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Gu Qingyi listened to Ma Lu finish explaining the whole affair, but her mind was still befuddled.

It had already been shocking enough when Ma Lu suddenly became a disciple of Deng Youtai, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect, and it was even more surprising to learn that Xu Deputy of the Heavenly Dragon Sect had also passed on his Qinggong to Ma Lu, in addition to him knowing the Songxi Fast Sword from the Songxi Sword Sect. Wasn't he now proficient in the techniques of three different schools?

He was so young, and these fortunate encounters seemed almost too many.

However, Gu Qingyi knew that now was not the time to dwell on such matters. The people of the Heavenly Dragon Sect were still waiting on one side, and there was a freshly emerged murder case right in front of her.

The moment she saw there was another case to investigate, Gu Qingyi's eyes lit up once again.

She took out the Divine Detective Token she carried with her and handed it to Yit not far away.

"There is actually a third Divine Detective in Yuchang County."

The Barbarian Big Man took the token, somewhat surprised, but soon a look of pleasure appeared on his face.

"Catcher Gu's arrival is most timely. Xu Deputy was killed not long ago, and I hope Catcher Gu can help us find the murderer. The Heavenly Dragon Sect will be profoundly grateful."

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"I'll do my best," Gu Qingyi nodded, then approached the coffin.

She first examined the body and then asked a few questions.

The cause of Xu Deputy's death was not complex; once his clothes were removed, it was evident his body was covered in bruises from stick blows, and one of his arms had also been broken.

However, the fatal blow was the one to the top of his head, which had caved in a large portion of his skull.

If nothing unexpected, that strike was probably what ended his life.

In Jianghu, many practiced stick fighting, but few were adept at it, and a significant number of these expert stick fighters were in the Beggars' Sect.

One of the Three Great Divine Skills of the Beggars' Sect included the Little Bell Clanging Stick, and unlike the Innate Pure Yang Palm, which only the Gang Leader could practice, this skill could be practiced by any Elder with seven or more bags.

Naturally, there were those among them who had mastered this Martial Art to a profound degree.

Moreover, according to the maid who first discovered the body, Xu Deputy's bedroom was very disorderly, with many traces of a struggle left behind.

The window facing the courtyard wall was still open, and there were footprints on the windowsill. The murderer likely escaped through there after committing the crime.

At this point, the case was actually quite clear. Someone had sneaked into Xu Deputy's room in the middle of the night while he was sound asleep and launched a surprise attack on him.

After killing him, the attacker escaped through the window, and it was very likely that the assailant was a master from the Beggars' Sect.

The Beggars' Sect had been planning to move against the Heavenly Dragon Sect lately; taking out a deputy leader of the Heavenly Dragon Sect beforehand was quite rational.

However, upon hearing this, Gu Qingyi frowned slightly while Tan Mazi on the side blustered.

"Catcher Gu, how about it? Can you tell which scoundrel from the Beggars' Sect did it? I'll go smash his head right now."

Gu Qingyi did not rush to answer but instead opened the leather case at her waist and took out a silver needle, about to stab it into Xu Deputy's throat.

But the next moment, her wrist was seized by someone.

"What is Catcher Gu attempting to do with Xu Deputy's body?" asked Yit.

"Oh, I want to check for poison," Gu Qingyi answered.

"Check for poison? But Xu Deputy clearly died from stick wounds."

"Xu Deputy only shows superficial stick wounds on the body, but that does not necessarily mean he was killed by the sticks," Gu Qingyi said astonishingly.

"Hmm?"

"About twenty years ago, Lord Wei of the Sword Casting Manor was found dead in his study, stabbed multiple times. At that time, many believed the murderer was Li Fei, the head of the Divine Blade Sect, with whom he had long-standing grievances.

"However, after an investigation, Catcher Ren of the Iron Clothes Sect found Lord Wei's wife and his senior apprentice highly suspicious. Then Catcher Ren examined Lord Wei's body for poison.

"It turned out that Lord Wei had been poisoned before his death, and the person who poisoned him was none other than his wife. She had been having an affair with his senior disciple long before and Lord Wei had recently begun to suspect it.

"Fearing her husband would discover this abomination against human relations, she poisoned him to death ahead of time and then let her lover slash Lord Wei's body over ten times with a knife, framing the Divine Blade Sect."

Gu Qingyi finished recounting this once sensational case from Jianghu in one breath, and a flicker of surprise flashed across Yit's eyes, causing him to loosen his grip on her hand.

Gu Qingyi took the opportunity to thrust a silver needle into Xu Deputy Gate Master's throat, and then shortly after, she pulled it out and held it up to her eyes.

Everyone in the gambling house held their breath.

Gu Qingyi closely examined the traces of blood on the needle.

This time, it was the beautiful woman who spoke first, "Well, Catcher Gu, has Xu Deputy Gate Master been poisoned?"

"No," Gu Qingyi retracted the silver needle, then said, "I want to go to Xu Deputy Gate Master's house to take a look and have another chat with his family."

After she finished speaking, she noticed that the expressions on the faces of the people from Heavenly Dragon Sect had turned strange.

Ma Lu coughed softly, pulling Gu Qingyi aside and whispered, "What do you plan to ask Xu Deputy Gate Master's family members?"

"I haven't thought of that yet, but I want to hear anything related to Xu Deputy Gate Master," Gu Qingyi said. "My father taught me that the truth often hides in the details. You never know which phrase or item may inspire you."

"So you mainly rely on inspiration to solve cases?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Uh, it's not that relying on inspiration is wrong, but perhaps next time you could consider a more tactful approach to begin your investigation..."

Gu Qingyi blinked, "What do you mean?"

"Jianghu isn't just about fightings and killings, but also about human relationships," Ma Lu said. "You previously suspected Xu Deputy was poisoned?"

"Correct."

"Left Emissary Yi happens to be a master of using poison; I've seen him change the color of his pupils using poison. You started by suspecting that Xu Deputy was poisoned, which put him in an awkward position.

"Then you talked about the case of Lord Jiang from Sword Casting Manor..."

"It was Lord Wei."

"Right, Lord Wei's case, hinting that Xu Deputy's wife might be the murderer."

"I never said that."

"I know, but the way you talked about that case sounded like that's what you were saying."

Ma Lu said, "If Xu Deputy's wife heard this case, do you think she would cooperate with our investigation afterwards?"

"Then how should I phrase it?" Gu Qingyi asked earnestly.

"You could say that after an investigation, it was found that the murderer is most likely a member of the Beggars' Sect and that you already have several suspects in mind, but you still need more clues to confirm, so you need to visit Xu Deputy's house to meet his family members," Ma Lu suggested.

"Oh." Gu Qingyi turned to repeat what Ma Lu had taught her, but he stopped her again.@@novelbin@@

"Never mind, it's too late to say it now. Let's go to Xu Deputy's house first."

Xu Deputy's mansion wasn't far from Merry Woods, just across a street.

Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi walked there, accompanied by Tan Mazi.