speaking up now?

Chu Yuanchu and his son Chu Huatian were also momentarily stunned.

Yang Ling didn't say anything. He walked up to Chu Huasheng.

Chu Huasheng didn't know who Yang Ling was and felt both alarmed and uncertain.

Yang Ling then began sniffing at him.

Seeing this scene, Shi Xin's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sir, he has the scent of blood on him. Either today or yesterday, he has killed someone."

Yang Ling stated solemnly.

"You're talking nonsense! Who are you!?"

Chu Huasheng, terrified, turned pale. He blustered with a show of fierceness masking his fear.

Lü Zhan and the others were also somewhat confused.

Lü Zhan also stepped forward and sniffed, then wore a strange expression.

Why couldn't he smell any blood?

"Who is he? He is my Ironclad Department's newly promoted Eighth-Rank Ironclad Constable, a registered Upper Eighth-Rank expert."

Shi Xin suddenly laughed: "His nose is very sharp. In Green Mountain City, he caught a Rong tribe spy because of it."

Chu Huasheng was dumbfounded, then hurriedly said:

"I didn't kill anyone, don't talk nonsense."

"And the smell of locust tree?"

Yang Ling seemed thoughtful, then grabbed the sleeve of Chu Huasheng's robe:

"Stretch out your ten fingers."

Upon hearing the words 'locust tree', Chu Huasheng was already somewhat distraught. He subconsciously stretched out his ten fingers.

"Sir, look at his palms. There are marks where the skin is rubbed raw. Doesn't this look like holding a hoe and digging the ground?"

Yang Ling held his palms up for Shi Xin to see.

Shi Xin took a glance and nodded:

"Correct. This doesn't look like marks from martial arts training. It's more like the areas that get worn when a farmer hoes the ground. This bastard doesn't usually do any farm work, he's fair and clean. Doing a little bit would rub his skin raw."

After speaking, he smiled faintly: "Yang Ling, are you saying this bastard killed someone and buried them in a place with locust trees?"

"That's right."

Yang Ling nodded slightly: "I suspect he has a significant connection to this case."

At this moment, Chu Yuanchu vaguely grasped a thread of the matter.

Suddenly, he sharply raised his head and stared fixedly at his younger brother.

Seeing the flicker in his eyes, Chu Yuanchu nearly fainted from anger on the spot!

Chu Huatian's expression changed repeatedly. He also seemed to have thought of something, finding it hard to believe.

"The western outskirts have locust trees. If someone buried something there yesterday, a careful search will reveal it."

After saying this, Shi Xin turned to Lü Zhan:

"You take some men and go there."

Lü Zhan instinctively asked: "Sir, really go?"

"Are you going for a fake trip?"

Shi Xin was angered into a laugh.

Lü Zhan's expression was somewhat odd. He glanced at Yang Ling, seeming to want to say something but hesitating.

"With just one sentence, you can conclude he killed someone and buried them by the locust trees in the western outskirts?"

Yun Ruo's voice suddenly rang out.

Seeing this, Yang Ling cupped his hands and said:

"Director Yun Ruo, I am merely speculating."

"On what basis are you speculating like this!?"

Chu Huasheng finally regained his composure and said angrily:

"You're slandering me!"

"Director Shi, I think we should deliberate on this matter carefully. Let's take him back first and discuss it later."

Yun Ruo smiled at Shi Xin, then stepped closer and lowered her voice:

"If a mistake is made, it will disgrace the Ironclad Department and become a laughingstock!"

Shi Xin thought for a moment, then immediately scolded Lü Zhan:

"I told you to lead the team there, so go! Why all this nonsense!?"

"Sir, should I also personally go there?"

Yang Ling asked.

"No need. Lü Zhan is also very experienced in this area. If what you said is true, he can find it."

Shi Xin said.

Seeing the situation, Lü Zhan then selected over a dozen Ironclad Constables and left with them in a hurry.

Yun Ruo also stopped trying to dissuade him, though her brows were slightly furrowed.

"Director Yun Ruo, have you finished your work over there?"

Shi Xin asked Yun Ruo with a smile.

"The main items have already been packed up, and what needed to be sealed has been sealed."

Yun Ruo nodded slightly: "The remaining minor details can be left to the subordinates."

"Then let's wait a while."

Shi Xin said with a smile.

Time passed minute by minute.

The waiting process was both agonizing and somewhat urgent for the Chu family.

Chu Yuanchu now wore a gloomy expression and remained silent.

After about an hour, they saw Lü Zhan and the others returning in a hurry.

Each of them was covered in dust. With them came a corpse placed on a stretcher.

Chu Yuanchu took one look and exclaimed in shock:

"Shopkeeper Qian!?"

The Chu family members also immediately recognized the origin of the corpse. It was one of their many shopkeepers.

This man had supposedly gone out to transport goods a few days ago. How had he died like this?

They instinctively looked at Chu Huasheng.

Chu Huasheng, his face deathly pale, stared at the corpse, his eyes filled with terror and confusion.

"Sir, there really is a corpse..."

Lü Zhan gave Yang Ling a strange look, then cupped his hands and reported to Shi Xin.

Yun Ruo now also looked surprised. She couldn't help but look at Yang Ling and ask:

"How did you manage that?"

Yang Ling thought for a moment and smiled: "Director Yun Ruo, my nose is quite sharp."

"A nose sharp enough to find a corpse just by smelling someone?"

Yun Ruo murmured softly to herself. The look in her eyes when she gazed at Yang Ling was now completely different from before.

In her eyes, there seemed to be a faint trace of fervor.

"What more do you have to say!?"

Shi Xin looked at Chu Huasheng, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"No, it wasn't me, it wasn't me..."

Chu Huasheng collapsed weakly to the ground.

The next moment, he hurriedly said:

"I'm not a Rong tribe spy, I just... just wanted to use this to force my uncle to step down, to let my father take over the Chu family business. I was wrong, I apologize!"

Chu Yuanchu's expression grew increasingly livid, but he also felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Chu Huatian hadn't expected things to really be like this. For a moment, he was speechless.

The Chu family clansmen present looked at Chu Huasheng and his father with eyes that wished they could kill them.

Only a very small portion now felt unsteady on their feet, as if the sky had collapsed!

At the same time, a torrential stream of icy energy poured into Yang Ling's body.

Yang Ling was stunned.

This is... Experience Points!?

What's going on?

Why are there Experience Points!?

"Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have obtained 1 Free Attribute Point."

"Level 29 already...?"

Yang Ling was both shocked and doubtful.

Could it be that after being promoted to Eighth-Rank Ironclad Constable, he gained the game's recognition?

Can solving cases also level him up from now on!?

Thinking of this, Yang Ling casually added the Free Attribute Point to Agility, then opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable (Beast Tamer)

Level: 29

Strength: 11

Agility: 25

Spirit: 30

Exclusive Skill: Insight x3

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Comprehensive Mastery)

Experience Points: 210/10000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 0/100000

Ethereal Steps (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 18/100000

HP: 610 (200)

Vital Qi: 10

At that moment, Yun Ruo's voice sounded:

"Yang Ling, would you be interested in coming to the Second Division to help me?"