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Chapter 2798 Princess Mystery
Chapter 2798 Princess Mystery
After the first strange copy ended, Xiao Huan was very proud and showed off to Wen Rensheng.
"Lao Deng, do you think the game copy I created is pretty good?"
"It took eight people to clear the level, and even after they did, they were speechless because of their defeat."
"Wouldn't that make you the mastermind behind this? I never thought that you would go down this crooked path." Wen Rensheng sighed.
What should I do if my child grows crooked?
Waiting online, very anxious.
Now that you know how to set a trap for others, will you cheat your father in the future?
"That's right. They did it all voluntarily. I didn't force them. You have to pay for what you want. Isn't that what you always say?" Xiao Huan argued.
"Well, then, design one more carefully and I'll go in and take a look myself, as a test to you." Wen Rensheng decided to take part in it himself.
Poor parents in the world.
They are all worried about their children, and even after they die they will bless their children in their graves.
Xiao Huan came from me, so I am closer to him than my own child...
"Okay, let's design it." Xiao Huan said confidently.
……
In a palace hall.
It is magnificent, with numerous jade pillars and a cramped space.
There are four people here, standing in the hall listening to the emperor's orders.
They are Lao Bai, Da Zhuang, Xiao Mei and Xiao Shuai.
Yes, four names have been resurrected again.
But the four players from last time did not resurrect.
It's just that new players have replaced their names.
The player does not die, he just changes.
A senior eunuch in a bright red brocade robe was holding an imperial edict and said:
"Decree: Princess Changping died inexplicably. The four great detectives are ordered to solve the case within seven days."
"Find the murderer and give him a promotion."
"If the murderer cannot be found, the whole family will be executed."
"I hereby give thanks."
Hearing this, the four of them looked at each other.
It was Lao Bai who reacted first, and he led the three of them to kneel down and express gratitude and accept the order.
The chief eunuch handed the imperial edict to Lao Bai.
They immediately realized that they must have entered the so-called rule game.
They had been trained on the common sense of the rules of the game before they came.
All four were respectable people who were heavily in debt.
They are already facing the last step of their lives, explosive social death.
Liabilities were disclosed, turnover failed, and there was no possibility of recovery.
The four of them didn't know what to do now.
Some of them even chose to go to the rooftop.
And at this last moment, the last message appeared on their mobile phones.
Along with this information, there was also a call about a portion of the money being transferred and repayments being temporarily suspended for three months.
The money is enough to cover their living bills for the next three months.
But it is not enough to completely free them from the abyss of debt.
However, the money and the call to stop repayment proved that the information was correct.
No one would spend so much money to make a joke.
Even if you sell them all, you won't get that much money.
So, they followed the information and came to the training ground for the rule game.
This training ground only tells them what to do and how to collect information after entering the rules game.
The most important thing is to discover enough hidden information.
Be sure to find a way to pass the level.
When passing customs, you must stay calm and find a way to convey the information.
They still fear death, but they were determined to die after all.
So I received training anyway.
Out of ten people, only four chose to regret and go bankrupt and become homeless, while the others stayed.
The rule game training base gave them a second life.
"As long as you pass the rules game once and write down the strategy in detail, all your debts can be written off."
They listened to these words and finally entered the game of rules.
At this moment.
After hearing the imperial edict, a young eunuch stepped forward:
"Four great detectives, please follow me."
"Okay, thank you, father-in-law." Lao Bai was the first to react.
He is the most experienced of the four.
They are also the ones who receive the best training results.
He knew a lot of things, and it was obvious that the case before him was one that took place in an ancient imperial palace.
Although the other three were somewhat unfamiliar with the situation, they were able to adapt quickly.
Lao Bai, along with the other three, followed the young eunuch and walked towards a new palace.
There were more than a dozen guards standing by, watching them closely.
Everyone then came to a luxurious palace.
The palace was surrounded by royal guards, eunuchs and palace maids.
In the middle of the palace, there was a coffin.
The four of them looked up.
There was ice all around the coffin.
In the middle is placed the body of a noble lady.
The clothes are luxurious and made of the finest silk.
His face was pale and his body was shrouded in white mist emitted by the ice, making it difficult to see clearly.
"This is Her Royal Highness Princess Changping."
"She was assassinated by an unknown person for no apparent reason."
"Look..." the little eunuch said in a low voice.
The four of them saw that there was a long sword stuck in the princess' chest.
The sword was covered in coagulated blood.
You can tell at first glance that the person is completely dead.
The young eunuch then said, "Okay, four great detectives."
"The small one has been given to you. Take it to the place."
"Next, it's up to you to find clues on your own."
"The Emperor's order is to find out the cause of the princess' death as soon as possible and find the murderer."
The four of them quickly bowed and said "yes".
At this time, Da Zhuang looked at it carefully and suddenly said:
"If we want to find out the cause of death as soon as possible, we must conduct an autopsy."
Lao Bai was stunned.
Suddenly, a eunuch asked in confusion: "Master Shenpo, what are you talking about?"
"What is an autopsy?"
Da Zhuang enthusiastically popularized the science:
"This autopsy is to check whether the body is poisoned."
"I remember there is a book called Xiyuan Jilu that contains a detailed description."
"Through an autopsy, we can check whether there are any external injuries or internal injuries, and whether it is suicide or homicide."
"Poisoned or bleeding to death."
"It would be best to perform an autopsy and examine the stomach contents."
"This is the easiest way to determine the cause of death and clues."
The eunuchs' faces grew darker as they listened.
Lao Bai quickly covered Da Zhuang's mouth.
He said directly to the eunuchs: "I am very sorry, eunuchs."
"Captain Dazhuang, you are seriously ill and faint today." At this time, the guard beside you had already drawn his knife.
Many guards surrounded them and enclosed the four people.
At this time, a senior eunuch said, "The emperor has a name for the four great detectives, who are great detectives for catching murderers. They have no taboos. Even if they verbally violate etiquette, as long as they don't actually take action, they can be exempted from punishment."
The guards then retreated with hostility.
Xiaomei complained to Dazhuang: "Are you stupid?"
"Don't you know what this place is?"
"You almost broke the hidden rules and got us killed!"
Da Zhuang argued, "But if we want to identify the murderer and the cause of death as accurately and quickly as possible, autopsy is the most powerful and foolproof method."
"The murderer may have left many traces on the body, such as unknown liquids, fingerprints to mark the identity, palm prints, or clothing fibers."
"Everything the deceased ate before death is an important clue."
Lao Bai sighed and said, "You are right, but this is the imperial palace."
“This is the feudal era.”
A few of them were talking in English at the moment. The others couldn't understand them, but they didn't care that they were speaking this foreign language.
Apparently, their status as master detectives does come with some privileges.
At least they can communicate in secret language, which is within the scope of the emperor's permission.
"Yes, this is a noble princess, how could I let you touch her with your hands?"
"It's already a special favor from the emperor that we can take a look at it directly." Lao Bai said helplessly.
Da Zhuang looked unconvinced.
In his opinion, as long as an autopsy is performed, the murderer will be revealed.
In fact, in ancient times, most of the murderers were ignorant and stupid, and most of them could be ruled out innocent by autopsy.
The murderer may not be identified, but innocent people can be ruled out for the most part.
That’s why it’s called “clearing the injustice” instead of chasing the murderer or arresting the murderer.
This is also the greatness of Song Ci: he is recognized by the world as the founder of forensic medicine.
"In fact, people like us, let alone us, even important officials, cannot go directly to the princess when they see her."
"This is called offending the royal family."
"Even when facing the emperor, you cannot look up directly. You can only look when the emperor specifically allows you to do so."
"So being a royal consort usually leads to a bad ending."
"Oh, this damn imperial power, I understand, isn't this the same as in the Middle Ages?" Da Zhuang suddenly realized.
Xiao Shuai finally spoke up: "Yes, ordinary people are not qualified to see a noble master, especially a noble master's daughter."
"If you take one look at me, I might dig your eyes out."
"Yes, that's what it means."
"You just need to understand this point, but it seems that the rules of this game are relatively loose." Lao Bai nodded.
Xiao Mei followed up and said, "That's right, otherwise, Da Zhuang, you would have been killed directly for what you said just now."
"Now we need to make this rule clear and speak in accordance with local etiquette."
Just as several people were talking, suddenly, game prompts appeared in their minds.
Long overdue.
"The rules game "Imperial City Storm" begins."
"You are the famous four great detectives, cold-blooded and ruthless, chasing after people with iron hands."
"Princess Changping died inexplicably."
"You need to find out the cause of the princess' death."
"You only have seven days."
"If you cannot find the truth in seven days, you will be executed by the emperor."
"Mission One: Find the murderer."
“Mission 7: Survive for days.”
"Task three: Kill any murderer."
All three tasks seem very simple.
But simple tasks are good tasks.
In fact, many people understand this point.
After hearing the game instructions, the four people asked the eunuch to find a secluded room for them and gathered together alone, saying that they wanted to discuss the case.
The eunuchs and attendants stayed outside.
Xiao Shuai was the first to speak: "I have read a lot of detective novels."
"I've read The Fishing Detective, Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Detective Conan, and many other detective novels."
"Let me lead the team this time."
Lao Bai looked at the other two people.
Xiaomei nodded and said, "You are handsome, I support you."
Lao Bai didn't say much.
Da Zhuang was not convinced and said, "Humph, I want to see how good you are first."
"Don't forget that we only have seven days. Time is very tight."
Xiao Shuai said confidently:
"First of all, the time we were given was very short, but this shows that this case is definitely not an open-ended murderer."
"The murderer is definitely not a random passerby."
"There must be some motive behind the princess's death."
"It could be a murder of passion, revenge, or for some kind of benefit."
"We must first analyze the princesses' interpersonal relationships and draw up a network diagram."
"Let's ask the people around the princess to confirm the time of her death."
"Using the time of death as a node, extending forward and backward, and using a network diagram, we can figure out which people are suspects."
"To put it simply, we just need to find out who the princess saw last, put the relationship into context, find out the motive, and we can solve the case."
Hearing this, Da Zhuang said with satisfaction: "Not bad, it seems you still have some skills."
"You arrange for us to act separately."
Xiao Shuai nodded and said, "How about this, Da Zhuang, you go ask the princess about her social relationships, and Xiao Mei, you go find out who the princess met before she died, and try to determine exactly when the princess died."
"We cannot perform an autopsy now, so we can only get the time of death through the testimony of other people."
"We have to determine the time of death relatively accurately in order to narrow down the suspects."
"Old White, let's go find some help."
"What kind of help are you looking for?" Da Zhuang asked puzzledly.
"Don't you know? When all detectives solve cases, the police must be present." Xiao Shuai said contemptuously.
"Solving the case is just a small problem. The most important thing is to ensure your own safety when solving the case. If you die, what's the point of solving the case?"
"Don't forget, our ultimate goal is not to solve the case, but to survive and write the strategy."
"There's no point in finding the murderer if none of us survive."
Hearing this, Lao Bai nodded and said, "Very good, Xiao Shuai, you are the first person to understand the key issue."
Da Zhuang had nothing to say.
As it turned out, Xiaoshuai was much smarter than him.
"Hahaha, if you say that I am very smart, it is actually because I borrowed the wisdom of others." Xiao Shuai laughed.
The four people then acted separately.
One day later.
Everyone was busy for a full 12 hours without taking a single hour's rest.
At most, I would close my eyes and rest occasionally while eating.
A lot of information put together.
First of all, the help they received was very powerful.
Lao Bai and Xiao Shuai received a golden imperial token.
This token was jointly granted by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and could be used to mobilize personnel inside and outside the palace, as well as in the cabinet and the six ministries.
Of course, we cannot use military power.
Except for the emperor himself and the empress dowager, everyone else, including the honorable empress, had to accept their questioning.
Lying to the golden token is tantamount to deceiving the king!
(End of this chapter)